There was nothing else for the situation but to be forthcoming with trying to help anyone looking for a solution to their predicament. And really, Hermione had always been ready to volunteer herself for assistance.
"At least you're able to power it," she said thoughtfully, looking over at it again. "It could come in handy for keeping track of all the different theories we've been coming up with, even if we're not able to use it to connect to an information source. I don't know if we've got a centralised location for all of that yet."