Polyjuiced!

When Snape can think of only one viable option to get an injured Hermione out of Voldemort's clutches, neither one of them is happy with the resulting situation.

Snape as her caregiver is a bitter pill for Hermione to swallow. And then he tells her something that makes past events appear in a very different light. And his story makes sense. 'With sudden clarity, Hermione understood the predicament they both were in. “I can’t return to the Order, can I?” she said quietly.'

Minerva visits and removes Hermione's last doubts about Snape's loyalty. The young Gryffindor is just starting to discover that Snape isn't bad company when another blow hits.

COMPLETE. When would this be over? When would all the changes and losses stop? Would there ever be a time when things went back to quiet and normal? She turned to Snape, as if he could provide the answer. It had been a common reaction for her lately, she realized. But he was looking at her with shuttered eyes, his mouth in a straight, grim line, and she knew that in this case, he would be as much at sea as everyone else.