"Honestly? No, I'm just trying to humour you. You're under some stupid delusion that this could never happen to you. It's about time you wake up. You've about ten minutes to do so." She glanced over at the potion bowl. She had only been trying to make conversation but really, she should have known better.
Marietta wasn't particularly certain what the Smith family would want to do with a bastard child. She could understand if they would want it terminated to keep any sort of scandals from surfacing, but it might be a blessing in disguise if it meant making Zacharias marry or if it meant a child carrying on the bloodline, Halfblood or no. She had never thought about it before since she had never expected to get into the situation, nor had she ever planned to put herself in the situation just to watch someone else suffer through it. Sometimes sacrifices had to be made though and she was willing to make them.
"I suppose I'll leave that conversation for a few minutes from now then," she shrugged. She didn't really feel like arguing with him. Believe it or not, he was one of her only friends and considering the rocky roller coaster that was her friendship with Cho at the moment, he might be her only friend soon.