"Hello? Who are you, and what are you doing on my land?"
Shit.
"I'm Ele-Ellie Broadshaw, sir. I'm ever so sorry, him and I, I mean, my dog and I, I was walking him, and I must have wandered onto your land by accident, I'm sorry."
"But…the electric fence…" He didn't look angry, just baffled.
"Oh, of course, yeah, sorry I didn't know what you meant, I threw the ball over the fence, so I climbed a tree and got over to get it, I'm sorry, I didn't realise I was trespassing-"
"It's alright." The middle-aged Muggle didn't smile, but he looked slightly appeased. "But leave, now, please."
"Yes, of course. Sorry sir, but would you be able to tell me the quickest way to leave? It's just I'm not sure how to get back, and I wouldn't want to intrude on your property any longer…"
"Oh alright," He said gruffly. "This way."
He led Elena and Sirius as his Animagus, who was padding quietly along behind at her heels, up to a side gate in the electric fence that Elena hadn't noticed before, dug around in his pocket for the key, then unlocked the gate, which swung open stiffly.
"There you go."
"Thank you so much, sir. I'm sorry again."
"Don't come onto my land again." He said in the manner of declaring well wishes.
"Of course not. Thank you."

Elena and Sirius walked out the gate and down a hill towards the road, and it was ten minutes before they came to a crop of trees that in the depth of it one wouldn't be visible, so Sirius led Elena into there, then transformed.
"Nice save there Munroe."
"Good thing I'm such a quick thinker, eh Black?"
"A very good thing indeed."
"Right, so we're going to Diagon Alley then?"
"Yeah, if you want. I mean, could we just check on Harry first? Like make sure that he's-"
"Sure."
They linked arms, the two fugitives, and Disapparated.

Privet Drive was dusky, the sky a wonderful deep purple, like dreams and wine. They had just transformed and were approaching the Dursley's house when a loud commotion from inside it made them stop in their tracks. Sirius scurried into the bushes as Harry Potter burst out of the front door, dragging his trunk behind him with a furious air of defiance, the underside of his luggage scraping the pavement with a painful screeching noise.
Elena approached him hesitantly, meowing, and he rushed past her without a second glance, so she had to hurry to keep up with him, dodging the trunk which was skittering side to side as he stormed down the road. He turned onto another quaint little street by the name of Magnolia Crescent and sat with a huff down on the kerb. Elena padded up to him, and ducked her head underneath his hand, arching her back, wanting to be stroked. He began to pet her almost absent-mindedly, and his owl hissed at her from inside its cage, but Harry ignored it, glaring steadfastly at the pavement with a dogged determination and persistence in his anger.

Elena meowed again, and he muttered something under his breath, and looked up as there was a rustling in the bushes across the street. Harry tensed visibly, and Elena followed his gaze to the bush where Sirius was watching them, dark eyes shining in the gloom. She was faintly relieved to see him there, but Harry obviously wasn't, standing up quickly and reaching for his wand in his pocket, looking alarmed. Harry stuck his arm out, wand pointing at Sirius, who retreated hastily. Suddenly, there was a loud bang and the Knight Bus sped up the road, crashing to a stop in front of Harry, who fell backwards onto the kerb with a shout. Elena darted away from the purple bus into the magically shielded bush, and Elena transformed, keeping her voice a low whisper.
"We need to go! They're wizards!"
"But we won't know where he goes-"
"Sshhh! Listen!" Elena strained to hear the conversation, then slumped, annoyed, but Sirius was still, apparently listening intently. He then relaxed and held out his hand. "Diagon Alley."
"What?"
"The Leaky Cauldron. Here-"
Sirius grabbed her wrist and they Disapparated.

each door until she could hear someone pacing, muttering under his breath. Her hearing wasn't as sharp as Sirius', but she could hear the voice because it was familiar. She meowed as loudly as she could and scratched at the door viciously, but he apparently didn't hear him because he didn't respond. She was about to give up but skulk away, when a frizzy-haired woman came down the corridor pushing a trolley filled with magical cleaning products, a broom levitating behind her.
Elena padded up to her with a loud meow, then scratched at Harry's door.
"You can't get back in to your owner?" The woman stopped and went up to the door. "Don't worry, kitty, here…" She knocked on the door, and there was a second before Harry opened it, looking irritated.

"Sorry, I don't want housekeeping-"
"I know, I know, it's just your cat. He was scratching to get in."
"Cat? I don't have a…" Harry looked surprised as he peered down at Elena, then at once nodded and shook his head. "Sorry, yes, thank you."
"He is yours, right?"
"Yes, yes. Thank you."
Elena ran in and leapt up onto the bed, and Harry sighed tiredly, sitting next to her and starting to stroke her. "Hello again. Did you follow me?"
She meowed, and he smiled wearily. "So I blew up my aunt-"
Elena made a sound like a cat with a hairball, and he laughed. "She insulted my parents, and I sort of exploded…well, she was the one who exploded. Not literally. I didn't kill her. She just sort of inflated. Like a balloon. The Dursleys kicked me out…I ran away, actually, but they would have kicked me out if I didn't. Then I got on the Knight Bus, and it brought me here, and then I spoke to the Minister for Magic, and I thought that I was going to be arrested or something, but I wasn't. He just seemed pleased that I wasn't dead, or something. Apparently there's some madman out to kill me."
Elena made the amused, coughing noise again, and Harry mock-glared at her.
"So it's funny that there's a lunatic trying to kill me. Thanks."
She licked his knee in the way of an apology and he seemed to mellow.
"So yeah. I'm not scared."
You don't need to be, Elena would have said, but doing so would ironically have probably made quite scared indeed.

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