"Hermione, bone-marrow transplants are risky procedures, but they save peoples' lives everyday. You will need to be isolated for a few weeks and you will not be allowed many visitors" Wolfe said.

"Why do I need to be isolated?" Hermione asked.

"Because leukemia patients usually have low immune systems because of the low blood cell counts and we can't have you getting any germs into your body" Wolfe said.

"How many weeks will I be isolated?" Hermione asked.

"Five weeks" Wolfe said.
"No! I spent five weeks in the hospital already!" Hermione cried.

"Well, this might make you feel a little better. Madam Pomfrey and I have set up a special room in the Hospital Wing for you so you can stay at Hogwarts" Wolfe said.

"I won't be able to visit my cousin! I hate this!" Hermione cried.

"Can we stay with her?" Ron asked.

"No boys, I'm sorry. Hermione can't have visitors for the first two weeks, and even then her visitation rights will be limited" Wolfe said. Hermione became very frightened at the thought of not being able to have visitors. No Harry, no Ron, no Ginny. She'll have no one. At this thought she hugged Newton tighter to her chest and cried silent tears.

"Can I have my panther with me?" Hermione asked.

"Of course you can, honey. Don't worry, Ron and Harry will be able to visit you once in while. And Ron, we'll need to keep an eye on your bone marrow so I want you to come in once a week and have tests done ok?" Wolfe asked. Ron nodded as he tried to sooth his girlfriend.

"It will ok, sweetie, it will, I promise" Ron said softly.

"I don't want to go" Hermione cried.

"I know you don't, love, but we need you to get better. I don't want to lose you" Ron said.

"We have to get you in isolation right away, honey" Wolfe said. Hermione's drawing supplies, music, books, and a TV and Newton were already in Hermione's Clean Room. Ron and Harry hugged Hermione in gave her kisses before she entered the large room with many windows. Hermione had tears in her eyes; she couldn't handle being away from human contact for so long.

"You're a Gryffindor, Hermione, you can do this" Harry said.

"We'll come by everyday and visit you from that big window, darling" Ron said. Healer Wolfe and Madam Pomfrey came back with part of their bodies covered expect their eyes. Hermione looked so scared and was very painful for Ron to see her like this. She's usually so strong and confident, now she's so weak and helpless. When it was time for Hermione to be brought into her clean room, she put up a huge fight.

"Ron, please don't leave me! Please! I need you! Ron, please!" Hermione hollered. When Hermione was in her bed she tried to escape but Wolfe and Pomfrey held her down.

"Let go of me! I can't do this; just kill me now, please!" Hermione screamed. Tears were streaming down Ron's face; he couldn't bear to see his girlfriend so helpless and frightened. Ron noticed an intercom button near the window and spoke into it.

"Hermione, I'm right here, sweetie. I know I can't hug you or kiss you to console you, but I'm right here, you need calm down, can you do that for me?" Ron said into the intercom. Hermione began to settle down and she lay down in her bed Wolfe covered her with more blankets.

"That's my girl, good girl, Mione. You have a rest, and Harry and I will come see later" Ron said. Harry dragged Ron away from Hermione's window and gave him a tight brotherly hug.

"She'll be alright, mate, she's Hermione" Harry said.

"I can't take it anymore, Harry! I can't! Did you see Hermione's face when she was being brought into her room! She was crying for me and I can't do anything about! I can't hold her, I can't kiss her, and I can't do anything to bring her comfort!" Ron shouted and dropped to his knees in tears. Ginny and Luna saw the boys in the hallway and Ginny ran to her big brother.

"Ron, what's the matter?" Ginny asked.

"Hermione has to be in isolation for five weeks because she's having a bone marrow transplant and it's just broken Ron" Harry said.

"Hermione! My poor sweetheart" Ron sobbed. Ginny and Harry said goodbye to Luna and started to bring Ron to Gyffindor Tower.

"Ron, if you really love Hermione you have to be strong for her, she needs us, she needs you" Ginny said.

"I can't watch her suffer, she's so innocent" Ron cried.

"I know, mate, this isn't fair, but God obviously has a plan for Hermione" Harry said.

"If he has a plan for her, why is he torturing her? You've heard her when she has those damned spinal taps! Its like Voldemort himself put the Cruciatus Curse on her!" Ron screamed.

Sat up in her bed and starred at the wall, her eyes raw from crying the Amazon River.

"Newton, why did this happen? Did I do something wrong to God? I'm scared, Newton, I want Ron" Hermione cried to her stuffed panther.

The first few weeks of isolation didn't go over well for Hermione. She felt so alone and she cried at least three times a day. Ron would walk down the halls for prefect duties and he would hear Hermione calling for him, crying for him. It broke his heart when she called out his name and he couldn't run to her to hug her and kiss her. Ron walked through the hospital wing quietly and knocked on Hermione's window. She turned to him and put her small hand on the window. Ron put his hand up to Hermione's and looked into her eyes. He definitely saw fright in her eyes. Ron blew on the glass and wrote

"I love you, smile" backwards with his finger so Hermione could read it. Then Ron pressed the intercom button.

"Goodnight, sweetie" Ron said. Hermione has been in her clean room for three weeks now and she had gotten use to it. One night when Madam Pomfrey was bringing up Hermione's dinner, she brought something else as well.

"Ron, Harry!" Hermione squealed happily. Ron and Harry covered in hospital attire. They had special gowns and slippers on as well as gloves, masks and surgical hats. Ron went to Hermione and hugged her tightly, tears were almost in his eyes.

"I'm sorry I can't kiss you, love" Ron said. Harry walked over to her next and hugged her.

"How are you feeling, Herms?" Harry asked.

"Lonely" Hermione said.

"You only have two more weeks in here, baby, hang in there" Ron said. Hermione snuggled up to Ron, so happy to be back in his arms.