Hermione caught her husband's eye, biting her bottom lip to keep from laughing. He was struggling with the same urge. At least they were able to find some humor in a difficult situation. It helped to keep their minds off of the very real fact that they were in danger if Alecto knew they were just up the hidden staircase. Of course, that was assuming that any of the three adults allowed her to leave the house alive. The odds of that happening weren't great. Alecto might have been effective against terrified children and teenagers when she was forced to be the Muggle Studies professor for one year, but she'd grown complacent and weak. Too much time spent in a comfortable position with the Daily Prophet and rarely going out on raids or missions kept her out of practice. Only when she thought she could trust her voice without chuckling did Hermione try to answer her son's question.