"I don't know what I'm meant to be hiding from," he said lazily, his eyebrows rising by a degree or two. "But it does have the benefit of providing uninterrupted quiet. - Most of the time." He didn't care for the implication (real or imagined) that he was shirking his responsibilities, especially not from someone who'd only arrived a few days ago. "One of the many benefits of no longer being Head of House is not having to leap to one's feet for every passing complaint."