======Hogwarts Infirmary======
=====Location Information=====
  * **Type:** [[Hospital]] Wing, [[Infirmary]]
  * **Location:** First floor, [[Hogwarts Castle]], [[Scotland]]
  * **Owner/Residents:** Managed by the school Matron, [[Madam Poppy Pomfrey]]. It serves as a temporary residence for ill or injured students and staff.
  * **Key Features:** A long and airy room with a row of beds, each with crisp white linens. Portable screens are used to grant patients privacy. [[Madam Pomfrey]]'s office is attached.
=====Description and History=====
The [[Hogwarts]] Infirmary, commonly known as the Hospital Wing, is the primary medical facility within [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. Overseen by the highly competent and formidable school nurse, [[Madam Pomfrey]], it is a place of quiet healing and recovery. The ward is kept impeccably clean and is well-lit by its large windows.
The Infirmary is equipped to handle a vast range of magical and mundane ailments and injuries, from common colds to regrowing entire skeletons. Potions like [[Skele-Gro]] and various healing spells are standard treatments. [[Madam Pomfrey]] is known for her strictness regarding visitors and her insistence on complete rest for her patients. While the Infirmary can mend broken bones in an instant and counteract powerful potions, it has its limits. Certain dark curses can inflict permanent damage that even the most skilled magical healing cannot fully reverse, as seen with [[Bill Weasley]]'s scars from [[Fenrir Greyback]] and the permanent brain damage suffered by [[Gilderoy Lockhart]].
=====Role in the Story=====
The Hospital Wing serves as a recurring and pivotal location throughout the series, often acting as a space for recovery, reflection, and crucial conversations where key plot information is revealed.
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]//, [[Harry Potter]] awakens in the Infirmary after his confrontation with [[Professor Quirrell]] and [[Lord Voldemort]]. It is here that [[Albus Dumbledore]] explains why [[Voldemort]] could not touch him, the nature of his mother's sacrifice, and the fate of the [[Philosopher's Stone]].
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]//, Harry spends a painful night regrowing the bones in his arm after a botched healing spell from [[Gilderoy Lockhart]]. The Infirmary also houses the petrified victims of the [[Basilisk]], including [[Hermione Granger]].
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]//, the Infirmary is central to the book's climax. Harry, Ron, and [[Sirius Black]] are brought here after the events at the [[Shrieking Shack]]. It is from the locked Hospital Wing that [[Albus Dumbledore]] instructs Harry and Hermione to use the [[Time-Turner]] to save more than one innocent life.
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]//, Harry is taken to the Infirmary after returning from the graveyard with [[Cedric Diggory]]'s body. A furious argument between [[Cornelius Fudge]] and [[Albus Dumbledore]] about [[Voldemort]]'s return takes place at Harry's bedside. Later, [[Barty Crouch Jr.]] is interrogated here under the influence of [[Veritaserum]].
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]//, [[Minerva McGonagall]] is sent to recover in the Hospital Wing after being hit by four [[Stunning Spell]]s. After the battle at the [[Department of Mysteries]], Harry and his injured friends are treated here, and it is where [[Albus Dumbledore]] finally reveals the full contents of the [[Prophecy]] to Harry.
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]//, [[Ron Weasley]] recovers from a near-fatal poisoning, and [[Bill Weasley]] is treated for his severe injuries after being mauled by the werewolf [[Fenrir Greyback]].
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]//, during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], the Infirmary is quickly overwhelmed with casualties. The [[Great Hall]] is subsequently converted into a makeshift hospital and command centre for the wounded and a temporary morgue for the fallen.
=====Known Areas Within=====
  * **Main Ward:** The large, open room containing the beds for patients. This is the primary space where students and staff are treated and recover from their injuries.
  * **[[Madam Pomfrey]]'s Office:** An office connected to the main ward where [[Madam Pomfrey]] keeps her supplies, potions, and likely takes her rest when not actively tending to patients.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * In the film adaptations, the Hospital Wing set is notable for its large, ornate clock face window, which became an iconic piece of the [[Hogwarts Castle]]'s architecture in the movies. This specific feature is not described in the novels. (film)