Opting not to go further down this thoroughly depressing train of thought (no one but Narcissa has ever gotten him out of trouble in his life without him at the very least co-authoring their script), he answers, "Here, other than Minerva and yourself, only Quirrell and," here an almost imperceptible pause for his confusion on the subject of the man with Black's name and Reg's eyes, "one of the Blacks. I've spent much of the week running errands, though."