Wizarding health and hospitals (was: Re: Source of LV's evil nature)

[romuluslupin1]

No: HPFGUIDX 113874

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Bex" <hubbarrk at r...> wrote:
> I always assumed TR was born in a Muggle hospital. I mean, if he 
was 
> born in a Wizarding hospital (where Healers could possibly have 
> saved his mother), why would he have been put in a Muggle 
orphanage?
> But Angie does make a good point, that it reiterates the fact that 
> magic can't fix everything.

RL here:
While I agree with your point, I've always thought (well, ever since 
the Vauxhall Orphanage debate between Geoff and Shaun) that TR's mom 
died near the orphanage. The way I see it, when she was 7 or so 
months pregnant, her husband insisted she go to the nearest hospital 
for the delivery. This is when she told him she was a witch and was 
going to St Mungo's, of course. I guess they had a screaming match, 
he laid hands on her and sent her packing (I bet she cursed him 
good. After all he went back to Mommy and Daddy and never remarried, 
did he. I bet he couldn't perform his husbandly duties anymore, when 
Mrs Riddle finished with him ;o). Anyway, she apparated, flew, 
whatever to London. Maybe she miscalculated, or she had 
friends/family in the area, whatever, the combination of stress, 
abuse, fatigue sent her into early labor before she got to her 
destination. When she broke her waters, some good Samaritan took her 
to the nearest Muggle hospital where she died. The rest is history, 
more or less.

Romulus Lupin, who should be working right now, but is reading posts 
instead.