I couldn't breathe. Didn't move. My body locked up, mind stuttering to a halt as I watched my pug seize there in front of me, thrashing her fat little body before falling still. Dr. Aberstock on the other hand?

He was already moving before Petunia's fit ended. I watched as if from a great distance as he rushed to her side, crouching and examining her before spinning on me and snapping his fingers at me to get my attention.

"Fiona!" I'd never heard him raise his ...