An-Owl's-Lament? (I) [Chapter 297]

(A/N: This Chapter is inspired from a Fanfic called 'Hedwig Slightly Unhinged'. I would recommend all of you to check it out)

(A/N 2: It still took me two days to complete this Chapter. Writing this one was really hard)

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~~Malfoy Manor~~

Hedwig turned her head when her pet human arrived to mingle with the other stupid two-leggers… They would obviously disagree and say it was the other way around, but she was a smart bird, so she knew she was right. Bah! What did the stupid two-leggers even know, in the first place?

After all, she could eat bacon from any plate she wanted, she could fly anywhere and anytime she wanted, and finally, she could shit anywhere she wanted, and she didn’t even have to clean her own shit…

Hedwig was rarely impressed by anything these days and while she would admit that her standards were ridiculously high, her human had still managed to impress her, which was not an ordinary feat… Hadrian was different. She knew it the moment she saw him for the first time, but he wasn’t anything impressive at that time.

Yes, he was more driven and morally ambiguous, but that wasn’t much in her books. However, everything changed during his 14th birthday. At first, she had thought that her human might have killed himself by messing up the Ritual or something, but in reality, he ended up awakening his dormant X-Gene, or whatever it meant.

Stupid two-leggers and their stupid ape-like terms…

Hedwig flew down from her ledge and landed in front of her human… Her human simply smiled at her and held up some bacon for her with his Magic. Yes, the bacon was obviously one of the reasons why she liked him. She snatched all the bacon from the air one by one before preening herself, hoping to get some attention.

Hedwig wasn’t disappointed when the Rainbow Girl with her multiple faces reached out to her and started to pet her. Hedwig hooted in appreciation as she allowed the human to bask in her floofy glory. “She is looking mighty pleased with herself” The Rainbow Girl quipped, but Hedwig didn’t mind since it was the truth.

When she was finally satisfied with the petting, Hedwig made her way toward the Dog Man and grabbed some bacon from his place before he could stop her and she flew away. “Oi!” The Dog Man screamed in protest, but she simply threw him a mocking look, daring him to do anything as she flew back to her perch.

The Dog Man continued to glare at her as she slowly nibbled on the bacon… “Just ask Alef to bring you some more bacon. I am sure that he would be happy to help” Her human spoke up and the Dog Man slumped down in defeat. It was still astounding to see how easily her human could deal with the adult two-leggers.

“By the way, I was wondering if you could help me with something, Sirius” The Snobbish One spoke up when she was finally done with her breakfast.

The Dog Man gave her a wary look. “Yeah, what do you need?” The Dog Man asked.

“I was wondering if you could withdraw some money from the Malfoy vaults on my behalf?” The Snobbish One asked. They were round, smooth and shiny, so Hedwig could see the appeal. Hedwig knew that the two-leggers were also obsessed with those things, but they were obsessed with them for the completely wrong reasons.

“How much are you talking about?” The Dog Man asked curiously.

“Ten thousand Galleons” The Snobbish One answered, making the Rainbow Girl spit her pumpkin juice while the Dog Man simply shook his head.

“You can’t authorize that much amount on your own” The Dog Man pointed out, completely ignoring everyone’s reaction. The Snobbish One nodded her head in agreement.

“Yes, I know. Leave Lucius to me. We would need the gold when the Goblins seize our vaults” The Snobbish One spoke before she paused and looked at everyone at the table. “I suggest all of you to do the same but don’t try to empty your vaults or anything. The Goblins might get suspicious” The Snobbish One declared.

“Uhh, Harry? Have you done something we should be worried about?” The Concoction Maker asked. Hedwig didn’t like the Concoction maker much because her Concoctions smelled horrible, but she was willing to forgive such slights because the woman was the birth mother of the Rainbow Girl.

After all, Hedwig liked the Rainbow Girl. Her ever-changing hair and lack of balance were entertaining…

“Not yet, but I am planning to do something which should have been done a long ago” Her human answered in a casual tone. “Even though some of you would call it foolish” He added after a small pause when he noticed the looks he was getting from the Snobbish One and Dog Man.

“Does it have something to do with the Goblins?” The Battle Seeker asked, looking excited.

“Yes, it does” Her human answered with a nod, but before anyone could protest, he raised his hand in the air to stop anyone from speaking. “I know all of you are probably displeased with this course of action, but it needs to be done and I have already made up my mind” Her human finished in a firm tone and even though it looked like some wanted to protest, nobody said anything.

“I hope you are not planning to leave me behind” The Battle Seeker asked excitedly.

“Same here” The Cruel One spoke up for the first time after she managed to swallow her protest. Now, she was simply looking excited beyond measure. “Now, I am looking forward to skinning some of those little buggers” The Cruel One started to cackle after that, making some on the table uncomfortable with her excitement.

Her human gave the woman an amused look. “I am sure they are going to love you” Her human said before turning toward the Battle Seeker. “I don’t know, Jacky. If you join me then there is a chance that they might seize your Family vaults” Her Human said, but the Battle Seeker didn’t look amused at his words.

“They can still do that. I am a member of Lost Garden. That is already a known fact. I have arrest warrants in my name. Bulgaria is even offering rewards if someone manages to capture me and deliver me to the Bulgarian Ministry” The Battle Seeker pointed out with a huff.

“Don’t worry, I will have a chat with my parents and tell them to withdraw some gold before they seize our vaults. We can always reclaim the vaults afterwards” The Battle Seeker explained with an assured look on her face.

Her human seemed to think for a moment before nodding his head. “You do that” Her human said before looking around the table. “We might make enemies with the Goblins and ICW at the start, but when we are done, the Wizarding World will call us Heroes” Her human declared with a grin on his face as he stood up from the table and left.

This is what Hedwig loved about her human… He was not scared to challenge the World or their pesky system to get his point across or get what he wanted… Now only if all versions of her human in the Multiverse could be like her human in this world…