Hermione cringed as her mother asked the question. She hadn't shared with her parents many, if any, of the details of the war so they didn't know that the Weasley family had suffered a loss.
"They wouldn't keep them entertained," Hermione said matter of factly after watching Ron hand over the gift that her mother graciously accepted before turning back to the kitchen. "Come, you can help me set the table," she said pulling him along and out of the clutches of the others just as her uncle started in their direction. "It isn't often Uncle Michael comes from America. When he does it becomes an occasion. I didn't even know my parents had invited him until he arrived."