This Ministry. Mm. Something against the way they ran things in Britain? He would probably never understand just how hard it was for her to swallow the millions of questions that rose in the wake of that one answer but she wasn't trying to wear him down or have him grow tired of her company. Younger Alexa had a million questions, Lex was working on it.

She would allow herself ONE question on the matter though as this interrogation went both ways. "Why?"

Of course she was grinning now, having heard Erik Vinteren tell her that even he thought it was the right path for her. Might not come as a surprise but his opinions were still highly valued. He was one of the only people who'd ever made sense to her at Hogwarts--and no she wasn't holding the detention against him, just the fact he chose Lottie over HER. Like seriously, he'd rather be locked in a dungeon with someone that wasn't her???? Granted Knox had been the one to pick first but STILL, he could have opposed...but yeah, not holding that against him at all. Ahem. "You'll be happy to know I got a better handle on that reckless thing. I should be able to handle myself. Choosing my battles and all that." Admittedly less exciting at times but the pay off was usually worth it.

"January." A scowl set in. "That's forever away and I'll possibly have nothing to do besides become some prized possession to be displayed at will by my grandparents." Contrary to 'popular belief', Lex wasn't a fan of dress up or fancy dinner parties. Weren't business classes suffering enough?