Down Time(Caroline)

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It was just another regular day in the Hospital Wing of Hogwarts. The sun light that was coming through the windows lit the room up. There were no patients occupying the beds, but there was one person standing there in the middle of the room watching one of the house quidditch teams practicing down on the pitch and it was more than likely that they would end up having one or two of the players in here before long. Sasha loved working here and helping to take care of the students. It had been one of her passions, she had always wanted to be a healer when she was young but her mother shot that idea down. But then she decided to become an auror like her father who had been killed over the summer. She had been recruited into the International Aurors about five years ago, to be an interrogator, when she had just turned twenty-four she had jumped at the chance to do more for people. And just at the start of this school year she had been persuaded by Walton to come and be a nurse at Hogwarts this year. Oh she loved that man but hadn’t felt like telling him that just yet, and plus it would be kind of weird they were best of friends and they hadn’t even gone on a date yet. But everything that he did made her fall even harder for him.

Shaking her head she got her thoughts away from Walton as she watched Nina her dog, and Mina, Maryn’s dog running around out on the grounds. She needed to find time to talk with her sisters and let them know that they weren’t alone and that she had already taken full guardianship/custody over them since their mother abandoned them. Oh how she hated her mother. First her mother kicked her out and now she abandoned her sisters, that was the last straw. Sasha could tell that her sisters had grown fond of Walton. It was sweet to see how he had taken an interest and liking to her sisters and how he cared for them was something that she hadn’t been expecting but when she found out it made her happy that he was doing that.

“I should have been the one to help them through it all.” She stated since she thought no one else was in the room, as she wrapped her arms around herself in a hug. She rocked back and forth on her feet as a few tears rolled down her cheeks as she thought about her dad. He had always been there for her, except for when she had gotten kicked out of the house. Her dad had been out on an assignment, and by the time he had come back she had already left. It hurt but she had talked with him many times, and he had even trained her to become an auror. But to her, it was now her sisters and herself. But then there was Walton. “Why is it that when I am not busy helping people or doing something, he always pops into my thoughts? Not that I am complaining or anything, but why?”

Sasha felt like she was just talking to herself, but realized that she wasn’t alone anymore. There was someone else here somewhere behind her. She pulled out her wand spinning around to see who it was. It was just a habit from being in the IA. As her eyes scanned the room they fell upon Caroline, the Head Nurse of Hogwarts. “Sorry about that Caroline.” Sasha said with a small smile wondering how much her friend had heard. She now stood there awkwardly as she put her wand away.

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As the Hogwarts school nurse, Caroline saw the most action on the weekends, particularly during Quidditch days. The beginning of the day was usually slow, as all students and faculty were down at the pitch. As Head Nurse, Caroline was required to stay up at the castle while some of her nurses were stationed at the pitch in case of any emergencies. So when Caroline exited her office in the Hospital Wing with her hornbill, Billius, on her shoulder she was surprised to see Sasha, one of her nurses, staring out the window to the grounds.

Caroline stood there quietly for a moment, wondering why Sasha was staring outside, seemingly lost in thought... then she spoke... of a man? Caroline's head tilted curiously to the side as Sasha spoke aloud of her being filled with thoughts of "him." Obviously the nurse had something on her mind that she needed to talk about. Caroline took a step forward, finally deciding to make herself known, when she was surprised by Sasha spinning around and pulling her wand out at Caroline. Caroline's brow furrowed in shock but she remained relaxed. "Slow your roll, King," she said to her nurse, defensively.

Sasha lowered her wand and uttered an apology, to which Caroline simply waved a hand to. "Don't worry 'bout it, darling," she said, walking over to a table against the wall and taking a seat at one of the four chairs. "How 'bout you join me for a cup of tea and tell me what's on your mind?" She gestured to the chair across from her and flashed Sasha an inviting smile.

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"Don't worry 'bout it, darling,… How 'bout you join me for a cup of tea and tell me what's on your mind?" Sasha couldn’t help but appreciate the friendship that she had with Caroline, they had become fast friends, when Sasha had accepted the post as a nurse at Hogwarts upon the insistence of Walton. Who just so happened to be the person who was on her mind. She stood there for a moment longer and watched her friend go over and sit down at the table that was against the wall. “Sure thing.” Sasha said in agreement as she made her way over to the table and sat down across from Caroline.

She was not sure where to start but she supposed that it couldn’t hurt to start from the beginning. “Well it is a little difficult to talk about it, but I know that it will help me out.” Sasha began as she leaned back in her chair. “I can’t get him out of my head, especially after everything that he has done for my little sisters this past summer, after the murder of our father, and then after my mother whom I detest and hate, abandoned both of them just before the term started. I have known him for five years and everything that he has done has made me fall for him even more since the first time that I have met him.” She paused and thought about what to say next and plus it sounded like she was rambling. “Sorry for rambling. It is just the fact that he fills my thoughts whenever I am not busy and even then my thoughts stray towards him whenever I busy. I am just not sure that he feels the same way about me. And I don’t want to ruin our friendship just because I have feelings for him. I mean I hope he feels the same way that I do but I am just not sure how to go about talking to him about it.” Sasha fell quiet as a house elf appeared and set down a tray of tea. Which she went ahead and poured Caroline and herself a cup.

“Oh what am I to do about all of this?” Sasha said as she took a sip of the tea in her cup. “I haven’t even told you who it is yet have I? Well it just so happens to be a fellow staff member here. It is Walton Grey the Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, I am not sure if you have met him yet or not. But that is who is always on my mind.” Sasha informed Caroline, she would have told her friend that both Walton and her were a part of the International Aurors, but she wasn’t sure if she could, she would have to ask Walton about it. But now she watched Caroline and hoped that her friend had some kind of advice or encouraging words for her.

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As Sasha accepted and took a seat across from Caroline, Caroline nodded and smiled at her nurse. Caro made it a point to always be friendly with her staff and patients. What use was it to make coming to the hospital worse than it already was? Caroline enjoyed seeing people happy and usually went out of her way to make sure all those around her were exactly that.

Having worked so closely with Sasha, Caroline was very aware of what her family had been through this summer. The death of their father, and the abandonment of her mother to her younger sisters. Caroline knew most of the students, and since the King girls were related to Sasha, she obviously knew them. Caroline figured that Sasha must really have needed to vent if she was speaking this much, so she didn't stop her. She just continued to sip her tea as Sasha told her what was on her mind.

Caroline didn't believe in love, so she really couldn't relate to how Sasha was feeling. Caroline had never had any romantic feelings for anyone. She just believed that love was a fairytale. But that didn't mean she wasn't still good at giving advice. Another thing about Caroline was that she was very intuitive. The moment Sasha had gone on talking about the events of this past summer and what "he had done" for her sisters, Caroline had had a hunch about who Sasha was thinking about. So when Sasha finally said Walton's name, Caroline set her cup of tea back onto the table and looked at the nurse across from her.

"Well," she began, simply. "I suppose I can understand your worry. That's the typical problem I see couples running into." Caroline folded her arms across her chest for a moment as she thought of something else to say. "You've never once thought about just telling him? No matter the consequences?" She asked, narrowing her eyes a little at Sasha. For Caroline, she believed that when it doubt, tell the truth. Whatever happens, at least you always told the truth. Unfortunately, Caro knew not everyone felt the same way about that stuff as she did. But, what better way to get to know Sasha better than to ask a few questions?

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