Private message to Madam Pomfrey

[alt_sally_anne]

I've been thinking about what you said about the Healer's most important skill not being potioneering or even charms, but listening and observation.

And --

I think probably because I was thinking about this, I noticed that Hydra has lost a lot of weight. She's always been slender but now she's peaky. And at meals she's hardly eating a thing, and she's not touching her pudding, which is usually her favourite part. I asked her if she felt well and she said she felt just fine, and she wasn't eating pudding because it was bad for her teeth.

Only she doesn't look fine. She doesn't look well at all. I don't think I can persuade her to go in and see you, but I thought you should know.

Comments

[alt_poppy]

Thank you, Miss Perks.

I appreciate your telling me of your concerns--and your attention to the evidence.