Teddy found that he liked working with Lavender every day. Gradually, she opened up to him – but only to a certain point. She was reticent to talk about her experience being mauled by Greyback; Teddy himself wasn't sure why he pushed on such a subject – perhaps it came from the compassion he had always felt towards people who were like his father. Sometimes, the woman's self-deprecating humor reached a point where it seemed like she was putting herself down.