Chapter 194 - The Birds and the Bees (2/2)
Instantly the girl's faces turn red including Rowan's. Madam Pomfrey ignores the horrified expressions and utterly mortified gazes of the girls. ”I know that this is a rather sensitive subject, but it is a topic of vital importance that needs to be discussed now that most of you, young ladies have already suffered your first blood moon.”
Seeing the girls embarrassed gazes that refused to meet her gaze, Madam Pomfrey hides a knowing smile recalling the same lesson so many years ago in her youth. Pointing her wand at the drawing board, Madam Pomfrey draws an outline of the male and female reproductive organs.
”Now then, I am sure that most of you have already begun to notice yourself or your friend's breasts-,” all of the girls flinch at Madam Pomfrey so plainly pointing out said physical change.
”Female breasts can grow to be large, medium, or small, but whichever the case, they are features that will enable all of you to feed any future children,” Madam Pomfrey calmly explained causing more than one girl to sink into her seat trying to hide.
”Please be aware that while your breasts are growing often times your skin will feel itchy as the skin stretches. This is perfectly normal but please do try not to scratch. Should it become a problem, I have special medicated lotions to rub into the skin to ease said effects,” Madam Pomfrey explained to the disturbed relief of some of the girls like Bethanie. Though Bethanie had blossomed early, she was far from having the largest bosom in their 3rd year.
”That being said, I am sure that some of you have noticed the excess hair growing all over your bodies including under your armpits and in your loin area,” the moment, Madam Pomfrey had ”loin,” the girls shuddered in utter horror, stifling the urge to cover their ears.
Madam Pomfrey ignores the girl's expressions and briskly continues, ”Now then, there are different manners in which to remove or trim said hair. I shall be teaching you, two general shaving spells. The first spell will remove all hair in the said body area, where the wand is pointed at. The second spell will neatly trim down the hair in said area, where the wand is pointed at.”
Madam Pomfrey in slow motion shows them the wand movement, before saying the first spell, ”Rado.”
Madam Pomfrey turns to them and says, ”Go now and roll your sleeves and practice on only one of your arms. The other part of the arm will be used to practice the second spell.”
Flushed with embarrassment the girls avoid looking at each other as they roll up their sleeves. Rowan's own ears are bright pink as she mutters the spell under her breath and watches the soft, very thin hair on her arms simply vanish away leaving her skin baby smooth.
Seeing that all the girls were done, Madam Pomfrey goes onto the next spell and shows them the wand motions, before saying, ”Radi.” Finished Madam Pomfrey motioned for the girls to go ahead and practice.
Rowan hastily does so to only see the fuzzy tiny hairs on her arm all become neatly trimmed to the same size. Though that would certainly make trimming in the future easier, it wasn't a subject she really wanted to think about nor much less discuss. Hastily pulling down her sleeves she takes a seat and waits for the rest of the girls to finish. It probably wouldn't get any worse than this.
Satisfied with the girl's progress and all the girls seated once more, Madam Pomfrey says, ”Excellent job, my lovely lasses, now onto the most important discussion, Maidenhood.”
Rowan wilts down in her own seat at those poisonous words. She was so wrong. It could always get worse!