Harry growled lowly at him, a sound as much from his lion side as his human throat. "This is my closest and best friend. She is neither an outsider nor a risk ... and I would trust her with my life. In any case, we are about to face a Horcrux ... and I feel eminently safer with her at my side than any of you. She is more experienced at dealing with this particular sort of evil than anybody else alive, including me. So ... any other objections before we proceed?"