Her eyes slid to a close at the list of names. When she'd first arrived on the island, even though Hermione had quickly learned of all of the losses that were to come, it hadn't seemed quite real. Until she saw the moment with her own eyes, or until she felt the buzz of energy in the air, there still stood that chance that she could return to their world and help avoid the losses. But seeing it in dreams too vivid to be drawn simply with the brush of imagination had driven the fact home.
Fred, Remus, Tonks. And it wasn't hard to tell by Ron's expression that he was worried about losing more people still. Squeezing his hands back in return, Hermione ducked her head to try and make eye contact with him. There was nothing that would make the deaths better. But they could still cherish what they had.
"I'm not going down there again," Hermione said quietly, searching the faded blue of his eyes. "We'll find some other way to get back. One that isn't so dangerous, I promise you."
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Date: 2011-07-16 08:15 am (UTC)Fred, Remus, Tonks. And it wasn't hard to tell by Ron's expression that he was worried about losing more people still. Squeezing his hands back in return, Hermione ducked her head to try and make eye contact with him. There was nothing that would make the deaths better. But they could still cherish what they had.
"I'm not going down there again," Hermione said quietly, searching the faded blue of his eyes. "We'll find some other way to get back. One that isn't so dangerous, I promise you."