What if she didn’t pass the test? What if the Scales deemed her unworthy and flung her off to drown in the lake? How could she face Harry after that? Would he still want to be with her, even if they weren’t able to marry in this way? Which was something that Hermione didn’t even want to contemplate happening, as Enola’s constant vaunting of alchemical marriage made Hermione feel sorry for everyone else who had to marry in the conventional way.