"Penny, I...alright," he sighed, "I will try," for all he was prickly and did not appreciate people sticking their noses into his business. He was lonely and what Penny was suggesting was only a small risk. The last small risk he had taken had turned out not so bad in the end. Harry was a good alpha who loved him and took good care of him and it would please him if Severus could make a friend or two.