Pets

"No"

"Oh, Ron please, look how cute he is"

Ron looked back at the St. Bernard that was currently staring up at him at Diagon Alley's emporium.

"Hermione, we've got enough with Crookshanks and Pig, I don't want another animal messing up the place, we only moved in last week,and he's massive, he'll need a room to himself!"

Hermione huffed and kneeled down next to the dog, stroking his head. She looked up at the shop owner.

"Does he have a name?"

The man at the counter clucked his tongue, placed down his paper and looked down at her from his desk.

"Tiny"

Ron snorted and leant on the counter. The man looked back up at him with an annoyed expression. Ron looked at Hermione who was still looking into the eyes of the dog.

"Aww, he has no home, no family. He likes you Ron, look"

Indeed the dog was looking at Ron, dribble trickling down his chin, breathing in and out rapidly, almost smiling.

"Does he have any magical abilities?"

"Not that we know of. We reckon he got mixed up with our lot on the muggle streets. He's only about 9 months old, and he would of shown ability by now"

"See Ron, not that much of a handful"

Ron tutted and looked around the shop. He walked over to the cages by the window and said "Look Hermione, a hamster, why can't you just get a hamster, they stay in their cage, you don't have to walk them, and they don't eat you out of house and home!"

"Oh Ron, look what he does, look Ron"

Hermione hadn't been listening to a word Ron had been saying, but instead was holding her hand out to the dog, who in turn placed his paw there. It seemes she was already infatuated with the creature.

"Oi, were not getting the dog, okay, we've got nowhere to put it for a start, look at the size of it!"

The dog whined and placed his head on the floor. Hermione turned back round and shot Ron a dirty look.

"Ron! I let Pig sleep in our room, I agreed to that, so why can't you just bargain with me on this one?"

"Because it's not bargaining, it's me giving in!"

Hermione had turned her attention back to the hound once more.

"It would have to be Weasley-Granger I suppose. Tiny Weasley- Granger". The man at the till nodded and started writing on some parchment, and Ron huffed and walked over.

"You really want this dog?"

"It will be the first thing we own together" she placed her hands on his arms and looked up at him.

"We moved into our new house not two weeks ago!"

"Okay, our second thing, but look at him Ron, just look at him"

Ron looked past Hermione to see the dog tilting his head as if to say 'Please. Take me home'.

"Fine. Fine ! But you have to walk him, I'll be working!"

"I will, I will, ahh look at his cute little face" Hermione grabbed the dogs head and planted a kiss on it, and proceeded to go around the shop buying every item that a pet could possibly need.

Hermione walked out of the shop half an hour later, her one hand holding Ron, the other tightly fastened to a dog lead attached to Tiny.

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"Right, it's quite a hot night, so you can sleep out here okay, I've put some water by the door, you've got everything you need within paws reach, so behave ,okay?"

Ron was looking down at Tiny who was currently sitting on the grass in the back garden. His big tongue was hanging from his mouth, his eyes looking straight into Ron's.

"Don't look at me like that, Hermione might give over, but not me, I'm not as soft as her you know"

Ron proceeded to the back door, and turned around. He expected to see Tiny on the grass as before, but he was an inch away from Ron's feet.

"Oi, back, now, you're not allowed in. My house" Ron pointed to the door "your bed" he pointed to the grass. The dog bowed his head and walked back to the lawn, lying down placing his head on his paws. Ron tried not to let the guilt get to him, but went over and patted the dogs head. Before he could get carried away, he went inside, locked the backdoor and climbed the stairs to his and Hermione's room.

He saw she was already in bed, the moonlight shining down on her face.

"Tiny okay?"

"Yeah, left him some water, should be fine until morning"

"Right, come here then" Hermione lifted the blanket and Ron shuffled in next to her, wrapping his arms around her and snuggling down into the duvet. Just as he shut his eyes, he could have sworn he saw a shadow flash across the opposite wall. He shot up, looking around the room, but saw nothing.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just tired I reckon"

He lay down again, feeling Hermione's heart beat against his own, and heard a sniffing sound a few metres from where he was lying.

I must really need this sleep...

Ron pushed his eyes back open and nearly fell out of bed in the process.

"Hermione?"

"Uh- huh?"

"Why is the dog hovering outside our bedroom window?"

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So, it seemed Tiny had magical powers after all ! What did you think of the chapter ? Liked it?

Also thanks to Origurumi who gave me a keyword that sparked the idea for this chapter, thanks chick/dude ! :D

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