RP: Off to the Hospital

[shh_su]

Date: 27th January 2005
Character(s): Su Li, Gilderoy Lockhart, Luna Lovegood
Location: 1A Copper Towers, the Hospital
Status: Public
Summary: Su visits the hospital
Completion: Complete

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[shh_gilderoy]

Gilderoy had been sitting in the waiting room for the better part of an hour. "Stupid stupid check-up thing. Don't see why if I'm feeling fine they hafta make sure I'm telling the truth," he grumbled.

To make matters worse, there was absolutely nothing to do here. Oh, he had his share of mediwitches come up to him, giggling, ask if he wanted some coffee or tea, and then run off in a twitter, but there was nothing to actually do whilst waiting for one's name to come up next on the queue.

"Mister Lloyd Houndsend?" The head Mediwitch called out.

Gilderoy sighed and sank deeper into his seat.

[shh_su]

Su limped into the waiting room with the help of her umbrella-cum-cane, filling in some paperwork at reception before finding a seat. It was busy today; the only available chair was next to a very sparkly man who looked vaguely familiar.

Su sank into the chair gratefully, propping her swollen foot (and its unfortunate slipper) onto a nearby table. That was probably rude, but desperate times and all that.

She turned to the man next to her, who kept shifting in his seat. "Excuse me, you look very familiar. Aren't you Professor Lockhart? I was a student of yours at Hogwarts, Su Li." Last Su had heard, Lockhart had been in hospital, but apparently he'd improved. She had been away for quite some time.

[shh_gilderoy]

The young woman who sat next to him was petite, quiet, and was wearing the most incredible pink slippers he had ever seen. They were an even brighter shade of pink than his own slippers!

"Sulie? That's a pretty name. Sulie... I'm Gilderoy. But then, you already know that, don't you?"

Her foot was swollen and had turned a strange color. "I take it you're here to have that looked at, are you?" Gilderoy leaned in close to whisper. "You know, a simple glamour charm would take all of that bluish yellowish purpleish red out and replace it with a bright and cheerful fleshy color."

[shh_su]

Su giggled. Maybe the stories that had circulated Hogwarts about her old professor were true after all. "Thank you. It's Chinese. Most people just call me Su, though. But Sulie is fine, if you'd rather." No reason to be unkind to the man, after all. "How are you? You look well, despite being here."

A glamour charm for her ankle? That definitely had not crossed her mind. Clearly Gilderoy was as vain as ever. Honestly. "Yes, I took a nasty spill the other day, outside the Five Alarm. The glamour charm is a good idea, but maybe I'll wait until later, I don't want it interfering with the Healer's work. The real problem is that I can't walk. Do you know a charm for that as well? I don't."

"Have you been in Stoatshead long? I've recently come back from Shanghai, so I'm hoping to find a job soon."

[shh_luna]

Luna had been as busy as usual, and once again, not many other mediwitches seemed to be around. She walked to the waiting area, past Lyda's desk. The older woman looked frazzled as she looked up and gestured toward the patients still waiting. Luna lookedout at them and sighed inwardly. Typical Saturday

[shh_su]

Su heard voices at the receptionist's desk, and looked up. Was that...Luna Lovegood? Luna came over to speak to Su. She said goodbye to Gilderoy, and focused on the Mediwitch.

"Hello, Luna. I remember you from Hogwarts, actually. I'm Su Li, I was in Ravenclaw as well, a year ahead of you. And yes, I took a nasty spill the other day."

Su stood up, with the help of her umbrella-cane, smiling at Luna's comment about her shoes. "Thank you. I usually wear high heels, but that didn't really work with the ankle and all."

[shh_luna]

She smiled. They'd not talked very much in school, but Luna definitely remembered her; they'd not been far apart. "Yes, I remember you, now. How have you been, Su? I've not seen you around town; I didn't know you were here. But then, I'm mostly here," she said lightly, "so perhaps that's not surprising."

Frowning, she took a closer look at Su's ankle. "I must say, you should ahve come in sooner," she murmured. "I think we should go to an exam room; I'd like to take a better look. It likely looks worse than it is. Are you alright to stand and walk?" Luna offered a hand. "I'm stronger than I look, if you need a shoulder."

"High heels? No, I don't think they'd have been comfortable at all. I don't wear them much. They're not exactly a smart choice for my line of work," she said seriously. "High heels can be very sprain-inducing, you know."

[shh_su]

Su smiled back at Luna. She had liked the girl in school, despite the fact that they'd not known one another well. Su enjoyed quirky, although she'd never been able to pull it off herself. "I've been well. I'm only recently back in England. My parents took me to Shanghai after my sixth year, and I spent the duration of the war there. I'm glad to be back."

Su blushed. She knew she should have come in yesterday. "Yes, I know. I kept it elevated and iced, hoping that would make it better, but clearly not. I brought a cane, so I should be okay for a short distance."

"I'm afraid I never got used to being this short. I am accustomed to wearing heels, so I find them comfortable. They can indeed be sprain-inducing, though. Especially when you catch them in the sidewalk and go flying. Not one of my prouder moments." Su followed Luna into the room and sat on the exam table, rolling up her trouser leg and removing her slipper so Luna could better work.