Hermione Leaving School/Fate of the Weasleys

[Katie]

No: HPFGUIDX 154382

Hi all! We've been really focused on Dumbledore and Snape lately,
with good reason, but there are a few other tidbits at the end of
HBP that I wanted to bring up...

1 - Ron and Hermione pledge their allegiance to Harry after DD's
funeral, basically saying (you'll forgive me, I am at work and do
not have the book with me. Bad Katie, Bad Katie!) "We'll follow you
wherever you go, whatever you do." While I would expect nothing
else, I also am somewhat suprised...Let's assume Hogwarts WILL be
open. Hermione leaving school in her seventh year? That seems
slightly out of character to me. Wouldn't Hermione feel like she
could help Harry AND finish school? Or am I forgetting how much she
has changed over the last few years? What do you all think?

2 - What about the Weasley clan? I know someone else brought up
Percy recently, and his chance (or not) at redemption and
reconciliation...but what about the rest of them? We know Ron will
be with Harry. Will Bill want to fight and get retribution for what
Greyback did to him? Where's Charlie? Will he be more involved? I
know Ginny will probably fight, whether Harry wants her to or not -
she's not one to take orders from anyone. And what of Molly? Will
she want to protect her chickens, or will she be off fighting? And
WHO will be head of the OotP, assuming DD is in fact dead? Arthur?
Any speculations on the fate of the Weasleys?

Katie