"I remember when I was stationed in Egypt, once, Blaise came to see me during a particularly difficult time for him..." Theo removed his hand from the coffin to card his fingers through his longish hair in exasperation, or something else; Hermione wasn't sure. "That was the first time I realized just how much I'd missed him while I was away... And how much I cared for him. After that visit, I knew I needed him in ways I'd never realized before. He was everything to me—still is, in fact."