Kurumi felt a sting in Kurumi's chest when Zara mentioned her Papa Lion. It hadn't been but twenty-four hours since she had seen him vanish right before her eyes. His words to her still echoed loud and clear in her memory. Never stop being as wonderful as you are, I know the pride of Gryffindor will forever be safe with you... Kurumi had to bite her lower lip and turn her head away for a moment to make sure that she didn't show the younger lioness what she was feeling.

"I-I-I didn't," she said swallowing hard and turning her full attention back to Zara. "I mentioned the Patronus Charm...the one which conjures an incarnation of the caster's innermost positive feelings, such as joy, hope, or the desire to survive..."

Good old dictionary answers to distract from the pain behind her eyes.