oops..and a wondering....

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No: HPFGUIDX 15937

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., heidit at n... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Rachel Bray" <bray.262 at o...> wrote:
> 
> > I was wondering something, though.  If magic healings worked so 
> > well (broken bones healed instantly, etc.) why did everyone 
(well, 
> > everyone in Slytherin and those who read the paper) believe Draco 
> > going on and on about how his arm was hurt?  Why didn't everyone 
> > call his bluff?  I just thought that was odd.
> 
> We know that broken bones can be fixed easily, and it seems that 
cuts 
> and bruises heal quickly as well. 
> What we do not know from canon is whether an injury to muscles, 
> ligaments & tendons, and possibly arteries or veins, can be healed 
as 
> easily. 
> It's very likely that the injury Draco suffered didn't damage bone 
at 
> all, but ripped through the muscles and blood vessels - obviously 
the 
> damage was contained - if it hadn't been, he could've bled to 
death - 
> but there may not be a potion that causes muscles and blood vessels 
> to regrow themselves the same way SkeleGrow does.
> Or the same way that some Muggles can't use certain antibiotics 
> because of penecillin allergies, Draco may be allergic to whatever 
> should be/could be used to heal him quickly.


Whoa there! Draco DID heal quickly - he just PRETENDED that he was 
still hurt. And it's not just Harry's opinion, there's the wink at 
Crabbe and Goyle, remember? (When Pansy I think asks him (Draco) how 
he's feeling). 

Naama