She didn't doubt his words, but she couldn't deny that something felt off between them. Had she imagined that they were on a better footing after the last couple of times they'd been together? Even when they were back in Aubin's cottage and he'd taken her in a fit of passion on the sofa, she worried that she was imagining that he was upset with her. Likely he could tell that she was keeping secrets from him. Just like she could tell he was as well. Remembering what happened only a short time after she left the cottage, Hermione decided to confess to the kiss she shared with Rodolphus in the middle of the Three Broomsticks.