Unlike other areas of the castle, the architectural style here is closer to that of a medieval church.
In fact, in the first few centuries of Hogwarts' existence, the school did not have a dedicated hospital hospital.
It was not until around the middle of the 15th century that, with the help of some church wizards, Hogwarts had on-campus medical care.
The school hospital of Hogwarts has an exquisite fan-shaped dome, which adopts the traditional European branch rib structure, and is equipped with chandeliers on the ceiling.
Due to the frequent accidents and conflicts on campus in the past year or two, with the joint efforts of several professors, the place has been expanded and renovated, from the original eight beds to forty beds in one go. According to Elena
, in extreme cases, it can accommodate at least half a grade of students. In contrast, the space of the school infirmary has also been expanded five times.
In addition, referring to the newly established Salzburg Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies, there is a writing board hanging at the end of each bed with a form containing the patient's medication information.
The medicine cabinets on both sides of the room are clearly divided into two areas. One side is filled with magic potions and crystal bottles with labels made by potion professors.
On the other side, the newly added items by Professor Apokalis are placed in different categories - various synthetic drugs from the non-magical world, as well as dozens of medical devices.
Madam Pomfrey's office was merged with the expanded school infirmary.
The window near her desk faced the outer corridor, and she could just see the pendulum of the clock tower in the distance.
Of course, the main reason why Madam Pomfrey moved her office here was to facilitate receiving "guests" at any time.
For example...
Madam Pomfrey raised her head and looked helplessly at the old wizard at the door.
"Um...Professor Apokalis, what can I do for you? If there is anything I can do to help -"
"If it's okay, I'll just walk around... just walk around."
"But--"
Madam Pomfrey frowned in confusion and coughed strangely.
"This is the third time you have passed by the door. Don't worry, my place is the safest and most confidential place in Hogwarts..."
"Just like St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies, Hogwarts Hospital will not leak any patient information, and those 'little secrets' will not fly out of this room."
The head nurse of Hogwarts blinked quickly and said softly with some pride.
"Besides, I'm not boasting..."
"In the past few decades, I have encountered more intractable diseases and strange conditions than at St. Mungo's Hospital."
"If you have any hidden secrets or hidden illnesses that have been hidden for many years, you can tell them openly. After all, I am considered the best -"
Madam Pomfrey glanced at the old wizard standing at the door who was hesitant to speak, and the word "healer" she had not yet spoken suddenly got stuck.
Anthracene, yes!
She suddenly thought of the worries in the other person's heart and the reasons for his hesitation.
Dumbledore had previously told her the true identity of Professor Apocalis:
Paracelsus, the only great alchemist to refine the Philosopher's Stone, laid the foundation for modern healers hundreds of years ago.
Obviously, as a legend in the field of therapists, this old man may be able to assist her in treatment, but if she encounters difficulties...
"Or should we just treat it as...an academic discussion?"
Madam Pomfrey thought for a few seconds, looked at the "Healer Patriarch" with a smile, and added something extra after thinking about it.
"Professor Apokalis, you should have a lot of friends, right? Students at Hogwarts will occasionally help their 'friends' with some minor questions."
"friend?"
Grindelwald was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.
The old devil hesitated uncomfortably, and finally sighed helplessly.
"Well, actually - I'm probably lost. What I lack now is a reliable guide."
"Lost? Your reason is really..."
Madam Pomfrey initially thought that the other party was covering up, after all, she had heard statements from students that were more than ten times more outrageous than this.
However, after carefully observing the old man's embarrassed expression for a few seconds, Madam Pomfrey's expression suddenly became strange.
"Wait...are you really kidding? You are one of the castle keepers of Hogwarts?!"
"Well--"
Grindelwald laughed dryly and spread his hands helplessly.
"Today's situation is a little special. Hogwarts Castle is too naughty."
"It was fine in the past. After all, there were students and professors everywhere. Even if things got worse, Albus could help."
"But today..."
"Due to the parent-teacher conference, all the professors and students are in the lounge, and the principal is not here either?"
Madam Pomfrey followed without thinking, glanced at the old wizard who nodded with a wry smile, and frowned in confusion.
"Well, why don't you ask for help from an elf? Or a ghost, a portrait or something..."
"Because, well, I may have temporarily annoyed Miss Kaslana—"
Grindelwald scratched his cheek and added quickly before Madam Pomfrey could speak.
"The main problem lies with me. It's normal for that child to be angry...but I didn't expect that she would remove all the elves and portraits at once..."
Since he and Elena separated, this magical castle that is more than a thousand years old has quickly become "unfriendly".
Not to mention that all the "guiding elves" originally distributed around Hogwarts Castle have disappeared, and the reliable characters in the portraits have disappeared.
In addition, the castle's movable stairs and magic armor also began to move erratically.
The most outrageous thing is that after such a long time, he didn't even see a ghost - oh, except Mr. Peeves.
That annoying elf seemed to have received some kind of "carnival" order, appearing from the shadows from time to time to oppose him, destroying his path-finding attempts more than once.
"...naughty? Uh-ok."
Madam Pomfrey raised her eyebrows and glanced at the fleeting white figure in the corner of the corridor behind the old wizard.
"It seems that Peeves has also caused you a lot of trouble?"
She had heard about the "Thousand-Year War" between Peeves and the Castle Keeper before.
As if by some kind of fate, every castle administrator will be listed as a key target of Peeves' teasing.
I have somewhat restrained myself during this period, and I heard that I seemed to have reached some strange non-aggression pact with Miss Kaslana.
If it was really due to the little witch's revenge, then Peeves' proactive attack would be easily explained.
As for getting lost...
Considering that the other party is an old man who is several hundred years old, it is not incomprehensible that he has a poor sense of direction, especially in the case of interference.
Although before this, she had never encountered a second wizard with such a poor sense of direction - as for the witch, Miss Kaslana might be even more powerful?
"Understood. Once I finish sorting out the treatment suggestions here, I will serve as your temporary guide for a while."
Madam Pomfrey nodded slightly and pointed at the files on her desk.
Grindelwald looked curiously at Madam Pomfrey's desk and saw that it was covered with a thick pile of parchment.
"Treatment suggestions? I thought most of the students were here directly—"
"Didn't I say it before? Many of them are asking for friends."
Madam Pomfrey sighed and tapped her fingers worriedly on the pile of parchment.
"For example, what should I do if an accident occurs while I'm in love? Or what should I do if I want to start over 'physically and mentally' after a breakup?"
"There are still many weird problems, the sequelae of abusing potions, accidents of organ deformation, various foreign objects penetrating and staying during 'fights'..."
"Many students are clumsy, but they act boldly. If they don't give more advice, who knows what kind of magic they will release on themselves under the helplessness of the six gods. I am just a little help, providing some useful solutions and adjustments.
It’s just a way.”
"Well……"
Grindelwald's expression became subtle.
Although he doesn't have much experience, he doesn't know everything.
Obviously, in Hogwarts, there are also the same youthful worries as in other magic schools.
"Actually, I heard that, well, the way Durmstrang handles things seems to be -"
Kick, kick, kick————
Before Grindelwald could finish his words, rapid footsteps suddenly came from the other end of the corridor.
The two subconsciously turned their heads and saw Filch limping quickly towards this side.
"Oops, Madam Pomfrey, Gryffindor and Ravenclaw are fighting!"
"And it's not the students, the parents started fighting!"