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|born=Prior to [[1950s|1954]]<ref name="age">As Madame Pomfrey was already working at Hogwarts in 1971, having led Lupin to the Whomping Willow to transform, she must have been ''at least'' seventeen years old to be working there.</ref>
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|blood=[[Pure-blood|Pure-]] or [[half-blood]]<ref name="DH2">{{DHF2}}</ref>
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{{Quote|Madam Pomfrey, the matron, was a nice woman, but very strict.|Description of Madam Pomfrey|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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'''Madam Poppy Pomfrey'''(b.[[1950s]] or earlier) was the Matron and nurse in charge of the [[Hospital wing]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] and is depicted as a stern and professional woman who takes her chosen path quite seriously. Madam Pomfrey seemed a healer with considerable ability, assheherself said, "I can mend bones in a heartbeat."Shewasapparentlyoncordialterms with Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]], who calls her by her first name.
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{{Quote|Madam Pomfrey,thematron, was a nice woman, butverystrict.|Description|HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone}}
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Pomfreywasalready the school nurse when Harry'sparents were students, as she is mentioned as escorting [[Remus Lupin]] out to the [[Whomping Willow]],theentrance to the [[ShriekingShack]],inorderforhimtotransform. [[SeverusSnape]]seesthetwoofthemwalkingoutontheschoolgrounds,anddecidestofollowthem,causing [[SiriusBlack]]toplayanear-fatal prank on Snape. Due to their knack at getting involved in things overtheirheads, [[HarryPotter]] andhisfriends ended up in Pomfrey'scarerelativelyoftenwhiletheywerestudents.
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'''MadamPoppyPomfrey''' (fl. [[1970s|1971]] - [[1998]]<refname="fl">Theseare the yearssheis''known''tohavebeenactive. Shewascertainlybornbeforethenanddefinitelydidnotdieinthattime.</ref>)wasthematronandnurse at [[HogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry]].<refname="PS17"/>Sheemployed [[Wainscott|NurseWainscott]] toassisther in the[[hospitalwing]]sometimebetween[[1996]]and[[1998]].<ref name="DH2"/>
==Biography==
==Biography==
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===Earlylife===
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===1971-1978school years===
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Poppy Pomfrey wasbornduringor prior to the [[1950s]], andpurchased[[PoppyPomfrey'swand|herwand]] prior to hermagicalinstruction,possibly at [[HogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry]].Hersuccessinher [[OrdinaryWizarding Level|O.W.Ls]] and, possibly, [[NastilyExhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.Ts]] areunknown,thoughshepresumablyhadatalentfor[[healing spell]]s and [[Potions]].
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Madam Pomfrey beganhercareerat [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] sometime prior to [[1970s|1971]], beingtrustedinthatyearby [[Headmaster]] [[Albus Dumbledore]] to escortnew[[Gryffindor]]student [[RemusLupin]],whowasinfectedwith [[lycanthropy]] duetoabite from [[FenrirGreyback]], to the [[WhompingWillow]] everyfullmoon.<refname="POA18">{{POA}}-Chapter18(''Moony,Wormtail,Padfoot and Prongs'')</ref>
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===CareeratHogwarts===
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===Priorto1981===
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[[File:Popypomfgey.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Madam Pomfrey at [[HogwartsCastle]].]]
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At some point before [[1 November]], [[1981]], Madam Pomfrey complimented Dumbledore on a set of earmuffs he had recently acquired.<ref name="PS1">{{PS}} - Chapter 1 (''The Boy Who Lived'')</ref> The compliment made him blush in such a manner that would only be rivalled when Professor McGonagall compared his magical prowess satisfactorily against [[TomRiddle|Voldemort]]'s.<ref name="PS1"/>
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Poppy Pomfrey (or known as Madam Pomfrey by students) started her career at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] as the school's matron and nurse at a relatively young age. She is a well-respected staff member at Hogwarts and is good friends with fellow staff members [[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Minerva McGonagall]]. By [[1971]], Albus Dumbledore trusted her to take on the task of caring for new student [[Remus Lupin]], who was infected with [[werewolf|lycanthropy]] due to the bite received from werewolf [[Fenrir Greyback]], which turned him a werewolf on every full moon.
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As his caretaker, Poppy would escort Lupin to the [[Whomping Willow]] and use its secret passage way into the [[Shrieking Shack]], where he would be kept overnight to prevent any harm caused to the other students. She is dedicated to her job, hardly asking questions on how students got some of their injuries (despite how suspicious they may seem), but just concentrating on treating her patients and ensuring that they get ample rest after treatment.
====[[1991–1992 school year]]====
====[[1991–1992 school year]]====
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[[File:Poppisoffices.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Madam Pomfrey in [[Poppy Pomfrey's office|her office]].]]
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[[File:Poppisoffices.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Madam Pomfrey in [[Poppy Pomfrey's office|her office]].]]
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry|You let Professor Dumbledore in...|Pomfrey|Well, of course, that was the Headmaster, quite different. You need ''rest''.|I am resting, look, lying down and everything. Oh, go on Madam Pomfrey...|Harry pleading with Madam Pomfrey to allow Ron and Hermione to visit him|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry|You let Professor Dumbledore in...|Pomfrey|Well, of course, that was the Headmaster, quite different. You need ''rest''.|I am resting, look, lying down and everything. Oh, go on Madam Pomfrey...|Harry pleading with Madam Pomfrey to allow Ron and Hermione to visit him|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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In [[1991]] after visiting [[Rubeus Hagrid]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] was required to go to Madam Pomfrey after being bitten by the [[dragon]] [[Norberta|Norbert]]. Ron told her that he had been bitten by a dog, but Madam Pomfrey had doubts about it due to the unusual colour of the purple, green, and black wound, but in the end she dropped the subject and continued to treat him after Ron insisted it was a dog.
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In [[1991]] after visiting [[Rubeus Hagrid]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] was required to go to Madam Pomfrey after being bitten by the [[dragon]] [[Norberta]]. Ron told her that he had been bitten by a dog, but Madam Pomfrey had doubts about it due to the unusual colour of the purple, green, and black wound, but in the end she dropped the subject and continued to treat him after Ron insisted it was a dog.
Later on in the year, after [[Harry Potter]] fought [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]] in the Hogwarts dungeons over the [[Philosopher's Stone]], he spent three days unconscious in the hospital wing under Madam Pomfrey's care. She was reluctant for Harry to have any visitors, even [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]] as she thought that all Harry needed was bed rest but she allowed headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]] to visit Harry time to time.
Later on in the year, after [[Harry Potter]] fought [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]] in the Hogwarts dungeons over the [[Philosopher's Stone]], he spent three days unconscious in the hospital wing under Madam Pomfrey's care. She was reluctant for Harry to have any visitors, even [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]] as she thought that all Harry needed was bed rest but she allowed headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]] to visit Harry time to time.
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[[File:Madam Pomfrey h.jpg|thumb|right|Madam Pomfrey on [[Hermione Granger]]'s bedside after she was [[Petrified]].]]
[[File:Madam Pomfrey h.jpg|thumb|right|Madam Pomfrey on [[Hermione Granger]]'s bedside after she was [[Petrified]].]]
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Also in the [[1992–1993 school year]] Hogwarts was facing potential closure as a [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk|monster]] had been attacking Muggle-born students around the school. It was Madam Pomfrey's job to make sure that these students were found and treated to the best of her ability, though for those [[Petrification|petrified]] she could not treat students without [[Pomona Sprout]]'s [[Mandrake]] potion. She also refused to allow any students to visit the victims, in fear of the attacker might return to finish them, but allowed Harry and Ron to visit Hermione with Professor McGonagall's permission. Eventually, they managed to get the potion made and cured [[Hermione Granger]], [[Colin Creevey]], [[Penelope Clearwater]], [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]], [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly Headless Nick]], and [[Mrs. Norris]]. At the end of the year, Madam Pomfrey and Professor Sprout sat at the staff table and Albus Dumbledore asked the whole school to thank them both for their efforts in helping all petrified students, as well as applauding in Lockhart's departure.
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Also in the [[1992–1993 school year]] Hogwarts was facing potential closure as a [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk|monster]] had been attacking Muggle-born students around the school. It was Madam Pomfrey's job to make sure that these students were found and treated to the best of her ability, though for those [[Petrification|petrified]] she could not treat students without
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[[Pomona Sprout]]'s [[Mandrake]] potion. She also refused to allow any students to visit the victims, in fear of the attacker might return to finish them, but allowed Harry and Ron to visit Hermione with Professor McGonagall's permission. Eventually, they managed to get the potion made and cured [[Hermione Granger]], [[Colin Creevey]], [[Penelope Clearwater]], [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]], [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly ]]
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[[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Headless Nick]] and [[Mrs. Norris]]. At the end of the year, Madam Pomfrey and Professor Sprout sat at the staff table and Albus Dumbledore asked the whole school to thank them both for their efforts in helping all petrified students, as well as applauding in Lockhart's departure.
====[[1993–1994 school year]]====
====[[1993–1994 school year]]====
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[[File:Snapshot20111007133437.PNG|thumb|left|250px|Poppy Pomfrey, [[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Minerva McGonagall]] sit at the High Table in the [[Great Hall]].]]
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[[File:Snapshot20111007133437.PNG|thumb|left|278px|Poppy Pomfrey, [[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Minerva McGonagall]] sat at the High Table in the [[Great Hall]].]]At the end of [[1994]] Harry, Ron, and Hermione all had endured injuries following the events that took place when [[Sirius Black]] returned to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and revealed [[Peter Pettigrew]] to be alive. The three all woke up in the hospital wing after Ron broke his leg the previous evening, and both Harry and Hermione had passed out from the [[Dementor]] attack along with [[Sirius Black]]. Madam Pomfrey was not surprised to have the three in her care again. Whilst in the Hospital Wing, Hermione, at Dumbledore's hint, used her [[Time-Turner]] to go back in time with Harry to three hours before. They rescued [[Sirius Black]] on [[Buckbeak]] the hippogriff to prevent him from being administered the fatal [[Dementor's Kiss]]. They managed to get back in time without Madam Pomfrey realizing that what they had done. Madam Pomfrey also spoke approvingly of Remus Lupin's use of [[chocolate]] to relieve the effects of a [[Dementor]]'s presence on students, commenting that Hogwarts has "finally got a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher who knows his remedies".
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At the end of [[1994]] Harry, Ron, and Hermione all had endured injuries following the events that took place when [[Sirius Black]] returned to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and revealed [[Peter Pettigrew]] to be alive. The three all woke up in the hospital wing after Ron broke his leg the previous evening, and both Harry and Hermione had passed out from the [[Dementor]] attack along with [[Sirius Black]]. Madam Pomfrey was not surprised to have the three in her care again. Whilst in the Hospital Wing, Hermione, at Dumbledore's hint, used her [[Time-Turner]] to go back in time with Harry to three hours before. They rescued [[Sirius Black]] on [[Buckbeak]] the hippogriff to prevent him from being administered the fatal [[Dementor's Kiss]]. They managed to get back in time without Madam Pomfrey realiding that what they had done. Madam Pomfrey also spoke approvingly of Remus Lupin's use of [[chocolate]] to relieve the effects of a [[Dementor]]'s presence on students, commenting that Hogwarts has "finally got a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher who knows his remedies".
[[File:Popyronald.jpg|thumb|left|Poppy attends to Ron Weasley.]]
{{Quote|I don't wonder you're shocked, Potter, as if one of them could have stunned Minerva McGonagall face-on by daylight! Cowardice, that's what it was... despicable cowardice... if I wasn't worried what would happen to you students without me, I'd resign in protest!|Madam Pomfrey to Harry Potter on her intention to resign|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|quote}}
{{Quote|I don't wonder you're shocked, Potter, as if one of them could have stunned Minerva McGonagall face-on by daylight! Cowardice, that's what it was... despicable cowardice... if I wasn't worried what would happen to you students without me, I'd resign in protest!|Madam Pomfrey to Harry Potter on her intention to resign|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|quote}}
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====[[1996–1997 school year]]====
====[[1996–1997 school year]]====
[[File:Copia_de_enigmadoprincipe-bts-3.jpg|thumb|Poppy raises her wand]]
[[File:Copia_de_enigmadoprincipe-bts-3.jpg|thumb|Poppy raises her wand]]
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In [[1997]], Madam Pomfrey examined [[Katie Bell]] after she had been cursed by an [[Opal necklace]]. She could not help Bell and transferred her to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]] for a specialist's opinion. Later in the year, Hogwarts fell under attack from the [[Death Eaters]]. Several students and Aurors were caught up in the [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower]], a battle which resulted in the death of headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]]. Madam Pomfrey tended to the wounds and injuries of those in the battle. [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] was injured the worst of all, as werewolf [[Fenrir Greyback]] had savaged and bit him whilst in his human form, causing Bill to be badly scarred.
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Madam Pomfrey notedthatthereisnocure for werewolfbites and scars. Lupin, beingawerewolfhimself,assumedthatBillwouldnottaketheformofatruewerewolfsincehemightnotbeentirelyinfectedwith [[Werewolf|Lycanthropy]], thoughhecoulddevelopwolf-likequalities.Sinceitwasanuniquecase, neither Madam Pomfrey nor the othersknewwhatwouldbecomeofBillwhenhewokeup.Whenhewokeup, all thathappenedtoBillwasalikingforrawmeat.
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In [[1997]], Madam Pomfrey examined[[KatieBell]]aftershehad been cursed by an [[Opal necklace]]. She could not help Bell and transferred her to [[St Mungo's Hospital for MagicalMaladies and Injuries]] for a specialist's opinion. Later in the year, Hogwartsfellunderattackfromthe[[DeathEaters]].<refname="HBP29">{{HBP}}-Chapter29(''ThePhoenixLament'')</ref>SeveralstudentsandAurorswerecaughtupinthe [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower]], abattlewhichresultedinthedeathofheadmaster[[AlbusDumbledore]].<refname="HBP29"/> Madam Pomfrey tended to the woundsandinjuriesofthoseinthebattle;[[WilliamWeasley|BillWeasley]]wasinjuredtheworst of all,aswerewolf[[FenrirGreyback]]hadsavagedandbithimwhilst in his human form, causing Bill to be badly scarred.<ref name="HBP29"/>
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Madam Pomfrey noted that there is no cure for werewolf bites and scars.<ref name="HBP29"/> Lupin, being a werewolf himself, assumed that Bill would not take the form of a true werewolf since he might not be entirely infected with [[Werewolf|Lycanthropy]], though he could develop lupine qualities.<ref name="HBP29"/> Since it was an unique case, neither Madam Pomfrey nor the others knew what would become of Bill when he awoke.<ref name="HBP29"/> When he woke up, all that happened to Bill developed a liking for raw meat.<ref name="HBP29"/>
Shortly afterwards, Madam Pomfrey attended the [[Funeral of Albus Dumbledore]] to pay her respects to her lost colleague and friend.
Shortly afterwards, Madam Pomfrey attended the [[Funeral of Albus Dumbledore]] to pay her respects to her lost colleague and friend.
====Battle of Hogwarts====
====Battle of Hogwarts====
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[[File:HP72-FP-00573-900x506.jpg|thumb|left|280px|[[Pomona Sprout]], Poppy Pomfrey, [[Horace Slughorn]], [[Argus Filch]], and students are shocked after seeing Harry's "dead" body.]] Following the death of former headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] had taken control of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. He had appointed [[Severus Snape]] as Headmaster. Detentions and punishments imposed on students were severe under the cruel Death Eaters [[Amycus Carrow|Amycus]] and [[Alecto Carrow]] as teachers. Students were noted to be in and out of the Hospital Wing often. In particular, [[Seamus Finnigan]]'s face was unrecognisable with bruises.[[File:Tert.JPG|thumb|212px|Madam Pomfrey, [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] and [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]] in the [[Great Hall]] after the battle.]]
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[[File:HP72-FP-00573-900x506.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Pomona Sprout]], Poppy Pomfrey, [[Horace Slughorn]], [[Argus Filch]], and students are shocked after seeing Harry's "dead" body.]]
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Following the death of former headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] had taken control of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. He had appointed [[Severus Snape]] as Headmaster. Detentions and punishments imposed on students were severe under the cruel Death Eaters [[Amycus Carrow|Amycus]] and [[Alecto Carrow]] as teachers. Students were noted to be in and out of the Hospital Wing often. In particular, [[Seamus Finnigan]]'s face was unrecognisable with bruises.
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[[File:Tert.JPG|thumb|200px|Madam Pomfrey, [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] and [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]] in the [[Great Hall]] after the battle.]]
Later on in the year, Harry, Ron and Hermione returned to Hogwarts in search of the final [[Horcrux]] in Hogwarts, triggering a battle. The staff and students defended the school against [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and his Death Eater army bravely whilst Harry searched for the Horcrux. At the end of the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], students and staff alike were injured, or even killed. After the battle Madam Pomfrey would tend to all the injured and dead.
Later on in the year, Harry, Ron and Hermione returned to Hogwarts in search of the final [[Horcrux]] in Hogwarts, triggering a battle. The staff and students defended the school against [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and his Death Eater army bravely whilst Harry searched for the Horcrux. At the end of the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], students and staff alike were injured, or even killed. After the battle Madam Pomfrey would tend to all the injured and dead.
==Personality and traits==
==Personality and traits==
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Poppy Pomfrey is described asasternwomanwho, likeMinervaMcGonagall, toleratesnononsense, and takesherjobveryseriously.ForexampleshesnappedatHarryPotterafterspittingoutSkele-gro. Shetakescareof her patients liketheywereherownchildren,makingsure they makeafullrecovery.
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Madam Pomfrey was described byher students asbeingexceptionallykind, butevenmore so strict.<ref name="PS17"/> She was very obsessive, lining up the sweet boxes belonging to her patients inneatrows, and wasintenselyworriedaboutallofthestudentsunderhercare,believingevenfeaststobe risky.<refname="PS17"/>Indeed,shenever asked questions about how her patients receivedtheirailmentsorquestioningthesometimesludicrous stories they toldher,butinstead immediately set to fixing them up.<ref name="PS14">{{PS}} - Chapter 14 (''Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback'')</ref>
==Magical abilities and skills==
==Magical abilities and skills==
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{{Quote|She's not here, Potter, she was transferred to St Mungo's this morning. Four Stunning Spells straight to the chest at her age? It's a wonder they didn't kill her.|Madam Pomfrey on [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]] being stunned in [[1996]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|quote}}
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[[File:Popistaff.jpg|thumb|Madam Poppy Pomfrey]]
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*'''[[Healing magic]]''': Madam Pomfrey had a very high understanding of [[Healing spell|medical charms]] and could mend broken bones in less than sixty seconds.<ref name="PS9"/>
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*'''[[Healing spell]]s''': MadamPomfreyisverylikelytohaveundergoneHealertrainingasshehada very high level of understanding in Medical [[Charm]]s, and could mend broken bones in "a heartbeat" and relatively moderate injuries in an instant. [[Remus Lupin]] hadonce stated that he could never heal bones like Madam Pomfrey, although it may be because he received less training in the area. However, although she can cure most of her patients, she does have her limits; for more serious cases, as with a heavily [[Stunning Spell|stunned]] [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]]anda[[Opalnecklace|cursed]][[KatieBell]],patientswouldbetransferredto St. Mungo's instead for better treatment.
*'''[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]''': Pomfrey was able to create a non-corporeal Patronus, a feat that is noted to be difficult.<ref name="LEGO"/> She is also a skilled enough duellist to survive the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], defeating [[Poppy Pomfrey'sDeathEater Opponent|at least one witch]] and surviving the onslaught of thousands more.<ref name="DH2"/> She also recognised a [[Dementor]] attack and knew immediately to prescribe [[chocolate]], expressing grim approval of [[Remus Lupin|Professor Lupin]] when she learned that he had already treated the student.<ref name="POA5">{{POA}} - Chapter 5 (''The Dementor'')</ref>
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*'''[[Transfiguration]]''': Madam Pomfrey was able to quickly conjure a chair out of thin air for [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] to sit on after hearing about [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s death.
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*'''[[Patronus Charm]]''': Madam Pomfrey is able to cast a non-corporeal [[Patronus Charm]].<ref>''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''</ref>
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*'''[[Duelling]]:''' Madam Pomfrey proves herself to be a skilled duellist by duelling and probably defeating several Death Eaters like [[Unidentified female Death Eater at the Battle of Hogwarts]], and survived the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
*Poppy juice was used as a pain reliever in Medieval times; opium is also made of poppy sap.
*Poppy juice was used as a pain reliever in Medieval times; opium is also made of poppy sap.
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*Pomfrey sounds like [[wikipedia:comfrey|comfrey]], a plant in the borage family which can be made into a soothing salve. Meanings of her names are, therefore, both in some way medically related. Pomfrey cakes are small, sweet lozenges made from the roots of the licorice plant. Licorice also has been a medicinal ingredient for hundreds of years.
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*Pomfrey sounds like [[wikipedia:comfrey|comfrey]], a plant in the borage family which can be made into a soothing salve. Meanings of her names are, therefore, both in some way medically related. Pomfrey [[cake]]s are small, sweet lozenges made from the roots of the licorice plant. Licorice also has been a medicinal ingredient for hundreds of years.
==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:Poppylego.jpg|thumb|Poppy as a Lego minifigure.]]
*Pomfrey is portrayed by [[Great Britain|British]] actress [[Gemma Jones]] in the [[Harry Potter films|film adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''.
*Pomfrey is portrayed by [[Great Britain|British]] actress [[Gemma Jones]] in the [[Harry Potter films|film adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''.
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*In the [[Harry Potter films|film adaptations]] of''[[HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone(film)|HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone]]'',''[[HarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban(film)|PrisonerofAzkaban]]'' and [[HarryPotter and theGobletofFire(film)|''GobletofFire'']],severalunidentifiednurses,playedbyunknownactresses,appearonlyin the background.
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*In the [[Harry Potter films|film adaptations]],MadamPomfreywearsaclothinherhairsimilartocapswornbyBritishNursesatvariouspointsin history. Her uniform costume as seen in thesecond film isvery similar and could be based onVictorian and Edwardiannurse'suniforms.Her uniform that we see in the sixth film and8thisverysimilarandcouldbebasedonveryearly NHS nurse's uniforms from the 1940's and 50's.
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', Madam Pomfrey is joined by [[Wainscott|Nurse Wainscott]] who is the only extra nurse to be named.<ref>http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/pauline-stone/13/234/ba0</ref>
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*In the [[Harry Potter films|film adaptations]], Madam Pomfrey wears a cloth in her hair similar to caps worn by British Nurses at various points in history.
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*Her uniform costume as seen in the second film is very similar and could be based on Victorian and Edwardian nurse's uniforms. Her uniform that we see in the sixth film and 8th is very similar and could be based on very early NHS nurse's uniforms from the 1940's and 50's.
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', Madam Pomfrey is seen in the [[Skirmish at the Great Hall]] fighting some [[Death Eaters]] which one of them is the [[unidentified female Death Eater at the Battle of Hogwarts]].
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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[[File:Poppylego.jpg|thumb|Poppy as a Lego minifigure.]]
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]] ''{{Comment|Mentioned as "Nurse"}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]] ''{{Comment|Mentioned as "Nurse"}}
At some point before 1 November, 1981, Madam Pomfrey complimented Dumbledore on a set of earmuffs he had recently acquired.[8] The compliment made him blush in such a manner that would only be rivalled when Professor McGonagall compared his magical prowess satisfactorily against Voldemort's.[8]
Pomfrey: "Well, of course, that was the Headmaster, quite different. You need rest."
Harry: "I am resting, look, lying down and everything. Oh, go on Madam Pomfrey..."
— Harry pleading with Madam Pomfrey to allow Ron and Hermione to visit him[src]
In 1991 after visiting Rubeus Hagrid, Ron Weasley was required to go to Madam Pomfrey after being bitten by the dragonNorberta. Ron told her that he had been bitten by a dog, but Madam Pomfrey had doubts about it due to the unusual colour of the purple, green, and black wound, but in the end she dropped the subject and continued to treat him after Ron insisted it was a dog.
Later on in the year, after Harry Potter fought Professor Quirrell in the Hogwarts dungeons over the Philosopher's Stone, he spent three days unconscious in the hospital wing under Madam Pomfrey's care. She was reluctant for Harry to have any visitors, even Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger as she thought that all Harry needed was bed rest but she allowed headmaster Albus Dumbledore to visit Harry time to time.
In 1992, Madam Pomfrey administered Skele-gro on Harry to regrow his bones in the arm after Gilderoy Lockhart's attempt to fix a broken bone failed disastrously. Pomfrey was annoyed that Harry had not been bought straight to her in the first place as re-growing bones is a more difficult task than mending bones, which she claims she can do "in a heartbeat".
In the same year, Hermione Granger ended up in the hospital wing for a month after an accident in an unauthorised high-level potion-making (Polyjuice Potion) left her half-feline; apparently the group felt comfortable letting Madam Pomfrey to treat her since she would not ask too many questions and just get on with the job in hand. Hermione was allowed visitors, but it bothered Madam Pomfrey somewhat.
Also in the 1992–1993 school year Hogwarts was facing potential closure as a monster had been attacking Muggle-born students around the school. It was Madam Pomfrey's job to make sure that these students were found and treated to the best of her ability, though for those petrified she could not treat students without Pomona Sprout's Mandrake potion. She also refused to allow any students to visit the victims, in fear of the attacker might return to finish them, but allowed Harry and Ron to visit Hermione with Professor McGonagall's permission. Eventually, they managed to get the potion made and cured Hermione Granger, Colin Creevey, Penelope Clearwater, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Nearly Headless Nick, and Mrs. Norris. At the end of the year, Madam Pomfrey and Professor Sprout sat at the staff table and Albus Dumbledore asked the whole school to thank them both for their efforts in helping all petrified students, as well as applauding in Lockhart's departure.
At the end of 1994 Harry, Ron, and Hermione all had endured injuries following the events that took place when Sirius Black returned to Hogwarts and revealed Peter Pettigrew to be alive. The three all woke up in the hospital wing after Ron broke his leg the previous evening, and both Harry and Hermione had passed out from the Dementor attack along with Sirius Black. Madam Pomfrey was not surprised to have the three in her care again. Whilst in the Hospital Wing, Hermione, at Dumbledore's hint, used her Time-Turner to go back in time with Harry to three hours before. They rescued Sirius Black on Buckbeak the hippogriff to prevent him from being administered the fatal Dementor's Kiss. They managed to get back in time without Madam Pomfrey realiding that what they had done. Madam Pomfrey also spoke approvingly of Remus Lupin's use of chocolate to relieve the effects of a Dementor's presence on students, commenting that Hogwarts has "finally got a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher who knows his remedies".
When several students, including Fred and George Weasley, S. Fawcett and Summers "decided to age themselves up a little" in order to be eligible to enter the 1994Triwizard Tournament, Madam Pomfrey had to remove the beards which they had grown in attempting to cross Dumbledore's Age Line. She was most annoyed by the students actions and treated them with regret. She felt that the Triwizard Tournament would bring the school nothing but grief.
During the same school year, it was Madam Pomfrey's job to tend to the injuries that the four Triwizard Champions, Harry Potter, Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour and Cedric Diggory received during the course of the tournament, and expressed distaste for the dragons for the first task.
She was also responsible to take the body of Cedric Diggory to the Hospital Wing after he had been killed by Peter Pettigrew under the order of Lord Voldemort during the last task. Later, after being questioned by Albus Dumbledore on the details of the incident, Harry Potter was sent to the hospital where Madam Pomfrey prescribed a Dreamless Sleep Potion for him, in order to get ample rest.
"I don't wonder you're shocked, Potter, as if one of them could have stunned Minerva McGonagall face-on by daylight! Cowardice, that's what it was... despicable cowardice... if I wasn't worried what would happen to you students without me, I'd resign in protest!"
—Madam Pomfrey to Harry Potter on her intention to resign[src]
In 1996, Hogwarts was under the control of the Ministry. Albus Dumbledore had escaped after facing potential imprisonment in Azkaban and Dolores Umbridge had taken over. Minerva McGonagall, Madam Pomfrey's close friend was hit by four Stunning Spells to the chest by Aurors while Umbridge was trying to sack and remove Hagrid from Hogwarts. Madam Pomfrey was deeply shocked by this attack and was unable to help Minerva. She transferred her to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries where she could receive better treatment by qualified healers. Also, after the Dumbledore's Army's traitor, Marietta Edgecombe, was struck with Hermione Granger's jinx, Madam Pomfrey could not do the slightest in improving the pustules instilled on Marietta's face.
Madam Pomfrey considered resigning in protest after the attack, but did not as she cared for the students too much. She subsequently helped treat the assorted injuries that Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Harry Potter sustained during the battle in the Department of Mysteries, including a broken ankle, broken nose, and the effects of an unknown curse on Hermione, which if conjured verbally could have been fatal.
Madam Pomfrey noted that there is no cure for werewolf bites and scars.[9] Lupin, being a werewolf himself, assumed that Bill would not take the form of a true werewolf since he might not be entirely infected with Lycanthropy, though he could develop lupine qualities.[9] Since it was an unique case, neither Madam Pomfrey nor the others knew what would become of Bill when he awoke.[9] When he woke up, all that happened to Bill developed a liking for raw meat.[9]
Shortly afterwards, Madam Pomfrey attended the Funeral of Albus Dumbledore to pay her respects to her lost colleague and friend.
Following the death of former headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort had taken control of Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic. He had appointed Severus Snape as Headmaster. Detentions and punishments imposed on students were severe under the cruel Death Eaters Amycus and Alecto Carrow as teachers. Students were noted to be in and out of the Hospital Wing often. In particular, Seamus Finnigan's face was unrecognisable with bruises.
Later on in the year, Harry, Ron and Hermione returned to Hogwarts in search of the final Horcrux in Hogwarts, triggering a battle. The staff and students defended the school against Voldemort and his Death Eater army bravely whilst Harry searched for the Horcrux. At the end of the Battle of Hogwarts, students and staff alike were injured, or even killed. After the battle Madam Pomfrey would tend to all the injured and dead.
Madam Pomfrey was described by her students as being exceptionally kind, but even more so strict.[4] She was very obsessive, lining up the sweet boxes belonging to her patients in neat rows, and was intensely worried about all of the students under her care, believing even feasts to be risky.[4] Indeed, she never asked questions about how her patients received their ailments or questioning the sometimes ludicrous stories they told her, but instead immediately set to fixing them up.[10]
Healing magic: Madam Pomfrey had a very high understanding of medical charms and could mend broken bones in less than sixty seconds.[3]
Transfiguration: She was also at least reasonably adept at Transfiguration, being able to quickly and wordlesslyconjure a chair for [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall to sit on after hearing of the death of Albus Dumbledore.[9]
Defence Against the Dark Arts: Pomfrey was able to create a non-corporeal Patronus, a feat that is noted to be difficult.[5] She is also a skilled enough duellist to survive the Battle of Hogwarts, defeating at least one witch and surviving the onslaught of thousands more.[2] She also recognised a Dementor attack and knew immediately to prescribe chocolate, expressing grim approval of Professor Lupin when she learned that he had already treated the student.[11]
Poppy juice was used as a pain reliever in Medieval times; opium is also made of poppy sap.
Pomfrey sounds like comfrey, a plant in the borage family which can be made into a soothing salve. Meanings of her names are, therefore, both in some way medically related. Pomfrey cakes are small, sweet lozenges made from the roots of the licorice plant. Licorice also has been a medicinal ingredient for hundreds of years.
In the film adaptations, Madam Pomfrey wears a cloth in her hair similar to caps worn by British Nurses at various points in history. Her uniform costume as seen in the second film is very similar and could be based on Victorian and Edwardian nurse's uniforms. Her uniform that we see in the sixth film and 8th is very similar and could be based on very early NHS nurse's uniforms from the 1940's and 50's.
↑As Madame Pomfrey was already working at Hogwarts in 1971, having led Lupin to the Whomping Willow to transform, she must have been at least seventeen years old to be working there.
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