This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Word Count: 886

Title: Owl Post Again

Note: Name inspiration for cat from DolbyDigital

Warnings:

Beta: Aya Diefair

Quidditch League:

[Team]: Pride Of Portree

[Position] Captain

[Theme]: Procrastination Thread: Mystery box 4:

[Prompts]: [creature] Cat

Hogwarts

Assignment 6: Home Economics & Domestic Magic: House-Elves: Task #2: Write about someone physically small.

Yearly:

Prompt 28 [Word] Charming

A little curly-haired blonde girl, probably around ten or so, walked towards the door of her house at Number 4 Privet Drive. The post had been pushed through the slot of the mailbox. Her powder blue eyes shone as they landed on the usual post, bills, adverts, and something else—a letter for her. The letter held a wax seal with shimmering green writing and legible penmanship.

Celia Dursley, Number 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, bedroom on the left.

"Mum, Dad!" she cried with a shrill voice. "It's here! I got in!"

Alice, her mother, rushed into the hallway. Alice was below average height. She had dark blonde hair and blue eyes. Celia was like a smaller clone of her. She was followed into the hallway by Mr Dudley Dursley, a man that one can tell has lost a lot of weight over the years. The neighbourhood might seem perfectly normal on the surface, but this house held a secret. It was the home of Celia Dursley, the first cousin once removed of the legendary Harry Potter, the war hero and wizard who saved the world from He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

It had taken Harry years to form a relationship with his cousin Dudley again. But it had been about three years that he had begun to form a new relationship with Dudley, as well as Celia and her younger sister, Lisa.

"I can't wait to tell Cousin Harry and Cousin Draco," she said in awe. She was holding the envelope as if it was made of gold. Lisa walked in and noticed the envelope her sister was holding.

"You got in," she said softly.

"Lisa, there is still time for you," she said seriously. She was worried about her sister; she didn't want what happened to Granny Petunia to happen between them.

Alice spoke again, stopping the girls brooding thoughts. "Let's go sit in the kitchen, it's breakfast time girls."

Both girls nodded and followed their mum into the kitchen. Sitting down, Celia opened the wax seal carefully. She had a charming grin as she read it to herself.

"Read it out loud then," Alice urged. Although she was trying to not make Lisa feel uncomfortable as it seemed the poor girl wouldn't be chosen like her sister. When Celia was eight, she already showed signs. Yet, Draco and Harry had insisted they couldn't be sure until Lisa turned eleven.

"Dear Miss Dursley, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry…" she read the letter to the room, trying to contain her excitement.

The doorbell rang again about an hour later, and the small girl rushed to the door before her mother insisted she would answer it.

"Alice, hi," Harry said, and Celia almost squeaked in pure joy. Her cousins were here. Harry and Draco almost always visited together. She heard Draco's voice as well, and knew she had been right.

"Come on in then. I suppose I can't say no." Alice smiled, she seemed to be eyeing something that Harry was holding.

"I spoke to Dudley," she heard Draco saying. "He thought it was the perfect idea."

When the two men walked into the house, she knew why her mother had sounded reluctant. She and Lisa had been begging for a pet for ages, and here cousin Harry was, holding a small fuzzy grey blob, and cousin Draco was holding an owl cage with a tawny owl.

"Oh cousin Harry, it's the cutest kitten!" Celia exclaimed. The men met each other's eyes and she could swear Harry was mouthing, "I told you so."

"Well, we spoke to your dad, and since it was your birthday a few weeks ago, your dad said we could get you and Lisa each a pet, and cousin Draco thought you would want the owl, but your dad told us how much you like cats."

"I love cats." She beamed at them.

"Well there you go," he said with a sideways glance at the blond man next to him, and he encouraged her to come forward and hold out her hands for the small grey kitten.

"He is beautiful," she whispered as the small thing began to purr. "I shall call him Clarence."

"Then where is Lisa?" Harry asked.

"Here, Cousin," the younger sibling said, eyes wide at seeing the owl that was almost her size.

"Then this one is for you," Harry said.

"Cousin Harry, really? Mum said I'm too young for a pet," she said, her wide eyes daring him to say no.

"I spoke to your parents, when Celia goes to Hogwarts you need to be able to send her letters, won't you?" He said, and the girl nodded vigorously.

Lisa was thrilled, although she was a bit reluctant after seeing the owls large talons, but Harry showed her how to stroke his head, and once she was a bit bigger, she could even carry him around.

"Cousin Harry," Celia said suddenly. "How did you know I got my letter?"

"That's my little secret," he said, winking at his niece. "Congratulations, Celia."

The men both gave her a big hug, insisting that they go with her when she buys her school supplies, because with one look at Dudley they knew he would need all the help he could get.