Owls and Letters Open Closed

Youssuf came to the end of Chapter Two. He looked up and was pleasantly surprised to see that nearly a full five minutes had passed. His butt had cramps, so he leapt off the platform of the window and flexed on the stairs beneath him. In fact, he decided to do a full Surya Namaskar on the small floor beneath him. In English, Surya Namaskar is also referred to as Sun Salutation. As per the traditional forms of the asana, each of the 12 postures is accompanied by a mantra or a chant. The mantras represent the 12 zodiac signs and supply energy to the body.
But he'd only gotten as far as Bhujangasana Cobra Pose when he was rudely and suddenly interrupted by an owl. It emptied its whole bladder onto his head.
His sarcastic inner voice observed helpfully -

Gosh, Youssuf, that was a really sick bird.

And it really must have been. It was like a pot of yoghurt had been upended over his head. It was, to say the least, disgusting.

He ran quickly to the nearest bathroom, just off the Great Hall, to wash and change quickly. He returned to the Owlery, to find, to his utter amazement, the other guys still there! He quickly described his incident to them, and then said happily-

Maybe we can actually do something like that. Not exactly, per se, but something just as weird and crazy with someone really irritating. Barring that plan, we can just chill in a small anteroom of sorts I found and listen to music. See ya later!

He headed out and went to his dorm room. He had homework. But he hoped to see his new friends again!


Finished here.

When the Clocktower chimed in the distance, Eliphas was quick to remember the other things he had to tend to that day. It was easy to get caught up in the moment here at Hogwarts, but that didn't mean he could neglect his studies and classes and the like.

Once more his cheeks flushed red, as he realized he'd have to break plans already. That wasn't a good look, was it? Finally reaching out to folks, and immediately retreating. He let out a small sigh.

"I really would love to do something with you all," he explained, once the ringing had finished, "But I made plans to study in the library and sort of lost track of time. I'm sorry! Raincheck? Raincheck..."

Who said raincheck in this day and age? Eliphas, you've watched way too many American tv shows in the past, mister.

Either way he hastily dismissed himself from the group with a wave and a goodbye, and headed back toward the staircase which would take him down the tower of the Owlery and back into the castle proper. He hoped he hadn't come across as rude in the end, but the last thing he wanted to do was break plans making new ones.

Letters had been sent, and now Eliphas felt confident that he could do so again in the future, without assistance. That was cool! With any luck his parents would write him back, and it would be so nice to hear from his Grandma...

Fin on my end.