21st Gryffindor Note [Voice / Action for housemates]

[loyalotter]

[It's early afternoon at this point when Hermione sits down at the dining room table and opens her journal. It's started recording as soon as she tells it to, but the sound of something near the door distracts her.]

...Who left the door open?

[There's a little shuffling as she goes to shut the door and then sits back down in her chair. A little more as she takes a breath to speak and then–

–there's a sound that's very much a cat's meow. That's definitely not Hermione's voice. She looks down at the floor–]

CROOKSHANKS?!

[Cue one delighted Hermione practically squealing as her lap is now the territory of a very familiar cat. The recording keeps going for a few minutes before she finally remembers to shut the journal. Housemates are welcome to come in to see what she yelled about. Seriously? Best birthday ever.]


(ooc: I'll have a permissions thing up for Crookshanks, since he's highly intelligent. Not a requirement to fill it out, but helpful for me.)

Comments

[Voice]

[loyalotter.livejournal.com]

I had to leave Crookshanks with Ron's family because Harry, Ron, and I were traveling. It really isn't practical to have pets in that situation, though I missed him terribly.

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

We wouldn't have had anyone to leave one with, so I suppose it worked out.

It sounds like he was quite a companion to you.

[Voice]

[loyalotter.livejournal.com]

Probably for the better that you didn't have to worry about it.

He was. I really missed him while we were gone and once I heard that Ron's family had had to move, I wasn't sure if they'd been able to take him. I can't imagine Ron's mum willingly leaving him to fend for himself, but sometimes it's difficult to make sure you've got everything when you're forced to leave quickly with little preparation.

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

Perhaps so.

I'm sure that if she knew how important he was to you, she would have done the best she could in the situation.

[Voice]

[loyalotter.livejournal.com]

Mrs. Weasley is a sweet woman. She always took care of Harry and me when we needed it, even though we weren't her children. I'm sure she probably took Crookshanks with them. She wouldn't have left him.

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

From what you've told me about her before, I'm certain that's true. You were very lucky.

[Voice]

[loyalotter.livejournal.com]

Yes... we all were. She's been like a second mother to me over the years.