Perpetual Kittens
pookah30 Reviews | 5.83/10 (30 Ratings, 0 Likes, 1 Favorite )
The ‘Kittens’ Challenge! Whose Kittens are the fairest of them all? Minerva’s perpetually young kittens, that’s whose. (No kittens are eaten in this story!)
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fifty-something happy wife and college mom.
Matchmaker is on a bit of a hiatus. We've had two deaths amongst our closest freinds, my beta is ill, and my mom is in bad health. So it may take me a while to get back to that cheery place where I can write such nonsense. I will finish it though, unless I die, too.
Reviews for Perpetual Kittens
Death by kitten, a fitting end for that bitch Umbridge, and a slightly dark Hermione, just perfect. Perpetual kittens 
now I want one.
I like the magical premise that you've created here: kittens that transfigure to kill. But I can't see Hermione murdering even Umbridge in cold blood like that....Still a good read for a chilly fall day with a cat on your lap.What's that kitty? Nooooooooooooo.........
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
LOL! It may be a bit OOC for Hermione to kill, but then, remember how our perceptions of Dumbledore changed from kindly grandfather figure to war leader who will do what must be done to win. I prefer to think of my Hermione as cooly logical rather than ruthless, Some people are so slimey they never get caught; Umbridge stikes me as that type.Thank you for reviewing. Watch out for those kitties! I have to say I love the idea of them romping innocently in McGonagall's office the day after.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
LOL! It may be a bit OOC for Hermione to kill, but then, remember how our perceptions of Dumbledore changed from kindly grandfather figure to war leader who will do what must be done to win. I prefer to think of my Hermione as cooly logical rather than ruthless, Some people are so slimey they never get caught; Umbridge stikes me as that type.Thank you for reviewing. Watch out for those kitties! I have to say I love the idea of them romping innocently in McGonagall's office the day after.
Mwahaha!!! i love this story!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for reviewing! I am thrilled that you love it!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for reviewing! I am thrilled that you love it!
Ah, what a wonderfully fitting end for Dolores. I love the idea of perpetual kittens. :) It really worked well with this prompt.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
I'm thrilled you liked my story, and the idea of perpetual kittens. Wouldn't they be adorable if they never grew up? Ah Death by Kittens! yes, Dolores deserved that. Thank you for enjoying my tale! Tanks for the stars.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
I'm thrilled you liked my story, and the idea of perpetual kittens. Wouldn't they be adorable if they never grew up? Ah Death by Kittens! yes, Dolores deserved that. Thank you for enjoying my tale! Tanks for the stars.
yay! ugly umbridge gets her just desserts! bravo! thanks so much
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for liking and reviewing my little tale of kittens and snakes!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for liking and reviewing my little tale of kittens and snakes!
:D What a devious plot.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you, I think. (Is that a compliment?)Thank you for reading and reviewing. I hope you enjoyed this little opus.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you, I think. (Is that a compliment?)Thank you for reading and reviewing. I hope you enjoyed this little opus.
Oh, I can just imagine the confusion of the Muggle parents when the ‘changing on them presents’ Transfigure into something else!
Loved that Umbridge thought that Severus would send her one of Minerva’s adorable perpetually young kittens! But the snake idea – the kittens turning into snakes and biting her! Priceless!I can’t believe that Hermione was the one to send the kittens to Umbridge though!Really good use of the prompt and I loved the plot.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for such a kind review. I am thrilled that you like my little story. I really amused myself by having Umbridge think that Snape actually liked her enough to steal a kitten for her. Shows what a good actor he is.As to Hermione, well, we don't know if she was the one who actually sent the kittens, now do we? Of course, she certainly seems to be in the know, and Professor Snape suspects her of being the actual commander, now, of Dumbledore's Army. Perhaps Hermione simply put the idea out there and some of her eager friends, having nothing more exciting to do, acted on it. Sort of like Henry II and Becket. "Will no one rid me of this troublesome Inquisitor General!?"Thanks again for such a nice review!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for such a kind review. I am thrilled that you like my little story. I really amused myself by having Umbridge think that Snape actually liked her enough to steal a kitten for her. Shows what a good actor he is.As to Hermione, well, we don't know if she was the one who actually sent the kittens, now do we? Of course, she certainly seems to be in the know, and Professor Snape suspects her of being the actual commander, now, of Dumbledore's Army. Perhaps Hermione simply put the idea out there and some of her eager friends, having nothing more exciting to do, acted on it. Sort of like Henry II and Becket. "Will no one rid me of this troublesome Inquisitor General!?"Thanks again for such a nice review!
I do love your premise of multiple transfigurations.The cuteness of the asassins reminds me of the "Puss-in-Boots" character in Shrek whose weapon was his big eyes and overall cuteness. It makes me wonder if these kittens, after having a taste of intrigue, might evolve into perpetrators of all sorts of nefarious doings, totally unsuspected due to their cuteness and overall innocent appearance. Perhaps, since they are magical, they might learn to transfigure themselves (after being transfigured by others so many times). It could be worse than polyjuice run amok to have kittens masquerading as people, but with the intellectual capacity and interests of a kitten. For example a Snape look-alike who is fascinated by the movement of the feather quills his students are writing with. I can imagine Minerva "tracking" her kitten to Snape's lab only to be met with big blinking eyes and an enormous yawn when she questionns him.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for your kind review! I have to admit, I was quite taken, myself, by my clever idea of multiple transfigurations. :-) WOW! your idea of the kitties having more adventures is brilliant. I love the quills idea. I wonder if I could pull it off; maybe we could collaborate? I haven't seen Shreck, but now I want to!
Response from mikimoto (Reviewer)
You are 100% welcome to any of the out-of-the-box ideas that litter my mind. But since you are "hidden before voting," it would be difficult for me to collaborate with you directly, unless you want to e-mail me.I think your idea has so many possibilities. I can see something like Puck's mischieviousness and I can see them getting drunk on catnip or coughing up hairballs at inopportune moments (like can you see a snake coughing up a hairball?)I hope you enjoy all of the places your ideas take you.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for your kind review! I have to admit, I was quite taken, myself, by my clever idea of multiple transfigurations. :-) WOW! your idea of the kitties having more adventures is brilliant. I love the quills idea. I wonder if I could pull it off; maybe we could collaborate? I haven't seen Shreck, but now I want to!
Response from mikimoto (Reviewer)
You are 100% welcome to any of the out-of-the-box ideas that litter my mind. But since you are "hidden before voting," it would be difficult for me to collaborate with you directly, unless you want to e-mail me.I think your idea has so many possibilities. I can see something like Puck's mischieviousness and I can see them getting drunk on catnip or coughing up hairballs at inopportune moments (like can you see a snake coughing up a hairball?)I hope you enjoy all of the places your ideas take you.
What an AWESOME little oneshot! I love it! Hermione the conspirator... haha! I always thought Umbridge needed more of a punishment. Thanks for the great writing!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for your kind review. I'm thrilled that you like my story. I, too, think Umbridge deserves something bad to happen to her! That type usually escape punishment, so I thought, kittens, snakes, hmmm.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for your kind review. I'm thrilled that you like my story. I, too, think Umbridge deserves something bad to happen to her! That type usually escape punishment, so I thought, kittens, snakes, hmmm.
Very good! I can't really force myself to feel too bad for Umbridge, somehow...Hermione makes a formidable enemy!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for liking my story! it makes me so happy. I agree about Umbridge, she enjoyed persecuting Muggle-borns. She needs to be punished. Yes, I think Hermione is one I'd prefer to have on my side.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for liking my story! it makes me so happy. I agree about Umbridge, she enjoyed persecuting Muggle-borns. She needs to be punished. Yes, I think Hermione is one I'd prefer to have on my side.
ooooooooh, this begs for something more. i would just love to read what hermione is up to.verynice:)
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you! I am delighted that you enjoyed my tale. It's such a compliment when someone wants me to write more! I will try to continue it sometime after the Challenge is over! If the Muse lets me.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you! I am delighted that you enjoyed my tale. It's such a compliment when someone wants me to write more! I will try to continue it sometime after the Challenge is over! If the Muse lets me.
This is utterly brilliant, especially the little Snapey twist at the end.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you! That's a lovely compliment. I am thrilled that you liked it! My brilliant beta deserves credit for making the end better!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you! That's a lovely compliment. I am thrilled that you liked it! My brilliant beta deserves credit for making the end better!
Ooh - bad Hermione! And what an ingenious assassination weapon. *mind goes off on potential for snake animagi as murderers*
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you! I liked the idea myself. Your idea of anake animagi as murderers is very clever! I hope to see you writing another one of your clever tales about it!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you! I liked the idea myself. Your idea of anake animagi as murderers is very clever! I hope to see you writing another one of your clever tales about it!
What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is not acceptable! what happened to all the chapters? are you going to update more?-amirah
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for wanting more. That is such a compliment! This was always intended as a one-shot. I can't promise anything, but perhaps after the challenge is over I may be inspired to add something to this tale.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for wanting more. That is such a compliment! This was always intended as a one-shot. I can't promise anything, but perhaps after the challenge is over I may be inspired to add something to this tale.
wow!!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for reading and reviewing. I am happy you liked it.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for reading and reviewing. I am happy you liked it.
LOL Vindictive Hermione--the next Dark Lord :)
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
I prefer to think of her as Logical Hermione. Coolly and a bit ruthlessly logical. And Not a dark Lord, a Lady of light and learning. Thanks for the kind review stars! I'm delighted the tale pleased you.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
I prefer to think of her as Logical Hermione. Coolly and a bit ruthlessly logical. And Not a dark Lord, a Lady of light and learning. Thanks for the kind review stars! I'm delighted the tale pleased you.
well, that was devious enough for a slytherin to have planned it. i really like your use of the prompt. what a creative way for umbridge to get her well-deserved ending.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you! I'm so happy you like the story, (and the sneakiness!) and so grateful for the kind review!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you! I'm so happy you like the story, (and the sneakiness!) and so grateful for the kind review!
It couldn't happen to a more deserving person! I love how the kittens did it. By any chance, is the name of one of the kittens Nermal?
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Oh my gosh! That's so funny! I hadn't been thinking of Nermal, but there he is in my brain now. Thank you for your review; it made my morning bright.
Response from elsolel (Reviewer)
I am so glad that I brightened your morning, since your story brightened mine. As for Nermal, well, I adore the Garfield comic strip, and he is the "World's Cutest Kitten" right?
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Yeah, but he's only the Muggle world's Cutest Kitten. Minerva's kitties are magically cute, like veela kitties, cuter than normal, even Nermal, kittens. I hadn't though of Nermal in a long time! LOL
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Oh my gosh! That's so funny! I hadn't been thinking of Nermal, but there he is in my brain now. Thank you for your review; it made my morning bright.
Response from elsolel (Reviewer)
I am so glad that I brightened your morning, since your story brightened mine. As for Nermal, well, I adore the Garfield comic strip, and he is the "World's Cutest Kitten" right?
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Yeah, but he's only the Muggle world's Cutest Kitten. Minerva's kitties are magically cute, like veela kitties, cuter than normal, even Nermal, kittens. I hadn't though of Nermal in a long time! LOL
That's very original and very clever. Love it enormously.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for your kind review! I'm so pleased you like it.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for your kind review! I'm so pleased you like it.
Ding dong, the witch is dead! I gasped and then laughed out loud when Kingsley said she was dead. I definitely wasn't expecting that. Everyone's reactions were so priceless. Not a dry eye among them... from laughing so hard at the fact that she was gone. Ha! Great use of the prompt.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for the kind review! I'm so glad you like their reactions to the 'tragic' death. Just imagine what the older kids will be saying about the story in the Daily Prophet the next morning! But Mr Filch will be sorry.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you for the kind review! I'm so glad you like their reactions to the 'tragic' death. Just imagine what the older kids will be saying about the story in the Daily Prophet the next morning! But Mr Filch will be sorry.
Wonderful! I'd love if you continue this in some form after the voting.PS. You get my vote.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Wow thanks for the review! I am flattered! I will do my best to continue this, since I love the idea of kittens that never grow up. If you happen to have any plot ideas you'd like to see in this tale, let me know, OK? Of course the kitties MUST be a part of the tale. (Not necessarily with bright ribbons tied around their necks, though.)
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Wow thanks for the review! I am flattered! I will do my best to continue this, since I love the idea of kittens that never grow up. If you happen to have any plot ideas you'd like to see in this tale, let me know, OK? Of course the kitties MUST be a part of the tale. (Not necessarily with bright ribbons tied around their necks, though.)
Wonderful! I'd love if you continue this in some form after the voting.PS. You get my vote.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
So nice you reviewed twice! Thank you.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
So nice you reviewed twice! Thank you.
Wonderful! I'd love if you continue this in some form after the voting.PS. You get my vote.
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
So nice you reviewed twice thrice! Thank you!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
So nice you reviewed twice thrice! Thank you!
Excellent story! I loved the use of the kittens as agents of death... adorable assassins! Nice ending to suggest that Hermione is just as dangerous; put a pink bow on her, and you'd never think that she could plot anything worse than pouncing on a ball of wool. Good job... and thanks for writing it
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
They are adorable assasins. I have my Splendid Beta to thank for Severus drawing the conclusion at the end that Hermione is as dangerous as a snake, Many thanks to my Beta!Thank you for the kind review! So glad you like it!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
They are adorable assasins. I have my Splendid Beta to thank for Severus drawing the conclusion at the end that Hermione is as dangerous as a snake, Many thanks to my Beta!Thank you for the kind review! So glad you like it!
Bloody fantastic, my dear! Great job!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you! I am thrilled that you like it!
Response from pookah (Author of Perpetual Kittens)
Thank you! I am thrilled that you like it!