Chapter 230 - Black Out (2/2)
About to turn away, Madam Pomfrey paused and added, ”I'll also have over your wand and schoolbag at that time, Miss Prince.”
”Thank you, Madam Pomfrey,” Rowan said gratefully she'd watched the matron sashay away. Grabbing the shiny spoon, she slowly begins to sip at the warm chicken noodle soup and lets out a hum at the nice taste. Taking spoonful after spoonful with a pause every now and then for a bite of her roll, she quickly finishes off her soup. Feeling rather content, she reaches for the potions and downs them again, before washing away the aftertaste with another sweet or two.
Starting to doze off again, Rowan heard the rush of footsteps as she slowly sat up to see Severus followed by a gaggle of friends. Blinking in surprise she sees Pandora Lovegood, Andrew Abbot, Tiffany, Silvia, Bethanie, Terry, and Lily.
”Pandora and I took real good notes for you, Rowan,” Tiffany proudly said as she held out a copy of the notes that both of them had jotted down during Arithmancy.
”Thank you,” Rowan genuinely said as Tiffany beamed with pride, while Pandora gave her a wink.
”You gave us awful fright last night,” Bethanie reprovingly said as Severus glared at Rowan with his arms crossed over his chest.
”I was told by Healer Prewett that I could attend classes,” Rowan quickly excused herself of all blame. Which was all true! She was only following the doctors' orders!
”Quacks the whole lot of them,” Both Terry and Silvia grumbled in unison as they both shared a knowing glance.
”I'll take real good notes for you in Ancient Runes, Rowan,” Andrew Abbot kindly offered. ”And I'll bring them straight down after class.”
”That is very kind of you,” Rowan said as Andrew offered her a warm beaming smile.
”I'll take notes in Gobbledegook,” Pandora interjected, ”If you're not out by next week. And from the sound of it, Madam Pomfrey doesn't think you will be.”
Pandora leans over to whisper into Rowan's ear, ”Xeno wanted to come, but he's been buried under piles of homework for his O.W.L.'s.”
Rowan nods her head in understanding as Severus snorts and says, ”I'll drop off the Transfiguration notes later this evening.”
”I'd think it better if we did,” Bethanie interrupted with a polite smile as Severus was left disarmed and unable to think of a reply nor a counter. ”Good, then the girls and I will be in charge of bringing in-class notes for all our regular periods.”
”Thanks,” Rowan muttered as Andrew and Pandora say, ”We better get going and leave you to your rest, Rowan.” Quickly excusing themselves the two of them left as they still had personal errands to run, before their next class.
Sitting on the side of the bed, Lily's green eyes search Rowan's face as she says, ”You should have said something, Rowan.”
”I didn't think I'd actually faint,” Rowan drily admitted.
”Yes, well, you certainly scared the life out of us,” Terry murmured. ”Especially Severus, I'd never thought he could get any paler, but I was wrong apparently.” A sharp elbow from Silvia causes him to wince as he mutters something about rude, violent girls, which earned him another swift jab to the ribcage.
Rowan listens to them chatter as they all finally rise at seeing the time. ”We'll come back and visit you after class,” the girls called out including Lily, while Terry pretended not to hear, while Severus maintained his glower in the direction of his twin sister. Finally, being dragged away by Terry, Severus disappeared out of the infirmary as she lay back down to rest.
Though she'd hate to admit it, Rowan was rather pleased when they were all gone. Tired again from her visit, she lays back down to sleep.
Not long after Madam Pomfrey came by to check on her patient and found Rowan sound asleep. With a pleased nod, Madam Pomfrey shuts the curtains, before stomping off to see to a foolish student who suddenly found himself with growing antlers out of his head. Really, students these days? When will they ever learn to keep their wands to themselves?