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Anna Banana 
While she waited for a few potions to brew into a nice mixture, she retrieved a bottle of Pepperup Potion and made her way over to Kiri. On second thought, though, the flu would call for three doses of the potion, not just one. Knowing this, she turned back around and retrieved two additional phials.
"Good day, Miss Starstalker," she greeted, approaching the girl with a smile. She imagined Kiri didn't feel well at all, but Gabriella always liked to offer a smile anyway. She found that it often times helped her patients feel just a tiny bit better, even if only in spirit rather than health. A quick examination told her that Kiri definitely had a case of the flu---not too severe of a case, but a case nonetheless.
"The cure lies within three doses of Pepperup Potion, but the thing is, they can't all be taken at once. I'll give you a dose now, then when that's had time to settle, you can take your second dose," she explained, passing over one of the three phials. "You can stay right here while you wait for each dose to take effect. It won't be long at all."
Kiri waved at Annie as she left, then watched with interest as the nurse started her healing business. Phial after phial, some bulbous and round, others thin and long like a chemist's test tubes were pulled out of cabinets. Kiri, who was pretty bad at Potions, didn't recognise any of the liquids although some had pretty interesting colours. One or two even seemed to glow.
"Goo'day, Healer Ashfor'," she managed when the Healer appeared in front of her, holding three bottles that Kiri, unfortunately, remembered all too well. Pepperup Potion... She'd declined Professor Lawson's offer of a phial of that, but it looked like there was no way around it. Kiri rolled her eyes and mimed sticking a finger down her throat. Of course, Healer Ashford wouldn't know about her aversion to Pepperup (unless someone had told her about the events surrounding the flooded school), but her illness had frustrated Kiri so much that she just needed to show her feelings.
"Not very fond of Pepperup Potion," she muttered, struggling with the stopper of the first bottle. Pinching her eyes shut, she raised it to her lips and tilted it back. The hot liquid immediately brought back memories of the cold lake water. The Merpeople... and the pressure of water all around her, creeping into her mouth and nose, wanting to suffocate her...
Kiri nearly gagged but managed to swallow the potion instead of spitting it out. She shuddered, feeling steam begin to rise out of her ears. "Thanks," she said with a weak smile, tucking her hair back. "How, er, long until I have to take the second dose?"