"It's okay," said Hermione matter-of-factly. "I mean, Jake would be even worse if you let him kill Tom."
"Are you so sure?" Cassie asked. "Instead, Rachel and Tom—oh!" She clapped her hand over her mouth. "I'm being so insensitive, not even asking about Harry... I mean, what he has to do..."
"It's all right." Hermione squeezed her other hand. "But you know what? Let's change the subject. That morphing Yeerks idea... genius... I bet Aftran's much happier."
"Oh, please, no," Cassie blushed. "Yeerks are unfortunate, yeah... But S.P.E.W.! That's noble."
"You flatter me."
"You flatter me."
The girls giggled.
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Note: Inspired by Jinako-chan's "Best Fic Ever," in which Cassie is declared "The-One-Who-Mysteriously-Gets-Everything (Also known as Hermione Granger)."