Private Message to Madame Pomfrey

[alt_pansy]

Hello.

Sally-Anne told me what you did.

One of the babies died. I don't know if you knew that or not.

I'm sorry.

She spent the night at my house last night, and was supposed to go back to get her things and check on the sick people, but it's been hours and hours and she's still not back and she's not writing in the journals and I can't get through the floo to her and we've I've sent an owl and I know that you probably don't know anything but I wanted to see if you knew if Coventry was under some sort of quarantine or something because you might know that

and I wanted to make absolutely sure

really, really sure

that she cannot get sick.

Because it's 470 kilometres and I am not very good on a broom.

Comments

[alt_poppy]

Thank you for writing me, Miss Parkinson. I'm very sorry to hear about the death at the Stretton Estates. I'm afraid that Measles causes a very serious illness, and in very young children, it is sometimes too much.

I have checked with my colleagues at St Mungo's, and I can assure you that there is no quarantine in Coventry or at the Stretton estate.

I quite understand your concern on Miss Perks' behalf, but I can reassure you with respect to her health. I myself administered the potion that will prevent her developing Measles. I know of no cases where this prophylactic has failed.

[alt_pansy]

Okay.

Thank you for checking for me.

I very much appreciate it.