            Hermione checked the window. The aurors had only made it a few houses further. Like they couldn’t track the magic outburst directly. Still, though, she didn’t like how close they were. "We can’t apparate with Lucius. We’ll have to just make a run for it and hide out until they’re gone. And it’ll be harder to travel the streets with two adult men. If I levitate Lucius with the Invisibility Cloak thrown over, can you..." He was already a giant black dog before the sentence was over. Tail wagging, tongue lolling out. He panted up at her with a grin she swore she recognized. "Good boy."