I'm still speaking with you.

[ Hermione tilts her head up, smile softening, just a little. ]

I think maybe... You underestimate yourself. Or maybe people are underestimating you, or something like that. You don't have to be okay right now, straight away. If you need more time - years, even - to be okay? Then that's fine. What you suffered is something that no one should have to go through, and no one else can dictate the length of time it takes for you to feel different.