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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Kate shifted her eyes between Thobari, the kitten, and Spencer.

"Not all of the kittens are...irritable, are they?"

"I don't think so....."

Although Descartes had been keeping her distance from them.

"Well, he wouldn't be 'Raphael' if he weren't, I suppose."

Thobari sighed. He'd say Castiel had a cruel sense of humor, but then that would imply he actually had one.

"Raphael, huh?"

She moved her hand to allow the kitten to smell her. When it seemed that the kitten had decided not to attack, she reached to scratch his head.

"Do you have healing powers, like the archangel? Or a buddy named Tobias?"

At the mention of the name "Tobias", every bit of color drained from his face.

I could have used a Raphael those days.

He closes his eyes and says so softly under his breath that it's barely audible. "No, God is not good sometimes."

Kate glanced at Thobari, and reached a tentative hand to Spencer's arm.

"Spencer? Are...Is everything okay?"

He blinked himself back to reality, pushing those memories away.

"Oh. Yes, I'm fine."

He gently rubbed her lower back.

The cat didn't seem to mind the scratching at first, but it didn't take long for it to try to bite Kate again, so Thobari pulled him back... only to have it bite him instead. Honestly...

"He's definitely not very angelic," he mumbled, before noticing Spencer's about-face. He... definitely didn't look alright. Was something wrong?

Maybe, for once, it'd be better not to pry. Especially not in front of Spencer's girlfriend.

Kate opened her mouth to argue, but Spencer most definitely was not fine, but she noticed how uncomfortable Spencer looked, and decided to drop the subject.

For now.

She leaned into Spencer and smiled.

He smiled.

"I'm so glad that you two got to meet... it's been tough for Kate coming in the summer, right as everyone left..."

"It's perfectly alright! I joined just last semester, so things were very hectic. It's better this late in the year, I think."

Just go with it, Thobari. If Spencer didn't wanna talk about it, he'd mind his business. For once. ~~Since Kate's around.~~

"In a way, it's been nice to have the castle to ourselves. It's given me a chance to get settled in."

She glanced at Spencer and smiled, then turned back to Thobari.

"But I am looking forward to meeting everyone at the teachers' retreat."

I'm looking forward to showing you off...

He blushed slightly at the thought.

"Kate has actually been very helpful on my case..."

She shrugged.

"I don't know how much help I've been really..."

She nudged Spencer gently.

"Spencer's been helping me with a cold case of my own. He's been a huge help."

"I see." Thobari smiled, that is, before the kitten bit him again.

"Perhaps I should see if I can get this guy somewhere to rest. He's probably tired, on top of being so grouchy." Yeah, Thobari can read the mood.

"That.. might be good. Were you planning on staying for a few days?"

"Just a few."

He looked down at the cat. It hissed at him again. Yeah, definitely time for him to lay down.

"Though it could be longer if this guy's mood doesn't improve."

"I have a feeling you're going to have your hands full with that one."

She felt something rub against her leg, and looked down to see Descartes. She scooped him up.

Raphael certainly didn't seem to like the older cat, by the looks of it.

Thobari sighed, tucking the cat up to his chest again.

"Yes, I think I'll head back now."

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