He tries to rein in his incredulity, but it peeks through. Why is she doing this to him? Does she want him to rewrite history, apologize, pretend it all never happened? Something sticks in his ribs thinking about it. Of course it would be better if it all went away, but it can't, and he's not capable of pretending to that degree, not even for her.
"You want to understand," he echoes, "why I find it difficult to accept your anger over Sirius Black assaulting me?" We're not in third year anymore, his expression says. He can't believe her sincerity about it. Not anymore. She might have accepted him back here but he knows - and she knows - who won her loyalty.
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He tries to rein in his incredulity, but it peeks through. Why is she doing this to him? Does she want him to rewrite history, apologize, pretend it all never happened? Something sticks in his ribs thinking about it. Of course it would be better if it all went away, but it can't, and he's not capable of pretending to that degree, not even for her.
"You want to understand," he echoes, "why I find it difficult to accept your anger over Sirius Black assaulting me?" We're not in third year anymore, his expression says. He can't believe her sincerity about it. Not anymore. She might have accepted him back here but he knows - and she knows - who won her loyalty.