"Let's just say that if your hands ever slip and catch me somewhere they shouldn't, don't bother saying sorry." He grinned at Leon; of course he wasn't going to get a feel up from that, but he had to make the other boy aware that this worked both ways.

"Because you're not happy with yourself. Personally, I couldn't even imagine not being happy with myself. What's the point of living if you feel like that? I think I'd throw myself off the owlery."

But then they were talking about the dark arts, and self esteem (or the lack of) was no longer important.

So Leon knew a few curses, hmm?

"I'd be...curious as to what you knew, and whether you'd be interested in sharing your knowledge with someone else," Avery purred. "Just for educational purposes, of course."