First- holy frijoles, you're back!
Second- I'm with Brian64; you took the wind out of the primary characters' sails. I would have thought that Hermione knew some of what to expect, else she wouldn't have recommended this ripcord plan. It might work better to set up their situation, have the two argue about next moves where Hermione lays out what she knows of the Confederations and why they're a good choice for begging asylum, then have them get there, get decanted and immediately separated and shuffled by MiB types.
The tension of 'will they accept us?' becomes the cause and reason for the first chapter, and they'll have an uh-oh when Hermione's knowledge proves skewed (by the nature of only knowing the Confeds via a British perspective). The MiB types then argue that their situation doesn't merit Confed protection, forcing H&H to confess about the Horcruxes - a subject they would be LOATHE to mention except when needed- and get to meet a higher-up that explains more of the backstory, but only as much as is needed for H&H to care.
Also, I suggest ending with 'welcome to the New World'.
Still, intriguing concepts- whats the plot?