Draco poked the mass of fluff standing on the edge of the tub. Said mass of fluff was previously known as Prosper/Potter/Harry, but as of five minutes ago it was newly christened 'Fluffy'. Hm. This would make good blackmail. If only he had a camera.
All that showed that the tiny, incredibly soft ball of fluff was Prosper at all were the two huge adorable emerald eyes which blinked out at Draco in confusion, as if to ask what the bloody hell the Slytherin had done with his body and tell him that he would prefer less fluff, thank-you-very-much.
All he had done was cast an Insta-Dry spell on the kitten…and voila!
Hehe. He's have to do this again sometime…maybe on Sev's hair…hmmm…now that was a good idea…
He filed it away as he picked up 'Fluffy'. "Hehehe…Fluffy…" he laughed quietly to himself. He heard Prosper give an angry-sounding growl from his hand which quickly turned to a purr as Draco scratched tenderly behind his left ear. The Fluff of Doom ™ leaped out of Draco's hand, scrabbled up his chest, leaped off his shoulder, and landed on his head, where he mewed contentedly.
Draco felt the cat going around and around in circles before settling down on his head to sleep. He rolled his silver-blue eyes and sighed at the tiny tiger's behavior. Figures. He wasn't getting rid of this kitty that easily.
He made his way down to the Slytherin common room, praying, praying, praying that…
"Drakey-poo!"
Sigh. Once again his prayers went unheard.
"Hello Pansy."
"Ooooh, look at the adorable little kitty! He's so cute and sweet and lovable, yes he is!" She reached up and tried to pet Prosper/Harry/Fluffy. The little furball went nuts.
It could be said that at this point Draco doubled up in laughter and waited for a good five minutes before scooping up The Fluff of Doom™ and heading up to his dorm – but as there were no witnesses save the victim, that cannot be proved for sure.
Ahem.
Moving on.
The next morning found Draco sitting grumpily in Professor Dumbledore's office with a considerably larger Prosper in his lap. He sniffed the coffee the Headmaster offered to him suspiciously before carefully taking a sip. He choked on it.
"Sweet Jesus!" he said with a strangled cry. "Have you never heard of creamer? Or milk and sugar, for that matter!"
"In fact, Mr. Malfoy, I have. However, it has served my purpose quite well –my purpose being, of course, to have you fully awake and attentive."
Draco glared at the headmaster. He muttered, "Awake? Maybe. Attentive? Pfft, yeah right."
"Now, Draco, you have experienced the first of a few changes in size. Harry, as stated before, will only be the size of a cub, which is perhaps a tad bigger than your average housecat. Now, instead of being able to fit in your hand, he is a little bit longer than both of your hands, correct?"
Draco nodded. Once again, the old man had dashing displayed his talent for pointing out the obvious.
"The next size change will have him as long as your forearm and up to just below your knees. That change will happen in two weeks or so, and will last for the remainder of the two-month period."
Draco suppressed a yawn of boredom with great difficulty. Yeah, yeah, big deal, so what?
"Now here is the big news."
Draco blinked.
"Since the recently acquitted Mr. Black is staying with us, he has taken it upon himself to give his godson company."
Draco groaned aloud.
"You know, that was my reaction too?" said a familiar voice. He turned and saw a tired-looking Remus sitting in an armchair facing the fire.
"You have him Remus?"
"He just fell asleep…Christ…Headmaster?"
"Yes?"
"Remind me to never, EVER, buy a puppy."
Dumbledore chuckled. Draco looked confused. A tiny, high bark sounded and Remus groaned. "No, no, no, you stupid dog! Sleep! PLEASE!"
A small puppy with silky shaggy black fur sat on the armrest of the chair. Its tiny pink tongue was hanging out and its tail was wagging furiously. It barked at Prosper joyously. The not-s-small kitten mewed out a reply and leaped the five foot gap with ease, landing gracefully on the arm of the chair. He nudged the puppy off onto the floor, where he soon joined it.
Draco, Remus, and Dumbledore watched, in various states of confusion, resignment, and amusement, for a few moments before Dumbledore saw fit to explain.
"Sirius, Draco, is an Animagus. His form is a rather large black dog that looks remarkably like the Grim."
Draco chuckled.
"Amusing, yes. Anyway, last night he snuck into the Potions lab, mixed a De-Aging Potion set for four weeks – the amount of time Prosper has left – and poured it into a bowl on the floor. He then transformed and drank his fill."
"…Joy to the world, the dog has come."
REVIEW RESPONSES
SAXandCLARINETgrl: Ehehehehe...I sorta stopped putting it up so fast...BUT I HAVE TRIUMPHED OVER THE WRITERS BLOCK! MUAHAHA!
Lady Foxfire: Thank you!
Phoegan Leisha: Ah, yes...Prosper is the little flirt, is he not? sigh
where-my-heart-resides: you know the lollypop people too! i just had some jolly ranchers actually...WHOA...
SesshyGirlFluffy: lol...
TheDevilsSeductress: speaks quietly and calmly Come on...give back Prosper...it's okay...hug from Draco for Prosper?
Veela504: THanks!
Baroque Isabella: Glad you liked!
LadyDragonWolfKnight: I know! Marina (my kitty) looked like that, only she was all white.
Elisandra1: Updated! Although not ASAP...but I had writers' block!
MidnightsRose: Thanks you!
Angelite99: No, actually - he's Bellatrix's cousin, so I'd guess he'd be Draco's second or third cousin... That's deep - pretty thinking, too. And psycho cats? My god...my grandma had a cat like that once. Every morning at like, exactly one o'clock, she would creep into the guest room that my big sis and I share and SIT ON MY BEDPOST...
Idril831: thanks! you'll get yours...everyone will! poor Dray...
oOo The Skittle Queen oOo: Girl, I haven't heard from yyuo in a while! Email me already!
enchantress of the dark: oh, it's very possible. they have very, VERY sharp claws...shuddershudderThanks...wasn't sure on that.
Lux et Veritas: yeah...have to put in some jealousy! THanks forthe tranlation.
0mrsprongs0: lol. but whatever would mr. prongs think? jk. you'll get 'em...no worries.
Crowley Black: A FELLOW SIRI LOVER!
MacLee: lol...thanks. I'm honored.
monkeygirl1292: lol...
T.Felton: Full-fledged kiss, dude! There was no thanking involved. lol :P
Sunshine: Here you are!
Anux: Really? H/o, my kitty says hi to your kitty: slo qb' P0QHI35 -08 3R 89 lol
TeeDee: Remus and Siri ROCK ON!
Sunshine: Continued!
Mystique: Aw, I'm missed! It's such a wonderful feeling XD!
Prunelle: Thanks!
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