Harry fallowed after his Grandfather as they walk inside the waiting room. They had walked behind two girls and their mother for the last minute or so. They didn't say much to each other, as if there was tension between them. The young Wizard believed that they had recently had an argument and that if not for their surroundings they would still be arguing.
The group of Wizards sat down on one side of the Waiting Room and mother with two daughters sat on the other side next to a man wearing tweed. The waiting room in general was very bland. The walls were light blue, with the carpet being a darker shade of blue. The chairs were the typical brown color and wood style you would normally see in a hospital waiting room. The only thing that would suggest that anything about the place was unusual were the moving pictures on the walls. All around the room were images of Doctors and Nurses waving back at people. In one corner, obviously intended for small children, were toys that would move on their own and do comical things like cartwheels and such. The walls of the corner were yellow and colorful painted butterflies moved all over them.
Harry and the group had been asked to wait for the Head of Healing before seeing Willow. Apparently, there was a small complication and they wouldn't be releasing her until tomorrow. She wasn't in any danger, but the Healer wanted to explain about what had happened.
Setting quietly, Harry had learned a little more about his companions. He learned Clayton Reeves had once been an Auror but left for the private section when he needed more money to take care of his sick mother. After she passed, he stayed in the private sector because he no longer wanted to work for the Ministry. He also learned that Auror Anthony DiNozzo was the second Senior Field Auror on his team and there were three other Aurors that worked with him and his Captain Senior Field Auror Leroy Gibbs.
After about twenty minutes the Head of Healing, Healer Harriette Winslow, appeared. She was accompanied by her son Edward, who had separated from the group to find her, and a lady Harry didn't recognize. He could tell the woman was a Muggle as she wore a simple blue blouse, blue jeans, and sneakers. She had short black hair and small diamond earrings.
Harriette, along with Edward, approached the group of Wizards as the black-haired lady went towards the group of Muggles on the other side of the room. Harriette held out her hand to Victor and said. "Good morning, I'm Head of Healing Harriette Winslow. Would you happen to be Victor Whitehall, Willow's Grandfather?"
Victor grasped her hand in a firm handshake and responded. "Yes Madam, I'm Lord Victor Whitehall. This is my grandson Harry Potter, bodyguard Clayton Reeves, Auror DiNozzo, and Willow's Godfather Rubeus Hagrid. I, Harry, and Mr. Hagrid have come to escort Willow home to England as we were told she was well enough to travel. However, just now, we were told that something unexpected had come up that would prevent her leaving today." The rest of the group looked on silently as the two conversed.
"Yes Mr. Whitehall, there was an unforeseen consequence with the potions Willow was given this morning to help physically prepare her for transfer. If you don't mind will wait just a moment for Willow's friends to come over so we can discuss what happened together, as it does involve complication with other forms of magic clashing with celestial." Harriette explained.
Harry noticed the group of Americans coming over being led by the older man in Tweed. The older English man extended his hand to Victor and spoke. "Good morning sir, I'm Rupert Giles. This woman her is Jenny Calendar, a powerful Earth Witch and mentor of Willow's. Also, this is Joyce Summers and her two daughters Buffy and Dawn, close friends of Willow's."
Harry found himself staring at Dawn Summers as his Grandfather made the introduction for the group of Wizards. The young boy noticed to his annoyance that Dawn was a few inches taller than he was. She had lovely dark blond hair that hung to her shoulders pulled back behind her ears. She wore a red shirt and jeans with black shoes. There was a picture of Hello Kitty on the front of her shirt. The girl was pouting and glaring at her mother and didn't notice the young Wizard staring.
After the pleasantries where exchanged everyone set down to talk about what happened. It was Healer Winslow that began. "As some of you may know Willow had damaged her Magical Core earlier this Summer. She is strong enough to travel but we wanted to be sure she would have plenty of strength for the journey. We gave her a potion brewed specifically to help transport someone with a damaged core. However, some of you know that a request was made to exhume the body of Lily Potter to help Willow's recovery. The request was granted, and Mrs. Potters body was delivered three days ago and sent back the day after."
Harriette paused to make sure everyone was fallowing along with the explanation. "What you weren't told is what was done to help Willow. I will let Ms. Calendar take over because this is her area of expertise."
"For those of you who don't know this, the Magical Core of a Celestial does not die with the Witch or Wizard. If you lived exactly one hundred years, then it would take one hundred years after you died for your core to go out. During that time the Celestial body does not decay. The core remaining in the body doesn't really do anything except to keep the corps from decaying. We were able to remove Mrs. Potters core, as she had not been dead long enough for her core to fade, and bind it to Willow. What this does is allow Willow access to a temporary core so her own can heal without being used on accident. The problem is that the potion given to Willow was never intended to be given to a person with a healthy core." Jenny explained.
'I don' understand. Willow has a damaged core. Shouldn't the potion work right for her?" Hagrid asked.
Giles pushed his glasses up on his nose and continued for Jenny. "The problem is the Magic of the potion reacted to Lily's core and not Willows. Willow is in no danger that we know of other than she is extremely weak and groggy. The Healers want to keep her one more night to be sure that nothing bad happens."
Victor was furious. "How could any of you make such a mistake. Did no one think about the duel cores within my Granddaughter?"
"Mr. Whitehall please, we don't normally need to treat Wandless Magic Users as they can normally take care of themselves. Ms. Calendar is the acting Earth Magic Healer and the one to perform the procedure. Celestial Magic is incapable of removing the core of a Celestial or binding it to another person. An Earth Magic ritual was needed to do this. We also never told Ms. Calendar about the potion until after it was given, and the negative side effects began to appear. At first we thought the potion was brewed improperly until we talked with Ms. Calendar." Explained Healer Winslow in an exasperated tone. She was a little aggravated by the situation. Both she and Jenny where to blame for the foul up. It was like she said, they just never really saw members of the Wandless community so a lot of what was being done was new for everyone. They had to get special written permission from the Board of Directors so Jenny could practice healing while in the hospital.
"So, what happens now?" Auror DiNozzo asked.
"Willow will have to stay overnight for observations. As long as nothing more happens, she will be released tomorrow morning. If you like you can all still visit her, but I ask you keep it short." Harriette explained.
"If that's the case than I suggest Lord Whitehall and Mr. Potter see her now and the rest of use what until morning." Giles said.
"That's a good idea Rupert. If anyone needs a place to stay tonight, I can go ahead and book more rooms at the Golden Pegasus. It's the best hotel on Mermaid Avenue and the owner is a good friend of my daughter Buffy." said Joyce.
"That would be fine Ms. Summers. If you would, please see if you can get each man here their own accommodation and put the rooms under my name. Harry and I can share." Said Victor. He wasn't happy about needing to stay an extra night. He was also doing his best not to show it but the Muggles where making him uncomfortable. In England, the only way they could get into a Magical Hospital was if they were direct family members.
The group of Muggles smiled and waved as they headed out. They asked if anyone would like to meet in the lobby of the hotel later for dinner as it was also a small restaurant. Everyone agreed to do so. Edward Winslow left with the Muggles as he had some paperwork to catch up on, and he was meeting his dad for lunch. Everyone else decided to wait in the Waiting Room as Harry and Victor went to see Willow.