"Thank you ever so." Barty watched him for a few moments, noticing the tension. Merlin, he had to be hating this. Honestly, that realisation made it a lot more enjoyable for him. He unrolled the newspaper and quickly looked it over, finding the article he had wanted to read and frowning as he took in the information. Nothing surprising, he supposed. At this point it looked like nothing could stop his father's upward trajectory.

For better or worse. Personally, he was certain it was worse.

"At least the weather is good." So, there was that.