Chapter 6: Friendship Blooms
A/N: I don't own anything but our young feline Animagus. Also, I'm going to be fixing the first few chapters since I didn't really look over or edit them as my stories are unbetaed... I would appreciate if someone decided to beta them though...
The young female Animagus wondered if the Malfoy's fancy new manor house was far from her own cosy two-story cottage that she shared with the former Mauraders, her parents. Cat Lupin went up to her Gryffindor styled bedroom and got dressed, deciding to be careful what to wear, as when she transformed into her feline counterpart – her clothes magically transformed back onto her body as if she hadn't moved an inch. She decided on black sneakers, grey Muggle jeans, followed by a crimson jumper that had a lion embroidered onto it's chest in yellow thread followed by the words 'Lioness Inside'. Remus Lupin, her Papa had made it for her. She threw her hair up into a ponytail with the same disregard as her Dad, Sirius Lupin. She smiled, quickly ran downstairs and readied a small snack of chocolate and tea for herself before leaving for Malfoy Manor. She noticed her Dad come into the kitchen, clearly hearing the sounds of his scuffed combat boots as he smirked at her. "Hey Kitten, where are you off to then?" he asked with a grin. Cat smiled, "Hi Papa, I was thinking about going for a little wander in my cat-form. Is that OK?" she asked with a grin. Sirius ruffled her hair, "You and I both know that you're going over to Malfoy's house as a cat, sweetheart. Do your Dad proud and scare the shit out of old man Malfoy, will you?" he asked with a grin. Cat smirked at her dad, "Of course, Dad. I was going to do that anyways." He grinned at her, "That's my Kitten." he murmurmed before walking out of the room as Cat went out the front door, discreetly changing into her form of a black and sandy blonde cat form.
"How many times do I have to tell you, Pansy! I don't want to play house with you. It's boring!" Draco Malfoy whined in an annoyed voice at the Pureblood witch and soon to be Slytherin. "No, it's not. Come on Drakey! It'll be -" Pansy asked in an annoying tone. Draco cut her off one he saw the black and blonde kitten sitting on his window ledge from the outside. It had no collar on but didn't look like it was starving. Draco opened the window and let the cat in. Pansy didn't like animals much but the young Malfoy didn't seem to care. "Look, it's a cat!" Draco excitedly told Pansy, cheering up for the most that he had that day. Pansy glared at the cat, wondering how a stupid animal could have cheered Draco up when she couldn't. The cat's eyes were a very familiar shade of grey to the young Malfoy heir. They looked like Catriona Lupin's eyes. 'But isn't Cat too young to be an Animagus? Oh well, she's here now. Nothing I can do about it.' Draco thought with a smile. He got a bowl of milk for the cat and she seemed to enjoy it. Her grey eyes sparkled with curiosity. Draco smiled at her using her little pink tongue to lap up the milk. Shaking itself after the milk, the cat sat on his lap for a while. Draco wondered what was going on but absentmindedly stroked the cat's head. Pansy was annoyed and walked into the kitchen in a huff. The cat's eyes seemed to be laughing in victory. The cat jumped off of Draco's lap and changed into Catriona Lupin – sporting a clearly Gryffindor jumper. Draco smiled at her, "You're brilliant." He whispered in an awed tone. She smirked at him, "I know, but thanks for telling me, Drakey." Cat answered him with a wink, pretending to sound like Pansy. Draco laughed, "Please don't call me that. It's horrible but that doesn't stop Pansy from calling me it. What would you call me instead, Cat?" he asked with a grin. Cat looked pensive for a moment and then brightly smiled at him, "I would call you, dragon since it's the English translation of your name. Or starboy, since you're named after a constellation – but I think dragon has a nicer ring to it, don't you?" she boldly asked with a grin. Draco smiled at her before replying, "Dragon would be brilliant, thanks." "Hmm, but what would you call me in return?" she asked curiously. He smirked at her, "I'd call you kitten obviously since you're a young cat." Pansy came back into the room and started shrieking, "Who are you and how did you get here?!" Cat smirked at him, "I am Draco's best mate, Cat Lupin. And you are?" she asked like a Pureblood witch would. Draco smiled, he had never had a best friend before. "I am Pansy Parkinson – Draco's girlfriend." Pansy answered smugly. Draco turned to her with cold silver eyes, "No, you are not my girlfriend." he barely hissed at the girl. Cat smirked and squeezed his hand. Cat had an idea to enrage the Pureblood witch before her. "Don't worry dragon, she's just a little bit delusional, I suppose." Cat calmly stated, loudly enough for Pansy to hear. Draco smirked at her, knowing exactly what she was doing. "More than a bit, I believe, kitten." Draco answered her brushing a stray amber coloured curl behind her ear as he smirked at her. Pansy prompty fainted as the two laughed at the idea of someone being so obsessed with Draco Malfoy. It was scarcely believable. Cat Lupin's bright grey eyes lit up in silent victory. it was in that moment that she decided that yes; she would definitely be coming over to the Malfoy's more often as a cat. For the shocked look on the pureblood witch's face had been simply priceless. Perhaps, changing into her human form had been a bit of a shock to the system. especially if one isn't used to seeing a cat turn into a witch in the blink of an eye. that didn't stop the young Animagus from feeling delight in scaring the other girl. indeed should make the perfect little Gryffindor in Hogwarts. little did the young silver eyed witch know that she would be meeting her famous cousin - the Boy Who Lived - in a matter of days. Sirius Orion Lupin was a stubborn Animagus and would do anything to keep his mate, his darling Moony and husband happy as well as his family or pack. Their pack was a strange lot, but it was family. Harry James Potter was a a part of that family and by Merlin's long silvery beard; Sirius would get his godson back. If it was the last thing he did.