Chapter Twenty One – What To Do When Your Insane Owl Goes On A Quest For Revenge

I really do apologise for the awful wait. Luckily it's the holidays so I'll try and write more. Thanks to it'.unusual who gave me the idea for this chapter. Except it kinda veered off course... If you like Glee – go check out her stuff. It's awesome. So I own nothing except Gorilla.

What to do when your insane owl goes on a quest for revenge.

Well.

It's kind of a long story.

It began on a dark, and stormy night in December. (It actually was dark and stormy? How exciting!) Anyway!

I say anyway a lot don't I?

OK, I'll try and not say it for the rest of this story thing.

Any-Rightyho!

So, a dark and stormy night, and I had just finished eating dinner, and I was going to go up to the Owlery with Kay and Soph and feed Gorilla some Owl Treats. They have a new cheese flavour. I didn't know owls like cheese, but Gorilla does. Then again... Gorilla isn't exactly normal...

"Dom! Wait up!"

I looked round, and saw Scorpius coming towards me. Kay and Soph giggled.
"See you Dommy," Kay said.
"Don't call me Dommy," I said. "Bye."
"We'll feed Gorilla," Soph promised, and they skipped off, just as Scorpius drew level with me. He offered me his arm, and I took it.
"Can I show you something?"
"Will it explode, bite, squirt acid or maim me in any way?" I asked.
"No..." he said, looking weirded out. What? I've been friends with Fred and James for too long...
"Then sure!"

We walked on in silence for a few minutes, and then my head started singing the Llama Song, so I decided to break the quiet.
"So... What is it?"
"What?"
"What you want to show me."
"I can't tell you."
"OK... Where is it?"
"Spoilers," he winked. "We're almost there. Trust me?"
"Er..."

He'd already put his hands over my eyes, so my very Gryffindor-stranger-danger reaction was lost. We were walking back, forth, back, forth, and then there was a rush of warm air.
"What – woah!"
"I know," Scorpius said, smugly.

We were standing in the stars. I kid you not. They were there, spinning beneath us, and around us, and above us. I squeaked.
"What... How... Oh!" I said. "It's so pretty!"
"Yeah," he said.
"How?" I asked, reaching out to touch some of the wispy stardust that floated across my path.
"I was talking to Al," he said, "and he said something about a Room that is only available to those who want it. So I went to find it, and I was thinking; I need something to make Dom happy. And I opened the door, and... There was this."
"It's gorgeous," I said, very conscious of the blush steadily spreading over my cheeks. Damn Weasley genes.
"You like it?"
"Yes," I said, nodding enthusiastically. I twirled off, and my uniform caught the stars and went all silver and pretty.

Then I remembered the oh-so-prosaic annoyingness that was my Potions homework, and came back.
"I have –"
"You're really pretty," he said, and I he kissed me.

He kissed me.

Then there was a sound from somewhere above. It was a strange mixture of the James Bond theme and the Jaws one. I looked up. Gorilla was hovering above us, flapping his wings to stay aloft, and glowering as well as a fluffy, grey, slightly chubby owl can.
"I have a feeling your owl is upset..." Scorpius whispered. Gorilla peeped crossly.
"I agree," I said.
"How did he get in here?"
"This is Gorilla," I said, extending my arm. My owl landed on it and pecked my wrist slightly harder than necessary before looking at Scorpius in a challenging way. I do not kid. My owl was challenging my... Thing.

Yes, I am descriptive.

We shall move on.

(Ha! I didn't say The Word)

"We do not question his methods," I continued. "But we do hide when he seeks revenge."
"Your owl seeks revenge on people...?" Scorpius repeated.
"Yes," I said, nodding seriously. "I'm very sorry but I should probably go feed him."
"That's alright. I have homework..." Scorpius said. Gorilla flicked his wing in the direction of the door, and peeped triumphantly. Scorpius looked unnerved and we left together, before parting ways. He went down to the DUNGEONS OF DOOOOOOM (that's Doom. Not Dom as my brother would say it) and I went to the owlery.

Thoughts? NOW IMPORTANT MESSAGE! I'm kinda running out of ideas, so if anyone has any, please tell me. Review?