Sister Claw

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1. Layla Johnson: One of Carys’ first cases on the Mental Health ward, Layla was five years old when the metamorphmagus first met her and diagnosed the child with a severe form of autism. Subsequently Layla would make a brief appearance in the ward every two months for the next six years. Though autism was not something Carys could cure there were ways in which she could ease the issue for the young girl, and it was because of this that the young half-blood was able to attend Hogwarts and be sorted into Ravenclaw herself. Carys receives a Christmas card from the Johnson family every year.
2. Alice Longbottom: Though Alice and Carys were not in the same year or house at Hogwarts the two girls paths did cross on multiple occasions. Friendship between the two occurred more seamlessly when they both joined the Order, the two in fact growing so close that Alice named the former Ravenclaw godmother to her child. Carys was the running the shift the night that Alice and Frank were brought into her ward and tried everything she could to reverse the effects of the cruciatus. Nothing worked. Though there isn’t much she can do for them, twice a week Carys will sit by the lion’s bedside and read to her from whichever muggle text she is buried in at the time. Insanity cannot tear her away.
3. Orianne de la Mare: Carys became Orianne’s healer through the request of her mother, the two had met a decade prior during one of her brief stints in foreign hospitals. When Hélène brought her daughter to be healed, Carys immediately dismissed any current cases she had and got to work even if Orianne wasn’t in fact a patient on her ward. The two met again during the tri-wizard tournament and a tentative mentorship bound the two together. Unlike most of Carys’ cases, Orianne wasn’t a permanent patient but she became a fixture in the metamorphmagus’ life.
4. Seamus O’Reilly: As a mental health specialist, Carys has run many clinical trials throughout her tenure as a healer in an attempt to cure the incurable. Seamus was one of a group of schizophrenia patients that she had been attempting to help. Most of the time Seamus was an uncontrollable flirt who always had a compliment for the young healer, Carys was a fan of his natural optimistic personality and he quickly became one of her favourite patients during his time in the ward. Sometimes the Irish man reminded her of Liam. Carys had been caring for Seamus for three years when the former Hufflepuff committed suicide, his death hit her harder than the other patient’s she had lost and because of him she pushed herself to work harder to find a cure so that she wouldn’t lose Liam in the same way.
5. Michael Moore: During her training, Carys was switched between different departments to find her specialty. Though she was adamant that she end up in Mental Health it was protocol to work in each specialty just in case, she was working in Artifact Accidents when she met Michael – a thirteen year old Gryffindor who had gotten in the way of his father’s potion when it exploded during the Christmas holidays. Michael was the patient that, had she not chosen Healing to save Liam, would have caused her to switch specialties. The small child was so fascinated by everything that was going on around him that he spent his entire time there asking her questions that she didn’t always know the answer to. Five years later the young boy that she had known showed up in her rounds and eventually settled in the Accidents department himself.

1. Atlantic Canary: The atlantic canary, known worldwide as the wild canary or island canary is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the Finch Family, Fringillidae. This was her mother’s favourite bird and Carys grew up with the image all around the manor in her childhood. She’s not sure if it’s a coincidence or not that she designated the codename Canary when she agreed to work with Diarmuid in his ‘taskforce’.
2. Magpie: As a child Carys and Dylan were taught the magpie song and it was common for the two to be found chasing magpies around the countryside. The magpie totem is a good luck symbol that indicates joy, love and lasting fortune. It can also signify trickery and deception. The meaning of the magpie can represent good and bad omens, or duality and opposites.
3. Flammulated Owl: The flammulated owl is a small, nocturnal owl approximately 15cm long with a 3cm wingspan. With such large wings for a small, they can fly rapidly from tree to tree. Females are larger, ranging from 62-65g and males are smaller ranging from 50-52g. The summer between their third and fourth year found Carys and Amelia being divebombed by a tiny bird as they entered Eeylops Owl Emporium so that Carys could treat herself to her own bird. After attacking Amelia’s hair for a good ten minutes the owl landed gracefully on Carys’ shoulder and she purchased Athena without a second thought. Amelia was not impressed.
4. Golden Eagle: The golden eagle is one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. These birds are dark brown with lighter golden-brown plumage on their napes. As the symbol of her dedicated house, Carys finds herself identifying with the intelligent and aggressive creature for she could be classed as the eagle in human form.
5. Phoenix: In Ancient Greek folklore, a phoenix is a long-lived bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. The phoenix classes as one of Carys’ favourite birds as it not only represents her adoration of magical creatures but also her love of Greek mythology. The first time she was ever in Professor Dumbledore’s office she sat there for half an hour stroking Fawkes plumage and completely forgot why she was there in the first place.

1. Welsh: One of the two languages she was taught from birth Carys has always preferred to speak in her mother tongue, though she only really gets the chance to speak Welsh in private conversations with her brother. Though it is her favourite language it actually ends up being one of the languages she speaks the least though she has a habit of swearing in Welsh when she is aggravated or stressed. There’s less chance of being reprimanded for foul language when people can’t understand what you’re saying.
2. Greek: When their Aunt Josalyn taught the twins languages Carys actually begged to learn Greek, it was a way for her to connect with her deceased mother who was fluent in the language and loved all things Greek. The language, the culture, the mythology Carys demanded to know it all. And so she did.
3. German: Literally the only reason Carys and Amelia decided to learn German was the fact that it doesn’t matter what you say it always sounds like you’re insulting someone. It amuses her greatly when people walk past and think they’re actually being insulted.
4. Italian: A beautiful language, Carys found Italian the easiest to learn when she was a child. It was also the first language she chose to teach Amelia believing that because it was easiest for the Ravenclaw it would be easier for the Gryffindor. She was wrong, surprisingly Greek ended up being the easiest for the redhead to latch onto.
5. Russian: The language that took her the longest to learn Carys rarely uses Russian in everyday conversation and it is actually the least handy in her line of work. However if it wasn’t for the two girls learning Russian during their years at Hogwarts Amelia might never have known that it was a polyjuiced Death Eater that attacked her and not Carys herself. There are some silver linings.

1. Amelia Bones: Carys met Amelia within ten minutes of boarding the train to Hogwarts in first year, the two gorging on sugary confections and praying that the two would end up in the same house. Sadly Carys did not follow the young Bones into Gryffindor but the separation of houses did not break the newly grown friendship. A friendship that would endure trials and tribulations yet growing stronger throughout the decades. Sisters in life and death, Carys would never call anyone else her best friend and even after the auror’s death when someone ask Carys will always state Amelia Susan Bones as her best friend and the family she chose.
2. Liam Bones: Liam was the first Ravenclaw Carys spoke to after she was sorted, the new second year helped her adjust to life as an eagle and their friendship grew throughout the years. The older Bones was the reason she became a Healer and she has loved him for most of her life, the two were so close that it was apparently inevitable for the two to end up together. Even though the two are romantically inclined Carys will always class him as her friend first because more often than not friendship outlasts romance.
3. Diarmuid Stebbins: Though the same year and house Derry and Carys didn’t really connect until around their fourth and fifth years at Hogwarts. It wasn’t until the two became the fifth year house prefects that Carys really classed him as a friend rather than an acquaintance. The Apollo to her Artemis, the friendship between the two only grew. Carys later joining his ‘taskforce’ and Derry saving what was left of her soul. She can honestly say she wouldn’t be alive today if it wasn’t for her Apollo.
4. Amos Diggory: The first friend she ever made, Carys has known the badger since they were three years old. Amos’ mother being close friends with Carys’ aunt. Amos was in fact Carys’ first kiss she was six, a memory the two prefer to forget about and in the end Amos is more like her overprotective big brother than anything else. The two are so close that Carys ends up being named godmother to his only son.
5. Charlotte Montague: Her fellow Ravenclaw is an enigma for the metamorphmagus, sharing a dorm for seven years the two click almost instantaneously both of them viewed as the strange ones. Unlike most of Carys’ relationships however this one doesn’t last long past Hogwarts as Carys becomes a world-renowned healer and Charlotte delves further into the Dark Arts. The blonde’s problem? Even when she hates Charlotte and the woman she’s turned into she can’t help but still love the girl she once knew.

1. Ferula: Conjures bandages. The first spell Carys was taught during her lessons with Madam Pomfrey, this comes in handy not only during her time at Hogwarts but also in later years. You would not believe the amount of bandages she goes through while the Bones are in her life.
2. Anapneo: Clears someone’s airway. Though Pomfrey taught her this spell she never actually needed to use it until after she graduated when she ended up in the field. The amount of patients found under scattered debris was incalculable and anapneo became one of her most used spells until Lord Voldemort was defeated by Harry Potter. The spell became more useful once more during the second war.
3. Ducklifors: Transforms an organism into a duck. Yes she knows it’s not necessarily a useful spell but when you turn your best friend into a duck as punishment for not shutting up in the middle of the night then it kind of has to be one of your favourites.
4. Glisseo: Turns a staircase into a slide. Glisseo is a spell that Carys actually uses multiple times a year. She uses it less since she graduated Hogwarts but every time it was someone that she cared about’s birthday you can bet that the stairs would turn into giant slides. If she could have gotten away it mattress surfing would have been included to.
5. Episkey: Heals minor injuries. Though Carys’ specialty rarely deals with physical injuries, it is not rare for a multitude of auror’s to randomly show up in her office or on her doorstep needing to be healed. Episkey really is the most useful spell for this situation.

1. Athena: The Olympian goddess of wisdom and war and the adored patroness of the city of Athens. A virgin deity, she was also – somewhat paradoxically – associated with peace and handicrafts, especially spinning and weaving. Majestic and stern, Athena surpassed everybody in both of her main domains. 
2. Mania: In Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania (or also known as Lyssa) was a goddess of the dead. She along with Mantus (Hades in Greek), ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes. In Greek mythology, she is the goddess of insanity and madness. 
3. Asclepius: The god of medicine, Asclepius (or Asklepios) was the patron god, and reputed ancestor, of the Asclepiades (Asklepiades), the ancient guild of doctors. Asclepius was the son of Apollo and the Triccaean (Trikkaian) princess Coronis (Koronis).
4. Hestia: Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth, one of the original twelve Olympians. Cronus’ and Rhea’s first-born child, she was pure and peaceful. However, since she always had to stay at home, tending the fireplace, Hestia is not involved in many myths. Consequently, at a later stage, she would be replaced in the Pantheon with the much wilder Dionysus, son of Zeus.
5. Hypnos: In Greek mythology, Hypnos is the god associated with sleep. His mother was Nyx (goddess of night) and his father was Erebus (god of darkness). Hypnos is said to be a calm and gentle god who helps mortal humans in their time of need. Because he is the god of sleep, he owns half of every human life. In works of art, Hypnos is depicted as a young man who has wings on either his shoulders or brow. He is often seen holding a horn of opium, which produces sleep, a branch that that is dripping water that comes from the Lethe or an inverted torch.

1. Hogwarts House: Carys always wonders what would have happened had the sorting hat decided to put her into Slytherin like it almost did. The possibility of her being a death eater raises exponentially, especially when you think about her metamorphmagus abilities and potions skills. Her life would have been completely different had she ended up as a snake. She definitely wouldn’t be a healer and being the person she is Narcissa Black would probably have been one of the people she was closest to, even if they didn’t class each other as friends. That half-blood status gets in the way a lot.
2. Career: If Carys had decided to go through with being a translator for the Ministry her life would completely different than the way it is now. Not only would she never have found cures for illnesses that had never been found before she would have been a diplomat dealing with representatives from foreign Ministries around the globe, she might have been able to spend more time with Amelia, the two working in the same building, and she probably would have been involved with the return of the tri-wizard tournament. She’s not sure whether she would have been more or less respected than her career as a healer makes her.
3. Love life: What if Carys and Regulus’ relationship hadn’t ended the way it had. Carys broke off her relationship with the younger Black after he took the dark mark. Would he have seen the error of his ways earlier or would he have dragged her down with him? Would he have survived the war? Or would she have died instead of her brother?
4. Betrothal: Had Carys been born a pureblood the contract between the Black’s and the Cooper’s would have gone ahead. In which case Carys would have been betrothed to Sirius Black. The ways in which her life would have differed if this had taken place are numerous but as the black sheep of the family she’s sure that even if the engagement had gone ahead, Sirius’ hatred for the dark arts and most of his family would have saved her from being dragged into Voldemort’s circle. Would their engagement have saved him from Azkaban? Or would she have spent decades believing the man she had married was a mass-murderer?
5. Children: If she had been able to find a cure for the curse that caused her to be baron earlier in her career, Carys’ life would’ve been completely different. Children had always been a definite future for her until she lost the chance, she’s not sure what she would have been like as a mother, but she always wanted to know. But would her career have gotten in the way of that? Would she have even had children even if she could? She would never give up the godchildren that she loves but she’s always prayed she wouldn’t be the last Cooper. The fact that she is brings her to tears more often than she cares to admit.