"Where is he going to go?" Hermen heard his mother whisper.
"I haven't thought that far ahead. Any suggestions as to where to send him? An orphanage perhaps?" Mr. Higgins said sarcastically, but Hermen was only seven years old and did not understand sarcasm yet.
Both boys whipped their heads around the wall and pressed their backs against the wall, sheer panic in their eyes. Avery pointed at the stairs and Hermen nodded once. The boys quietly snuck back upstairs and into Hermens room.
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Why would we leave you at an orphanage?"
"I don't know, I just heard you say it. You were joking?"
“Of course I was joking, son. We were so worried about you,” Herman told his little boy. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins took their son home and the next day, left him at the Owens home. They then went to the Hermon Animal Shelter and picked out a Bull Terrier and named him Hermin. They took the newest member of their family to the Owens and picked up Hermen.
“This is what we were talking about when I made that joke, Hermen.”
“A dog! Wow!” Hermen said, amazed.
“What’s his name?” Avery asked.
“His name is Hermin.” Hermione answered.
The Higgins said goodbye to the Owens and went home. Hermen and Hermin played for hours and became best friends.
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Some time after saving Hermin from the animal shelter, Herman started having stomach problems.
“Honey, you should go see a doctor. This has been bugging you for weeks,” Hermione told her husband.
“Maybe you’re right. Go get our son and meet me in the car. Hermione gathered Hermen and the Higgins went to Hermon Medical Centre. Mr. Higgins checked in and a little while later, a Dr. Galen saw