His words were a blow to the chest. It’d been this way for the majority of her life. She’d lost her parents, her friends, her fiancé, all of them. And for what? And when did it stop? Every year at Hogwarts was something catastrophic. And from there, they transitioned into a horrific and violent war. She thought beginning her job at the Ministry would finally offer her a reprieve from the madness, but that didn’t work either. She never got a rest from the constant onslaught of problems in her education, personal life, and career. It was one significant disruption after another. Harry and Ron both thrived on the adventure and the chaos. But Hermione was exhausted.