Cloak of Darkness

9. Disapparate

The blond Slytherin strode across the grounds, his silvery hair covered by a dark cloak to conceal his identity and make him more difficult to spot in the darkness of the night. He was moving away form the castle, in the direction of the gates which led to Hogsmeade. He wasn’t supposed to be doing this, of course, but Snape had shown him how to leave the school grounds in this manner without getting caught.

At times it really did pay off to have close acquaintances on the staff, Draco thought grimly. Or simply people working on the same Side as you.

Once free of the old magic protecting the school and disabling any sort of apparition inside it, Draco breathed a sigh of relief and retrieved his wand. Muttering under his breath, he turned on the spot and disapparated swiftly.

He never noticed the yellow eyes watching him from the undergrowth, or the ginger cat that now sprang across to the grounds and beyond the gates. This certain specimen of its race the seemed to know more about what was happening at the castle than any other being there.

Well, maybe apart from the Headmaster.