" - well. Good for him but I think he's boring."

"That doesn't mean you have to be rude."

"I was perfectly polite."

"Telling somebody you totally know that they are a stranger is mean. You could've said 'I'd rather not'."

"Next time I'll tell him I'd rather not, if he bothers me again."

"Does it actually matter to you if, say, I teach him later."

"...a little bit? But not very much."

"Why does it matter even a little?"

"Because everyone wants us to be family and we're not."

"Would you teach Gaunt if she asked you nicely."

"Probably."

"She's not related to you more than everybody's related."

"Right but no one thinks we're family and thinks I am obliged to like her and help her."

"So is the problem that people who think that might - notice?"

"- the problem is that because they think that I am going to do the exact opposite of that to be contrary, whether they ever find out or not."

"...why? People expect all kinds of things of you that you then actually do, like, I bet you will get good grades this year."

" - sure but they expect that for good reasons."

"Yes, I suppose anyone who expects you to get along with Appropriately Distancing Phrase would not be extrapolating from past trends."

"They're extrapolating from - the fact it would be convenient for my grandfather's name if we got along."

"I guess I'm sort of insulated from all the - extended British pureblood stuff - since all Nnenne's relatives would be in Igboland and if I have cousins there nobody cares -"

"Maybe people in Igboland have more sensible expectations."

"Dunno, I've never been. Maybe I should go someday."

"Do you have cousins there?"

"I'm not actually sure. My grandparents moved here together when they were pretty young and Nnenne was like three, and, well, Igbo didn't have a written language till I made one so they weren't writing back home..."

"I can't imagine never travelling to see my brothers."