"Hey Ron, did you have fun at the game today?" Christine asked.
"Yes, I did, it was great" Ron said settling into a chair.
"Ron, thank you for being so great to Hermione; she loves you so much. She would talk about you and Harry all the time at family functions" Christine said.
"Mione, is everything to me, she's the reason I get up in morning, and even when I was really depressed she would give me a smile or flash her chocolate eyes at me and my heart would just melt" Ron said.
"You will make a very happy wife one day, buddy" Walter said.
"Oh Walter, the baby kicked!" Christine said. Ron watched Walter put his hand on his wife's belly and smiled widely when their baby girl kicked again. Ron saw how happy Walter was and knew he wanted marry Hermione and have a child of his own someday.
"Thinking of having one of those someday, mate?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, a little girl that looks just like Mione" Ron said.
"Ron! Help me!" Hermione screamed from upstairs. Ron, Harry and her cousins all ran upstairs.
"Hermione, what's wrong?" Ron asked taking Hermione in his arms.
"My head really hurts! The death eaters put a spell on me!" Hermione cried and vomited blood on Ron.
"I'll get my books!" Christine said. Ron pressed Hermione's head against his as screamed again.
"Ron! Make it stop please!" Hermione screamed as she vomited again. Christine found the counter curse for the curse that Hermione was under; she waved her wand at her cousin and Hermione relaxed in Ron's arms but was still shaking and crying. Ron gently laid Hermione down on her pillow and covered her with the blankets.
"Shhh, I'm right here, baby, it's ok, they won't hurt you anymore" Ron said as cuddled Hermione and rubbed her back.
"How did they know she was here?" Harry asked.
"That curse can hit anyone no matter where they are" Christine said.
"I'll get her some water" Walter said.
"No honey, only fizzy drinks and chocolate will help with this curse" Christine said. Walter came back with a Hershey Bar and ginger ale for Hermione. Ron helped Hermione lay her in his chest she could drink the ginger ale.
"Small sips, babe, ok?" Ron said softly as he held the glass and Hermione sipped from the straw.
"I'll put this right here, baby, incase you want more later, here have some chocolate, sweetie" Ron said holding the chocolate bar to Hermione. She took a bite of it and laid back in Ron's chest.
"I'm gonna get changed and stay with Hermione" Ron said.
"I'm gonna stay with her too" Harry said.
"Ok guys, good night. Hermione, sweetie, are you gonna be ok?" Christine asked. Hermione signed 'yes I have my boys'.
"Sorry I don't know British Sign" Christine said.
"She said yes, I have my boys" Harry said. Ron and Harry both changed and lay on either side of their Hermione.
"Do you want Newton, sweetheart?" Ron asked. Hermione nodded. Harry went to the bathroom to get a cold washcloth and put it to Hermione's forehead.
"It's ok, love, they can't get you here" Harry said as he patted her face with the washcloth.
"Here you go, baby, here's Newton" Ron said.
"It was so painful" Hermione cried as Ron snuggled closer to Hermione and kissed her hairline repeatedly.
"Ron, what if Voldemort is there right now? What if him and is his followers are there hurting everyone?" Hermione cried.
"Mione, sweetie, don't worry ok? We would have gotten word from The Order if he was there and Harry's scar would be hurting him, is it hurting you, mate?" Ron asked.
"Nope, not at all" Harry said.
"Try to sleep, ok baby?" Ron said. Hermione nodded and buried her head in Ron's chest. Ron sang to her and stroked her hair as she started to get sleepy. Ron continued to hold Hermione when she fell into a sweet slumber.
"I didn't know you sing, mate" Harry whispered.
"I only sing to Mione to try to sooth her, I would never sing in public" Ron said. The boys stay by Hermione's side both of them falling asleep beside her both for comfort and protection. When Christine went to check on her cousin, she smiled when she found her sleeping between the two boys.
When Hermione woke the next morning she saw both Harry and Ron were gone. She became very frightened.
"Woah, where's the fire, trigger?" Walter said when he open his door after Hermione banged on it.
"I can't find Ron or Harry" Hermione cried.
"It's ok, hon, they went into town, we have to get to Kenmore" Christine said.
"Yup, now hurry and get dressed, bud" Walter said. Hermione got dressed as fast as she could without help and met her cousin downstairs. In Hermione's family, when a blood-born cousin gets married, their spouse is automatically considered part of the family so Hermione counts Walter as one of her cousins.
"Alright, bud, all set?" Walter asked.
"Yup, let's go" Hermione said.
"Walter, where are we?" Hermione asked.
"The Boston Marathon" Walter said proudly.
"The Boston Marathon? What's that?" Hermione asked.
"It's a twenty-six mile race that goes through Hopkinton, Wellesley, Newton and Boston. Some people run to raise money for charity, or they run for special people in their lives like these two people right here" Walter said. Hermione turned around to see Harry and Ron running in shorts and purple vests for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the back read "In Honor of Hermione Granger". Hermione's eyes filled with tears and Ron ran over to her to hug her.
"Sorry, I'm all sweaty" Ron said as he embraced Hermione.
"Are you in the lead?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, Harry and me are all in the lead so far" Ron said.
"Well hurry up and finish then!" Hermione said. All three of them crossed the finish line at the same time. News crews were there to interview them.
"Did you two really come all this way to run for your friend?" the reporter asked.
"Yes, my girlfriend has leukemia, and she's been through so much and we want to everything we can to help keep her spirits up to get her on her way to getting well again" Ron said.
"What part of England are you from?"
"Bristol, it's just outside of London" Harry said.
"What made you decide to come all this way?"
"Well, my friend's cousin right here lives here and I had only heard about the Boston Marathon and she had written my friend in November asking if she'd like to visit her at Thanksgiving, but she couldn't because of her treatments, we wrote her back asking if there was any other time and we had registered to run the Marathon, but we didn't know if we were going to be able to, but here we are" Harry said.
"You two might be the youngest people to finish the race first, how do feel about that?"
"That really doesn't matter to us, we just want to help the kids with cancer" Ron said.
"It was great talking with you, and I'm sure the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will be very happy with all the money you raised" the reporter said.
"Would you two like to come with me? We're just going make sure everything is ok" a nurse led the boys to a hospital tent. They sat down on cots with gradate.
"Now I know how Mione feels" Ron said.
"All the way from England, huh? You must really love who ever you're running for" a nurse said checking Ron's knees and legs and brought the boys water.
"You guys are so great!" Hermione cried entering the tent to hug Ron and Harry.
"Hermione, you do realize we're smelly and sweaty" Ron said.
"I don't care" Hermione said snuggling into Ron.
"Hermione, love, you I love cuddling with you but I'm quite sore at the moment" Ron said.
"Oh, sorry, Ronnie" Hermione said.
"It's ok, babe" Ron said.
"Do guys play Qudditch?" Christine whispered. The boys nodded.
"No wonder you're in such good shape" Christine said.
"Walter, can you bring the car around? I don't think these boys want to walk very far" Christine said.
"Come on, Ron, Harry" Hermione said helping the boys stand up. The boys limped to the car and Hermione made them get in the car first then crawled into the car after them. As soon as they got home Harry took the bathroom and Ron took the one upstairs and they both had long baths. Christine sat down next to Hermione and put her hand on her belly.
"Can I feel the baby, Christine?" Hermione asked.
"Sure, she's very active this morning" Christine said. Hermione put her hand on her cousin's belly and felt the baby kick.
"She'd make a good football player" Hermione said.
"If she has any magic when she's born, she's going Hogwarts" Christine said.
"It's weird that we were the only ones who got magical abilities from great-grandma and great-granddad" Hermione said.
"I know, grandma and granddad gave a panther right?" Christine asked. Hermione nodded.
"They gave me a wolf" Christine said.
"Newton is very old now, see?" Hermione said taking Newton from her backpack.
"Gezz, I thought Howly was in bad shape" Christine said.
"Uh, Hermione, did your panther just blink at me?" Christine said.
"What?" Hermione said. Christine put the stuffed on the floor and he grew into a real panther.
"Hello young Hermione, you too Christine" the panther said in an Irish accent.
"New, Newton?" Hermione asked.
"Yes sweet child it is me" Newton said.
"Hermione, are you a Panthra mouth?" Christine asked. Hermione nodded.
"Hey sweetheart, who is that?" Ron asked. The sage panther smiled at the young wizard.
"Hello Ronald, or should I say Red Lion" Newton said.
"This is Newton, Ron" Hermione said.
"Young witch, you must listen, I have received word that Voldemort and his men have been spotted in Hogsmeade, I did not know if they are Hogwarts" Newton said.
"Well let's go then" Christine said.
"Go where?" Ron asked.
"Hogwarts of course, we have to fight Voldemort" Christine said.
"You can't fight! You've got a baby in there!" Hermione said. Christine put a spell on her belly.
"That will protect the baby for a week, I can lift the spell anytime I wish" Christine said.
"Harry, are ready to face him?" Hermione asked.
"Of course I am, it's you I'm worried about" Harry said.
"What's going on here?" Walter asked.
"We're going back to England" Hermione said.
"So soon?" Walter asked.
"Honey, remember I told you about an evil man named Voldemort? He's back, and he's towards the kids' school, the school I graduated from, I have to help" Christine said.
"No! You can't go, what if I lose you, what would I do? What would I do if I lost both my girls?" Walter said rubbing Christine's belly.
"I'll be fine, sweetie, don't worry" Christine said, kissing Walter's lips.
"I love you, Christine" Walter said.
"I love you, too, Walter" Christine said then all three of them appeared and they were gone.
"Ah, my old stomping grounds" Christine said.
"Golden Panther, over hear" the male Panthora said.
"Voldemort is near Hagrid's hut, don't worry he's not there" the Panthora said.
"Friernz!" Harry said.
"Hello Harry, Ron, Hermione. We've gathered all the magical creatures together to help you fight Voldemort" the handsome centaur said.
"What the other centaurs?" Hermione asked.
"They are willing to help. When found out you were the Golden Panther they were of course happy to accompany you" Frenz said. A dragon came out of the forest and walked up to the kids allowing them to pet him.
"What are we suppose to do? We have no plan or anything" Ron said.
"Hermione, come her please. That charm around your neck holds immense powers" Newton said.
"The necklace Ron gave me?" Hermione said.
"Yes, I need you to say "I am the Golden Panther" three times in Panther Language" Newton said. Hermione did as she was told and her human body was replaced by one of a small on four legs. Her eyes were still chocolate along with a tiny pink nose and gold fur. Also the scar that is on her thigh was plainly seen on her right leg. Hermione walked over to Ron and licked his face and nuzzled her head against his cheek.
"I love you, too, Mione" Ron said patting her head.
"Ok Ronald, come here" Newton said. Newton muttered something in lion language and Ron became a large African lion with a mane as red as his hair.
"You next Harry" Newton said. The wise panther spoke Eagle language and Harry became a Bald Eagle with light brown feathers around his eyes so he looked like he was wearing glasses.
"Can they understand me?" Christine asked.
"Yes" the Trio said together. They heard a student scream and Hermione knew who it was; the little first Gryffindor girl who gave her the poem when she returned to school from the hospital. Hermione growled and made a run for but Newton stomp on her tail.
"Not yet, young one" Newton said.
"But they hurt a little girl! An innocent girl!" Hermione said. Two centaurs gave a signal for the teen-animals to enter the castle.
"Christine, you stay here until we need you. You need to keep that baby safe" Newton said. Hermione nuzzled Christine's face and her belly then went to join Ron and Harry.
"Be very quite" Newton whispered. Hermione saw a death eater point his wand at the same little she heard scream but, before Hermione could get to her a troll came along and sat on the death eater crushing him to death. Two female centaurs brought the little girl to the hospital wing which was heavily guarded by dementors and two dragons. A wand was being pointed a 2nd year Hufflepuff boy and Hermione roared the torture curse from her mouth at the death eater. Hermione appeared from the corner, growling dangerously and showing her perfectly sharp teeth.
"The Golden Panther!" the death eaters yelled in shock. The death eater that was under the torture curse was then killed by Hermione when let the death curse come from her mouth.
"Well, well what do we have here?" Voldemort asked. Hermione snapped at the evil wizard and Ron and Harry could have sworn he was frightened by Hermione. Voldemort yelled the Avada Kedavra at Hermione and it bounced right off her. Hermione smiled in triumph which caused Voldemort to become frightened. When Hermione started to back him into a corner, a death eater jumped on tackling her to ground.
"Get off her! Avada Kedavara!" Ron roared killing the death eater. Harry picked one of the death eaters in his talons and threw him out the window. A death eater was advancing on Ron when a unicorn came up behind the death eater and stabbed him with her horn.
"Thank you" Ron said.
"You're welcome" the unicorn smiled. All of the death eaters were dead, expect for Malfoy. He had a knife in his hand because he knew the only way the Golden Panther could die is if someone stabbed her in the heart.
"HERMIONE!" Ron roared and he leaped in front of her taking the knife for her.
"RON NO! Ron please, no, oh God please wake up! You killed my boyfriend, AVADA KEDAVARA!!" Hermione roared. A giant green light came from Hermione's heart killing both Malfoy and Voldemort and the three kids turned back in their human forms.
"He's dead, we did it!" the Centaurs shouted.
"Shhh" Harry said looking back over at his best friends. Hermione was trying to heal Ron with her heart because the Golden Panther has healing power that comes from her heart but, it wasn't working for Hermione.
"Ron, please come back" Hermione collapsed into Ron's chest sobbing. Harry came over to them and held Ron's wrist.
"He has a pulse, Hermione, we've got to get him to the hospital wing, Hermione what are you doing?" Harry asked when saw Hermione taking off her shirt and held to the spot where Ron was bleeding. A giant volunteered to bring Ron to the hospital wing.
"Miss Granger, Mr. Potter! Please come get into a bed, oh my Mr. Weasely!" Madam Pompfrey cried. Madam Pomfrey did all she could for Ron, she had to hook him up all these muggle machines.
"Is he going to be alright, Madam Pomfrey?" Hermione sobbed.
"We have to left the rest up to God I'm afraid" Madam Pomfrey said. Harry held Hermione and rocked her back and forth. She looked like a frightened little girl with the tip of her thumb in her mouth.
"I want to lie beside Ron" Hermione cried. Harry carried Hermione to Ron's bed and helped her lay by Ron.
"Ron, please wake up, please? I came back for you. You promised me you would never leave me" Hermione cried.
"Come on, mate, we need you back, buddy. This gorgeous girl besides needs you back, you're gonna marry remember? You want a little girl who looks just her?" Harry said.
"I love you, Ron, you have no idea how much I love you. When I was in the I.C.U. I thought of giving up; I really wanted to leave and go to Heaven but, I heard you crying for me, and I knew how much you would be hurt if I left you. I need you back, Ronnie. I don't want anyone else to teach me to be independent, I want you to teach me to walk and read, not anyone else" Hermione cried. Ron wasn't even breathing anymore and Harry checked his pulse again but couldn't find one.
"He's gone, Hermione" Harry said.
"No! No, he promised me he would never leave me" Hermione sobbed. A tear fell on Ron's eye lids and Hermione saw his deep blues open slowly.
"Why is a beautiful girl like you crying?" Ron asked quietly.