Order Only: We've been delayed in the Forbidden Forest

[alt_luna]

I know, I know, it's dark and the lecture's about to start. But we've found a thestral foal, and it's hurt; it has a torn wing flap and it seems to be in quite a bit of pain.

Sally-Anne or Madam Pomfrey: do you have a suggestion for treating the wing? I don't think we should linger here much longer but aren't quite sure what to do.

I think some Acromantula silk would be useful for a dressing, but Colin and Divyesh are being quite firm that we shouldn't go looking for any now.

Comments

[alt_frank]

(Not unless we discover a nice, doesn't want to eat us variety, which I don't think exist.)

[alt_luna]

Well I think they might give us some silk if we just ask politely. And if it was a very young spider. But I'm hoping Sally-Anne or Madam Pomfrey would have something a little more practical to suggest, and that wouldn't involve staying out here much longer.

[alt_sally_anne]

No one's going to notice you're not here, it's much too crowded.

I entirely agree that you should not go out in search of juvenile acromantulae; even the cat-sized ones will happily eat a human. They'll just, you know, share.

Acromantula silk is considered good for healing if you happen to get your hands on it while it's very fresh, but overwhelmingly it is also considered to be NOT WORTH the RISK.