"Have you thought about what it means to be interested in me, Granger?  Really, truly considered what it means if we date?"  His voice was low, quietly intense.  "Because I have.  I have my own  issues, public perceptions, societal expectations - you do too, that’s just how things are.  Ours, though, are like two waves crashing together.  We may come through unscathed, or one of our lives will overtake the other, wrecking them in the process."  Hermione swallowed heavily.  "Have you considered what it means to be tied to a Death Eater?"