"You know," said Hermione suddenly, "I think you should try and keep as much of your scar on show as possible," she nodded at his throat, "If it doesn’t bother you that is," she added considerately, "I think it might sway a few people into supporting you - and if not, it might at least encourage them to feel sympathy for you. It’s proof at the very least, that something really did happen at the end of the last school year," they joined the small collection of students waiting to enter the Great Hall for breakfast.