A Troubled Time / Sebastian Sallow

Chapter 10

It only took around two days for Lucy to fully recover. She felt fine the day prior, but Nurse Bailey insisted she stayed another day. Sebastian nearly got in trouble when Bailey found him the morning after his stay. He somehow managed to convince her he had simply shown up early, waiting for Lucy to wake up. She was skeptical at first, but let it slide.

Lucy had straightened out her robes, opting for a simple appearance. She had on the simple button down shirt, green and white striped tie, and black skirt with the signature Slytherin robes. She smiled, walking over to the hospital wing's bedside table, looking at the flowers and notes that were left. She was able to see them before, but reading each one made her feel warm inside.

She received one from Natty, Ominis, and even Poppy. Most said the same thing, though Ominis profusely apologized over and over again in his note, his being the longest of the three. Lucy hoped he wasn't blaming himself, she knew he couldn't control who his family was. Sebastian even hand delivered her flowers and a note, saying he wanted to wait till she was fully awake to give them to her. He didn't leave her side most of the time, only when Lucy practically begged him to go eat something from the great hall. She held the four notes in her hand, slipping them inside of her robes, into one of the hidden pockets on the inside. The notes were something she wanted to keep safe, but close to her as a reminder of the people she had grown to care about.

Lucy took out her wand, making the flowers disappear into thin air. She still had them though, she just wanted to put them in the room of requirements. Lucy walked to the nearest floo flame, using it to get to the room.

"Hello Deek!" Lucy smiled enthusiastically, making the flowers appear once again and letting them float to different tables.

"Hello! Deek is pleased to see you again." Deek wandered towards her, "Those are such pretty flowers. Where ever did you get them?"

"My friends gave them to me, so they're even more special than normal flowers." Lucy gleamed, watching as the watering can she had in the room floated over to give the flowers something to drink.

"Deek thinks they look perfect in the room." He clasped his hands, looking around the room. The moonlight lit up her room, regardless of the time of day it actually was. She enjoyed the night sky and found it easier to focus and get her work done in this atmosphere, "Oh, you have some mail as well. Your owl appeared."

"Thank you, Deek. I appreciate that." Lucy walked over to her owl that sat next to her desk of description, petting it lightly on the head. She looked at some of the letters she had received, there were three in total. She smiled, seeing the one on top was from Sebastian. She set the other two down and opened it.

Lucy,

How are you? I hope you're feeling well. I was shocked how fast you recovered to be honest. Not that I think you're weak, but such a strong curse was used against you. Yet, you were able to handle it better than anyone. Also, did you like the flowers? I wasn't sure what kind you like. Oh Merlin, I don't know if you like flowers at all. I'm sorry, I should've asked. Anyways, I wanted to inform you that I am planning to go to Feldcroft and visit Anne this Saturday. If you're feeling up for it, I'd love for you to join me as we discussed. If you are still feeling ill, we can postpone and go another time. Of course I want to make sure you feel up for travel, since Feldcroft is a little far from Hogwarts. Well, it isn't too far, it's just south. I hope to see or hear from you soon. Make sure you still get plenty of rest. I don't want to hear about you fighting more trolls without me.

Sebastian

Lucy giggled reading his letter. He rambled fairly often in person, but now she had it in writing, too. She quickly grabbed a pen and paper as she wrote her letter back.