And the irrational part of her brain was honestly terrified of that. It made her believe that Harry could only ever be truly safe when he was with her. When he was out of her sight, she couldn't protect him. Like that night five years ago in the Forbidden Forest. He had gone into the most gravest of dangers alone ... without her for guidance and counsel and support. Hermione hadn't been there to defend him from Voldemort. Or from Dumbledore, or from himself, as she so unshirkingly had in the past. If she had been, maybe none of this would have happened.