#3 Special Delivery

Well aware of the time and that dinner would be starting very soon, Oscar had rushed through the castle as fast as he could without flat out running the corridors or damaging the painting that he held.

He managed to reach the office faster than he thought he would with it being so far away, he just hoped that the Professor was still there. He really did not want to miss her, not when that meant keeping the painting in his dormitory overnight. His slightly chaotic at times dorm where multiple pets lived.

Yeah, that did not sound like a good idea.

Once he reached the door, Oscar took a second to catch his breath and then looked down to check his painting over to make sure he had not managed to damage it in his hurry.

Everything seemed okay.

The painted Giant Squid still had its tentacles dancing away in the sun, every now and then ducking them under the waves as it rolled its body with a flash of red and splashed water, only to go back to waving them again moments later. The odd little puff of clouds were lazily moving in the sky, breaking up the otherwise bright day.

The insects that he had added could be seen flitting about from plant to plant, the leaves dancing atop the water with the breeze. And there, if he squinted, the tiny little unicorn in the background could be seen lifting its head from the water occasionally, tossing its mane in a sparkle of sunshine.

Everything was just as it had been when he had left the classroom. Thank Merlin.

Reassured about that, and not willing to waste any more time, Oscar knocked on the office door.