After he finished his breakfast, River took the opportunity to do a quick clean up of the room, as well as to retrieve a couple more phials for the next and last stage of the boys' treatment as the boys slowly returned to their reality. The Healer man was just in time to see the first boy stir, and he quickly took quiet steps towards Henry, a relieved grin on his face. "Good morning, Master Whittebrook. How are you feeling?" he said reaching out to the boy, and rested his hand on his forehead to check him one last time. "Ah. So it's yours," he said gesturing his head towards the kitten. "It took quite the trip to get to you," meaning the small cat were in Charlotte's shirt. Did he know? "Also, your mother was here yesterday. I allowed her to come see you while you were fast asleep. She was very worried, but I assured her that you will be fine after all the treatments available have been exhausted." And speaking of treatments, he still had another one for them. That is, if they are even willing to do it with him.



Merlin, bless this child. He was back and a tiny bit of himself already. River took note of his mood, and sighed. Of course, he hoped Carlton would be back to his normal, cheery self but that's quite impossible, for now. However, the next 'treatment' will help the kid back to his feet again. There was no way he'd return the boy broken to his muggle mother.

"Hello to you too, Carlton's foot. Good to see you're well and fixed." River grinned as he went to Carlton's bed next, and placed his hand on the boy's forehead. "Good morning, Master Lewis. It's good to have you back." he said, giving the boy's head a little ruffle after he took note of his temperature. "Come on now, you've been sleeping for more than 24 hours. Your head and back must be aching for you to be in an upright position." Gently, he lifted Carlton's upper half by his neck, turned his pillows around propping it against the wall and allowed the boy to lean against it. "That's better." he said patting the boy on the shoulder and turned to see Rooney next.



Rooney Bronwyn. River had his hands on Rooney's shoulders by now and tried to calm him down. He perfectly understood the panic, and the Healer man was quick to stop it. "Now, now Prefect Bronwyn. Take it easy...Carlton is perfectly okay." River knew Rooney could see that, but he wanted to offer him the reassurance of an adult. They all needed that, after the ordeal that they had to go through. "How are you, though?" the Healer man asked offering him a kind smile.

River also took note of the boy's temperature and was glad that all of them were okay. The physical treatment went really well, as it should, given that it was a St. Mungo's grade type of treatment. Only the best for the Hogwartian students, of course. The man took notice of his gifts and let out a chuckle as he sat on the edge of Rooney's bed. "Your sister was quite adamant about seeing you." More like, he was harassed in the process, "And a loving one as well. You're very lucky, Rooney." he said giving the prefect a grin. Marilyn Phillips also paid him a visit while he was knocked out cold. River wasn't sure if he should tell Rooney about it, as he was considerate enough to be sensitive regarding Rooney's feelings towards any association with Olivia.



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As soon as he was done checking and updating their medical records, River cleared his throat to get all the boy's attention. "First of all, welcome back gentlemen. We are all very glad to have you here safe and sound." he started giving them a warm smile. "Today is your third day in the Hospital Wing, and as I checked your medical records, you are all healthy enough to be released from the Hospital Wing this afternoon." River paused as he twirled his muggle pen around his fingers in thought, "The treatment you have received returned positive results to your physical well-being, however, I cannot say the same for your memories of the ordeal." physical trauma can be reversed in days, but it was entirely different when it came to mental trauma.

"Before you were knocked out to get your treatment, you do remember that there were people who wanted information from you, correct?" he paused looking at each boy, "I, personally, will not allow it still after you are released from my care. That's why I asked the Headmistress if I can extract your memories, so the right ministry personnel can have a first-hand account of your experience...through the use of the Pensieve. This way, you wouldn't be bothered by unfamiliar adults, and forcing yourselves to remember every detail of what you have witnessed." River paused, as he drew in a single deep breath, and let it out slowly. "Memory extraction has been used by countless witches and wizards who would like to review a single memory once more through a device called Pensieve. This too has been used to help quiet the mind of a witch or wizard. I proposed this idea to the Headmistress, as I figured that it would help you three greatly, and we would be able to satisfy the Ministry personnel who wants a full study of your ordeal. They can see it for themselves if they are truly brave enough." Again, two Fwoopers in one stone. "However, this is merely a suggestion, and it will remain as such unless you are willing to give this memory to me. Here, I have three phials with your names on it," he said laying it out on Rooney's bed, "I assume that this is going to be your first time, so I will be very honest with you here," he said taking another pause, "Memories of the incident will still be there, but it will be just like a distant memory after it has been extracted from you. The procedure will be done by me, and it's not entirely painless." Taking one's memory isn't really pleasant at all, but the long term effect would be greatly appreciated. "And lastly, I will not take it against you if you say no to the memory extraction. Again, this is merely a suggestion." River finally stood up from Rooney's bed and waited for the boys to make their decision.