Compassion
Such a bright day it was in Diagon Alley for a breezy stroll.
A dismal man with obsidian locks walked hand-in-hand with a very peppy blonde who had a hazy disposition.
Little did they know, there was a miniscule kitten of a curious nature that was treading the gravel softly their way.
The kitten's white fur was matted with soot and dust; and malnutrition showed from the way it would gaze hungrily at sweets through store windows.
It was immediately spotted by the blonde who looked on the kitten with utmost pity and the highest regard.
"Achoo, achoo, achoo!"
"Oh, dear. Don't tell me you're allergic to cats, Theodore."
"I most certainly am! A bunch of walking disease traps, that lot!"
"…neurotic…"
"What was that, darling?" A cool glare was directed toward the blonde.
"Oh, nothing…" Soft chuckles graced his ears. "We should probably find it some food and then give it to one of the animal shops around here…"
"I think not! Who knows what could happen in the period of time that I expose myself---"
Something in Theodore's mind told him that was not the response Luna was looking for.
"Have you any bit of compassion left in you, Theodore Ignatius Nott, or did the last time you had to save someone from peril mean nothing to you?" She shrieked until her eyes pierced his frail heart.
"Well," he sputtered, while her comment nagged at his conscience, "I was a different person back then, and I don't see why I have to feed it anything." He cast a distasteful glance towards the kitten, which had taking a liking to the bottom of his pants and was rubbing against them with definite affection.
"Look now, Theodore, it's already taken a liking to you." Luna bent down to scratch behind its ears and gave the kitten a pat on the head. "It'd be a shame to leave it starving in the middle of the street." She started to hum a soft tune and walk away.
Theodore had to sigh at his weakness to give the lady anything she wanted.
He bent and picked up the kitten without any hint of enthusiasm and cradled it in his left arm. Then he ran up to Luna and grasped her hand with his right.
"Oh, alright."