Grumpy Cat
-based off of a children's book by Britta Teckentrup with a few tweaks of my own. The story is (almost) completely hers, and I in no way claim it as my own, but when I read it, I immediately thought of Severus and Harry. Enjoy!
Once there was a cat who lived all alone. He had black fur, and even blacker eyes.
He ate on his own.
He slept on his own.
He spent everyday alone.
He would sit between the alleys and look very, very grumpy.
At night, the other cats in the neighborhood would meet and play together. Cat wanted to join in, but he just didn't know how.
The other cats didn't ask him because they thought he was a grumpy cat. But really-he was a lonely cat.
One night, everything changed. There was a terrible thunderstorm that crashed and shook the ground. Cat looked for shelter from the storm, but there wasn't any.
Poor Cat got wetter, colder, soggier, and even grumpier than before.
Then suddenly, out of nowhere, there came a meow. Cat looked down, and there, between his paws was a little orange and brown kitten with big green eyes. Kitten was as wet and as cold and as soggy as Cat.
"Meow," said Kitten.
Cat didn't know what to do.
The rain stopped.
Kitten meowed again.
He thought he had found a friend.
But Cat just glared at Kitten and stalked away.
Kitten followed Cat.
He rolled on his back, and showed Cat his belly.
He wriggled his tail under Cat's nose.
He tried to catch Cat's tail. He just wanted to be friendly.
But Cat still looked grumpy.
Cat tried his best to lose Kitten by balancing on a high picket fence.
But Kitten was right behind him.
Cat tried to scare Kitten away by hissing at him, and batting his claws.
But Kitten simply meowed, and gently batted Cat's nose.
Cat thought he had finally lost Kitten by climbing a tall tree.
Then Cat heard a meow.
Slowly and grumpily, Cat turned around. There, at the foot of the tree, was Kitten.
Kitten followed Cat up the tree.
He tried to reach him by balancing on the thinnest of branches.
Then Kitten slipped…
Quick as a flash, Cat leaped over and took Kitten gently by the scruff of his neck, and carried him down the tree to safety.
Once they were on the ground, Cat licked Kitten to make sure he felt safe.
Kitten meowed. He was happy and hungry.
Cat dashed off…
But soon returned with a surprise-a great, big fresh fish as big as Kitten!
Cat and Kitten ate until their bellies were full.
Cat and Kitten cuddled up for a snooze. They had each found each other.
And Cat was never grumpy again…
Well, almost never.