Hermione's eyes shot up from where his hand was touching hers to look into his face. There was no hint of a joke. He was serious. How many times had she longed to hear him make the same offer? It should have made her excited, should have made her finally see a light at the end of the dark tunnel she'd been traveling in for way too long. Using his Ministry-approved portkey to get to France with him would be dangerous. Portkeys were almost impossible to get and heavily monitored. Suppose they made it to France, then what?