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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 20, 2008 16:49:30 GMT -5
No silly, he's a squib-
She sighed heavily and just shook her head. She wanted to clarify, but felt she had already betrayed Aesir enough. "I wish you luck- he's not going to take too kindly to it, besides he'll know I said something if you try- So let's just forget I even said anything... To each his own."
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 20, 2008 14:47:42 GMT -5
"Oh no-" She gasped. "I wasn't supposed to tell you that!" She covered her mouth with both hands and mumbled through them. "I feel like such an idiot...He told me that in confidence... Oh, he'll never forgive me if he finds out I told someone."
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 20, 2008 13:36:23 GMT -5
"You are right, I suppose it could be a student... Aesir, you really think so?... I don't know if it would be worth nearly killing yourself to cover up something like that- Besides... I'm sorry to say, but Asier can't do magic... Unless he used himself as bait to lure then into the castle... That's a bit extreme... But more importantly, why did this happen? What's the motive? A distraction?"
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 20, 2008 11:07:49 GMT -5
She made a face at the idea that he wanted to buy her a 'bling' wand... "Oh good heaven's no-" She nudged her nose against his and kissed him again. "Yeah I could imagine." She made a dead pan expression mocking Orynn's usual expressionless facade. She giggled when she noticed that Nicholas had the same idea.
"Yeah so about my big theory- Umm... I have reason to believe Minka's behind it- Much like I suspected before hand that she was up to no good... Think about it... She doesn't talk much to anyone- She burnt herself badly and go defensive every time someone brings it up- and she was -the only one who wasn't there for dinner... I dunno, maybe it's the pain killing spells that are talking, but it makes sense to me. I just want to tell the ministry to grill her a bit, maybe she'll admit to something."
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 20, 2008 9:39:41 GMT -5
"Oohhh... Congratulations, love! That's quite the position..." She stood up again and hugged him. "Does this mean you get a raise? Can you buy me something nice?" She laughed.
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 20, 2008 7:12:24 GMT -5
She smiled. "That's better..." She took her lab coat from the coat rack and put it on, taking a seat at her desk. "That would be great... Think you can get him here soon?...Oh- And what's this big news? Com'on tell me..."
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 19, 2008 23:43:19 GMT -5
She kissed him back on the lips. " You don't kiss me like you used to." Her smile faltered briefly. "I was going to get my lab coat... It was the closest and best thing I could find to wear over my nightgown...Its in my office, we can sit there." She lowered her voice so that anyone in immediate earshot would not hear. "I was going to try to find someone from the ministry... I think I know who's behind the attack... So what's this good news?"
She slowly shuffled along in her slippers until she stopped dead for a moment, gripping Nicholas's arm hard, trying to keep herself from falling. Her back twinged again and send a sharp pain down her spine, but quickly passed."Agh!" She winced... "Maybe I shouldn't be walking just yet... I feel so useless... I want to tell the ministry myself."
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 19, 2008 14:46:27 GMT -5
Ahhh... Who am I kidding?
She leaned on him for support instead of the wall.
"Ohhh... That depends on how far you consider a lap to be... If it's a foot than maybe 20... Glad to see you're in a good mood. What are you smirking about?"
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 17, 2008 23:03:41 GMT -5
In the week that followed the attack, many students were well on their way to recovery if they weren't recovered already. Althea however was still not completely out of bed, but found that she could walk around with the help of someone else. She would have probably have cast more healing spells on herself is she could find her wand... Her wand which was probably still somewhere in the Great Hall, most likely having rolled into a dark corner somewhere.
Perhaps a student or staff member might find it and bring it to me.
She kept sending Hermes, her ferret, on missions to the Great hall to see if he could find it, but every time he came back empty handed.
She was happy to know that her children managed to reach her parents in London safely and that they were having a grand old time with their Grandma and Granddad. (So she was told by frequent letters delivered by owl.) Althea wrote back her many thanks and sent her love, letting the children know she was doing better.
She was fed up of staying in the Hospital Wing and now that she could sit up, walk (or rather limp) and eat and drink, she moved herself to her and Nicholas' private chambers. She needed a change of scenery.
But all the while in which she lay there, the thought that Minka could be involved, keep running through her head.
Minka. She must have let them in. She was the only staff member absent from dinner. It's like she knew- Well of course she did... She's a seer... Or a criminal mastermind... Those burns on her arms... She must have been dabbling in Dark Magic to earn herself those... I've got to tell the Ministry...
She felt a bit safer now that members of the ministry were patrolling the halls, at least she knew that there wasn't going to be anymore monsters roaming the halls.
She slowly got out of bed and began to painfully move towards her office in search of her trusty labcoat. Everything was sore. She moved step by step, steadying herself on anything she could find, which was mostly the wall and door frames.
Comon... I hate this- You can make it.
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 17, 2008 19:16:44 GMT -5
Althea fell asleep awaiting Nicholas' return.
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 14, 2008 22:40:14 GMT -5
"No, not at all, dear... Besides, it's not like I can stop you." She smiled a little and then closed her eyes, trying to rest as much as possible.
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 13, 2008 22:45:07 GMT -5
She smiled. "You are right, I should get some more rest...But why are the kids so far away?"
There was a series of soft squeaking noises that only became audible once the black-footed ferret got closer to Althea's bed. It climbed up the metal posts of the hospital bed and found it's way in between Althea and Nicholas. Hermes stood on his hind legs and licked Althea's cheek.
"Oh hello Hermes... I knew you'd find me... if I were you I'd hide... these other doctors aren't all that tolerant of pets in the hospital wing..." She stoked his head with a shaky hand and nudged him to move. He jumped onto Nicholas' lap.
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 13, 2008 0:31:58 GMT -5
"Thank you, Shyinad, for your help, I really appreciate it." He let him take the Edward.
Her attention turned back to Nicholas, "I lost my wand back there- I dropped it, before that thing..., "She searched for the right term, "clawed me"
She looked around for her other children, "Vincent and Isabelle... Are they alright...? ... Is the Ravenclaw girl alright?... The one I was helping?"
Her head swimmed, and she winced- "I think I'm repeating myself."
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 12, 2008 18:39:11 GMT -5
Althea lay on her side as not to put pressure on the bandaged wounds on her back. She cradled Edward in her arms in the hospital bed with whatever strength she had. The baby fussed and cried, he was obviously hungry, never having had the opportunity to eat dinner.
"Please... Edward, don't fuss... I can't feed you right now..." She was exasperated... She didn't understand why Shyinad gave Edward to her- she was in no condition to be taking care of a fussy baby.
She was thankful that Edward was perfectly fine, other than being hungry, and that Shyinad had gotten him to saftey. She wondered about her other children. Last time she saw them they were running to the kitchens to hide... She was happy to see Nicholas again, but frowned when she saw him suited up in his Auror gear.
"Where are you going now?", she asked over the cries of her youngest.
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Post by Dr. Althea Lannsman on Feb 6, 2008 22:15:11 GMT -5
"Ok."She said meekly. "Please hurry...Tell the doctors thank you..."
She closed her eyes. She was exhausted. She felt safe now that she was being watched and that she could rest without worry of never waking up... She thought of Isabelle, the Gryffindor student.
I hope she made it...
Althea fell asleep.
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