Aarg, again, sorry it took so long to update. This is just a filler chapter, but please enjoy anyway!
Sometimes, no news is really is good news.
Owls burst into the Great Hall, delivering the usual notes, letters, and packages. A large tawny owl swooped down toward Brooke, who looked at it cautiously. Then she groaned.
"Ugh, I recognize him; this is Lysander's owl, Treacle."
I stared at her. "Lysander?"
"My brother," she replied simply. "I don't even want to know what's inside this package."
She then picked up the poor owl, and stumbled over to her brothers with the thrashing animal.
Another owl, small and black with piercing eyes, landed in front of Destructra, who quickly grabbed the tattered piece of parchment that the owl was clutching. She read it quickly and grimaced.
"What's wrong?" asked Kate, who was busily buttering up some toast.
"Need to go visit my mum in prison. Again. For the longest time they wouldn't even allow visitors, since mum is high security."
I stared. "Who is your mum? What's her name?"
Destructra quickly muttered something about schoolbooks and scooted out of the hall, her long, curly brown hair cascading behind her, with a small green streak in the back that I had never noticed before.
I turned to Kate to discuss Destructra's sudden departure, but saw her staring blindly down at the contents of her own package in shock.
"Whas interm?" asked Marley, with her mouth stuffed full of sausage.
"Present from my dad. It's just some new quills, but there's a note attached saying that I'll need to stay with someone during the winter holidays, since my mum's in the hospital and he's going to be staying in Greenland for work for another two years."
She then got up slowly, and wandered slowly back out of the Hall, just like Destructra.
Honestly, I was happy that Mum and Dad hadn't sent me anything.
That was really a setup for further chapters, which I'll probably have up soon.
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