messy love •harrypotterxoc•

• chapter forty (3)

addys mind had gone blank with shock, the only thing she was thinking was get that rat. The four of them stood transfixed with horror under the Invisibility Cloak

"Hagrid," Harry muttered. Without thinking about what he was doing, he made to turn back with addy following, but both Ron and Hermione seized their arms

"We can't," said Ron "He'll be in worse trouble if they know we've been to see him...."

Hermione's breathing was shallow and uneven. "How -- could -- they?" she choked. "How could they?"

"Come on," said Ron, whose teeth seemed to be chattering.

They set off back toward the castle, walking slowly to keep themselves hidden under the cloak

"Scabbers, keep still," Ron hissed, clamping his hand over his chest. The rat was wriggling madly. Ron came to a sudden halt, trying to force Scabbers deeper into his pocket. "What's the matter with you, You stupid rat? Stay still -- OUCH! He bit me!"

"Ron, be quiet!" Hermione whispered urgently. "Fudge'll be out here in a minute --"

"who cares! ron give me the rat" addy demanded

"He won't -- stay -- put --addy shut up im not giving you scabbers" Scabbers was plainly terrified. He was writhing with all his might, trying to break free of Ron's grip.

"it's not scabbers give me peter" she yelled as the 3 looked at her like she's crazy

"What's the matter with him?"

But Harry had just seen -- stinking toward them, his body low to the ground, wide yellow eyes glinting eerily in the darkness -- Crookshanks. Whether he could see them or was following the sound of Scabbers's squeaks, Harry couldn't tell.

"Crookshanks!" Hermione whined. "No, go away, Crookshanks! Go away!" But the cat was getting nearer

"Scabbers -- NO!"

"crookshanks yes get it" addy said

the rat had slipped between Ron's clutching fingers, hit the ground, and scampered away. In one bound, Crookshanks sprang after him, both addy and ron looked at each other before they sprinted to get it, addy being the faster twin was ahead

"Ron! addy!" Hermione yelled. She and Harry looked at each other, then followed at a sprint; it was impossible to run full out under the cloak; they pulled it off and it streamed behind them like a banner as they hurtled after Ron and addy

they could hear his feet thundering along ahead and his shouts at Crookshanks and addys yelling at him to give her peter and her very... colourful language

"Get away from him -- get away -- Scabbers, come here --"

"no give peter to me you arsewipe, give me peter"

"Gotcha--" ron said before addy lunged foreword to get it

Harry and Hermione almost fell over them; they skidded to a stop right in front of them. He was sprawled on the ground, but Scabbers was back in his pocket; he had both hands held tight over the quivering lump and addy was next to him legs wrapped around his fighting him for scabbers

"Ron, addy-- come on stop fighting get back under the cloak --" Hermione panted. "Dumbledore -- the Minister -- they'll be coming back out in a minute --"

But before they could cover themselves again, before they could even catch their breath, they heard the soft pounding of gigantic paws.... Something was bounding toward them, quiet as a shadow -- an enormous, pale-eyed, jet-black dog.