The next day the four of them were found in the sports shop getting Muggle plus Style yoga clothes. While the style was basically Muggle, the materials were Magical. Harry's yoga pants were of the male cut crafted from black Horntail dragonhide. Dan was wearing the gray of the Ironbelly. Emma was wearing Opaleye as Hermione was wearing Ridgeback.
Picture if you will, English riding pants, and a double breasted vest and you have what the guys were wearing.
The Girls were wearing the same pants, but something like a cross of a sports bra and a crop-top. As neither of the Granger Females were heavy of bust both looked like Muggles going to the gym.
Harry was surprised that so many Wizards were dressed in muggle style yoga clothing, until he saw the sign that read:
To enter, you had to be wearing proper clothing.
To Stay you had to participate.
And then Hermione bent over to touch her toes.
"Dan. I apologize." His eyes locked on the witch before him. Or rather the bum before him. "I had no idea…"
"What was that matteral again?" Dan's eyes were locked on his wife's ass.
"Dragonhide. The leather of the underbelly. You are wearing Ironbelly. Charmed by runes for comfort, fit, and cooling. Being Dragonhide, they are leather, only better than Cow Hide. I am picking up three more tonight. These will protect me on my journey…" he cocked his head to the side as Hermione shifted her stretching. "Emma is wearing Opaleye. You think she is shimmering now… wait until you get her into the sun. Hermione is wearing Ridgeback … while I am wearing Horntail."
"Say… you were talking about the fit." Harry noticed that Dan had also shifted to watch Emma as she stretched.
"If you two want to adjust the fit… talk to Winky. Dobby will be too enthusiastic and make them tight in all the wrong ways."
"Good to know. Now, you take my daughter to the port side of the room, I think I will be taking my wife to the starboard side." Dan stepped up and pulled Emma away.
Harry approached the witch. "Your Father is taking your mother to the starboard side."
"Okay, let's go…" Hermione smiled at him, her hair up in a bun, held in place with her wand.
Harry caught her arm as she moved to follow. "Yeah… no." He pulled the other way. "Dan said to take you this way. I don't think he liked how I was watching you… but he can't really complain too loud as he was watching your mom in the same manner."
"Oh…" Hermione stopped. "Looking at me, how?"
"Ron looking at a glazed Ham?" Harry asked as he raised an eyebrow.
Hermione smiled and started purring. "I think I can allow that for now." She sauntered away, her bum moving as if her tail was trailing behind her.
"I swear, Females are going to be the Death of me… unless a Wizard gets me first." Harry groaned.
When he caught up with her. "I am picking up three more sets for me after class. Should I get you three as well?" He started to stretch beside her, not noticing that she was watching him as he had been watching her. "I am presuming that you are joining me… but you have until we get to Rio to decide. Just spend the Cruise enjoying your time with the 'Rents. That is the main reason I brought them along."
A male that looked like a cross between Hermione's fresh Polyjuice potion form and McGonagall's cat form, entered the gym. He had the colouring and fur length of a Siamese. Catching sight of him caused Hermione to lose control and let her ears pop up.
"Attention. My Name is Gabriel. I am your primary instructor in this journey. My assistants will pace around and correct your positioning." The catman waved at three females that looked like they were… the only word that came to Harry was… Egyptian. "Any questions not about Yoga and Yoga related issues will be handled after our workout. And now… First Pose…"
For the next hour, Gabe led the class through the poses and then had them stretch and walk to cool down.
Hermione was quick to slide up to the man and inquire about his origins. Fully intending to share hers.
"Well, even knowing that was a warm up at best, I am going to hurt tonight and in the morning. I also know that I am coming back, and going to be keeping to the beginning class." Harry smiled at the flushed face of Dan as he leaned on his wife.
"A warm up?" Dan sputtered.
"And how long has it been since you were in top form?" Harry grinned at the man. "You have many of the tells of a military man. I am willing to bet that you have not maintained your personal care in the last ten years."
"Other than your guns, you have slackened off." Emma patted his 'Dad Belly'. "As have I."
"The Suite has a jacuzzi and Winky can get you massage oils, skin creams and lotions from the Apothecary." Harry reminded the two, "I would advise not taking a healing potion as it will heal the damage done… meaning that you will have to do it all over again."
"Good to know." Emma purred in a manner that had nothing to do with a feline.
"So… the question before you… During your year of sabbatical, are you just traveling or are you trying to build yourselves up again." Harry was playing the straight man.
"Capoeira is taught in Rio… and if that's where we are waiting for Hermione to return from wherever Harry is taking her…" Emma smiled at Dan. "Plus… we can make Carnival this year."
"And… there is Mardi Gras in the Colonies." Dan smiled at her.
"And both of those Sirius will want to join you in the going… and find you on the way home." Harry nodded as he tracked Hermione in the crowd. "I am heading back to the shop. I have six more sets to buy… unless you two want another set."
Emma ran her thumb underneath the lower hem on her top. "While I do enjoy the shimmer, is there another colour?"
"Are you looking for flashy or …" Harry led the way to the sports shop. "I went for Horntail for mine as I have issues with the breed. Hermione got Ridgeback, it goes well with her hair. Dan is wearing Ironbelly, something that always looks smudged. I got you Opaleye so that Dan would be too busy watching you to complain about Hermione's dress. Besides, when you two get back to the Suite, you can strip each other naked, shower, and dip in the Jacuzzi… until you decide you need to head to the sun deck."
"And if we want to… stay in the jacuzzi?" Dan asked the Lad.
"There is a rune based privacy screen. Just ask one of the Elves to activate it and deactivate it when you get out. Winky is needing to be useful. Just leave the clothes on the floor. Call for your bathrobes, wine, and snacks. She will clean your leathers, fetch your wine and snacks. And anything else you need and or want. As a show of affection, rub her head between her ears like a dog. Encouragement is accepted and appreciated." He smiled at Dan and Emma. Think of her as a Magical K-9 and you won't be too far off."
"Noted." Emma smirked. "And you two?"
"I have rock climbing in thirty, and then I am going to take a cat nap." Harry smiled at the adults. "Hermione will most likely at least watch me climb the wall. The soonest she probably end up in the Suite is forty-five minutes."
"Hermione said that the guy who took her to the Yule Ball faced a red dragon…" Emma smiled as she drew Dan away. "Big Daddy doesn't need anything else at this time."
"Fireball for you, and avoid the Suite for two hours." Harry nodded as he turned away. "Check."
In the shop, Harry ordered the seven extra sets, three Horntail, three Ridgeback, and a set in red fireball for Emma.
And saw a sign advertising for custom 'leather work'. An idea for a thing of pouches for ease of carrying supplies and their luggage. He would need it to fit each of his three animal forms, and a perch for Hedwig or Hermione to ride when they got tired. After making arrangements for a fitting for tomorrow before Yoga, he charged everything but the harness to the room and called Dobby to take everything to the Suite before he headed to the rock wall.
Hermione met him at the wall, her Ears and Tail were out and about. She showed him the rune matrix that allowed for a tail hole in the Pants and a slot for wings.
"They are all Mau. An Egyptian breed of Demi humans. And like the Centaurs, they were made by the Gods as a servant race… to the Gods." Her eyes flashing.
"And you complain about the House Elves."
She swatted his shoulder. "Anyway, he is technically a halfbreed from Saim Provence. They need to contact the home council, but I might be adopted."
"As in joining them… correct?"
"Yes." She looked around, "Where are mom and dad?"
"In the Suite." Harry grabbed the closet appendage… her tail. "They were going to shower and dip in the jacuzzi. Dan was having trouble walking when we finished Yoga and I kinda promised them two hours."
"And that's sweet." Hermione smiled at him. In a not so sweet manner. "And will only cost you a book." She turned her head to look at his hand. "And that's going to cost you two."
Harry looked at his hand. "Okay, but if I am to pay for stopping you from walking in on your parents during them molesting each other… I had better get my Books worth." He tugged on the tail to pull her to him but not hurt her.
She fell backwards into his arms, "Harry?"
He kissed her.
SPRB
After an hour of hanging off the side of a rock wall some ten metres of transfigured deck, Harry smiled at Hermione as she glared at him.
"Now that you are done…" She huffed.
"Well… we still have an hour before we can return to the Suite." Harry, still wearing his Yoga togs, stretched.
Hermione allowed her eyes to dance across his body. "If I had a bikini… but they are in the suite with my books."
"Dobby." Harry smiled at her as the little guy appeared at his side. "Is Winky free?"
"For the minute."
Harry looked at the Witch.
"Fine. Winky." Hermione sighed. When the Elf appeared at her knee. "Can I get the pale blue bikini and my book from the bedside table? Thanks luv."
As Winky popped away, Hermione headed to a nearby public loo.
Harry headed to the local bar. At the counter, the 'man' raised an eyebrow, until Harry set Dobby on the barstool beside him. "Good Day Sir. My Girlfriend's parents are having something like a second honeymoon. This is Dobby. I wanted to make sure that he could buy drinks for them. Just charge them to the Suite."
"Doable." The guy rumbled. "Just need to record your magical signatures."
With them taken care of, Harry returned to see Hermione exit the loo in a pale baby blue bikini.
"Damn Witch." He stepped forward. "I thought you looked good at Yule. That is definitely your colour." He kissed her lips, before pulling on his 'cat' and as a black american big cat, led her to the sun deck.
A yawn that flashed his massive canines and a couple lounges opened up. As Hermione settled on the deck lounge and opened her book, Puma Harry settled into a 'Sphinx pose' and tucked his paws under his chest.
"Kitty!" And a three year old witchling broke from her mother's side and ran to 'pet the kitty'. The fearful woman snapped about in fear as her princess climbed on the lounge beside the big black cat.
Harry sniffed her before licking her face, and brushing his head across her chest. The child took this to mean that she was to use his ears as grips.
The mother relaxed, smiled, but stayed watchful.
Hermione snickered at the picture of the little girl pulling on his ears. "No, luv. You don't pull on his ears. You scratch behind them." She demonstrated. "He won't hurt you if you don't threaten him or those under his protection. She helped the witchling to climb on his back and scratch behind his ears.
"There you are, my sweet." A wizard in a heavy robe drifted up. "Time for your medicine."
The little girl drew away from the man.
Harry glared at the girl's mother and found her unconscious.
He roared loudly. £ Kitten's Queen is sleeping. One's challenge did not wake her. £
Hermione shifted to battle mode. "Sir. Her mother left her in our care. Until the woman gets back, no one touches her."
"Why you little…"
Harry roared again.
"Is there a problem here?" The presence that Harry had felt when he was joking with Dan about his luggage bloomed behind him.
"Nothing that concerns you, Golem."
"The child was getting my companion, with her mother over there." Hermione pointed at the sleeping woman. "When My companion roared at this… person, she didn't even stir. And he is trying to take the child."
"Begone Artifact." The wizard tried to get the presence to move along.
"Captain has been notified."
A thumping of boots on the deck boards heralded the arrival of four hit wizards in blue silk robes. A man in flowing robes arrived from the other direction.
"Alright. Mathias, check the woman." The Captain spoke softly.
"She reads as stunned, sir. Just weak enouqqqqlto escape our detection but powerful enough to drop this woman wandlessly. She is starting come around already."
The Wizard that tried to take the girl started to move away.
Harry never having taken his eyes off him, growled low, the sound thrumming deep in his chest.
"Now mister. If I don't like what I think I am going to hear … you will either take a walk or be my guest." The Captain frowned at the robed wizard. Two hit wizards moved to stand behind him.
Mathias helped the groggy mother to her feet and over to the girl, still on Harry's back.
"You!" The woman seethed. "What did I say would happen to you if you came anywhere near my daughter!"
The rage was barely contained.
"She is my Heir!" The wizard sneered back.
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" The Angry Witch Sneered. "Over my Dead Body!"
"As you wish!" The wizard lunged with a long serpentine bladed dagger at the mother…
The Puma lunged and caught the wrist in his teeth, shredding flesh and snapping bones. He dropped the arm and stepped on the down wizard, extending his claws.
"Sir." The fourth Hitwizard had picked up the dagger gripping the hand holding it. "This Blade is cursed and poisoned. Had it scratched her, she would have died by dawn."
"Miss Granger. Please call him off." The Captain sighed. "Master Sawyer, you will be taken to the brig and enchained until we get to Port." He flared his cloak. "Or I can feed you to the sea."
Sawyer accepted the offer of the brig.
TBC