Cats in the Catnip

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^{Weasley and Ron’s encounter with catnip is interrupted by the arrival of Serafina Pekkala.}

STORY OUTLINE

Weasley and Ron discover a patch of catnip growing wild in Diamond Harbour. They indulge in the plant and experience its intoxicating effects. While under the influence, they meet a new cat named Serafina Pekkala. Serafina, unaffected by the catnip, tries to engage them in serious conversation about cat issues, but Weasley and Ron are too high on catnip to fully comprehend. This chapter is filled with humorous interactions and dialogue as the cats navigate their altered states. It also serves to introduce Serafina as a more serious and politically minded character, setting up her future role in the story.

BACKGROUND

I first published this story on my website on 25th November 2018. I had shared a couple of my stories about Weasley on the Diamond Harbour Facebook group and these had been well received. A reporter from the Bay Harbour News spotted this and contacted me for an interview. The story was published on 21st November 2018.

This is the article that Weasley refers to in the story

Cats in the Catnip also introduces Serafina Pekkala to the stories. Serafina (or Kala as she is more usually known) belongs to a friend of mine and, along with Ron and Squeak, forms the inner circle of Weasley’s group of friends.

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