Felicia stirred a bit before opening her eyes to see Harry resting against her chest like a little kitten. She kissed his head happily before realising he too was waking up.
"Mooorniiiiing!~" She sang cheerfully, tilting her head and closing her eyes. "Ya sleep well?" She gently nuzzled the top of the tiny boy's head.
Harry looked around, confused as to where he was before he saw Miss Felicia smiling at him happily. He remembered yesterday and began to smile.
"Hi, Miss Felicia..." He said softly, snuggling closer to the female feline, enjoying the warm feeling of being held in such a manner.
Felicia giggled and picked him up, carrying him downstairs. He was so cute she could eat him up!
"Harry are you ready to meet the other kids"
Harry froze for a moment and looked up into her eyes uneasily. It might make her happy if he said yes...But...was he really ready...?
He wanted to make her happy more than himself so he nodded and Felicia nuzzled his face.
"Okay kitten, let's go."
Harry nodded, but had an uneasy look in his eyes, resting his little head on the cat woman's chest for some form of reassurance.
She entered the spacious kitchen to see the older children all sitting around the table expectedly waiting for breakfast.
"Good morning kittens!"
"Good morning, Miss Felicia!" All the kids said at once in a polite manner. Harry let out a barely audible squeak and hid in his caregiver's chest.
"Kids this is Harry. We got him yesterday while you were sleeping."
She set Harry on his feet and Harry took one look at all the taller children before instantly burying his face in the back of Felicia's knee.
Felicia blinked and grinned sheepishly at the confused children as she scratched the back of her head. "Um...Heheheh...Maybe it's too soon to introduce him to everyone all at once..."
She felt Harry shake his head quickly. She sighed and rubbed his head quickly, picking him up.
"Alright kids, I'll make food and Harry you can sit in the Dining room."
Harry nodded shyly and allowed himself to be carried out of the room, away from the other kids and their gazes...
"I-I'm sorry m-miss Felicia..." He whispered in her ear sadly. She shushed him quickly.
"Harry if you're sad or scared please tell me. I don't want you to be sad."
Harry nodded. "I'm sorry...I have to be hit now, right?" He said softly, accepting any punishment she had for him.
"Oh Nononono!" She said quickly, kissing his head. "Kitten I would NEVER do anything to hurt you ever! What kind of caretaker would I be if I hurt my kids? It's my job to keep all of you safe when you're here with me! I won't hurt you, and even if I do, I'll be fired right away!" She said this last part as a small joke.
"S-So you...won't hit me?" He asked, not a hundred percent clear.
She shook her head and nuzzled his cheek. "No...I promise..."
Harry hugged her head tightly, trying hard to fight back his tears. He was really really safe...
"Shh...baby it's alright...if you need to, you can..."
As if on cue he let out years of suffering in Felicia's arms. She stayed like that for half an hour before he was merely sniffling.
Felicia was upset by the little boy's demeanour. He seemed to be afraid of making too much noise. Even his crying was soft and barely audible...
She supposed it was from his awful upbringing...
God did this sadden her... She kissed Harry's head and set him in his seat. He rubbed his eyes with his fists and looked at her.
"Better kitten?"
Jun 27Harry gave her a tearful smile and nodded shyly. Felicia giggled. "Good." Then her eyes widened. "EEP! I still have to get breakfast ready!"
She kissed Harry's cheek and left the room to prepare it quickly, leaving Harry with his thoughts.
Harry really liked Miss Felicia...she was TOO kind to him.
But...he didn't mind at all. In his eyes, the kinder, the better...He loved being shown kindness. It made him...what was the word...happy?
Yeah...happy. He tried to compare Miss Felicia to something...she acted sort of like Aunt Petunia did for Dudley! She was like...a mama. But No! He couldn't think of her that way...
What being on the planet would want to be a mother to a freak like him? He can't have a parental figure...He was too freaky, and unloveable.
So he resorted to sitting at the table quietly for another half hour before Miss Felicia came in with a large plate of eggs and bacon for him. She smiled and pulled him into her lap and set the food in front of him.
"There ya go!~" She sang cheerfully. "Here's your breakfast!" Harry looked at the plate in front of him, and remembered how he had eaten the fish the night prior, so he knew what to do.
As he dug in, Felicia absentmindedly began licking his hair as soon as she saw how gross it was. Harry froze and looked up at her.
"M-Miss Felicia? W-what are you d-doing?"
"Giving you a bath."
"Um...I...I thought baths were in a...a tub...with water..." Felicia blushed, remembering that licking children's hair was not the proper way to bathe them.
"Sorry kitten, I just kinda forgot. You can go back to eating now."
Harry nodded and did so obediently. Felicia smiled at his gusto and rubbed his damp hair. He did need a bath though...
Her ears drooped at the thought of all that water...She didn't understand how the kids could stand sitting in that tub of hot water...
She shuddered and decided she'd suck it up. Harry finished eating and snuggled back into her. She smiled and picked him up.
"There ya go, all fed and happy!" She said happily, rubbing her nose against his. "But you're still SO dirty! You need a real bath right away! C'mon!"
Harry opened to protest but another Orphanage kid cut him off.
"Miss Felicia, Debby's gonna have someone seeing her today... then Peter has two more people at two..."
Felicia Face pawed. She had forgotten!
"Aw...Well, I guess your bath'll have to wait a bit, kay, Harry? Um...I need to watch the other kids, too, so...you can stay in my room if you wanna."
Harry nodded quickly. He liked Felicia's room.
Felicia smiled and nodded, leaving to get her outfit on and go prepare.
Minutes later Harry was sitting on the bed patiently while Felicia was greeting guests and hopefully getting children adopted.
Harry found himself wondering if he would ever be adopted. He frowned at the thought. He really didn't want to be taken away from the orphanage...
He was fed, got sleep and Miss Felicia was the kindest person he'd ever met. He never wanted to leave this place, ever!
Many hours later Felicia returned to her bedroom to see Harry...had barely moved a muscle?
She tilted her head and frowned. "I gotta get some toys for you if you're gonna be in my room all the time..." She said softly, hopping on the bed beside him on all fours.
"Hi Miss Felicia!" Harry exclaimed happily as Felicia nuzzled his cheek.
"Hello Kitten, ready for your bath?" she asked as she kissed his cheek.
"Y-you won't try to drown me?"
Felicia stiffened, the patches of fur on her body standing on end at the thought of the little boy being nearly drowned in the bathtub...
"No...no Harry now c'mon let's get washed up Nya?"
Harry nodded and Felicia walked him into the bathroom to get all washed up.
As she placed him in the tub, he couldn't help but notice she was very clearly grimacing in discomfort as she tried to wash his tiny body.
It was probably his freakishness...he looked like a horrible monster to her... He deflated and Felicia picked up his chin.
"Perk up kitty! Felicia has anti scar cream somewhere nearby."
Harry tilted his head. "Oh...Um...Okay..." Felicia giggled and patted his head.
"I'm just happy to get my paws out of that icky water."
"Um...the water is nice..." he said in a questioning tone.
Felicia stuck out her tongue, "I just dislike it immensely. It gets my paws all wet and it takes FOREVER to dry them off. It's kinda annoying, but you're worth it." She nuzzled him.
Harry shrugged, "Okay Miss Felicia."
Felicia smiled and wiped off his face with her towel and kissed his forehead. She then proceeded to getting him dressed in his PJs.
"It's getting around naptime, so you take a little sleep, and I'm gonna get lunch ready for when you wake up, kay?"
Harry looked at her and made a little noise of protest. Felicia looked back to him in confusion.
"Nya? What is it my kitten?" She asked as she pulled back the covers.
"I-I want to stay with you..."
Felicia tilted her head. "But...lunch..." Harry looked down sadly. "...Well, okay, I'll stay until you go to sleep, kay?"
Harry nodded and Felicia slipped under the civers with his, pulling him close and holding him comfortingly, humming a song until he fell asleep. As she was slipping out, she noticed Harry sucking on his middle and index figure like a child would. She cooed and went downstairs.
'I'm gonna make him something extra yummy for when he wakes up.' She thought happily. 'He's gonna loooove iiiiit!~'
An hour later Harry stirred in his sleep and opened his eyes, slipping on his glasses and taking in the room. It was kinda messy...
Meanwhile Felicia was finishing up Harry's plate and humming happily at the thought of his face!
She practically skipped to her room, and when she opened the door, she was surprised to see that her room was suddenly spotless.
Harry was currently struggling to pull out her Vacuum cleaner from her storage closet. Felicia set down the food and rushed over.
"Harry? Did you...?"
Harry turned to the catwoman with a smile. "I did the chores, Miss Felicia!" He said proudly. "Aren't you happy?"
Ooh she didn't want to crush him! So she merely took his hands off of the vacuum and knelt before him.
"Kitten it's lovely. I am happy, though I worry. A lot of the chores have things that could get you hurt."
"But...That didn't stop me before...I...I can do all the chores just fine...Really..."
Felicia shook her head. This boy had this drilled in his head...
"Harry you will have some chores, but please don't clean the house Nya? Lots a dangerous objects."
She picked him up. "Most of the chores are the cleaners' job, so don't worry about that, kay?"
"Um...y-yes Ma'am..." he said, accepting the new role of NOT cleaning the building.
"Now Felicia has all the food prepped and ready for you so..."
Two weeks later...
Felicia was shocked at how empty the building was... Over a course of merely two weeks every child that had been under her care had disappeared. Gone off with a couple or another. That left her with one tiny child who was trying to escape his shell.
She sighed softly, remembering the fond memories she had made with the other children. She wished she didn't have to let Harry go someday...
In fact...Harry seemed very scared whenever an adult approached him to ask if he wanted a Mom or Dad... He always hid behind her leg until they got the memo and left.
He seemed to gravitate towards her, for some reason though. He never wanted to be apart from her, he always wanted to be by her side. It was...actually quite cute.
He was exactly like a little duck following...oh...
She took off her nun uniform as she prowled the house, playing Hide and seek with Harry, which was actually pretty hard.
It was impressive how good at the game the little boy was. It was borderline impossible to find the poor dear!
Fortunately after ten minutes of searching she found him curled up in a pile of clothes in her closet. She reached in and pulled him out ,
"Gotcha!"
Harry let out a cute little giggle as she held him up. "You can't hide from this kitty forever!" Felicia said with a wink.
Harry held out his arms in expectation and Felicia hugged him and muzzled his cheek. He was so tiny and adorable... She squeed and plopped down onto the bed with the giggling little boy right there.
"You've worn Miss Felicia out. It's past your bedtime."
Harry was slightly disappointed, but he didn't make any argument.. He at least enjoyed sleeping with Felicia. She would cuddle him, and it was warm and comforting and it made him feel safe.
So he let himself get tucked in, getting all snuggle before miss Felicia slipped in beside him.
"Harry... There's something you needed to tell me this morning, what was it?"
Harry hesitated. It was a very special day for most children...But he didn't want to tell Felicia. She was already kind enough to him as it was, he didn't want to overstep his boundaries...
Felicia tutted and bopped his nose.
"C'mon kitten, tell me what you wanted to say." She coaxed. Harry waited a second then,
"I-It's my...birthday.."
Felicia froze in her tracks and stared at the little boy with wide eyes. Then, a huge grin slowly came to her face.
"Kitty that's WONDERFUL!" she exclaimed, suddenly lifting him up.
Harry flinched and looked down, "I-It's not that good..."
"Are you kidding? It's your birthday! The day you came into this world! What's not great about that?" She exclaimed happily, nuzzling his cheek.
Harry grew into a dark and sad voice, "B-Because I...I'm just a disgusting abomination that shouldn't EXIST! I'M A GROSS FREAK!"
Felicia's smile was gone almost instantly as Harry began to cry again. "Oh my...No...Harry..."
She dropped down and set him in her lap and turned him around to face him. She wrapped her tail around him and rubbed his head, trying to shush him.
"Harry, Harry no! You're not that at all! You're a cute little boy who had bad things happen to him!"
She began rocking him back and forth. "There's NOTHING freaky about you. I mean, look at me! I'm a cat woman! Does that mean I'm a freak too?"
Harry looked scared and worried, "N-No! You're n-nice! Not freak! You're the nicest person ever!"
Felicia smiled sadly.
"And so are you, sweetie." She said softly, putting her nose to his. "Please don't say those bad things about yourself, because they're not true at all."
"B-But-"
"No buts. Now please don't cry? It's a happy day."
Harry nodded and Felicia wiped away his tears.
"There we go, nice and happy!" Harry smiled softly. "Now...Is there something special you wanna have for your birthday? 'Cuz I'll do what I can to get it for you."
Harry closed his eyes and whispered, snuggling into her,
"I want a Mommy..."
Felicia's eyes widened and she tossed this around her head. She knew what to do.
She HAD practically been raising him since the day he came to her, so she already had experience in being a mother, from a technical standpoint...And so, smiling, she took his chin and gently made him look into her eyes.
"Here, I can help with that!" she said gleefully, carrying the little one downstairs.
Harry grew scared and flung his arms around her.
"NO! Miss Felicia don't send me away from here!"
Felicia giggled and tilted her head. "Who said I was gonna send you away? I never said I'd do that."
"B-but-"
Felicia reached into a drawer and pulled out his adoption form and grabbed a pen.
"I hereby sign over Harry Potter to be my adopted son, for now and forever."
She turned to the stunned little boy and winked. "Soooo? How do you like your birthday present?" She giggled.
Harry looked back at her with his mouth open before he cringed and hugged her very tightly, beginning to cry in happiness.
"Y-You really w-want me?!"
Felicia smiled sadly, then knelt down and pulled him in close. "Awww...Of course I want you!" She exclaimed. "Who wouldn't want a little cutie like you?"
Harry cried happily into her as Felicia shushed him and carried him up to their room.
"Shh...kitten...don't cry... Mama's gotcha, so there's no need to be upset...I don't like it when you're all sad like this. It makes me sad too..."
Harry stopped when she said that and laid his tired head on her shoulder.
"Mm sorry..."
Felicia giggled and tucked him in.
"Get some sleep now, kitten." She climbed under the covers next to him and held him close. "Mama's gotcha."
"M-mama?" he muttered.
"Yes... Mama. Now Shh..." she began to hum him a lullaby that had the teary boy asleep in mere seconds, smiling.
Felicia looked down on him and smiled.
"Happy birthday my kitten..."
'...I'll have to do something nice for him tomorrow...To make up for not celebrating his birthday today...'
She pulled him close and kissed his head, falling asleep with a very happy expression.