"Coming through, coming through!"
Harry did not usually visit St Mungo's. The last time he had come with Ron and Hermione had been to visit Lockhart.
As a well-known figure, Harry's face was recognizable to many people. His appearance in the bustling hospital caused quite a stir; patients and their families alike whispered among themselves, seemingly discussing why he had come to the hospital.
Harry had always disliked this sort of attention. He almost wished he could wear a mask to hide his face, but that was not what he needed to worry about now.
Ron had been bitten by a Dugbog tainted with Dark magic. Perhaps, like Nagini's wounds, it would cause excessive bleeding, or perhaps other complications would arise. The key was that he did not even know which department Ron had been taken to, so he could only wander anxiously through the hospital.
"Excuse me, there was a patient just now..." Harry stopped a Healer in green robes at random. Just as he was about to ask his question, he realized it was Draco Malfoy.
"A patient? Who in your family is ill?" Draco asked with a gloating grin.
"I'm looking for Ron. Do you know where he is?" Harry asked directly, without worrying about anything else.
"Ron Weasley? What's he done this time? Broken his wand and started vomiting slugs again?"
"He was bitten by a magical creature. It's similar to Nagini's bite."
The smile vanished from Draco's face.
"Come with me," Draco told Harry. Instead of taking the lift, he led him through the staff stairwells and quickly arrived at the "Dangerous" Dai Llewellyn Ward of Creature-Induced Injuries on the second floor.
The moment Hermione saw Harry arrive, she rushed over and hugged him, then burst into loud sobs.
"It's not that serious, Granger," Draco