A Spoonful of Sugar
Title: Haunt
Author: bleu-bella
Word Count: 351
Created: July 13th, 2010
Completed: July 16th, 2010
Author's Note: I love cats. Also, every fifth chapter will be nice and big.
It was following him, again.
This strange sense of danger stalked him like a cloud, the source of which was a mystery. Occasionally, he would catch sight of a flash of bright orange, but it would disappear almost immediately.
At first, Draco had suspected one of the Weasels (most likely Potter's friend) to be tailing him for some unholy vengeance or other, but that theory was quite farfetched. Although, admittedly, the girl was rather clever, she wasn't one to be covert about her anger. Neither was Ronald, whether he wanted to be or not.
It was a most mysterious occurrence, dogging him about the castle and even in the perceived safety of the Slytherin common room.
Swallowing apprehensively as the threat seemed to come closer, Draco shifted his books for potions into a more comfortable position. It would not be too long before he could set them down…
The boy was restless as he walked the corridors, he could see this. It gave him great pleasure to watch the ferret squirm under the watch of someone he could not see.
It had been rather a while since he had enjoyed this quite so much- years, in fact, and he was most pleased to be back in the swing of things. Oh, yes, some day soon, he would pounce-
"Crookshanks!" Squealed his woman creature, nearly dropping her dusty square objects in surprise.
"What on earth are you doing so far from the common room?" She admonished lightly, shifting the books to allow for her to pick him up. He complied, albeit rather grumpily.
I was merely hunting, woman. I haven't seen you so worked up since that Scabbers creature, he purred as she rubbed his chin.
"Oh, Crookshanks. You're awfully lucky I have time to bring you back to the tower!"
He sighed heavily, glancing over her shoulder at the blonde ferret-man.
Some day, my friend. Some day.