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Hermione cringed and pulled away from them all.

"I know. I am just not ready for this yet." Hermione kept her head held high and squared her shoulder at the backlash she knew that statement was going to have.

All three of them glared at her.

"Hermione, you know that you can't just ignore them." Ginny was readying a Bat Boogy hex.

"I'm not trying to ignore them, Ginny. I know I will need to tell them eventually. I just want to know what this all means." Hermione sighed, the stress of the day finally hitting her in full. Both boys had stayed quiet until now.

"'Mione, Ginny is right. You can't just not tell them. They're your family too. You can't just not tell them. It's too big." Harry said grimly.

"I want to know what this might mean. I don't want anyone else to know until we have all the information." The reply was confident, leaving no room for argument.

"'Mio-" whatever Harry was about to say was cut off by Ron.

"What other information?" Hermione was surprised he had caught onto that, however much he had changed he still wasn't normally the most observant person.

"I'm not sure yet, Dolohov wants me to come back. Apparently there is something he needs to tell me." She let out a soft sigh. The day had been exhausting, it was still only early evening but she was more than ready for bed.

All three were silent, contemplating what more Dolohov might have to say.

"Alright." Ginny broke the boys looked at her in shock.

"Ginny…"

"No, Harry. It's not our decision. If Hermione needs more time then we have to respect her wishes." Ginny turned to Hermione. "I understand that this is private, 'Mione. Thank you for sharing this with us" Reaching over she pulled the brunette into a tight hug. It seemed like that was all they were doing tonight, fighting then hugging.

"But, 'Mione, know this, you'll want to tell them sooner rather than later. They're going to feel hurt if you don't." Nodding Hermione stood.

"Where are you going 'Mione?" Harry stood up with her, as if to pull her back down.

"Home, it's been a long day and I just want to relax." Picking up her abandoned wine glass she stretched. It truly had been a trying day. She needed time to unwind.

"But, you should stay for dinner. Spend the night here, you shouldn't be alone." Her heart warmed for her best friend, he was always to sweet and welcoming.

"Thank you, Harry, but no. I need time to myself I think. Just time to get used to this." 'Mione turned to leave but quickly turned back around.

"There is one more thing I need you to know…" This one seemed to be hard than the most. "When they did the spell, they broke the glamour that hid me. I don't quite look the same as I look now. I just glamoured myself so I could have time to explain before anyone freaked out."

All three forced a smile. Not wanting to make her feel bad.

"Well, lets see it!"

With a flick of her wrist and a quick Finite Incantatem she was once again the woman that stared back at her from the dank visitation room. From the three gasps she knew they had seen the changes take place.

"You look beautiful! Not that you didn't before though!" Ron tacked the last bit on after getting twin scowls thrown at him.

"Yeah, not as much different as much as you look…" Looking for the right word Harry rolled his hand.

"Right." Ginny finished for him. Smiling softly she repeated it. "You look right. It suits you."

"Thank you. I really would like to get home now though. I think it will be an early night for me." With a wave of her hand she left the same way they had come.

A chorus of "Night 'Mione" Calling after her.

"Night!" She called back quickly before slipping into he floo and calling out her home.

Getting home she decided to pen a couple quick letters. The first to Kingsley, she decided to take him up on his offer of time off. The second was going to Azkaban. She was requesting another visit with Dolohov. She needed to get this over with as quickly as possible.