[But that's just it. After losing so many people, Hermione almost feels guilty about being calm or happy. She's still in mourning, but she won't stay there. She knows there's a future waiting for her and she's ready to see it.]

I hadn't known the dead could smile, though I had hoped they would. [In the after-life, of course.]

I think that would be best. I'm...exhausted. [There, she admitted it.]