Unread Letter PV Finished

September 13th, 2020
It was a cooler day in Scotland, although with the sun just rising it was no surprise. It was early in the morning, most students sleeping in as they didn't have classes, but others were eating breakfast in the Great Hall. Logan was not one of those students, instead she was down by the lake skipping stones by herself as her mind wander to everything that had happened within the last few weeks.

Meanwhile in the Great Hall, many owls had started to fly in dropping letters and small packages off to different students. One of those owls was a large Eagle-Owl. Every other owl had going towards its owner or the child of its owner, this one had a different destination. The large owl was headed towards the Slytherin table while carrying a leather pouch in its talons and a single letter in its beak. This owl was headed towards Henry Knight and the owl was none other than Logan's father's owl, Zeus.

Dropping the pouch onto the table in front of the boy the owl circled around and landed beside the pouch, avoiding any dishes that lay on the table, unlike most of the others who didn't seem to care. Carefully the owl lay the letter on top of the pouch beside it and took off again with a screech. Disappearing in the cluster of other owls leaving the Great Hall. The pouch contained a stack of unread letters, each one addressed to Logan Baird, most with different dates. There were about fifteen letters in total, all dating back to the second week of classes. The letter sitting on top of the pouch was completely different than the others, this one addressed to Henry Knight in barely legible hand-writing.

Logan had no idea that the owl had dropped a letter off with her best friend and cat in the Great Hall, she also didn't know that the owl was here in the first place. She was still out at the Great Lake, avoiding people at all costs. She had stopped skipping rocks at this point and was instead sitting with the water gently lapping at the toe of her shoes. Her mind swirling with different thoughts and emotions, bringing tears to the second years eyes.

Letter

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Dear Henry Knight,

I know you haven't met us formally but I am Rorik and Alexander is helping me write this letter. We are Logan's brothers. The both of us really wanted to know how Logan was doing since she has refused to respond to any of our recent letters. She had just sent all of them back to us. Can you make sure that she is okay, after we sent her a note she hasn't tried to contact us at all and we want to make sure that she is okay.

You were the first person we thought of when it came to making sure that she was alright. She talked about you a lot over the summer and how you were her best friend. We thought maybe she would listen to you because you seem to be closer to her than we are, even though we are her brothers. Could you please just talk to her for us? Tell her that father is sorry for not telling her. She may not believe it but he really is sorry about it. He even said he will call it off if she agrees to come back.

Thank You,

Rorik and Alexander Baird



@Henry Knight OOC: Henry has Sherlock with him
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PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
Unread Letter PV Finished
Henry truly just wanted to lay in his bed all day and isolate himself from the world but he remembered that he told Logan that he will watch her cat; Sherlock for her that morning so after some time he finally left the comfort of his bed and changed into his muggle clothes with his pendant underneath his shirt laying on his bare skin. Henry still had a lot on his mind that day and preferred not to talk to anyone as he entered the great hall with Sherlock on his shoulder, Henry looked around for a place to sit but couldn't seem to find any of his friends so he mumbled to Sherlock, " looks like Logan isn't here buddy," Henry then made his way to the end of the Slytherin table and
took a seat at the end which was empty from others. Henry watched as Sherlock crawled from his shoulder and to the table, Henry starched his ears a bit and smiled somehow cats always made things better. He took a piece of bacon from the center and handed it to Sherlock, who Henry watched ate it then after licked his lips and Henry was going to give him more but his attention was taken away from the cat when he saw Logan's father owl, flying toward him.

Henry looked around shocked and confused when the owl dropped a pouch down before landing near him and placing a letter on top. Henry was still trying to figure out why the owl give him the pouch and letter while it flew away, Henry then looked around again to make sure that Logan wasn't near him before seeing that the letter was addressed to him which made the boy gulp. Henry opened the letter to find sort of like a child's writing as he started to read. Henry's eyes widen and he had no words when he finished, in fact he read it again before looking in the pouch and see that they were addressed to Logan and in that moment the boy knew what to do and where to go.

Henry ran from the castle with Sherlock in one arm and the pouch in the other, the letter he got was in his pocket as he ran out to the great lake and looked around for Logan which after a while he found her staring at the lake and alone. Henry approached her but stopped a few feet before he got to her, Henry put down Sherlock and watched as the cat ran to his owner before walking to Logan and saying " mind if I join you?"

Henry took a seat next to Logan on the ground and his the pouch of letters on his other side as he took a breath before looking at Logan and now clearly seeing something was wrong, Henry didn't want to come off to strong so he decided to say first " how are you, Logan?"


Outfit
Permission given to godmode Sherlock
@Logan Baird
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"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
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At the sound of running footsteps Logan sighed, she knew exactly who it was. No one else in the school was weird enough to come out here at this time of day. Hearing his voice just confirmed it . Sherlock was now curled up beside her, purring happily at the sight of his owner. "Morning Henry. I'm fine, how are you?" She knew that lying was not going to make anything better, but she wanted to make herself seem as strong as possible in this situation. Honestly she didn't want to break down in front of her best friend, but she knew that it was inevitable.

Carefully she took a deep breath in, although it was shaky as if she were about to cry. To be honest, she was and the only thing keeping her steady was the feeling of Sherlock rubbing against her hand. Her eyes looked out across the great lake, the sound of birds and the water calming her just a bit. "I thought you would have been sleeping in." She mumbled as she glanced over at Henry only to quickly look back out at the lake when she noticed he was already looking at her. She didn't know what to do in this situation and had no idea what would happen at this point.
@Henry Knight

PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
Unread Letter PV Finished
Henry heard his best friend speak and saw in her face what he had almost all the time which was nothing, a blank face which meant she was lying and there was something on her mind but Henry not wanting to push or rush her spoke softly " I'm fine, what are you doing out here so early Logan?" Henry offered her a kind smile as he occasionally petted Sherlock before looking out across the lake to see the gentle ripples run across the water or the occasional whitewater splash from the giant squib popping up for some air. Henry took a breath as he felt the cool breeze brush against his face and smiled at how peaceful that spot was as he sat there with Logan and Sherlock.

Henry heard her speak again and turned to find a new look on his best friend's face, this time it look like she was holding back tears so continued to graze into her eyes and smile as he spoke " I would have but I had to watch Sherlock today, remember?" Henry thought about mentioning the letters but decided to say something later instead he continued to smile at his best friend as he spoke again " it's peaceful up here isn't it? It definitely helps you forget any worries or problems that your dealing with in life right now." That shouldn't set her off since she knew that Henry was going through his own problems which he decided to use to have her get through and handle her own as he spoke again " I never thank you for listening and helping me with my hidden family and life did I Logan?" Henry smiled at her and comfortably let his shoulder touch hers before continuing " well thank you Logan,
you definitely helped me with it and you know Logan that whenever you needed to talk I'll be here with a ear to listen and help you just like what you did for me."
Henry smiled at her before turning his attention back to the water and thought she needed a distraction before he mentioned the letter so he spoke again " did you watch the sunrise Robin? How was it?"


@Logan Baird

"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
Unread Letter PV Finished
"I just came out to think for a little bit. I wasn't that hungry," she mumbled as she noticed Sherlock attempt to get her attention. She slowly pet his head again before wrapping her arms around herself. "Oh yeah, I guess he does like to get up early." The Hufflepuff had honestly forgotten that the cat had spent the night with Henry and that he would wake the boy early to go get food.

As he mentioned how it was a wonderful place to forget about worries she nodded a bit. She knew he was dealing with stuff of his own, but she also assumed that he knew at this point something was wrong. Honestly she hadn't spent much time with the boy and when she did, she didn't do a lot of talking.

"Oh, umm, you're...you're welcome," she stuttered out as she attempted to keep herself from crying even more. He knew, he definitely knew that there was something wrong with Logan. She whimpered a bit and nodded as he mentioned the sunset. "Oh...I-I only got to wa-watch the end of it. I di-didn't want to come ou-out to early and get in-in trouble. It w-was still pretty though." She managed to stutter out a reply through the tightness of her throat from holding back her tears.
@Henry Knight

PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
Unread Letter PV Finished
Henry went through life with both a stutter and anxiety so the boy recognized when someone needed to talk or if they had something on their mind. Henry smiled and lightly turned his head to face Logan as he spoke softly to her " you know that if you ever need to talk or something is on your mind then I'm here for you. I'll always be here for and I will never judge you, your more than my best friend Logan and because of that I'll always help you." Henry smiled at her before reaching toward Sherlock and rubbing his back a bit before placing hands on his knees and looking back at the ripples in the great lake.

" Even if you don't want to tell me something then that's fine, just know that your not alone and have people with you to help you through things Logan," Henry then took a breath bad looked at Logan as he spoke again " because isolating yourself from everyone isn't the way to go, trust me because that's what I did and I ended up hurting myself more than anything," Henry rubbed Logan's shoulder a bit before placing both hands back on his knees and looking at Logan as he spoke again " even if you can't talk to your family, you still have people here to talk to and help you because I couldn't talk to my family either and after telling you I felt better and like I wasn't alone." Henry gave her one last smile before looking back at the lake and wondering when he should tell her about the letters and if he overstepped or spoke to soon.


@Logan Baird

"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
Unread Letter PV Finished
When Henry was finished speaking, Logan couldn't take it any longer. She launched herself at the boy, wrapping her arms around him as tears ran down her face. Sherlock took off running with a squeal and ran up a nearby tree as his owner nearly squished him. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." she continuously muttered as she held onto Henry tighter. She just couldn't take it any longer and her best friend was currently one of the only things keeping her together.

She knew that she was probably making Henry uncomfortable at this point, but she just didn't care. She just needed someone to be there and Henry was that person. "I-I tried not to b-bother you with my issues, I-I really did." She managed to stutter through her tears. She hadn't wanted to bother Henry at all. She understood that he would listen but her mind continuously told her that she was going to bother him if she went to him with her issues. She should have know though that he would do anything for her. They had been with each other through thick and thin, yet she still didn't know how to talk to others about her own feelings. She couldn't even talk to her brothers about her own feelings.
@Henry Knight

PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
Unread Letter PV Finished
Henry felt Logan jumped onto him and hug him as he watched Sherlock jump away in shocked and hurried up a tree but Henry didn't worry about him much as he heard Logan apologize before stuttering something that Henry just turned so he could hug her in a comfortable position as he wrapped Logan in a tighter hug and spoke quietly " don't apologize, you did nothing wrong and you never need to worry about bothering me because I will always be available to listen to you no matter if I'm going through my own problems, " Henry continue to hold her tight as he put his own problems aside and decided there that instead is mentioning and complaining about his own problems he would instead listen and help Logan with hers. Which in the end would hurt him and end up having himself isolate from everyone else again besides from Logan.

Henry still held her tight as he hid the pouch of letters by sitting on tops of them, Henry continued to hold his best friend tight as he continued " you my best friend okay, I will always be here if you ever need to talk or need s shoulder to cry on," Henry knew where the girl was coming from when she didn't want to bother him since he to didn't always want to bother people with his own problems and preferred to isolate himself since he was coming from a childhood and home where he had no one besides from siblings to talk to. Henry however continued to hold Logan tight as he said in a low and comforting whisper " could I ask now what is on your mind Logan and how can I help?"


@Logan Baird

"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
Unread Letter PV Finished
Slowly pulling away, Logan looked away from Henry for a second to compose herself a bit. "I'm sorry I got tears all over you," she mumbled quietly. Hiccuping a little bit, Logan reached for her bag which contained the letter from her brothers. Handing it to Henry to read, she sighed.

"My grandfather wants my father to get married. More like insists. He claims my aunt shouldn't be taking care of us kids. I didn't agree with my father's choices to listen to my grandfather." She slowly took a deep breath in before speaking again.

"He-he tried to hide it from us. I'm okay with him getting married again, just not like this and not to that woman. My mother told me stories about her, apparently tried to break up my mother and father during school and after I was born. I, um, I told my father I wasnt comong home until he made the right choice." Logan knew it sounded selfish, but she couldn't stand to see her family split up even more than it already was. She probably shouldn't have told her father she wasnt going home but she couldnt think of much else to tell him at that point. "I-I have ignored all of the letters sent from home since then. I was hoping maybe I would calm down a bit."

@Henry Knight

PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
Unread Letter PV Finished
Henry felt Logan pull away as she spoke and Henry rubbed her shoulder in a comfortably way as he smiled and spoke with a soft voice " it's nothing, don't worry about it," he watched her take a letter from her bag and he while keeping on hand on her shoulder and gently rubbing it with the other Henry held the letter and read it over in which he felt shocked and understood where his best friend was coming from as he listened to her speak in between hiccups. He thought about adding something while she paused but decided not to as he waited till she was finished talking completely and when she was, he handed back the letter to her then took her hands in his while remaining calm in tough times he somehow could easily remain calm.

" I'm sorry Logan, I know that's cheesy but I feel awful for you. My heart breaks for you and if you ever need anything then don't ever be afraid to ask because I will always help you," Henry then paused as he gave her a kind smile before continuing " I don't exactly know how pureblood families work since I only just met my father's but from what I saw with them and from what your telling me with yours, they sound horrible with selfish views. And Logan I promise that you will get through this and I will help you until the end, until we can fix things," Henry then gave her another smile and squeezed her hands a bit as he continued " I know your angry and don't know what to do, I felt the same way you have but you shouldn't shut out your family. They love you and care for you just like me and we all just want to help you, even if you don't want to talk to your father then ignore him but not your brothers. In times like these is where you need close friends and siblings to support each other, your brother's can help you through this and you can help them because your brave and loyal and persistent."

Henry gave her another comforting smile as he continued " and if you actually don't want to return to your home then during the Christmas holiday I can stay here with you then during the summer holiday you can stay at my family if you want?" Henry gave her another smile, he really did want to help her and prove his loyalty to her as this time he took the letter pouch out from under him and handed it to Logan as he spoke " this came for you, their only from your brothers and show how much they need you and you need them right now," Henry then picked up her other hand and squeezed them both while he smile.

Henry decided against telling her about the other letter addressed to him which he kept in his pocket and made a promise that later that day he would write to her brothers and tell them not to mention it either. Henry did smile again as he spoke in a low and comforting voice " your my best friend Logan and I will do anything for you, your also strong and brave. And we will find a way to undo this and fix whatever mess that you, no we're in," Henry then added a little joke at the end in attempts to help her feel better " even if that means causing some mischief at the wedding."


@Logan Baird

"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander