Augh, why do I feel abnormally warm...? Harry thought as he blinked his eyes open. Moving his head to look at his surroundings, everything seemed fi- wait. Why was there a black tail next to him? And...
"AHHHHHHHH! RON, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP!"
Ron stirred in his sleep. Harry huffed in annoyance and pounced over to his best friend's bed. THWAP! Harry swiped Ron across the face.
"Blimey, Harry, what in Merlin's beard... why is there a cat on my bed? Harry? Where'd you go, mate?"
The black furred cat stared at Ron with wide eyes. How dense was the red-head? But then again, this was Ron.
"Ron, Ron, it's me! Harry!" Ron simply gazed at him with a confused expression. All Ron could hear was, "Mrow! Mrow! Meowwww!"
Deciding that Ron wouldn't figure out himself, Harry climbed onto his nightstand and took his glasses into his mouth. Looking back at his best friend, Harry tried giving Ron the signal to follow him. Luckily, Ron understood, and trailed behind Harry to the common room. As expected, Hermione had risen early, and had her head buried in a textbook. She sat on a couch beside the fireplace and occasionally brushed her brown, bushy hair out of her face.
"Morning, 'mione," Ron yawned.
"Good morning, Ron. Where's Harry?" Hermione looked up from her book.
"Dunno. But this cat somehow got into our dorm. Do you know who it belongs to?"
Hermione's eyes drifted from Ron's sleepy form and landed on the curious, black cat, which seemed to hold a pair of glasses in its mouth. Wait, were those perhaps...?
"Are those Harry's glasses?" Hermione asked Ron, picking up the cat, plucking the glasses out of its mouth. Ron nodded, "Yeah, but I haven't gotten the slightest idea why it took them." Hermione stared at Ron.
"Ron."
"Hm?"
"This cat is Harry."
"Oh. OH, BLOODY HELL! WHY – HOW - ?" Ron sputtered. Hermione cut him off with an effective eye roll. "Really, Ron. How thick is your skull? Someone must have cast a jinx on Harry!"
"Malfoy," Ron grumbled. Hermione nodded. "It must have been him. We should let Professor McGonagall know." Ron shook his head. "Let's give Malfoy some payback..."
2 hours later...
"Oh, this is rich! The Chosen One, reduced to a mere feline!" Draco laughed maliciously. "I've outdone myself, haven't I, Crabbe? Goyle?" The bully and his goons stood over a black cat, guffawing and throwing insults at it. What they did not notice, was Filch coming up from behind them.
"What a great spell you used, Malfoy," Goyle chuckled. Malfoy smirked. "It was easier than a pumpkin pastie! I'd do it again if I wanted to!"
"So yer the ones who dyed Mrs. Norris's fur!" Filch growled behind the three. The Slytherins jumped in surprise and fear.
"M- mrs. Norris?! I – I thought tha – that..."
"Shut yer mouths! You three are comin' with me!" Filch barked, and dragged the boys away. Once they had left with Mrs. Norris trailing behind, the Golden trio pushed off the Invisibility cloak.
"That was real clever, Hermione," Harry (now back in human form) praised.
"Hey, I helped!" Ron complained. Harry smiled. "C'mon. Let's get to class." As the trio made their way down the corridor, Hermione piped, "By the way... I've been meaning to get a pet. I think I'd like a cat.."
"HERMIONE!"
~The End~
