OOC: To keep you all from having to wait so long to get called to the back, I'm going to do a "two per room" deal here. I've always imagined each room to be rather big and with lots of beds, so I think this would work best.



A quick glance towards the check-in sheet told Gabriella that Misters Pryce and Upstead, the boys she'd met up with on the sixth floor, were the next two patients. She shook her head in complete disbelief as she thought about the bogus ice explosion story they'd given her. "Ice explosion," she mumbled to herself. "When a Crumple-Horned Snorkack flies..."

As she rounded the corner and entered the waiting room, her eyes automatically found Tibi and Jake. Somehow, it were even possible, their injuries looked to have gotten a bit worse; although Gabriella imagined that she was just getting a better opportunity to study them here in Hospital Wing. "Tiberius Pryce and Jake Upstead," she softly called, making her way over to the boys. "I'll see both of you in room one."



With Tibi and Jake dismissed to the back, Gabriella glanced through the check-in sheet once again. "Wha---..." Her words failed her, though, and she had to blink several times before attempting additional speech. Two additional children were now in the Hospital Wing for injuries similar to Tibi and Jake's. Or, at least the injuries were just as severe. "What in Merlin's name?"

More than just a little concerned about the amount of serious injuries---for these injuries were far worse than what she had ever expected to be taking care of---, Gabriella quickly scanned the room in search of Dylan and Madiison. "Dylan Denver and Madiison Winloch?" she softly called out, her eyes flickering towards a boy and a girl who fit the description of the two newly injured. She headed over towards them, a concerned look on her face. "I'll see you two in room two right away." A Slytherin boy and a Hufflepuff girl seemed to have accompanied these two, so Gabriella quickly turned towards them to let them know it was alright to come along if they wished. "You two may go back, as well, if you'd like."



A third glance at the check-in sheet told her, thankfully, that there were no other serious injuries. Of course, having the flu and being transformed into a cat was no easy go of it, but at least it was no cause for sudden alarm. Gabriella was confident she could quickly cure that flu, and as for the cat transformation, it'd be a bit of work, but she'd get that done, as well.

"Kiri Starstalker and Herminny Telerino," she said, sparing a quick smile towards the two. "Why don't you two head on back to room three, please?" With that, Gabriella turned and made her way to the door leading to the back. She'd love to help each individual student to the back, but with so many injuries happening at once, that just wasn't possible. She'd do her best, though, of course.

Herminny heard her name called just about as soon as she sat down which she was very happy about, she did not want to turn into anymore of a furry creature then she alrady had. With that she got up and walked to room 3.

Hearing his name as he stood in the waiting room, trying to keep himself together for Tibi's sake, Jake was relieved. He really needed to lay down; he was in so much pain and he was using up all his energy trying not to seem worried.

At least he hadn't lost like, gallons of blood... it was only pain that made him woozy.

Tugging Tibi along behind him, GENTLY, Jake went straight to room one.

He knew the way; what was this? Like, the third visit to the hospital wing?

...Merlin. Tibi and Jake, too? Raiden couldn't help but stare at the students scattered around the waiting room, mouth slightly open in shock. What had happened to them? His eyes dropped on Kiri, and he almost thought to say hello, but his relief that she wasn't sporting injuries like these other students only prompted him to stare at her for a second before he heard Madiison's name being called.

"Come on, Madiison," he murmured, standing from his seat and waiting for the young girl to do the same. He should have said something, anything to Kiri, but... words were failing him at that moment. So he merely reached out and touched her shoulder as he passed her.

ooc: just to clarify, we did not leave Madiison behind. XD Just waiting and stuff.

Bella walked into the waiting room, looking at all the hair that had come up where she had been splattered in potions, it wasn't even that much! She didn't like it one bit, and was scared that she would been like this for ever! What would Emma say? she asked herself, Or her boyfriend Elliot? She had the letter her Aunt had sent her in her school bag, she was happy for her, but she didn't want to be left out now Elliot was in the scene. Luke seemed to like him though, it said in the letter.

Sighing she sat down on one of the remaining seats, looking round, hoping no one would notice she was there. For this she'd love to sink into the floor. She felt her left cheek where she had been hit with potion also, she could feel something coming out of her cheek....Whiskers!!!! She felt like screaming.

Ok so Dylan had been floating for a while now. It was horrible. He wanted to stand. He wanted to run. He didn't need to be here. His chest would heal itself in time. His eyes widened. Maybe he could have an arc reactor installed. How awesome would that be. He could be like Tony Stark. He had the hole already there. Tony didn't, when he got his. Well Dylan's wasn't quite a hole. He hadn't even seen it. He had just seen how much the shirt was stuck in it. He could have a little one. Not as big as Tony's.

As the healer floated him into the room, he pictured himself walking around with a little blue light emitting from his chest. AWESOME!! That is how cool he would look. Ok it was kind of a pain hallucination. But it was a good one.

A soft groan was heard echoing through the rooms as Jack wandered into the waiting room. Holy Merlin it was crowded in here! He hadn't been expecting this! He came in just as Jake was leaving, and he wanted to ask him what was wrong--after all if they were eventually going to be family they had to be nice SOMETIMES, right? But Jake didn't even see him enter before he left, so Jack took a seat, letting out another moan as he sat down.

He felt like he was going to hurl his insides up. Which was obviously NOT good. He blamed the bagel and cream cheese this morning. That HAD to be it, right? Cause it obviously wasn't the WATER he had to drink, and it probably wasn't the cereal either. Blehhhhh. Stupid bagels. Why did they have to be so yummy and filling?!

Jack was not particularly a fan of vomit, so he kind of wanted to get this cleared up BEFORE he did any puking. Yes, that would be lovely. Plus he was getting worse...his hands were cold and clammy, and he couldn't see! Granted he had just come in from the cold, COLD outdoors, so his eyes were probably just a bit watery from the cold wind, but in his slightly hypochondriatic mind, it meant that HE WAS DYING.

Le Sigh.

A redhead with bright green eyes stepped into the waiting room, holding a 'Puff by the arm. The 'Puff in question was bound quite firmly by ropes the Gryffindor prefect had conjured, not too long ago.

There was also a 'claw. A 'claw who could, well, meow. Probably do other kneazle or cruppie stuff, as well... and there might be a really adorable KneazleCruppie at this redhead's heels, too.

Did I mention ... the redhead - whose name was incidentally Gold - had these rather whitish whiskers?

Kneazle ears, too.

KneazleArya was fuming as she tried relentlessly to escape KneazleGold's grip. She had put up a fight the whole walk here, which wasn't easy when your tied by magical ropes. Had they been nonmagical she would've been free to roam the castle, maybe find a nice tree.

She hissed at the students already occupying the wing. Her brown cat eyes darting all over the hospital wing, looking for a way to escape. She still had not givin up hope of freedom, especially now that she was in the one place she dreaded most.

Her ears were still flat against her head in anger and a little fear for the place she was in. KneazleArya's cat tail twitched absently as she continued to fight KneazleGold's grip.

HMMM?!

Oh, it was her turn an- WOAH. This boy was seriously injured too! Running a hand through her hair -OW! A tangle!- she stood up followed the crowd into room two, eager to get back to her normal self again.

As she glanced at the check-in sheet, Gabriella's eyes grew wide in amazement. What in Merlin's name was happening to the children? If they hadn't been severely injured, they were being turned into kneazles and crups! Merlin!

Some time earlier, a Gryffindor student had come into the Hospital Wing completely transfigured into a cat. This had prompted Gabriella to get busy creating a concoction that would cure the girl of the symptoms caused from the exploding potion. Fortunately, a few extra bottles had been brewed, and those bottles would come in handy for Miss Evans, Miss Laksh, and Miss Lovegoods.

Knowing this, Gabriella turned and headed to her potions supply closet. She retrieved three bottles of the potion and headed back into the waiting room.

Although she wasn't sure whether she was approaching Miss Evans, Miss Laksh, or Miss Lovegoods, Gabriella was sure she was approaching one of the children in need of the potion. The fur and whiskers was definitely a dead giveaway that this girl was at least one of the three coming in from Potions class.

Not sure whether or not this girl would act out of the ordinary or not, Gabriella drew her wand, keeping it by her side, though, so as not to alarm the girl. "This potion will rid you of the animal traits the potion has given you. Drink up, and you should begin the transformation immediately," she said, passing the phial to the girl.

"Hi, Miss Laksh," she said, recognizing the Gryffindor prefect. That flaming head of red hair wasn't hard to recognize, and although she'd never properly met the girl, she still knew of her. "...and here's a phial for you. After drinking it, the transformation should begin right away for you, too."

Realizing this was going to be easier than she thought, Gabriella turned to the third cat. "Merlin!" she exclaimed, jumping back a bit. This was one ferocious! Wand raised, Gabriella casted a charm that would cause the girl to be bound to a nearby chair by an invisible force. This way, Gabriella could still heal her without the ropes she currently had around her being in the way.

Once the invisible force had the girl locked in the chair, Gabriella released her from the ropes she had around her. Now, all she had to do was wait for the perfect opportunity to petrify the young girl. It was the only way Gabriella was going to get any closer to the hissing student. At the next hiss, Gabriella raised her wand. "Petrificus Totalus!" she called out. The girl froze in place, mouth wide open.

Pleased with her quick thinking, Gabriella headed over to the frozen cat and dumped the potion into her open mouth. Once it was down, she casted Finite Incantatem to end the petrification.

Bella had tears in her eyes, she potion was taking a lot of affect on her, even though she wasn't spitting or trying to attack anyone like the other girl from class, Yet! She jumped slightly as someone started talking to her, she looked up and, with a sigh of relef, she saw the nurse walking towards her. She could see her wand in her hand, she wasn't going to hurt her! guess she doesn't know.

She extended her arm and took the phile of potion in her hand that the nurse gave her. She smiled weakly and looked down at it. She knew it was going to taste disgusting, but what could she do. She opened the bottle and drank the content in one go. She waited for the effect of the potion to take place. But how long?

"Umm, Excuse me, How long does it take before the potion has taken effect" She asked nervously.

Hearing the first little girl speak up in a rather nervous voice, Gabriella turned her attention back to the young Ravenclaw. "The potion begins taking effect immediately," she said, glancing towards the girl's face. "Your whiskers are already starting to fade away." She gave the girl a warm smile, trying to calm her in at least some small way. She imagined this was quite an ordeal for someone so young. To be honest, Gabriella probably wouldn't have taken the situation too well herself.

Hearing another nearby hiss, Gabriella returned to the potions cabinet and retrieved a few more phials of that potion. She was beginning to feel extremely thankful that she'd brewed additional phials of the potion she'd mixed together for Herminny.

Returning to the waiting room, Gabriella cautiously approached the human cat. Although the girl was hissing, she was still mostly human, so the animal instincts wouldn't overpower the human instincts. Knowing this, Gabriella handed her a phial of potion and said, "Go ahead and drink this. You'll find that it sets in right away and will have you back and better than ever in no time!"

Nearby, Gabriella spotted yet another child who'd been transformed into a cat. This one appeared a little on the violent side, so Gabriella gave her an apologetic look then raised her wand, binding the girl to a chair with an invisible force. This way, the girl would be unable to attack, and Gabriella could safely administer the potion.

When the girl's mouth opened just a bit, Gabriella took the opportunity to tip the phial into her mouth. She watched as the potion trickled down the girl's throat. "You should be all better in no time, dear. As for those scratches, I've got some ointment that will vanish those in no time!" she remarked. She rummaged into her pockets and found a tube of the proper ointment and set to work applying it to the girl's scratches. Merlin, it was good to always carry little odds and ends in one's pockets.

Bella felt her face with her hand, she was right she could feel her whiskers becoming smaller and smaller. Certainly smaller then they had felt when she had first came to the hospital wing. She smiled back to the nurse. She was a third year, but confidence was, and always will be, her weak point. She stood from her seat, she didn't know why, she didnt want to leave till she was better. She looked round the room, hoping no one would see her nervous face.

Still barefoot and panting like she had just run a marathon Nancy skidded to a halt right outside the Hospital Wing. Hopefully, Healer Ashford would be able to help her. She just had to. And what was even more important, hopefully Oliver would still be where she'd left him. Guh! Stupid her! She should have stunned him or something after all. What if he had tried to trick her just like she was doing right now. Cause, she was so not planning on getting a wheelchair. Not without the Healer anyways...

Taking a deep breath Nancy pushed the door open and immediately spotted the Healer currently talking to one of the students. "Healer Ashford! Please. Sorrytointerruptbutit'surgent!" The 17 year old more exclaimed at twice her normal speech-rate. And her normal one was fast already.

She chewed on her lower lip as she gave the Healer yet another pleading look, the fear and horror quite obvious in her eyes. She had to make this okay again. She just had to.

Arya's ears twitched as she heard somone entering the waiting room, but didn't turn to see how as she was too busy trying to escape while hissing at the other students. Suddenly feeling herself being bound to a chair she snarled at the new face who she assumed to be responsable for her imprisonment. Feeling the ropes being removed she atempted unsucessfully to attack the woman and run out of the room.

Seeing how she was unable to move, KneazleArya settled with hissing at the woman, her tail twitching behind her. Halfway through a hiss she suddenly found herself petrified, mouth wide opened. Had she been able to move,she wouldv'e bitten the woman who dared to invade her territory and force a strange liquid down her throat.

The potion had a foul taste to it, and had she not been petrified she wouldv'e spit it back out. Once she involuntarily finished drinking the potion, KneazleArya felt the spell taken off of her,and though she was still bound to the chair, she was able to move some parts of her body.

As she flicked her tail, hissing yet again at the healer, she began to feel the effects of the rouge potion whear off. Her wiskers and ears were slowly fading away, as well as the black fur covering her body. But the tail and her kneazle temperament however had not. She still had the pink potion on some parts of her body, along with the many wounds from her fight.

So intent was she in creating her plan of attack that Ivory didn't even have time to react when she was transported to a chair and binded.

Eyes looking around widely she tried to make sense of her situation...Cat-like pupils zeroed in on her own body where nothing was binding her. Her feline mind not comprehending how she was bound she opened her mouth to hiss-Only to be force a liquid of some sort, coughing and spluttering. Glaring through slitted eyes at the woman who had done, it she hissed and then just stared wearily as her wounds were attended to. The small female cat began to slowly subside, her features slowly returning to normal

Mina purred softly as she eyes darted around the room. Her tail swayed slightly. Why did she want to play with a yarn ball so much and why did she want a bowl of milk? A bowl?!?!

Blinking she looked at Healer Ashford and tilted her head as she handed her the phial. Looking at it carefully, she purred. It looked like milk and the knealzeMina wanted some milk. Milk was good.

Bring the phial to her lips, she took the potion down. Eek, definitely not milk! She made a sour face and set the phial down. She needed some water now. The taste was terrible.

Rubbing her face slightly, Mina felt the top of her head. Patting it lightly, a smile started to form. Her little knealze-ears were getting smaller and her tail wasn't swaying any more. It was working!

Gold was bored, and wanted some milk. She twitched her kneazle-ears, and wondered where the Healer was.

In the meanwhile, she scanned the waiting room with her bright, green eyes. DestinyKneazleCruppie had not arrived yet, and Gold pouted at the thought... and where was her bowl of milk?! She was really thirsty. Chicken seemed like a good idea too, at this moment.

Gosh, I'm going more kneazle-like by the second! Eek, she hoped the wait wouldn't be much longer.

She was saved!

"Thank you, ma'am," Gold said, brightly. "I'm sure the milk works wonderfully. I mean," she blinked at her slip of tongue. "I'm sure the potion works wonderfully."

Shaking her head, she quickly accepted the phial, and drank up. It did not, as Healer Ashford had said, take too long for the 'transformation' to begin. The whiskers faded away at once, yes. That was followed by the return, of her ears, to normality. SCORE!

"This is such a relief," the fifth year exclaimed, all thankfully. Though she had yet to stop thinking of milk.

Hehe.


Turning round to check how her class-mates were getting on, Gold was glad to see that the potion was working fine for them, too. Not that she had thought it wouldn't. It was just a huge relief to see those tails and whiskers and other stuff fade away.

... and even Arya was making progress. Gold gave the 'Puff a smile, ready to get back to class the moment all of the people she had escorted here, were well once more.

"Feel free to sit in here as long as you need to," Gabriella said, glancing towards the Ravenclaw girl. "You've been given the potion, so you'll heal very shortly. You're free to leave as soon as you've transformed back." She gave the girl a reassuring smile, then turned to check on the status of their other animals.

Noticing that the effects still had yet to completely wear off the second young girl, Gabriella focused her attention on her. "You've consumed the healing potion, so the exploded potion that's left on your body will no longer cause any additional effects on you," she explained. "A good shower will take care of rinsing that off."

"In the meantime, the effects you had before the potion will continue to wear off and should be gone within seconds. The ointment that I've just applied on your friend will take care of your scratches and wounds," she continued. Because the girl had taken the potion, it was safe for Gabriella to approach her and apply the ointment. Gabriella smoothed the ointment over the affected areas of the girl's body.

The third cat, although still in a rather vicious state of mind, seemed to be healing, as well. Gabriella stepped back as the potion began to slowly heal the young girl. When she knew the girl had been healed enough to be released from the binds, she swished and flicked her wand and released her. "You're free to sit here until you've been completely transformed. As I've told your friends, you've had the potion, so all you'll do now is properly heal," she explained.

Noticing the sour face of the fourth former cat, Gabriella pointed the girl in the direction of a small water cooler. "Please feel free to have a cup of water to help eliminate the taste the potion left behind," she said. "At this point, you'll continue to get better and better until you're completely the way you used to be. As soon as the transformation is complete, you may leave."

Gabriella laughed lightheartedly at the girl's comment on the milk working wonderfully. She knew Gold had intended to say potion, though. Such was to be expected when one was transformed into a cat, though.

"I'm glad it helped, Miss Laksh. You should continue to feel better and better as the minutes pass. You're welcome to sit in here until you feel fully transformed," she said, smiling warmly. "You've had the potion, so no further effects will take place."

Startled at the sudden loud noise, Gabriella whirled around to find a young girl calling for urgent help. Automatically, her thoughts went to the four children who'd already been admitted for very severe injuries. If this was another of those cases, Gabriella just might consider going to the Headmaster about the issue. After all, severe injuries obtained while at school were definitely not acceptable. "Yes, yes? What's happened?" she asked.

The Healer was all nice! Gold sort of wanted to ask her to call her, well, Gold; but she didn't think this was the right time for that. Soo .. "Thank you," she said politely.

That said, she sank into a seat. It wasn't long before she felt completely fine. She didn't even want a bowl of milk, now! Hehe. The fifth year stood up, and was about to step up to the healer to let her know she felt fine enough to leave, when Healer Ashford turned to deal with a girl who did not seem too happy. Spoke of some urgent matter, too.

Not wanting to disturb the healer-student talk, Gold glanced at the younger students she had escorted here and, satisfied that they were now under the care and watchful eye of Healer Ashford, quietly slipped out of the waiting room, to head back to class.

Repeatedly glancing back at the door she had just come through as if somebody was following her - which just for the record wasn't happening (hopefully) - Nancy continued to chew on her lower lip. What if something had happened to Oliver yet again? Why had she left him like that, totally defenseless?! Guh! She could be so stupid at times. She didn't even know if he had his wand on him. Or if he was in any state of being able to use it.

The anxious look in her eyes had intensified as the Healer finally turned to face her. "It's Oliver." Okay, she probably didn't know who that was but that was irrelevant at the moment. "He...he...he's down in teh Dungeon Corridor. I found him in the Common Room. Covered in blood. And there's this huuuuge burn across his body. And...and...there's a bald patch right behind his ear!" At the last sentence Nancy gulped noisily. This was just so scary.

"And he refused to come to the Hospital Wing." She finished, giving the Healer another pleading look. "You need to help me."

Bella smiled as she sat back down into the seat. It felt very warm where she had been sitting in it before. She felt her face, the whiskers had gone, it felt normal. Looking down at her left arm, and right hand, she noticed that all the hair had nearly gone. She would be free to leave the wing soon, maybe go back to class, or if it was possible go and do some homework.

She sat back and closed her eyes, she thought. Giving a low small chuckle, she thought what Aunt Emma, and Elliot would say when she told them she sprouted hait and whiskers, what would Luke say!!, she chuckled again.

Shaking her head, Mina made her way to grab a small glass of water. "Thank you" she smiled meekly after setting the glass down. The terrible taste was still there, but not as bad as before. She would gladly deal with the taste than be a knealzeMina again.

Seating back down, she let her eyes wander to all the other students there. She really had lucked out, she didn't turn completely into a knealze. Just ears and tail. She would have seriously cried if she had fur!

Taking another drink of water, she sighed. She was starting to feel better and her urge to play with yarn was slowly dying and so was her thrist for milk. Well at least the need for it in a bowl was dying down. She still did want a nice glass of milk and maybe a cookie.

Sitting patiently, she waited a bit longer before trying to get up and leave. She wanted to feel completely normal before returning to the magenta-ness known as their classroom again.

Gabriella didn't know who Oliver was, so she was only left to assume he was the boyfriend of the girl who was frantically alerting her to... "Covered in blood?!?! A fifth child has been severely injured?" she asked, her voice showing far more worry than she intended it to. She didn't like to get overly excited in front of the students, as she found it caused far more chaos for anyone's own good.

"I'll see to it right away. Come along, you can lead the way," she said, realizing she'd need to leave right away. She was definitely going to the Headmaster about the recent injuries she was tending to.