The thunderstorm had come quickly and left just as abruptly. Clear moonlight had already broken through the heavy clouds and spilled down over the lawn, which had become a muddy expanse dotted with puddles reflecting silver light.
Hermione's wizard robes were completely soaked through, lying flat against the mud, except for a small bulge in the middle.
"It worked." Sirius nudged Su Er gently with his shoulder and waggled his eyebrows at him.
Su Er walked over to Hermione and stared intently at the little bulge in her wizard robes. To be honest, he was quite curious about what her Animagus form would be.
Before Hermione revealed herself, Su Er could guess that her Animagus form was probably a small animal, not very large.
Hmm... judging by the shape of that bulge...
"Meow..." A faint mew sounded, and then the little bulge began to move slowly, until a cat's head poked out of the opening of the robes.
A cat?!
Su Er blinked in surprise, looking at the black cat with emerald-green eyes that had emerged from where the collar had been.
"Hermione?"
"Meow." Hermione stretched her limbs in the moonlight. She was a very beautiful black cat, with a slender body and fur like silk that reflected a faint sheen under the moon.
"Oh, Hermione's Animagus form is a cat?" Sirius came forward. "A cat, huh? That's a pretty good Animagus form."
"It's getting late, and Miss Granger probably has no strength left now," Professor Lupin said, stepping forward as well.
"We'd better return to the Castle immediately and let Miss Granger replenish her strength. After completing the first transformation, it's best not to stay in Animagus form for too long."
Hermione looked very unused to her current form. That was normal. Every Animagus was like this after their