Veterinary Services For Sick Pets
Hogwarts Veterinary Services
If your beloved pet should happen to fall ill, however unfortunate, you might find yourself in the office of Akeem Toussaint. While Akeem worked with the British Ministry of Magic under the Department of Creature Control, he is able to care for your pets, so rest assured that your pet is in good hands. Please abide by all rules provided to have your beloved companion taken care of.
IC Rules
I. Do not attempt to open the door to the stables. You will fail, it saves us both time if you don’t try.
II. Do not attempt to use or steal any potions or medicines that may be used by Akeem to heal your pet.
III. Do not attempt to cast any spell you were not given explicit direction/permission to.
IV. Only three students (should your pet need lots of moral support) are permitted to be in the office at once when a pet is being tended to, unless there is an emergency.
V. Conduct yourself in accordance with all Hogwarts rules.
OOC Rules
I. Site rules and ratings apply in this forum. Respect them.
II. You are free to break IC rules, but be aware there is a chance Akeem will catch you and give you detention. The only rule this does not apply to is the attempted theft or unauthorized usage of potions. He is not an idiot, they won’t be easy to access and he would notice blatant attempts to access those that are out. He will never just give out potions to students. They will be issued by his hand and only to the pet in need.
III. I ask that you do not disrespect his abilities by writing that your pet was cared for inadequately, that at the end of the visit they remain unhealthy, or that they’ve roamed the castle with a deadly sickness that has somehow gone completely unnoticed for a long time. He will care for them as though they were his own.
IV. You are free to lightly/minorly godmod Akeem caring for your pet. You may say something along the lines of what is described above: he leaves to get appropriate remedies, returns, and chatters on about what is wrong with them while working. If you’d like to do more than that, please owl me and we can work something out!
V. This process must be RPed in my forum area, the Care of Magical Creatures forum. Note that I will be reading all threads, even those I am not a participant in, and there is a chance I will intervene if you break an in-character rules, and I absolutely will if you break an out-of-charcater rule.
Please note: It is not guaranteed that I can take on RPs for this purpose each time I am asked, which is why you are permitted to lightly godmod as necessary. Please don’t hesitate to ask, just be aware of that possibility.
If you want to write about Akeem caring for your ill pet, and say, make that a solo or a PV thread with a friend accompanying you, make such a thread in this forum area. If you would like me to be a participant in this thread in a manner that is more than what is described above, owl me.
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Thank you to Tala Takagi & Sabine Blumenthal for most of the information above.
Veterinary Services For Sick Pets
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| ─── | It was June 30th, 2023.
Puffie hadn't been doing well for the longest time. Maybe Kim just hadn't wanted to admit this to himself. Because he knew what time was coming and couldn't really face it right now. He'd been able to avoid thinking about it for awhile because Puffie had still seemed to 90% be his usual self for a time. That is, until June had begun. The pink puffball's health had declined throughout that month and Kim could no longer pretend things were fine with him. As a result, the second year got really worried about him, which resulted in him being short-tempered with others too. Nothing/no one mattered more to Kim than Puffie back then... But now... he was worried... throughout the day Puffie had been unable to move. He'd just laid on his side (or back?) and slept all through the day, not even eating or drinking anything, which made Kim even more concerned about him. As a result, Kim hadn't let him out of his sight and had even stayed inside his dorm for the entire day, afternoon and early evening, just watching him. He'd even tried to coax him into eating or drinking something with limited results. Finally, Kim decided to take the puffball to see the on-location vet... It was the only thing he could think of. The current Care of Magical Creatures professor would be able to tell him what was wrong with him. Hopefully it wasn't what he thought it was and Puffie could be cured in time. Kim knocked on the door to Sabine Blumenthal's office, carrying Puffie inside a small pet cloth bag. When he was allowed to enter, he went inside and set the bag down gently onto a nearby surface. "Puffie, my pink pygmy puff, hasn't been himself for awhile. He's not eating or drinking and all he does is sleep all the time. He doesn't even move that much anymore. I'm worried it's something serious..." Kim told Sabine.... "Is there anything you can do for him?" Kim asked the professor, waiting for a reply. |
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Curiously (and perhaps luckily), there had been a lack of sick pets in Hogwarts who were brought to the Care of Magical Creatures professor for observation. It was this way that when a student wandered into her office, Sabine looked up with something of a surprised look on her face. She recognized this student as one who had kindly welcomed her to Hogwarts in the beginning--Kim Aoki, if she remembered correctly. He'd been unable to attend her class to begin with, when they first met in the Great Hall, but Sabine was pleased to see him in her office. The pleasant attitude dropped after a moment, though, when she considered the reason for his visit--he was holding a pet bag and looked awfully worried.june 30, 2023.
His statement about his visit checked out. She'd figured as much.
"Let me take a look, honey," Sabine nodded and stood from her desk, walking around it to lean over the pink creature. It looked peaceful, almost, and Sabine worried her lower lip between her teeth for a few moments. "How old is Puffie, dear? He looks to be well cared for, healthy, nothing seems to jump out as an immediate problem."
In fact, it seemed as if this creature was completely fine, and, even if Sabine hated to admit it to herself, it might be a simple, cut and dry case of death by natural causes. It was nothing a young student should have to worry about, and Sabine stood up straight, offering a comforting hand to hold, should Kim need it.@Kim Sato.
"I’m Bean."
STA 10 | EVA 7 | STR 5 | WIS 20 | ARC 15 | ACC 13
STA 10 | EVA 7 | STR 5 | WIS 20 | ARC 15 | ACC 13
Veterinary Services For Sick Pets
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| ─── | The redheaded teen nodded at her words.
He watched as Sabine went over to examine Puffie, who was quite still and wasn't really moving much. Sabine spoke, asking him some questions. "He'll be 10 tomorrow. I know the average lifespan of pygmy puffs is 10 years but sometimes they've been known to live a bit longer." Kim told her, not wanting to say goodbye to Puffie right now. Give him another year. He'd devote all his time to that one year for him. And be able to send him off in style, as the happiest pygmy puff ever to have lived in this world he'd been born into. Sabine's words were hopeful though. She'd said nothing was wrong with Puffie, right??? "...so you said nothing's wrong with him? He'll get better soon?" Kim asked, hopefully, daring to believe things would be fine. At least for another year. Time slowly ticked by, curfew having passed awhile ago. But Kim didn't care much about that, Puffie wasn't doing well. He'd risk detention for being caught outside his dorm for Puffie. He was also with a teacher. Things should be relatively fine for now. Kim just wanted to make sure his beloved pet would be fine. He stepped forward to caress the puffball's soft pink fur. Kim looked back over at Sabine, waiting for her diagnosis, hoping for the best to happen. |
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There was no other way to put it. Sabine had been known to be a little blunt when it came to certain matters, but the loss of a pet was no laughing matter. Even though her own beloved Opal, the sweetheart/terror she was, was rather young, Sabine knew she would mourn the day the little kitten passed greatly. The loss of a pet was devastating for any, no matter their age.june 30, 2023.
"Mister Sato, please know it brings me no joy to tell you this," Sabine offered, folding her hands in her lap. "I can see you take wonderful care of Puffie. He's one of the healthiest Pygmy Puffs I think I've ever seen, and I've seen lots of Pygmy Puffs."
Sometimes you just had to rip the band-aid off. There was no gentle way to say it, no way that wouldn't break someone's heart. "He's reached the end of his lifespan. Puffie is passing, dear," grief was an awfully funny thing. So was life, it seemed, because how could something so wonderful, that had brought you so much joy and fun, come to an end in an instant? "I'm terribly sorry, Mister Sato."
Curfew had long since passed. Sabine wouldn't mind helping out the young student sitting before her, though, as long as he needed it. "Would you like a cup of cocoa and I'll walk you back up to your dorm?"@Kim Sato.
"I’m Bean."
STA 10 | EVA 7 | STR 5 | WIS 20 | ARC 15 | ACC 13
STA 10 | EVA 7 | STR 5 | WIS 20 | ARC 15 | ACC 13
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| ─── | The diagnosis was as he'd expected but didn't want to admit.
Sabine's words made Kim's heart fall and he struggled to deal with the info, despite the fact that he'd known. Even before he'd come here, he'd known. But had wanted to desperately believe otherwise. If a professional said Puffie would be fine, he would have believed it. And yet... such a thing was not meant to be. Sabine's words drifted away, until he vaguely became aware that she was waiting for a response from him. Kim tried to rewind her words in his mind and came up with the last words she'd said earlier about walking him to his dorm. "Right. Sure, let's go." He said, his body automatically going over to where Puffie was right now.... Gently scooping his still body into his hands, Kim placed him back into the cloth bag he'd brought with him. Slinging the strap over his shoulder, he walked out of the room and back outside. He didn't even register that Sabine was with him as the nearly fourteen year old made his way across the grounds to the castle. Upon entering the latter, Kim made his way up the stairs to his dorm and parted ways with Sabine at the Fat Lady's painting with a nod of his head as a farewell gesture. The redhead didn't know what he would do now. Maybe bury himself in his studies, classes and clubs? Yes, that sounded like a great idea to him right about now. The last thing he wanted to do was talk to anyone. |
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@Sabine Blumenthal
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Kim leaves the thread.
Permission granted by Sabine to slightly godmode.
Permission granted by Sabine to slightly godmode.
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