Chocolate Covered Strawberries [Remus Lupin]

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Chapter seventy-six; Isla the cat

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''What the...?'' Jasmine's words ceased to come past her lips.

In front of the closed doors to the living room stood a new figure on the exact spot, where Isla was sitting previously. A beautiful black girl, looking a little older than an average Hogwarts student, with curly dark hair styled into two buns on the top of her head, had her arms situated against her hips. A silver chain with a big red pendant was hanging around her neck and that was the only thing noticeable that wasn't covered by her long black coat that reached to her boot dressed feet.

''Jasmine. Sirius.'' The girl greeted them slowly and cautiously, waiting for any other kind of reaction than their jaws being dropped.

''Isla?'' Jasmine whispered.

She thought it couldn't be true, that this was her mind making things up. But the nod offered by the black girl, correction, Isla, was very real. Isla was definitely of age already since she was no doubt an Animagi. There's no other way that she could have been the black cat in Jasmine's possession.

Jasmine finally got over the shock. ''This is so messed up.'' She widened her eyes even more and started moving around the living room.

Sirius crossed his arms his eyes still glued to one and the same spot as before. ''Wait, you're the black cat that has been sitting just there?'' He pointed at the spot.

Isla nodded slowly. ''Yes, now please don't panic.'' She raised her hands in a warning manner.

Jasmine stopped pacing and turned to the black girl with her face screwed up weirdly. Isla quickly picked up her wand and cast 'silencio' on the room, afraid that Jasmine was going to start screaming.

''Don't panic? You work for my dad don't you?'' She questioned.

Isla nodded again. ''I do, but –''

''Don't try to excuse yourself.'' Jasmine picked up her own wand for protection. ''All this time you have been listening to every single word I spoke in my room, you know all about me, you were spying on me for my dad! That's fucked up.'' Jasmine was really getting worked up about this and she noticed by her own rapid breathing.

''If you just let me explain –'' Isla tried.

''No! I don't need to hear anything. You've done enough.'' Jasmine took a step forward, raising her wand.

In an act of fear, Isla dropped her wand to the floor and put up her hands to show that they are empty.

Jasmine kept her stance still when a realisation hit her. ''Oh god, you were there all the nights that I talked to Remus. And every time I was out with Sirius. You listened to all my conversations with Robyn.''

''Jasmine,'' Sirius said and pushed her hand down so her wand wasn't pointing at Isla anymore. ''Just let her tell her part of the story.''

Jasmine moved her eyes away from Isla to Sirius, not believing he was taking the cat's side. ''What's more, to tell, she already knows everything and has been probably ratting me out to my dad all this time.''

''Has she? You said dad gifted you the cat for Christmas and you know how much happened since Christmas yet you're still here and your dad still doesn't know about you and Remus.'' Sirius tried to reason with Jasmine.

This time she didn't have a comment to say back. She lowered her eyes to the floor before turning back to Isla. The words seemed true enough coming from Sirius and when he talked in such a calm tone everyone would believe him. But she wanted to hear it from Isla as well.