Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Madam Pomfrey's Office====== =====Location Information===== * **Type:** [[Office]], [[Medical]] Facility * **Location:** [[Hospital Wing]], [[Hogwarts Castle]], [[Scotland]] * **Owner/Residents:** [[Madam Poppy Pomfrey]] * **Key Features:** Private office and supply storeroom for the [[Hogwarts]] Matron =====Description and History===== Madam Pomfrey's Office is the private workspace and storeroom of the [[Hogwarts]] school nurse, [[Madam Poppy Pomfrey]]. Located at the far end of the main [[Hospital Wing]], the office is described as a small, paneled room. It serves as the command center for all medical care within the castle, housing the Matron's extensive collection of magical remedies, healing [[potions]], and medical supplies. This is where [[Madam Pomfrey]] stores and likely prepares treatments for a wide range of magical maladies and injuries, from common ailments requiring [[Pepperup Potion]] to severe cases necessitating substances like [[Skele-Gro]] for regrowing bones. The office also functions as [[Madam Pomfrey]]'s private space within the wing, allowing her to remain close to her patients and respond to emergencies at any hour. Her authority over the [[Hospital Wing]] emanates from this room, which she often emerges from to enforce her strict rules regarding visitors and patient care. =====Role in the Story===== While few events take place //inside// the office itself, its presence is crucial to the function and atmosphere of the [[Hospital Wing]]. It represents the private, professional domain of the [[Healer]] in contrast to the public ward where patients recover. The office is the source of all the care administered in the wing and symbolizes [[Madam Pomfrey]]'s unmatched authority in her field. Throughout the series, characters are treated in the [[Hospital Wing]] for injuries sustained in major events, and all the necessary remedies are sourced from this office. In //[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]//, [[Madam Pomfrey]] is explicitly mentioned as coming "bustling out of her office" to demand that [[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]] and [[Professor Snape]] keep their voices down, reinforcing that the entire wing is her domain. Her fierce protection of her patients, such as when she limits the sweets [[Harry Potter]] receives after his confrontation with [[Professor Quirrell]], is an extension of the order and control she maintains from her office. It is, in effect, the heart of all healing operations at [[Hogwarts]]. =====Known Areas Within===== The office is a single room and is not described as having distinct, named areas within it in the novels. =====Behind the Scenes===== In the film adaptations of the series, the office is visually represented as a small room or a curtained-off alcove adjacent to the main ward. These sets are typically dressed with shelves of [[potion]] bottles, medical instruments, and books, firmly establishing it as [[Madam Pomfrey]]'s dedicated workspace. (film)
