"Bruce... I just wasn't prepared for what happened to me in your world. I know that you told me what they were like, and that you were wanted. I should have paid more attention. And I never should have let my wand out of my posession."

She flails slightly.

"I could have saved us both so much grief if I'd just held onto it. We could have avoided..."

She swallows hard, feeling her eyes fill with frustrated tears.

"It was a stupid mistake for me to make."