That pause and slow look upwards made Hermione wonder if she'd made some sort of mistake, daring to breathe that name at all. But then she noted the change that came over his face, and she exhaled softly in relief as she returned his smile with a gentle one of her own.

Whatever she might have said in regards to his response to the name was washed away, however, when she realized what the kitten's middle name was to be. True, some people traditionally will use their own name for their child's middle name, but this was a cat, not a child.

"Bit regal of a name for a kitten, isn't it?" she asked, eyebrow quirking slightly.