For @drarrymicrofic prompt: welcome
Wc: 286
"You're welcome. Though your demeanour isn't adequately thankful."
The demon cat hissed, scratched, spit, squirmed. If it weren't for his dragonhide gloves, Draco would be bleeding.
He tightened his hold, setting the spitfire firmly on his lap.
"Now stop that," he admonished the creature as it tried to bite his fingers. "I know it doesn't seem like it now but getting rid of your balls is the best thing for your health. It would even help with your anger issues."
The black cat yowled ferociously, its green eyes flashing with menace and promising retribution.
"You know, you remind me of someone I know ... abrasive, untidy and wild." Draco chuckled, scritching behind its ears. "Handsome too," he added as an afterthought.
The cat stilled.
"Mr. Malfoy?" the veterinary assistant appeared round the hallway. "Here to get a stray male cat neutered?"
With a sudden spurt of fierce energy, the cat wriggled away from Draco's grasp and fled towards the exit. Finding the front door closed, it jumped on the receptionist's desk, creating a whirlwind of chaos.
"Merlin! Sorry about that." Draco picked up the little devil and tried to remove the flyer stuck between its teeth.
The cat growled in warning before relaxing its jaw so Draco could remove the offending piece of paper.
He did a double take at the flyer, realising it carried a picture of the very same cat. Missing, it declared, if found, return immediately to Hermione Granger or Ron Weasley. 100 galleon prize.
"Mr. Malfoy? The healer's waiting."
"Errr..." he blinked at the cat, who hissed back at him.
"Um yeah, sorry ... I ... maybe not." Draco gulped nervously.
Someone was getting neutered alright, and it wouldn't be the cat.