YOU KNOW WHAT!? Forget what he said in his message, Blondo was going right to the Hospital Wing. "Hang tight Blonde-Astronomer. We're almost there." Hope he enjoyed his mobile Horah dance down the corridors and stairs to the Hospital Wing. Orsino made it the whole ride as bumpless as he could (which wasn't the case). Lowering the Professor down beside the first bed in the room. "EXCELLENT! most Interesting Work-Out I've had all Month!". Orsino took a step to the side, and started to do some stretched again to loosen himself up.

Anastasia had been a spotter for Orsino indeed. Why, she had even whistled the Horah as they'd made their merry way down to the Hospital Wing.

Merry for her and Orsino, not necessarily for Flamsteed. HAH.

"You probably shouldn't have brought the fish," she whispered to the girl with the tank. "Healer Tillstorm likes her area VERY clean and sanitary." And obviously fish were neither clean nor sanitary nor nicely scented.

So, was there anything else she needed to be doing? "Should we move him onto the bed?" She talked over the blonde astronut's head to the groundskeeper.

Indeed yes THE FISH! The very reason he had gone up to Blondo's lesson to begin with! "If Tillstorm won't allow the Fish, I'll take it back up to his office once we're done here. I was very kind of you to bring 'his Friend' down with you." He nodded to the young girl as well as he too kept his voice in a whisper.

"Yes, we can move him over now if you think that's best. Or should we wait for Tillstorm to arrive?" Orsino was wondering what was taking the woman so long.

Take it back up to Flamsteed's office... right right... "Or you could release it back into the lake," Annie murmured, half to herself and half to Kirby.

Right, moving the professor. "I think we should take a load off Tillstorm's hands and just get it over with for her." She clapped Flamsteed on the shoulder with one hand and pointed her wand at him with the other. "Get ready to catch him when I release the ropes, Orsino... ready? Three... two... one..."

And flipnsnipwitit, the ropes were off!

First of all, this was not his wedding day and the thought of getting married still freaked the astronomer out to the point where he could quite possibly break out into a rash. So this whole Horah Dance thing the groundskeeper had going on could stop. Not to mention the few times his head had nearly collided with the ceiling.

In fact, he may very well have a rash so...thank you both for that.

Glad to have the four legs of the chair back on the ground, the professor did not enjoy his two 'saviors' talking over the top of his head. He was right here, you know. Not deaf. Right here. Hello. Back still had a serious ouchie. Wanting these ropes to be untied. Yep.

He glanced over at Miss Evans to give her a quick look of appreciation for her assistance and then glanced suspiciously at the groundskeeper when he offered to bring Tiberius back up to his office. Better not eat the bass, because that would be one twisted form of cannibalism.

Having the Headmistress' wand pointed at you was also terrifying. Okay?

"I can stand up you know," he grumbled as the ropes were severed and fell to the ground beside the chair. "I just....ooooow require some assistance standing...."

The Groundskeeper caught two of the whispered words from The Headmistress.Fish and Lake. Seems that she too had the same idea as him. To get that fish home. Giving Anastasia a wink. "We can most certainly do that for her." Then she counted down, and sounded like Flamsteed here was going to be launched from his chair, like a rocket to the moon. So he stood ready to make an amazing catch.... ...but nothing. The Big Man Pouted at the sad results of seat ejection by the Astronomer. "No Problem there, Blondo." The Groundskeeper stepped up close to the Professor and with his large hands grasped Flamsteeds shoulders and lifted out of his chair. "Upsi-Daisy!" He said Kirby shifted him over from Chair to Bed, and sat the Blonde Man down.

Hope had taken as much time as needed, but never fell too far behind while carrying the fish tank. She just wanted to make sure that the water didn't spill out or the tank didn't slip from her grasp. Even when they managed to make it to the bed she still held onto the tank and just silently observed.

And now, NOW, they were discussing taking the fish away from her. She held tighter onto the tank and shook her head a little. "Actually, I was wondering if I could take care of the fish while Professor Airey is here. It would be a hassle for someone to constantly go to his office to feed him." Not only that, but for some reason she didn't trust the big man with such an important job and she wasn't going to let go of the tank unless she was told to from it's owner. "Is that okay with you Professor Airey? I can make sure he's taken care of." ANd she could pet it and play with it.

Why was the child calling Flamsteed by his first name? Anastasia's eyes narrowed somewhat at that and instantly she suspected Flamsteed of being too close to his students. TOO CLOSE. A first name basis was TOO CLOSE for COMFORT.

But back to moving the man... the redhead smiled as Kirby moved him AND picked up on her subtle hint about the fish. Yes, that was right. Good, good. She knew he had been a worthy hire, and not just because his strength was dead useful.

"Thank you, Mr. Kirby, I suppose our work here is done now." Now WHERE was Healer Tillstorm? Would it be rude if she left now, or should she wait on the grumpy woman?

Once Cece finally got rid of all the students in her office she went to the waiting room to find out just what was going on with Flamsteed. Not finding him out there yet, she went back to the healing to prepare it for his arrival only to find he was already back there, along with Gigantor Kirby, Bunz, some random student with a... fish.

O___O

WHY was there a nasty FISH in her healing area?

"WHY is this child back here with that SMELLY fish?" That's right. Cece was asking about the fish before asking about the actual patient. "This is not a veterinary clinic here. Take that nasty thing out of here now." She didn't care where the girl took it, just as long as it left the infirmary.

She would deal with Airey once the SMELL was gone.

Hope took a step back from everyone with the fish tank securely held in her arms and nodded. No need to tell her twice, and that meant that she was going to be the one to take off with the fish. "Yes, ma'am." She wasn't going to argue with anyone and was already walking away. She glanced once at her Astronomy Professor and gave a small smile. "I'll just take him somewhere nearby, Professor. Make sure he's being taken care of properly." Because after all, it wasn't HER fish.

He was just going to OOOOOOOOOH OKAY THEN.

Now on the bed, Airey tried to shake the feeling of being treated like a doll as he sat there and just listened to the conversation regarding Tiberius. Really, it would JUST be MUCH simpler if he could just keep him by his bedsi------

And there was Cece. Saying his best mate had to go and while he wasn't going to try and argue with the woman on her home turf. "I...er...I asked Miss Evans to bring him with us from my classroom," he explained as he raised his index finger to get her attention.

NASTY?! NAAAAAAASTY?! He sure hoped Tiberius hadn't been able to hear that.

"I would actually prefer it if you brought him to your Creatures professor, just to be safe," he said while flashing the eager Ravenclaw an apologetic look. "A common room is no place for a bass."

His work here was done. So now he can move onto his original objective of returning the Fish to... WHAT!NO! Ravenclaw Kid needs to give the Fish up to him, not the CoMC Professor, that just adds one more step to the Process! "I'll escort the Young Kid down to the Creature Prof. I'm headed back down to my Hut now anyways."

He'll need to come up with a way to get that girl to give him that Bass! It belonged in the Lake, not in some tiny Tank.

Riiiiiiiiiiight, everyone was leaving now. Time to make her getaway as well. "And I'll be going too, Healer Tillstorm. All I know is that I received a patronus from a student saying that there was an emergency in Astronomy. When I got there, Flamsteed was bent over in an apparent back cramp. Mr. Kirby showed up then and helped me transport the professor down here to you as efficiently and painlessly as possible."

She flashed the Healer an incredibly fake smile. "That Ravenclaw with the fish just happened to tag along behind us. If you have any further questions, I'm sure Flamsteed can assist you. I'll just be in my office."

And with that, the redhead sneakily backed out of the hospital wing. Have fuuuuuun, astronut! Hehehehehehehhhhhh.

Hope frowned, her bottom lip jutting out at his words but she didn't argue. After all, it wasn't her bass to take care of and she couldn't really take it to her dorm. "Okay, Professor." She could hear the sadness of her voice ring clearly in the air. Maybe another time? She would eventually win her right to take care of the fish. She adjusted her grip and turned to the Groundskeeper taking a small step away from him when he spoke.

YOUNG KID! She was eleven, sure that was young, but she wasn't a kid. Hope huffed and wanted to argue over having to be babysat to carry the fish, tank an all, to the CoMC Professor, but she didn't want to risk losing points. She bit her tongue and gave a small nod but inside she was NOT liking him at all. Not one bit. IN FACT, she was ready to leave without him and she was going to do just that. She gave one last smile at Professor Airey. "Feel better, Professor." And with those final words she turned on her heel, tank and all, and proceeded to exit behind the Headmistress.

Finally!

Everyone was clearing out of the room. Including that girl with the disgusting smelly fish.

Once the room was cleared out, Tillstorm turned back to Professor Flamsteed. "I see your jumping around on the desks finally caught up with you." When was this guy going to learn he couldn't do those kind of things anymore?

Lifting his finger to wiggle!wave it at Tiberius as he was escorted out of the room - Miss Evans would take good care of him, right? Wouldn't let the Groundskeeper take him and fry him up? The astronomer was convinced that the man believe Airey was mentally unstable - like so many of his other colleagues seemed to believe - and that that bass was not really a person. Lots of protein in fish, you know? Airey was seriously concerned.

Seriously.

Eyes on the Healer as she spoke, he huffed and folded his arms across his chest. "I didn't even get to jump on a desk once," he grumbled. His signature classroom excitement thwarted by whatever was going on. "All I did was bend over to get my wand and this happened."

So, unless she was about to prescribe to him that he never picked anything up every again off the floor.... He wouldn't be against having a house elf following him around and taking care of that for him. 24 hour lint rolling assistance too.

Hmmm....

After talking with the healers from St. Mungo's, it was decided that Professor Botros needed an in depth examination. One that he would probably feel more comfortable with in the privacy of his own room.

Once Healer Tillstorm made sure the room was ready for the not so old man anymore, she made her way back to the observation room. There were people there who needed her help more than the professor did.

Laden with both a clipboard and a medical supplies bag since Amethyst didn't know what resources Hogwarts had to offer, Andrew headed into the vacant ward room to prepare for the examination.

Healer Tillstorm had been generous enough loan them the room to give Professor Botros some privacy. Finishing with unloading supplies and everything else according to how Amethyst liked it Andrew hopped up on an empty bed to wait for his mentor and Professor Botros to arrive.

Botros walked down to the Hospital Wing with a cloak on his shoulders and over his head. He didn't want any students to recognize him on the way and stop him for a chat or a question, not this time. He walked into the wing, made a quick beeline towards the Healing Area. "Good afternoon." Botros greeted the young man, pulling back the cloak from his head. The Healer already knew who he was of course. Ab took off his cloak and sat gingerly on the bed, waiting for instructions and his personal Healer to show up.

Waiting on top of the bed Andrew twiddled his thumbs and hummed on a tune he had heard on his wireless. He couldn't do much until his boss or her patient arrived.

Sitting up straighter as the senior man walked in Andrew smiled. "Good afternoon Mr Botros. Mrs Boyle will be here shortly." Unless she of course had been held up for some reason or other. Andrew couldn't help but note that the man wasn't leaning on his cane as usual and really looked healthy.

No no, Amethyst was here!

She walked in much more calmly than ever. Now that she had a few answers, she could see Mr. Botros better.

"Hello, sir," she greeted him. She tried to smile, but she was too worried to do it properly. Instead, she moved to shake her hand -

He was... younger. Much, much younger.

"So, uh..." She could see how people accused-not-really him about it and if she didn't know better...

She collected himself and moved to shake his hand.

"How do you feel?" It was a much more respectful question than 'how did this happen?'.

Botros had nodded to the young Healer, and waited patiently for Mrs. Boyle to waltz in. It didn't take long, thankfully, and he got up shaking her hand. "Mrs. Boyle." He sensed the uneasy demeanor of her, it wasn't unexpected, this was how most people felt like when they spotted the freshly younger face of his.

Sitting back down on the bed, Ab folded his arms over his chest. "Very good. None of my former illnesses are bothering me. My knees are perfect, my back is good as rain, I don't use my cane anymore." Those were the essential complaints he sought Mrs. Boyle for.

She... could see that.

"I see."

There wasn't anything she had to check.

"I don't think I should check anything."

She frowned and thought and thought and thought. Then she looked up.

"Have you got no other complaints? Do you still take the potion we've given? What about any side-effects?"

Botros dropped his eyes to the floor when she said 'I see', but nodded at her. "No, no need to." He was feeling almost perfect if it wasn't for the staring and goggling at him.

Oh, her next question made him hmmm loudly. "Yes, I've been taking it regularly, the usual doses." He rubbed his not-bald head. "I haven't noticed any apparent side effects that you mentioned to look out for. In the beginning, I did feel drowsy sometimes but it went away after a couple of months." Was the young Healer writing those things down? Ab offered the young man a polite smile, just to know he wasn't forgotten.