"I don’t really believe that Harry will ever love her as his own," Hermione replied, dismissively. "There is too much negative history for that. But if he can get past his hatred enough to care for her, to look after her, that will be a massive step in itself. She’ll know he’s not her father, but hopefully she will be able to see the good in his intentions nonetheless. And if he can show her that, maybe Delphini will be more pliant to an open discussion about all this when she’s older.