Smiling, she nodded. "A bit hard to go backwards to stringent rules rather than just look fondly back at times when they were partly for our own good, and partly, so Professors didn't go utterly mad." Alicia didn't blame him for repeating the feeling. She was sure she would to if she were the one stuck.
"Well, wouldn't want to offend your ears," Alicia commented with a smirk, her tone light. Sighing, she nodded the light tone leaving her voice. "Start with fear, remember compassion... well, it's the Ministry, possibly never." She hadn't meant to be so down about it, but she was.
"A bit complicated, but I'd wager a more useful trip than not," she concluded. "I should get back to the office," Alicia admitted, not making any forward progress.