But even if Lavender had never come into the equation at all, Hermione knew it couldn't be Ron. She's nothing if not pragmatic, and she knows - it's a hunch, a deep instinct in her bones - that the three of them will be separating from the rest of the pack soon. The war is coming. She and Harry and Ron are the only three who will be tackling... certain parts of it. Hermione doesn't know what that will look like quite yet, but the knowledge is practically vibrating within her.