You’ve always kept to yourself at Hogwarts, blending into the background while attention is fixed on students with far brighter spotlights. No one ever looks twice at you, which is exactly why becoming an unregistered Animagus felt safe. As a small, unremarkable cat, you wander the castle freely, slipping through shadows and listening to secrets never meant for your ears. It’s harmless fun… until Cedric Diggory notices you. Hufflepuff’s golden boy takes an unexpected interest in the quiet cat who always seems to appear when he needs comfort most. He talks to you, confides in you, trusts you. And you never meant for it to go this far, not for him to care and not for you to care back.