It wasn't until the following day that Dolores received a reply to her letter. She had spent the previous afternoon and evening biting her nails nervously, waiting to get an owl every second, but without luck. Maybe Lonely Soul lived in another country?
That morning, when she was getting ready to go to work, she had chosen her robes carefully and even put some perfume behind her earlobes. She was hoping that Lonely Soul would want to meet her immediately, and she wanted to be ready for the encounter.
When the owl finally delivered his letter in Dolores' office, she ripped the seal frantically and extended the parchment, holding it down with her hands on the table. Her eyes devoured the words.
Dear Sweetheart,
Thanks a lot for your prompt reply. Please, don't feel disappointed, but I'd rather wait a bit before we meet each other. I know physical attraction is important in a relationship, but I'm more worried about our psychic compatibility. Please, I beg you, my Sweetheart, be patient. Write to me everyday, and I promise to reply asap.
Yours,
Lonely Soul
Dolores sighed. Well, it wasn't what she had expected, it was true, but she guessed she would have to be content with it. At least, Lonely Soul had written back. It was more than many people did.
She felt she wasn't in the mood to write back just now, so she turned her attention back to her work. In the evening, before leaving her office, Dolores took again Lonely Soul's message and wrote her reply:
Dear Lonely Soul,
I must admit I was a little bit put out by your message. I would rather meet you tomorrow than in a month, but I will honour your request, and I won't press the matter any further. I promise I will write to you everyday, as long as you answer my letters, of course.
What can I tell you about me? I've never been much lucky in love. I spent my younger years absorbed by work, trying to become someone important. I wanted to change so many things! And I must admit that I'm proud to have achieved my goal to some extent. I'm a very exigent person, though, and I ask nobody as much as I expect from myself. I hope to be able yet to improve many other things.
Apart from my work, I like very much classical music and reading. My favourite author is Josephine The Auror, but I can tolerate Gilderoy Lockhart too, although in my opinion, he smiles too much.
Yours truly,
Sweetheart