Sarah walked into the owlrey, her Spotted Owl, Pallino, perched on her shoulder. She wasn't too sure if she was technically allowed to keep her owl in her dorm, but, eh, oh well. She had tried earlier to get Pallino to stay in the owlrey, but she had refused. Crazy owl.

"Do you mind taking this home?" Sarah asked her owl.

As she had been sitting in the common room, Sarah had realized that her parents would be dying to know how she was doing. So she had taken the opportunity to test out her new purple ink.

Basically, the letter said that she had been sorted into Slytherin, that she met a lot of people and had already met some friends, and that she would write in more detail tomorrow or the next day.

"Give my brother a peck on the head!" Sarah called out to her departing owl.

Then she turned and exited the owlrey.