HP-Hogwarts Story So Far

Transcript Three

Aftermath

 

Marvo lead Kat back into the hall they had been using as a year for eating. Someone had made one end of it into a sort of common room, with a warm fire and lots of comfy chairs so that everyone could gather here and share ideas. Whoever had done it was obviously sure of one thing. They needed to work together as a year rather then hide in their common rooms all the time.

Marvo and Kat had met a few people on the way, but it was obvious that the word was out. Joss was dead.

Kat looked terrible, her eyes were red and bloodshot, she visibly sagged with the strain, and she looked pale. In her arms she carried a cat that was a mixture of black grey and orange strips. The cat was called Kit. She had belonged to Joss. Relieved to see the comfy chairs she pulls one up and beckons Marvo to sit next to her.

"Marvo I need you to do something for me. I am already exhausted with the shock, but I must do this for Kit. Here hold her for me and don't let her run off." Kat hands over Kit to Marvo, who holds her, if a little apprehensively.

"Right. Now, I better explain to you that what I'm going to do is try and talk to Kit. She is so distraught that she is panicking all over. I haven't got enough cat left in me from the other night, (it was only Friday, what seems so long ago...) so I need to enter a cats head to talk to her. I can't enter Kit's because she is already upset. I will use Mulder as he is such a sensitive cat anyway. Look at the way he looks at Kit. You can see he feels for her. All I need you to do is hold her, and to wake me if I'm not back in 10 minutes. You know the spell to call me back don't you?"

Kat waited for his confirmation and then beckoned to Mulder. He dutifully jumped onto her lap and settled down. She began to stroke him and sink deeper and deeper....

"Mulder I need you to talk to Kit. You must explain to her that she can no longer help her mistress. Tell her I will look after her until either Joss' parents pick her up, or she is found another kind owner. Make sure she won't do anything stupid and that she will stay with you for now. Do you understand?" "Purrrrt"

"Good." Kat felt so tired. 'Go back again', she thought. 'Go Back.'

Marvo smiles at Kat. 'Of course' he says calmly, not boasting, just assuring.

He strokes Kit and takes hold of Kats hand. 'I'll be with you all the way. you'll not be alone again'

Winifred, highly distraught over the day's events, enters the dining room. Her face is red and it is obvious she had been crying. Not wanting to disturb anyone else in their current period of grievance, she quietly settles into one of the chairs. While clutching her necklace (is it glowing?) she pulls out her journal and a quill and begins to record her thoughts.

A few minutes pass:

Kat opened her eyes again. Now she really did feel tired. She looked at Marvo and smiled. Kit was purring again at the attention Marvo gave her. She had curled up in a tight little ball and was enjoying a good fuss. Marvo was tickling her ears.

"You should be able to let go of her now." Kat grinned at Marvo. Mulder was purring too, sat on Marvo's feet. Scully who had previously been watching and washing, jumped onto Kats lap and began her mesmerising purring. Kit continued to sit on Marvo's lap purring.

"Looks like you might have got yourself a cat there," said Kat. "You can probably keep her if Joss' parents agree." Kat looked sad for a minute. She squeezed Marvo's hand. Then as Scully purred at her gently in her lap. She dozed off into a much needed sleep.

Marvo at first smiles then looks lightly perplexed...

Kat has fallen asleep holding his hand. Kit is on his lap also asleep and Mulder seems to be asleep on his foot.

He looks around and with a weak smile realises he is trapped so tries to make himself as comfortable as possible and closes his eyes.

Among others Nimue comes into the Hall.

After all the confusion, terror and grief of the day there was something so sweet and adorable about this scene that it assured her that life would go on and that somehow they would win through this time.

She approaches quite carefully so as not to disturb them and blows a gentle kiss in their direction. Somewhat exhausted she finds a chair and curls up too for a few minutes relaxation and finds herself also falling into a light asleep.

As Nimue settles a smile appears on Marvo's face.