"I haven't had a  happy home  nor a  loving family  for over a decade , Hermione. The war is over, and that...  fucking madman...  is finally dead. Slytherin knows the cost was way too damn high, but I thought I found a silver lining in all of this senseless death. Working alongside you? We could make this world into a better place, and I thought I could actually let you into my heart and  not just into my bed."