Classes began the next day. Whether intentionally or otherwise, Hermione found herself going through the motions in an entirely detached state: she moved, breathed, and talked, but remembered little and cared even less. Dissociation happened to be one of her favorite coping mechanisms, as her brain was capable of dealing with much of life without the benefit of her attention. She didn’t have to deal with the turbulence which arose from constantly being triggered. Nor did she have to deal with meeting those denizens of the past who would not see the future.