At first, Colin was numb with fear. He looked down at the girl hanging limply in his arms. Finally he realized he had to do something with her, so he ever so gently picked her up and carried her down to the common room and out the portrait hole.
Unsure at first of where to take her, he decided the hospital wing would be the best, but he had no idea how he was going to explain to Madam Pomfrey why he and Ginny were up so late at night. He was just going to the bathroom, but he had a bit of an idea of what Ginny was up to...
Just outside the door of the Hospital Wing was Dumbledore. "P-professor Dumbledore," stuttered Colin.
Dumbledore looked concerned and told Colin, "Take her into Madam Pomfrey. I will stay with you, and we'll see what's the matter with her."
They went into the room and Madam Pomfrey exclaimed, "Why, the youngest Weasley! What happened to her? Mr. Creevy, what did you do?"
"Calm down, Poppy, I'm sure Colin didn't do anything wrong," intervened Dumbledore. "Just tell us what happened, Colin."
Colin took a deep breath and said, "I got out of bed to go to the bathroom, and I saw her walking around. I was about to ask her why she was up, but then I noticed she looked very pale. She gasped my name and then fainted into my arms."
Madam Pomfrey made a "tsk, tsk" sort of noise, and then flitted about looking for some sort of potion or something to give Ginny. A few seconds later she looked back and saw Colin still standing there. "Well, Mr. Creevy, what are you waiting for? You can leave now."
Colin replied uncomfortably, "Actually, I was hoping I could find out how she is."
"You can come back in the morning," snapped Madam Pomfrey.
Colin looked expectantly at Dumbledore, but the old man just shook his head. "We can return in the morning, Mr. Creevy. I believe Poppy needs some quiet to help young Ginny." He led Colin out of the room.
Colin returned to his bed in the Gryffindor tower, but sleep was far from his mind now. The only thing he could think about was Ginny. Why she was near the boys bedrooms. He could assume, of course. It was only obvious, at least in his mind. Yet it still didn't make much sense. Had her obsession with Harry streched so far that she would break into his bedroom late at night to see him? Colin knew she was in love with Harry, but he had always thought Ginny was a reasonable girl, and he just couldn't see her doing that.
Now that he thought about it, the Ginny he knew had always been in love with Harry, since the day he first met her. He wished he could see her now, how she would be if she wasn't tainted with thoughts of Harry. Every once in awhile the real Ginny came through, the Ginny that wasn't obsessed with Harry Potter. These times were rare, but happened when Colin and Ginny were alone, or with Dennis, and just having fun, not thinking about Harry at all.
As each day passed, he was beginning to detest Harry more and more. When he first came to Hogwarts he was infatuated with Harry; he had never met someone famous before. And Harry had seemed like a nice, though sometimes easily annoyed, guy. It wasn't really Harry's fault that Ginny was in love with him, but Colin just couldn't bring himself to like the guy anymore.
There was no denying what Colin was feeling. He was head over heels in love with Virginia Weasley. He had often thought to himself about why he felt this way. She was beautiful, and a lot of fun. She had been a good friend these past four years... at least up until now. She also had a great sense of humor, and could be incredibly sarcastic at times- in a good way, a way that made Colin laugh. Although she seemed shy to others, Colin knew this was far from the truth. She was quiet at times, but that was because she didn't always need to be the center of attention like most people. That wasn't important to her.
Even though Colin thought about all these great qualities, he couldn't help but feel there was some other reason why he loved Ginny. He figured it was pretty pointless to be in love with someone that he knows doesn't feel the same way. Yet he can't help his feelings for her, his mind was being overpowered by his heart.
The next morning when he woke up the first thing Colin thought of was Ginny. Remembering what had happened last night, he rushed down to the hospital wing.
"How is Ginny?" Colin questioned an annoyed looking Madam Pomfrey.
"She's fine," the nurse said curtly. "It was a combination of things, I believe, that made her pass out. For one, she wasn't getting enough food or sleep. Secondly, it seems to me that she has been concentrating too much on one thing, though I don't know what that would be. It's very unhealthy to think about the same thing all day and night. I would guess she's concentrating too much on her school work, seeing as how she is a smart fourth year, and I've seen many students like this get carried away with their work. Just in case, stop her if you see her working too hard. I have a potion for overwork, but I don't want to have to make her take it unless something happens again, seeing as how it has strange side affects."
Colin thanked Madam Pomfrey and exited the hospital wing, but inside his heart was heavy. He knew Ginny wasn't concentrating too much on school work, she was concentrating too much on Harry. He hoped this would show her how dangerous an obsession could be, but he highly doubted it.
Deep down he felt sorry for her, because he knew Harry didn't feel the same way about her. At the same time of feeling sorry, though, he felt secretly glad that Harry didn't love her. He knew he should support his friend Ginny in whatever she went through, but somehow it wasn't that easy.
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A/N: I wanted to get another chapter out before my vacation was over, and at ten o'clock, Sunday night, I made my deadline! I will be updating this story much more often, though probably mostly on weekends when my schedule is not so busy.
Please, please review! Comments and suggestions are welcome!
Dana Dancer- yeah it made sense lol, and I know what you mean. While some guys suck, I know not all of them do (though I'm still looking for one!)
Unsure at first of where to take her, he decided the hospital wing would be the best, but he had no idea how he was going to explain to Madam Pomfrey why he and Ginny were up so late at night. He was just going to the bathroom, but he had a bit of an idea of what Ginny was up to...
Just outside the door of the Hospital Wing was Dumbledore. "P-professor Dumbledore," stuttered Colin.
Dumbledore looked concerned and told Colin, "Take her into Madam Pomfrey. I will stay with you, and we'll see what's the matter with her."
They went into the room and Madam Pomfrey exclaimed, "Why, the youngest Weasley! What happened to her? Mr. Creevy, what did you do?"
"Calm down, Poppy, I'm sure Colin didn't do anything wrong," intervened Dumbledore. "Just tell us what happened, Colin."
Colin took a deep breath and said, "I got out of bed to go to the bathroom, and I saw her walking around. I was about to ask her why she was up, but then I noticed she looked very pale. She gasped my name and then fainted into my arms."
Madam Pomfrey made a "tsk, tsk" sort of noise, and then flitted about looking for some sort of potion or something to give Ginny. A few seconds later she looked back and saw Colin still standing there. "Well, Mr. Creevy, what are you waiting for? You can leave now."
Colin replied uncomfortably, "Actually, I was hoping I could find out how she is."
"You can come back in the morning," snapped Madam Pomfrey.
Colin looked expectantly at Dumbledore, but the old man just shook his head. "We can return in the morning, Mr. Creevy. I believe Poppy needs some quiet to help young Ginny." He led Colin out of the room.
Colin returned to his bed in the Gryffindor tower, but sleep was far from his mind now. The only thing he could think about was Ginny. Why she was near the boys bedrooms. He could assume, of course. It was only obvious, at least in his mind. Yet it still didn't make much sense. Had her obsession with Harry streched so far that she would break into his bedroom late at night to see him? Colin knew she was in love with Harry, but he had always thought Ginny was a reasonable girl, and he just couldn't see her doing that.
Now that he thought about it, the Ginny he knew had always been in love with Harry, since the day he first met her. He wished he could see her now, how she would be if she wasn't tainted with thoughts of Harry. Every once in awhile the real Ginny came through, the Ginny that wasn't obsessed with Harry Potter. These times were rare, but happened when Colin and Ginny were alone, or with Dennis, and just having fun, not thinking about Harry at all.
As each day passed, he was beginning to detest Harry more and more. When he first came to Hogwarts he was infatuated with Harry; he had never met someone famous before. And Harry had seemed like a nice, though sometimes easily annoyed, guy. It wasn't really Harry's fault that Ginny was in love with him, but Colin just couldn't bring himself to like the guy anymore.
There was no denying what Colin was feeling. He was head over heels in love with Virginia Weasley. He had often thought to himself about why he felt this way. She was beautiful, and a lot of fun. She had been a good friend these past four years... at least up until now. She also had a great sense of humor, and could be incredibly sarcastic at times- in a good way, a way that made Colin laugh. Although she seemed shy to others, Colin knew this was far from the truth. She was quiet at times, but that was because she didn't always need to be the center of attention like most people. That wasn't important to her.
Even though Colin thought about all these great qualities, he couldn't help but feel there was some other reason why he loved Ginny. He figured it was pretty pointless to be in love with someone that he knows doesn't feel the same way. Yet he can't help his feelings for her, his mind was being overpowered by his heart.
The next morning when he woke up the first thing Colin thought of was Ginny. Remembering what had happened last night, he rushed down to the hospital wing.
"How is Ginny?" Colin questioned an annoyed looking Madam Pomfrey.
"She's fine," the nurse said curtly. "It was a combination of things, I believe, that made her pass out. For one, she wasn't getting enough food or sleep. Secondly, it seems to me that she has been concentrating too much on one thing, though I don't know what that would be. It's very unhealthy to think about the same thing all day and night. I would guess she's concentrating too much on her school work, seeing as how she is a smart fourth year, and I've seen many students like this get carried away with their work. Just in case, stop her if you see her working too hard. I have a potion for overwork, but I don't want to have to make her take it unless something happens again, seeing as how it has strange side affects."
Colin thanked Madam Pomfrey and exited the hospital wing, but inside his heart was heavy. He knew Ginny wasn't concentrating too much on school work, she was concentrating too much on Harry. He hoped this would show her how dangerous an obsession could be, but he highly doubted it.
Deep down he felt sorry for her, because he knew Harry didn't feel the same way about her. At the same time of feeling sorry, though, he felt secretly glad that Harry didn't love her. He knew he should support his friend Ginny in whatever she went through, but somehow it wasn't that easy.
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A/N: I wanted to get another chapter out before my vacation was over, and at ten o'clock, Sunday night, I made my deadline! I will be updating this story much more often, though probably mostly on weekends when my schedule is not so busy.
Please, please review! Comments and suggestions are welcome!
Dana Dancer- yeah it made sense lol, and I know what you mean. While some guys suck, I know not all of them do (though I'm still looking for one!)