So here is a short, and I suppose a little bit corny, chapter that I literally just finished typing… so I apologize if it's still a little rough.
There also should be more chapters coming sometime soon… so stay tuned.

~*And I know everyone asks this… but please review. I really do want to know what you think of this.*~


The owlry... Severus shuddered just thinking about it. It was definitely his least favorite place in the entire castle. And then to make matters worse, when Severus reached the top of the tower he saw that someone was already occupying the small room.
But as Severus walked into the round room he realized he was almost relieved to find Delilah.

"Hello there, Severus." She said cheerily, while absentmindedly stroking a small tawny owl's head.

Severus nodded in her direction and then looked about for an owl he could use. Delilah's owl climbed up onto her shoulder and they both watched Severus silently.

"If you don't mind me asking, Severus, who are you writing to?" She asked after several moments of watching him try to keep the owl he found from biting his fingers.

"My mother." He mumbled, as the bird flew up out of his reach.

Delilah walked a bit closer and coaxed the bird from her shoulder and onto her forearm.

"You can use my owl if you want… she's really quite sweet." She said, stroking the birds head again.

"This… is yours?" He asked, watching the bird cautiously.

Delilah nodded and let the small bird hop off her arm and onto a nearby ledge, where it stared at Severus curiously.

"Her names Tink… or Tinker Belle, I suppose." She stated.

Severus looked at the bird a moment and then back at her.

"What on earth is a Tinker Belle?" He asked.

"Oh… well it is a character… from a muggle story book you see. She is a fairy to this boy named Peter Pan. And they lived in a lovely make-believe land called Neverland along with many other characters like Wendy Darling… the Lost Boys… and the ever dangerous Captain Hook." She explained, hoping he wouldn't laugh at how ridiculous she sounded.

Severus raised an eyebrow, almost silently asking her what she was doing reading muggles books.

"Well you see… as a child I didn't have many friends… so books kept me company. And since my father was a muggle and my mother died when I was quite young… I was basically raised a muggle." She said with a sad smile.

Severus suddenly wished he knew how to comfort her, but she quickly shook her head and smiled.

"Best not live in the past." She said, and watched as Severus tied his letter to Tink.

She scratched the head of her beloved owl one last time before it spread its wings and flew out the window.

As Severus and Delilah both started down the stairs Severus looked over at the young girl.

"Thank you." Severus said quietly.

"Well Merlin knows you probably would have lost a finger back there if I hadn't stepped in." She said, smiling at him.

And then, much to Delilah's surprise, he smiled back.