Date: 31st July 2001 [Backdated]
Owl Post: From Sirius Black to Harry Potter
Sirius bought a medium-sized black bird; it nipped gently against his shoulder as he carried it beneath his cloak into number twelve. Naturally, once they were inside the door it began to chirp loudly. Sirius swung around, driving his fist into the portrait which only wailed louder.
"Shut up, shut up, shut
up! " Sirius shouted at his mother's portrait.
He moved through the hallway, resisting the urge to stand and fling futile hexes at the canvas. In the kitchen he sat down behind the parchment and ink he'd prepared.