People could be so maddening. Hermione hoped one day she would understand them. She'd always found other people confusing. Even as a child she didn't quite know how to comport herself around others. She'd once heard one of her teachers say that she was "creepy, with those eyes..." She could only assume that meant that she looked too long at others, making them uncomfortable. Making them uncomfortable wasn't her intent at all. She just wanted to understand, that's all.