The healer did have a good idea. It was such a silly notion and Roman felt a little silly even suggesting it. "Yeah, I had a great uncle that was always making up that he had dragon fever or something weird like that; and would always do to the same healer at least once a week. We all think he was faking it, so he could see her. And I guess it worked, because they married later on!" It was kind of a cute story, but it seemed a little drastic to Roman to get a girl to like you. Ick! Too much of that mushy love stuff!

Roman looked at his empty glass. Pity. It was so delicious after his throat went through such a tough time. "Um...could I please have some more miss?" He flashed her a little smile. He hoped he wasn't coming across like a beggar.

"Oh awesome!" Roman was ecstatic about his new secret. "Gosh golly! My first secret since I've come to school! You can count on me too keep it!" The healer was actually making Roman feel kinda special. He really never thought he could feel that way at school. He was feeling rather blue lately.

For a few seconds of pure bliss, quickly went away at the reminder of home. "Well, you see my mum would always be the one to take care of me when I was sick. She would read me those classic muggle books, like The Count of Monte Cristo or The Three Musketeers and it would just make me feel like I was part of the adventure. Now...well, it's just weird. I miss her and daddy. And my sis...and even my obnoxious older brothers!"

As he listed them, the sadder he felt. He just wished this feeling would go away. Roman looked up at her as she put her arm around him with a few tears in his eyes. "It just hurts right here," he said as he placed the right palm of his his hand over the left side of his chest. He gave a slight sniffle, and forced out a smile at her offer. "Really? You'd let me see them?" It was super nice of her to make the offer. "I just don't want you to go out of your way just for me. I'm sure you have tons of other students with more serious problems." He frowned and slumped down.