His statement had taken her so off-guard that she couldn't help but laugh. For an intelligent man who once studied the very mysteries of magic as an Unspeakable, he could not be any further from the truth. At war with being either offended by her laughter or charmed by it, Augustus didn't know how to respond. Taking pity on him, Hermione leaned up on her tiptoes to brush her lips against his. Very little could not be forgiven with a kiss.