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Herminny 
Herminny snarled at the healer as she was bound to the table. Her animal self wanted out but as hard as that part of her tried she could'nt even budge. she tried to say something but all that came out were meows that sounded like moaning.
Oh, no, this is bad.
A short time later, Gabriella had brewed a potion that would successfully cure the girl of her animal-like characteristics. Just in case there were any other children who'd also suffered from the potion explosion, Gabriella made a few extra phials, storing them away in the potions cabinet for possible later use.
Phial in hand, Gabriella returned to Herminny's bedside. The girl was still bound by the invisible force, so Gabriella could approach her without the chance of being attacked. She drummed her fingers against the phial as she thought about how she could administer the potion without getting bit or hissed at. At the spur of the moment, without giving Herminny any warning, Gabriella poured the potion down her throat.
"There, there, Miss Telerino. You should begin transforming back into your usual self within the next few seconds," she said.
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Antarctica! 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?"
"Not very much people are fond of medicine, regardless of whether or not it's a potion or some muggle-type remedy. It's not easy being ill," she said, giving the girl an apologetic look. For a moment, Gabriella thought the girl was going to spit the potion right on out her mouth, but at the last second, it was properly consumed.
Her apologetic look had just faded away when the girl asked about taking the second dose of potion. The truth of the matter was that the dose would need to be taken
now. She'd give the girl a minute or two to compose herself, but that last time she'd given a student that liberty, they'd run from the Hospital Wing in return. Jake Upstead had
still not taken that last dose.
In reply, Gabriella passed the second phial to Kiri.
"Drink up," she said.