Weltschmerz

Chapter 2

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All the way to Prof. Babblings office, Camila left a trail of saliva in her wake. Apparently losing tons of amounts of fluids did not account as dangerous enough to go to the hospital wing, having tusk on the other hand, seemed to be an immediate threat to ones health.

Once they had made it to Prof. Babblings classroom, Camila was dragged up to the front and pushed down on a chair. Prof. Babbling disappeared for a second and came back with a large brown book labeled 'Advanced Rune Translation by Yuri Blishen' and slammed it down on the table in front of the younger girl. Camila tilted her head to the side and looked up, raising both of her eyebrows at the woman. 

"Copy those entries to this book." The Professor answered harshly, before slamming a second book down on the table. "Oh... and Cabello? Try not to drool all over them... it's disgusting."

For the probably 50th time Camila wondered how someone could have so little disregard for another person. The brunette released a long annoyed huff and opened the books in front of her. Prof. Babblings knew as well as she did, that the request in itself was just ridiculous. Camila knew a quick and simple spell that would duplicate the book in mere seconds, she also knew that this whole request was just blatant chicanery. 

She had to learn that lesson the hard way on her second day in detention with the Professor, when something similar had happened. The woman had ordered her to copy another old book to an empty one, but that day, she had simply whipped out her wand and cast the duplicating spell earning her another 2 hours of detention on top of it. So, sure that she didn't want to waste another 2 hours with that woman, Camila quietly copied the entries to the new book, until the hour was finally over.  

By the end of it, Camila found herself sitting in an uncomfortable and almost concerning puddle of her own saliva. She was beyond exhausted, feeling dizzy and slightly lightheaded and thought it best to go see Madam Pomfrey right away. She knew for what ever Prof. Babbling was concerned, she could be laying dead on the floor and she would still take house points for slouching from her.

The younger girl got up and made her way out of the Professors classroom, before she heard the Professor call after her in a sickly sweet voice."Same time tomorrow and you better not be late."

Camila shook her head, slamming the door close behind her, for someone who hated her this much, Prof Babblings sure enjoyed spending time with her.   

Camila made her way into the hospital wing, spotting an already smiling Madam Pomfrey, who seemed to be waiting for her. "And here I thought I could finally mark a day in the calender where I didn't have to see your face."   

Camila returned a sad little smile, "Don't act like you don't love seeing my lovely face every day." she retorted, walking over to one of the empty hospital beds and sat down, swinging her legs back and forth. 

The nurse chuckled quietly to herself and hurried over to Camila holding a tray with a reddish looking potion. "Well, it sure doesn't look as lovely as it usually does." 

With a quick flick of her wand, Madam Pomfrey transformed Camila's face back to its original  state, as it slowly shrank back and the redness slowly began draining from it. Camila instantly reached up, touching her cheeks, before she covered her mouth to not spit on accident. "Can you please make this stop?"

Madam Pomfrey laughed at the Cuban, and held out the red potion for her to take. Without another word Camila took it and poured it down her throat. When the last drop was gone, she wiped her mouth with her sleeve and handed the potion back to Madam Pomfrey.

"Ugh! This was just... gross!" Camila chuckled, as a shiver rippled down her spine from the after taste. "Thanks Poppy."

"Mhmm... ." Madam Pomfrey hummed, handing Camila a towel to dry herself of with. She then swiftly retrieved another bottle and held it out for the younger girl to take. "Next time you come here right away, do you understand? I don't care what that old hag says... . Here, drink up."