A/N: Wow, these are coming quicker and quicker, aren't they? *lol* That's due to the fact that I have no life and...because I have no life. Thanks for all the reviews, I really really appreciate them, I appreciate them beyond belief, so there you go!

ALSO: Tonight I was sort of planning to hang out with people....but their not home, so I guess it's their loss. *lol* Hope you enjoy this really weird fourth chapter!

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Stung By a Billywig

Chapter 4 ~ Operations

 Hermione opened her eyes and was greeted with blurriness. Rubbing her eyes furiously, her normal vision returned and she recognized the infirmary. Suddenly, she remembered what had just happened and was struck with about a thousand emotions. She looked around wildly for Draco, and realized that he was right beside her in another bed, wrapped tightly in blankets. He was still unconscious.

Hermione gritted her teeth and felt like slapping him for what he did and was just about to decide which hand to use to strike him when the door to the infirmary opened. Professor Dumbledore walked in and closed the door behind him. "Ah Miss Granger you're awake," he greeted her. But Hermione was in no mood to be friendly to him. She did a little 'hmph' noise as he came over to her bed.

"I understand that you may be a little upset of the event that occurred," Dumbledore began.

"A little?" Hermione replied with anger in her voice. "Now that's an understatement."

Dumbledore sighed. "And I know that your being stung has dealt somewhat with your emotions. These are the side effects. Although 'giddiness' may sound like being very hyper and excited, it sometimes will be the complete opposite. You may become distressed, angry, tired, or depressed - these side effects are in the finer print."

Hermione scoffed. "Ha! Finer!"

Dumbledore furrowed his eyebrows. "Please Miss Granger," he told her, "try and be at least a little cooperative. You and Mr Malfoy will probably have to stay in the infirmary for a night or two, but no more than that. Try and be polite."

Hermione was raging at his comments. She felt as if her anger was swelling up inside her and that she was floating in the air. But then she realized - she was! She was hovering above her bed about six or seven inches. She let out a loud gasp in surprise and Dumbledore chuckled.

"That's another side effect," Dumbledore explained. "Hovering. Very interesting as well. It will probably wear off in a day or so I expect. Now, I expect to see both of you alive tomorrow. Madam Pomfrey will be in her office at the end of the infirmary if you need her. Good night - I think you'll need some rest."

Hermione sighed and crossed her arms. Her emotions were making her go crazy - she felt excited, depressed, angry, sad, and sort of giddy all at the same time. She also couldn't believe her current situation, and it was all because of Malfoy. "He's such an idiot!" she cried inside. "But then again, so am I. I should've just walked away from the situation, but oh no, I had to be a coward and stay in one spot wondering what on earth he was going to do. And he actually went and did it." Speaking of Draco, she noticed him still unconscious in the bed beside her. He looked quite dreamy, Hermione had to admit; he looked very peaceful and harmless with his eyelids tightly shut and a small smile was formed with his soft lips.

Feeling slightly in a playful mood, she leaned over her bed and poked Draco. He stirred in his bed and eventually opened his eyes. "Where-where am I?" he mumbled, rubbing his eyes as Hermione did when she first awoke.

"How did the operation go?" Hermione asked, instead of answering his question.

Draco sat up in his bed at once. "W-what operation?" he stuttered as he looked at her, wide-eyed.

"The one to get the broomstick removed from your arse!" Hermione answered with a small giggle.

Draco sighed. "Stupid Mudbloods," he muttered.

"What was that you said?" Hermione asked, her excited and playful emotions leaving her completely.

"Oh nothing, nothing," Draco replied, picking up a glass full of water on his bedside table and drinking some of it eagerly.

Hermione stared at Draco for a moment. "You know what?" Hermione said, rather as a statement than a question. "I wish that you would actually admit the mean and nasty thoughts that you're thinking instead of just keeping them hidden inside. That will just make people infuriated at you, sort of like me being infuriated right now."

"Yeah," Draco said. "But you know what? If I actually did tell exactly what I was thinking, which might not necessarily be mean or nasty, you'd probably be even more infuriated with me. So best just leave it at me saying 'Oh nothing, nothing' then you trying to cast a hex on me."

"I suppose," Hermione agreed. "But, you know what? If you don't tell me then I'll probably place a hex on you anyways."

"So really I have no choice," Draco decided. "No matter what I do, no matter how I act, no matter what I say, in the long run I'll end up having a hex placed on me but you."

"Exactly," Hermione said, with a small smile on her face. "You've finally got it right. Good job, Mr Malfoy."

"Now that we've got that straightened out," Draco began, "could you please explain what's going on, and please don't mention the words broomstick or arse please?"

Hermione laughed slightly, her mood improving a little bit. "Well first things first. Why don't you look down for a moment?"

"Why on earth would I want to -- CRIKEY!" Draco howled in surprise as he looked down and found himself levitating. He then looked at Hermione and noticed that she was also levitating as well. He was overall surprised and shocked at their current situation, and reminded himself that next time he saw Hagrid he was going to kill him for using the billywigs. "I should write to my father right now and tell him when that blubbering idiot has done," Draco thought, but he looked again at Hermione, noticing that she was smiling, and stopped thinking for a moment. "Continue...and explain why the hell I'm levitating."

Hermione giggled, which was most unlike herself. "Dumbledore was in here a few minutes ago when you were still unconscious," Hermione began.

"Yeah, and then I was interrupted by you!" Draco cut in.

Hermione sighed and continued. "He explained all about the side effects on levitation, and that it will probably last a day or so. And also he explained about the side effects on our emotions - how one minute we could be perfectly happy and then the next we could be breaking down in hysterics."

"Well that's something to look forward to!" Draco interrupted in a very sarcastic tone.

"Cut the sarcasm Malfoy," Hermione snapped. "Anyways, Dumbledore expects us to see both of us alive, so why don't we try to be cooperative for once under the circumstances?"

"A Slytherin and a Gryffindor acting civilized in a infirmary? In your dreams Granger," Draco said with a sly smirk on his face. He loved teasing Hermione; she took it much too seriously and that pleased Draco to some extent. He was just worried that one day she actually would hex him.

"I said under the circumstances," Hermione told him. "Never in my dreams would I want a Slytherin and a Gryffindor acting civilized in a infirmary. I wouldn't even want the two combined!"

Draco shrugged. "Whatever, but it's going to take a while for me to adjust to these...uh...circumstances as you so eloquently put it."

"You actually used proper grammar for once!" Hermione cried excitedly. "I'm so proud of you!"

Draco widened his eyes. "All right, now I'm just plain scared. Not uncooperative or stubborn, just plain scared."

Hermione sighed. "Forget about it then. I was just excited that you were talking properly for once. But anyways, by the time it takes you to adjust to these circumstances, we'll probably be already out of here. So you have nothing to worry about."

"Actually I have plenty to worry about," Draco disagreed. "I have to worry about how I'll actually survive this place with you in here for a remainder of up to two days, and I also have to worry about the next Quidditch match which of course, naturally, is against Gryffindor...and I have to worry about my exams and such and I also have to..."

"Draco, could you please do me favor and shut your mouth?!" Hermione cried, as she picked up her goblet containing water and drank it eagerly.

Draco shrugged. "Anyways, we should go back to the matter at hand," he told her. Noticing her puzzled look he added, "You know, the one where no matter what I do, no matter what I say, you'll always put a hex on me."

"Yes that's right," Hermione said. "But I thought this matter was closed. You already know that no matter what you do, no matter what you say, I'll always put a hex on you."

Draco didn't know what had come over him, yet he found himself saying, "Yeah...but what if I do...this?" He suddenly jumped out of bed, and found that his feet hadn't touched the ground because he was levitating. Hermione was about to say "What if you do what?" When he suddenly leant in and kissed her gently on the lips. Hermione was about to scream in protest and was about to shove him off, when her emotions went giddy and she closed her eyes and went in deeper for the kiss.

After quite a while, Draco slid onto her bed and they continued with their lips tightly locked. It would have looked quite absurd if someone just walked into the infirmary, because they would have found two students who were levitating in the air and kissing each other. At last, Draco opened his eyes and smiled. "So...have you changed your mind about hexing me?" he asked.

"I'll reconsider it," she said with a grin, and she closed her eyes and leaned in again.

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A/N: Yea, so there it is! I'm sorry it took me an awful while to do it, and I know that it's probably an awful chapter but I just wanted to enter in some mushy stuff, and I hope it's not too mushy for you...ack! I know it probably sounds an awful lot (I'm using awful a lot today) like Quarantine by KAOS, which is fabulous, but trust me it will be different. And it'll probably stink...but anyways, thanks everyone for the reviews I really really really really really really really really really really really really appreciate them! (Now I'm saying really an awful lot...ack! And there's the 'awful' again!) Here are my individual thanks;

Karine - Thank you so much!
Madam Rose - Ack! Believe me, Quarantine is much better than this, but I still do appreciate the reviews and it will become much different...because um, their in an infirmary for only about a second or two, and they might become enemies very quickly after they are healed from the side effects of the billywig...but I'm revealing way too much!
Trancos - Thanks for your kind words!
IluvTF - Um, it's going somewhere trust me! And D/H will definitely end up together (as you see in this chapter) but..*gasp*..for how long?
Mary-ann - Awww, thanks don't worry I'm continuing!
Emperor's Sister - You're anxious, huh? Sorry if this isn't a completely good chapter and if it's not that um...anxious as you expected it to be but anyways, thanks!
hyper_shark - Ack again! If I hurry too much it'll end up as horrible as this one, or perhaps even more horrible so don't be too pestering but thanks anyways!
KAOS - Ahh...the master...ohm...*bows down* I'm serious, this fic is headed down-hill...hopefully it'll get better but thanks for your kind words o wise one!
The Dragon Guardian of the Sea - Why would I want them to get stung, you ask? Because what's the fun if they don't? *lol* Hee heee....
Princess Roly - Aww, thank you!
Continue Continue Continue!! - Oops...um...yea, I take a long time to finish fics, don't I? *lol*
alaina - Thanks Alaina, my buddy old chum person thingy ma bobber! I finally got to finish it because of 'Take Your Kids to Work Day' but I have to go to work soon....ack!
Himitsu Honso - Awww, thank you! Your words mean more than you'll ever know!
Tina - Actually, I'm from Canada but the billywigs sounded so cute in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them so I decided to use them!

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