He gripped Hermione a little tighter, "She obliviated her parents, Pads. She sent them to Australia, and they no longer know she’s their daughter, or that they even have a daughter. We’re in the middle of a war, this bond would just be another added burden for her. She’s only 18, she’s never had a free moment to be a teenager, nevertheless date someone else, and Harry told us that she fancies Ron. She should be given the freedom to explore that without the guilt of the bond. She needs to feel like she has a choice."