He ought to watch where he was going? He hadn't realized kittens had the right of way on Hogsmeade streets. If it hadn't gotten under his foot it would've gotten under someone else's... or under the hoof of a horse on a passing cab. He suspected it would have come away from that sort of interaction with more than just a disgruntled mewling.

"You oughtn't to let it roam the streets like that," he pointed out. "Especially since you already know it's prone to getting underfoot. Has a death wish, does it?"

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