6 Nov 2020, 20:56
Fabulous Felines
Rose sat on the edge of the fountain, watching Chaska chase leaves that were skittering around the courtyard. It was Autumn, so the green in the leaves was turning to warm reds, oranges, and yellows, and had detached themselves from the trees they had previously hung onto. Chaska, who was now almost six months old, was Rose's cat. The long, silky fur that marked Chaska as a Silver Siberian was starting to thicken up, making it so that Rose had to brush her often. Right now there were three or four leaves sticking to her fur, which Rose had brushed through this morning.
Chaska crept up on a dark yellow leaf, which was fluttering just a little bit on the stone ground. Each paw placed down was silent and graceful. With a wiggle of her butt, she leaped toward the leaf. She would have been able to land right on the leaf, if not for the gust of wind that swept the courtyard. Chaska took off chasing it, her fluffy tail streaking behind her, and the wind ruffling her silky fur.
That was another thing about fall- it was cold. The air was sharp and brisk, and Rose was wearing a thick sweater that she absolutely loved.
Chaska caught the leaf between her paws, and, with a delighted look on her face, she picked it up and brought it over to Rose, leaping onto the bench beside her and dropping the leaf in her lap. Rose grinned at the adorable little kitty, waiting for praise. "Thank you. Great job catching the leaf, silly kitty." She took the leaf in one hand, rubbing Chaska's chin with the other. Her eyes slid closed, proud of herself and loving the chin rubs.
Chaska's ears then perked up, looking over to the side as someone came into the courtyard.
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6 Nov 2020, 21:16
Fabulous Felines
Autumn was here, leaf's were changing their colors and growth was blossoming at Hogwarts. Henry could feel the Christmas holiday approaching and on one hand he couldn't wait to see his older brother again and celebrate Christmas with his best friend; Logan but on the other hand there was something holding him back. A feeling almost, holding onto him and occupying his mind that he couldn't breath nor think of anything else yet he couldn't put his finger on what the feeling was or where it was coming from.
Besides from his constant worrying and ever looming anxiety, Henry decided to spend the day reading like he normally does but instead of doing it in the library he had to find another place to read. Henry had his almost eight month old kitten with him that was orange all over besides a tiny spots where he was white, his kitten had a mischievous side but also was a bit temperamental. Loki was a few feet in front of Henry as they walked into the courtyard, a place for him to read and for Loki to either sit by him or find someone or something to disturb.
Even after three months he was still having rather a hard time training Loki and he wasn't motivated by food or toy's so that just made the process harder for Henry. Not to mention he found himself apologizing more or getting in trouble more for his feline friend.
Henry stepped into the courtyard as he took a breath of the crisp air, something felt different yet in a good way. Henry couldn't dwell on it though since he saw Loki perk up and run toward another cat, actually a smaller kitten probably a Silver Siberian Henry thought but couldn't think much as he muttered to himself " not again."
Henry jog after Loki who ran up the kitten, Henry watched as Loki sniffed the kitten before cocking his head and doing his approving position as he meow in a friendly way toward the kitten. Henry was in disbelief but wouldn't want it take anymore chances as he got to the kitten that's when he saw Rose and Loki approaching Rose.
Henry gulped a bit as he smiled and waved toward the girl, watching his cat sniff then sitting down in approval almost. Thank Merlin he trusts her, Henry then watched as Loki walked back to the kitten and gave another friendly meow to it. Henry turned back to Rose as he spoke " uh hi Rose, it's nice to see you again. Is this your cat?" Henry smiled at the white kitten before speaking again " that's Loki, I got him at the end of the summer holiday. He's around 8 months I believe," Henry smiled over at Rose again a wave of awkwardness but also comfort flying over him.
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@Rose Moon
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
6 Nov 2020, 23:15
Fabulous Felines
Rose's silver fluff of love jumped off of the bench-like edge of the fountain, bounding over to Henry and the cat in front of him. Rose grinned. "Hey." Chaska extended her head to sniff this newcomer kitty curiously. Rose nodded at his question, introducing her cat. "Yeah, this is Chaska. She'll be six months old in a couple of days."
As Loki came over to see if she was okay to be around, Rose extended her hand to let him sniff, and on approval, gave the spot right behind his ears a little scratch. "Loki huh? Does he live up to his namesake?" she asked. Rose had read a book on various mythology, mostly about gods and goddesses. Rose had read about Loki being the god of mischief in Norse Mythology. Maybe Loki had earned his name by being mischievous.
Chaska was much less apprehensive with Henry, rubbing her cheek and side against his leg, then looking up, awaiting affection. Chaska just thought she was the most irresistible kitty ever. Sometimes, she was.
Loki made his way back over to Chaska, so the little fluff left Henry's side to go by the striped kitty. Chaska's attention then caught on a leaf skipping past them on the stone of the courtyard, and she bounced after it, trying to catch it under her delicate paws. Rose laughed as she skidded on the ground, peeking through her paws to check if there was a leaf. "She's so clueless sometimes."
But anyway, back to Henry. He was a good friend, always kind and cheerful around Rose. "So how are you? Anything interesting happening?" Rose asked. She was feeling kind of mellow today, but Chaska had successfully cheered her up.
9 Nov 2020, 22:18
Fabulous Felines
Henry smiled at Rose as she spoke about her cat, well kitten; Chaska. Henry smiled at Rose as he spoke " Chaska is a beautiful name, she's a Silver Siberian right?" As he asked the question Henry watched as Rose starched behind Loki's ears in which he gave no sign if affectionate as usual as he just sat down ever so motionless. Henry meanwhile bended down and gave his own hand out to Chaska it ket her sniff him before snatching the cat behind the ears as well, when he heard Rose's question Henry looked up as he spoke " sort of yeah, Loki is mischievous in a way but the main reason why I name him that is because Loki was presented as a villain when he wasn't. He's the same way, he has trust issues and doesn't get along with everyone probably because he was return a few times which explains why he's older."
Henry then stopped talking and looked down as he noticed he spoke to much, Henry then smiled a bit up at Rose as Chaska went to chase after a leaf. Henry watched as Loki stepped next to him and sat down, watching Chaska with observing eyes but still motionless. Henry nodded at Rose's comment before saying himself " better than Loki who can be so judgemental at times," Henry eyed his cat who looked toward him before going back and watching or more like judging Chaska. Henry heard her speak and smiled a she replied back " nothing much really, what about you Rose?"
@Rose Moon sorry for the wait
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
11 Nov 2020, 14:22
Fabulous Felines
"Oh, thank you. I was looking through names before I went to go get her and out of my choices, that one just... fit, you know?" she said, watching her little kitten as she pounced on the leaf, catching it in her claws. "Yeah, she is. Her long fur is still growing in, though. What kind of kitty is Loki? Isn't he a red tabby?" Tehnically, he was a red cat and he was a tabby cat, but, of course, it could have a different name.
Rose blinked. Maybe there was more to Loki than meets the eye- there was a reason for his distrust. Rose always believed that there was more than meets the eye to a person, and apparently that extended to cats, as well. Like there was more than one side to Chaska. She could be bubbly and affectionate, but if she didn't get what she wanted, she could be a drama queen. "That's deep, Henry," she said, mulling it over in her brain.
Loki was just watching Chaska, as if criticizing her. The silver kitten took the recently caught leaf, and pranced around the older cat, as if taunting him to play with her, to loosen up. She eyed his tail, but deemed that not a good idea, which Rose was glad of- you never know how a cat like Loki can lash out if she pounced on his tail, and the last thing she needed was another problem.
Rose's mind flashed to the Howler, how she was still ignoring her mother's owls, how everything felt wrong without the updates from Jess, and updating Jess. But it was becoming more bearable, as she had dealt with it for a while now.
"I'm okay. Nothing much," she agreed. "I'm looking forward to Christmas Break. I know it's a whole month away, but I can't wait to see my little sister again." Chaska continued to get right into Loki's reach before scampering away, trying to get him to play with her. It was as if she was telling him to loosen up, have some fun. Oh, Rose loved her little kitty.
11 Nov 2020, 14:47
Fabulous Felines
Henry never notice but even through he were alike on ways, Loki was different and not because he was judgemental. Loki without Henry realizing was helping him socially and getting to talk to people, ever since getting the cat Henry found himself less able to isolate and keep to his thoughts since he had to run after the cat whom would find a person to sit next to as if he was saying talk to them.
Henry listened to Rose and how she found the name for her own kitty, when she finished however Henry nodded with a smile as he spoke " yeah I get it and you chose the right name since Chaska is a already beautiful name and fits her," Henry turned to watch Rose's kitty trying to get Loki to play, Loki however just stared at the cat with his bright orange eyes and was still judging the kitty. Henry then turned back to Rose with her question and smiled as he spoke " yeah Loki's a red tabby, a red mackerel tabby to be exact not that it matters anyway," Henry bended down and starched his cat behind the ears almost reversing the roles of who encourages who now or pushes who from their comfort zones.
Henry watched as Loki looked up at him before looking back at Chaska and stepping forward a bit and sitting down again, at first his tail batted from one side to the next than it stop as he cocked his head sideways at Chaska, still watching her.
Henry laughed a bit at Rose's comment on Loki's name, it was a bit deep but he guess he never noticed as Henry spoke " I guess it is, I never really notice I guess and it's better than the name that the shoe gave him. It was chance, for the amount of times he was return and all," Henry glanced at his kitty and laughed as Loki took a paw and slowly tapped Chaska on the head before retaking his sitting position and motionless judging the cat.
Henry however listened to Rose and smiled as she spoke before saying himself " that's sweet Rose and I'm sure your little sister missed you to," Henry then took a breath before continuing " I almost forgot that winter break is so close, a part of my is excited for it because I can see my brother again and my family will be having dinner at my best friend's house for part of it which is another reason to be excited. Although another part of me wants to stay here, I don't know guess I finally found a pattern of friends of sort this year."
Henry watched at Loki's tail flicked from one side to the other still watching Chaska, Henry pointed at the spot next to Rose as he spoke " mind if I join you, not that standing isn't comfortable."
@Rose Moon
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
11 Nov 2020, 17:47
Fabulous Felines
"Thank you." She smiled at his compliment on Chaska's name. Then he clarified that Loki was a red mackerel tabby. "Close enough."
Curiosity pricked at her thoughts. "What was his name at the Menagerie? He did come from the Magical Menagerie, right?" Rose knew that there were other places for someone to get a pet, but she doubted that he had gotten Loki somewhere else. "Chaska was from there- she was super young then."
Chaska stopped in front of Loki as he extended one paw and bapped her on the top of her head. Chaska wasn't too sure what to make of that, as the bigger cat was still watching her coldly. As he was withdrawing his paw from tapping her, she batted at it, then quickly put the leaf that she had caught earlier on top of his head, streaking away out of his reach as if asking him to chase her.
Rose nodded. "Exactly. I love Hogwarts, but two weeks away with my family won't hurt." And Eyre was coming over to stay the entire time with her family. Oh, little did both Rose and Henry know that something would happen over the Holidays to not only bring them closer together, but turn their worlds upside down.
"No, of course, go ahead," Rose replied, scooting over so that she could create more room for him to sit down next to her. She was still holding the leaf that Chaska had proudly presented to her earlier, fiddling mindlessly with it.
11 Nov 2020, 22:47
Fabulous Felines
Henry smiled at her before looking down a bit then looking back at her just in time to catch her next few words allowing him to say " same thing really, one worse doesn't really matter," Henry smiled at her as she started to talk about getting Chaska from Magical Menagerie and what Loki's name was there.
Henry looked at his cat, well technically kitten since he was under a year old at only eight months. Henry then looked back at Rose as he spoke " yes I got him from magical menagerie and they said he was return three times so he had multiple name if I believe even through he's only 8 months. But the name they called him when I saw him was Chance, probably in hopes someone would give him a chance," Henry then looked at Rose with a smile as he spoke " what about Chaska? What was her name at Magical Menagerie?"
Henry then turned to watched Chaska bat at Loki's paw in which his cat looked up at him, mildly confused before looking back at Chaska. Henry then laughed a bit as he watch Chaska place a leaf on top his head before what it looked like try to get him to play. Henry however watched as Loki shook the leaf from his head and eyed the cat curiously, taking a few steps forward this time and tapping the cat on the head again with his paw before retaking a sitting position.
Henry listened to Rose and agreed with her fully as he spoke " yeah definitely being with my friends and practicing with the others on the dueling team is amazing but seeing my family I guess is good to," Henry loved his position on the dueling team for slytherin and actually had the slytherin dueling team brooch on under his faded greenish jacket, out of sight from others.
" There were moments through that my best friend and I were going to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas break but in the end decided to go home," Henry spoke remembering the conversations both him and Logan had about what they each wanted to stay at Hogwarts however they were both still going home so that was that. Henry smiled at Rose when she said he could and took a seat next to her, just in time to watch his cat run forward and wack Chaska on the head in a playful manner before turning and running to Henry as the cat glared at Chaska before taking a seat next to Henry.
@Rose Moon
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
12 Nov 2020, 19:32
Fabulous Felines
"Aw, Chance. That is a good name," she commented. Rose cocked her head. "I'm not sure. I never asked. She was super young when I got her, only barely three months old. I'm not sure she was really there long enough for them to give her a name, if that makes sense. Maybe she did have a name, but, like I said, I never thought to ask."
Her eyes were still watching her kitten fondly, as the fluff ball of love got tapped again on her head. She tried to duck out of the way, but didn't succeed. She was then whacked on the head by a fleeing Loki. Meowing playfully, Chaska bounded after him, but with his longer legs, he beat her to Henry, sitting beside him. Chaska thrust herself onto Rose's lap, arching her back up toward the redhead's chin, and breaking their conversation as Rose laughed. "What are you doing, silly kitty?" Chaska eventually moved on from Rose, crawling lightly onto Henry's lap, as if demanding attention, churning her paws on his legs. She looked up at him sweetly. "Oh- uh, you can tell her to get off if you want," Rose said. "She'll act like you betrayed her, but she's just a drama queen like that, and she'll get over it." Chaska then looked at Loki. The smaller kitty had the high ground. She wiggled her butt and pounced on Loki playfully, trying to bowl him over. She missed and her back legs slipped off the fountain side unceremoniously. So with her front paws on the fountain, she batted at Loki's tail, her tail keeping her balance precariously. "Aw, leave the poor cat alone, princess. He doesn't wanna play." Rose scolded Chaska, but was ignored.
"So, other than dueling, reading, and chasing a certain kitty around, do you have any more hobbies?"
12 Nov 2020, 22:37
Fabulous Felines
Henry listened to Rose's comment on Loki's old name and about if Chaska had a old name before she got her, Henry listened to Rose as he nodded with a smile " not everyone knows their pet's first name and such, but at least she now has a beautiful name like Chaska," it really was a pretty name and it was nice to name your pet after something that had a meaning which made Henry glance over at Loki pounding if he really did choose the correct name for him.
Henry watched as Loki laid next to him, casually flicking his tail from one side to the next. For a kitten he rarely ever player or show affection but that was probably why Henry liked the cat so much to. Henry watched how affectionate Rose's kitten was to her and Henry smiled at them as he starched Loki behind the ears making him stretch his head back before rolling on his back and grabbing at Henry's hand with his claws. A part of Henry wanted to retreat his hand but he didn't instead he let Loki take it and lick him once or twice because letting go and retaking his sitting position on the fountain.
Henry then felt Chaska crawl onto his lap and he smiled as he petted the affectionate kitten, hearing Rose's words he smiled a bit as he spoke " no worries, I'm a animal lover so I don't mind petting her. Plus it's nice to have a affectionation cat since Loki is never this affectionate," Henry continued to starched behind Chaska ears as Loki watched and eventually gave a small meow which meant he was annoyed with the situation. Henry then felt Chaska pounce off him as Loki ducked and kept his eyes glued toward the cat that jumped on him and almost made him fall off the fountain which he didn't as he pulled himself back up and laid back down letting his tail flick back and fourth on the side of the fountain.
Henry then watched as Chaska started to bat at Loki's tail who eyed the cat then out of no where turned quickly toward Chaska still laying down through and started to bat at Chaska's paws. He did crawl backward a bit so only his ears and top of his head could he seen from below the fountain as he stared at Chaska.
Henry starched his cat behind the ears before turning to Rose to address her, " don't worry about, Loki needs to learn how to play anyway. With all the home changes and returns he's been through, he probably forgot how to play," Henry smiled at his cat before hearing Rose's next question and laughed a bit, " I don't really chase Loki around, he's pretty well behaved besides when he randomly runs up to people and sits in front them making me talk to them and explain who Loki is."
Henry smiled at Rose before he continued " uh there's not much really, I guess I also like photography. Muggle photography actually and playing my violin. Also climbing trees, be outside, being with creatures or animals, playing piano I guess, hanging out with friend, exploring, and does classes count?" Henry laughed a bit he was a true geek before he spoke " what about you? Any other hobbies Rose?"
@Rose Moon
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander