Matron (was Dark Injuries)

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No: HPFGUIDX 27702

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., dfrankiswork at n... wrote:
> Cindy wrote:
> 
> > Cindy (also wondering why Madam Pomfrey is referred to as the 
> > school's "matron" in one of the books)
> 
> Matron is just what the nurse at boarding schools used to be (and 
for 
> all I know still is) called.  Of course, Madam Pomfrey is not 
simply 
> a nurse, she is also the magical equivalent of a physician.
> 
> Read Billy Bunter, or Jennings, and you will meet this character.
> 
> David

It's also what one would call a 'head nurse', or 'ward sister' in a 
hospital in the UK.  It's a pretty standard name for a senior nurse, 
in any institution.