Sophora Pye

Sophora Pye is a Healer at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. A minor character who does not appear in the original novels, she is known from supplementary materials as the wife of Augustus Pye, a Trainee Healer mentioned in the books. Her entire known history and role come from the J.K. Rowling-penned Daily Prophet Newsletters and subsequent Pottermore features.

Sophora Pye's full life story is unknown, but she was a working Healer at St. Mungo's during the Second Wizarding War. In the summer of 1995, she treated petty criminal Willy Widdershins after he was caught by the Ministry of Magic for his scheme involving regurgitating toilets. Healer Pye diagnosed him with a “very minor case of Lumos-induced back-firing” and discharged him. (Daily Prophet Newsletter) Her husband, Augustus Pye, was a Trainee Healer on the 'Dangerous' Dai Llewellyn Ward for Serious Bites during the 1995-1996 school year, where he attended to Arthur Weasley following his attack by Nagini and later worked on the cursed vegetation that had infested Broderick Bode.

No information is available regarding Sophora Pye's physical appearance or personality traits.

• Healing Magic: As a qualified Healer at St. Mungo's, Sophora was proficient in Healing Magic. She demonstrated diagnostic skill when she correctly identified the minor magical malady afflicting Willy Widdershins. (Daily Prophet Newsletter)

While she would have owned a wand, no details about its length, wood, or core are known.

• Augustus Pye: Sophora is the wife of Augustus Pye. At the time Sophora was a practicing Healer, her husband was still a Trainee Healer at St. Mungo's.
• Willy Widdershins: Sophora treated Widdershins as a patient at St. Mungo's after his arrest for enchanting toilets to regurgitate their contents. (Daily Prophet Newsletter)

Sophora is the name of a genus of flowering trees in the legume family, Fabaceae. Many species within this genus have historic uses in traditional medicine, which is highly appropriate for a character who is a Healer. One particular species, the Kowhai tree (Sophora microphylla), is known to be used as a wand wood. (Pottermore)

Sophora Pye is not mentioned in any of the seven original Harry Potter novels. All information about her character originates from the second issue of the Daily Prophet Newsletter, a promotional publication written by J.K. Rowling for the official fan club in 2004. Her story was later canonized on the Pottermore website. Her existence provides more depth to the staff of St. Mungo's and gives context to the named-only character of Augustus Pye from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.