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@Ada Hawkins1/26/26"Aahhh!" Rosalyn said, dropping the envelope that was in her hand. She was trying to send a letter, but one of the school owls just bit her! She just wanted to ask her mum to send her some fudge(she was feeling a bit homesick and her mum's fudge was the best), but since she didn't have an owl of her own, she had to use the school ones, and she'd just been bitten!
Rosie didn't have much on her mind, really, other than the fudge that she would hopefully be sent. Perhaps her mother would add in some other treats with it as well!
"Now, would you like to cooperate with me?" she asked the owl again, bending down to pick up the letter. She brushed off a bit of dirt that had gotten on it from the owlery floor. She looked out and saw snow falling from the clouds. She loved snow, just not the feeling of being chilly. She had assumed that her quick letter-sending adventure would be just that, quick, but she ended up getting bit by an owl, so much less quick and painless than she thought it would be.
She finally managed to get the owl to take the letter, and it flew away, hopefully to deliver it to her mum and not somewhere random. Well, she supposed she would find out later, if she got any fudge or not!
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| xxx | It was a busy day for Ada. As usual. The envelope she was holding felt thick in her hand as she climbed the steps to the Owlery. She could hear the owls before she reached the door - low hoots echoing through the rafters. The door stood slightly ajar, so she pushed it open with a soft creak. Someone was already inside. A girl stood before her with her back to Ada, framed by dusty light from the windows. A green sweater was draped casually around her shoulders over black leggings. “Aah—!” the girl yelped, dropping the letter she’d been holding. Ada paused in the doorway. “Now, would you like to cooperate with me?” the girl asked mildly, tilting her head at the owl in front of her. Ada stared for half a second too long. The girl turned then. Sandy-blonde curls bounced around her shoulders, catching the light and flashing gold for a moment. Ada felt a faint warmth rise to her cheeks. "Hi..." Ada said raising her hand slightly in a small wave. | xxx |
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A Letter and...Love?
@Ada Hawkins1/26/26"Oh, hello there!" Rosie said, noticing someone else walking into the Owlery. That someone else probably heard her talking to the dang school owl, trying to get it to not attack her. Well, whatever, if Rosie was thought to be weird then so be it, she'd survive. The girl waved at her, and Rosie waved right back.
"What's your name? I'm Rosalyn, but most people just call me Rosie!" she said, walking over to see who exactly it was.
It was a girl, with dark hair that had some cool red in it. Rosie really needed to get on dying her hair, because she'd been thinking about it for a while but just never got to it. Maybe a light pink would be cool, for the tips or something?
"Sorry about the commotion, this bird over here just got annoyed by me asking it to do its job, and that ended in a bite. I'm fine though, don't worry!" she said.
She felt something itchy in her hair, and went to pick it out, pulling one of the curls down to reach it. Just a feather from one of the owls, the place was full of them. She got it out and dropped it onto the floor, letting it join the so many others that were already on there. It was almost like a rug made out of them, that's how many there were!
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| xxx | "Oh, hello there!" Said the girl brightly, waving friendly back at her. "What's your name? I'm Rosalyn, but most people just call me Rosie!" said the girl called Rosalyn. "Oh, I'm Ada!" Ada said introducing herself. "Sorry about the commotion, this bird over here just got annoyed by me asking it to do its job, and that ended in a bite. I'm fine though, don't worry!" She said. Rosalyn pulled a long brown owl feather from her hair and dropping it onto the floor, already littered with other feathers. So many that it looked as if the Owlrey had just been recently outfitted with a brown and white shag carpet. Ada turned to an owl next to her. It was large with white feathers on its chest and around its amber eyes, making it look like it was wearing horn rimed spectacles and a bow-tie. Ada laughed softly, "yeah," she said as she tied the letter to the owls leg. They use to get me all the time too." she said as she carried the owl across the circular room to the open window in the far right. "54 Stonewall Cottage, Eltham ." Ada said politely to the owl as it took off. | xxx |
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@Ada Hawkins1/26/26"Oh, I'm Ada!" the other girl said, introducing herself.
Then, she said that the owls used to get her too, which made Rosie laugh a bit. At least she wasn't alone in getting attacked by the little things!
She brushed off her leggings, finding many more feathers on her than just the one she'd already taken off. They were quite itchy, and she wasn't a huge fan.
She began to shiver, seeing her breath fogging up into the air. She was pretty cold, which was to be expected, considering it was mid-winter, and they were pretty high up in the Owlery.
"Who are you writing to?" Rosie asked Ada, curious to know where her owl was heading.
"I wrote to my mum. She makes the best fudge, and I really hope she sends some here!" she added, already picturing the sweet taste when her mum hopefully sent her some.
She pulled her sweater up from where it was off of one shoulder, but it didn't do much to keep the cold away. She was sure her cheeks were pink, bitten by the wind that was coming through the windows of the tower.
She continued shivering, hoping that she wouldn't catch frostbite or something from the frigid weather, and that maybe she could make a new friend despite the cold.
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| xxx | Rosalyn Laughed a little after Ada mentioned also being bitten by the owls sometimes as well. Rosalyn brushed off her leggings, making even more feathers fall off her onto the ground. Ada was glad feathers didn't stick to her like this. This girl was practically a magnet! "Who are you writing to?" Asked Rosalyn curiously. "I wrote to my mum. She makes the best fudge, and I really hope she sends some here!" She added, shivering as a cold breeze blew through the open window. It was a bit of a personal question, Ada thought, but strangely, she didn't seem to mind."Oh, just my mum." She said. "I'm about to finished the last of the books that I packed in the beginning of the school year, and I need some more soon." She paused for a moment. she was about to say: I already read all of the mystery section in the school library. But stopped her self before she did so. She didn't like to think of herself as a nerd or a book worm, and she certainly didn't think she wanted other people thinking that, even if she did like a good mystery. Ada ran her fingers through her multi colored hair absentmindedly as she watched the thickening clouds slugging along the grey sky. It almost perfectly mimicked the pace her brain was moving at. Everything seemed to be functioning at half its regular speed. | xxx |
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@Ada Hawkins1/26/26"Oh, just my mum." Ada said, answering Rosie's question about who she was writing to. She then revealed that she'd finished the books she'd brought from home, and was hoping to get some more.
"I love to read! There's nothing quite like getting lost in a good book, now is there?" Rosie asked, understanding the feeling. She'd brought only a few books, her very favourites, from home. The rest she'd checked out from the Hogwarts Library, which was where she spent the majority of her time in the school.
"What is your favourite genre? Mine is probably Fantasy." she asked, curious to know what sort of reader Ada was. She seemed like someone who'd enjoy a Mystery, or perhaps a good Romance novel occasionally. She didn't know, of course, but those were just her guesses.
Ada ran her hand through her hair, reminding Rosie once again of the gorgeous red there. She'd always thought that red was a nice colour, especially when paired with something a bit more dark, such as the brown of the girl's hair.
Rosie shivered yet again, feeling her fingers begin to get slightly tingly. Not bad enough that she had to leave, since she was hoping to get to know Ada a bit more before they had to go their separate ways. After all, one can never be too sure that they'll see a person again after meeting them. She'd had some luck with that throughout the year, seeing people quite often, but she never knew what would happen.
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| xxx | "I love to read! There's nothing quite like getting lost in a good book, now is there?" Rosalyn asked, and Ada agreed with her. A smile spread across Ada's face. Rosalyn clearly understood the feeling. "What is your favorite genre?" She asked "Mine is probably Fantasy." Rosalyn continued enthusiastically. "Mystery for sure!" Ada said without thinking. The words just kinda slipped out. "Although I do rather enjoy a good romance as well." She added as an after thought, her cheeks reddening a bit. "So you like fantasy, huh?" Ada didn't like fantasy very much. It seemed top similar to the real world for her liking, but she didn't blame the people who did. Ada wondered vaguely what time it was, and as if cued, her glass bracelet buzzed and the numbers 8:00 were written on it in frosty lettering. The glass bracelet was from Ada''s mother, as she was always so bad at keeping time. It buzzed or heated up when it was told and was a great alarm. She struggled to remember what she might have needed to set an alarm for, as she had already done all her homework. Then it hit her. Nox he needed to be fed at eight o'clock. "I've gotta go now, my cat need's feeding soon and he wouldn't be happy if I should be late..." That sounded to Ada like a very poor excuse to leave. This however this was not her intention. "I'm really sorry..." and Ada really was. besides, if she wanted to go, her excuse would have been much better. "Well... goodbye. I hope I see you again!" The last words tumbled out of Ada's mouth as if they were pulled right from the cabinet in her head labeled: Don’t Say. Blushing furiously, she walked out the door of the owlery without a backward glance for fear of Rosalyn seeing her blush. | xxx |
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"Ohh, mystery and fantasy? Both really good picks!" Rosie said, thinking through the mysteries she'd read over the years. In truth, not too many. Perhaps a few Nancy Drews here and there as a child, but she'd never really gotten into the genre.
She saw the girl's cheeks redden at the mention of romance, which Rosie attributed to the cold. It was freezing, and it made a lot of sense.
"Oh, okay! You're all good, I understand the whole 'need pets' thing." Rosie said, which was quite true. Her dog, Murphy, who was back at home now, had always needed to be fed on time or he'd look at her with the saddest eyes, and then Rosie would get sad too, and it would just be a whole dinnertime mess.
"I hope to see you again too! Bye!" she said, watching as the girl walked out of the Owlery, not even looking back. She admired the confidence, but hoped she hadn't done anything to make her mad.
Rosie left too a few minutes later, ready to go and spend the rest of her day studying. Perhaps Transfiguration, or maybe Defense Against the Dark Arts, something like that.