
Though it’s been five years since the Second Wizarding War, Hermione still harbours some psychological trauma over it. She still has the hairline scars on her left forearm that read mudblood, though to people that don’t know it’s there can hardly make it out. Her insomnia from school years has worsened and usually she’ll wake up to some night-terrors, though it has lessened considerably since time has past. She does occasionally still wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night- and on those nights she knows that it’s rather impossible to go back to sleep. She ends up working when this happens.
Hermione works for the Ministry, specifically with Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. She has a feeling that this might not be her right calling, so is working to transfer over to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. As part of the “Golden Trio”, Hermione is quite up there in society, though she doesn’t wish for the fame. She tries to keep herself out of the tabloids and lives almost humbly, really, even going as far as taking up a flat in Muggle London to keep herself out of the Daily Prophet. (Most of the journalists and photographers still wouldn’t dare to tread through there, thank goodness.) As for her relationships, Hermione is still very close with Harry, Ron, Ginny, Luna and Neville, along with all of her other friends and allies from Hogwarts. Though she doesn’t have much time for them, she does try and meet up once or twice a week to a luncheon or brunch over the weekend.
As for “others”- Hermione has figured that what’s happened has happened. Forgive but never forget was the motto that she was going with, and all she wants to do is stride into the future trying to become normal- something that she couldn’t have all through her Hogwarts years with Harry and Ron. Old grudges are hard to let go, but it won’t stop her from mending and making friendships, if the other party is up to it.
With Ronald Weasley in particular, after the end of Voldemort she chalked their impromptu kiss as just an adrenaline rush, very rushed and the fact that they were about to die had something to do with it. With that being said, she asked him to give it some time, to see if it works out or not. Currently she is not seeing anyone, more intent on working with her department than anything.
FC: Emma Watson. || Taken. || Age: 23