With a quick shake of his head, Barty dragged himself out of the coffee trance and returned a vague smile to the other teacher. He was definitely not one for smalltalk himself, looking almost nervous for a moment as he brushed his hair back from his face. He definitely needed a haircut soon. "Yes. That'd be me."

He cleared his throat and reached for the cup of coffee, stalling as he took a sip first before attempting to be polite. It wasn't as if he couldn't do smalltalk, he was just really bad at it.

"Bartemius Crouch. Barty." He left out the junior, especially since remarks on how he had the same name as the politician were inevitable anyway. "Nice to meet you."