She began to regret her decision to not even try to leave the country with Augustus. Saying "no" to her former lover seemed like the sensible answer at the time. How he would even be able to accomplish such a task seemed impossible at that point. There was always a chance that he had connections and skills she didn't know anything about. After all, thirteen years was a long time apart. Likely, they weren't even the same people they were before he was ordered to track down his wife. Hermione certainly felt like the woman she used to be was a practical stranger.