Hermione nodded her acknowledgment, but stuffed a forkful of eggs into her mouth to keep from being expected to respond. Social cues and expectations were in as much disuse as Hermione's voice. The most she could hope for that meal was to make it to the end without completely insulting the other woman unintentionally. Sarah moved around the kitchen constantly, using activity as her own way to avoid a potentially uncomfortable conversation. What she could possibly be thinking about the situation she found herself in amused Hermione. She couldn't imagine it would have been a pleasant discussion to learn that her husband was bringing a dangerous criminal into their homes.