6 Chapter 5, A Black Cat and Missing Professor
[A/N: I rewrote all the previous chapters so this won't be making sense if you don't reread the previous ones, sorry.]
Niles rushed through the halls of the Castle at top speed to reach McGonagall's classroom. Arriving on the first floor, he entered the classroom almost ten minutes early, books in hand, Niles took a deep breath and slowed down his rapidly beating heart back to a calming state. The classroom was as big as the Gryffindor common room, with beige painted walls matching the halls of the school. And just as intended a black cat, overlooking the classroom, laid on the Professor's desk and stared at the golden-haired boy.
Niles strode along the rows of desk and chairs whilst giving his best act of a confused student. Stopping at the front row, he put his books down on one of the desks and proceeded to make his way to the cat.
Staring at the feline, the boy let out a comforting smile promptly making the cat's eyes twitch in annoyance. "Hello there, I think you're lost little one, this is the Professor's desk." Said Niles.
"Surely, he doesn't know who I am?" Thought the cat.
"Well, the Professor might get angry if she finds someone's cat on her desk, so I'll take you to Filch." Continued the boy as cat hissed in anger at the student, clearly indicating that it does not want to move.
"Well, where are my manners? Let me introduce myself, I am Niles Avery. It's nice to meet you." The boy said softly. The cat only responded with another hiss.
"How should I address you? Mmmh… Let's see are you male or female?" cooed the boy with softly whilst making a small smile.
The cat's expression almost resembled a blush as it saw the arms of the boy reaching under her armpits. The cat hissed again and again at Niles as he was holding her up in the air.
"So, you are a female! It's nice to meet you." Said Niles giving the Professor a gentle smile.
Upon seeing the waves of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor students pouring in the classroom, the professor still in her Animagus form, jumped out of the student's arm trying to get out of this sudden embarrassment. But when she leaped out of Niles arms trying to transform back to her original form, the boy let out a smirk and with frantic movements he whipped out his wand in an instant and incanted "Flipendo" promptly making the transforming black cat, hit by the spell, crash headfirst into the side of the teacher's desk, and immediately falling unconscious.
Ravenclaws and Gryffindors alike rushed to the scene upon seeing the cat crashing into the desk. Niles played the best "nervous" student he could and explained to the students what happened.
"Who does this pussy belongs to?" asked Niles whilst picking up the cat in his arms. He waited for the students to respond, but none of them, claimed the cat as their own.
"I'll get the cat to Madame Pomfrey in case of injury, please let Professor McGonagall know I'll be late for her class." Said Niles faking an anxious look as he petted the cat and made his way out of the class.
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Hospital Wing.
Niles strode along the hallways, making sure to take his sweet time, whilst petting the professor still unconscious in his arms. It would have taken him approximately ten minutes to reach the wing, but unfortunately Niles being a first year, got lost on multiple occasions and found the wing half an hour later.
Entering the Wing, he found Madame Pomfrey and proceeded to explain the events of this morning. The healer immediately knew who the cat was, but instead she played coy.
"Don't worry to much… She will wake up soon. You didn't do anything wrong." Said Madame Pomfrey.
"Well, I don't know what to do with her, maybe since she's a stray I'll take her in, she can be my new pet, I'll go get her and bring her to my dorm." Replied Niles with a small smirk escaping his mouth.
"He… doesn't know right? RIGHT?" Thought the healer before responding with "I… I don't think you need to take her back to your dorm, I'll take care of her from now on, so off you go to your next class."
"But… I want to take her in, she was abandoned by someone and I don't want that to happen again." Continued the boy with a sad act.
"Well… I'll… Make sure she won't be abandoned again, so off you go now." Said the Professor whilst her eyes and mouth twitch at the boy's response.
"Alright…" finally responded the golden-haired before leaving the Wing with an idiotic grin.
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The Great Hall.
After the entire event unfolded, Professor McGonagall never came to her class, making for a lot of gossip during lunch time. Those who already knew the Professor was an Animagus quickly connected the dots after hearing the story and proceeded to tell anyone who was willing to listen about it. After all, a student knocked a Professor unconscious and then proceeded to pet the Professor!
The Great Hall was full of chatter that day, anyone who sat down to eat, heard about the story. Whilst the students and Professors were shook, Niles was eating his lunch, with a grin on his face.
"Was is really the Professor?" asked a Gryffindor student.
"I don't know, I don't have the slightest clue." Responded Niles whilst acting clueless and shrugging his shoulders.
"Well, I don't believe it was her." Stated Hermione with a stern face.
"But that would be bloody brilliant!" Laughed Ron.
Curious students asked the Professors about the event, but the Professors had to deny this event and they made up something along the lines of McGonagall was sick that morning and could not make it to her class. Well, they could not openly confirm that a student unknowingly saw a Professor's private parts and petted them. For Snape it was a very hard thing on him to deny the event, since for the first time, he had a smile on his face.
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Earlier, At the Hospital Wing.
Professor McGonagall woke up during lunchtime and turned back to her human form. She looked around with her bizarre glasses and found that she was in the Hospital Wing. Madame Pomfrey noticing the awoken Professor explained to her what happened.
"Niles Avery, You! You! To peek at a Professor's genitals! And to use such a spell on a Professor! You will be reprimanded! But what do I do!? He did not know it was me!? And he might not ever know about it! But the students are already gossiping about, how am I supposed to teach my next class like this!? I need to report this to the Headmaster immediately!" Thought the Professor with a heavy Scottish accent.
[sorry for the short chapter, I'll write one twice as long next time.]
