Chapter Twenty-Nine

"Harry, are you sure you don't want me to stay?"

"No, Draco, that's fine. I'm fine. Go be with FrednGeorge," Harry smiled at him, but it didn't quiet reach his eyes. Draco looked at him, clearly not believing that the green-eyes boy would be all right by himself.

"Drac, I'll be okay. It's not like my legs are broken and I won't be able to feed myself or anything."

"You come up with some of the weirdest things," Draco shook his head.

"Coming from you, it's a compliment," Harry rolled his eyes. The teen opened his mouth to say more, but sneezed instead. He sneezed again, and again.

"You're getting sick," the blonde told him. Harry promptly glared at him and told the Slytherin that he had never been sick. "First time for everything."

"I'm not going to get sick," Harry protested. He glared when he sneezed three more times.

"Harry, you're going to get sick."

"It's just dust or something," Harry said obstinately.

The blonde glared at him. "I take pride in having the cleanest rooms in the castle. There is no dust what-so-ever in these rooms, or my name is Neville Longbottom."

"Okay, Nev," Harry shrugged, and then sneezed.

"I hate you," Draco glowered at the Gryffindor.

"Love you too," Harry snorted; he sneezed again.

"You're sick," Draco said in a singsong voice, knowing that it would piss off the other wizard. An expected glare was thrown at him. Draco chuckled and placed the back of his hand on Harry's forehead. "Merlin, Harry! You're burning up!"

"I am not; you're just cold," he objected.

"Harry, at least go to Professor Snape and get a fever reducer," Draco sighed.

"Fine," Harry gave in. He then couched, a rough hacking sound coming from his throat.

"Okay, that's it, Harry," Draco sighed. "C'mon."

"What?" Harry asked, coughing into his sleeve.

"I'm just going to take you to see Poppy instead of trying to get you to ask your lover boy for something," Draco shook his head as he grabbed Harry by the other arm.

"Fine, but you're not going to play medi-wizard with me. Someone else can be your first patient," Harry huffed as he let himself be dragged from the room.

"Well, someone has a lot of confidence in me," Draco glared. Harry chuckled as Draco narrowed his eyes at the teen.

"I'm just not comfortable in being your guinea pig," Harry grinned. The blonde gave a huff as they exited Draco's chambers.

***

When they reached the Infirmary, Draco pushed Harry onto a bed and went to get the matron. He came back a moment later, with the medi-witch following him. Poppy smiled at him when she saw no sign of a fight, and no broken bones.

"Well?" She prompted.

"Harry's sick, Poppy," Draco told her.

"I'm not sick!" Harry glared.

"Well, we'll see. Aperio suus problema," She waved her wand over him. Mme Pomfrey laughed slightly. "Well, Mr. Potter, I do believe that this is the first time you've ever visited my Hospital Wing with an actual illness."

"Thank you! This stubborn prat wouldn't believe that he's sick," Draco crossed his arms.

"I am not sick!"

"You're very sick, Mr. Potter," Madame Pomfrey told him as she rummaged through her cabinet of potions. "You've got Wizard's flu."

Harry looked confused as Draco gasped.

"What? What's Wizard's flu?"

"It's like the flu, but it's very rare. Only wizards get it; not muggles or witches. It lowers your magic and energy reserves, so even the simplest spell can tire you out," Mme Pomfrey explained as she brought several potion phials over.

"Harry," Draco started hesitantly. Harry looked up at him. "Harry, it's sexually transmitted."

Harry's eyes widened and he gasped. Draco added, "As long as you two cast protection spells, he can't get it." Harry groaned and hit his head several times.

"You didn't cast protection spells?!"

"Merlin, Draco, you don't have to throw it in my face!"

"Well, it's a good thing that you came when you were still in the fever stage," the medi-witch told Harry. "Another week, and you would have passed into the coma stage."

"Another day, and he would have began vomiting as well," Draco said, looking over as the nurse looked through the phials.

"Great, this is expired," She sighed as she picked up one. "You'll have to see Professor Snape for this potion. Get extra and give it to your boyfriend. Professor Snape will tell you how to take it."

"Thank you, Madame," Harry said as he stood.

"Of course, Harry, dear," Poppy smiled at him.

***

"You don't have to follow me in here," Harry raised an eyebrow at his friend. "Weren't you supposed to meet FrednGeorge a half an hour ago?"

"Yeah, but I had to drag you to the Hospital Wing instead."

Harry looked a bit guilty, and Draco had to assure him that he was only teasing.

"Draco, go meet the twins; I'm going to get the potion, okay?"

"Alright. You go in, and I'll go to Hogsmeade, okay?"

"Sure," Harry agreed. He spoke the password, 'emerald', and stepped into the chambers.

"I'll see you when I get back, okay?" Draco said.

"Sure," Harry waved as the door shut.

***

Draco shook his head as the door closed and turned around. Harry didn't understand the severity of his illness. If he didn't get the potion before he reached the next stage…Harry would never wake from the coma.

Draco hoped that Harry wasn't stubborn enough not to take the potion. The blonde sighed and opened the passage to the twin's shop.

***

"Draco!" George said as he walked into the main part of the shop.

"Where've you been?" Fred asked.

"I had to take Harry to the Hospital Wing," Draco sighed, and sat down in one of the chairs behind the counter.

"What's wrong…"

"With him?"

"He's got Wizard's flu," the Slytherin told them, running his hand through his hair.

"Oh no," the twins gasped.

"It's a good thing I took him to the Infirmary; one more week…" Draco trailed off, knowing that the twins would get it.

"Do you know where he got it?" George asked, kneeling beside his boyfriend.

Draco shook his head. "There's too many possibilities of where he got it. He could have gotten it from his boyfriend; it could have just developed from his malnutrition. We don't know, but Poppy said to get the potion from Professor Snape and give a dose to his lover."

"Oh, Drac," Fred whispered as he mirrored his twin's action. He petted Draco's hair softly as George held his hand.

"I'm really worried, you two. Harry's so stubborn, and I think he doesn't understand how grave this is," Draco sighed helplessly as George gave his hand a squeeze.

"Don't worry, love. I'm sure he'll take the potion; he knows how bad wizard sicknesses can be," George said, referring to Ginny's previous Magi Pox experience. It had left the only girl Weasley in the Hospital Wing for two months, in quarantine.

"Yeah, once he remembers that, he'll definitely take the potion," Fred added.

"I hope you're right," Draco said sadly.

***

Once the doors were closed, Harry looked around the room; Severus wasn't there. The professor was probably at another Death Eater meeting. Harry winced at the thought, for it brought a sharp prickling to his scar. Harry shivered involuntarily. The Gryffindor sighed and sat down on the couch. There was no fire in the hearth, so Harry pointed his wand at it.

"Incendio," he spoke. The fireplace lit up and Harry smiled tiredly. He coughed into his sleeve and leaned back into the couch. He sneezed twice as he put away his wand. The green-eyed boy coughed weakly several more times before falling into a restless sleep.

End Chapter Twenty-Nine

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