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A Dog's Purpose Is Strange Magic 2 Chapter 9
Surprisingly all the boys in the 2nd year Gryffindor dormitory were able to sleep through the night even with a bunch of puppies occupying the space.
Bailey not so much.
With her pups only being just newly born they certainly got very hungry in a short time. During the night Bailey had to get up a handful of times to feed them.
Who knew such tiny bodies could get so hungry?
Bailey really is going to have to try and work something out while she and her boy are at his classes.
Nonetheless, there are others nearby that can put readymade solutions into play for them. Granted there aren't going to be many options available since this all came out of the blue, springing on them during the summer, and was entirely unplanned.
Furthermore, Bailey's got to take it one step at a time. A majority of this is out of her hands anyhow.
By the time Harry, Ron, Bailey, and the puppies reach the Great Hall for breakfast word has already spread quickly around the school that some more new additions have been added thanks to Bailey.
As Harry settled down to eat at the Gryffindor table a crowd gathered around to coo and awe over the litter of puppies. They were a mix of Ravenclaw Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. None of the Slytherins dared to venture over even if they wanted to. A handful of students sought to give Bailey congratulatory strokes, inquiring about her health, and giving her treats from their own plates for a job well done. Bailey stands over her babies in tremendous pride, thankful for the offering numerous food offerings handed to her. With so many mouths to feed and her milk coming in, she needs all the protein and nutrients she can get her paws on.
Hermione's behavior is baffling to Bailey. Despite the warmth and joy that was shared last evening Hermione's disposition toward Harry and Ron has soured considerably as her anger and displacement over all the mayhem they unintentionally caused is brought back to the surface in full force. Hermione buries her nose in a book, busying herself with her breakfast as each student waits with bated breath for the new year's schedules to be handed out by the Heads of Houses.
As everyone is waiting the unthinkable occurs.
A familiar Weasley owl comes flying in, crashing into the table and sending food flying everywhere as Errol lies there with his legs up in the air from the impact.
To Ron's absolute horror, Errol has delivered a Howler.
Bailey soon discovers why this type of correspondence is so aptly named.
The moment the first bellowing scream in Molly Weasley's voice erupts from the parchment Bailey instantly covers her pup's bodies with her own, shielding them and their sensitive eardrums from the brunt of the booming soundwaves. Mrs. Weasleys fury is devastating as a result of them stealing and losing the car and then getting Mr. Weasley in trouble with a serious inquiry at the Ministry of Magic because of it.
By the end of the correspondence, the entire Great Hall was quiet as they bore witness to the entire spectacle other than the Slytherin's laughing in pleasure. Ron is so mortified. Face redder than a tomato from embarrassment. The rest of the Weasley clan isn't fairing much better, especially Ginny. Hermione feels she should say something but thinks the better of it at Harry's behest, keeping her shrewd mouth shut.
There is some relief from the shame. No sooner is the Howler finished tearing itself to pieces does Professor McGonagall arrive, handing out the separate schedules to each waiting Gryffindor.
When Harry sullenly received his there was a little something extra, he hadn't been expecting.
A letter from the Headmaster.
One delivering good news to Harry.
During the night Dumbledore has thought up a plan for how Harry can handle the puppies. Essentially this can be enacted while the puppies are still small enough to easily be transported and heavily reliant on their mother Harry can take them to classes as long as they remain in the basket and not drive anyone unnecessarily into distraction in class. But as they get older, becoming more mobile and moving onto solid food instead of milk, the puppies cannot stay in Gryffindor Tower or go around the school with them to classes. Arrangements have been made with Hagrid. The gentle giant will construct a sheltered pen for the large family outside of his home. Bounder, Ranger, Bold, Friendly, Whisper, Charmer, and Dreamer will then remain there for the school year's duration with Bailey coming down to take care of her brood at regular intervals. Then it'll be up to Harry and Hagrid together to find good homes for them lest they stay permanently with Hagrid. Harry isn't will be able to keep so many if that is the case.
Still, it is a decent compromise in light of these unusual circumstances.
Furthermore, Professor Dumbledore is already providing much leeway when combined with these restrictions. No way Harry will act insolently or dare to appear ungrateful considering this heaping amount of generosity.
Soon enough it's time to depart for the first class of today.
It's Double Herbology with the Hufflepuffs.
Professor Sprout isn't the only one waiting for them when the 2nd year students arrive at her greenhouses for the lesson.
Professor Lockhart is already there, and Professor Sprout is none too pleased about his company ranting and boasting about his apparently superior herbology knowledge.
Bailey can totally understand where the woman is coming from. She finds this poor excuse for a man despicable, too.
Bailey hates him even more because as soon as they step into view Professor Lockhart's eyes immediately lock straight onto Harry.
It's taking Bailey all the restraint she has not to bite his freaking balls off if he even possesses any that is.
Professor Lockhart has the gall to block Harry's way into the greenhouse just so he can converse with her boy. The purpose behind this encounter sends Bailey's blood practically to the boiling point. Professor Lockhart evidently believes that Harry deliberately stole the car and flippantly rode it to Hogwarts for fame, another chance to step into the spotlight and increase his notoriety.
Amid this brief interlude where Professor Lockhart is relaying to Harry advice on his own gained experience over the years, the idiot takes notice of her litter.
In Bailey's peripheral vision, she catches Professor Lockhart unwisely reaching into the basket in plain view to pick up one of her puppies. Not hesitating, Bailey snaps at his fingers just as they're about to graze Whisper's fur. Professor Lockhart blanches, hastily removing his hand out of range in response.
Taken aback by Bailey's no-nonsense and hostile attitude toward him Professor Lockhart laughs shakily, discomfort flicking across his face.
Bailey's tolerance has its limits as does Professor Sprout's patience.
Professor Sprout suddenly opens the door into the greenhouse bearing a tight jaw. She hustles Harry and Bailey inside so today's lesson can commence without any further delays.
Professor Lockhart is saved by the bell. If he doesn't learn soon to back off then his stupidity may cost him something very valuable. An object that Bailey will take immense pleasure in depriving him of.
Throughout all this Bailey can't decide who she despised more.
Quirrell or Lockhart.
It's a close debate. Bailey is going to have to see how it looks by the end of the year. This one has only just begun.
Authors Note:
Heads up everyone there's someone on fanfiction you need to seriously watch out for. Early a couple of days ago after I woke up I was checking my email and I saw I had a new guest review on my A Dog's Purpose Is Strange Magic 2 sequel. I took a look at it and got a very big shock. Some random person I've never spoken to before on here or anywhere else in my life was basically threatening me. Intimidating and practically ordering me to write a threatening letter to someone on their behalf, telling to stay off of for life or else they and everyone else close to them would be killed, disgustingly telling them to kill themselves. And at the bottom of the message this crazy person wasn't done. Warning me that if I don't send the letter then they would kill me and for confirmation to email them to make absolutely sure I complied with their demands. Of course I did nothing of the sort. Instead of doing what they wanted I reported them to the website, sent copies of this deplorable guest review message to police officer cousins of mine so they could have it on file, and I went to a nearby police station and reported it.
When I spoke to the police officers and they checked everything on the message they saw, that while the address and names of business were accurate the people and their names were not. They agree it was more than likely a scam because of the email address on the bottom in order to perhaps get access to personal information or potentially hack my computer. Despite that I'm still very happy they took it seriously as I showed and told them everything. All the same I'm still very happy that I brought this to the attention of law enforcement. Even though the entire thing might be fake I'm still very happy to have brought this to the attention of those who can do something about it if it was legit in some way. This may have been a scam, but it's obvious these people are beyond irresponsible if they try to goad people into sending death threats to random strangers just to get access to info.
Be that as it may if this does unfortunately happen to you do not send any messages to the email addresses they put down and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you bring the message to the authorities immediately whether it is legit or not.
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So, in light of all this, it is important to live life to the fullest as much as anyone can.
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