Chapter 2: Ghosts or Not
As it turned out the kittens had Dragon Pox and were confined to quarters. For two weeks the fourth floor room was completely free of the toys, books, and child's bed. Minerva too was mysteriously gone from the meetings.
The few who knew the secret she carried did not see anything out of the ordinary and the ones that knew better than to ask said nothing.
The children's curiosity though was getting the better of them and the day Minerva finally entered the home they all decided to hide on the fourth floor and see what happened.
"Do you honestly think she'd bring them again after I stepped on one?" Hermione whispered. She, Harry, and Ron were under the invisibility cloak by the door of the room. Fred, George, and Ginny were down the hall hiding in the darker areas.
"How should I know…shush I hear footsteps," Harry hissed.
Indeed there were footsteps coming up the stairs but the person who rounded the corner had not been Minerva McGonagall but Sirius Black.
"Here we go home sweet home away from home," Sirius smiled as the black kitten hissed.
"Look sweetie I know you guys hate being cooped up but you just can't play around with Harry and the others here. They may not keep the secret," Sirius sighed as he entered the bedroom.
The trio gave a signal to the others and slipped in before the door shut. They crouched low and watched.
"Eventually mummy and daddy won't have to hide you and you can be like everybody else," Sirius explained setting the nursery bag on the ground as well as the two kittens and bat.
"The kittens narrowed their eyes and seemed to be sniffing the air.
"What?" Sirius asked.
The black kitten stomped her front right paw three times.
"Oh…well don't worry it won't last too long. By the way you wouldn't happen to know who will win the Quidditch World Cup this year. You see I have a bet with Remus," Sirius began as the kittens mowed and made him silence.
The two cats put their heads together and seemed to converse before turning back to Sirius and the black one meowed something.
"You've got to be kidding," Sirius blinked.
The cat shook her head that she wasn't.
"Dang it…maybe I can get out of the bet," Sirius said as he hurried out of the room leaving the door open.
When they were sure he was gone the trio took off the cloak and called the others in.
"This is it? Two cats and a bat?" George asked. He and Fred walked over to the bag and started looking in it.
"That's a violation of privacy!" Hermione hissed.
"Yeah but look at what's in here!" Fred stated as he pulled out stuffed animals, clothes, children's books, and books on witchcraft.
"That's the transfiguration book we are supposed to have this year!" Hermione exclaimed taking it and pouring over it. "This has McGonagall's hand writing all over it!"
"This potions book has Snape's," George stated.
"My god you people are the rudest I have ever seen!" a squeaky voice snapped.
"Drop the cats' books this instant and leave!" a slightly deeper voice growled.
"What?" Ron asked paling.
"For Gryffindors you lot are idiots! We said go away!!" the squeaky voice shrilled as the books were snatched from the students' hands.
The others watched in fear as the books were placed on the ground and the tow kittens pounced on them pushing them under the bed. The teenagers ran out of the room as it slammed behind them and locked.
"Now that was funny," the twins laughed coming out from under the bed with their books.
"Can't let you two always have all the fun," the boy smirked.
"You know doing that I bet mum and dad will have a lot of explaining to do," the elder girl stated.
"So what else is new? Honestly that cannot expect us to willingly stay locked away for all eternity. I don't care if Voldemort would love to have us dead. I can take any torture just like mama!" the middle child stated proudly.
"You may just get to find out if things keep up," the elder boy stated.
"Bring it," the twins said deadly.