Being a baseborn fellow filling a menial role at Hogwarts, his employment hadn't been any great piece of news, just a general introduction here and there to ensure students and faculty didn't think some stranger had wandered into the school. But keeping things humble meant some people hadn't heard of his appointment at all — the voice, for example, that called across to him now, had an element of gentle surprise.

From a distance, Natty briefly thought the small and young-looking lady could be a senior student, but he swiftly realised she was staff, going by what she wore. Matron, perhaps? "Good afternoon, miss. Jonathan Copper. I'm the new Groundskeeper, starting today."