Crookshanks | 𝘚𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬

Chapter 68

With Christmas approaching, there was only one thing that anyone could talk about at Hogwarts, and that was the upcoming Yule Ball.

     Near the holidays, Jenna left Hogwarts in her cat form so she could do some shopping at Hogsmeade, though for that she had to transform herself into a random woman once she reached the village.

     Jenna had already bought Hermione something for Christmas, which could help her get ready for the Ball. She also wanted to buy Harry a Christmas present as well while she was at the village and then address it to him under Sirius's name. Although she couldn't find anything useful for him.

     Jenna was just about to enter Honeydukes Sweet Shop that she saw an owl flying toward her and when it reached her, it dropped a letter which Jenna managed to grab in the air. Owls must've had their own magic for locating someone, because Jenna wasn't looking like herself at the moment.

     But her stomach lurched, for she knew it was a letter from Sirius. So she quickly opened the envelope and took the letter out, reading through,

Jenna,

     I saw you that night in the common room and I really wished I could talk to you, though I knew I couldn't. But I was glad to know that you were all right.

     Strangest things have been happening lately, and on top of it all are Harry's dreams and him being chosen to compete in the tournament. Although he won't be alone in this for too long, because I'm almost there.

     The reason it took me so long to get to Hogwarts was because Buckbeak fell sick on our way here, and we had to stay low for a whole month.

     Don't worry about me. I'm currently staying at our old flat —

     Jenna couldn't help but smile upon reading those words. They had shared so many memories in their own little flat, the least of them being the rotten tomatoes from Sirius's moving day.

      There are so many things here that I had forgotten even existed. Like the penknife you had given me for my birthday which could open any lock.

      Jenna felt her face heat up. The one time that Sirius had used that penknife was to break in the shower while Jenna was in there, the morning after he had proposed to her. The embarrassing part was that Euphemia Potter had caught them.

     I was thinking about sending the penknife to Harry as a Christmas present if you're okay with it. He might find it useful in the future. At least it's going to stay in the family.

     I'll be arriving at Hogwarts soon and I'm planning on staying there until the end of this damn tournament. Try to send me a letter if anything new happens.

      Sirius

     With a sigh under her breath, Jenna pocketed the letter in her cloak and returned to Hogwarts after transforming back into Crookshanks in a deserted alleyway where no one could see her.

     She missed walking around and talking to different people in her human form. Although she had a little solution for that. She had a plan for the upcoming Yule Ball.

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As the night of the Yule Ball arrived, chaos fell through the girls' dormitory as everyone rushed around to get ready excitedly.

Harry and Ron had asked the Patil twins, but none of them knew that Hermione was going to the dance with Victor Krum. In fact, Jenna was one of the few who knew. Because Parvati and Lavender kept trying to get Hermione to tell them, though she didn't budge.