𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕲𝖎𝖗𝖑 𝖂𝖍𝖔.. 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙?

Dementor On Board

[A young witch in maid's robes pushes a cart down the hall. Hayley exits her room as the witch knocks on a door.]

Bruce frowns and remembers what she was told, "Aren't you meant to not wander."

Hayley stares at him blankly but surprisingly Nat was the one to speak up, "And you really expected her to actually listen?" Hayley stared at her in surprise but ended up nodding in agreement.

Young Witch: Housekeeping. [As she opens the door, she's greeted by a thunderous roar and a rush of wind.] I'll come back later.

[Something small and fast dashes by Hayley's feet. Looking, she spies a rather ragged-looking rat, pursued by a decidedly ugly orange cat.]

Hermione's jaw drops, "My Crookshanks is not ugly!" She gasps as she shakes her head at the screen, not seeing Hayley and Ron share a secret look.

[As Hayley moves down the stairs, voices come from below.]

Ron: I'm warning you, Hermione! Keep that bloody beast of yours away from Scabbers or I'll turn it into a tea cozy.

"If you can," Loki pipes up, "As you previously broke your wand, your magic cannot be travelled through anything else, if I am correct?"

"Yeah, yeah." Ron rolled his eyes, "If you actually continued watching you would see that I got a new wand. So beat that!" He huffs triumphally.

Hermione: He's a cat, Ronald! What do you expect? It's in his nature. [As Hayley reaches bottom, she finds Ron Weasley protectively cradling Scabbers, while Hermione Granger does her best to restrain a hissing Crookshanks.]

Ron: A cat! Is that what they told you? Looks more like a pig with hair if you ask me.

Bruce frowns confused, "I thought you guys were married? Did you always act like this?"

"Well," Hermione starts, "I guess we bickered a little bit-"

"A LITTLE BIT?!" Hayley exclaims, "Are you seriously saying that you only bickered every once in a while? Next you'll say you never dragged me into your fights!"

"We didn't." Ron tells her, only getting a loud, annoyed, groan in response.

Hermione: That's rich coming from the owner of that smelly old shoe brush. [cooing to the cat] It's all right, Crookshanks. You just ignore the mean little boy... [Then, sensing another presence in the room, both turn.]

"Hehe. Ikkle little Ronny."

"Shut up, Fred."

Ron & Hermione: Hayley!

[A headline screams: "GRAND PRIZE WINNER VISITS EGYPT!" In the accompanying photo, the entire Weasley family stands before the Great Pyramids, waving. Smack in the middle is Ron, Scabbers perched on his shoulder.]

[As Ron smooths the dog-eared clipping onto the table, Hayley studies it. Hermione ignores it, stroking Crookshanks.]

Hayley: Egypt! What's it like?

Ron: Brilliant. It's got loads of old stuff. Mummies. Death masks. Tombs-

"I wish I went to Egypt." A first year Ravenclaw sighs, staring at the picture longingly, "I'd love to push my brother in a tomb." She watches as her Hufflepuff twin spins around.

"You'll do no such thing!" He splutters, pointing an accusing finger at his sister.

Hermione: You know, the ancient Egyptians of the Nile River delta worshipped the cat goddess Bast. [Ron glares stonily at Hermione, then turns back to Hayley.]