Janelle was pondering the snow and baking cookies with Adi when the special delivery owl landed on the table in front of her. He knocked her plate out of the way and then stuck out his leg. A Secret Santa letter, for her? Janelle reached out and removed the letter. Giving the owl a pat, she smiled when he took a sip of her water. "Thank you Mr. Owl." She reached for a plate of cookies, broke off a piece and gave it to the owl. "Here you go. Thanks again."

Then Janelle turned her attention to the letter. She opened it excitedly and began to read. As her eyes moved over the words, Janelle was touched. How did they know? How did they know how she was feeling today and who could have possibly written the letter? It was obviously someone older, a fellow Ravenclaw and she supposed, a girl. When she finished the letter, Janelle folded it carefully. Holding it to her chest, she began to smile. She missed her family, but she was not alone. She had her school family, just like Headmaster Botros had tried to tell the class. One day she would find out who wrote her Secret Santa letter and thank them. She would let them know how much their words had meant to her.