Magical healing, was Re: oops..and a wondering....

[meckelburg at foni.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 15971


> > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., heidit at n... wrote:
> > 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. 
> <snip>
> 
> I think you're right on this.  It seems like deep injuries to skin 
> (like Cedric's burns and Hermione's hands in GoF) require more than 
> just insta-healing.  That may be true of muscles and ligaments as 
well 
> (otherwise the wizard Arthur W. borrowed the tent from would not 
suffer 
> from lumbago).  Hmmm...that may also explain why Moody still has a 
> chunk missing out of his nose and didn't just get his leg regrown.  
> Maybe if there's too much damage to skin and muscle the folks are 
just 
> out of luck.
> Of course, there may not have been a healer around that he trusted 
> enough to give him a potion, so maybe his injuries don't count as 
> evidence. <g>
> a.

I do have another evidence, but I can't give you the exact Words, 
because I don't have an Englisch Version of PoA ( Oh no, I hope the 
translator didn't do it again?): When Hagrid was announced as the new 
Teacher of Magical Creeatures, Dumbledore said the Prof. before him 
went, to enjoy his remaining limbs ( or something similiar), so it is 
clear, that some (magical?) injuries can't be healed or at least only 
with great efforts. Remember, Hermione was in the hospital wing for 
weeks in CoS after the polyjuice- potion went wrong.

Mecki
(84% obsessed to Harry Potter - And I can't stand having to wait so 
long for HP5)