Although it wasn't often that she was seen outside of the hospital wing, Dolores occasionally did venture out for a change of scenery and company that wasn't ill or injured. Today had found her drawn to the library, where her medically-inclined nature had taken her to the biology section. She was always so fascinated by the ways in which the Wizarding and Muggle medical professions differed, and as such their interpretations of the way the human body worked and how it might be fixed.

She recognised Kurloz the moment she saw him, but left him to himself for a few minutes while she selected a book - a leather-bound volume on the rarer diseases known to inflict humankind - then quietly approached him, clearing her throat to announce her presence and smiling softly.

"Hello, Kurloz.. do you mind if I join you?"