Too Adorable to Pass Up

[Isabella Chaos]

It normally wasn't like Isabella to be irresponsible about the health and well being of her pets, and she had plenty to take care of both at home and at Hogwarts, but for some reason, she could just not bring herself to neuter Gracie. Perhaps it was all the kittens that Gracie had that kept her from neutering her grey cat, they were just too darn cute! This had been the second litter that Gracie and Cassius, her best friend Abbey's cat, had produced, and currently Abbey had kept one of their offspring, but Isabella's father had given the rest away before Isabella could even begin to whine about keeping one, she had way too many pets at home already. She often times liked to use that to her advantage instead, claiming that one more wouldn't make a difference, but her father hadn't let her keep anymore kittens.

So, after nurturing the litter of kittens in her dorm room for three months, with the help of Gracie of course, she was both delighted and sad to say that they were finally ready to be given away. She had kept the news of Gracie's second litter a secret because she didn't know if there was a rule against having this many cats to one person, so she thought if she gave them away, she would still be able to possibly see them but not get in trouble for having too many cats, because then they'd belong to other people!

Isabella dressed in a white tank top and bright yellow skirt with a bright blue cardigan over it and coral pink colored flats as she carried a large cardboard box from the dungeons all the way to the great lawn, full of six identical kittens though they were all different sizes and personalities of course. One was large and obviously the 'bully' of the pack, Isabella had witnessed how this kitten had always shoved its siblings out of the way during feeding so he could eat first, then there was an extremely shy one, its polar opposite completely outgoing one, one that liked to bite and scratch, one that liked to cuddle up to you and just show you all the love a kitten could show, and last but not least there was the runt of the pack. Perhaps 'runt' was a word better suited for a bunch of puppies, but that's what this last kitten was in the bunch. He wasn't completely shy, because he would always try and stick up for himself as he got bullied, but it was just too tiny and always got shoved to the end of the line, last for feeding. It was also extremely clumsy so it always tripped on its own feet as it walked.

After Isabella laid the cardboard box down, she could hear them meowing and scratching as they tried to climb out, so one by one she took them out of the box and placed them on the ground, where they'd be coming in contact with the outdoors for the first time ever, so everything was so new and foreign to them. Isabella quickly conjured up her wand and flicked it so that the words 'Free Kittens-Too Adorable to Pass Up!' appeared on the large cardboard box and sat down carefully beside it and wondered if anyone would want one. She watched as the biggest of the litter and the most outgoing of the bunch wrestled together playfully and giggled, who wouldn't want one right?

 

[Galileo Costa]

Time seemed to slow itself down for Galileo. His eyes perused the pages of a book he'd found in his dorm, most likely belonging to one of his room mates, as he laid on his bed. Finally finishing the chapter he was on, he'd looked at his watch and sighed, seeing that only an hour had passed since he'd started reading. Putting the book down for a second he rubbed his eyes which were now starting to hurt. Sunlight was pouring into the room through the window which wasn't helping. Thinking for second, he got up and headed out of the room deciding to wander the grounds.

Making his way through the common room and down to the staircases, he was slightly amazed at how comfortable he was with his surroundings. It felt to him as though it had only been a couple of weeks that he'd been there when one semester had already passed. He remembered how easy it was for him to get lost trying to find his way to his classes or back to his dorm. His amazement was magnified by the fact that he'd found himself on the ground floor without thinking about it. He stopped for a second and chuckled to himself before continuing to the lawn.

Using his hand to shield his eyes, the sunlight was almost blinding to Galileo. It took several seconds for him to adjust his eyes to the bright day. Standing outside, Galileo eyes were immediately drawn to a familiar looking girl with bright colored clothes on. She was sitting next to a cardboard box which sparked his curiosity. With nothing better to do, he made his way towards her. As he got closer to her, he was now certain that it was Isabella but was still unsure about what was inside the box although he could only assume it was an animal of some sort because the box would shake every so often. Finally close enough to see what was inside, he was surprised to find that it was not one animal but several which immediately put a smile on his face.

"Hey cutie!" he said as he kneeled down to read what was on the box and get a closer look at the kittens. He looked up at Isabella and asked, "Is it okay if I pick one up?!" he asked trying to contain his excitement. Galileo had never really been a cat person but, like the sign said, they were way too cute to pass up!