Emotional and mental detachment had served yet another purpose: no one bothered with her. Although she was left in peace to deal with her mind at her own pace, her mysterious arrival and subsequent silence had let curiosity fester within her peers. Most tried to ask questions. Some had taken her lack of response as a hint and had let her be, and others had only contempt for one who wouldn’t even try to be normal. Hermione gave no answers to anyone. It was easier than lying.