OMG, thanks to everyone who reviewed and added me, thank you so much! You made my day! Ok, Dustin and Catastrophe gets… Sorted! Yay! And last chapter was short, sorry. But you know, a ironically idiotic person beside you doesn't help you to write long, well, you get the point.
This is a long chappie, so be proud of me!
Chapter Eighteen: Draco's lesson
"Mmm, that's good pancakes, Cat." Dustin commented with his mouth full, and Hermione giggled.
"You look just like Ron." She giggled and sliced a piece of pancake in her mouth, chewed, then swallowed.
"So, um, I'm getting sorted today…" Cat trailed off, looking around and making sure that everyone was listening. "So I'd like to make a toast to Dustin and me."
"All right." Dustin swallowed the eggs he was chewing then picked up his cup.
"I'd like to make a toast to Catastrophe and Gra-"Draco stopped as Cat nudged him in the ribs, and he winced. "Fine, Dustin, for going to be sorted and housed in Hogwarts for their Sixth Year." He finished and clinked his cup against Cat's, who giggled and clinked it back, turned around and clinked it to Dustin's, who clinked against Hermione. They gulped the wine down.
"Sour… Ohh, that's sour." Hermione commented, wincing, and gasped as a small figure appeared at the door of the kitchen.
"Miss Hermione Granger and Mister Dustin Granger!" a squeaky voice quickly came through the door. "Dobby is delighted to see you!"
"Dobby…" Draco warned, standing up, but Catastrophe smiled and pulled him back roughly, and he fell into the chair.
"Welcome, Dobby, and Flickers, you too, come out." She giggled as two small shadows sneaked out from the left side of the wall.
"Hello, mistress Catastrophe!" Flickers flapped his ears and approached her, but a small squeak was heard and he stopped.
"Nibbles?" it squeaked and there was a small reply.
A squeak.
Cat stood up and followed the noise, and her steely eyes softened as she saw what had interrupted her.
"Oh, sweetie, it's fine, come here!" she cooed, and a small petite figure came out. It was a baby house elf!
"Draco, tell me I can hold him, please?" Cat begged, unleashing the full force of her puppy eyes and her eyelashes.
"No, Cat, absolutely NOT." Draco replied, but Cat just pouted and went over, her eyes softening again. She picked the baby up and snuggled against him.
"Don't mind my brother. He's just plain rude." She giggled and gave him to Flickers and he thanked her.
"Well, we need to go." Cat stated excitedly and they, saying goodbye to the elves, left the gloomy mansion to the exciting Hogwarts- School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"So, um, how are we exactly going to go to Hogwarts train station if-"
"We're already in the magical world, Hermione." Cat sighed, then brightened up, then she said, "We always can call my friends, too."
"Friends? Define friends." Dustin grumbled, and then shut up as Hermione kicked him in the shins. "Ow!"
"My Patronus, the snow leopard." She giggled.
"Yeah, but how are we all going to fit?" Dustin asked again, brushing a strand of red hair from his eyes.
"He has friends, Dustin."
"Right." He shut up.
"May I ask for your accompaniment, Chaos? And your sister, Destiny?" she closed her eyes, then opened it, and then they realized that her eyes had turned yellow. Feral yellow.
"Cat-" Draco lunged, but a smaller cub growled and appeared out of the sky, literally, and threw itself at Draco. With a yelp, he fell, clutching the leopard, who had barred its fang at his neck.
"Destiny, my sweet." Cat soothed, and then whispered soothingly to Draco, "Try to relax, and say you're sorry."
"I'm.. NOT.. Saying sorry to this…CREATURE!" he shouted then drew his wand. With a gasp, Cat's small body shot forward at this and turned into a small cub of a snow leopard. Then she lunged at Draco, her claws unsheathed, her teeth barred at his neck as the small cub, Destiny slinked off to her brother's side, who was bristling in fury.
(A/N: Yeah, good job, Draco!)
"Whoa, Cat, it's me!" Draco gasped as her claws sunk into his white skin, which looked whiter right now. He watched as Cat gasped again and shrunk, into her more human form. She drew her wand, then sang an incantation that healed the wounds and scratches she had made. Then she sobbed and came off of Draco, who looked quite confused.
"Sorry, but you just can't… Hurt my Patronuses like that.." she trailed off and clung to Draco, who rubbed her back soothingly and said it was all right.
"Right, I'll say sorry to the leopards." He stood, then walked up to the two growling cubs, the bigger cub shielding the smaller sister of his.
"I'm sorry, I hope that you'll forgive me." Draco looked at the cubs in the eye as he spoke, and the girl cub came out, then sniffed him.
"Try asking if you can pet her!" Cat whispered and Draco followed, and soon after was a growl that said yes.
He petted the small cub first, and she purred.
"Ok, I guess everyone is okay now, right?" Cat asked, then seeing everyone's bewildered expression, giggled. She went on the cub named Destiny, who purred and rubbed her big head against her hand. She pulled Hermione up with her, then motioned to Dustin and Draco, to Chaos, who growled a little, but after Cat's soothing look, hissed and stood still as the two climbed on. Then Cat made her way and kissed the leopard on the head.
"I expect you to behave, Chaos." She whispered, and climbed on Destiny, and all the elves could see was a brilliant streak of light, and everyone- vanished.
Train Station
"That was FAST." Dustin commented as he wiped some of his red-brown hair off his sweaty brow.
"Well, my leopards are fast." Cat laughed, then walked into the bright train station, bustling with people and train smoke.
"So, um, we need to RUN INTO a solid wall?!?" Cat gasped, as Hermione and Draco laughed.
"Yes." Draco answered, then hugged her. "You'll be fine." Cat hugged him back, then giggled. "Well, I'll just pull Dustin with me."
"God NO." Dustin opened his eyes wide.
Sharing a laugh, they walked through the bustling crowd. As Cat walked, she bumped into someone.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" she cried to the boy on the floor.
"I'm fine, you?" he asked her, his ocean blue eyes glittering.
"Yeah." She extended her hand, and he took it, towering over her.
He had messy, unruly hair, with blue highlights. (A/N: It's LANDON! Yay, CrouchingCrookshanks!
"My name is Landon Summers. You?" he asked, wiping off small bits of fluff from his robe.
"Catastrophe Malfoy." She smiled., then her eyes widened. "Oh Merlin, you're going to Hogwarts too?" she asked, her blue eyes now shining gallantly.
"Yeah!" he shouted, getting some attention from other people, who glared. He sheepishly muttered, "Sorry."
"Come on, Cat!" Draco yelled, and she followed, her new 'friend' following her.
"Okay, everyone, this is Landon Summers. He is going to Hogwarts too." She introduced, and even Draco said a polite hello.
"I say we go now." Dustin said, his voice with a hint of jealousy.