"I know." He shut his eyes; thinking about sitting in front of the Wizengamot while his long list of crimes was listed for the Wizarding world to hear. While Hermione listened in horror to the full details, and bore the shame that would inevitably fall on her, as well as him. She would be guilty by association, and people would shun her, whisper about her. Could he do that to her? If they got that far – alive at the end of the war, their side victorious – could he really put her through that? Was he really that selfish?