𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬 | ʜᴀʀʀʏ ᴘᴏᴛᴛᴇʀ

✧. * 024. Cats, Rat, and Dog ✧. *

C A T S , R A T , A N D , D O G

"What does that stupid rat have to do with this situation?"

AURORA'S MIND HAD gone blank with shock. The four of them stood trans​fixed with hor​ror un​der the In​vis​ibil​ity Cloak. The very last rays of the set​ting sun were cast​ing a bloody light over the long-​shadowed grounds. Then, be​hind them, they heard a wild howl​ing.

"Ha​grid," Har​ry mut​tered. With​out think​ing about what he was do​ing, he made to turn back, but both Ron and Hermione seized his arms.

"We can't," Ron whispered, who was pa​per white. "He'll be in worse trou​ble if they know we've been to see him ..."

Hermione's breath​ing was shal​low and un​even.
"How – could – they?" she choked. "How could they?"

"Come on," Ron said, whose teeth seemed to be chatter​ing.

They set off back to​wards the cas​tle, walk​ing slow​ly to keep them​selves hid​den un​der the Cloak.
Light was fad​ing fast now. By the time they reached open ground, dark​ness was set​tling like a spell around them.

However, Aurora saw somebody from afar looking at them with curiosity. It was Atlas. I wonder why he is down here for? Aurora thought to herself.

"Hey guys. Atlas is here. He can kinda see us through the invisibility cloak." Aurora whispered making Harry, Hermione, and Ron whisper back.

"How can he see us?"

"That's impossible!"

"Bloody hell. How?"

It was only Apollo who stayed quiet.

"I don't know." She hissed at them. "I'm still trying to figure out that mystery. Anyways, let's see what he wants."

And so, they walked a little further, and approached Atlas who was looking in the distance, hidden behind shadows.

It was Atlas who spoke. "Did Hagrid loose the case?"

Aurora was quiet for a moment, it was horrible what happened to Buckbeak. "Yes." She whispered, taking the invisibility cloak off her. Atlas finally turned his head towards them.

He had this enraged expression. "Bloody Malfoy's..." he muttered, a glare suppressed on his face.

"Scab​bers, keep still," Ron hissed, making Aurora turn her head slightly to Ron, who was clamp​ing his hand over his chest. The rat was wrig​gling mad​ly. Ron tried to force Scab​bers deep​er in​to his pock​et. "What's the mat​ter with you, you stupid rat? Stay still – OUCH! He bit me!"

"Ron, be qui​et!" Hermione whis​pered ur​gent​ly.

"Fudge'll be out here in a minute –"

"He won't – stay – put –"