onlyapparate | seventeen; I REMEMBERED WHO "RAPHAEL" WAS

Well, summer is well underway and already I'm back at Hogwarts. The kittens Castiel found are indeed a bit... lively. Mine won't stop biting me; I had to tear off a bit of an old robe and give it to him to nibble on, but it looks it's going to take a while to train this out of him. ~~And I don't know the first thing about cats, really. How do you train cats?~~

I'm actually a little worried that he might not get along well with Anna, my owl. She's possessive of me enough already, if I take a kitten home, she might attack. ~~Am I that bad with animals?~~ If that happens... I suppose I'm going to have to keep them separated.

[super-ultra-private to Castiel]
Castiel. Raphael was... Am I remembering this correctly? Didn't you say Raphael was the name of the brother who killed you? Why would you name a cat after him!? And why would you give him to me!??

Is there something you aren't telling me? We need to talk about this! Now that I'm in Hogwarts, I'd like to deal with this in person, if possible.
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[That's nice.]

[Because Castiel isn't answering your curiosity.]

...

Castiel, is there something you aren't telling me? [ other than everything ever. ]

I mean, Raphael is... difficult. There must be a reason why you thought this would be a good idea.

You can handle him well.

I'm not sure if I should be flattered or insulted.

He suits you.

[Don't expect an answer after this.]

Wh-what!? The murderer suits me!??

[ Now that's just worrisome. ]

Castiel!

[ Guess who is standing up to go find you. ]

[guess who doesn't want to be found.]

[ Guess who never gives up. ]

[ Lalala~ Looking around in the Hufflepuff parts of the castle... ]

[good guess. but no.]

[ Okay, let's try someplace outside next. It's not like he'd be somewhere as obvious as the dungeons, after all. ]

[again. good guess. but no.]

[ Pure nostalgia, but Thobari's going to check the bridge to the Astrology Tower now... ]

[no. but close.]

[ So... let's try climbing up the Astrology Tower, then. ]

[ ...kinda reminds him of that time in the Owlry... ]

[wrong again.]

[ Okay. So maybe the Owlry. ]

[ ...too bad there's no apparating inside Castle grounds. This walk is gonna take a while. ]

[Well. All the squawking and upset in the owlery hints that there's something happening. GOING TO CONTINUE ON SEARCH? Y/N?]

[ DEFINITELY YES. ]

[ Thobari treads firmly up the winding the stairs. Aahhhh, but this brings back memories.... ]

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[more indignant owl sounds. And brrr is that a chill? Like... more chilly than the owlery is this time of year?]

[ Oh God, yeah, Thobari recognizes that chill too. Castiel is definitely here. Thobari isn't going to pretend like he can get the jump on him, but he tries to at least approach quietly as he gets closer to the top. ]

[Also the torches around you are sputtering, Thobari. Castiel's obviously in a bad mood. Do you dare tread further y/n?]

[ But of course when has Thobari done anything smart. ]

[your funeral.]

[ Too late, Thobari made it all the way up and now stands face to face with the Owlry. If he thought Castiel wouldn't disappear, he might actually keep his mouth shut. But he knows his best bet is conversation, so... ]

This is... So I see you still visit the owlry from time to time.