There had been plenty who had given their lives in the Cause. They stuck close to their principles and never wavered in their beliefs that Good would conquer Evil. She admired their steadfastness even as she pitied and hated them. Several, like Neville, had been given the option to pledge their lives to the new regime in exchange for their forgiveness and their renewed place in Voldemort's new society. Her round-faced friend had gone to the gallows with his head held high and the fierce determination in his eye that he would never surrender. His execution had been another nail in the coffin of the old idealistic Hermione Granger. She would never be the person who put others first again. All that did was get you an Avada straight to your heart.