Hermione remembers and argument about love and the meaning of it, reflecting on how she had felt about it, and how she now does.

"They act as if I can fix everything they break, or that is broken with the world. But once I'm the one to break something, they treat me as if I haven't been the one to heal them when they're bleeding on the floor. I'm only human."

Harry is given Occlumency lessons from Severus, and Hermione agrees to keep the peace between the two.

"If this tiny girl asked me to die for her, I would go with a smile on my face."

It can be seen, and it cannot, but it makes no difference. Two people are drawn together by it, and they draw strength from it.

What happens when a our favorite brunette joins the Mikaelson Ball. "My life, my friend, my love, and my protector."