"No, they've shrunk since we were that age. It's because we were loads more brilliant than them, so they just stated making them smaller, so they wouldn't try to live up to our standards," George joked back, giving Katie a broad grin of welcome. "Want to take bets on which one ends up drunk and tossing up cookies all over the floor?" he asked.
He leaned back, waving to try to get a drink brought over so he didn't have to fuss about getting up, and looked Katie over. "How are you anyway, Kates? Busy as we are, yeah?"