A/N: I don't own Harry Potter or any related characters
Assignment #12 – Zoology: Task #1: Basel Zoo, Switzerland: This zoo is largely dedicated to its animals, keeping close attention to their diets and behaviour. This dedication has led Basel Zoo to become a leader in breeding endangered species such as cheetahs, Indian Rhinos and okapi.
Task: Write about someone being dedicated to something/someone. - I wrote about Ron being dedicated to making sure Scabbers isn't going take over the world
Word Count: 339
"Do you think rats are smart?" Ron asked, poking his head into Percy's room. Percy looked at his youngest brother.
"Why? And why are you asking me this in the middle of the night?"
"Because I had a dream where Scabbers tried to take over the world," the seven year old boy answered.
"Ron, Scabbers is not going to take over the world," Percy stated.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Go look, he's in his cage," Percy answered. Ron walked over to the cage and looked inside. Scabbers was sleeping in the corner. Satisfied, Ron walked out of Percy's room. Percy shook his head and burrowed back under his blankets. He had just finally fallen back asleep when there was a knock on the door frame. Ron had not closed the door. Percy blinked his eyes confused by the noise for a moment.
"Percy?" Ron asked.
"What do you want now, Ron?"
"I just wanted to make sure Scabbers was still in his cage," Ron answered, quietly crossing the room to look at the sleeping rat.
"And I just want to sleep," Percy muttered, watching Ron leave again. Percy glanced over at Scabbers' cage. "Don't take over the world, got it, Scabbers?" he asked. The sleeping rat let out a little noise, but didn't move.
"Good," Percy muttered, closing his eyes again only to be awoken by the sound of Ron's footsteps what seemed like two minutes later. Percy sighed.
"Just take the cage to your room if you're going to keep waking me up," he yelled. He heard Ron lift the cage and leave the room. Finally, Percy got comfortable again, glad his little brother wouldn't disturb him again about Scabbers trying to take over the world. Where Ron got his insane ideas was beyond Percy, maybe he should talk to the twins about that. They were always telling stories about complete nonsense. Yes, he would have talk to them in the morning. Satisfied with this, he yawned, closed his eyes, and fell into a dreamless sleep.