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Lavender (Brown) Entwhistle (shop_witch) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-09-07 00:04:00

Who? Lavender and Miriam
When? Monday morning
Where? Miriam's office
What? Lavender needs to see a mediwitch
Rating? PG

Lavender arrived at Miriam's office at nine on Monday morning. She couldn't wait, she had to know. She'd felt sick off and on all weekend, but that could be a virus, the flu, fatigue, whatever. It didn't mean she was pregnant, honestly! But, it was better to find out now then to put it off any longer. She knocked on the office door then opened the door. "Madam Strout?" she called out as she peered into the office.

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	shop_witch 2009-09-07 04:21 am UTC (link)
	She closed the door behind her, smiling a little. "Good morning," she said softly, walking toward the desk. "I'm sorry I came by so early but I think I only need a couple of minutes," she said. "I couldn't wait for an appointment with another mediwitch and..." Lavender sank down in a chair, babbling at that point. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mungos_miri 2009-09-07 04:35 am UTC (link)
	Miriam started fixing a second cup of tea, because it looked like Lavender needed it. She was a very patient woman, dedicating her life to futile cases. She just mixed tea and listened to Lavender ramble. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shop_witch
2009-09-07 04:40 am UTC (link)

They weren't exactly collegues, they merely worked in the same building. Lavender didn't really know Miriam, but she'd offered to help and Lavender needed someone. "Right, so... I just got married," she said. "And, it happened really fast... and well..." Lavender reached for the cup of tea, letting out a sigh, "I might be pregnant... but I don't know for sure. I missed one day of my potion... one day... I mean... I've been on a potion since I was eighteen. That has to count for something, right?" she prayed for her reasoning.

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mungos_miri
2009-09-07 04:48 am UTC (link)

"Well..." Miriam thought about this for a moment. She hadn't been on the potion for years. She'd not had a need. "Well, if you miss one day, usually you're instructed just to take it when you remember and you should be fine, but you have to realize that the odds of it failing are still one percent, and any day you miss does increase those odds. You could be one in a hundred."

Miriam handed Lavender a cup of tea. "Also if you've had any changes in body chemistry-- certain other medications or potions-- those could react with the potion."

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shop_witch
2009-09-07 04:54 am UTC (link)

"And, if I happened to be ovulating on the day I missed the potion..." she ventured, sighing a little. "Oh, Merlin's Beard," she groaned, sipping her tea. "What do you mean by body chemistry? I mean, I'm not taking anything besides the one potion. What else... I'm confused," she confessed. Was it possible that her heightened senses, and her overactive hormones at the full moon could have been yet another factor?

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	mungos_miri 2009-09-07 05:06 am UTC (link)
	"A number of things. The potion changes your hormone levels to disable pregnancy, but if something else were already altering your hormones..." it was all possible. Everything was possible. "You want to take a test?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-09-07 05:09 am UTC (link)
	She wanted to cry. What if she, or Kevin, passed their condition onto a child? Lavender nodded at the question, saving the other possibilities for when she knew. "Yeah... can I, please?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mungos_miri
2009-09-07 05:14 am UTC (link)

There was no need to pee on anything for witches, which was good news. Miriam drew her wand. "It may feel warm." She tapped Lavender low on the abdomen, just above the pelvic bone. A small white light left the wand and appeared to enter her body. Miriam waited for what seemed like ten minutes but was really about five seconds. Lavender's womb looked like a glow worm doll, shining green from the inside, illuminating her stomach for a moment before it faded.

"Congratulations."

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shop_witch
2009-09-07 05:21 am UTC (link)

Lavender watched the wand then peered down at her own stomach, waiting for something to happen. When the light appeared, she glanced up at Miriam, but she'd already known... she'd tried to deny it and tried to reason her way out of it but there it was. "OK..." she breathed, nodding a little.

Now she was terrified, now she felt sick. Sure, she was married and sure they could provide for a baby and they would love their baby... but what if they'd passed their condition onto their baby?

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	mungos_miri 2009-09-07 05:48 am UTC (link)
	"You don't seem happy. Is there anything you need to talk about?" Miriam swirled her tea around in her cup, waiting on Lavender to speak. This was pretty heavy for so early in the morning, but she supposed the hospital didn't run on the same hours as the rest of the world. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shop_witch
2009-09-07 11:11 am UTC (link)

"We're not ready to have a baby," she blurted out. "I mean, we've only been married a week... and we were dating for like a month before that! I don't even know if he wants children," Lavender exclaimed. It was all just tumbling from her mouth now. "And... and we both... I can't talk about it! See, because I don't talk about it with anyone but now... a baby?! Really?" she asked again, feeling tears swimming in her eyes.

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mungos_miri
2009-09-07 03:12 pm UTC (link)

Wow. That was certainly one compressed time line. Miri blinked. It took her a moment to come up with the appropriate response. "But you are an employed adult, the father is here to participate, you've got an understanding, it seems, of the size of this responsibility. You're equipped to be a mother now. Maybe it wasn't what you planned, but babies are a blessing to those who can care for them."

Miriam would have liked a baby, but that would require dating, at the very least.

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shop_witch
2009-09-07 03:40 pm UTC (link)

"Madam Strout..." she started then paused, knowing that she could trust a healer. "I'm going to ask you something, and... I really need this to be confidential, not only for myself but for my husband," she insisted.

"It's not exactly the world's best kept secret that I'm married to Kevin Entwhistle, but there it is," she said. "The thing is that... Kevin and I share a... condition," she stumbled, "and I'm terrified that he, I, or both of us might have passed it onto this baby. It's not that I don't want this baby... because it's... our baby," she smiled. "But we haven't done any research on the subject and... we're Half-Moons," Lavender blurted out.

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	mungos_miri 2009-09-07 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	Well there was something new. "Well," she said, once again choosing her words carefully, "Remus Lupin's son, he's not a werewolf, so far as I know. And one of the Weasley children was bitten and his daughter is normal. You'd have to talk to someone in the Dai Llewellyn Ward, but I'm pretty sure it's not hereditary." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-09-07 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	She bit her lip, nodding a little. "Sorry to spring all of this on you... I just..." Lavender sighed softly, running her hand over her flat stomach. "I thought we would have more time for this moment and... here it is!" she laughed nervously. "I guess I need a regular mediwitch then?" she asked. "I'm totally clueless about this..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mungos_miri 2009-09-07 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Miriam nodded. "The welcome witch can make you an appointment with a specialist so you can make sure the baby will be as healthy as possible. In the mean time you should avoid alcohol, being around smokers, and you can stop taking that potion. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-09-07 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks for seeing me on such short notice," she said sincerely as she stood up. "I guess I should tell husband, huh?" she smiled a little. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mungos_miri 2009-09-07 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	Miriam smiled, "I think he might be a relevant party." She sipped her tea. She wouldn't make it through the day without a little caffeine. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-09-07 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	She nodded in agreement, though her head was a little fuzzy. "Right... OK, I should..." she gestured toward the door. "Thanks again... really," she smiled softly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mungos_miri 2009-09-07 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Take care, Lavender." Miriam had to think about getting into the ward to check on her patients, but tea came first. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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