Theodore had been expecting Tracey to be nervous upon meeting Zach, though the degree of nervousness startled him a little. Was it because she thought there was some extra pressure involved in meeting his family? Or only because she had never met Zach before, whereas she'd known Theodore himself from school? Or simply the differences between Theodore and Zach in terms of their normal energy levels, or some combination of all three?
He took his seat on the couch again, reassuringly covering one of her hands with his as he picked up his tea with the other. "Zach works on the Committee for Experimental Charms at the Ministry," he told Tracey, purposefully putting the spotlight on Zach rather than her for the moment. "Are you experimenting with anything exciting?"