The image of Harry, Ron, and Luna forming an unlikely little triad during the darkest and most desperate days of the war gave Hermione a shred of hope she hadn’t felt in a long time. Perhaps they were finding horcruxes without her help. Perhaps they were already working with the Order, setting traps for Voldemort to fall into, and then she would get an owl one day saying it was all over, it was all a mistake, the Wizengamot was reversing the marriages, Voldemort was dead, Harry was a hero. 