A/N: There are certain things I'm not gonna forgive myself for doing. Everything here is one of those things.
Hopscotch: "Why are you shaking?" (dialogue), owl (creature), Black Lake (location)
The Ultimate Hermione Pairing Club: Hermione/Errol
Gringotts:
Pairings: Hermione/Errol
Verbs: pick, land, held, stumble, know, drop, stroll
Nouns: snow, ice, envelope, creature
"Oh, the poor thing." Hermine picked up the slightly tousled-looking owl from where it landed, right on the ice of the frozen Black Lake, where the witch was sitting over her Potions essay. The creature held an envelope in his beak, though the name of the addressee was slightly smeared, since Errol dropped it in the snow when he stumbled upon his arrival. Though, Hermione could still somehow apprehend the writing. It was for her, though she didn't know what could have been so important that it couldn't have waited until tomorrow. "Why are you shaking?"
True enough, the bird seemed like he was having a miniature seizure of some sorts at the moment, which might have been because the weather was still a bit too cold for an old owl like him, and the fact that he's been on duty for decades now didn't help a bit.
So, Hermione quickly dropped the letter in her bag along with the essay – which she noted she would have to finish revising later on -, and held the creature in both of her arms while she strolled towards the Main Entrance.
"How about we got you back to the Owlery? There, you can have a bit of rest before going back to the Burrow, okay?" she said to Errol, who simply cooed in response.