Though neither of them were bound to draw any sort of attention to it, Hermione could tell that Jamie had been heavily impacted by what had happened. There was no way he couldn't have been, and so she respected his ability to continue speaking and telling her the story. Though she didn't believe in coddling, she certainly didn't see anything wrong with being a reassuring presence for him, especially if he was trying to recount a difficult part of his past.

Somehow, she ended up that much closer to him, to the point where they were sitting nearly side-by-side. She didn't particularly notice that, though (or, at least, not in the way she should have, given where they were). She was more concerned with him, and with hearing about how he'd managed to undo the damage he'd unwittingly done when he'd attempted to change the future for what he'd thought would be the better.

"What exactly do you mean by 'direct?'" Hermione asked, raising an eyebrow just slightly. "Don't tell me you'd roughed up a member of royalty?"