Albus, who had decided to wave a finger in Ben's general direction - quite experimentally - turns his gaze from the skeleton to his grandmum.

Then he straightens, his attention wholly diverted.

Sorry, Ben.

"Well, um. I had that conversation with him, like you told me to. It was definitely a better idea to talk to him instead of writing a reply letter," he replies, trying not to stammer his words.

So far, so good.

"I don't know the rest of it yet, but we're still friends, which I'm incredibly glad about."