Alanna hadn't bothered to get out of that bed, a stuffed up nose and cough that held the threat of hacking her lungs up enough reason to skip any activities her friends had. Seeing as they were going to the Shrieking Shack on their day off, she was more than happy to skip. Even from afar it gave her nightmares- actually going there was something she couldn't even imagine doing.
A soft and constant knocking on the window woke her from the light sleep with a groan, followed shortly by a bone rattling cough. "A'right, a'right, I'm comin'." Alanna swung her legs over the bed, shuffling over to the window where Matt's owl on her windowsill.
"You couldn't have gone to the owlery like a normal bird, could ya?" Sighing, she took the letter from his beak. Her cheeks flushed with excitement, a giddy feeling always washing over her whenever Matt had the time to owl her a letter or two. Knowing that he was thinking of her made being away for so long worth it. Besides, reading them gave her some distraction from her friends who all seemed to be cuddling with their significant others at the breakfast and dinner table.
Breaking the seal, a small smile spread across her face. Of course, they had agreed upon today, hadn't they? Damn this cold, she was going to see him. Instead of answering, she gave Matt's owl a small treat, ruffled his feathers and sent him on his way. Gathering a bit of floo powder, Alanna headed down to the common room.
Throwing the powder down, she muttered Matt's address under her breath. Fortunately, most houses were now connected to the floo network. Casting one last glance behind her, a warning to the underclassman that if they snitched that she had left.. Hell would break loose in their dorm. Stepping into the flames, she closed her eyes- still apprehensive that the fire would burn her though she knew that they were harmless.
Stepping out a few minutes later, she coughed a couple of times, and not just from the cold. "Excuse me, m-may I help you?" An elderly woman looked a bit shook up as she sat in her rocking chair, a cup of tea balanced on the arm.
"Erm, I was looking for Matthew Addams house. This isn't it, I reckon." Alanna smiled apologetically, her nose so stuffed up it affected her speech slightly, a much more nasally quality than she was used to. "House next door, dear." The woman answered, the shock wearing off and annoyance at being interrupted during her morning tea replacing the look on her face.
"Right, then I'll be off. Have a nice day." Alanna quickly bowed out of the house, sighing in exasperation as soon as the door had shut. Looking to her right, she immediately recognized the house she had meant to end up. Walking to the door, she knocked twice and waited.
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