chapter: 27
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"Yeah, wait a minute." Anne said as she conjured a bowl while she looked at her baggage for her own pet cat's supplies.
"Where is Mister Tibbles Anne?" Tonks asked, looking around for her friend's pet.
"He's probably walking up and down the train." Anne said as she poured a bottle of milk into the bowl. "That's one thing you have to learn Tonks, cats are fiercely independent."
"I don't Kit to just wander around on the train. Any of those girls could just steal him!" Tonks said.
"You just have to be patient until Kit recognizes you as his companion." Anne said. "That's the difference between cats and dogs, dogs submit to their masters, while cats consider their human owners as equals. But don't worry Tonks, Kit is still too young to wander by himself."
"Judging by how many girls pretended to be his owner, I won't let you out of my sight." Tonks said as she put the kitten down. "Come on Kit, drink your milk."
The kitten warily sniffed the milk but it didn't drink as it was mesmerized by the ripples on the surface of the bowl.
Tonks finally got impatient and tried to gently force the kitten's head to taste the milk. The Train suddenly turned and Tonks accidentally pushed too hard, dunking Kit's head into the bowl.
Gurgle!
MEOOOWRRR!
The kitten complained as it immediately leapt back from Tonks. It stared angrily and snarled at the older girl as milk dripped from his chin. It's black fur was completely soaked, and it sneezed to remove the milk that entered its nose.
"Tonks! That's not the way to take care of a cat!" Anne scolded her friend as she immediately lifted the soaked kitten and placed it on the empty seat beside her.
"I'm sorry, I just wanted Kit to drink milk and I don't want him to get hungry." Tonks said, looking embarrassed. "I'm Sorry Kit! I prom ise I won't dunk your head anymore!"
The kitten didn't budge from its seat as it snarled again at Tonks. It needed to get out quickly and looked for a way to escape. Its ears perked up when it heard scratches on the door.
"That's Mister Tibbles." Anne said as she got off from her set and slid open the compartment door. As a large brown cat entered the compartment, Kit used the opportunity and leapt over the cat and into freedom.
"KIT!" Tonks shouted as she immediately slid the door wider and rushed out into the hallway. She frantically looked around for signs of her new pet, but the young kitten had vanished amongst the sea of legs.
"Kit's gone..." Tonks said sadly as tears welled up in her eyes. Strangely enough, she felt more heartbroken with this than when her previous boyfriends broke up with her.
"There you are Harry!" Hermione said as her wayward friend entered their compartment. "Where have you been? We're almost at the station!"
"I just fell asleep when I found a nice cozy spot." Harry said.
"Figures..." Padma said. She sat beside the boy who lived to see if they were near London when she suddenly smelled something.
"Harry, why do you smell like milk?" Padma asked.
The Hogwarts Express slowed down as it reached King Cross Station and the moment it stopped excited students rushed out of the train to greet their relatives. Parents enthusiastically hugged their children while a few of the older students tearfully hugged each other since this was the last time they rode the Hogwarts express.
"There are my parents" Hermione said eagerly as she pointed to a couple standing beside the platform. "Come on Padma! Harry! I'll introduce you to them!"
Harry followed Hermione's hand and his eyes widened when he recognized the man standing beside a woman who he was sure was Hermione's mother. The man still wore that brown coat and he may have a few more gray hairs but Harry was sure that this was the same man. He immediately looked around trying to find a way to escape.
"Mom! Dad!" Hermione yelled and the Grangers smiled and waved as they spotted their daughter.
"Hermione! We've missed you so much honey!" Emma Granger said as she leaned down and hugged her daughter followed by Dan Granger.
"I miss you to mum!" Hermione said brightly. "These are my friends, Padma Patil and Harry Potter. Padma will be staying with us from July to September the first while Harry's going to visit."
"It's nice to meet you dear." Emma Granger smiled kindly at the young girl. "But where is Harry?"
"Harry? He's just standing beside..." Hermione trailed off when she realized that Harry Potter was gone.
Kit warily looked around as he cautiously navigated through the forest of legs. A strange red headed girl tried to pick him up, but he managed to give a good swipe of a paw discouraging the girl from continuing her actions. He had enough of being cuddled and manhandled like some sort of... pet.
He was about to leap back into the train so that he could safely fade away when strong hands immediately picked him up. He struggled to free himself but he was hugged only tighter.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'll never do that again!" Tonks said as she hugged her new pet. "Don't runaway anymore Kit! I've been looking all over the train for you!"
"Is this you new pet dear?" An older woman with long curly brown hair approached Tonks.
Tonks wiped the tears of joy from her eyes and nodded. She didn't want to give up looking for her runaway pet but then she spotted her Kit cautiously walking back into the train. "This is Kit, I found him in the baggage compartment."
"Are you sure no one owns him dear?" Andromeda asked as she looked at the young kitten. "Such beautiful eyes..."
"The owner abandoned him, he's mine now." Tonks said possessively. "And yes, Kit has gorgeous green eyes."
"Very well then, I approved. Welcome to our family Kit." Andromeda said.
The young kitten sighed, giving up. This Tonks was even more energetic that Hermione is, and by the looks of it, it was going to be a long night. Still, he found the older girl's antics to be amusing, maybe he could stay with her from time to time.
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