She writes Harry and Ron for what feels like the first time in weeks. Hermione tells them how she asked the bookkeeper out and how she’d accepted. They respond enthusiastically and her heart hurts with their distance. They’re so excited for her and she misses them. She promises to write about how her date goes and they write back up about a meet up. She agrees despite the urge to decline. Part of her wants to refuse to see them just as she avoided her friend in Hogwarts, part of her wants to refuse for a reason she can’t specify. Despite this, she accepts.