to. Hermione had seen enough of war to know that what she had told Ginny was true. Most likely, Draco or Hermione, or both of them, were going to die and soon. If they didn't, by some miracle, the challenges on the other side of the war could break them just as easily. Hermione didn't want the pain of loving him and then losing him. She had already lost enough to Voldemort. She didn't want to tally her heart amongst the dead. Bracing herself on the counter, the panic ramped up a notch. Without warning, a future without Draco flashed before her eyes, and she couldn't breathe.