Luna Lovegood

Boy Adopted a Kitten from Shelter and Built her a Two-Story House 

Nothing can compare with how much contentment parents feel when they see their children happy. It is their ultimate dream for their kids to be as passionate and caring for others as possible. 

Just like these parents who are proud of their children.

For years, nine-year-old Peyton Harris has been begging his parents to let him adopt a kitten. And finally about a month ago, they finally agreed. 

Luna Lovegood’s home

The family of five visited a few different shelters and an adoption event, but as soon as Peyton met little Luna Lovegood (named after a Harry Potter character), he knew she was the kitten he had been waiting for so long. 

“He had his heart set on this particular kitten,” Lauren Harris, Peyton’s mom told. “She had an adoption application already filled out for her, so we had to wait to see if they would adopt her or pass on her.”

Lucky for Peyton, the other family decided not to adopt her and it was fate that they were actually meant for each other.

Peyton and his brother did the painting.

Luna immediately settled into her new home and fell in love with the Harris' family, even their dog. The 4-month-old kitten is, affectionate, very friendly and loves cuddling, especially with her big brother Peyton who was an introvert according to his mom. 

After a month of having Luna, Peyton decided he wanted to do something special for her. He started saving up his money to buy her a cat tree — and then changed his mind, he had an even better idea. He decided he wanted to build Luna her very own two-story house. 

Peyton’s family is staying with his grandparents for the summer while his dad helps build them a new house, so there was already extra wood and other materials laying around that weren’t being used. The whole family came together to work on the project.

Harris’ family worked together to build the kitten’s house.

“My son had complete creative control of the plans and did a large amount of the building,” Harris said. “My cousin, Kristen, had helped my parents build some built-in bunk beds, so she did most of the structural planning and cutting of the wood. Peyton did a lot of the hammering and used the drill to put it together. He also did all of the painting!” 

Luna's house took around four days to build.

The house has two floors, a front porch, a ramp leading up to the second floor and a hinged roof so the family can access the second floor. The upper floor is completely carpeted, and so is the ramp. The house is a gorgeous piece of teamwork, and everyone is so happy with how it turned out — especially Luna.

Luna’s new home.

Peyton waited so long for a kitten, and now that he has one, he can’t help but spoil her in all the best ways, and Luna definitely loves him for it. She is happy with her new forever home!!! 

“Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.”

-      James Herriot