[ Hermione just smiles, nodding her head as she looks down at the knife. It should only work for him, now, and if the protection runes help keep it together and keep him safe... Well, she's done her job. ]

You're welcome.

[ Not that she would accept the returned payment, of course, but all the same... The question doesn't surprise her too much and she breathes out, lifting a hand to rub at her eyes. ]

Because it's a war that's been going on for thousands of years, a war that will define the future for every single world. If there was a compromise it would have been found already.