owl lights | septima&alecto
Never had Alecto thought that she would ever have to go to an Owl Emporium post the age of 11, simply because she assumed that after that all her owls would be gifted to her, or would somehow just materialize. It was a hilarious fantasy, one that was so childish that she almost wanted to bash her own head in for the stupidity. Owls died, and not everyone was kind enough to gift actual owls - getting a pair of socks as an adult was a treat.
That’s why, only when she set her owl on fire because of some odd anonymous message, did she realize that she would have to go and buy a new one.
On her way to the Owl Emporium in Diagon Alley, she managed to step on someone’s robe and very nearly tripped. She stumbled, took hold of a pipe that was going up a wall, and stabalized herself. She tapped the stranger on the shoulder and scowled at them. “Next time, get your robes fitted properly. I’ll even give you a few names that know how to measure.”