"Of course. We all think that we know the best given the knowledge that we have. But it's only when everyone's able to talk openly that an even better solution can be found," Hermione said in turn, not yielding or conceding to his stubbornness. He reminded her of Harry, in that moment, though Hermione didn't have the benefit of having spent years with Billy and building up trust. Still, she wasn't simply going to say that she trusted or believed that Billy would know what was best for himself.

Because in truth, no one did. A team effort was always better than a solo one.

"But I imagine we're not here to make progress on that front right now," she said, moving on and summoning a chest from the back room, which appeared with a sharp pop. "An expandable chest is one which looks like a normal chest, but you'll find that on the inside, there's far more room than you would expect. Look."

She nodded towards the open chest; glancing inside, the space extended beyond the four sides of the opening, and deeper than the ground they stood on. "This way, the chest should be large enough to put these items a good distance apart, in case you're afraid of them interacting."