"It is best." His pitch fluctuated. He was thirteen Standard-years and had just experienced his first growth spurt due to puberty. Hermione was still a ten-year-old girl. "We have determined we are from different points in space and time. Space can be overcome but time cannot." His expression turned solemn. "I cannot be the friend you need in your waking hours Hermione. You need friends who can be there for you in ways I cannot. It is best you find them among your own kind."