Chapter 404: Fish's (Hermione's) room (Edited)

"Hermione..."

(??ˇ?ˇ??)

Fish, who had been pulled aside, asked not too happy, "Don't you like sleeping with Fish nya?".

"Of course not!"

Hermione denied flatly and without hesitation.

"But you clearly always wanted nya!"

(〃｀3′〃)

Fish grumbled in disbelief.

"That's because... that's because..."

Hermione was in a hurry, but for a while she didn't know how to explain it to Fish.

Luckily, Fish was the first to realize that since Hermione didn't seem to really hate him, there must be some other reason....

"Is it a reason similar to why Minerva won't let Fish into the girls' dormitory?".

(??ω??)

"Yes, that's it!" Hermione was finally relieved and quickly replied, "You've been in the girls' dormitory?! When did it happen?!"

"In first year, the night I started at Hogwarts, Fish snuck in there," Fish answered truthfully, scratching his head, "Then Minerva found out and banned me from going back in there, and Fish can't go in the girls' bathroom either."

?(●?ω?●)?

"Ah this..."

Hermione opened her mouth dumbfounded, such a thing was indeed possible for Fish to do, she wouldn't go into the girls' dormitory anymore anyway, the cat was to be trusted in that respect.

But soon he had a new question...

"How did you get into the girls' dorm? There should be magic there to keep the boys out."

"Because Fish went in as a cat, and that magic only keeps humans out."

?(?ΦωΦ?)?

The little cat replied proudly.

The answer was no surprise to Hermione, she had more or less guessed that it had something to do with the Animagus form before she asked... after all, Sirius had escaped from Azkaban using that trick.

And if it was animal-proof, then it wouldn't be possible for girls to have male pets that they couldn't bring into the dormitory.

And then, Hermione had another thought, "So George and Fred can go into the girls' dormitory too?!"

The Weasley twins were the ones who ran to the Three Broomsticks as soon as they got to Hogsmeade, they were not to be trusted!

"That Fish doesn't know nya," Fish shook his head a little, not that he cared, and guessed nonchalantly, "Maybe Minerva has a way?"

(`ω′ ≡ `ω′)

Hermione thought so too, the twins had learned how to transform into Animagus under Professor McGonagall's tutelage, she should have taken precautions, and there was no point in agonizing over it now that she was no longer at the school.

So he put the matter behind him and led Fish to a room on the second floor.

"This is the room for you, go if you need anything else."

Fish's room wasn't large, but it was well lit and had everything he needed, a bed, a table, a closet, bookshelves... and even a new cat swing in one corner.

But Fish had never cared much for such things, and the cat could sleep comfortably in a potted plant.

He tilted his head slightly and wiggled his nose....

"Hermione's scent is everywhere here nya, Fish really likes it."

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Hermione blushed again, as this was her room, which she had made available to Fish, while Hermione herself had moved into the study next door for the time being.

"This...is my home after all...it's normal to smell like me," Hermione explained hesitantly, "Fish, as long as you're satisfied...it's fine."

"Nya~"

?(=?▽?=)?

Fish ignored her and adopted his cat form and pounced on the bed.

When he's in a new place, he has to mark his territory first.

The kitten rolled around on the bed for a while, then left his scent all over the bed, before scampering off towards the desk and the cat climber.

Hermione didn't stop him, she just watched happily as Fish scampered around her room, occasionally leaving claw marks on some furniture.

After marking the entire room as his own, Fish returned to his human form and was led by Hermione into the living room.

"What's taking you so long to see a room?"

Professor McGonagall and the others were already seated in the lounge, and when Mrs. Granger saw that they were late, she sneered again, and then, before her daughter could get angry, she gestured to Fish, "Fish, come try some of our Muggle snacks."

"Yes!"

?(?≧?≦?)?

Immediately, Fish leapt down the stairs, landing lightly on the floor before the Granger could yelp in surprise, and leaping to his side in the blink of an eye.

They had seen Fish's skills in the Forbidden Forest before, so after a moment of surprise, they regained their composure, and Mrs. Granger congratulated him on his skills as she handed him the snacks on his plate.

"Fish has eaten all these snacks nya."

The kitten looked at the snacks on the plate and said with some disappointment, "Hermione, Dean and the others have given Fish a lot of Muggle snacks..."

"Fish!" Professor McGonagall glared at Fish, "Don't be so rude!".

"Fish was just being honest, he didn't say he didn't like nya..."

(〃｀3′〃)

The kitten mumbled and sat down, then picked up a snack and chewed on it.

"Oh, I forgot, there are many Muggle-born students like Hermione among you."

Mrs. Granger smoothed things over with a smile, then got up and turned on the television in the living room.

"Why don't we watch TV? Fish would like cartoons."

"What's a cartoon?" Fish was immediately distracted, "Fish has only ever watched TV featuring various big cats."

Fish knew what a television was, he'd told his flatmates about the magic box he'd seen on the street and Harry and the others had told him it was a television.

And Professor McGonagall, who knew nothing about television, looked curiously at the black box that suddenly lit up.

"You'll know it when you look at it."

Mrs. Granger didn't explain and went straight to an animated program. The little cat was immediately drawn to the image on the television, and Professor McGonagall also watched it with great interest.

...

"Fish, it's time to eat!"

"Yes, I'm coming..."

The kitten replied without looking back, staring intently at the television.

"This is the fourth time you've answered me like that!"

Professor McGonagall reached over, grabbed Fish's ear and pulled upwards.

"Nya!"

∑(?≥Д≤?)

Fish stood up in response to Professor McGonagall's force.

"Minerva, can Fish eat in the classroom?"

The cat, who had been watching TV for a long time, tried to struggle, but Professor McGonagall managed to restrain him mercilessly.

"No way! And no watching after dinner."

Professor McGonagall shouted angrily at Fish, she had previously thought that a Muggle TV was a good thing and that, if she could, she would give one to Fish when she got home so she could learn more about Muggles, but now....

Don't even think about it!

"Why nya?!"

∑(?ΦДΦ?)

Fish was stunned when he found out he couldn't watch TV anymore.

"Because you have summer homework to do!"

"So, can Fish go back to watching TV after doing homework nya?".

?(??ω??)?

The kitten hugged Professor McGonagall, lifted his face and asked pitifully.

The corners of Professor McGonagall's lips twitched....

"... Yes, but the homework has to be of good quality, and without Hermione's help."

Professor McGonagall hesitated, but agreed,

"No problem nya!"

?(?ΦωΦ?)?

Fish replied confidently, and without waiting for Professor McGonagall to urge him, he ran to the dining room table, picked up the food, and began to gobble it down.

By the time Professor McGonagall arrived at the table as well, Fish had already eaten most of the food on his plate, and the kitten quickly swallowed the rest.

"Fish is full!"

The kitten dropped the utensils, wiped his greasy mouth with the back of his hand and ran away.

"Fish is off to do homework nya!"

?(??ω??)?

Professor McGonagall: "..."

Muggle inventions are really horrible! I can't believe I can make Fish behave and do his homework!