Ch 21

Hailey's POV

I don't know if I actually fell asleep in Potion's class, but the next thing I knew I was being shaken awake.

"I didn't do it!" I said as I bolted up in my seat. I heard a chuckle. I turned and glared at Cedric.

"You didn't do what?" Ced asked, as he pulled me from my seat, "Come on class is over." We walked out of the classroom.

"Ahh, nothing, nothing." I replied flustered, "I think it was from a dream of some sort."

"So you were sleeping in Snape's class!" Fred laughed as he fell in step with us.

"Did not," I replied, "Even if I did, we already finished what we were supposed to do." Fred rolled his eyes.

"So how did your potion go?" he then asked.

"Great as always!" I chirped.

George muttered something to Ced and he laughed, nodding his head in agreement.

"I am definitely happy I got to be her partner this year." After hearing Ced say that, I blushed hard. I hurried away pulling Fred and George along and called a hasty goodbye.

"What did you ask him?" I hissed at George, we were sitting in Binns's History of Magic class. Professor Binns is always so involved in his lectures that he never realized that nobody was listening. So if we could talk in low voices, we would not get caught.

"All I said to him was that he was lucky to get you as his partner in Potions." George replied smugly.

"Oh, and is that all you said?" I asked hotly, my ears heating up slightly.

"I swear that is all I said." George said sincerely.

"Fine," I said dropping the subject for now. I pulled out my chart, wondering how long till it the next class is. I glanced around the room; almost everyone was in a sleepy trance. I sighed.

"Fred, George, I'm being bored to death, let's do something." I begged. Fred's eyebrows shot up.

"Is Miss Goody-two-shoes, asking us for some help in living up the class?" He asked.

"Please, when have I become a good-two-shoe anyways?" I sighed, "And yes, let's do something."

"You know we might get in trouble and land it detention on the first day back." George warned.

"Fine if you two don't want to do anything, I'll do something myself!" I declared. Then I closed my eyes and thought about things that make me sick. After a few minutes, I heard someone shout my name.

"Hailey, Hailey!" I opened one eye.

"What?" I pretended to croak.

"You are very pale, and cold as ice." Lisa Quagmire of Ravenclaw, who was sitting next to me whispered, "Do you need to go to the nurse?"

"Umm," I said tiredly, I was beginning to feel a bit sick anyways, "Sure." I raised my hand in the air.

"Professor Binns?" I asked hoarsely.

"Ah yes Miss Keys?"

"May I go to the Hospital Wing, I don't feel too good." I watched silently as he looked me over.

"Very well, go quickly, Mister…. um, Weasley, please take Miss Keys to the hospital wing.

"Which one?" Fred asked wickedly, my head spun. I groaned. I didn't realize that I could actually make myself feel this sick.

"Anyone," Binns said anxiously, "Just please get her to the Hospital Wing."

"We both will go then," George said grabbing my arm and then dropping it almost at once.

"Ah Fred, it is defiantly not a good time to joke around, Hailey is defiantly not feeling right at all." Fred felt my head.

"Ah right George, let's get going!" He and George raced me out the door.

"What happened, Hailey?" Fred asked anxiously, "I thought you were joking about being sick."

"I don't know," I said weakly, wiping my mouth. I came out of the bathroom after up chucking. "I started as feeling ok, and now look; two are taking me to the hospital wing for real!" Suddenly my legs gave out, and I collapsed.

"Hailey!" George yelled in my ears.

"Geeze, no need to shout that loud, I not deaf you know," I muttered crossly.

"Oh good," Fred said, sprinting to the Hospital Wing, with me in his arms, "We thought you had passed out or something." I let out a small laugh, which ended up as a cough.

We got to the Hospital Wing in no time. Madame Pomfrey looked at me once and knew what was wrong.

"Dear, dear, have you been out in the rain lately?" I thought hard, and then I remembered. I nodded.

"I think I was in a thunderstorm a few days ago, without my coat, and I was accidently dunked in the duck pool by our house last week." I replied, letting out another cough.

My dear, I think you have caught the influenza."

"I have caught what?" I gasped.

"Influenza." Madame Pomfrey repeated, "Or the flu."

"Great, I knew I should have gotten the flu shot," I sniffled. Then I let out a sneeze. Madame Pomfrey sighed and turned to Fred and George.

"I suggest you to better leave, if you don't want to catch the flu; you know it is flu season after all."

Fred and George both nodded at the same time. "Yes ma'am" they babble and then rushed out the door, after saying goodbye.

I tried to get up, but found that it was hard to do. Madame Pomfrey gently pushed me back down.

"There there Miss Keys, I will have you better in no time, but there is just one question, did you past any of your body fluid to anybody in recent times?"

I automatically blushed.

'Crap, Cedric, I shouldn't have kissed you, now you have the flu.'

"Yes I may have," I whispered softly, trying hard not to make eye contact with Madame Pomfrey.

"Who?" was the simple question she asked.

"Cedric Diggory," was the simple answer that I gave..

"Then I might as well ask him to come to the Hospital Wing to a quick check up then, just in case." Madame Pomfrey mused.

I nodded, going red again. Then I sneezed and cough at the same time.

'Ouch, I'm already having a rough start.'