AUTHOR NOTE: Hermione gets caught in a spell battle between Pansy and Millicent who were fighting over the affections of Viktor Krum. The phrase you arrogant cow resulted in a change. We focus on the interaction between Harry and Hermione until she can be turned back totally normal.
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Guest#1: No. Just no. I do have some lines. They are blurry, drawn in crayon and wavy but they are there. LOL.
Ricfule: What's wrong with Andorra? Its in the Pyrenees, is close enough to France and small enough the whole country can be in on the masquerade. Plus I like Andorra. Its a nice place.
Guest#2: Thank you. I really like the idea of Harry growing up wanting to help protect and save people by healing them. A child soldier would not want to keep fighting forever. As for a good and cooperative Dumbledore. Sometimes I write him one of the good guys, sometimes one of the bad guys, or one of the grey guys. His actions in canon are flexible enough he could be interpreted into each of those categories. As for your two points (1) That was the point of termione going back in time. To save and protect Harry for a change. If this was ever expanded out there would be history files in the database about how often harry saved the original Hermione. (2) Actions can speak a lot louder than words indeed.
OfficerDonNZ: Actually no. I'm still working my way through before I move onto the other sites. Which means between work, life and my own writing I'll be three days dead by the time I get done. So I hadn't heard of that story until you mentioned it. I took the time to go look at it and its. Neat. Has its moments. I think any similarities are from using the same source material as inspiration.
TomHrichardson: Yeah Umbridge deserved a nice gift like that indeed.
Alaskan-dracolych, stevem1 and DennisUD: Thanks and yeah. I feel like I'm running out of sub 10k ideas for this. At least ones that are within the boundaries I set for myself and for right now. Maybe my mind will pop one up again at some point. But I am rather proud of termione too.
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Story begins
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Hermione woke up feeling achy and odd. The last thing she remembered was getting in the middle of a small spell battle between several girls because they thought Viktor Krum was paying more attention to her than them.
She was obviously in the hospital wing. She was familiar with its smells and sounds. She shifted in the bed causing her to notice that there was something down by her backside that made her think of second year. She also felt two large mounds shifting on her chest.
Opening her eyes she looked down and saw under the sheet that yes she had a pair of large obvious breasts. She pulled her arms out from under the sheet to grab them and confirm they were real. Slumping back on the pillow she let out a grown which sounded suspiciously like a moo.
"Hermione? You're awake?" She heard Harry's voice to her immediate left.
"Yes Harry. What happened?"
"Well Pansy, Millicent, and a couple of others got into a bit of a tiff over Viktor Krum and his attention he was paying to you. You got in the middle of it and took a curse from Millicent and Pansy both."
"Oh great. So I have a rack that a porn star would be jealous of."
"Well Madam Pomfrey said she had to move the mass of the udder somewhere."
Hermione rotated her head to look at Harry who was sitting by her bed "Udder? I had an udder?"
"Well briefly you were a cow."
"A cow? I got turned into a cow. I am going to kill them"
"Hagrid has already been having them shovel manure and stuff in the paddocks."
"How long was I a cow?"
"About a week. You've been like this for a couple days now."
"Great. So what do you mean like this?" Hermione said sitting up. Her new assets shifting and moving to settle low in her lap. "Where are my toes. Why can't I wiggle my toes."
Harry got up and pulled the sheet back, "Uh because you don't have any right now."
"I have hooves. I have retrograde legs." She sighed.
"Uh yeah."
Feeling her face she made a sigh of relief, "Well my teeth and face feel normal."
"Yeah but the horns are cute."
She reached up and felt small horns sticking out of her temples.
"Oh great that's nice. And a tail." She said reaching around and adjusting her sitting position to pull it out. "Do you know how annoying it is to have a tail."
"Uh no."
"Sorry Harry. Why does this happen to me. Poly juice goes wrong its me, stupid transfiguration curses and I get hit. So how much longer until I get back to normal."
"I don't know. Madam Pomfrey went to Saint Mungos to consult with some healers there."
"So how did Ron take this?"
"I don't know. We kinda got into a fight."
"Why?"
"He said it served you right for spending so much time around Viktor."
"You have the first task coming up. You can't afford these kinds of distractions Harry."
"Uh the first task was yesterday."
"It was?" She looked at the calendar. "Oh it was. Yeah I lost a week. So how did it go?"
"Well Cedric was good. He got burnt slightly, everyone got to see Fleur naked as her clothes got burnt off but she's fireproof or something and Viktor basically beat his dragon into submission."
She practically shrieked, "You faced dragons!"
Harry rubbed the back of his neck, "Uh yeah. Nesting mothers."
"What the blazing hells is going through their minds." She studied him. "Well you look reasonably intact so how did you do?"
"I came in second."
"Well that's pretty good."
"Yeah I know. Even Cedric congratulated me."
"So do you have any idea what the next task will be?"
"Well I got an egg but it makes a horrible screeching howling noise when you open it."
She looked deep in thought her tail swishing slightly. "Okay we'll have to look a the various languages and dialects to see what they might be. Also might be some sort of magical encryption."
Harry chuckled, "Nice to see your brains haven't been affected."
She smiled, "Well thank you. Uh since I haven't tried walking yet could you give me a hand. I need to visit the loo."
"Oh uh yeah." She swung her legs off the bed and carefully stood up.
Harry looked up at her as she was almost a foot and half taller than him. "Wow. I didn't realize you would be this much taller."
"Of course Harry the retrograde legs increase my height by at least a foot." She started taking a few steps wobbly and unsteady, leaning on Harry greatly.
"This is like walking on tiptoe. Also I'd hate to try this on ice or slippery stones."
"Yeah. At least they are proportionate Madam Pomfrey said."
Harry helped her there then waited outside. When she came out she was wanting to try and make it back on her own. "I have to practice Harry. At least the rest of me seems physically the same."
"Yeah." He said walking beside her.
Once she was back in the bed she relaxed, "So tell me what I missed."
"Not much. Ron had tried to apologize when he found out about the dragons. Only when we talked about what happened to you he said it would serve you right to be a cow for a bit as you were acting like one."
"He did did he." She said with a voice dripping malice.
"Uh yeah."
"Well did he at least try to apologize when I came to this form?"
"He uh. He called you a freak and hoped they could get you back to really human."
"And I know how much you like that word."
"Yeah that was the final straw. I was already stressed from the task being the next day so I kinda started punching him."
"Oh Harry that wasn't the answer."
"No but it made me feel a lot better." He chuckled.
She raised an eyebrow at him.
"Yeah anyhow. Neville broke it up and Ron is in the 3rd year dorms right now as McGonnegal is peeved with him too."
"Well that serves him right."
"I know."
At that point the matron for the school came in and saw Hermione calmly sitting up.
"Oh good you're awake. Was there any difficulty?" No not really. A bit of a shock but I should be used to it by now."
"Well good. I have even more good news. Your pattern will be able to be restored so we should have you back to fully normal and human, or at least as close to it as possible. Its just going to take a few weeks as we cannot do it all at once."
"Just like when I was in second year."
"Well yes. Only this time aside from the day or so after wards you'll be able to attend your classes if you wish as the damage is all cosmetic and not at the genetic or pattern level like before."
Harry looked at Hermione in shock. She just shrugged.
"Okay so what did you mean by mostly back to normal."
Madam Pomfrey cleared her throat and gave a pointed look at Harry.
"Oh he can stay. I'll just tell him later anyhow. He deserves to know."
"Very well. As we told you after your second year should you have another encounter like that it would make the process more difficult to reverse. Fortunately we will be able to reverse 98% of the changes. Your breasts and milk glands though will be larger than you were, still smaller than you are now though. And your fertility is going to be a bit higher. So we'll have to use a special formulation of the prophylactic potion if you desire it. Right now though it would be detrimental to mix the potions and uh well. If you should get pregnant you would be form locked at least for the duration and we have no idea about the effect on your child or pattern."
Harry was blushing bright red. Hermione only had a slight blush.
"Uh thank you ma'am. I'm not planning on being active that way."
"Yes well planning and what actually occurs in this castle rarely coincide." She sarcastically said with a chuckle.
"Now you may either remain in the hospital with me again for the duration of this which since it will be about a week between reversions and you'll need 4 of them will be the middle of next January. Or you may attend your classes as normal and spend all but the recovery time in your dorm."
"Is there a uniform shirt for me?"
"Yes we have transfigured some of your clothes to fit your new frame as we restore your body proportions we can alter them again."
"Okay Harry can you step out for a few minutes while I get dressed?"
"Uh yeah."
Once Harry had stepped across the hospital wing madam Pomfrey leaned in close to Hermione.
"While I am discouraging sexual relations, I would say that encouraging you to get to know Mr Potter much better would not be a bad idea."
"Is that professional advice?" Hermione said with a smile as she changed her clothes.
"Maybe. Also that of a woman who has been around a while."
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Hermione was walking next to Harry her hoofed feet clacking on the stone floors.
"Well I do believe sneaking around the castle will be out for me for a time."
"Yeah well at least it won't be permanent. Does it hurt?"
"No. I just feel odd. Sort of achy I guess?"
"Well if you need anything just ask. I'll help you."
"I know." She said putting her hand on Harry's shoulder as they walked.
"This is so strange having you taller than me."
"Well considering how I could rest my bosom on your head I doubt you're complaining about me being taller."
Harry snickered then nodded, "No I'm not complaining. Just its a good thing I have a lot of self-confidence."
She sighed. "So how did everyone else take things?"
"Well Neville is Neville. He just a said he hoped you came out okay, from what I understand the twins have been taking bets on how you'll look, how big you'll be stuff like that."
"Oh. So nothing new with them."
"Yeah."
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They entered the common room with Hermione having to duck through the door. Everyone stopped talking as she stood there for a moment with Harry beside her. She had started to turn and leave but Harry took her hand and smiled at her.
She nodded and they walked over to the table in the corner where Neville was sitting doing his homework.
"Hi Neville."
"Hi Hermione. Feeling better?"
"Sort of. Don't worry in about a month or so I'll be back to normal."
"I wasn't worried. Things always work out." He said.
"Well
"Hello there
"Hermione"
"Hello Fred and George."
"So we heard this is not the final version of you?"
"No not yet. Due to the changes and how much it hurts and stuff it'll take a few episodes to get me back to normal."
"Oh well when you do let us know."
"Certainly. So what's the betting pool up to?"
"10 sickles payout for guessing your final form mostly correct, 15 for getting it totally correct."
"Great okay. Nice to know I can be such a business resource for you."
"No problem,
"Hermione."
Hermione looked across the common room at Ron who was sitting playing cards with Seamus and Dean. She frowned at him then telling Harry and Neville she would be right back got up and clumped over to him.
"Hello ermione. How's it going?"
"Not bad Seamus. Aside from a few things. Can I borrow Ron for a few?"
"Yeah we just finished this hand anyhow."
Dean and Seamus got up and walked off letting Hermione take a seat. Carefully watching she didn't sit on her tail.
"Wow you can still sit in a chair." Ron seemed surprised.
"Ron retrograde legs still have a knee. Its like walking on tiptoe."
"Yeah okay."
"So Harry told me you two had a fight."
"He bloody attacked me."
"After you insulted me. Plus he's under a lot of stress Ron or hadn't you noticed that?"
Ron stared at the wall frowning.
"Well yeah sorta." He finally admitted under Hermione's stare.
"So you want to reconsider your petulant attitude?"
"I'm not being petulent."
"Its pet-u-l-ah-nt but suit yourself."
She stood and went back to sit with Harry and Neville.
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Hermione had to grip Harry's hand several times over the next few days as people would make mooing sounds or otherwise say something rude and crass, to prevent him going off on them. The fact that it was the usual suspects let Hermione ignore most of it.
Ron did not join in but he did not apologize to Harry or Hermione. Viktor had distanced himself from her as well saying that it was not right for him to have an interest in her and started talking to an older Slytherin girl.
The two of them were in the library going over the various language files and history of the tournament when a young blonde approached them.
"Excuse me. I heard the noises you were making. Are they related to the egg that you retrieved from the dragon?"
"Uh yeah it is. Why did you recognize it?"
"No not entirely. But it sounds like you are trying to attract a whale."
"A whale.." Hermione seemed to start considering something.
"Well whales and dolphins have a very rich and unique language father says. Similar to Mermish."
"What do you know about Mermish?"
"Well father has spoken with some of them off the coast of the Azores when he was looking for Atlantis. Due to their vocal cord structures they cannot speak very well above water. It sounds like a hideous screeching but that's because of the reduced density of air compared to water."
"Uh thank you."
"My name is Luna."
"Thank you Luna. Harry wait here."
Hermione got up and clomping through the library headed for the stacks.
"She is not very subtle. There is a bad joke in that."
Harry sighed, "Yeah I know. Please don't say it."
She tilted her head at him, "I wasn't going to. Merely making an observation. She can be a very determined person."
"Yeah just a bit."
"You still find her quite attractive."
"Excuse me?"
"I was watching you watch her walk away. Your pupils dilated and your breathing increased indicating an increased arousal. Probably due to the way the retrograde legs enhance her buttocks, which are also quite large and round and..."
"Uh okay. Not helping Luna."
"Sorry. I have not had much friendly interaction with people."
Harry tore his eyes away from Hermione who was bending over to get something on one of the lower shelves. "What? Why not?"
"People seem to think that I am strange."
"Uh okay. So?"
"A lot of people are not very comfortable with strange."
"Well as you can tell I am. So you can be friends with Hermione and I."
"What are we doing Harry?"
"Luna is our friend now." Harry declared.
Hermione looked at the girl with the radish earrings and butterbeer cork necklace and shrugged, "Okay. Welcome to the club."
Luna looked between the two of them carefully and with a bit of concern. "You are not playing a joke on me are you? I have had people do that before."
"No its not a joke Luna I'll be your friend and I'm sorry for speaking for you Hermione but I'm pretty sure she'll be your friend too."
Hermione nodded, "I see no reason why not."
"Well I would not want to put any strain on your relationship with your boyfriend."
Hermione made a strange moocough choke for a moment as Harry went into blue screen moment.
"You are boyfriend and Girlfriend? Your auras are very intermingled."
"Uh well we uh sorta maybe haven't quote discussed it."
"oh. I'm sorry. I'll let you discus it in private then." Luna moved to get up.
"No you can stay and help us research. As for the boyfriend girlfriend thing." She paused. Looked like she was going to say something. Changed her mind. Shook her head then sighing said, "As for being Harry's girlfriend I would not mind that if he didn't mind it."
Harry got an awkward smile on his face as he stopped breathing for a moment but nodded, "I would like that."
"Okay good. Now that's been settled Mermish sounds like this..."
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The fact they came into the common room grinning was not lost on several people. The twins stopped them in the middle of the room.
"Well the two of you look quite
"Happy. Sort of like
"Someone jumped over the moon.
"Or at least grabbed it finally."
"C'mon guys." Harry started to say.
"Well spill. Holding hands, grinning, coming back at this late hour young man.
"Really young lady. Does this mean that the Rita Skeeter articles are true?"
"Only in that Harry and I are dating nothing to do with Viktor at all."
"Really Hermione? Our little children are
"Growing up.
"We're so proud." The twins began to dab at non-existent tears.
Several others in the room laughed and congratulated them or otherwise turned back to what they were doing. Hermione thought she heard someone say about time.
"You do know
"What this
"Means right?"
"No what?"
"To the betting book." Fred said pulling said book out.
"So who won?" Katie Bell asked from across the room.
"Professor Flitwick had the closest date."
"Do you guys bet on everything?"
"Well maybe not everything."
"But anything major."
"Like we give you a 5 to 1 odds that you'll win the tournament."
"So do you have any pools where I die?"
"Of course not Harry. You're touched by fate."
"You'll get messed up and hurt but not killed."
"Besides there's no bet for that. Its a"
"Sure thing."
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The first week of December Harry and Hermione went to the hospital wing. Hermione would be getting a reversion treatment and spending at least a night or two.
"Hello Harry, Hermione." The headmaster was talking to the matron and Professor McGonnegal.
"Hello sir."
"Well now that the stars of the production have arrived I will see myself out. I hope you feel better Miss Granger. Harry good on you." He said patting Harry on the shoulder as he walked out.
"Well Miss Granger if you'll come lay down here we can begin."
"So what is this going to do?"
"The Yule Ball is in 2 weeks so we will do the second hardest part and revert your legs first."
"Oh yeah. Dancing like this could be a bit of a problem."
"It could be a bit awkward." Minerva said with a slight bit of amusement. "Plus we would not want Mr Potter to smother to death."
Both Harry and Hermione blushed at that.
The matron had set several jars of a slimy pinkish green cream on two tables, one on either side of the bed.
"Uh I better go and let you get this done." Harry said trying to extricate his hand from Hermione's.
"Uh no Harry please stay."
"Mister Potter this will be rather uncomfortable for her. Any emotional support you could render would be good."
"And actually if having you perform the actions on one leg while I do the other it will help make sure both are reverted at the same time which while increasing the discomfort will decrease the recovery time."
"You want me to rub that on Hermione's legs?" Harry squeaked a bit.
"yes but only up to her mid thigh please. No higher." The Matron said with a look Harry wasn't sure was amusement or she had to sneeze.
"Uh. Uh." Harry's mouth worked but his brain had frozen. They had barely progressed from being friends to holding hands in public with a few hugs and chaste kisses, now apparently two adults were wanting him to rub her legs. True it was a medical treatment not anything else but still.
"Consider it a bit of healer training in case you were interested in that career. Merlin knows the healing field could always use more people in it." Madam Pomfrey sighed.
"Uh yeah sure if Hermione's okay with it."
Hermione gave a quick high pitched giggle that turned into a snort as she nodded saying, "Uh yeah. But no higher than mid thigh."
"Yes and as the potions will not interact well I cannot give you anything for the pain. So Mr Potter's support will be beneficial in that regard at least."
"Okay ma'am. I remember from last time."
"Very well if you would put some gloves on then begin applying the cream from the tip of her hooves to her mid thigh making sure to coat every bit of her."
Harry tried to keep a clinical mind as he worked to cover her. Working it into her hoof and up the hairy bits of the leg. Raising her leg and trying not to glance up her skirt at her light blue knickers.
"Eyes on your task Mister Potter." Professor McGonnegal quietly admonished from her position near Hermione's head.
"Yes ma'am." he said snapping his attention back on his hands and covering her. The closer he got to the end of her leg though the more difficult his breathing was becoming. He had left the furry animalistic part and was on her smooth pinkish white skin.
Madam Pomfrey had looked over nodding, "Very good Harry. You've managed to cover her quite thoroughly."
"Uh thank you ma'am."
Hermione for her part had lain there quietly staring at the ceiling. He did glance at her face as he got to her thigh and saw her bite her lip. Curiously her nipples had become quite turgid too. Given the bovine bit they were rather noticeable.
Taking his gloves off after finishing he took her hand again. "You okay Hermione?"
"Yeah so far. Its just starting though. So don't go anywhere. Please." She said in a small trembling voice.
"I'll be with you always."
She smiled then gasped as a strange popping and cracking sound began to come from her legs.
"Alright Miss Granger this is to be expected. Don't worry." The matron said running her wand over Hermione's legs.
Harry didn't know what to do other than hold Hermione's hand. Not that he could have let go as she was gripping him like a steel vise. Making high pitched screaming shrieks followed by low pitched warbling moans. He watched as her legs seemed to melt and then regrow back into two perfectly normal human ones. Ten toes on two feet that came up to two firm rounded calves and end at the thick smooth thighs Harry had adored.
A panting and sweaty Hermione was groggy and half out of it her grip limp on Harry's hand.
"Okay I want to give birth with drugs Harry. Remember that okay?" She said before her eyes rolled back in her head and she slumped against the pillow.
"Madam Pomfrey!" Harry yelled.
"I'm right here young man. No need to yell."
"Sorry but is she okay?"
"The reversion took a lot of effort and was rather painful as you noticed. Yes she is fine. She passed out."
"Oh. Okay."
Madam Pomfrey busied herself checking over Hermione with a few more passes of her wand before finally pulling a blanket over her.
"She'll sleep until tomorrow no doubt. Now if I ask you to leave how long will you wait before trying to sneak back in here?"
"Uh ma'am?"
"Don't uh ma'am me young man. IF its not you sneaking in to see her when she's in trouble its her coming in to see you. At least she comes during proper visiting hours."
"Uh yes ma'am."
"She will be fine. I have not lost a charge under my care yet."
"Okay. I'll see her tomorrow if she wakes up let her know."
"I will certainly do so."
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Professor McGonnegal excused herself and said she had to inform the headmaster as well as do some paperwork. Harry had mopped Hermione's brow and kissed it before he left.
Walking back to the Gryffindor tower he heard his name called. Turning he saw a couple of Slytherin girls approaching. Going on guard he watched them.
"Don't worry Potter. We're here on a peaceful mission."
"Okay. What?"
"Were they able to fix her legs?"
"Uh yeah. She's got normal human legs again."
The tall blonde girl with ice blue eyes nodded then turned to a shorter curly black haired girl. They held out a small box.
"This is a peace offering from the ones in Slytherin that are not as hateful as Bulstrode or Parkinson. Let Granger know that while we may not appreciate some of her attitudes we didn't like the idea of her being transformed like that."
Taking the box he looked from it to the girls. "Uh thanks what is this?"
"Simply some nail polish and a foot cream Tracey's father produces. As I said a peace offering."
"Alright thank you. I'll let her know that you gave it to her. Uh who are you?"
"Daphne Greengrass and Tracey Davis." The tall blonde said introducing the girl with her with a sigh as if she was disappointed that Harry didn't recognize her.
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The next day Hermione woke up. She threw back the blanket to wiggle her toes. She frowned a slight bit at how thick her legs were, they would defiantly not be described as dainty but they would not be considered flabby either. They seemed to be thick rounded and well formed as she remembered her dad laughingly teasing her mom about a woman on the beach in France once. She hadn't understood half of what they were talking about but then she was 8 at the time.
Harry came in smiling seeing her playing with her toes. "Hey. Happy to have your feet back?"
"Definitely Harry. What's that?"
"Uh something from Daphne Greengrass and Tracey Davis. A peace offering she said."
"Oh okay." She said carefully taking the box as the matron came over to check her legs and feet.
"Well the bone structure and everything seems to be back where it should be. Your leg muscles are a bit thicker and stronger. This is not fat. So you'll be a bit more athletic."
"Well that's good I guess." Hermione had opened the package and pulled out a tube of cream and a bottle of bright blue nail polish.
"Oh nice. That is a good cream. Very nice if you've been on your feet all day." The matron said noticing the tube.
"So this is all good?"
"Yes. Not everyone in Slytherin is evil. Some are merely grey."
"Oh okay. Well you did thank them for me?"
"Yeah but you can do so too I guess."
"Could you do me a favor Harry?"
"Sure."
She handed him the polish bottle. "Could you do my toenails?"
He laughed but took the bottle and started at work. The matron excused herself and went off chuckling to herself.
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Walking into lunch hand in hand Harry and Hermione had the attention of most of the great hall. She paused briefly to start to walk towards the Slytherin table but turned to the Ravenclaw one when the target Daphne green grass gave a slight shake of her head but smiled gently. Apparently being nice was only a good thing if it was done in secret.
Hermione stopped to talk to Luna and walk to sit by Harry.
"Hey nice legs." Seamus said with a wink.
"Yes thank you Seamus." Hermione said with a smile.
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Harry was standing in front of the mirror in the dorm. His dress robes pressed and velvet black with silk trimmings. Ron stood there in his outdated Victorian mourning robes it looked like. Only ladies robes due to the frills.
"I can't go. I'll get killed."
"I thought you had those modified?" Neville asked form his bed finishing polishing his shoes.
"I tried. Professor McGonnegal said the threads are so weak that if I tried to get them transfigured they would disintegrate."
"Ouch I'm sure your date won't mind. Who did you get anyhow?" Harry said adjusting his tie for the thousandth time and not quite getting it right.
"Padma Patil. Her and her sister were the only ones in our year that didn't have dates."
"Oh. Well. Uh good luck then Ron."
"Yeah at least I don't have to start the ball in front of everyone." Ron snickered.
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Harry was pacing with the other champion's Lavender and Parvati were helping Hermione get ready Fay Dunbar had said as she entered with Seamus.
Professor McGonnegal intercepted him on his fifth pass and began fixing his tie for him. "Mister Potter you are going to wear a groove in the stones if you do not calm down."
"Yes ma'am."
"Miss Granger will be punctual I am certain."
Harry was looking over the professor's shoulder when he saw Hermione coming down the stairs. His mouth turned up in a grin as his eyes drank in her appearance. Her hair was done up in a sweeping chignon that did reveal her horns but also highlighted her face. A slight bit of makeup accentuated her eyes, cheeks and lips. Her sweeping sky blue dress was modestly cut, even with her immense bosom which was held up by a corset in a gravity defying shelf. The skirt part of the dress had a slit up the one side to just above her knee showing a hint of skin with each step. Open toed shoes exposed the blue paint on her nails.
"Mister Potter you will probably be able to dance more comfortably if you remember to breathe." The transfiguration professor whispered to him as Hermione came up. He gave her the corsage he had somehow acquired.
"Harry are you okay?"
"Okay am I"
Hermione giggled as she raised her eyebrow at him with a smile.
Harry shook his head to reboot his mind, "Uh yeah I'm okay. You look beautiful."
"Thank you. Lavender and Parvati worked very hard to make a silk purse."
"They succeeded very well." Harry said offering her his arm.
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A week after the dance they were back in the hospital for her next revision.
"This time we'll do your tail. Unless you'd like us to get your bosom?"
"Uh I'm okay with them right now." Hermione said giving Harry a wink.
"Mister Potter I forgot a bottle in the storeroom. Could you go retrieve it? Its the antiseptic in the green bottle on the right hand side just inside the door."
"uh yes ma'am." He said moving off.
"I take it you and Mister Potter have explored them?"
She blushed but nodded, "Yes ma'am. Just a bit."
She waved her wand over Hermione's pelvis.
"I'm still a virgin. Although it has been close."
"Well I will still encourage you to refrain from sexual activity of that nature. Although heavy petting I suppose is safe enough. If you are capable of restraining yourselves."
"I think so ma'am. Although I think Harry has a bit of a size fetish."
"I think he has more of a Hermione fetish." She said quickly as she saw Harry returning with the bottle.
"here you go ma'am."
"Very well which shall it be tops or bottom?"
"Uh Harry which do you think?"
Harry looked a the matron quickly then back at Hermione who was sitting on the bed with a teasing grin. "Whichever you'd rather." He managed to stammer out."
"Okay the tail madam Pomfrey. I'm getting tired of sitting on the blasted thing or pinching it in doors. People talk about having a tail or writing stories about people having tails don't quite understand how much of an annoyance the blooming things can be." She grumped.
"Well you know the position." She said going off to retrieve the appropriate bottles.
"Uh what should I do with this?"
Madam Pomfrey paused, "It is an antiseptic. Cleanse the area to be treated." She said bustling off.
"Don't worry Harry I don't mind. And yes this will hurt just as much as the legs did." She said adjusting herself on her stomach. It took her a few tries thanks to her bosom. "Okay Harry I know you find these things fun but laying on my stomach is a bit problematic."
"Yeah I know. I'll be happy with whatever size you want to make them."
She smiled into the pillow, "Thank you Harry." She reached down to pull her skirt and knickers down until the top half of her backside was exposed.
"Uh Harry you still there?"
"Uh yeah just admiring the view."
"Thank you Harry. Since the base of my spine goes into my tail the entire area has to be treated."
"Oh okay." He said taking and applying the antiseptic on her skin and tail.
Madam Pomfrey stood in the door to the storeroom for a moment watching the teens interact for a moment before coming over.
"Alright thank you Mister Potter. You can go around to her head and hold her hand. This will be a lot like the way things went with her legs."
The matron started working the cream into the base of Hermione's spine then worked her way up the tail.
"It'll be okay Harry."
Several screaming groaning minutes later Hermione's back went smoothly into the curve of her backside. She had passed out again and after being checked over and proclaimed that she was going to be okay Harry sighed.
"Uh Ma'am. Does it look like her bottom is a bit larger than it was?"
"Yes well the way the transformation worked was it gave her the mass and aspect of a bovine. As we revert her back to her human we have to bleed that mass and those characteristics off. The next revision will return her to her more slender body that she had before this began. Although she will still probably retain some of the curves. The horns can be removed at anytime after that as there will be no bovine characteristics left."
Harry stayed and talked to her for several hours as Hermione slept peacefully.
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Harry finally figured out the meaning of the egg after Luna and Hermione worked together to get Harry to dunk his head with the egg in the lake. He was on his way to tell Cedric when he came to tell Harry. They found that funny and agreed to work together.
Hermione was Harry's hostage when he reached her on the bottom of the lake. He rescued her and took off figuring the others would be safe. Luna had pointed out that the merfolk did not like the taste of human flesh as they considered humans too impure and contaminated. Hermione still trusted the headmaster enough that even though Harry had his reservations he accepted her assurances that the hostages would not be harmed.
When the hour was up and only himself, Cedric with Cho and Viktor with his Slytherin girlfriend had returned Harry became concerned but soon the merfolk had brought a small blonde girl to the surface.
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"Okay last reversion Hermione you ready?"
"Yeah."
"So is there anything that needs to get rubbed?" Harry asked innocently standing to the side.
The matron looked at him with a shake of her head. Hermione giggled. "No Harry although if you're a good boy maybe you can help me make sure that everything is back to the way it should be." She teased, in front of the matron who merely sighed again.
"Sorry ma'am."
"I will say this once. You will wait for medical clearance before doing ANYTHING." Muttering under her breath about putting libido suppression potions in the water she gathered the potions that Hermione needed to drink for this one.
"Will it hurt?"
"Yeah Harry. Anytime you do these kind of changes it hurts."
"Oh okay." He said taking Hermione's hand.
She smiled at him as the matron laid out the potions.
"Okay green blue yellow."
Hermione took each potion and knocked them back. "Gah those are horrid."
Then she suddenly flopped back on the bed arching her back she screamed "It burns. Oh shit!"
Harry held her hand tighter as she whimpered through the changes. She didn't pass out this time but was sweaty and panted. "Yeah epidurals. I am going with an epidural."
"You'll only need one if you do it in a muggle hospital Miss Granger. Magic will make it a lot less painful than this. As its a natural process and your magic can help smooth it out."
"Oh good Ma'am." She swallowed and ran her hands over herself. "Well a bit larger than I was but not so much. What do you think Harry?"
He smiled, "I think I'm a very lucky man."
"Good answer."
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The final task came and Harry entered the maze after a kiss and hug from Hermione. He did his best but still tied with Cedric. The two of them went to a graveyard where they barely avoided getting captured and reclaimed the cup. Thinking it was a final part of the tournament. They returned and were celebrating when Moody got mad and killed Harry with an AK. In public. This resulted in him getting several heavy duty stunning an incarceration spells from the professors and aurors in Fudge's guard. When he turned back into Barty Crouch Jr. That made Fudge very upset and he vowed an overhaul of Azkaban and review of all guards.
Since Voldemort had been denied Harry's blood he was unable to take advantage of the celestial alignment that he had needed to perform the specific ritual to regain a body. He would be forced to find an alternative later but it delayed him.
Dumbledore had to reveal everything to Harry as his girlfriend Hermione and his new best friend Luna refused to accept anything less. Ron had been demoted to secondary friend due to his actions. He and Neville though worked out an agreement about Ginny dating Neville which made all three of them happy. Especially when Ron started dating Lavender, then breaking up with her then getting back together.
Harry spent the summer with his girlfriend exploring her curves to make sure there was no relapse of her bovine nature. Luna walked in on them once which resulted in her joining in as a friend with benefits.
The fifth year saw Dumbledore train the students in advanced defense class personally. Umbridge was arrested and removed from office for trying to misuse her powers for personal gain. Fudge using her as a scapegoat for much of the corruption.
Sixth and seventh year Harry and Dumbledore worked with Hermione and Luna to gather and destroy the Horcruxes. By that time Voldemort had regain a body. He went on his power seeking plan but was met by fully trained graduates of the school instead of half trained teenagers. The ministry was purged of Death Eaters after Voldemort's public defeat.
Harry hung his warrior credentials up as he called them and became a healer. Hermione his wife and their close personal friend Luna each formed a family. Hermione's career took her through the ministry halls of power working to push through reforms and upgrades to wizarding society. Luna became the Care of Magical Creatures professor and then eventually Headmaster where she began to reform the school.
The children of Potter had a great life with their family and friends.
