Chapter 6

                                        

                                              


                              
Chapter 6
                              
Published: 9/30/2020
                              
Joel went to Harry's appointments and the young healer quietly observed. After between visits, Harry quizzed him on what questions he asked, why he asked them and what happened to the patient. Joel needed to learn a lot about reading people, but he wasn't hopeless. After Harry sent Joel to lunch, he scolded Natalie about foisting her work onto the trainee. Joel was a healer-in-training. Harry could tell him to administer potions, clean up messes and change his sheets and robes, not her. Wardens do that.
                              
"I didn't want to disturb you," she said.
                              
"You don't like the patient."
                              
"I know what he's done, who he is."
                              
"Natalie, that doesn't matter. You can't take your personal viewpoints into account. But I'd rather you not traumatize him accidentally."
                              
"Traumatize him?" she scoffed.
                              
His eyes narrowed, and she looked guilty at least. "I will have Joel do the potions administration, or I will do it."
                              
"You just reprimanded me about having him do it."
                              
"Natalie... we've been working together for years. I take the welfare of my patients seriously. If you can't respect my patients and members of my staff, I will ask the head warden to reassign you."
                              
Natalie stared at him in shock. "You don't like Joel... or Malfoy."
                              
Harry looked around for eavesdroppers. "Annoyance is not a clearance for abuse, Natalie."
                              
"I... I'm not...."
                              
"Ignoring them and fostering their care on a trainee, whether out of spite or laziness, is not okay."
                              
"Healer Potter, I do not shirk my duties!"
                              
"You didn't bring his potions this morning. Joel had to change his linens and clothes yesterday. I caught Joel nearly tried to force-feed him his meal the other night."
                              
"He needs to learn those things, too."
                              
"You didn't show him how to do them, though. What is required when you lift a patient under an Immoblius Charm, Natalie?"
                              
"Harry... I thought he'd...."
                              
"He also didn't know that Mr. Malfoy was nutrient potion only... did you tell him where his chart was?"
                              
"He's not my responsibility...."
                              
"That's my point! I might have messed up in not knowing that he wasn't a warden, but you've known the whole time. I expected you to show him guidance, not order him to do your job, that minimally you should have overseen."
                              
Natalie was red. "He's been through healer training before he got here!"
                              
"Natalie, he's a young pup. He's fresh out of school, you can't let him wander around doing tasks on his own, until you know he's been trained on them. He won't be the last trainee I have, so I need to make sure that this doesn't happen, again."
                              
"Should I tell you when you get a new trainee, too?" she cut in.
                              
Harry glared. "Point taken. But do you understand mine?"
                              
"Yes, healer," she said with anger.
                              
"Thank you," he said and turned back to Draco's room.
                              
He entered the room and ran his fingers through his hair as he sat down. "Drama in the ward. Natalie is pissed, but she got the message. Joel or I will give you potions for the next couple weeks. He's just a kid. He doesn't know... you know? Innocent."