Daniel did not worry often, but even he became concerned when he had not seen his cat for five days in a row. He had done his study before purchasing a cat in his second year and was aware that felines sometimes 'left' for weeks before returning to their owners.

He had always sworn that he would not be concerned, yet here he was, searching high and low for Cat. He needed to know if his pet was still safe. The Hufflepuff slipped between two polished sets of armour on the third floor, casting on his wand-light to search the shadows behind the line of armour for his black cat.