Hardly a month into school, Ellie called her mother. Phone access was limited at Hogwarts. Students weren’t allowed personal devices (which was beyond difficult for muggle born students who hadn’t grown up around magic), so in order to keep up with growing muggle technology and allow students easier means to reach home, there was a very old and outdated landline in the all-house common room. More often than not, Ellie would write home. But on the rare occasion that she needed her mother in a moment's notice, she’d call. 