Crystal the Half-Ghost Witch

Chapter 14

I want to thank you all for your kind words and support. Thank you to everyone who sent in a review, whether it be here, on AO3, or wattpad, thank you to the few who sent me privet messages, I wasn't expecting that and made sure to respond.

I wasn't expecting so many people to show their support for me taking a break. It's been a little over a week since everything happened at the time I'm rewriting this and I want to let you all know I'm feeling better. All of your support helped, it helped me know I wasn't alone and that there was no need to rush while dealing with grief.

Thank you, every single one of you, for your continued support. Normally, the people who review are pretty constant, but I saw so many new names coming out of the woodwork to support me and I can not tell you what that meant to me.

Once again, thank you all so much your support has helped me so much in this last week.

Madam Poppy Pomfrey watched as the tiny first-year left the hospital wing. Once the girl was out of sight, she cursed softly under her breath and gathered the files for Crystal Potter. She couldn't believe that Dumbledore had allowed such a situation to arise for the poor girl. Pomfrey would need to keep a close eye on her to ensure she didn't develop any other side effects. Who knew what a high level of ectoplasm could do to a human?

She updated the girl's files and sent a message to the staff, requesting an urgent meeting about a student's allergies.

Poppy sighed as she considered that some professors might doubt the seriousness of the girl's allergy.

After setting a charm on the hospital wing doors to alert her if any students came in, Pomfrey left and made her way to the staff room on the third floor.

Upon entering, she saw that several staff members were already present, though a few were missing since someone needed to supervise the students. The caretaker, Mr. Filch, was absent as well. Poppy planned to find him later to inform him about Ms. Potter's allergies.

Filch might be a grumpy man, but Pomfrey knew she could rely on him to alert her if he noticed Ms. Potter having an allergic reaction. Despite his tendency to punish and scare the students, he did care about their well-being and would not want a child to suffer or die on his watch.

Albus Dumbledore was the first to speak. "Poppy, my dear, you mentioned you needed to discuss a student's allergies. I'm assuming they're life-threatening if you're bringing it up so urgently."

Minerva McGonagall added, "Would this have anything to do with Ms. Potter? I know she came to see you about an allergy—"

Before she could finish, Severus Snape interrupted with a sneer. "Of course, this is about Potter. I should have known. We all know the brat is just seeking attention; she probably doesn't even have the allergy she claims."

"Severus Snape, how dare you speak about a child that way!" Poppy snapped, surprising everyone. Pomfrey was known for her patience, a necessary trait for a medi-witch in a school full of magical children, so it was rare for her to lose her temper, especially on the first day.

Several professors felt their stomachs drop, realizing that Potter's allergy must be quite serious for Poppy to react this way.

"For your information, I used a charm to confirm her allergies. She didn't realize I had done it, but I know for a fact she was telling the truth because that charm does not lie!" Poppy glared at Severus, who felt a sweat bead on the back of his neck.

"Fine, what is Potter allergic to?" Severus sneered, taking a sip of his tea.

Pomfrey took a deep breath to calm herself. She was angry with Severus, whose hatred for James Potter seemed to have transferred to poor Crystal. If Pomfrey allowed Severus to continue believing the allergy was fake, he might even accidentally cause harm to the girl by using blood blossoms in potions.