We're taking her to another Healer tomorrow, but it would make me feel better if I had your professional opinion on it. Do you know what could be wrong?
– Sirius
Dear Sirius,
Have you found out yet if it's being caused by a spell or not? The only thing to do if it's being caused by a spell is to get it cancelled. If it's not magic . . . well, is Heri fainting or falling asleep?
If it's fainting, it could be caused by acute emotional distress resulting in a sort of panic attack. If she's having sleep attacks, it could be narcolepsy, which can happen to those that have had head injuries. Honestly, there's no 'cure' that I know of if it's either cases, as those are not so much injuries of the body but of the mind.
I'm more a medi-witch than a proper Healer, but if such blackouts continue, I would recommend Wideye Potion and assigning someone to stay with her to make sure she doesn't collapse in a way that could hurt herself. I'm quite serious about having someone stick with her, Sirius; if it's narcolepsy, collapses can happen anywhere, and I don't want her accidentally bashing her head on something and potentially making things worse.
Keep me informed on how it goes.
Love,
Andromeda
Dear Auntie Andromeda,
Thank you for your recommendation. I would have thought to use an Invigoration Draught or Girding Potion, but I suppose it's not physical exhaustion that's making me drop.
The Healer I was taken to said that there was no indication of me being under the influence of any spell or potion, so my condition must be caused by natural means. From the symptoms, she says it a form of narcolepsy, just like you suggested. It seems that this is something I'll be living with for a while. No tears though, it could be worse; having sleep attacks is among the least harmful medical conditions I can think of.
In any case, the Wideye Potion has been very effective, as has the other potion Healer Gosling prescribed. My new handmaiden, a Bogle named Oleander, has proven to be excellent company as well.
Now that I'm thinking about it, it's a spot of good luck that we're in the States. Or rather, it's very fortunate that there are so many different types of magical creatures in this country. Hurrah for migration! Just the other day, Remus suggested finding another House-elf (or some other sort of Hob) to attend to me personally (a bit much in my opinion, but what can you do?) when we came across Ollie teasing the neighbours' cat. Our surprise was shared since she's rather young and had never encountered wizards before.
Can you imagine? A magical creature that's only even known Muggles!
I'd never heard of a Bogle before, but the encyclopaedia of North American magical creatures I got from the shop says that they share ancestry with both Boggarts and Brownies and that they're shape-shifters with Being-level intelligence. So, they're rather like House-elves, but with the ability to disguise themselves, and without the intrinsic necessity to serve. They're described to reach an average of a five-year-old human child's body mass in any form when fully mature and have long prehensile tongues that remain the same in any shape. They're said to be fond of frightening people like Boggarts do, but Ollie hasn't shown any such inclination so far.
The best part, I think, is that Ollie can assume a human form. I thought I was going to have to stay in the house all day for the rest of the summer — I wouldn't have been able to take a House-elf or any other Hob around town, of course. That would have brought down the fun of holidaying in another country, you know? Thankfully, Ollie passes very well for a little girl (she's in adolescence, so she's roughly the proportions of a four-year-old), and we've had a grand time out and about.
She's been lovely, really. It's rather like how I imagine having a younger sister would be. Of course, Ollie's been very solicitous, but she doesn't have any duties outside of making sure I don't collapse at inopportune times, so it's very easy to treat her like any other child. She's the cutest thing! She's got the pointed ears all Hobs have, bright blue eyes, and an upturned, twitchy nose just like a rabbit. She's so huggable, I can hardly put her down!
Anyway, before I drag this letter out any longer, could I ask you to send your recipe for the Wideye Potion? Neither the one we get from the Apothecary nor the one I make with the standard recipe is as good as the one you sent along with your last letter. They're effective enough I suppose, but they don't taste anywhere near as nice.
Hoping you receive this in good health,
Heri
Dear Heri,
I'm not sure if I should believe your claims. Goth as the standard basis of fashion? Way to fulfil a stereotype. Why don't they just grow warts and make out with hellspawn while they're at it? Ugh, please, tell me you're joking.
By the way, what did you get for No. 8 on the Arithmancy worksheet? I'm properly stumped. I'm absolutely horrid at Gematria, and the bottom half of the page is nothing but. I might have to drop the class after O.W.L.s if this continues.
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