.looking.up.at.the.very.ugly.dummy,.her.breath.steaming.up.the.glass...Wotcher,.
.she.said,..we.re.here.to.see.Arthur.Weasley...
Harry.thought.how.absurd.it.was.for.Tonks.to.expect.the.dummy.to.hear.her.talking.so.quietly.through.a.sheet.of.glass,.with.buses.rumbling.along.behind.her.and.all.the.racket.of.a.street.full.of.shoppers..Then.he.reminded.himself.that.dummies.couldn.t.hear.anyway..Next.second,.his.mouth.opened.in.shock.as.the.dummy.gave.a.tiny.nod.and.beckoned.with.its.jointed.finger,.and.Tonks.had.seized.Ginny.and.Mrs.Weasley.by..the.elbows,.stepped.right.through.the.glass.and.vanished..
Fred,.George.and.Ron.stepped.after.them..Harry.glanced.around.at.the.jostling.crowd;.not.one.of.them.seemed.to.have.a.glance.to.spare.for.window.displays.as.ugly.as.those.of.Purge.&.Dowse.Ltd;.nor.did.any.of.them.seem.to.have.noticed.that.six.people.had.just.melted.into.thin.air.in.front.of.them..
.C.mon,..growled.Moody,.giving.Harry.yet.another.poke.in.the.back,.and.together.they.stepped.forward.through.what.felt.like.a.sheet.of.cool.water,
.emerging.quite.warm.and.dry.on.the.other.side..
There.was.no.sign.of.the.ugly.dummy.or.the.space.where.she.had.stood..They.were.in.what.seemed.to.be.a.crowded.reception.area.where.rows.of.witches.and.wizards.sat.upon.rickety.wooden.chairs,.some.looking.perfectly.normal.and.perusing.out‐of‐date.copies.of.Witch.Weekly,.others.sporting.gruesome.disfigurements.such.as.elephant.trunks.or.extra.hands.sticking.out.of.their.chests..The.room.was.scarcely.less.quiet.than.the.street.outside,.for.many.of.the.patients.were.making.very.peculiar.noises:.a.sweaty‐faced.witch.in.the.centre.of.the.front.row,.who.was.fanning.herself.vigorously.with.a.copy.of.the.Daily.Prophet,.kept.letting.off.a.high‐pitched.whistle.as.steam.came.pouring.out.of.her.mouth;.a.grubby‐looking.warlock.in.the.corner.clanged.like.a.bell.every.time.he.moved.and,.with.each.clang,.his.head.vibrated.horribly.so.that.he.had.to.seize.himself.by.the.ears.to.hold.it.steady..
Witches.and.wizards.in.lime‐green.robes.were.walking.up.and.down.the.rows,
.asking.questions.and.making.notes.on.clipboards.like.Umbridge.s..Harry.noticed.the.emblem.embroidered.on.their.chests:.a.wand.and.bone,.crossed..
.Are.they.doctors?..he.asked.Ron.quietly..
.Doctors?..said.Ron,.looking.startled..Those.Muggle.nutters.that.cut.people.up?
.Nah,.they.re.Healers...
.Over.here!..called.Mrs.Weasley.above.the.renewed.clanging.of.the.warlock.in.the.corner,.and.they.followed.her.to.the.queue.in.front.of.a.plump.blonde.witch.seated.at.a.desk.marked.Enquiries..The.wall.behind.her.was.covered.in.notices.and.posters.saying.things.like:.A.CLEAN.CAULDRON.KEEPS.POTIONS.FROM.BECOMING.POISONS.and.ANTIDOTES.ARE.ANTI‐DON.TS.UNLESS.APPROVED.BY.A.QUALIFIED.HEALER..There.was.also.a.large.portrait.of.a.witch.with.long.silver.ringlets.which.was.labelled:.
Dilys.Derwent
St.Mungo.s.Healer.1722‐
Headmistress.of.Hogwarts.School.of.Witchcraft.and.Wizardry.1741‐
Dilys.was.eyeing.the.Weasley.party.closely.as.though.counting.them;.when.Harry.caught.her.eye.she.gave.a.tiny.wink,.walked.sideways.out.of.her.portrait.and.vanished..