Well, talking about it sure wasn't helping. It wasn't like anyone else could just take the letter away from the damn thing. This bird was staring pointedly at Mr. Belby and almost everyone else seemed far too stunned to make a move. Why was it even here? Couldn't the most nervous Ravenclaw of all just get an owl like everyone else? "Stun it perhaps?" Seemed like the only logical solution. Merlin, if they had to deal with this every day from now on....
