Slam! Harry's feet met the ground with a thud and he would have toppled over if not for Sirius who had caught him by the back of his shirt. "Easy does it Harry," Sirius said, chuckling at the nauseas boy.
"I hate Apparation," Harry said simply as he stood up straight, beside him, Remus apparated with a loud crack. In front of them stood their home; a giant, awe-inspiring manor. Together, the three of them walked inside, happy to be back at home. A sudden thought entered Harry's head, and panic flooded through him. Where's my kitten? Did it survive the attack? A part of him wanted to ask his guardians, but was too nervous to ask. What if it died because of my stupid actions?
"You go on up to your room now Harry," Remus said as he looked down at Harry. "We've got some things to sort out now that we're back." Harry was a bit disappointed that he couldn't stay with the two men, but decided to not be such a burden and go upstairs. He noticed with shock that the two of them watched him with odd expressions as he walked up the stairs. Did I do something wrong?
He wanted to smack himself in the face. Of course you did something wrong, you idiot! You ran after a Death Eater, nearly got yourself killed, and nearly got Remus and Sirius killed. Why shouldn't they be angry at me? Harry transformed into a dog and ran up the stairs at a fast pace. Once in his room, he shut the door and locked it behind him. Walking over to his bed, he was about to climb up on it when a he saw a small bundle of black and brown fur lying on his pillow. The bundle turned and looked up at him, mewing softly. It's my kitten!
Harry transformed back to his human self and scooped up the kitten. "You need a name; how about… Laurel? I think it's a pretty name, what about you?" The kitten looked up at him with its brown eyes and mewed softly at him, causing him to smile. Shifting the kitten so it was in one arm, he went over to his owl-perch where Hedwig sat. She was eyeing the kitten cautiously. "Hedwig, meet Laurel; she's going to be staying here to so you better be nice to her."
Hedwig leaned over and inspected the kitten. Harry grew nervous that she might try to eat Laurel, but instead, she ruffled her feathers and chirped. Laurel looked up and batted at Hedwig's tail once before Harry moved away. "Now, you best not annoy Hedwig or else she'll make a quick meal out of you!"
All of Harry's body began to feel the exhaustion from overexerting himself during his early morning walk. Placing Laurel down on the bed, he transformed into a dog and curled up on the bed. His kitten stood up and walked up onto his back, where she curled up and fell asleep between his shoulder blades. Harry snorted, slightly amused, before sleep claimed him.
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Bang! Bang! Bang! Three consistent knocks upon his door pulled Harry from his dreamless sleep. His eyelids drooped as he turned his head towards the door. From beyond it, he could hear a soft "alohomora" before the door opened up, revealing Sirius. "How come you locked the do- AWW!" Sirius' stern demeanor shriveled up and died as he saw his sleepy Godson as a dog, with a kitten curled up on his back.
Harry growled softly before dropping his head back onto the bed. "Are you feeling ok Harry?" Sirius asked as he walked a few steps into the room. Nodding his head, Harry yawned and closed his eyes, wanting to go back to sleep. A chuckled escaped Sirius. "Lunch is ready, but you can eat later. See you when you wake up Harry." With that said, Sirius left the room and Harry fell back to sleep.
AN: Kind of a pointless chapter, but I felt like this story needs a calm, relaxing chapter to even it out a bit. Hope you're all enjoying this story so far. :)