"No--I didn't hear from you at all," Ern said with the well-practiced calm that typically fell upon him when he was at work. He looked down at Michael. Or at the very least someone who looked like him, who was very good at emulating a very angry Michael.
"I know that you think this is ridiculous but it's standard procedure. What exactly were you doing around here, anyways?" Normally a bystander would just be told to stand aside, but he must've been doing something to arouse his colleague's suspicion.
He looked up and gestured for a couple of Hitwizards to infiltrate the apartment using other means. A few were already doing so outside of the flat, on their broomsticks, discreetly working on the windows.
Looking back down at Michael he sighed. "It's actually standard procedure that you wait here until we have a better handle on the mission. I'd hate to be the one who sets you loose and have you hex one of my colleages when their back is turned."