            Hermione had a strained relationship with tears. As a child, she learned the tricks to keep them at bay whenever kids spit stinging words or tugged her hair. Pinch your palms until they bleed. Focus on the crack in the wall. List the ingredients to Doxycide Potion, in alphabetical order. Anything to keep the kids from seeing her hurt. But as she grew older, Hermione's tears didn't listen so well. She grew up, and the hurts got bigger. Sobs split her chest like a chasm, flooding slowly with tears until she drowned.