"That's sweet. Very clever, especially for seven. I guess you've got to keep them busy without the traditional schooling system in place," he was rambling a little, just because if they talked about something else, he wouldn't slip back into panic-mode.
He realised he was saying that when an absolute disaster was happening outside- surely a magic house was the least of his concerns. Usually he coped all right, but right now, the whole thing felt so damn overwhelming to him.
"All right," he agreed, following her instructions. God, he was so clumsy, always getting into a scrape.