Healing Real Magic

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**Healing magic** was a branch of magic devoted to improving the health of living creatures. ***Healers*** and ***mediwizards*** were professionally trained in this branch of magic. There were many different types of spells in this branch of magic, that had a variety of effects. There were also a vast group of ***potions*** that were dedicated to healing as well.

## Medication

Magical medication normally related to healing potions, though there were other medications that existed too (such as chocolate). They are described below:

#### Phoenix tears

Phoenix tears had immense healing powers. It was the only known cure for Basilisk venom. It was also capable of reviving a person from any injury, even if the person was at the brink of death, similar to ***unicorn*** blood (without the cursed side-effects).

## Occupations

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Wizard doctors were known as Healers and ***Mediwizards***. While small infirmaries existed, such as the Hogwarts Hospital Wing run by Madame Pomfrey.

As Madam Poppy Pomfrey was a matron, there may have been be different ranks of nurses like there was in the Muggle world. For example: matron, sister, staff nurse, nurse, and student nurse.

## Illness and disability

The consequences of curses or backfiring magic could be serious, permanent or life-threatening. This was the reason that Gilderoy Lockhart, victim of his own backfired Memory Charm, had permanent amnesia, why the ***Longbottoms*** remained permanently damaged by torture with the Cruciatus Curse.

Thus it can be seen that while wizards had an enviable head start over Muggles in dealing with the flu, and all manner of serious injuries, they had to deal with problems that Muggles never faced. Not only was the Muggle world free of such perils as Devil's Snare.

## Limitations

Severe mental damage, such as improperly cast Memory Charms and insanity, may have been irreversible.
Certain injuries caused by the Dark Arts, such as body parts severed with *Sectumsempra* and ***werewolf***-inflicted injuries, couldn't be fully healed, and would leave scars at the very least.
No true cure existed for ***lycanthropy*** as to date.
Attempt to use the Mending Charm on flesh wounds could cause serious scarring.
Healing magic couldn't bring the dead back to life.

## Known practitioners

* Harry Potter
* Severus Snape
* Molly Weasley

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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