It had been a rather routine day for Hestia at St. Mungo's. She'd seen a few basic, clinical cases that morning, and had even had been able to take her lunch break on time. The hospital cafeteria was nothing glamorous or fancy, but the food was decent, and it was certainly easier for Hestia to eat there than it was for her to bring her own food to work. She'd considered asking Viktor out to lunch that day, but that was even difficult because she knew she was likely to show up late like she did to any of their other outings.
Hestia returned from lunch and was headed to her station when a trainee whipped by her with another case. Hestia made her way to the examination room as she read over the paperwork from the welcome witch.
"Good afternoon, I'm Healer Jones," Hestia said as she stepped into the small room. Yes, the young woman sitting at the examination table had sprouted horns, but Hestia wasn't too worried about getting rid of those. The job wouldn't be too difficult, not from what her files indicated. She was certain that one of her trainees could handle the situation, but she would oversee the process.
"It seems that the growth was stopped easily enough, yes?" she said, conferring with the trainee Healer who'd seen to the young woman's immediate care.
"I know it's not easy, but you shouldn't worry, Miss Bobbin, you're not the first case we've seen like this in the last week," Hestia said, hoping she could calm the woman's nerves a bit while she subtly examined the horns that had sprouted from her head. "Charmed amulets have been popping up around not only Knockturn Alley, but Diagon as well. That's what brought this on, correct?"