"You understand completely, then," Benjy replied. Again, that was nice to hear and it was satisfying not to have to explain any further. But he didn't want to complain too much, so he decided to let it go.
He chuckled at her comment before she got serious again. "There's nothing you could say that I haven't heard or said several times before. Trust me, my ears don't get offended." But her remark on the Ministry and how flippant it seemed was discouraging. "A lot seems to have changed there since 1981, I guess," he said, the smile having left his face.
"As long as it was useful, then. Don't work too hard, Alicia Spinnet."