[...] Something happened to Damon. And sort of to me. Everything dangerous at Hogwarts is a bit less personal. And less proactive. You have to go looking for it in order to be in any real danger. But here, it comes after you whether or not you want it to.

You'll all get on fine without me, I promise. I'm not close to much of anyone. Which was a mistake, in retrospect.

I don't want to lie to him. And there's no point in dragging things out. It'll just hurt him more.