"Well I, for one, am thrilled to see you." As she was sure was everyone else he hadn't seen in a while. It was hard not like Gus Lissington. The news that he was teaching at Hogwarts was quite another thing entirely!

"That's a switch! You have my niece and nephew then, Edison is a sixth year and Anne a first year." That was quite the change. He certainly had the worldly experience, but teaching was not for the faint of heart. "The first is easy and has lofty ambitions, the latter, well, good luck with her, she's as strong-willed as I am." She winked at him, smile a little far too knowing to be comforting.

"You know I could never be sick of you." It was true too, he was far too amiable and comfortable to be around for anything else. "And you know I do not kiss and tell." Her smile grew into a grin and she hid it in her drink. "But I am well taken care of, if you must know." She had her usual paramours she could call on if necessary, but she had struck up a little something with someone new recently. It was nothing really, an upper class gent looking for a little fun, which is exactly what Winnie could provide, so it was working out alright. "I could ask the same of you, ready to settle down now that you've come home?"