Between Crown and Heart - Book 1

8 - My Lady

I was following Remus through Diagon Alley as we walked past plenty of shops and I noticed numerous men and women in strange clothes; all in long, dark robes and most of them had hats on. There was a friendly and cheerish atmosphere which relaxed me. 

Remus suddenly stopped in front of a huge, prestigious building which seems like a bank or maybe a ministry and said: "I have to get some money for our shopping. So don't move and if someone talks to you ignore them."

Feeling uncomfortable and also scared I just nodded. Then he went off quickly, leaving me on the street between those strange people. Various times I was bumped by some people but they quickly went off. It seemed that people were very busy here.  

After waiting already more than 5 minutes I was getting nervous and impatient, tapping angrily with my foot on the groung. Then someone havy bumped into me and I flew to the ground. I cursed him. Who ever bumped me to the ground didn't bother to help me up and I had to stand up by my own.

While I was pressing me with my arms upwards I saw a lynx between all the legs. It was looking me straight in the eyes. "Follow me!" A female voice commanded and the lynx disappeared in a small, dark side alley. Me lookingaround a last time to see if Remus was back but he was still in the bank. Reluctantly I left my place and followed the lynx.

"Galaxy! What are you doing! Turn around! You are crazy! No animal can talk to humans! Stop! Don't go there! It's dangerous!" I argued with me in my mind but kept on walking until I entered the alley. Some dark images hushed from one place to the other and some scabby women, I think prostitues, looked at me hungrily and jealous.

I saw the lynx at the very end to an open place again and hurried to it while I kept my gace to the ground, avoiding the whores. Arriving at a very small and dark plaza I saw the lynx on a bench protecting a little bundle near her paws. I walked to the bench and sat down beside it and was surprised. The little bundle was a sleeping baby kitten which was nearly 4 days old, maybe.

"That's my baby boy." She nudged him with her nose, motherly.

"And I want you to take care of him, as your pet, My Lady." The female voice spoke again.

"How can you talk to me?" I whispered and felt imediately awkward that I talked to a lynx. She laughed beautifully and her chest lightly moved.

"That's the magic world, My Lady. And you are very gifted, you can talk to every magical creature, My Lady."

"How do you know that? And why do you call me 'My Lady'?" I asked stunned.

"I have to apologize, My Lady. I don't have enough time for answering your questions but I know that you will find out very soon, My Lady." The lynx stood up and jumped down the beanch very greaceful.

"Please take care of him, My Lady. He is my life. I know you will keep him very safe and very happy but I am a mother, it's my nature to worry for my child. But keep that in mind, My Lady, you and him, you have a speacial bond. You are able to feel eachothers emotions, you can see through eachothers eyes and you can transform into eachothers bodies and if someone of you is injured the other one can feel that and will be weakened. I have to leave, My Lady. Be safe and prevail your task and position resondsible. You are now the mother and guardian of our world, My Lady." She bent down before she left.

I suddenly leaped up and screamed scared: "Wait!"

The lynx stopped and said: "Name him 'Royalty' because he belongs to you, a highness, and therefore you are royal, My Lady. And tell him that he is loved by his parents, by his father, by his mother. And that they will come soon." hearing some steps, she bent down again, turned around and disappeared in the dark.