Chapter 11
Andromeda was brought to the hospital wing of the castle immediately, but it seemed there was nothing anyone could do; she would just have to get though it herself. Andromeda was currently in a deep sleep, and Remus, Severus and Gilderoy sat around her in silence.
"What's wrong with her?" Remus asked Madam Pomfrey as she walked in to check on Andromeda. "She obviously has something in her system that doesn't agree with her." Poppy simply replied. "Do you know of anything foreign that she might have drunk or eaten?" Severus and Gilderoy avoided eye contact. "No." Remus replied after a moment of thought. Poppy left the room and left the three once again with their own thoughts. "Do you know anything about this?" Remus finally asked Severus and Gilderoy. "Maybe....." Severus said. "Possibly......" Gilderoy replied. "It's within the bound of imagination....." Severus added. Remus sat for a moment. "What did you do to her?" He asked in all seriousness. "It was his idea!" Gilderoy said, pointing to Severus. "You were in it as much as I!" Severus said, hitting Gilderoy over the head. "Answer my question!" Remus said above both of them. There was a silence. "Well," Severus said, "Weslippedherapotionthatwouldmakeherfallinlovewithusandthenchoosewhichoneshe lovedmore." He said in one breath. "WHAT?!" Gilderoy and Remus said together. Severus sighed. "Was that a 'what, I didn't hear you' what, or a 'what the hell' what?" "It was a 'what the hell' what." Remus replied, alarmed. "Mine was a 'what, I didn't hear you' what...." Gilderoy quietly whimpered. "If you love Andromeda, why would you do this to her?" Remus said, getting up from his seat. "She was obviously in a lot of pain!" Severus shrunk back. "I didn't know this would happen!" Severus replied. "Where's the book you used?" Remus asked. "In the dungeon?" Snape nodded. "I suggest one of you gets it." Severus was about to say something along the lines of 'How dare you threaten me,' but the look on Remus's face suggested that this was not the time, nor the place.
Severus returned minutes later with the potion book in hand. He opened the book up to the potion he had used on Andromeda. "Here." He said, passing the book to Remus. Remus read the ingredients, the procedure and the fine print that Severus had found before. "You're right." Remus said. "There is nothing here about what Andromeda's going through." "AHA!" Gilderoy exclaimed, jumping up from his seat. "SILENCE!" Severus retorted, making Gilderoy sit down and cry into his hands. Severus rolled his eyes. "Wait," Remus said, scanning the bottom of the page. "There's a little line here... someone get me a magnifying lens." Gilderoy produced a magnifying lens from his pocket, not looking up from his weeping. Remus took it, without enough time to look remotely confused at how Gilderoy had come by the lens. Remus put the glass up to the line at the bottom of the page, and it suddenly blossomed into letters forming words. "It says something here," he began, "Side effects include severe stomach pain, coma, and in rare cases, death." The room fell silent. The trio seemed at loss for words. Had they killed the one woman each of them had ever loved? "There's more." Remus said. "If these symptoms remain consistent, we advice you to feed the victim pureed manticore heart." "A what?" Gilderoy asked, breaking the silence. He was ignored. "Do you have a manticore heart by any chance, Severus?" Remus asked. Severus gave him a sarcastic look, and said, "I am the potions master, aren't I?"
Hi- thanks for everyone's advice on how to end the story. Keep voting! Anyway, in the next chapter, Remus, Gilderoy and Severus try to save Andromeda before it's too late.
Andromeda was brought to the hospital wing of the castle immediately, but it seemed there was nothing anyone could do; she would just have to get though it herself. Andromeda was currently in a deep sleep, and Remus, Severus and Gilderoy sat around her in silence.
"What's wrong with her?" Remus asked Madam Pomfrey as she walked in to check on Andromeda. "She obviously has something in her system that doesn't agree with her." Poppy simply replied. "Do you know of anything foreign that she might have drunk or eaten?" Severus and Gilderoy avoided eye contact. "No." Remus replied after a moment of thought. Poppy left the room and left the three once again with their own thoughts. "Do you know anything about this?" Remus finally asked Severus and Gilderoy. "Maybe....." Severus said. "Possibly......" Gilderoy replied. "It's within the bound of imagination....." Severus added. Remus sat for a moment. "What did you do to her?" He asked in all seriousness. "It was his idea!" Gilderoy said, pointing to Severus. "You were in it as much as I!" Severus said, hitting Gilderoy over the head. "Answer my question!" Remus said above both of them. There was a silence. "Well," Severus said, "Weslippedherapotionthatwouldmakeherfallinlovewithusandthenchoosewhichoneshe lovedmore." He said in one breath. "WHAT?!" Gilderoy and Remus said together. Severus sighed. "Was that a 'what, I didn't hear you' what, or a 'what the hell' what?" "It was a 'what the hell' what." Remus replied, alarmed. "Mine was a 'what, I didn't hear you' what...." Gilderoy quietly whimpered. "If you love Andromeda, why would you do this to her?" Remus said, getting up from his seat. "She was obviously in a lot of pain!" Severus shrunk back. "I didn't know this would happen!" Severus replied. "Where's the book you used?" Remus asked. "In the dungeon?" Snape nodded. "I suggest one of you gets it." Severus was about to say something along the lines of 'How dare you threaten me,' but the look on Remus's face suggested that this was not the time, nor the place.
Severus returned minutes later with the potion book in hand. He opened the book up to the potion he had used on Andromeda. "Here." He said, passing the book to Remus. Remus read the ingredients, the procedure and the fine print that Severus had found before. "You're right." Remus said. "There is nothing here about what Andromeda's going through." "AHA!" Gilderoy exclaimed, jumping up from his seat. "SILENCE!" Severus retorted, making Gilderoy sit down and cry into his hands. Severus rolled his eyes. "Wait," Remus said, scanning the bottom of the page. "There's a little line here... someone get me a magnifying lens." Gilderoy produced a magnifying lens from his pocket, not looking up from his weeping. Remus took it, without enough time to look remotely confused at how Gilderoy had come by the lens. Remus put the glass up to the line at the bottom of the page, and it suddenly blossomed into letters forming words. "It says something here," he began, "Side effects include severe stomach pain, coma, and in rare cases, death." The room fell silent. The trio seemed at loss for words. Had they killed the one woman each of them had ever loved? "There's more." Remus said. "If these symptoms remain consistent, we advice you to feed the victim pureed manticore heart." "A what?" Gilderoy asked, breaking the silence. He was ignored. "Do you have a manticore heart by any chance, Severus?" Remus asked. Severus gave him a sarcastic look, and said, "I am the potions master, aren't I?"
Hi- thanks for everyone's advice on how to end the story. Keep voting! Anyway, in the next chapter, Remus, Gilderoy and Severus try to save Andromeda before it's too late.