bat, grimm and the cat can fix it (Translation)

A letter against loneliness

Lucius was just sitting in his small living room enjoying a good cup of tea. Where "small" was a relative term for a room in this property. .the manor was unbelievably large and so was all of the premises. Since the landlord was alone, however, he sat in one of the smaller rooms.
"I should invite visitors more often, you are lonely here," he sighed.
.it was evening and actually he would have preferred a glass of whiskey. Mainly because the last few days at work had gone very well. .however, the politician feared that he would give in to alcohol too quickly and too often if he tried to fight his loneliness with it. That is why he has hardly had anything to drink for two years, simply to prevent this danger.
.his house-elves seemed to know how he was feeling and tried everything to cheer their master up. But it wasn't that easy. Lucius really loved his wife, as well as his son. .as a result, being alone now had an even more intense effect on him. Even if he'd done a lot wrong with Draco. Should the politician ever have another child, he would take better care of it.
.“No castles in the air Lucius, you don't even know if you will ever enter into a partnership again. So stop thinking about kids.
Great, now I'm trying to educate myself. "
.frustrated, the man grabbed a book and wanted to distract himself a little when there was a knock on the window.

When Lucius raised his head to see which messenger bird wanted something from him, he couldn't help but smile.
.Hedwig was sitting on the windowsill, patiently waiting for a little house-elf to open it.
"Thank you, Tobsy."
"With pleasure, master. Should Tobsy bring Ms. Owl something to eat and drink? "
"Yes, please. .oh and her name is Hedwig ”, Lucius informed the little guy.
The house elf nodded and disappeared.

Hedwig, meanwhile, flew onto Lucius' armrest and stretched out her leg to him.
"I hope there is a feather-light magic on the package again?"
.the owl nodded and continued to hold out her leg.
Lucius carefully removed the mail from the beautiful lady. .however, he did not read it immediately but began to stroke his white visitor and feed her with the owl biscuits that Tobsy had brought.
“It's good to see you again. .you are surely happy that you finally have more to do? "
Hedwig lifted her head briefly from the water bowl and nodded again.
"Sirius already told me what an intelligent animal you are. .but to hear it and see it are always two different things. Not true?"
Lucius was aware that he was talking to an animal as if he were talking to a human being, but he couldn't do anything about it. .it just became increasingly clear that he missed the conversations with other people. Those at work didn’t count; very often he wanted to glue their mouths to them. .his house-elves were unfortunately too submissive, no matter how hard Lucius tried, the little helpers would never object or anything, simply because it was not in their nature and they loved their masters too much.
.“I should meet up with my vampiric and demonic friends again. We used to do that once a week. ..They have a lot to do at the moment, because they hunt after the hunters who simply don't want to comply with the new law. "
Hedwig looked at him startled, even if that shouldn't be possible for an owl. .somehow Lucius just reminded the animal of Harry. And so he had a certain idea what the owl lady was all about.
“Don't worry, there hasn't been a single death so far. .since the magical beings are allowed to defend themselves, they also use this opportunity. Why should they keep hiding? They had to do that long enough. "
Hedwig seemed to nod again.

.lucius stroked his visitor a little more and realized how clever this creature really was, because she seemed to sense exactly that the person in front of her needed company.
.“You know, I have white peacocks myself, but they prefer to spend their time showing each other how beautiful they are. You can't talk to them. And my eagle owls are not as sociable as you ..they are proud of their job and that was it. Why did I actually get a bunch of workaholics? "
Hedwig seemed to be shrieking in amusement.
"It's true, too," Lucius grumbled playfully.

.at some point his visitor pointed to the letter.
“I haven't forgotten it, but I wanted to talk to you first. Would you like to wait and bring back an answer or should I send one of my overzealous letter flyers? "
.Hedwig looked at the package and then shook her head.
"Should I take my time?"
Another nod.
“Are you sure you are an owl? You are smarter than many people I know. .and this species has given itself the name 'man thinks thinks'. "
The white beauty lifted off with an amused sound. She did another round of the room and then flew out into the evening.
.Tobsy was there immediately and closed the window.
"An impressive animal," the elf marveled quietly.
"Yes, maybe that's because of her confidante," smirked Lucius.
"Can Topsy, Master bring something else?"
"Yes, another tea, please. .and put some wood on it, it is really cold outside today, it was warmer in here too. Tell me, does it move in this shed? "
The house elf cocked his head.
“So they noticed it too. .we elves thought we were just exaggerating again. "
"Hm, it doesn't seem like that. Would you please see where the leak is coming from tomorrow. The last thing I need is the flu, I hate getting sick. .besides, some people in the ministry would be too happy about my absence. "
“Tobsy will take care of that with the colleagues. Should we call a craftsman when we have found the job? "
.“No, try your magic first, if that doesn't work I would like to see it for myself beforehand, then someone can come from me. I am very reluctant to have strangers in my house. .weasley and his people were enough for me back then. "
Again the elf nodded and disappeared to bring the tea and continue heating the manor.