Antonin's mock pain and outrage made the women laugh. He made his excuses to slip out of the cottage for a little while. Though he might not have admitted it, Hermione got the impression that he liked being inside his little brother's cottage even less than she did. Some wounds from childhood never quite healed. She hated that his horrible mother and his wretched grandparents always made him feel like he wasn't worthy to be a part of their family.