"RON! You came back! You came back to us!" Hermione cried.
"Didn't I promise never to leave you?" Ron said softy.
"I love you so much" Hermione said.
"I love you too" Ron said kissing Hermione's forehead. Hermione gently rapped her arms around Ron's banged chest and buried her head there.
"Good to have you back, mate" Harry said.
"Congratulations you three! My baby cousin and her friends are heroes!" Christine said.
"Hermione?" Hermione turned her head.
"Mum! Daddy!" Hermione cried. Mr. Granger picked up his daughter and held her tightly.
"My baby girl is a hero! She saved the wizarding world!"Mr. Granger said.
"Daddy, Ron and Harry did too, not just me" Hermione said.
"Yeah but, you were the one who killed Voldemort! The magical world can finally live in peace from now on" Harry said, happy yet sad at the same time.
"Daddy, can you put me next to Harry please?" Hermione asked.
"Harry, are you ok? Do you feel you have closure now that Voldemort is gone?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah but, it still won't bring my parents back" Harry said. Hermione put her arms around Harry and he cried on his tiny friend's shoulder.
"It's ok, Harry, it's ok, Voldemort's gone, he can't hurt anyone anymore and I bet your parents are so proud of you" Hermione said. Hermione kissed Harry on the cheek and continued to hold him until he felt better.
"Thank you, Hermione, you're a sweetheart, and you always know what to say" Harry said.
"Hello Molly" Mrs. Granger said.
"Oh hello, Laurie, Ben, how are you two?" Mrs. Weasely asked.
"We're fine, we feel so horrible for not visiting our girl as much as we should have when she was in the hospital" Mr. Granger said. Mrs. Weasely poked her around to see her son in bandages and Hermione snuggled up next to him and Harry sitting cross-legged in front of them.
"Ron, your mum and dad are here" Hermione said helping her boyfriend sit up on his pillows.
"Be gently with him, Molly, the boy has suffered a great deal of injury" Madam Pomfrey said.
"Hi mum, hi dad" Ron said softly.
"Oh my poor little boy" Mrs. Weasely cried hugging her son.
"Mum, mum, ribs hurting, ow" Ron groaned.
"You did the Weasely name proud, son" Mr. Weasely said.
"Harry dear, how are doing?" Mrs. Weasely asked.
"Ok, I guess" Harry said.
"Visiting hours are over, these young people need their rest" Madam Pomfrey said.
"Mum, can Ron and Harry stay with us until I go to camp this summer?" Hermione asked.
"Of course they can, sweetie. We'll see very soon" Mrs. Granger said kissing her daughter's cheek. Dobby brought their dinners up to them.
"Do you need, Ron?" Hermione asked.
"Can you help sit me up, sweetie?" Ron asked. Hermione had kind of a difficult time helping Ron because he was so much bigger than she was.
"Harry can you help me please?" Hermione asked. Harry grabbed Ron's other arm and helped Hermione sit him up.
"Ok buddy, there yea go" Harry said.
"Thanks, mate, thanks Mione" Ron said.
"Oh Mione, I forgot, you have an appointment with Healer Wolfe tomorrow but, I don't I can go with you, sweetheart, I'm sorry" Ron said.
"I'll go with her, mate, it's no problem" Harry said.
"Madam Pomfrey, can Ron go with me to my healer appointment?" Hermione asked. The school nurse looked in the young witch's eyes and knew she really needed her boyfriend to be there with her.
"We'll see how he is tomorrow morning, dear" Madam Pomfrey said and she returned to her office. Hermione gently rubbed Ron's ribs to try to make them feel better like Ron has done for her back on so many occasions.
"Thank you, lovie that feels much better" Ron said softly.
"Did he actually hit her you heart?" Hermione asked.
"No, he just missed my attires and he cast a spell that caused me to break my ribs" Ron said.
"Excellent work you three" Dumbledore said coming into the Hospital Wing.
"Professor, did you know that Ron, Harry and me were suppose to be this legendary trio of animals?" Hermione asked.
"I did Hermione yes, when you were born, you had a panther standing beside you, and I knew you would destined for great things" Dumbledore said.
"How are the ribs, Ronald?" Dumbledore asked.
"Very sore" Ron said.
"Are you alright, Harry?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yeah, I think so, I kinda wished that once Voldemort was gone everyone he killed would come back to life" Harry said.
"I understand, Harry, but no spell can bring back the dead" Dumbledore said. Hermione began to grow tired and she laid her head on one of Ron's pillows. Ron covered her with the blankets and kissed her forehead.
"How is she doing, Ronald?" Dumbledore asked.
"She's doing much better, Professor. Her walking has improved so much since she got those crutches. She has a healer appointment tomorrow and I'm hoping it will be good news" Ron said looking down at Hermione and stroking her hair.
"You really love her don't you, Ronald?" Dumbledore said.
"With all my heart" Ron said.
"That is why Voldemort was destroyed, it was because of love" Dumbledore said. Dumbledore left the trio to so they could get rest. Ron cuddled Hermione and joined her in a sweet slumber. Madam Pomfrey came in and saw Ron and Hermione sleeping in the same bed and went to walk them to tell to sleep in their own beds but, Harry stopped her.
"They need each other, Madam Pomfrey" Harry said. The nurse sighed and nodded.
"How are you feeling this morning, Ronald?" Madam Pomfrey asked.
"My ribs are all healed" Ron said.
"Can you stand up for me?" Madam Pomfrey said. erH
Ron pushed himself the bed off the bed and walked around the room with no problem.
"Ok Ronald, you may escort Hermione to her appointment today" Madam Pomfrey said. Ron and Harry brought Hermione to the hospital for her appointment.
"Ok Hermione, would you like to have your spinal tap first?" Healer Wolfe asked. Hermione nodded bravely. She managed to get onto the table by herself by use of a step stool; Ron still helped her get into her ball position though. The needled entered her back but she did not scream, just a few tears rolled down her face.
"You're being so brave, sweetie" Ron said. The spinal tap was done and Hermione lay down on the pillow and hugging Newton. Wolfe returned an hour later and had good news for Hermione.
"Hermione, you don't need to have spinal taps anymore" Wolfe said.
"I don't?" Hermione smiled wide.
"Nope, we didn't find anymore leukemia cells in your spinal fluid, we got em all, now we just have to do the bone marrow test" Wolfe said. Again Wolfe came back an hour after the bone-marrow test with more good news for Hermione.
"Hermione, I'm bringing your chemo doses down to every other day because most of the cancer is gone" Wolfe said. Ron embraced Hermione tightly and kissed her forehead.
"You're getting better so quickly, my love" Ron said.
"You're doing so great, Hermione" Harry said. When the trio arrived back at school in early evening, they were greeted by a hero's welcome.
"Come you three, the Ministry wishes to give you something" Dumbledore said.
"Hermione Jane Granger, Ronald Billus Weasely and Harry James Potter, for facing the Dark Lord with much courage and strength and using magic well beyond your years, we present you with the Magical Medal of Honor and a statue will be erected outside the Hogwarts ground of the bravest witch and two bravest wizards the magical community has ever seen" the Minster said.
"Also, they will be receiving Special Awards for Services to the School" Dumbledore said.
"Miss Granger, can I speak with you for minute?" Dumbledore said. Hermione was so worried about her school performance in school and she was very worried that she would be held back and would have to graduate with Ginny.
"Miss Granger, I very good news for you, will be able to graduate on time" Dumbledore said.
"Your special ed teacher showed me your work and you are all caught up on your studies. You are receiving Os and Es in mostly every class" Dumbledore said.
"Really?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, your professors say you still have that great intelligence" Dumbledore said.
"Oh thank you, professor, I'm so happy" Hermione said.
"Don't thank me, dear, you worked very hard this term especially with the cancer treatments and everything, Ronald must have had helped you a great deal" Dumbledore said.
"Yes he has" Hermione said.
When Hermione retuned to the common room Ron stood up and greeted her.
"Is everything alright, sweetie?" Ron asked.
"Yeah, don't worry, love. Dumbledore just wanted to tell me that I'll be able to graduate on time" Hermione said.
"Oh that's great, sweetheart, I guess Karen was a great help to you then" Ron said.
"You and Harry helped me too" Hermione said.
By the time school let out for the summer, Hermione had passed all her exams and her hair was a much thicker but still not that long.
"Come on babe, we've got to catch the carriages" Ron said. It was raining pretty hard when they reached carriages.
"Do you want help, love?" Ron asked.
"No thank you, I can do it" Hermione said. When she stepped up on the steps of the carriage it was very slippery and Hermione lost her footing and fell in the mud in front of the carriage.
"Hermione! Are you hurt, sweetie?" Ron asked. Hermione shook her head. Ron put Hermione in the carriage first followed by himself and Harry. Ron cleaned Hermione off with a charm and she snuggled up to him for warmth. Ron took out his extra cloak and put it over Hermione. She sighed happily and closed her eyes in his chest. When they got to the Hogwarts Express Ron carried a sleeping Hermione onto the train and into the last empty compartment. Ron laid Hermione down on the bench and brought her head in his lap. She shivered again and Harry stopped some blankets in the compartment and put one over Hermione.
"Would you dears like a hot drink?" the witch who usually pushes the snack trolley said.
"Could we have two hot chocolates and a hot cider please?" Harry said. The old witch saw a sleeping Hermione and put a warming charm on the cider for her.
"Thank you" Harry said.
"You're welcome dear" the witch said. An hour later, Hermione awoke to the lovely smell of cinnamon and apples.
"Hey sleepy head, we got hot cider for you" Ron said.
"Hmm, oh, thank you, boys" Hermione said sleepily. Ron helped Hermione sit up and gave her the beverage. Hermione took a small sip and licked her lips.
"This is good on cold rainy day" Hermione said. Took out a book from her back pack and Ron looked at the cover.
"Wicked? What's that about?" Ron asked.
"Umm, well it's a muggle novel, and there is muggle movie called The Wizard of Oz and there is a Wicked Witch of the West and its about her life before she became evil" Hermione said as Ron flipped through the pages of the book.
"Hermione, sweetie, can you read this? This looks like a pretty hard book" Ron said.
"Yes, I can read it" Hermione said in a hurt voice.
"Mione, I'm not trying to hurt your feelings, I'm just wondering if maybe you should hold off reading a book like this until your reading skills get stronger again, I mean, I don't think I could read this book" Ron said.
"I can read it, Ronald Weasely! I don't need a boyfriend who thinks I'm stupid!" Hermione cried.
"That's an insult that is Hermione! I never, ever, over these past these eight months have I ever called you that! I have done nothing but support you; I am your God damned care giver! You what, Hermione, if you don't like the way I support, than find some one else!" Ron shouted and slammed the compartment behind him, leaving Hermione in tears.