Lavender yawned widely as she busied herself getting ready for her early shift. It was …oh approximately ridiculous-o’clock in the morning, and her shift was set to start entirely too soon. Brushing by Hyacinth on her way to the kitchen to start the kettle for a nice, caffeinated cup of tea, she gave the owl a gentle stroke. On the way back out, tea in hand, that struck her as odd. Hyacinth didn’t like her. She was not a friendly owl, and usually didn’t stand for such niceties. Lavender looked curiously, and only then did she notice that Hyacinth was not alone. There was another owl perched there with her, and she was playing nicely with it. Very odd indeed. “I’m sorry love,” Lavender said softly to the new owl, removing the note from the creature’s leg, and offering both owls a treat. Reading the note, she smiled, and gnawed on her lower lip a little.

Charlie,

Thursday evening at the Leaky will be perfect. I’ll be there. 7:30?

Until Thursday,
Lav

She took a deep breath, and smiled widely as she watched the owl fly away, disappearing from sight.