"Somehow, I doubt it," Harry mused with a grin. "You balance out the unique mixture of Kreacher and Uncle Remus when he stops by."

He knew that Padfoot had taken care of himself decently enough over the years with the assistance of the house-elf, wolf, and his Mum. Harry grinned when Lily suggested inviting him to dinner while he was home and nodded. "It has been a while, at least since Summer. I know he's been a bit busy himself, especially recently with everything going on."

Harry grinned automatically when she brought up Hermione but cleared his throat as he took a sip of his tea before answering. "She's good, no doubt at the bookstore and plotting in only the way she can."