Jezabel took a deep breath as she walked over to an owl. This was it. She was here. No turning back. She'd decided to write the letter in the Owlery, so she wouldn't chicken out of sending it at the last moment, and throw it into the Ravenclaw common room fire. She got out her quill, and wrote on the clean piece of parchment, leaning against the wall.
Dear Mother and Father,
I'm having a great time at Hogwarts so far. My first Charms lesson is soon, and I hope it will be fun. I've made a few new friends, and they're really nice.
I've been sorted into Ravenclaw, and the common room is breathtaking!
I will write again soon,
Jezabel
Jez quickly attached the letter to the barn owl, told it the address, and threw it out of the window so fast it barely registered it was in the air. She let out a relieved breath as she watched it fly away. One load off her mind - she'd told her parents about being sorted into Ravenclaw. They wren't going to be happy - they'd wanted her to be in Slytherin, like the rest of her family.
Jez was just about to walk out when she hesitated. Oh, what the hell. She whipped out another piece of parchment, and hurriedly scrawled on it.
Keegan - I've been sorted into Ravenclaw. I just sent an owl to Mother and Father, and they probably won't be happy. I don't know how angry they'll be - they went off their rockers when you were sorted into Gryffindor - but it won't be too bad, right? There's nothing they can do while I'm in Hogwarts, right? Please send an owl back quickly! I need your advice right now!
Love, Jez
Jez attached this note to another owl, and let it out of the window, more gentle than the previous one. She watched it fly away, her hands clenched slightly. If anyone could help her, it was her older brother Keegan.