"Because I’m afraid that some of the things he said are true," he said heavily, "and I’m not ready to find out if they are just yet. I just... I just want to live a little bit longer in the world where he didn’t mean it, and he loves me. I’m not ready to be proven otherwise," looking up at their faces, he was surprised to find that Hermione had welled up and her bottom lip was wobbling, "Hermione? Wha -?" his arms were suddenly full of a crying Hermione.