after her own health. I... Her friends were always there to take care of her. But Harry has
been focused on the dementors and Sirius, and Ron's not currently speaking to her."
"And why is that?" Minerva asked, rolling her eyes.
Remus mimicked her expression of irritation. "Last I heard it's because her kneazle
familiar ate his rat."
"That sickly-looking thing? I hope it had a quick death. Though, I've never been
fond of rats myself," she said with a smirk that looked much too similar to her Animagus
form.
Remus chuckled. "I'm surprised you and Mia didn't get along better, Minerva. She
had a similar distaste for rodents."
He remembered that first night in the Shrieking Shack when the fox had chased the
rat. The memory made him sad, recalling that even though Mia was still technically alive,
Peter was not.
"I will keep an eye on Miss Granger," Minerva promised.
He gave her a nod of thanks before adding, "And I'll keep a closer watch on Harry."
February 12th, 1994Keeping a closer watch on Harry was easier said than done. Remus had done his
best to look after the boy, but he was absolutely certain that Harry had somehow inherited
James's Invisibility Cloak. It made tracking him that much more difficult without looking
like a lunatic as he drifted through the corridors sniffing about like a dog.
And, though he was not sure exactly how, Remus was positive that Harry had
figured out how to access certain secret passages between the castle and Hogsmeade. The
Marauder within him was proud. However, the professor was irked by the blatant rule
breaking, considering Harry's life was in genuine danger. Remus had never thought
Hogsmeade to be so important. Then again, his chocolate stash was running low...
"I've been up in Gryffindor Tower."