While Hermione generally appreciates honesty whenever she asks a question, there's a small, selfish part of her that feels as though it could have done with at least a little coddling. But she'd let herself be blind to a very dangerous possibility for far too long, and continuing along that vein wouldn't just be selfish, but irresponsible.

She wants to ignore Christine's question, but she can't quite manage it, not at this point. "How hard can it be to say no to someone else wanting to take control of your body?" she asked lowly, thinking of it in terms of resisting the Imperius Curse. "Unless you're in a compromising position, in which case, can any amount of training really prepare you mentally for that sort of thing?"