HP-Hogwarts Story So Far

Transcript Five

Visitors and Riddles

Owl Post from London

 

As the student gather for breakfast two days later, two MoM owls turn up.

The first carries a letter from Nimue came on Ministry letterhead - Office of Emrys Hawkwood

"Hello to everyone - well we arrived and it's raining. My father has allowed me to use a Ministry owl and indeed we have just had lunch with him at the Ministry of Magic dining room following a very intense morning of shopping.

I ran into a friend of mine from Italy named Estelle and she was looking very sorry for herself as she had only brought muggle clothes to London with her, so had the fun of getting her some 'proper' clothing while catching up on all the news! Of course, once we started trying on dresses, robes and cloaks and things we couldn't be stopped and we started modelling all sorts of things for Marvo and asking him what looked the best, who didn't seem very happy! I think after this meeting his family will be less of a trial.

I also found a person making the most beautiful small domino masks decorated with feathers and things and have asked them to send some pictures to Hogwarts in case we want some for the ball.

If Achel is there tell him I have found the perfect costume for the Ball!

I am trying to talk Marvo into getting some dress robes for tonight's party for we have assumed from the hints that this is what it is to be. Estelle will be coming too though sadly she will be going back to Italy in a few days.

Meanwhile there is still half a day to shop for gifts. Missing all of you. very much.... see you soon.

Nimue

The other letter had a different tone:

[A large `official' looking owls flies in through the window and drops a manila envelope in front of everyone]

To: The Scooby Gang (3rd Year Students) Hogwarts.

From: Ministry of Magic (B13)

Hello all, Marvo here.

I FINALLY got a chance to pop into the Ministry of Magic to send an owl to you all.

I hope all is going well out there, nothing too bad happening, and all getting ready for the ball.

I've spent the day shopping with Nimue.

I had NO IDEA there were so many book and robe shops in the WORLD, let alone in London! And she met an old friend of hers `Estelle' she only had muggle clothes with her, so Nim decided that `WE' needed to take her shopping!

Talk about boring! I was dragged from one shop to another, either the robes were the wrong colour, the wrong shape, the wrong material, the wrong `thingy'

And of course Nim had to get herself a new robe (or two, or three!) as well! AND get her costume sorted for the ball (but I've had to promise not to tell what it is)

And guess who had to carry the bags back?

Anyway. I did get a chance to do some Christmas shopping of my own, got some great presents!

Well. I better go now. Have to go `meet the families' still got no idea what this is about. Everyone is being so secretive about it, and I don't like the way they keep smiling and saying nothing is wrong.

Still. I guess I'll just grin and bare it for a while. Back to Hogwarts (hopefully) tomorrow and I can tell you all about it.

And Kat, I hope you haven't forgotten to feed Kit for me. :-)

See you all soon.

Marvo D. Ward.

PS. I got stopped by that `Skeeter' woman earlier today. Managed to give her the slip though!

Kat was sat at the table when the owls arrived. She read the note from Nimue first. "Sounds like she's having great fun," she said to the others in the room. Then she read the owl from Marvo. "I don't think Marvo is enjoying it that much though." She grinned. "And fancy leaving me with Kit to look after, without so much as a goodbye. Well, apart from the note he asked a house elf to deliver anyway." She patted Kit who was sat under her chair.