The kid was a little unsure when Harry went to crouch, tensing a bit as the vague mental image of another very tall individual crossed his mind. Then the man simply kept talking, just a little more on his level… That was kind of nice, so it at least scored Harry some points. Made him just slightly less intimidating.

Mono had to tilt his head a little. “Then why’d you do the thing with the pipe and the air?” That had felt very much like something someone upset and intending ill would do, or at least it was the kind of behaviour he was used to from those bigger than him in very unpleasant ways. “I didn’t know you were a wizard when I started following you. They look different in stories.” He gestured to the hat and the duster coat.