"Strange" was hardly a good enough word to describe the sensation that she experienced when she first recalled the night about a month or so into her marriage that she and her husband first realized there might be something seriously wrong with her. Trying to calm herself as he bade, Hermione didn't care for the way her breathing became more shallow and her head felt woozy and light. Finally she understood why he didn't want to start during his last visit. Her weary mind wouldn't have taken it well. Her well-rested mind was struggling enough.