Oh dear. The defense professor took a few steps forward, re-holstering her wand as she did so. "I'm sure Mister MacKenzie vill be extra vigilant now." Yes? Or at least avoid first floor corridors now. Stopping next to the Hufflepuff third year, Medea looked down to the troubled girl. "Laura, vot is going on?"

Laura looked at the Professor and blushed, she didn't know what to say, because the Professor would probably send her to the Healer if she told her what was wrong. "NOTHING IS W..." Laura felt her head because it started to hurt again, after a few minutes she stopped and restarted saying what she was. "NOTHING IS WRONG!" Laura snapped, she wanted to go and see if fresh air would work.

Now, she was no expert per say, but with the shouting, and the looking like there was some lack of sleep, and the holding her head, Medea would say that there was indeed something wrong. "I'm standing right here. There is no need to shout." she said softly, leaning down to almost eye level. "You don't haff to talk about it if you don't vont to. It might make you feel better though. Especially if you feel the need to snap at everyone."

There were a good few people who wouldn't stand for that.

Laura looked at Professor Ramanos and then for no reason she started to cry. "Professor I don't know what is wrong with me." Laura was really upset now and she was feeling glad she was telling someone though. "I started with a small headache a week ago but just left it and now it's turned into a big headache and I don't want to see the Healer so I've tried to deal with it on my own but I just get mad now over just the smallest thing." Laura looked straight at the Professor. "Do you have any ideas what it might be?" Laura hoped the Professor could help her.

The crying was a little unexpected, but Medea made no expression of it so or movement. It wasn't unwelcomed, though she didn't quite think Laura would've liked a hug at the present moment. "Could be due to the change in veather." she said with a small sigh. "Could be from lack of sleep, too much frowning, perhaps a cold or flu... Could be a lot of things, Laura."

It was the season where the flu and colds were most common. "Are you sure you don't vont to see the healer? If I'd accompany you? Can perhaps get something for that headache of yours."

Laura looked at the Professor. "I have no idea why I'm getting it." Laura cried, she just wanted rid of it. "Professor I don't care what you do can you try and get rid off it without taking me to the Healer?" Laura didn't want to go there unless it was necessary.

Laura sighed as she listened to the Professor. "If you can't heal it and I have no choice then I'll go with you, but I want you to stay with me so I know she hasn't given me anything that will make it worse." Laura wouldn't put it past the evil-healer to do something like that.

Medea thought for a moment.

"I'm sorry, Laura. I don't haff anything with me or in my office to help." There was some tea, but Laura did say she had her headache for a week now. Sleep wasn't doing any help. Smiling, the professor stood up. "I don't think Healer Tillstorm vill give you something to make it vorse, but I'll stay right by you, alright?"

Perhaps end this avoidance of the healer as well.

Laura looked at the Professor and sighed. "Alright then, I take it I have no choice but to get this check out by the Healer." Laura sighed it was totally unfair, the Healer hated her and she didn't know why, she was sure the Healer would leave her to suffer if she could. "Thanks Professor, I think it would be best if you stayed right by me." Laura was sure Healer Tillstorm would do nothing with a Professor there.

"Of course." Medea nodded. That was better already. "C'mon."

One hand placed on the Hufflepuff's shoulder, just for a little motivational support, she started down the corridor.

Laura stared to walk down the corridor when suddenly her legs stopped. "Professor Romanos I'm sorry I can't do it." Yeah Laura was seriously freaking out now, headache or no headache, she folder her arms and stood there. "I'm staying here and there is nothing you can do about it." Laura wasn't seeing no evil healer, she'd tried to be good and just go but she couldn't. "Professor she hates me, has dones since my first year and I know she'd do anything to keep me suffering." Laura sighed, it was true, she knew it, the Healer would leave her for ages with a headache and then give her something after torturing her again.

Her arm met with resistance. Laura had stopped.

Looking down to the Hufflepuff, Medea sighed. The progress of actually walking towards the hospital wing was an achievement itself. One step forward and one step back she supposed. "I'm not going to make you go." she said. "If you don't vont to go, you don't haff to go, but..."

There was always the 'but'. "Vouldn't you like to feel better? The healer isn't going to let you suffer."

Laura looked at the Professor. "I would like to feel better." Laura smiled, seriously Professor Romanos wasn't very nice reminding her of them. "You do promise the Healer will be nice and you do promise that you will stay with me, whilst she checks me out?" Laura would only go if the Professor would stay with her at all times and not leave her alone with the evil healer.

Promise that the Healer would be nice? "I do promise that I vill stay vith you, yes." Medea nodded, for extra confirmation. Ahem, keeping a promise that the Healer would be nice though was harder to do. Nice was such a general term.

Laura looked at the Professor and cried as she felt another pain in her head, this headache was annoying her. "Okay then Professor, lets go before I change my mind." Laura said slowly and with that she went off towards the Hospital wing.

Sarah's eyes paced the corrider, she wanted someone to test her Truth Serum on. Yet who would be her guinee pig. Agreed-taking a truth serum would be daunting, yet Sarah would be nice about it. She would not ask embarressing questions. She was a nice girl you see.
She called out to the people in the hall way -"anyone want to take my truth serum? It is for Potions homework... I won't ask mean questions"
Sarah wondered who would be kind enough as well as brave enough to take her up on her offer. They had nothing to fear, granted, yet still. EVERYONE had secrets

Minerva had just finished up a class and was walking down the corridor when she heard someone speak. Looking around she was about to go on her way when she noticed a younger student looking around. Did she just ask about the truth serum. Minerva figured she knew what she was needed, but thought she would ask to make sure.

Walking up to the girl she smiled, "Did you just ask about needing someone to take your potion for class?" Minerva had seen the girl in classes, but wasn't sure how good she was at potions, so taking it for her could be a big risk, but Minerva always wanted to help when she could. "Ummm.. I can take it for you if you need someone."

Sarah was glad that someone had heard her, otherwise she might have used sonorus. It was Minnie, the puff she had the indoor picnic with. "hi" Sarah said with a nervous smile. "yeah it is for class"... the girl wanted to take it.. that was like SOO nice of her. "thanks, I really need someone. If you please could.." Sarah took out the bottle that contained the see-through serum. It was corked now, and Sarah held it out to the other girl. Sarah really wanted to joke around with the girl saying that maybe it was poised and things, yet she was scared that the girl was gullible and did not realize that Sarah liked to joke around a lot.

Minerva smiled at Sarah when she said it was for the class. "Well not a problem as long as you don't ask anything to big." She chuckled, not worried about any question she could ask. Min wasn't one to have any secrets, so nothing scared her to tell the truth. Minerva eyed her as she took out the bottle. "Now Lions and Badgers usually get along, your not trying to poison me or anything, right?" She laughed, "I'm kidding, I'm kidding. I trust you." She did trust her for some reason, she seemed nice in classes and the picnic they had she seemed trustworthy as well.

Opening the vial she looked at it, yes it looked like it should, so there shouldn't be anything wrong. This was going to be interesting. She had only taken one other potion her four years at Hogwarts and it was a potion she had made herself. She lifted the vial and drank the potion. It was warm going down and she felt a bit strange for a second, then the feeling was gone. "Okay, let's see if it works."

Sarah chuckled, "don't worry!"she said. "even if you were a snake I would not poisons you, although I have nothing against snakes per se, yet some snakes I don;t get along with. Mind you, I would never poison anyone no matter how much I hate them" even if it were Lafay or Bellaire.

Now the big moment, Sarah watched anxiously as Minnie drank the potion. It was then that she realized that she never had a question to ask! She raked her brains and the first thing she came to her mind was, "is there anyone you ever dreamed of marrying?" The second those words left her mouth she regretted it. It was not such a nice question to ask under a truth serum. Like what if Minnie said Voldemort or someone Sarah actually knew.

Minerva chuckled, "I know you wouldn't, you seem to nice to want to poison anyone, even if it was a snake." Minerva had to think, was there anyone she would ever want to do that to. Well if there were it was most likely not a snake.. Maybe....No, no Minerva could never think like that.

She waited for her question. She could feel her nerves jump a bit waiting on the question and then it was. She wasn't sure how to answer it, but before her mind could really even think about it she was answering. "Well yes, don't all girls think about that." Laughing about it like it was no big deal. "Well, there is a boy Maxwell I started thinking about marrying him. He is super cute and fun, and like one of my best friend. He has come into my head many times about marrying, I actually had placed on my parchment last term Minerva Rookwood a few times." She was giggling now like a silly girl the she leaned in like it was a big secret. "Now there is a new boy..." **giggle** **giggle** "We just started talking, so I shouldn't think like that, but... She pulled out her parchment from her bag and written with silly hearts and flowers was Minerva McCarthy a few places. "I know it's silly, but why not think about it. It's fun to think about... There has been older students I have thought like that as well.. They were puffs, but one was Aaron and the other was Keefer." She just giggled and giggled needing to just stop talking, who was around listening to her spill all of this..

Ameliah came out of the DADA classroom along with a stream of other students. Phew. That class had been a tough one, even for Am! She was busy reciting the spell the class was told to practice in her head, trying to figure out exactly HOW to say it...

When she slammed headfirst into someone. Ouch.

Standing up quickly, she found the poor person she almost killed was-- "Ella! Hey! I haven't seen you in ages!" Not since over the summer had Ameliah seen her Puffie friend. They needed to catch up! Right now.

Ella had been walking down the corridor, books in hand when she heard someone calling out to her. She stopped short, turning to spot Ameliah headed in her direction. "Hey Ameliah!" Grin. "I know, it's been quite a while."

The blonde smiled at the Ravenclaw, shifting from one foot to the other. "So um...what's new?" Because they hadn't talked in a while and she was sure that there was a lot to catch up on. "Been busy with classes and such?"

Ameliah nodded. "Yeah, and other Ravenclaw stuff like homework," she said with a grin. "I just got back from Hogsmeade, I met up with a bunch of my old friends there. I dunno if you remember seeing Eimear and Callidora at my party over the summer."

Louisa woke up early that day, the stacks of should-be-revised books and notes were growing bigger and bigger dangerously. She had barely any time to just sit down and EAT. After having some omelet, she headed out of the kitchens with her two cats trailing her, Viola poking Cuddles every now and again playfully causing the smaller cat to protest feebly. She found a suitable spot in the corridor, dumped her backpack on the floor (the cats instinctively snuggling next to it) and brought her book out of the bag.

"Better do some quick revising before practicing the spells on you guys." Both cats stiffened in horror. Louisa smirked. "Kidding. You don't have fingers." Duh. She took out her wand and started tracing an invisible upside down 'U' in the air without any incantation and without taking her eyes off the notes on her parchment. First spell she was practicing is going to be Petrificus Digitirus.

Usually it would took Cassia a lot of time to get out of bed. But since the bed was now a sleeping bag on the floor, Cassia was so grateful for the sun to rise though she was pretty sure the sun was taking long just to tease her. So after splashing her face with water and eating a couple pieces of candy she took her bag and left the CROWDED great hall. She knew she had to practice the spells they learnt at the DADA lesson. She actually thought of practicing them on the girl who was snoring next to her last night. But she wasn't sure if she would earn points for that. She was most likely to lose points. Ehh.

The second year dragged herself and walked absent-mindedly until she found herself in the first floor corridor. Without thinking she tossed the bag aside after retrieving her notebook. After Plopping her small body on the floor she opened the notebook. What was the incantation again? Petrificus Digitirus. Did it get harder over the week?Cassia couldn't recall.

She started making random U shapes in the air for some time that she forgot what she was doing. Why was she on the floor and doing this? Oh yeah practicing. And just when she was going to continue practicing, something cute caught her attention. Not the Head Girl near her of course..but her cats. Automatically the twelve-years old headed towards them and as she neared them she heard what the older girl was saying.

Cassia gasped! "You can't do the spells on them!" And she crouched near the cats scratching them with both hands. Well, the girl Louisa turned out to be aware of this. Then turning to the girl again, "Mind if I practiced on your fingers, Luoisa?" She asked fixing the best innocent look she could manage. With the poppy eyes and all. The older girl must be prevented from hurting the cats or even JOKING about it.