She nods at his initial request for clarification, though she'd meant why he was currently a healer as much as she had why he'd started out that way. Either way, he still manages to prove her point, even if he doesn't seem to fully realize it just yet.
"Healing is your way of helping people. And you wouldn't want to help people if you didn't have some sort of hope for them. Hope that they could be healed and go on to live better lives because of you. And most of them do."
It's not easy, looking in the eye when one takes into account what he'd done the last time she'd been on a mission with him. But somehow Hermione manages it, even if she can't manage the smile that she wishes she could offer. But if nothing else, the steady eye contact is a start, and hopefully Anders recognizes that.
"Whatever could or couldn't be done about that boy, it's in the past, and so what's done can't be undone. But your world is still here. That means it isn't yet broken beyond repair. So hope for something better for it, Anders. Like I do."
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"Healing is your way of helping people. And you wouldn't want to help people if you didn't have some sort of hope for them. Hope that they could be healed and go on to live better lives because of you. And most of them do."
It's not easy, looking in the eye when one takes into account what he'd done the last time she'd been on a mission with him. But somehow Hermione manages it, even if she can't manage the smile that she wishes she could offer. But if nothing else, the steady eye contact is a start, and hopefully Anders recognizes that.
"Whatever could or couldn't be done about that boy, it's in the past, and so what's done can't be undone. But your world is still here. That means it isn't yet broken beyond repair. So hope for something better for it, Anders. Like I do."