Chapter 115: Werewolf
Chris and Diana only stayed home for one day before returning to the Ministry of Magic early the next morning. They had plenty to catch up on, especially Chris, who had been away for half a year and was facing a mountain of paperwork.
Left alone, Kyle decided to visit Hagrid.
St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries was located in London, disguised as an old department store. Much like the Leaky Cauldron, it was protected by a Muggle-Repelling Charm, so Muggles only saw a "Closed for Renovation" sign on the door and couldn't enter.
In front of the display window, Kyle spotted an ugly mannequin. Leaning close, he whispered, "I'm here to see a patient." The doll nodded slightly and waved its joined fingers, signaling him to go inside. Just as one must go through the wall to reach Platform 9 ¾, entering St. Mungo's required passing through the glass window.
It was Kyle's first time at St. Mungo's, and, as the wizarding world's most famous hospital, it was bustling with unusual patients. Not long after he entered, he spotted an elderly wizard with a leg on his head, skipping toward the information desk in the waiting room. The sight was so strange that others in line stared, quickly offering him their place.
"No, no, please, you go first," said the elderly wizard politely. "I just feel a bit dizzy... if someone could hold my head steady, that would be great."
But no one dared to help—not out of distrust, but because the leg on his head was kicking wildly in every direction, making it impossible to approach. Eventually, a heavyset blonde witch from the information desk came out and escorted him away. As they left, his head-leg swung aggressively, seemingly trying to kick her.
Kyle was directed to the second floor's Creature Induced Injuries Ward, where a curly-haired Healer told him where to find Hagrid.
"The big fellow? He's in Janus Thickey's Ward, opposite the Specimen Room. Actually, I'll just show you."