"You can't? Nothing would surprise me in your world," she said with a weak smile. "Healer Nott knows everything and tracks my progress- I did mention earlier that I find it hard to breathe. I have to calm myself down and not panic or it makes it worse," she explained. "It's a pain in the arse. There's even more people in my room checking up on me which is so not what I want."
"What a surprise," she said with a genuine smile, imagining James and his friends posturing as the Three Musketeers. "You'd make a good D'Artagnan."
Allison's eyes widened when James picked her up but she didn't argue. "Throwing up and being terrified about a maniac makes you lose your appetite," she said with a shrug of her shoulders, leaning against him.