closed Owls, Sneks, and Letters, Oh My! pv

Violeta Isadora Roux didn't really send owls to her parents, maybe once or twice a month, just to let them know she was alive. However, she did send letters every couple of days to her favorite brother: Daniel, well, he was her only brother and obviously, her favorite. He was going to study at Hogwarts in the next year, so she would see him every day next year, but for now, they would just owl every couple of days. His last letter arrived a couple of days ago and it read:

Dear Vivs,
Hogwarts seems so great, and I wish I was there with all you guys... Last year I had you Angel and Kat, but now I'm all alone... Been spending some time in the library, and been reading a bunch! Christmas is so soon, and I'm actually so excited. You guys are coming home right? I hope so!

I've been asking mom and dad for a pet for a couple weeks now, and I actually think they might get me a black kitty, since I've always wanted a cat, you know? Would love to get one for Christmas and stuff... I miss the farm, all the animals... Mom, dad and I actually visited back in November, and it was great, but you guys weren't there...

Anyways, I think that's all...

Kind Regards,

She loved her brother. He was the best brother anyone could ever wish for. When Violeta found out she was a Parselmouth, like her grandfather, Daniel and Kati were the first to know. It was nice having many siblings, that way, Violeta was never alone. However, Daniel was all alone with her parents. She would be heading back for Christmas, though.

As soon as she had gotten that letter and read it thrice, she started writing a reply. She good with writing and all, she did write a lot, planning her inventions and all, that took a lot of writing, drawing and creativity. All skills she had.

She used some new fancy parchment her parents had gotten as an early Christmas present. They said it was an early Christmas present, but she knew, deep down, that they wanted her and her sisters to come home soon. Which, she was going to do. Violeta loved Winter, because of the snow. She loved snow and playing in it, it reminded her of being a child again. Back in California, it never snowed, but now.. Every Winter was a Winter Wonderland. The letter turned out good enough:

Dani,
Yeah! I love it here, it's so great, learning and all. And don't worry! You'll be here with us soon! Mother is an amazing tutor and all, but I guess studying with actual professors is so much nicer, since they've been teaching for a long time, and they have experience. (Not saying mother doesn't have experience! Just a bit less.)

Okay, enough about Hogwarts, it'll make you anxious! And obviously, we're all coming home from Christmas, just to see our favorite brother. What books have you read? I've also been reading a bunch, the library here is enormous! Okay, again, enough about Hogwarts. I also miss the farm... Hopefully we can go spend a day or two checking up on all the animals.

A kitty? That sounds so nice! Been thinking of getting a pet snake, but I don't think I'm ready for such a big responsibility just yet...

I have to go study now, don't enjoy yourself too much while I'm not there, 'kay?

Warm Regards,

The next day, she went over to the owlery, letter in hand to go deliver the letter. She did not like working on letters in the owlery, so she just worked on them in the dormitory or the library. And, since she didn't have an owl, she had to pick one.

She picked a pretty brown tawny owl, as she reached for it, she noticed another hand reaching for it. The other girl fell back to the ground, letting her inkwell crash. The ink splattered onto Violeta's sweater. She was mad. "Why the hell did you reach for that owl when I had reached for it!?!"

The way the girl acted, so calmly, even though Violeta had literally yelled and clearly overreacted made her feel a bit bad. Which was definitely a new feeling for her, because she usually didn't feel that way, but this girl seemed so calm, it almost made her sick. She hated emotions. Showing emotions. Expressing them, anything of the type.

Violeta lowered her tone before she spoke, and said "Would you stop being so nice!?", she simply thought it had to be said. "It's annoying, and yes the ink did get on me, as you can see." she said, looking down. She sighted, rolled her eyes and said. "It's fine, a wash will probably get most of the ink out..." This was one of her favorite sweaters and all, but a good wash would probably get most of the ink out, or not, but even if it was ruined, she didn't mind using it. She secretly loved fashion, but she didn't mind using clothes that didn't fit her or had a stain, to her, that didn't matter.

Her grip tightened on the letter. She knew she should probably pick out another owl and simply send it, but she was perfectly still, she barely moved, though the wind blew on her shiny dark brown hair, so did her bangs, but she didn't mind the wind, actually. "I should send this." she muttered in her American accent, loud enough for the other girl to hear, looking down at the letter, meant for her brother.

She stared blankly at the girl for a minute or two, and that seemed like an eternity. Who was this girl? Why was she so nice? Gosh, she was so annoying. That stressed Violeta out. "Sure. Mhmm.." she let out. Of course, to her, being nice was annoying, most of the time. And this girl was being so annoying. And of course, this day had been a bad day. The ink and all simply ruined it all.

She rolled her eyes again, the girl who looked ever so calm, didn't seem as calm as she looked. Violeta was good at reading people, and the truth was, this girl wanted to start screaming at her, like the young Slytherin had beforehand. But a girl like her... Nah, she seemed way too nice to do anything like that, she could hold herself back. Violeta couldn't. She couldn't hold herself back. She just let everything out on someone else.

Now the truth was, she really needed to send that dang letter to her little brother, the one she was still gripping on tightly. The girl pointed to an owl and Violeta looked at her. "I think I can pick an owl for myself, thank you very much." she said the words 'owl' and 'thank you very much' in a very sarcastic tone. And then she strode off to pick out an owl. A couple of moments later, she picked out a white owl and sent the letter off.