Simon wondered if his parents had already sent him his owl. He wasn't too enthused to see the bird because he was evil but he knew well that his mother would have sent a letter for him and would want a reply back. So he walked up to the Owlery and hoped that the bird wasn't there, yet.

Once he stepped in he felt goosebumps on his spine and suddenly felt feathers on his face. Great, Dunkan had spotted him. "Ouch...Dunk...stop." Simon said, trying to pry the bird from him. That owl was going to be the death of him. Finally, the bird stopped and decided to sit on a new spot and perched himself on top of Simon's head. "I'm glad you missed me." the boy said, sarcastically. Damn bird.

Dunkan gave a satisfied hoot and dropped the parchment he was holding. The boy could pick it up from the ground if he wanted to. Dunkan didn't care one bit. Hoot!