the "broken" leg (was Re: Mrs. Figg as babysitter)

[aprilgc at ivillage.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 15331



> > Christian Stubø wrote:
> Most likely because somebody saw her breaking the leg - it'd be a bit 
> odd if she was sent off to hospital with a broken leg one day, and 
> the next day her leg was OK again.  It is not a given that all 
> witches and wizards know how to heal themselves, anyway.
> 
I agree with the nonmagical healing idea - not only because of what 
Lockhart did to Harry's arm in CoS, but also because Lupin didn't heal 
Ron's leg in PoA because he wasn't good at that (don't have the exact 
quote).  How far would she travel with a broken leg to find someone 
magically equipped to heal one?
It's also possible that she didn't really have a broken leg.  There 
have been a few instances where the magical healing wasn't immediate 
(like the bandages on Hermione's hands post skeeter article).  The 
broken leg story may have been camouflage for whatever really happened 
(curse or whatnot).
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