Chapter Seven – Caught

Ginny had sleep very well. Draco had provided her with a mini-room that was the perfect size for a cat. She had a ball of yard to play with which she found to be very entertaining, a soft bed that smelled like flowers, and some catnip to sniff when she felt bored.

Ginny had been so content that she hadn't even thought about Harry or what he would do if she were caught. But right now she didn't care because she had someone to protect her. Sure he was an unlikely friend but stranger things have happened.

Noticing that it was almost time for Draco to wake up, Ginny decided to jump onto his bed and lay on his chest. She would have done this all night long but it was too hard to fall asleep when you were constantly rising and falling.

Looking at Draco to make sure he was asleep, Ginny walked onto his chest and started pushing on it to make it softer. After it was soft she circled once before lying down.

"Red, what are you doing?" Draco tiredly asked.

Ginny just purred and walked over to his face. She rubbed her back against his forehead hopping to get a good petting in.

"Since you are so well behaved I will let you come to breakfast with me." Draco said tenderly. When Ginny heard this she backed away, thinking how Harry would react if he saw her with his enemy.

"No need to worry, no one has to see you." After hearing that she would be concealed she went back over to him.

"If I didn't know better I would say you understood what I was saying." Draco said. "But that's impossible. Your just a smart cat is all."

Within seconds Draco's alarm had gone off and he had obliviated it with a flick of his wand. Ginny watched amazed as the clock repaired itself. Draco then did his normal routine of showering, dressing, and heading to breakfast.

When he was ready to go down to the main hall, Draco picked up Ginny and put him in his book bag. She had a great view and could smell all the food a minute before they got to the main hall. Her sense of smell had really increased since she became a cat.

Ginny was so caught up in the smell of food that she didn't notice Harry coming down another hallway. She also didn't notice that Draco had said something to Harry to make him look her way.

She noticed Harry when someone picked her up. The smell of this boy wasn't what she was use to with Draco, yet it still was familiar. She twisted her head to see who was holding her only to feel her heart leap into her throat. Harry was glaring at her as if she was…Lord Voldemort.

"Give me my cat Potter." Draco said with narrowed eyes.

"She is my cat, not yours. Now I suggest you leave." When Draco stayed in the same spot Harry yelled, "Get out of here NOW!"

"No, I want my cat back." Draco said calmly. "It is obvious she is terrified of you."

"Malfoy, don't make me hurt you." Harry said through clenched teeth.

"Like you could." Draco challenged.

Ginny felt the rage building in Harry and tried to get away but his grip was too tight.

"Feline fetish!" Harry bellowed. Before Draco could move he was hit in the chest with the spell. Ginny watched as Draco grew fur all over his body. He then shrank and grew a tail and whiskers.

Ginny thought he was even more beautiful as a cat. "Is it even possible?" Ginny pondered.

Where Draco Malfoy use to stand, a silver white cat know did. His fur was so shinny and soft looking. Silver eyes pierced hers and showed fear.

"What the hell is going on here?" Draco yelled.

"No need to yell, I can hear you just fine." Ginny said.

"You can understand me?"

"Duh, we are both cats now."

"What do you mean both cats now. Where you a human before too?"

"Yes." Ginny said. "I upset Harry too. I've been a cat for three days. I dumped him after the dance."

"Ginny?"

"Yes, its me."

"So then you could understand me."

"Yeah I could. I tried to tell you but I didn't know how."

"So when I let you sleep on my chest and you watched me change…"

"Please don't be angry at me." Ginny pleaded. "I tried not to look but you were so hot and I only slept on the bed because you made me feel safe. You don't hate me, do you?"

"Nah, I understand. I would have done the same thing if I was the cat and you the one who took me in."

"Are you saying you think I look good?" Ginny asked hopefully.

"Duh." Draco said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "You are smoking."

"Thanks." Ginny muttered.

Harry and been standing by the whole time and was getting impatient. Finally he interjected their conversation to threaten them.

"Listen you two. You are both going to stay in my room until I feel that you have suffered enough. And you…" Harry said while looking Ginny straight in the eye. "I need to punish you. No food for you for two days. That should do."

Ginny hissed to show what she thought of his plan.

"Make it three days."

Draco meowed to get Harry's attention.

"You will be with us and no one will know what happened to the great bouncing ferret." Harry said smugly.

Putting a spell on Ginny and Draco, Harry carried both up to his room where he undid the spell and went back to dinner.

After hours of trying to find a way out of their hell hole both fall asleep together, cuddling for warmth and to be close to each other, something that neither would admit to.