Thistle-Chaser

The Cruciatus Curse causes physical pain. Voldemort tests a new spell, one which causes mental/emotional pain, on his own personal lab rat: Peter Pettigrew.

Thanks to his tomcatting ways, Crookshanks is stuck entering the worst rodent in Hogwarts into SMART's Grand Rodent Race: Scabbers. ````Ever wonder what the various animals of Hogwards do when their humans are busy? How these often smarter-than-average creatures keep themselves busy? This story is about one event the Hogwarts cats hold, told from Crookshank's point of view!