Ruby could understand where her father was coming from with his questions. Soph assumed he held some slightly Marxist views, so Ruby wasn't surprised by his attempt to ensure his daughter wouldn't be subject to slave labour by a professor who would exploit her skills for her maximum profit.

"We didn't really discuss this in great depth, but Professor Shacklebolt assured me it wouldn't get in the way if my personal pursuits. Truly, Papa, she offers to take me under her wing, since she is quite esteemed in this scene herself. She has written a book and published tarot card decks. It truly is hard to make much of a career when you are nobody. Oh - and she did tell me you can write her yourself if you have any questions, so... You can do that? She truly is a marvelous woman and I wish I had a processor like her... In the years that I needed it, at Hogwarts."