"Hermione, I am a terribly selfish person, but I am also the last person you should be seeking affection from. You don’t think every part of me aches to be with you, to be the one to give you that happiness? I want, so badly, to be the man that you deserve. I’m not though. I’m just the boy who teased you endlessly, watched as you were tortured in my dining hall, and has been too much of a coward to even begin thanking you for the work you did on my trial. I am the one who made all the wrong choices in life, and, yes, I work hard every day towards being better. However, I am so overwhelmingly undeserving of your attention that I cannot fathom asking you to spare a moment of your time to talk to me, let alone to spend an evening with me."