Prologue
Hermione took one final look around her dorm room; this night was her only real chance to escape and leave Hogwarts behind, possibly forever. All the teachers were so concerned with Voldemort's rebirth that they had gone almost completely lacks on checking the students after curfew. She was a bit sad to be leaving after only four years at the school, but she didn't see much choice anymore. She'd decided shortly after Voldemort's rise that she would leave the magical community behind for the most part, and that she was most definitely leaving Britain.
Doing one final sweep of the room to make sure she had all her belongings, Hermione crept out of the room. Sticking to the shadows she made it to the entrance without detection, once she was finally cleared of the doors she took off at a fast rate, running to get to the gate before someone caught her, she wrenched open the gate and ran a little farther before calling on the Knight Bus to take her to the Leaky Cauldron.
Once she was safely under a Glamour charm and in a room for the night, Hermione let a bit of the tension seep from her body. Tomorrow the real stress would come when she had to make it out of London, and Britain, to the safety of America. Through letters and phone calls she'd made after sneaking away from Hogsmeade trips she had been able to rent a small apartment in Florida that was relatively close to an entrance into the magic community. Hermione had a run planned all along; having gotten a feeling that she would need it no matter how things around her turned out.
Two days later found her safely moved into her new home. Tomorrow she would go in search of a job in the muggle world. She couldn't afford to use magic for fear of being found and forced back to Hogwarts. It was a good thing she, Ron, and Harry, had thought it a necessity to teach them-selves wand less magic. Though Ron wasn't very good at it he could master the basics, Harry and herself on the other hand were rather adept at it, and picked it up at a fast rate. Yes, she had everything that she could possibly need should anything happen.