Hermione's eyes slip closed and she wraps herself around him, careful and unsure. Everything is coiling inside of her and she needs time - time to think about this, about Gilgamesh, about yesterday, about the feeling of sickness that still weighs her down, all of it making her lip tremble as she fights back her tears.
She nods her head, weak and almost shy against him, even as that reminder comes.
"You should. I wish I could just forget but that's the easy way out. A child's way out."
What she had done to Death Eaters, to the people chasing her, to her parents. She had to survive this; obliviating herself wouldn't do anyone any good, not with all the things she's learned about Gilgamesh, the things she has to keep in mind.
If she knew she would offer to help; Dreamless Sleep, Obliviation... She had always been best at spells. She had always been the one to do it, to protect them, to keep them safe, and now? Now she didn't know what she was.
She smiles for him, though, stepping back and nodding her had.
She is his friend. What else is there to be? With a childlike simplicity, Dorian understands the world as far as he reaches for those he loves. And though in time he might seek to push them away, in his heart he cannot forget what he was taught here.
The world that matters is the world of those you love. Hold onto them.
Without letting go of Hermone's hand, he takes her through the castle. There is still a reckoning to be had, but for now, he will help her forget a while.
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"I love you, you know that?"
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And he holds her close. They won't lose each other. They won't lose this.
Quietly, he reminds her, "I don't think any less of you."
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"You should. I wish I could just forget but that's the easy way out. A child's way out."
What she had done to Death Eaters, to the people chasing her, to her parents. She had to survive this; obliviating herself wouldn't do anyone any good, not with all the things she's learned about Gilgamesh, the things she has to keep in mind.
"I just wish I could stop thinking about it."
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"Would you care to find that piano? We can play together a little while." Push the thoughts away for a time.
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She smiles for him, though, stepping back and nodding her had.
"Piano it is."
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The world that matters is the world of those you love. Hold onto them.
Without letting go of Hermone's hand, he takes her through the castle. There is still a reckoning to be had, but for now, he will help her forget a while.