[She has the right of it. It's the pain of having finally let himself heal, have some hope again... only to have it shattered and crushed into dust. Everything's in ruins. And everyone expects him to just... fix himself. Become okay again. As though the broken pieces of his heart can possibly fit back together, when two of those pieces are gone forever.
He doesn't meet Hermione's eyes.]
No. This isn't as bad as it was... when it happened. [If she had been there at that time, she would only have found a monster, howling for death. Caught in the clutches of a real monster, puppeting him around.] It's only changed shape.
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He doesn't meet Hermione's eyes.]
No. This isn't as bad as it was... when it happened. [If she had been there at that time, she would only have found a monster, howling for death. Caught in the clutches of a real monster, puppeting him around.] It's only changed shape.