Amy jogged down the stairs happily, she plopped into a chair next to Sophia, just as she was about to speak an owl came through the window with a letter, which was dropped in her lap, the owl wasn't Charletta so she was slightly confused as to who it was from-until she opened it.

Cautiously she unrolled the parchment, half expecting it to bite her, she began to read:

Amy!!!!
I'm soo stupid I totally forgot it was your birthday. Forgive mee, please, hopefully this owl will get to you on the day, and your pressie should also be on it's way, Happy birthday girly, can't belive you're nearly a teenager now, only one more year. Your mum wanted to tell you that she's expecting the baby in a month, but not to come home and wait till a holiday, but I bet you wouldn't want to leave anyway, would you?
Anyway must dash, got a load of appointments today.
Speak so fairy.
Lou Lou xx

Amy smiled as she read the familiar words of support from her cousin, she pulled out some parchment and a quill and began to write neatly:

Lou (love you) Lou
You were not late, bang on time in fact (so yes you are forgiven), everything is good here, I have great friends and my house is amazing, all is great lessons wise-apart from potions, the woman who teaches us is EVILL!! But nothing to worry about. As to dear old mumsy, tell her that I wasn't planning on coming home anyway, Hogwarts is too much FUN!
Anyways, although it's the weekend I've got tones to do, so can't write a particualry long letter (besides this quill is a nightmare to write with, it keeps tickeling my hand), so I will love you and leave you, have fun at work and always look on the bright side of life :].
Love you lots and lots and lots and lots x a trillion
Amy :] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

She rolled up the letter, atached it to the owl and walked to the window, pushed the owl out and watched her fly off, until she was a spek in the distance, then she turned back to her chair, sat down, facing Sophia, so how are you? she asked her house bud