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It was a rarity that Nicholas McCowan was in a good mood. Teenage angst had seemingly settled over him like a blanket and he’d gotten quite cozy underneath it. But not on this day, the sun was pleasant, he’d had a rather good morning, and he’d devoured lunch with the sort of wolfish hunger that only growing boys could muster. So he found himself wearing a very out of character sort of smile as he made his way up to the Owlery to write the mandated weekly owl back home.

He didn’t particularly look forward to speaking to his family, he never really did, but such was the way of things. His parents wanted to know he was safe and sound, and that meant that he needed to send the typical ‘hello, how are you, good’ letter. No doubt they wanted to know how his cute little girlfriend was going, and no doubt they would try to push him back into joining a sport. He couldn’t say he was looking forward to receiving the response, but it would be as it would be.

However, he was not alone in the owlery, and as he entered, he saw a younger girl leaning against the wall. He paused, blinked, and looked her up and down. She seemed rather emotional, but the reason for why, he could not gather.

“Oi, kid,” Nicholas asked, with all of the grace and decorum of a particularly well-mannered bull in a tea shop, “You crying?”

Alegria was exploring the grounds. So when she started classes, she knew where they were. She had gone outside to see the Quidditch Pitch but had gotten lost as she stumbled upon the Owlry
This isn't the Quidditch Pitch, I think it's the Owlry. Well, since I'm already here I might as well explore.
Alegria walked up the stairs, she heard voices.
Was there already someone there?
"You're going to be okay" She whispered to herself, "They are probably other students. Just wait down here until they come down and then you can go up."
Alegria got tired after 2 minutes. She walked out of the Owlry.
"Just go in there"She told herself, "They aren't going to be mean. But maybe they are, maybe they are like dating and they will get mad at me because I interrupted their alone time. Maybe they are professors and they will yell at me for being here. Oh be quiet Alegria. They probably could care less about you." She paced outside the Owlry for a couple minutes until she finally decided that she would go in.
You got this
She walked up the steps, but instead of mad professors or mean students, their was a boy and a girl, it looked like the girl was crying. "Is everything alright?"

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Avery didn't know what to do when she got to the Owlery. Well, she knew one thing. She was going to finally answer her cousin's letter. That was something she had put off for way too long, and she felt bad leaving him hanging. It's just that Avery didn't really know what to say. She hadn't seen her cousin in almost three years because of her mom, and now, out of the blue, he attempts to contact her. That's enough to render anyone thoughtless. She sighed as she made the cold walk up the stairs. So stuck in her own thoughts that she didn't even realize how cold it was. She pulled her coat tighter around her, trying to trap in more warmth. As she walked inside, she was met by three other people. They were all older than her except for one girl. There was a girl with red hair that had her hands in her belt loops. To Avery, she looked slightly upset, but she was trying to hide it. Avery understood that feeling. She always had. "Is everyone alright? What happened?" Avery asked the group of older students. As she waited for them to respond, she decided to send her letter she had written. She was nervous, but she knew it was the right thing to do. She found an owl that seemed excited enough to travel the distance, so she attached the letter, and off he flew. Off into the world to send an important letter.

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