In retrospect, Severus thinks he probably shouldn't have laughed. Oh, it wasn't much of a laugh - just a slight quirk of his lips, quickly covered by a sip from his glass, but the amusement was there.

It's one of those rather dreadful situations where one much laugh to keep from crying - which he isn't likely to do, either. But the sentiment stands.

That, and the image is hilarious in all its profound melancholy. Lucius, standing over the woman who was his wife but wasn't, lecturing her as he did his son. About money. Severus has a very odd sense of humour.

"I can imagine."