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Agnes cleaned her hands, washing off any remaining bodily fluids on them. Volunteering at the hospital was, dare she say it, fun! She hadn't felt so at peace since she became the village healer back in her own time. After saying a brief goodbye to Ms Weatherwax, she headed off down one of the many corridors. Every couple of minutes, she would look at a crudely drawn map on her hand which traced a route through the maze of passages to the Professor of Apparation's office.

After a passing reference to the skill by another student, she had become increasingly interested in the topic. The librarian had already been deprived of as many books on the subject as the poor old lady could carry, and then some. She had even taken out a battered edition of "Hogwarts, a history" and read about the charms which kept the castle apparation-free, and had went through several of the exercises within one of the more practical books. Without exception, all the books had warned against trying to accomplish the feat of magic without a competent teacher. Hence the crudely drawn map.

Upon reaching the door, she rapped it heavily with her knuckles. "Professor? Are you in there?"