Considering how serious Bronte was most of the time, she had a real gift for making people laugh. Louisa smiled at her fondly, loving both that she could see Severus in Bronte, and that he could too.
"I suppose you will have to make excuses to see Him more often," she said. "I don't see how you will be able to find anything out otherwise. Asking questions of others is likely to be unprofitable, and certain to rouse suspicion."