He never proposed again, but their relationship continued. She represented a safe haven for him when the world around him grew frightening and frustrating. It angered Hermione that he was able to find peace so easily in the other woman's tiny flat. His wife resented the woman, resented how much he cared for his mistress. Hermione always felt like Andromeda was looking down her nose at her. Like she was less than the scum in the gutter. Because she was once married to a Muggle-born, she knew that it wasn't the purity of her blood that offended her. She could only imagine what vile words her husband whispered into her ears when they were alone. Or what he told the wretched woman about his wife and the private details of their marriage.