"I waited for you to wake up because you need to understand," he continued while she looked down at her hands. "Hermione, look at me." She flinched at his commanding tone but met his eyes. "You know I’m right." She knew it. "You know there is no other way." She knew that too. "Potter knows it too. And we agreed that this is how we end Voldemort. But I need you to understand. This needs to be done."