Well then, what now...

[Leif]

Rica climbed the long staircase up to the owlery, parchment, quill, and ink in hand. Her footsteps echoed down the long circular track as she made her way up. As she reached the top, she quietly opened the door and slipped inside. The room was comforting, full of the smell of feathers and the soft coo's of the birds. She made her way over to one of the windows and sat on the window seat. Using light from the moon, she scribbled a note.

Uncle Ben,
Well, I made it, I'm here. It's actually a very nice place. I'm in Hufflepuff and have a position in the Hospital Wing. I get to help people.
I miss you and the shop, and I wish I could be there to help you. One of these days, I'll come and visit.
I am actually a little lonely here. Things sure have changed in the last month, huh. I know that I will make friends and settle down here, but I can't help feeling a little different.
Ah well, I am really enjoying here, and I hope I can come visit you soon. I really should get back to studying, but I will write you again very soon.

I love you,
Rica

She rolled up the letter with a ribbon, and capped the ink bottle. She walked softly to the back of the aviery until she came to a small corner in the end. Apollo greeted her with a soft hoot and an affectionate bump against her hand. Rica carried him back to the window and tied the scroll to his foot and stroked his feathers a few time before releasing him out the window. She sat and watched, sighing as the small bird glided off through the moonlight and out of sight.

[Skarlet M'orrigan]

Skarlet was behind a beam, waiting for her owl,Setsuna, to return. She heard the girl writing the letter and such, when she finally let the bird go, Skarlet slid from behind the beam, and walked to the window, just in time to see her owl, from a very far distance coming in. She didn't want the girl to know that she heard what she thought. People tended to be creeped out by that. "Beautiful creatures, aren't they?" Skarlet said peacefully.

[Leif]

Rica glanced over and gave a slight smile, before turning back to the window.

"Yes, they are. So powerful and yet so mysterious."

[Skarlet M'orrigan]

"Isn't it amazing, eveen we as witches can still do ton of things muggles wish of doing, we still are so limited"

[Leif]

Rica sighed, "Ya, that's true. Actually, living as a muggle isn't bad. As they say 'ignorance is bliss' although I don't completely agree with that, it holds some truth."

[Skarlet M'orrigan]

Skarlet agreed, and leaned her elbows on the windowsill to watch Setsuna fly in, sudden something struck the side of her and she fell all the way to the ground. "OMG SETSUNA!" Skarlet pushed off the window sill and ran down to the grass where she found her owl, she rushed inside of Hagrids hut and sat there.