            As if sensing her melancholy, Padfoot butted his head against her thigh. She giggled, then knelt down and put on her serious face. "I’m going to go in first, alright? Like we discussed at the park. Wait here until I come get you." The dog wagged his tail, then looked behind her. She glanced too, finding a stray tabby cat prowling around the Junk Shop across the street. "Don’t make me tie you up too," she warned, before departing for the store.