Surprised by his confession, Hermione didn't know what to say in response. Even she could admit that she wasn't entirely innocent in the murder of one of their family's closest friends. She knew it was dangerous to leave the safety of Hannah's house and yet, for the briefest of moments, she wanted to be as sure in the goodness of people as her Hufflepuff friend was. It was not a mistake that she would make again. Human beings were nasty, disgusting creatures who didn't deserve such charitable thoughts.