She has a tendency to see terrible people as better than they are, though, and she knows it. Bole was one, her crush on Crouch was another example, and I think in some ways she's thinking that Draco was yet another.
I can't tell whether she believes the rumours because I've tried to steer the conversation away from what's actually true and toward what she feels about it. I don't want to lie to her if I can avoid it, I'd much rather avoid being put in the position where I need to. So I've tried to focus as much as possible on how she feels and how she's doing.
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She has a tendency to see terrible people as better than they are, though, and she knows it. Bole was one, her crush on Crouch was another example, and I think in some ways she's thinking that Draco was yet another.
I can't tell whether she believes the rumours because I've tried to steer the conversation away from what's actually true and toward what she feels about it. I don't want to lie to her if I can avoid it, I'd much rather avoid being put in the position where I need to. So I've tried to focus as much as possible on how she feels and how she's doing.