[He forces a smile, mostly because Hermione looks so scandalized.] Things were a bit easier when Ginny and Luna were around, but it's not unbearable! Don't let it upset you too much. we're doing good things, and that's all that matters.

Seamus'll be fine! ...Sooner or later. It's mostly that Madam Pomfrey's had her hands full lately, with students coming in and out all the time. With so many of us in hiding, it would get too conspicuous if we were all in the Hospital Wing all the time.