Dean pulled a face and exhaled. "I'm all right Vati. They're letting me leave tomorrow, I should be able to talk a walk and see Hermione. I'm...I can't believe I didn't even know. I should have been paying more attention to the journals, to what was going on outside of these walls." Though really, no one could blame him for not knowing. He was busy recuperating himself. He gave her a one-armed hug when she hugged him but raised his eyebrows when she didn't exactly pull away all the way.
He looked at her hands on his shoulders and shook his head. "You can't be serious. I'm healing fine. You can let go; I'm not about to hop on a broomstick and play Quidditch or anything. I just...want to make sure she's all right."