WHO: Gabrielle and Bastien WHEN: Thursday afternoon WHERE: Godric's Hollow WHAT: Making friends! RATING: Low
Gabrielle's duty was not merely to raise the kittens she had been given, but to ensure that they would be good familiars to whoever bought them when they were old enough to leave their mama. This involved a lot of talking to them, a small amount of magic, and many important exercises - such as this one, which was taking the whole cat family out on a walk around the neighbourhood. They were not merely meant to be house cats, and they had to learn how to behave themselves.
Rather than leashes, she was using magic to control them. She had also put them in tiny jumpers so they would stay warm, since it was still February and a bit on the chilly side. At least the sun was out today! She'd left her work at the clockmaker's early, and therefore the neighbourhood was rather quiet as she strolled down the street. The mother cat padded silently at her side, and the four kittens gamboled about, examining everything of interest that they came across. Every time one of them tried to make a run for it, Gaby gently flicked her wand, and the confused kitten found itself wandering back this direction anyway.
She rather hoped she would run into someone, actually. Corralling the kittens wasn't easy work, but it was fun; still, it would be nice to have a conversation and meet more of her neighbours.