She sighed deeply and let the cat go, making sure the doors were closed. She told herself she wouldn’t let him go anywhere until she was sure the rest of the manor was safe for animals (humans, too). Even though the High Reeve did not say anything about Crookshanks, Hermione didn’t want to risk it – she had no idea how the High Reeve would react if he saw the cat roaming freely around the house as if he owned the place, and she didn’t want to find out the bad way.