Madame Pomfrey Query

[judyserenity]

No: HPFGUIDX 33371

"jenbe_me" wrote:
>   Adding to the thread I started, (something I didn't realize at 
> first) I am thinking that perhaps maybe Madame Pomfrey realizes the 
> danger of making students feel they will be punished if they come 
> seeking proper medical treatment if they've gotten themselves into 
> some predicament that was their fault.... if 
> students are more trusting of her, they are going to come to her 
> sooner than later with the problem before it blows up into something 
> very difficult to solve.

Jenbea, I think you've hit the nail on the head.  Madame Pomfrey is 
known for "not asking too many questions", as Ron and Harry say to 
Hermione.  If injured students were grilled about the cause of their 
problems, they'd be afraid to go to Madame Pomfrey for help.  We've 
seen that Madame Pomfrey feels students' health is the top priority, 
more important than Quidditch games or the Triwizard Tournament. So, 
it stands to reason that she'd think access to medical care matters 
more than enforcing school rules. 

My guess is, Dumbledore backs her up completely on this.  

"judyserenity"