Room 308, Tuesday afternoon

[smartestone]

Hermione didn't have any kid emo to worry about, which she thought was a really good thing, timingwise. It meant she was able to concentrate on what she was doing: wondering how she'd accumulated so much stuff over the last two years.

Everything she didn't think she would need before Friday was going in the bottomless trunk, which she was pretty sure she'd need Hagrid to lift by the time she was through. This was taking longer than she'd thought it would, and she blamed last year's discovery of Amazon for it.


[Post and door are open, though I've spent a ridiculous amount of time sleeping off sickness today, so I'll probably be slow.]

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[the_merriest]

"Hiya," Rikku said, bouncing in and taking in the huge trunk. "You headed home for break?"

[smartestone]

"I am," Hermione said, considering what to do with old homecoming dresses. "Maybe longer."

[the_merriest]

Rikku frowned, taking a seat on her bed. "The ... war that's going on, in your home. It's worse?"

[smartestone]

"I don't know," she admitted. "But I'm expecting it to. And I shouldn't really be here if and when it does. I might be back in the fall, though."

[the_merriest]

"I'm sorry," she said, leaning back and chewing her lower lip. "Is there anything ... I mean. Can I help?"

[smartestone]

"Thanks," she said with a little smile. "There's nothing to really help out with, yet. Ron's talking about going back, too, and who knows, maybe nothing will happen and it'll just be an easy summer."

Hermione completely didn't think that would happen.

[the_merriest]

"I hope you're right," Rikku nodded. "And if something comes up ... I dunno. If you need Fandom to show up with the artillery or whatever. You know where we are, right?"

[smartestone]

"Of course. There are portkeys and Portalocity, and I'll still be in touch," she said. "I'm not even leaving until Friday. It's just waiting now, you know?"

[the_merriest]

"That's the worst, sometimes," Rikku said, shaking her head. "Wait, you won't be here for graduation? They might blow the school up again."

Which would be a good reason to leave town, for most people, yes.

[smartestone]

Hermione smiled a little. "I'll have to miss it, unfortunately. You'll have to tell me all about it."