Crookshanks | 𝘚𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬

Chapter 120

All that Harry, Ron, and Hermione could talk about the next day was Umbridge, and how she was certainly the person who had attacked Hedwig and read Sirius's letter. But Jenna could only think about one thing, and that was the fact that Sirius was so close to being caught.

     Throughout the next few days, the three young Gryffindors were still searching for a good place to hold the Dumbledore's Army's meetings. Jenna feared that they wouldn't choose wisely and get caught, so she decided to take the matters in her own hands.

     So, one day that the students were all in the middle of their classes, Crookshanks made her way down toward the corridor where the kitchen was. Jenna then transformed into a random student once she was sure that no one was around.

     Although instead of entering the kitchen, she stayed in the deserted hallway and called out, "Mickey!"

     The next moment, the house elf appeared out of thin air in front of Jenna, and immediately recognized her even though she wasn't in her own form.

     "What can Mickey do for Lady Jenna?" said the house elf, bowing down deeply.

     Casting a charm around them so they wouldn't be overheard, Jenna turned to face Mickey again, saying, "I need your help, Mickey."

     "Anything, my Lady! Anything!" Mickey exclaimed excitedly.

     "Do you happen to know of a secret place at Hogwarts?" she asked unsurely. "Is there a place where around thirty students could gather and practice magic, without being found?"

     The house elf thought for long seconds before saying, "Mickey knows of the Come And Go Room, my lady."

     "What's that?" Jenna questioned, having never heard of it.

     "It's a secret room inside Hogwarts that appears every once in a while, although Mickey doesn't know how you can access it. But my Lady can find it on the seventh floor. It's also known as the Room of Requirements."

     "Who else knows about this place?"

     "Only us elves I think, my Lady," said Mickey. "I doubt if even the teachers know about it."

     "Brilliant!" Jenna grinned. "Listen, Mickey, Harry is looking for such a place, and he has asked Dobby to search for a good secret place. Can you speak with Dobby, and tell him about this Room of Requirements indirectly, without mentioning me?"

     "Ooh, Mickey knows Dobby!" Mickey suddenly cried out. "Dobby is a very strange elf. Dobby cleans the Gryffindor common room, because none of the other house elves will clean it after one of the Gryffindor girls started to place knitted clothes all over the room. So Dobby collects all the knitted hats and wears them. But Dobby is very nice to Mickey. Mickey likes Dobby very much."

     "Yeah, that would be Hermione's doing." Jenna chuckled, remembering S.P.E.W. "So, could you please talk to Dobby?"

    "Of course!" Mickey said happily, bowing down. "Mickey loves to help the Potter family!"

***

It was the day before their first Dumbledore's Army lesson. Everyone was gathered in the common room at night, doing their homework and catching up with old assignments.

Although Hermione's head shot up when she heard a light meow. Looking up, she saw Crookshanks staring at her with her yellow eyes, but then the ginger turned around and ran up to the girls' dormitory.