To all of my beautiful reviewers, thank you so very much! You've made me
smile, laugh, and some have even brought tears to my eyes.. My life
consistently feels like it is crumbling, and then I get a review and the
sun shines momentarily! Such sweet bliss as this. My apologies on the
delay in updates - my perfectionist heart will not allow for anything less
then my personal best, and so we are forced to wait at times. I also feel
the end may be looming near, and that breaks my heart. I fear I am
dreadfully in love with my characters, especially my Severus, who is so
formidable to write properly..
On with the show..
"I am really quite shocked that she was able to make it from the infirmary down the the dungeons of her own volition. That in itself was quite a feat, considering the state shes in that the depletion of her magical abilities. The human body is capable of truly amazing strength at times. And then to arrive to the Potions classroom to find a Death Eater with a vendetta against her...How long was she under the Cruciatus, Poppy?" Albus Dumbledore was beyond shocked at the events of the last 6 hours since he had left the girl sleeping safely in her bed. Trying to piece together the events which very nearly led to the death of one of Hogwarts staff and a student was now his top priority.
"I'm uncertain Severus said it took him a good 10 minutes to pull down the wards and break the door into his private potions lab, and he had heard the first scream while passing the great hall, so."
"So then, how can she even be alive? How did she survive that - a fully grown, perfectly healthy man wouldn't have lived through it. I wonder how severe the long term damage will be?"
"The only ones who can help us answer these questions are Severus and Cassandra. WE would never have gotten a straight story out of Ignoble, and as Severus was forced to kill him to save Cassandra.. We may never know. Severus feels that the potions for the girls condition are nearly ready, and in the meantime I am focusing on alleviating the symptoms of the curse. Her body is reacting very poorly physically, although she has none of the psychological symptoms I've become accustomed to with Severus... strikes me as strange, Professor.."
"Well, it appears that Miss Caliga is indeed as much of an Enigma as her father, Poppy."
"Her father, Albus?" At that moment the impact of the headmaster's words struck Poppy Pomfrey like a thunderbolt, and she just looked on silently at the dark haired girl half-dead on the bed.
"I am really quite shocked that she was able to make it from the infirmary down the the dungeons of her own volition. That in itself was quite a feat, considering the state shes in that the depletion of her magical abilities. The human body is capable of truly amazing strength at times. And then to arrive to the Potions classroom to find a Death Eater with a vendetta against her...How long was she under the Cruciatus, Poppy?" Albus Dumbledore was beyond shocked at the events of the last 6 hours since he had left the girl sleeping safely in her bed. Trying to piece together the events which very nearly led to the death of one of Hogwarts staff and a student was now his top priority.
"I'm uncertain Severus said it took him a good 10 minutes to pull down the wards and break the door into his private potions lab, and he had heard the first scream while passing the great hall, so."
"So then, how can she even be alive? How did she survive that - a fully grown, perfectly healthy man wouldn't have lived through it. I wonder how severe the long term damage will be?"
"The only ones who can help us answer these questions are Severus and Cassandra. WE would never have gotten a straight story out of Ignoble, and as Severus was forced to kill him to save Cassandra.. We may never know. Severus feels that the potions for the girls condition are nearly ready, and in the meantime I am focusing on alleviating the symptoms of the curse. Her body is reacting very poorly physically, although she has none of the psychological symptoms I've become accustomed to with Severus... strikes me as strange, Professor.."
"Well, it appears that Miss Caliga is indeed as much of an Enigma as her father, Poppy."
"Her father, Albus?" At that moment the impact of the headmaster's words struck Poppy Pomfrey like a thunderbolt, and she just looked on silently at the dark haired girl half-dead on the bed.