"That's a hell of a weight to carry on your shoulders," he remarks casually. "Knowing that it's you or the other guy. At least your best friend took care of the problem." His only reference to a magic duel comes from the movies he and Adia used to watch on board the Chiron, but he was never a big fan of fantasy.

"Well, better watch your back, then." His mouth twitches as he realizes how ominous that sounds. "I mean... y'know, be careful and all that." For his girlfriend's sake, anyway. He's sure that she'd be pretty broken up if something happened to Hermione.

He gives Crookshanks one more gentle belly rub. "Gotta get going, furry man," he tells the cat, almost apologetically, before looking up at Hermione once more. "Nice meeting you, Hermione. I'll let Adia know we talked." For a human, she wasn't half-bad to talk to. Maybe his girlfriend was onto something about meeting people in the Nexus.