Sophia called her owl, Venus, over. Wow, she was beautiful. She saw someone she knew. "Hi Hugo!" she called out happily. "Nice owl!" she complemented.

3 simple barn owls flew into the owlery carrying straps to the same brown package. With a sigh, they place it on a flat (albeit rather dirty) strip of stone and release the carrying straps from their claws. All three take up residence upon the box, being mindful to keep their claws away from the various holes punched into the box. They’d rest for a short while then return to the owl post they hailed from.

On the box was a lable which read:

Katie walked into the best place to see your owl, "Destiny!" Katie called and down came her owl Destiny, she was a snowy owl.

Rubiey wandered into the owlery, looking for her jet black beautiful owl. It was dark, which sooooo didn't help when you were looking for the darkest owl of the bunch. "Gabilan?" She called softly. An owl flew down.

The owl was white?

Ooooh, there was someone else here. That made sense. She smiled at the Slytherin girl. "Hi, I'm Rubiey O'Rielly." She said to the girl.

"Hello" Katie said looking at the girl and smiled, "I'm Katie Star, how are you?" Katie asked as she walked over to the girl.

On his way out of the owlery after sending his letter, Fletcher had an inkling to swing by the area where one could visit their pet owl. He didn't have one of his own.... yet.... but he was expecting to get a different pet any day now.

The boy strolled into the room and what perfect timing did he have! There it was, it had to be, three owls and one box? All for him.

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3 simple barn owls flew into the owlery carrying straps to the same brown package. With a sigh, they place it on a flat (albeit rather dirty) strip of stone and release the carrying straps from their claws. All three take up residence upon the box, being mindful to keep their claws away from the various holes punched into the box. They’d rest for a short while then return to the owl post they hailed from.

On the box was a lable which read:

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To Mr. Duncan Fletcher
Care of Magical Creatures Professor
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Rushing over to the package, which did indeed have air holes in it and a certain sniffling coming from within, Fletcher grinned and read the tag. YESSSSS. IT WAS FOR HIM.

"Thanks guys!" Fletcher greeted the owls, eagerly whipping out his wand to get the box open. The sniffling and snorting grew louder upon his approach, and now a certain clawing sound could be heard. "Just a minute, lil guy! Or girl!"

He severed the edges of the box with a simple spell and then... boom, his very own little niffler came tumbling out. The dark, fluffy creature immediately pounced on Fletcher and he fell to the floor on his bum, happily cuddling it. Yayayayayay. He didn't even mind that of course the creature went straight for his watch with his long snout, or that it was still very young-looking and of an unknown gender.

He was just happy to have HIS niffler, at last!

Rubiey smiled as the girl wandered over to her, and simultaneously, Gabilan flew down from the rafters to land on her arm. She stroked his feathers as she replied. "I'm good, thank you. How about you?" She replied politely.

Cameron didn't like the school owls, they were dirty and irritating and for the most part, moodier than third year girls that had just lost their boyfriends and she always DREADED visiting the owlery to send a letter because the owls were always in a bad mood.

Perpetually angry owls. That had beaks. And claws.

Ouch.

Clutching a letter, she traipsed into the owlery where all the personal owls were stored, she was going to borrow Lolly's because she was impoverished and couldn't afford her own and Lorealai's was at least patient with the clumsy seventh year. She brought the letter up to the light, fidgety, cold hands smoothing out the creases. It was a relief that the room was empty.

*SNUFFLESNUFFFLE*

No sooner had she heard the sound, did her eyes find a very large, very obscure creature nuzzling a also, very large and very obscure boy. The boy, she knew, well.. sort of. She knew OF him, she didn't know HIM. Her eyes widened as she stared as he was cuddled by the snuffling animal. It was making an extremely curious noise.

She frowned.

"It's not going to eat your face, is it?"

Lookit. She was being nice and caring.

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Cameron didn't like the school owls, they were dirty and irritating and for the most part, moodier than third year girls that had just lost their boyfriends and she always DREADED visiting the owlery to send a letter because the owls were always in a bad mood.

Perpetually angry owls. That had beaks. And claws.

Ouch.

Clutching a letter, she traipsed into the owlery where all the personal owls were stored, she was going to borrow Lolly's because she was impoverished and couldn't afford her own and Lorealai's was at least patient with the clumsy seventh year. She brought the letter up to the light, fidgety, cold hands smoothing out the creases. It was a relief that the room was empty.

*SNUFFLESNUFFFLE*

No sooner had she heard the sound, did her eyes find a very large, very obscure creature nuzzling a also, very large and very obscure boy. The boy, she knew, well.. sort of. She knew OF him, she didn't know HIM. Her eyes widened as she stared as he was cuddled by the snuffling animal. It was making an extremely curious noise.

She frowned.

"It's not going to eat your face, is it?"

Lookit. She was being nice and caring.

HEHEHEHEHEHEEE-----

Fletcher promptly stopped giggling not that he would ever, EVER admit he had been giggling and wiped the goofy grin off his face at the sudden approach of someone else in the owlery.

He held his breath and froze, hoping whoever it was would just ignore his playtime with his niffler, but he had no luck.

And it was a prefect, too.

"Er..... no?" he answered slowly. "He's just bein friendly." Fletcher slowwwly moved the nuzzling niffler down from his face and patted his friendly little head. Yes, Mr. Niffler was a he, he had decided. He just made that up.

Fletcher considered putting the niffler away to sneak it back down to the common room when he had an idea. It couldn't hurt to have a prefect on his side, could it? Considering this niffler was obtained via rather sketchy means and all....

"You wanna pet him?" He lifted the little guy up toward Cameron with both hands. "He's REAL cuddly. His name's...... Muffin."

Yeah, Muffin. It was adorable. No girl or guy, for that matter could resist Muffln.

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o______O?

She'd never heard of a friendly niffler. Usually, they just foraged around till they found gold or valuables and then went. She didn't see that as friendly. But then she had a perpetual hate of all animals.

But even she could resist it. It was small and fluffy and for the life of her, she couldn't resist petting it.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNND it's name was Muffin. As in her favourite food in the whole entire world. Muffins were nommy. This baby niffler was very nommy.

Cameron's eyes lit up and she kneeled down and grinned broadly. "Haiiiii Muffffffin! Well aren't you absolutely adorwable! N'awwwww, squishy!" And he was. The Niffler looked extremely squishy. *petpet*

Then a thought occured to her. Cameron wasn't the authoratative type - usually she was the one making a bit of trouble, but being a Prefect and all.. she sort of had to ask.."Where are you going to keep it?" She asked softly. Wasn't exactly like Nifflers were your normal domesticated cat or anything..

D'awwwwww see? No one could resist the adorableness that was Muffin. And no, Fletcher did not just think the word adorableness. Adorable wasn't even in his manly vocabulary, so how could adorableness be?

But if it were a word, he would totes use it to describe his pwecious baby niffler. The wittle niffler even stuck his snout out toward Cameron, trying to sniff/eskimo kiss her nose. SEE? ADORABLENESS.

Fletcher just grinned and held the niffler out as he was petted. Hehe. He scanned the Prefect for anything exceptionally sparkly or valuable, and then added, "You can hold him if you'd like. Just don't let him like, go crazy and escape."

She'd be good for that. He shrugged and then glanced back at the labeled crate Muffin had arrived in. Uhhh. Fletcher scooted a little ways back to block her view of the box addressed to a Mr. Duncan Fletcher, Care of Magical Creatures Professor.

No need for that secret to be out of the bag. Heheh.

"Uh.... my dorm?" Fletcher gave the answer like it was obvious. "The Hufflepuff common room is underground. And it's warm and comfortable and there's lots of squishy chairs and stuff. Muffin'll feel just like he's home."

Because where else would he be able to put the little guy?!

Cameron was seriously starting to wonder. "Did you get him because he's an incredibly good girl magnet?" She asked and then blinked, wondering if there was any deceny in the world. SERIOUSLY? Did she ACTUALLY just say that?

*facepalm*

The gorgeous little thing, stuck it's ickle nose out and kissed her. Well.. relatively so. He kissed her/sniffer her out on the nose. She giggled and scrunched up her nose. "Kyute." That was her opinnion on it. She didn't like domestic animals and cats and shizz but nifflers. She liked them. Chyeah.

She could hold him! Her eyes widened and she reached out. Gimmegimme! It was so adorable. It was fat and squishy too. Like a fat squishy baby. ADOWABLE. Cameron snuggled it. *squiiiiish*

Wait.. he was going to keep it in his DORM? "But they like digging holes and stuff.. and they'll destory the common room.." Or.. was that dogs? But anyway. If ickle.. Muffin got bored he'd just trash the place. Poor Rodents. Poor Lori. She'd kill him.

HEHE. Now that'd be funny to watch.

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Cameron was seriously starting to wonder. "Did you get him because he's an incredibly good girl magnet?" She asked and then blinked, wondering if there was any deceny in the world. SERIOUSLY? Did she ACTUALLY just say that?

*facepalm*

The gorgeous little thing, stuck it's ickle nose out and kissed her. Well.. relatively so. He kissed her/sniffer her out on the nose. She giggled and scrunched up her nose. "Kyute." That was her opinnion on it. She didn't like domestic animals and cats and shizz but nifflers. She liked them. Chyeah.

She could hold him! Her eyes widened and she reached out. Gimmegimme! It was so adorable. It was fat and squishy too. Like a fat squishy baby. ADOWABLE. Cameron snuggled it. *squiiiiish*

Wait.. he was going to keep it in his DORM? "But they like digging holes and stuff.. and they'll destory the common room.." Or.. was that dogs? But anyway. If ickle.. Muffin got bored he'd just trash the place. Poor Rodents. Poor Lori. She'd kill him.

HEHE. Now that'd be funny to watch.

"Heh," Fletcher chuckled but made a noncommittal shoulder shrug at Cameron's question. "That depends...on if he works or not." Yeah and it depended on which girls Muffin attracted. They had to be hot, duh, and single. Well, not necessarily single, but definitely hottt. Like the prefect here. She wasn't so bad looking, ya know?

But really, Fletcher's legit reason for acquiring Muffin was rather selfish. He had always wanted a pet, for one, and for another, he wanted a pet that could DO something, like dig up buried treasure and make him rich. So, if this pet could bring him wealth and loads of babes, then he was set.

He watched Cameron snuggling the niffler and cuddling it like it was a proper human baby. Awwww. This was quite hilarious to watch, and he almost started laughing again, having to cover up his chortles with a cough or two.

"Oh. Yeah." Fletcher scratched the back of his head. "Well I mean, he's just a lil guy. He can't do that much damage."

Surely not.......

-facepalm-

She nodded meekly. Yer. "He's absolutely adorable though. Lookit his face!" She grinned. "Any normal girl would coo. I did and I normally hate animals." True story. She reached out a hand to touch the ickle creatures nose. D'awww. How did such adorable things exist!

And then he actually had the trust in her to give her the animal. She cast him a brilliant smile. "Daww! Aren't you absolutely nommable!!" Fletcher was lucky she was so utterly impoverished the most expensive thing on her was her robes of which none were of any value to the Niffler otherwise, it's trying to steal her stuff would'nt have worked so well with her.

As he laughed, she eyed him. "He's cute. You try resist snuggling it.." And she would've added his name except she didn't know it. She hung on the word and looked apologetic. "Uh.. what is your name?" She knew his pet's name though. heh..

Speaking of damage, she handed the fluff ball back to his owner. "You reckon?" She was doubtful. The Hufflepuff common room was all yellow, right? So maybe the untrained baby Niffler would think it was gold and absolutely rip the place apart trying to get to it. Oh dear..
"It might like.. destroy everything to get it's gold.." That was what they wanted right? She wondered vaguely what the Niffler's did with the gold once they had it. Did they keep it like gnomes did? Or did they eat it or something..?

Kita walked around the Owlery in search of her owl; her letter grasped firmly in her hand. Sometimes, she couldn't believe how many owls were there. Then again, there were a lot of students at Hogwarts and most of then had owls. Probably.

Sighing, she looked up to try and see the owls that were nestled at the very top and smiled. Her ever so clever owl was looking down at her as if mocking her but she didn't mind. She held out her hand as the owl spread its wings and flew down at her. She stroked her back as she made her way towards the window sill to tie the letter.

Fee walked to the owlery.She hadnt been here for a long time and she felt a little sorry.But still, she had been busy all the time. Searching for her owl she noticed someone else up her.
Maybe the girl was searching for her owl too? Or just waiting for an important letter?
Approaching she noticed who it was. EEEEEEK.

"Kiiitaaa", she ran to her best friend and hugged her.
They hadnt seen eahother for ages, again...

"How have you been?"

Kita had put her letter on the window sill and regretted it as soon as someone came and hugged her. She had moved forward from the force of the person having ran to her and hugged her and, because of that, she had put her hands of the window sill and sent her letter flying out of the window.

"Accio!" she screamed in her earnest to get her letter back. She smiled as it came flying back to her and she held on to it.

Turning around, she smiled at the girl. "Fee!" she said, giving her a hug, "It's been ages! I've been good. Not too bad. What about you?"

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-facepalm-

She nodded meekly. Yer. "He's absolutely adorable though. Lookit his face!" She grinned. "Any normal girl would coo. I did and I normally hate animals." True story. She reached out a hand to touch the ickle creatures nose. D'awww. How did such adorable things exist!

And then he actually had the trust in her to give her the animal. She cast him a brilliant smile. "Daww! Aren't you absolutely nommable!!" Fletcher was lucky she was so utterly impoverished the most expensive thing on her was her robes of which none were of any value to the Niffler otherwise, it's trying to steal her stuff would'nt have worked so well with her.

As he laughed, she eyed him. "He's cute. You try resist snuggling it.." And she would've added his name except she didn't know it. She hung on the word and looked apologetic. "Uh.. what is your name?" She knew his pet's name though. heh..

Speaking of damage, she handed the fluff ball back to his owner. "You reckon?" She was doubtful. The Hufflepuff common room was all yellow, right? So maybe the untrained baby Niffler would think it was gold and absolutely rip the place apart trying to get to it. Oh dear..
"It might like.. destroy everything to get it's gold.." That was what they wanted right? She wondered vaguely what the Niffler's did with the gold once they had it. Did they keep it like gnomes did? Or did they eat it or something..?

"I know, I know," Fletcher continued grinning and even flashed a wink at Muffin. Thanks, lil niffler, for being such an irresistible chick magnet. Apparently he did work all right, even on girls who didn't like animals! How bout that.

Raising a brow as the Prefect apparently called him nommable, Fletcher shook his head and approached to take the animal away. Too far, Cameron, too far. Fletcher was NOT nommable, unless she was referencing his very kissable lips? Hmm? That would be true, at least. Regardless, he would be guarding his pet a little more closely now.

Cuddling Muffin against his chest, Fletcher smirked. "I know your name, Champion. How can you not know mine?" Granted, he managed to keep a low radar, usually, and they hadn't even been formally introduced, but c'mon, girl. Who didn't know Fletcher? THE Fletcher?!

"There's gold in the Hufflepuff common room?" he added slowly, eyes widening at all the possibilities suggested there. "Nuh uhhhhhh. I've never seen it!"

Fee watched as Kita's letter flew away. Oh noooo not good. That wasnt what Fee wanted. Not at all.

"Sorry about the letter", she said blushing slightly.

Fee really didnt want to cause Kita any trouble.She just missed her best friend so much...

"Yeees, i hate to be spereated from you for so long", she said sadly,"I am okay, i guess."


She just couldnt talk about what happend the other day. It hurted so bad.. Why was he going to leave ?!

"I saw you talking to that one guy at the task two stands", she wiggled with her eyebrows changing the subject,"soooooo whats up with you two?"

Cass hugged her sides tightly as she entered the owlery, Hugo still had her Slytherin scarf so she had to make do without it. She looked around the dirty tower and sang softly, as predicted near the end of her song, Cygnus, her owl, came swooping down from an upper arch.

"Hey girl" Cass said softly as the eagle owl landed on her arm "I missed you."

The owl hooted back, as if she could understand what Cass was saying. "Sorry I hadn't been able to visit you...it's been really hectic...but, don't worry term is almost over anyway..."

Ed stood in the very corner of the owlery, that if someone would to walk in they wouldn't be able to spot him, unless he made a move, but he was currently frozen in his spot, with a parchment in his hands. This was like the hundreth time Edmond re-read the letter. His heart was pounding hard against his chest. Was this a joke? No...maybe not...hmmm.

Fee walked her way to Bailey.She hadnt visited her owl in a long time. She had been busy recently.Yeah with pittying herself.
*sigh*

And then again, she hasnt seen her boyfriend for ages. Okay maybe it were days but it felt like ages.Knowing he was about to leave didnt make things better...

Edmond looked up from the parchment and smiled at Scar, his owl, who was perched in front of him. He hadn't noticed anyone entering the owlery so when quickly turned around and ran to the exit he accidently ran into someone. "Oof." he said.

Fee stood there talking to her owl.Wow how weird was she?!Telling her owl what was going on.She was about to give Baley a cooki as someone bumped into her.

"What the hell", she said unfriendly.
Yes Fee was grumpy at the moment. But as she looked up her mood immediately brightend.
"Edmond", she said in a soft voice,"spending time with your owl again?"

She wanted to hug him,hold him and never let him go. But that might hurt too much..

Wow, the person he walked into apparently wasn't too happy. Edmond immidiately took a step back, "I'm sorry-" it was Feenella! Boy, was Edmond happy to see her. He noticed that she was holding back, it was probably because she thought that he was leaving. Edmond felt as if though his heart started to beat even faster than before and ran towards Feenella and wrapped his arms around her and spun them around and around. "Feenella!" Man, he was so HAPPY!