Summer was one of Aurora’s favourite times of year, although she was a particular fan of spring.. and autumn.. oh and winter. The reality was that every day was a good day in her bluey-green eyes, an advantage of being a positive person with a sunny disposition. The biggest problem she had with summer was the inability to skip down the corridors and accost a friend. It didn’t even have to be a friend, it could just be an acquaintance. Who was she kidding? It could be a STRANGER and she would engage them in an hour long conversation about whatever nonsense was swishing around in her mind.

Clearly the whole stranger danger conversation had been lost on her.

Aurora had only grown a little (an inch if you just know) since the start of second year and so buying new robes wasn’t on her agenda but still she had convinced her Ma to take her to Diagon Alley just in case her old robes would be too short come the start of third year. The whole ‘convincing’ thing had gone as far as persuading her Ma to let her go to Malkins herself with the promise that she would return in exactly one hour for the journey home. The only problem was that the Ravenclaw hadn’t even been able to go as far as the clothing shop before she got distracted by something or other.

On this occasion it was Eeylops Owl Emporium which took her fancy, particularly the pretty little Barn Owl she could see through the shop window. Into the shop she went approaching the beautiful feathered creature before her. “Hello friend!” Evidently even owls weren’t exempt from her plentiful conversations.