The rumors about the troll incident reached Hogsmeade Hospital along with several more fortunate victims. Most others were sent to St. Mungo’s, but there were those whose injuries were trivial enough to mend without resorting to magic. And as those people suffered Creature-Induced Injuries, it was Clifford’s responsibility to aid them. So he headed where one of the troll victims had to be as soon as he could. But as it turned out, Clifford wasn’t the first healer who came to the poor girl. Good news, as another pair of hands was always useful, especially when healing suddenly became so much harder.

“Miss Jennings, glad you’re here,” he looked at Nathalie, then at the patient. “Ah, you should be one of the heroes that quelled a troll,” he smiled, trying his best to make the injured girl feel better. “Please don’t worry, miss, we’ll do our best.” He didn’t mention that their best wasn’t as good as before, due to the lack of magic. Making patients feel positive was something Clifford always tried to achieve.

After considering Zinnia for a couple of seconds, he leaned to Natalie and said quietly, “This is our most urgent patient at the moment, miss Jennings. We should probably give her all our attention.” He paused, gathered his resolve, and added, “I suggest we start with those glass shards.” The damage wasn’t that bad, but without magic, it could still be painful to mend.

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