Dream SMP (Hogwarts AU)

Niki Got a Letter

Chapter Summary:

Niki receives a letter one morning during breakfast in the Great Hall. Her reaction to the letter got Fundy curious, which led him to dragging Ranboo around to find out what was written in the letter.

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The owls were in a frenzy that Saturday morning. They burst through the Great Hall in huge groups, dropping off letters and packages by their owner's table. Some more reckless than others. Evident by the sound of Quackity cursing at his owl after it dropped a box directly on his bowl, resulting in its contents pouring over his robes. 

A certain barn owl flew over to the Hufflepuff table gently leaving a letter by Niki's hand. Niki giggled at her owl, petting its head. The owl cooed and leaned into her touch before flying off again. 

"Man, I wish my owl was that nice," Tommy said. The boy was currently fixing his now ruffled up hair due to him fighting his owl for the letter that it won't give him. Tommy looked at the letter an let out a nervous laugh. "Oh boy, it's from Phil. "

"Are you in trouble again Tommy?" Niki laughed. "We told you sneaking into the Potions Storeroom was a bad idea."

"C'mon Niki, when have 'that's a bad idea' ever stopped Tommy?" Ranboo laughed. 

"YEAH!" Tommy cheered. "Oh well, if I don't read it, then I technically wouldn't be not allowed to go to Hogsmead later."

Niki shook her head sideways with a smile before opening her letter. After reading through it, she was ecstatic, she didn't realize that she could smile that wide. All that smiling caught the attention of a certain red haired Ravenclaw. 

"Hey Niki." Fundy appeared behind Niki and placed both his arms on top of the girl's head. "What—what'cha got there?"

"Just a letter." Niki grabbed Fundy's arms and pulled them downward. "Please refrain from using me as a hand rest," she smiled.

"Who's it from?" Fundy asked.

"A friend," she answered. "I almost forgot, I have something I need to do. See you guys around." She stood up and left the Great hall practically skipping.

Fundy hummed. "Suspicious."

"H—how is that suspicious?" Ranboo laughed. "It's a letter addressed to Niki. If the sender wanted you to know what they wrote then surely they would have sent you one too."

"Well I'm curious, I'm gonna find out what's in that letter," Fundy stated.

"Have fun?" Ranboo said.

"You're coming with me!" 

"I am? Why?"

"Just—C'mon Ranboo, we're gonna lose her!"

"Sorry Tommy, I have to go," Ranboo said. "I'll talk to you soon. Sorry again."

Tommy was left sitting at the Hufflepuff table, staring at his food as he got politely ditched by his friends. Looking up, he can see the mocking smirk of Technoblade from the table next to theirs.

Meanwhile, Fundy and Ranboo were hidden a statue as they watched Niki emerge from the barrels that hid the Hufflepuff common room from sight. 

"What do you think it is?" Fundy asked as they silently followed Niki, hiding behind everything that comes across their way.

"I—I don't know," Ranboo said. "She said from a friend right? What more is there really?" 

They followed Niki to the Owlery, but didn't attempt climbing up since that would give them away.

"Dude, that could all be an excuse to avoid telling the truth," Fundy said. "You think it's from..." he looked at their surroundings before leaning towards Ranboo and whispering, "the funky magic guy that gives special magic power?"