Hermione didn’t know how much she could trust that, but she also knew she had little to no choice. She really, really, really did not want to do this. She wanted her ex-professors to see how ridiculous their plan is and how many holes it has. Were they really that desperate to give away her, the Brightest Witch of Her Age, to a homicidal maniac? Were their affairs so poor they needed to come to this? If so, she will never be free of him, even if the Order wins the war; he will always be there right next to her like a looming shadow threatening to destroy her.