But suffer she did. Ron's "courtship', such as it was, had been founded on lies and deceit. He pursued her under the guise of protection, claiming his intentions were to keep her out of the hands of Voldemort's Agencies, ones tasked with the purification of Magical Britain. Hermione could never have guessed he was actually part of those same evil forces. Seduced by promises, drunk on dominance of the weak, enriched by stolen gold and wealth. Finally, he was someone, no matter how dark the actions were that made him so. It wasn't something he was likely to give up in a hurry.