Patient #5: Heather

Heather is a new patient of Dr. Carm and has a rather interesting disorder:

Concocting Violaceous Slytherite Disorder (CVSD) 

This blood disorder affects the body in different ways. Some of the more common signs and symptoms include:

1.   Craftiness: Dr. Carm uses the word craftiness here to mean both cunning and creative. People with CVSD can be both or just one. Those who take on the creative side of craftiness exhibit strange characteristics. For instance, they might find that they can only knit duck socks.

2.   Purple: This symptom is constant throughout all CVSD sufferers. When given a choice between red, purple, and olive, they all like the color purple. Some may be more particular with the shade of purple, but it remains that the color purple is their favorite color out of the list. Doctors have argued that this is because the color purple creates a more stable blood flow to CVSD sufferers. Red increases the blood flow, while olive decreases it. Those with CVSD unconsciously prefer more stability, because of their blood disorder.

3.   Slytherite¹: These people match flawlessly with the traits created by J. K. Rowling’s Slytherin house in Harry Potter. They are cunning, resourceful, and ambitious. Slytherin also corresponds to water, which is also why CVSD sufferers enjoy a nice drink (although this does not have to be water.) It’s amazing that Rowling created Slytherins to be so similar to the CVS disorder!

Other possible symptoms include: being in the sun, reading, listening to British accents, and breathing.

CVSD does not have a cure, and most sufferers prefer not to have one. Interestingly enough, they can function in society without too much difficulty. Unless one really knew the person, most people would never suspect a person to have CVSD. This is believed to be part of the cunningness exhibited by the person. Once the symptoms are pointed out, more people are able to recognize the disorder.

For those looking for treatment, they should seek out their primary care physician. Blood tests will be done to verify the blood disorder and possible treatment plans for the symptoms can be discussed. As of yet, no one with CVSD has sought treatment. Therefire, it is undetermined how well the treatments work.

¹ Slytherite is a word created by J. K. Rowling in her early drafts.

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