"He had only taken one bite, then he threw up," Cameron announced. House wrote 'Vomiting' on the whiteboard. "He said he wasn't in any pain right before he became nauseous.

"Lead poisoning?" Foreman suggested.

"Tox screen was clean, remember?" Cameron said.

"Could be a false negative, or the lead could be in the blood but have already cleared out of the urine," Foreman explained.

"We'll have to check his house to be sure, though."

"His school, you mean," Chase said. "He goes to boarding school."

"Yeah but either way, it's in England," Cameron said. "We'll have to find another way."

"Maybe not," House said. "If these happy hotel escapees are really wizards, they could probably get us there pretty fast. Maybe they brought their flying carpets."

"You don't really think…" Foreman began. He looked from Cameron to Chase and back to House. Chase shrugged. Cameron looked uneasy. House was looking thoughtfully into the distance.

"How is his condition now?" House said finally.

"The nurses gave him phenothiazine for the nausea," Cameron said.

"Phenothiazine, just for nausea?" Foreman asked, raising an eyebrow.

"He was restless too, and he said he hadn't slept in a little while. I thought it might help."

"It's his first time in a hospital, of course he's restless," Foreman said. "Doesn't mean we have to give him meds for it."

"If being restless is a symptom, it could be indicative of lead poisoning," Chase said. "Lead poisoning can cause personality changes, as well as depression and mood swings."

"He also said he gets migraines," Cameron said, remembering her earlier conversation with Harry.

"Which would fit lead poisoning, if they started recently," Chase added.

"Go ask him about it," House said. Chase began to stand. "Not you. Cameron. She's less intimidating. Maybe he'll tell her how we can get to England and back before my favorite T.V. show is on."

"Not like you ever check out patient's homes, anyway," Chase muttered. Unfortunately for him, House heard.

"Why don't you go finish checking that list of diseases that cause abdominal pain," House said loudly. Chase groaned, getting up from his chair.

"You want me to ask about this magic stuff?" Cameron said, looking at House.

"See if you can seduce it out of him," House said with a smirk.

()()()

"We gave you some medicine for the nausea and the insomnia," Cameron said as she walked into Harry's room.

"Okay," Harry said. He looked worse than he had a few hours ago; his face was pale and he was no longer smiling.

"Listen…" Cameron began. She looked at Ron and Hermione. "Are these friends from school?"

"All my friends are from school," Harry said with a slight smile.

"Okay, well I need to know…" Cameron thought of how to best phrase her question. "When we admitted you, we were told that you were um…a wizard, and that you went to a wizard school. Is that true?"

"I know you won't believe me but yes, it's true," Harry said. Ron and Hermione nodded in agreement.

"We try to keep ourselves secret from the muggle world, but in emergency cases such as these, the Ministry has to tell people. I've heard that the current muggle Prime Minister is always informed. And of course, when muggles marry wizards, they always know," Hermione explained to Cameron in an official sort of voice. Cameron no longer looked disbelieving; in fact, she was intrigued.

"Muggle?" she asked.

"People who aren't wizards," Hermione explained. Cameron looked thoughtful again.

"You're symptoms suggest lead poisoning, unfortunately the best way to test for that is to check for toxins in your home—in this case, your school. Given that it's extremely far away, we were wondering…"

"We could Apparate you," Ron said, speaking finally.

"Apparate?"

"Yeah…basically disappearing from one place and reappearing in another, instantaneously. We just passed our tests. That's how we got here."

"Side-along Apparition," Hermione said slowly. "I've never done it, but I assume it's the same general idea…"

"Really?" Cameron asked in awe.

"Maybe the guards should take you, though," Hermione said. "We're still kind of new at this."

"No way," Ron said quickly. "The guards won't want muggles anywhere near the wizarding world. We should take them to Hogwarts, Dumbledore'll let them in."

"Alright," Hermione said. "I could take her."

"I can," Ron said quickly. "My brothers have been Apparating for years."

"What difference does that make?" Hermione snapped. She looked from Ron to Cameron suspiciously.

"Let me talk to House," Cameron said quickly. "I'll be back in five minutes, okay?"

"Be sure to wear a coat," Ron called after her. She looked at him. "Well, we can't Apparate directly to Hogwarts, right? We'll have to Apparate to Hogsmeade and walk. I just—you might get cold."

Cameron smiled at Ron and he blushed. Then she left the room. "I'm going to grab something from the vending machine before we go," Hermione said to Ron. "You want something?"

"Nah, those machines freak me out a little anyway," Ron said, his voice sounding distant. "And I'm not really hungry." Hermione looked at Ron strangely before leaving the room.

"You like her, don't you?" Harry said smugly from the bed.

"Who?" Ron asked.

"Your sister," Harry said sarcastically. "Who do you think? 'Be sure to wear a coat!'" Harry imitated in a high pitched voice. Ron glared at him. "Not that I blame you. She's good looking." Harry was laughing now.

"I can mess you up a little more, if you'd like," Ron said scathingly.

"No need," Harry said, raising his hands in defeat. "Just don't slip her a love potion while you're gone or something," he said. "She's supposed to be saving my ass, not kissing yours."

They were interrupted by Hermione's return. She was munching on a Hershey's bar. She looked at them suspiciously, since they had suddenly grown quiet when she entered the room.

"How can you eat that muggle candy," Ron said quickly. "Tastes like dung to me." Harry made a big show about getting comfortable in his bed, and Hermione was forced to conclude that she would not be taking part in their conversation.

()()()

"What's up in Oz?" House asked when Cameron returned.

"They said they can take us by…appleration or something. We'll just magically reappear in England."

"Appleration? Like apples?" Chase asked. Foreman laughed.

"Well no, that wasn't exactly what they called it," Cameron said defensively. "Still, what's the harm, right? If they're lying, we'll know when we don't go anywhere."

"They could take us into the streets and mug us," House said.

"I'm pretty sure I could take Hermione," Cameron said. "Ron is bigger—maybe you could hit him with your cane?" She rolled her eyes. "We're saving their best friend, House. Why would they want to mug us?"

"Who're Ron and Hermione?" Foreman asked.

"Fine," House said. "We'll go."

"We?" Chase asked.

"No, we," House said.

"Me?" Cameron asked.

"I said 'we'," House said.

"Who's 'we'?" Foreman asked.

"Me…" House began.

"Me?" Chase asked hopefully.

"No, me," Cameron said, looking at him reproachfully.

"If anyone says 'we', or anything that rhymes with 'we', you're fired!" House shouted. "Okay…Cameron and I will go. Foreman, you're in charge."

"What?" Chase asked, outraged.

"Why are you going, you never go to patient's homes!" Cameron said with surprise.

"Like I'm gonna pass up a chance to go to a magic castle," House said in a 'duh' sort of voice.

"But why is Cameron going with you?" Chase asked. "And why is Foreman in charge?"

"Because, if I leave you and Cameron, you won't do anything. Well, anything medically relevant, that is. And if I leave Cameron and Foreman, they'll fight. And you're too stupid to help me search, anyway." Chase sat back in his chair dejectedly.

"Keep looking at that list, Chaseface!" House said happily. "And Foreman, call me if anything happens. Look up the number for 'Magic Castle' in the Yellow Pages." He hobbled towards the door and Cameron followed him. She paused in the doorway.

"We should take our coats," she said.