Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction / Psych Fan Fiction ❯ Don't Drink The Skele-Gro ❯ 37. Eyes ( Chapter 24 )

So I signed up for Dictionary.com's word of the day thing, and a few days ago it was `portent'. I liked the word so much that I had to use it.

 

In their haste to distract Filch, the quartet forgot that Mrs. Norris was smarter than your average cat. Therefore, it was with great shock, but not surprise, that their sights came to rest on a pair of eyes, seemingly glowing from within the shadows. A loud purring echoed portentously in the empty corridor. The eyes stared at them for a few moments longer before blinking lazily and disappearing.

“That was most definitely not a little boy cat,” Shawn muttered, feeling his heart hammering in his chest.

“Maybe it was a student's cat. Hermione's cat likes to prowl around, right?” Lee asked, futilely trying to convince himself that Filch wouldn't notice they were gone yet.

The twins shook their heads in unison. “I don't think we're that lucky.”

A loud yell from Filch sent them running once more.

 

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