The vehemence with which he made his declaration surprised Hermione. She wasn't used to him showing any amount of passion about anything. Even in the most stressful of moments, he'd always been levelheaded and cool to the point of irreverence. The manner in which he used her first name was surprising as well. Their friendship had certainly developed to the point over the months that they were able to use the other's first names when they wished without it feeling too out of character. It was was easy to fall back into old habits when they were annoyed. But, this was different. For the first time in years, probably since the day they were in the Room of Requirement running from Vincent Crabbe's ill-mannered Fiendfyre, she could tell he was rattled.