Authors Note:

This chapter might irk some people. Trust me when I figured out what I was going to do I was rather angry with myself.

Disclaimer:

I tried to buy Harry Potter but I was ten cents short. I guess I have no sense.

Chapter Seven: Ms. Arabella Figg

Julia headed down the driveway of Ms.Figgs house feeling a mite bit apprehensive. Ms.Figg never left her door open. She had told Julia that it was because she didn't want her cats to get out, but Julia suspected that it was fear of vandals more than anything. For one thing, Ms. Figg had two dead bolts on her door.

Why was it open then?

"Ms.Figg", Julia called out, "Ms. Figg are you there?"

There was no answer. Julia hesitantly stepped into the house. The television was on in the living room. Aside from that there was not a sound in the house apart from Julia's footsteps.

"Ms. Figg", Julia called again.

Again there was no answer.

What was going on here?

Julia walked down the entryway and into the living room. There were no lights on, which usually told Julia that Ms. Figg was watching reruns of Perry Mason. (Ms. Figg had insisted that Julia watch an episode on her first day at her house. Julia didn't think that she would like it, not having been exposed to anything as affluent as Perry Mason at Number four; she had been pleasantly surprised to find that she was drawn into the show in its first five minutes.) Julia found no one in the room just the television blaring as an infomercial played.

"Ms. Figg" Julia wispered, She had never seen the house this way. It scared her.

Julia decided to check out the rest of the house before she let the panic that was crawling about in her mind take over.

She went upstairs and looked in all of the rooms even daring to go into Ms.Figgs room before going back downstairs. She couldnt figure it out. There was nothing wrong with anything in the house. Not a tea cozy was out of place. The only thing that bothered Julia was the lack of feline presence. There were no cats about. Julia was about to give it up and go to Number four and ask Harry if he had heard anything unusual. Half an hour ago Julia wouldn't have even thought of doing that but this wasn't right. There was nothing right about this house right now. She was about to leave when she heard a faint Mewling sound coming from the Bathroom. That's funny, Ms.Figg never leaves her cats in the bathroom.

She tentatively walked up to the bathroom door. The mewling was louder now. It had to be coming from the bathroom. She slowly turned the doorknob and opened the door. When she saw what was in the bathroom Julia screamed.

All of Ms.Figgs cats were in the bathroom. All of them were there, and all of them appeared to be dead. Julia scanned the bathroom becoming sick at the sight that greeted her. All of the cats, it seemed, had been stabbed repeatedly with a knife. There was blood and bodies all over the bathroom. Oh god what happened here? Julia would have run out of the house if it hadn't been for the faint mewling that she heard. The mewling was coming from the very back of the room. Julia stepped carefully toward the sound. In the corner of the bathroom beside the toilet was a cat. It was partially covered with a hand towel. The cat was surrounded by Snowy one of Ms. Figgs favorite cats. Julia just hoped that Mr. Tibbles had gotten out before something could have happened to him. He was her favorite.

Julia lifted the towel up.

Oh god not Tibbles. Ms. Figg will be so mad he's her favorite. Julia knew that she was thinking irrationally but she also knew that what she thought was true. Mr. Tibbles was Ms. Figgs favorite cat. He was mewling at her pathetically. Julia bent down to examine him.

It wasn't as bad as she had feared. The cat would live.

Julia picked up the battered cat and started to head out side. Once out though she realized that she had not checked the kitchen. If the cats had been murdered what had happened to Ms. Figg?

Authors Note:

The first thing I want to say is that I love cats. I didn't want anyone to think that I was one of those sadistic animal haters. Nope that's not me. Okies secondly I hope that I didn't offend anyone with the cat thing. It was something that had to happen. Hopefully it foreshadowed what's going to happen.

I am most sincerely sorry about one the shortness of the chapter and also the amount of time it took for me to post.

I hope I didn't offend anyone; I love cats so this was very hard to write.

A Preview of sorts for the Next chapter

So Cold

It's cold in here

Is it cold out there?

Its cold in here

This darkness of mind

It suffocates, freezes.

Outside I am sunshine.

Inside I am freezing rain.

The brighter I am on the outside

The colder it is inside.

I wonder, in the midst of life,

Does anyone notice?

How cold I am?

Its cold in here,

Is it cold out there?

So what do you think the next chapter is going to include? If you're right I'll give you a cookie! Well maybe.

Love Always!

Kira

P.S. thanks for the reviews!

HI Dianne!