#10. A Short Stop

Kevin approached Fang carefully after he laid on his belly and moved closer, giving a scratch or two behind his ears, as he waited for Hagrid to return. He crooned senseless encouragements at the dog, petting up and down Fang’s body.

‘Such a good boy,’ Kevin nodded and gave a last scratch under Fang’s chin before jumping to his feet when Hagrid return with a larger pot than Kevin thought. It would be a pain to transport it all to the greenhouses. Kevin briefly wondered if he could use a spell to ease his way, but he was afraid of damaging the pot during transport.

‘Thank you Hagrid,’ Kevin smiled in gratitude. The man motioned to the clock and Kevin hissed when he saw the time. The morning seemed to pass so quickly, but then he did spend a lot of time searching for ingredients for Professor Snape. Would make sense.

‘Bye, Hagrid, thanks again! Bye Fang,’ Kevin hurried towards the castle, hefting the pot of soil with him. Since lunch would be soon, he decided to leave it in a safe space near the greenhouses where he would pick it up again in the afternoon. Kevin set out to do just that before making his way to the Great Hall.



[Exit.]