James' eyes widened just slightly at the other man's reply. Merlin's beard. He jokes too? Why did no one inform me this man had a sense of humor? Who is to blame for this horrible lack of information? Who are they and why haven't I told them off? Oh, wait. Lily may have mentioned that.
"Quite," he replied, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. "Then we'd have to worry about how to clean it up and the obvious rushing you to St. Mungo's. All the crying would be rather unpleasant as well." He didn't appreciate crying. He could deal with it if he had to, but it was rather unpleasant to think of.