Aidan stopped squirming and protesting as the cook let go of his ear.  The rather easily distracted young feline suddenly noticed his surroundings, which he had failed to pay any attention to as he'd been dragged in.  Both his ears pricked up with instant curiosity as he took in Albus' appearance.  He knew he was probably in a whole lot of trouble, of course, but he'd gotten into trouble often enough before.  And something about Albus' expression seemed not quite right for an agry school headmaster about to sentence two wayward pupils to three years' scullery work.