At the word "difficult," the guard's eyes widened, and veins bulged in his neck.
"Difficult? Am I making things difficult for you, or are you making things difficult for me? My granddaughter's coughing so badly she can't get out of bed, and I've still done my duty without taking any leave. But you just flap your lips and drag my name through the mud! Today, either..."
Before the guard could finish, Luo Bin forcibly pulled him aside. When he returned, his face was wreathed in smiles, and his attitude toward Ginny, who had neither signed in nor brought a Teacher's Permission Slip, had done a complete about-face.
"Oh, little girl, you can't keep crying like that. When you grow up, you'll have spots all around the corners of your eyes. Tsk, that won't look nice! Come on, sign in. Just put your name after those four."
Ron took the quill and register. Only after he urged her several times did Ginny take the quill and write her name in crooked letters.
"My name is Robin Sear. If she still hasn't fully recovered when the medicine runs out, you can send a Snowy Owl into the Castle to tell me!"
"It's enough, more than enough! You gave me enough medicine for Lia to take for three months!"
The guard patted his bulging chest gratefully.
On their way back to the Whomping Willow, Hermione asked curiously, "Luo Bin, you didn't even examine the guard's granddaughter yourself. How could you prescribe medicine straightaway?"
"The symptoms he described fit a lingering cough from a seasonal cold that wasn't treated promptly. It's easy to treat, but hard to clear up completely. Besides, his granddaughter thought the medicine tasted bitter and stopped taking it as soon as she felt a little better, so it's kept coming