Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Sherlock.
Waiting.
Waiting.
I stare at the hole, tail twitching, and I waited.
And watched.
Waited some more.
That mouse wasn't getting away this time.
I hear my owner's voice, calling my name. I distinctly hear the word 'supper.'
O well. Maybe I'll get him next time. Such is the life of a cat.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Crookshanks. Everyone knows that cats have nine lives. This is the story about three of my lives.
Let us begin with my first life. Like any cat, I love to chase mice and prowl around town. I would wander for hours on end, sometimes late in the night. It didn't matter how dirty I became or if I never caught anything. I always knew there was pampering and plenty of food waiting for me at home.
You see, I lived in a fine house with my owner, Hermione Granger. She was a sweet clever girl, though a bit bossy, especially with her friends.
I was the world to her. We practically did everything together. From reading books in the house's library (where I would make certain she paid more attention to me by sitting on the book she was reading), to searching for interesting specimens in the front yard (she would search while I lay in the grass, basking in the sun). We would even eat together at the table, where I had my own chair. At night, she would leave her window open so that when I wasn't prowling, I could come in and sleep in bed with her. We had to sneaky about that last one for her uncle did NOT aprove, declaring it to be unsanitary.
Hermione's parents had passed away, you see, so she lived with her uncle and guardian, Severus Snape, a respectable animal doctor of the small town of Hogsmeade.
In spite of being a rather strict and aloof man, he cared very deeply for his niece. In turn, Hermione absolutely adored her uncle, always eager to share with him anything and everything she learned, whether from a book or through exploring outside.
Little did any of us know, Severus Snape would become my murderer.
A/N: Thanks for reading! This little story was inspired by Disney's 1963 film 'The Three Lives of Thomasina' (a very sweet movie, by the way). It takes place in the 1910s. Please leave a review.