[She smiles at his first statement, still rather mystified by the way people comment on it, like Dr McCoy could be this intimidating thing. She can see it, of course, and maybe she is just some sort of fluke, but she's grown fond of him—fonder this time around than the first time she met him a long time ago. Then again, a lot of unexpected friendships came out of that plague.

Ginny nods at his next words, understanding what he means immediately.]

There's a different sort of relationship you have with the people we meet here. When my brothers arrived a little over a year ago, I could tell they weren't quite sure what to make of the person I'd grown up to be, here. [It hurt, a bit. But she understood.] No one comes second to anyone, no one knows you perfectly in either world.