Owls

[gillians_fury]

Gillian stood in the Owlery for quite a while, trying to decide what to say. After several moments of thought she quickly writes on the pieces of parchment she's begged from a house elf and warily approaches the owls. They proved to be friendlier than they looked - Gillian had always thought of owls as fierce-looking, despite the big round eyes -

Comments

[igotahamster]

Gillian:

River's been a bit under the weather lately, but as soon as she sticks her nose out I'll make sure to send you a note. In the mean time, I've enclosed directions to my office -- if you're ever worried about your powers, come by and we can talk.

Dr. Simon Tam

[gillians_fury]

Gillian sat in the Common Room, rereading the note and chewing her thumbnail. A doctor. She hadn't realized he was a doctor. No wonder he was so interested in her - she was a case study. And here she'd thought he was being nice.

She huffed out a breath and watched the fire in the fireplace jump obediently. She felt so stupid! And - angry. Did he think he could make her into something too? She hadn't detected lies when they were talking but she'd been wrong before. Boy, had she.

A log exploded with a roar, sending sparks onto the hearth and rug, scattering ashes. House elves appeared from nowhere to check the embers now burning black marks onto the floor. Gillian winced. Angry was not good.

But she had to say something to him, so off she went to the Owlery.

Dr. Tam, she wrote,
I didn't realize you were a doctor
I don't need
What do you want from
Sure. Thanks.

Gillian

[chance_silvey]

Gillian -

I remember Carrie only a little. My Sorting was a little chaotic for me. I'm glad she helped you out.

So you're in the House you wanted? Congratulations. I hope that works out well.

Do you know how to get to Ravenclaw House yet? We've got a bar here, and it's got things other than alcohol. Coffee, soda, whatever. Most importantly it's warm. I'll be there this afternoon if you want to touch base.

Chance

[gillians_fury]

Chance,

Thanks. So far so good.

And I'd love to join you. I could use some adv

See you soon,
Gillian

PS Do you know Dr. Ta

Thank goodness for house elves. Gillian would be lost forever in the maze of Hogwarts if not for them. She arrived at Ravenclaw, slightly breathless, and wondered how one got in the door.

[chance_silvey]

Chance hears the common room door click shut and looks up, a little surprised. The door's never closed. That's the beauty of Ravenclaw common room. She gets up to prop it open and finds a breathless Gillian on the other side. "Gillian! Come in. I swear the door's usually propped open. Want some coffee or something? There's sometimes a bunch of little blue men behind the bar but they seem to be gone or asleep."

[gillians_fury]

Gillian smiled and pushed her hair out of her face, wishing she could shake hands or hug Chance or something without disaster. "Little blue men? There's something you don't see every day." She thought about that. "Or maybe you do here. Um, just a soda for me." She shoved her hands in the kangaroo pockets of her hoodie and looked around the room awkwardly. "Nice place."

[agentsgent]

Young Miss Bellever:

It is gratifying to know that my predictive intellect is unfettered by my presence here. I frequently find myself in the common room, tidying and seeing to tasks left uncompleted by the house elves. I encourage you to say hello.

Yours respectfully,

R. Jeeves.