"Healer Granger," he says with a teasing smile, and takes her hand easily. It's his left side that got more banged up in the fall, including his left leg, fractured in so many places that it couldn't be fixed with a simple spell, hence his hospital stay. He just hopes Hermione doesn't get assigned to treating it, because he sure as hell doesn't want her to see him in this kind of state.

"It's so good to see you. I've missed being able to write to you. How long has it been, three years? That's an eon."

They started their correspondence when they were still in school, one of the many friendships brought together by the Triwizard Tournament, but the only one that lasted beyond the first year. Hermione's letters have been a fixture of his life for ages, and it hurt him deeply when they had to stop.