Finally, Orleander looked at his letter for the first time since receiving it. The envelope was made of parchment and written with emerald green ink. On the front of the envelope was written: Mr. O. Isondomier II, 11 Badger Court, London, England.
Orleander excitedly tore open the envelope to reveal two sheets of the same heavy parchment as the envelope. He read it out loud. "Dear Mr.Isondomier, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term beginds on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July. Yours sincerely, Blaire Juane, Deputy Headmistress." Orleander looked up at Headmaster Kelbert. "Excuse me, sir, but what do they mean by awaiting an owl?"
To his surprise, the old man chuckled. "Well, in the wizarding world, we use owls to deliver letters and packages, and things like that. In the owl I'm about to send back to her, I'm going to be telling her whether or not you want to attend Hogwarts, which you've already stated that you do." So saying, he pulled out a piece of parchment, a quill, and quickly wrote down his message to the Deputy Headmistress. Then he whistled and a small brown owl came in through the open window. Kelbert folded his letter and handed it to the owl, saying, "All right, Wingham, take it to Blaire." The owl rose swiftly into the air and was gone out the window before they knew it.
By now, Orleander was feeling very excited about all this, and being the center of attention in his family was something that didn't often happen. He was brought abruptly back down to Earth when Kelbert told him, "Of course, you'll need to buy all of your supplies for your term at school, and for that, you'll need our currency. Unfortunately, School is still currently in session at Hogwarts, so we won't be able to get your supplies until after term ends. I shall return after term has ended. Term ends in June, so I will come for you on 31 June. You will accompany me to Diagon Alley, where all Hogwarts students go to find all their school supplies for the new term."
"Now, I'm off. I shall see you on the 31st of June, at ten o'clock sharp in the morn. Until then, Happy Birthday, Orleander." Kelbert turned on his heel and with a loud crack! he disappeared from the room entirely.
