"I get Enola’s point, Lily’s too, I really do," Hermione mused. "I’ve been hurt by a man, abused by a man ... and Harry is a man, so my brain might respond to that. But Harry isn’t just any man ... he’s mine. He’s always been mine, the only one I’ve ever wanted. And he’s special, too ... his very energy is a salve to me, I feel better just by being around him.