"Seamus looks happy at the moment. Much happier than he's looked recently." Hermione and Ginny shared a look of sympathy for their friend who had recently gotten an owl from his mother, telling him that his muggle father had been murdered. His mother had left out the details because they both knew the reasons for his father's murder. Hermione had half expected Seamus to withdraw from Hogwarts after the news but thankfully his strong friendship with Dean had kept him this long. Hermione could only worry when she and other students like Dean would be forced to leave the school and seek safety elsewhere.