Chapter 9: All's Well that Mends Well
"Rakka!" Remi's voice squealed excitedly. "You're awake!"
"Remi?" Rakka asked, a bit groggy. "Where am I?"
"Oh my gosh, Rakka, you've been asleep for two weeks, you silly chicken!" Remi smiled. "We were worriededed!! Took a long time for that poison to get out of your system, yupyup. Madam Pomfrey said that if Professor Snapey person hadn't been able to make that antidote on time, you would have been a goner."
"Antidote?" Rakka frowned, her memory stil a bit hazy.
"The snake that bit you, duh," Remi laughed. "You silly, silly chicken! Hehe."
"Oh thank God," Rakka sighed with relief, sitting back. "They found him."
"Yeah. It only got you and Sienna. Two little potatoes got bit. Yupyup," Remi nodded, pushing back her thick, dark, earlobe length hair. "Snapey lady beat him up, yupyup. That stupid snake bit you bad. Looks like it hurt. Ouch ouch!"
"It's ok," Rakka pushed down the bandage on her collarbone, seeing two dark purple bruises, which were already paling around the edges, the fang marks beginning to fade from wounds to scars.
"Oh, hey hey hey hey guess what?" Remi giggled. "I made the register."
"You did?" Rakka smiled. Remi's biggest dream seemed to have come true. She was beaming.
"Yep! I'm a certified animagi lady person now! I mastered my fox form."
"That's great."
"Oh, and Isamu did great on Flitwick's exam," Remi added. "Extra practice with frozen snakes. We all got alot of practice that night, yupyup."
"Well, as long as something good came out of the whole ordeal."
"Listen... I know you like professor Snape," Remi said quietly, talking, for once, like a normal human being, which meant she had something seriously important to say. Rakka's cheeks turned as crimson as a Gryffindor's Quidditch robe.
"Ok, so .. maybe I kinda do. So what?"
"I just wanted to tell you.. he was really worried about you. More than any teacher should be about any student."
"Well, few teachers have to cope with a student nearly dying in their arms, and in his first year teaching, no less."
"Before that," she sighed. "When you were missing all day. He was stressing out. Said he had to talk to you. And the whole time you were in here.. he came to visit you, at least once a day. He was actually late to his own class, our class, because he was up here with you. He was so afraid that you weren't going to pull through.. he blames himself, but I don't know why. It had nothing to do with him, except that he saved you, and he got attacked with an unforgiveable in the process. I caught him in here quite a few times.. he didn't know anyone was watching.. when there was no one else around, he would always kiss your forehead or your hand before he left."
"Hmm," Rakka murmured. "Do you think Madam Pomfrey will let me out today?"
"Well, if I were her, I would want you out of here ASAP," Remi laughed. "You draw a big crowd of crazy chickens after you. Crazy ladies like Zeke have been visiting you this whole time."
Rakka shook her head, knowing that if Zeke was in earshot, he would have tackled her for calling him a lady again.
"Madam Pomfrey!" Remi turned and called. "She's up!"
"Finally," Madam Pomfrey sighed, walking up behind Rakka's childhood pal. "How are you feeling?"
"Perfectly fine," Rakka shrugged. "Like I just got a good night's rest. This much energy in an infirmary can't be any good."
"I see," Madam Pomfrey raised one eyebrow. "If I let you out now.. do you promise to be back here after lunch?"
"Yes, Madam!" Rakka smiled. Remi handed Rakka a clean uniform and stepped outside of the screen so she could get dressed. Happy just to be alive, Rakka hooked elbows with Remi, and they laughed the whole way to Advanced Healing Potions.
"Rakka!" Remi's voice squealed excitedly. "You're awake!"
"Remi?" Rakka asked, a bit groggy. "Where am I?"
"Oh my gosh, Rakka, you've been asleep for two weeks, you silly chicken!" Remi smiled. "We were worriededed!! Took a long time for that poison to get out of your system, yupyup. Madam Pomfrey said that if Professor Snapey person hadn't been able to make that antidote on time, you would have been a goner."
"Antidote?" Rakka frowned, her memory stil a bit hazy.
"The snake that bit you, duh," Remi laughed. "You silly, silly chicken! Hehe."
"Oh thank God," Rakka sighed with relief, sitting back. "They found him."
"Yeah. It only got you and Sienna. Two little potatoes got bit. Yupyup," Remi nodded, pushing back her thick, dark, earlobe length hair. "Snapey lady beat him up, yupyup. That stupid snake bit you bad. Looks like it hurt. Ouch ouch!"
"It's ok," Rakka pushed down the bandage on her collarbone, seeing two dark purple bruises, which were already paling around the edges, the fang marks beginning to fade from wounds to scars.
"Oh, hey hey hey hey guess what?" Remi giggled. "I made the register."
"You did?" Rakka smiled. Remi's biggest dream seemed to have come true. She was beaming.
"Yep! I'm a certified animagi lady person now! I mastered my fox form."
"That's great."
"Oh, and Isamu did great on Flitwick's exam," Remi added. "Extra practice with frozen snakes. We all got alot of practice that night, yupyup."
"Well, as long as something good came out of the whole ordeal."
"Listen... I know you like professor Snape," Remi said quietly, talking, for once, like a normal human being, which meant she had something seriously important to say. Rakka's cheeks turned as crimson as a Gryffindor's Quidditch robe.
"Ok, so .. maybe I kinda do. So what?"
"I just wanted to tell you.. he was really worried about you. More than any teacher should be about any student."
"Well, few teachers have to cope with a student nearly dying in their arms, and in his first year teaching, no less."
"Before that," she sighed. "When you were missing all day. He was stressing out. Said he had to talk to you. And the whole time you were in here.. he came to visit you, at least once a day. He was actually late to his own class, our class, because he was up here with you. He was so afraid that you weren't going to pull through.. he blames himself, but I don't know why. It had nothing to do with him, except that he saved you, and he got attacked with an unforgiveable in the process. I caught him in here quite a few times.. he didn't know anyone was watching.. when there was no one else around, he would always kiss your forehead or your hand before he left."
"Hmm," Rakka murmured. "Do you think Madam Pomfrey will let me out today?"
"Well, if I were her, I would want you out of here ASAP," Remi laughed. "You draw a big crowd of crazy chickens after you. Crazy ladies like Zeke have been visiting you this whole time."
Rakka shook her head, knowing that if Zeke was in earshot, he would have tackled her for calling him a lady again.
"Madam Pomfrey!" Remi turned and called. "She's up!"
"Finally," Madam Pomfrey sighed, walking up behind Rakka's childhood pal. "How are you feeling?"
"Perfectly fine," Rakka shrugged. "Like I just got a good night's rest. This much energy in an infirmary can't be any good."
"I see," Madam Pomfrey raised one eyebrow. "If I let you out now.. do you promise to be back here after lunch?"
"Yes, Madam!" Rakka smiled. Remi handed Rakka a clean uniform and stepped outside of the screen so she could get dressed. Happy just to be alive, Rakka hooked elbows with Remi, and they laughed the whole way to Advanced Healing Potions.
