[And to his credit, he actually sits still long enough and he listens and absorbs what she's saying. Be proud of that, Xion. That's a huge pile to come crashing down, really.]

That was...almost two months ago, right? Think about it this way. [Give him a moment as he explains about the first part of July he spent traipsing through Harry's mind, the things he had to fight including finding his own dead body and facing off with his father not once but twice. It's a long story when you fit in all the fun little details.]

Spent almost a month inside after that because none of us were ready to face the real world again. August was starting out slightly better, but then the village fell apart and the monsters...and...remember when the powercap came off? My housemates and I, we got involved in this fight with this demon? Only two of us came out of it alive. [And that still sucks to admit that they lost Arumat.] He's still not back yet either. And then when the whole village was basically flipped and no two people had the same stories? My best friend, his business partner was possessed by a demon. Got to fight him too.

My point here is this. You're way more optimistic than I am, and if I'm still standing at this point, things will probably get better for you first. It's one of the few things that seems to make sense at the moment. Granted, I realize it's not entirely the same, but similar, yeah? [He's trying at least. Being around the Gryffindors has taught him to be at least slightly more sympathetic even if he hates it most of the time because ew, sentimental feelings. At least with Xion he doesn't mind that much.]