𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 | Harry James Potter x Reader

DH ☆•°~'* 04

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'Where are we?' said Ron's voice. 

Y/N opened her eyes. Everything seemed slightly blurry, and they were still surrounded by people. She shook her head experimentally and looked up at Harry, Ron and Hermione. 

'Tottenham Court Road,' panted Hermione. 'Walk, just walk, we need to find somewhere for you to change. And Y/N, stay as you are.'

The cat gave a chirp of acknowledgement. Harry was still carrying her despite how large she was. She wriggled slightly in his arms, and, reluctantly, he put her down.

'Stay close to me,' he told her, taking the wand from her mouth and pocketing it.

They half walked, half ran up the wide, dark street thronged with late-night revellers and lined with closed shops, stars twinkling above them. A group of merry pub-goers ogled them as they passed; Harry, Hermione and Ron must look bizarre to everyone else, strolling down the street in their wedding attire with a Maine Coon on their heels.

'Hermione, we haven't got anything to change into,' Ron told her, as a young woman burst into raucous giggles at the sight of him.

Y/N hissed at the woman, which shut her up, though soon after she started giggling again. Hermione gave the cat a don't-do-that-again look. 

'Why didn't I make sure I had the Invisibility Cloak with me?' said Harry, inwardly cursing his own stupidity. 'All last year I kept it on me and-'

'It's OK, I've got the Cloak, I've got clothes for all of us,' said Hermione. 'Just try and act naturally until - this will do.'

She led them down a side street, then into the shelter of a shadowy alleyway. 

'When you say you've got the Cloak, and clothes...' said Harry, frowning at Hermione.

'Yes, they're here,' said Hermione, rummaging in her small beaded handbag. To Harry and Ron's utter astonishment, and the Maine Coon's apparent delight, she pulled out a pair of jeans, a sweatshirt, some maroon socks and, finally, the silvery Invisibility Cloak.

'How the ruddy hell-?'

'Undetectable Extension Charm,' said Hermione. 'Tricky, but I think I've done it OK...'

There was a miaow from the ground. Hermione, Harry and Ron looked down. 

'No, I think it's better if you stay an Animagus for now,' said Hermione after a while. 'Yes - you'll be able to fit better under the Invisibility Cloak with Harry.'

The cat gave a disapproving yowl, but stayed as is. She lowered herself to the ground slightly, staring up at Harry as though calculating something.

'What're you-?' Harry began.

But the cat had pounced onto Harry's shoulders, almost knocking him off balance. She sunk her claws into his skin instinctively so as to not fall, but quickly retracted them when he hissed in pain.

'Careful, Nix,' he muttered. The cat gave him an affectionate nip on the ear. 

Hermione threw the Cloak over the two of them, and they vanished from sight. Ron had successfully changed into regular Muggle clothing, handing Hermione his bundled-up robes. 

'When did you pack all this stuff?' Ron asked.

'I told you at The Burrow, I've had the essentials packed for days, you know, in case we needed to make a quick getaway. I packed Harry's rucksack and Y/N's backpack this morning... I just had a feeling...'