Ernie glanced subconsciously again at his watch, hoping that the Death Eater who had been standing in for Hestia was safe and away from this. Though he didn't understand why he wanted good things for the person who bore a mark, he knew that without that confession they might never have found Hestia in time, without her help Hestia might have...
"Yes." He answered quickly before he had a chance to linger on the what ifs. "The Cornwall hideout. I'm sure they didn't know that we were planning anything otherwise they wouldn't have put you in here."
Surprise, he had to force a bit more surprise. While acting had never been his strong hold, particularly under circumstances like these when the world seemed to shrink to him, his friends beside him and the enemies surrounding them, he knew that everything relied on this acting job.
"What are you talking about, taking someone into custody? How could we know that you were gone? You've been calling in sick to work and the last time that I saw you you looked like hell."