I ended up spending the next few nights outside, practically terrified to see Run again… I start missing the fire place, but, hey, if I even put a foot inside that common room, I am sure Run will skin me. So it be now that I am lying out in front of Hog Rid's hut when Purr~My~Knee practically trips over me.

"Crookshanks!" She squeals as she picks me up. "OH! I have been so worried about you!" She looks as if she is about to cry. I feel as if I am about to die if she squeezes me any tighter. I hiss jumping out of her arms. "Oh, Crookshanks I am so sorry!" She apologizes as she scratches me between my ears. I purr. "You didn't eat Scabbers, did you?" If I did I think I would die… I shake my head, "I knew you wouldn't!"

Hog Rid opens the door, welcoming us in. "I see ya found the lil'bugger, 'Ermione." He says when he sees me. "'ope that that means you aren't so mad at Ron and 'Arry."

"I just wish that Ron would stop being angry at me." She sighed as she sits down. "Oh, Hagrid, look, I did find some things to help you with Buckbeak."

"'Ermione, I can ne'er thank ya for all ya done for me." Hog Rid announced. I start looking over the cabin, remembering my last trip in here, yuck. They talk for awhile, I sit, enjoy being petted, and start to purr. The lack of attention was starting to get to me... What kind of Cat am I to run a way from a human? The two humans (or part humans... they both have human blood in them...) "I'm goin to tell them how you feel, ya should get all this sorted out..."

"Are you going to the Quidditch game?" I take it Purr~My~Knee wants of the subject. "It's Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw, and we have a good shot at winning."

"Wouldn't miss it fer the world! O' course I'll be there, 'Erm!"

Tears start to roll down Purr~My~Knee's cheek. "I just wish Ron'd forgive me! I never wanted Crookshanks to eat Scabbers!" I didn't eat that beast. I wouldn't eat that thing!

"Look, 'Erm, I'm going to talk to them about the whole thing..."

"No! Please don't!" Hog Rid sighs. "Oh! I almost forgot! Here is some more things I found to help with Buckbeak's hearing!"

"I don't ever think I can that ya enough fer 'elping me with all this!"

Its starting to get dark out side. Nut has just swallowed the sun. Hog Rid takes us back to the castle. I allow Purr~My~Knee to carry me up the fire place, where I immediately stretch out. She cries more in the corner, poor girl, its all evil Rat Boy's fault.