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BTW, I hope no one minds me adding a few OC first years, or some second years. Don't worry, they aren't going to get mixed into the plot and will not fall in love with any of the characters. It's just to add more voices, new, fresh voices. ^_^
The two walked back to the castle, holding hands, their hearts racing. They could hear Pansy screaming inside already, and words of confusion from other students. Hermione was terrified what Harry and Ron would think, or do.
"PROFESSOR SNAPE!" Pansy screamed, running down to his office, banging on the door. He threw it open looking extremely angry.
"What is it?" He shouted. Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Draco was kissing Hermione Granger! I saw it!" She cried. He sighed and shook his head.
"You have interrupted me for this? Leave me," he said, rather annoyed. He shut the door and she growled angrily, taking off. Students near by had heard her and begged her for details. She gloated, and held her chin up, feeling important.
"I found them, kissing under a tree! It was dreadful! Poor Draco is under some sort of spell she put on him."
"How horrible!" Some first year Ravenclaw said. Pansy looked at her and snorted.
"You think that's horrible? What's worse is that he was my boyfriend!" She cried. The girl looked startled and another one snickered.
"Come off it. Everyone knows that's a lie!" The girl said. Pansy glared at the blond haired girl said.
"How would you know what we do? You aren't in Slytherin." The girl stood up taller.
"No, I'm in Ravenclaw, and proud of it!" She said, before walking off.
"Who was that?" Pansy asked the first year. "Filia Hynes. She's in Ravenclaw, second year."
Pansy kept a note of that name. Somehow she would find a way to get her back. That one was going to cause trouble, she could tell.
Prfoessor McGonagall was in her office talking to Professor Dumbledore when they heard a commotion. They ran outside to see what it was. A group of students were gathered around a crying Pansy Parkinson, some comforting her, others looking angry. And then a very red Hermione and Draco walked in. McGonagall frowned, rubbing her hand across her head.
"There she is! What did I tell you?" Pansy cried, her eyes red. Draco raised an eyebrow.
"Oh please Pansy, this is ridiculous."
"Hermione! How could you do something like that?" The blond girl asked. Hermione just looked at Pansy.
"I didn't do anything wrong." She said quietly, holding on to Draco. Dumbledore heard footsteps and turned to see Harry and Ron walking towards the group. McGonagall sighed.
"Maybe we should stop this before it even starts."
"Wait. They must learn to sort out their problems on their own. They are sixth years now." Harry and Ron saw Hermione with Draco, and stopped.
"Hermione?" Ron asked. He looked down and saw her fingers entwined with Malfoy's, and his face grew red.
"You JERK!" Ron yelled, running towards Draco. Harry grabbed his arm and held him back.
"Ron stop."
"What are you doing to Hermione!" Ron yelled.
"Ron, he isn't doing anything to me." She frowned. She let go of Draco and approached Ron. "Let's go talk about this somewhere," she said, reaching out to him. He backed away from her and moved behind Harry.
"No. I don't want to talk about it," he said, tears in his eyes. "How could you do this to me? I know Ginny told you," he said softly so only she and Harry could hear.
"Ron, I'm so sorry," she started. He turned and started to walk away. "Ron!"
"No, Hermione. Just leave me alone." Hermione looked to Harry for help.
"Of all people, why Malfoy?" Harry asked. Hermione felt like she had been smacked across the face.
"I can't like whomever I choose? You've done the same thing to Ginny! Going after Cho, when you know Ginny likes you. So don't you play innocent."
Harry turned and ran after Ron, Hermione looking very ill suddenly. Her hand flew up to her head as it started to pound, and she felt the floor start to spin under her. "Hermione?" She heard her name called, but couldn't tell by who, and she collapsed.
Draco ran over and caught her head before it hit the ground. "Hermione! Wake up!" He said, shaking her. McGonagall and Dumbledore ran over to her. Harry stopped running as he heard her name being called frantically and stopped, turning back to see her lying on the ground.
"RON!" He yelled, and the taller, red-hair boy stopped running. He turned.
"What happened?" He asked, running back to her. She moaned. "Hermione, are you alright?"
"My- head." She said, and turned onto her stomach, vomiting. Everyone near her jumped back. Her face was very pale, and her face grew sweaty in an instant.
"Everyone stand back." Dumbledore said. "Draco, get Madame Pomfrey." Draco nodded and took off running down the hall. Ron leaned down and rolled Hermione onto her back and gently picked her up. "Ron-"
"I got her." He said, and cradled her to his chest, and started running down the hall. Harry followed after him with Dumbledore. McGonagall turned and clapped her hands.
"Nothing to see. Get going." She pointed her wand at the mess and it disappeared. She started walking quickly to the Hospital Wing.
Draco burst through the doors calling for Madame Pomfrey, who jumped up and ran to the door, almost run down by Ron.
"What is it?"
"Her head," he answered, and lay her on the bed Madame Pomfrey instructed.
"Everyone step back." She said, and ran to get some of the nasty potion. She poured a glass and held it to Hermione's mouth. Hermione took a sip and then got sick again. Pomfrey frowned and pointed her wand at it. "Disapparem Evaporatus." She opened Hermione's mouth and made her drink the stuff. This time Hermione's stomach didn't reject it.
After a few minutes Madame Pomfrey got Hermione settled into a sleep. "Don't crowed her." She warned before walking to make a few of the beds. Harry, Ron, and Draco, along with Dumbledore and McGonagall watched her sleeping.
"What's going on?" Harry asked. "Does your head hurt yet Draco?" He shook his head, and Ron snorted. There was a sudden bang as another student ran in.
"MADAME POMFREY!" The boy yelled. He was holding a slender girl in his arms, her face white, much like Hermione's. Dumbledore ran over to him and directed him toward a bed across from Hermione's while Madame Pomfrey ran to get more of the potion, muttering under her breath. Harry, Ron and Draco stood watching, wide eyed as the girl groaned and struggled to breath, wheezing. Her eyes were glued shut, and the boy held onto her hand, patting it.
"She was in here last time." Draco stared.
"What?"
"She was one of the ones in here when Hermione and I were in here last time with our headaches. Madame Pomfrey got the girl to swallow the stuff, and the started to breath easier.
Dumbledore and McGonagall left to go find the other teachers, and Madame Pomfrey left to make some more of the potions. Ginny came running in breathlessly.
"Is she alright?" She asked, red-faced from running.
"She's sleeping." Harry said, sitting in a chair near the bed. Ron had his hand on her head, gently stroking her hair, and Draco held onto her hand. Ginny's lips twitched as a smile tugged at her lips but she pushed it away. The two handsome boys glared at each other. Harry looked over to the other boy, who looked over after he realized he was being watched.
He held onto her hand tightly. "She just collapsed in the hall," he said, eyes brimming with tears. "We were supposed to meet in the library and I ran into her, and she just- out!"
"What's your name?" Harry asked.
"Tobias Gainsborough. Ravenclaw, second year," he answered and then looked at the girl, pushing a lock of her blond hair out of her eyes. "And this if Filia Hynes, also in Ravenclaw, second year."
"Nice to meet you," Ginny said politely.
"Was she in hear before?" Harry asked, skeptical of what Draco said.
"Yeah. Same thing as this time." There was another bang of the door and Madame Pomfrey came running before anyone could yell. It was another girl, this one from Gryffindor. Ginny watched as one of the Hufflepuff boys put Stariss Skygazer onto a bed. He left right after though.
"Why is it all girls?" Ron asked. Draco could feel his own head start to hurt a little, but he tried to ignore the pain.
'No, it doesn't hurt. I'm imagining it because everyone else is sick.' He said to himself. Stariss took the potion without any incident and Ginny went to see her.
"Are you alright?"
"My head feels funny." The first year said. Ginny patted her hand.
"You'll be fine." She said, as the girl closed her eyes, breathing deeper.
"Who is she?" Draco asked through his teeth.
"Starry Skygazer. She's a first year in our house." Ginny answered, then looked closer at Draco. His face paled. "Are you alright?" He nodded,
"Yeah," he managed to say before his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he slipped off the chair. Harry jumped up and ran for Pomfrey again, while Tobias and Ginny managed to drag him to a bed.
"Thanks a lot." Ginny growled, but Ron ignored her.
What could be happening to them!? ::gasps:: guess you'll have to wait till the next chapter! ^_^ I have it all ready to go, but you'll just have to wait! LOL, I'm so mean! ^_^ I want to add a few people to the list of answering the question ::drum roll:: bloodflower and an anonymous geek. Thanks! And sorry to anyone else who answered it and I didn't see, or posted this after. I'll get you in the next one. ^_^
BTW, I hope no one minds me adding a few OC first years, or some second years. Don't worry, they aren't going to get mixed into the plot and will not fall in love with any of the characters. It's just to add more voices, new, fresh voices. ^_^
The two walked back to the castle, holding hands, their hearts racing. They could hear Pansy screaming inside already, and words of confusion from other students. Hermione was terrified what Harry and Ron would think, or do.
"PROFESSOR SNAPE!" Pansy screamed, running down to his office, banging on the door. He threw it open looking extremely angry.
"What is it?" He shouted. Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Draco was kissing Hermione Granger! I saw it!" She cried. He sighed and shook his head.
"You have interrupted me for this? Leave me," he said, rather annoyed. He shut the door and she growled angrily, taking off. Students near by had heard her and begged her for details. She gloated, and held her chin up, feeling important.
"I found them, kissing under a tree! It was dreadful! Poor Draco is under some sort of spell she put on him."
"How horrible!" Some first year Ravenclaw said. Pansy looked at her and snorted.
"You think that's horrible? What's worse is that he was my boyfriend!" She cried. The girl looked startled and another one snickered.
"Come off it. Everyone knows that's a lie!" The girl said. Pansy glared at the blond haired girl said.
"How would you know what we do? You aren't in Slytherin." The girl stood up taller.
"No, I'm in Ravenclaw, and proud of it!" She said, before walking off.
"Who was that?" Pansy asked the first year. "Filia Hynes. She's in Ravenclaw, second year."
Pansy kept a note of that name. Somehow she would find a way to get her back. That one was going to cause trouble, she could tell.
Prfoessor McGonagall was in her office talking to Professor Dumbledore when they heard a commotion. They ran outside to see what it was. A group of students were gathered around a crying Pansy Parkinson, some comforting her, others looking angry. And then a very red Hermione and Draco walked in. McGonagall frowned, rubbing her hand across her head.
"There she is! What did I tell you?" Pansy cried, her eyes red. Draco raised an eyebrow.
"Oh please Pansy, this is ridiculous."
"Hermione! How could you do something like that?" The blond girl asked. Hermione just looked at Pansy.
"I didn't do anything wrong." She said quietly, holding on to Draco. Dumbledore heard footsteps and turned to see Harry and Ron walking towards the group. McGonagall sighed.
"Maybe we should stop this before it even starts."
"Wait. They must learn to sort out their problems on their own. They are sixth years now." Harry and Ron saw Hermione with Draco, and stopped.
"Hermione?" Ron asked. He looked down and saw her fingers entwined with Malfoy's, and his face grew red.
"You JERK!" Ron yelled, running towards Draco. Harry grabbed his arm and held him back.
"Ron stop."
"What are you doing to Hermione!" Ron yelled.
"Ron, he isn't doing anything to me." She frowned. She let go of Draco and approached Ron. "Let's go talk about this somewhere," she said, reaching out to him. He backed away from her and moved behind Harry.
"No. I don't want to talk about it," he said, tears in his eyes. "How could you do this to me? I know Ginny told you," he said softly so only she and Harry could hear.
"Ron, I'm so sorry," she started. He turned and started to walk away. "Ron!"
"No, Hermione. Just leave me alone." Hermione looked to Harry for help.
"Of all people, why Malfoy?" Harry asked. Hermione felt like she had been smacked across the face.
"I can't like whomever I choose? You've done the same thing to Ginny! Going after Cho, when you know Ginny likes you. So don't you play innocent."
Harry turned and ran after Ron, Hermione looking very ill suddenly. Her hand flew up to her head as it started to pound, and she felt the floor start to spin under her. "Hermione?" She heard her name called, but couldn't tell by who, and she collapsed.
Draco ran over and caught her head before it hit the ground. "Hermione! Wake up!" He said, shaking her. McGonagall and Dumbledore ran over to her. Harry stopped running as he heard her name being called frantically and stopped, turning back to see her lying on the ground.
"RON!" He yelled, and the taller, red-hair boy stopped running. He turned.
"What happened?" He asked, running back to her. She moaned. "Hermione, are you alright?"
"My- head." She said, and turned onto her stomach, vomiting. Everyone near her jumped back. Her face was very pale, and her face grew sweaty in an instant.
"Everyone stand back." Dumbledore said. "Draco, get Madame Pomfrey." Draco nodded and took off running down the hall. Ron leaned down and rolled Hermione onto her back and gently picked her up. "Ron-"
"I got her." He said, and cradled her to his chest, and started running down the hall. Harry followed after him with Dumbledore. McGonagall turned and clapped her hands.
"Nothing to see. Get going." She pointed her wand at the mess and it disappeared. She started walking quickly to the Hospital Wing.
Draco burst through the doors calling for Madame Pomfrey, who jumped up and ran to the door, almost run down by Ron.
"What is it?"
"Her head," he answered, and lay her on the bed Madame Pomfrey instructed.
"Everyone step back." She said, and ran to get some of the nasty potion. She poured a glass and held it to Hermione's mouth. Hermione took a sip and then got sick again. Pomfrey frowned and pointed her wand at it. "Disapparem Evaporatus." She opened Hermione's mouth and made her drink the stuff. This time Hermione's stomach didn't reject it.
After a few minutes Madame Pomfrey got Hermione settled into a sleep. "Don't crowed her." She warned before walking to make a few of the beds. Harry, Ron, and Draco, along with Dumbledore and McGonagall watched her sleeping.
"What's going on?" Harry asked. "Does your head hurt yet Draco?" He shook his head, and Ron snorted. There was a sudden bang as another student ran in.
"MADAME POMFREY!" The boy yelled. He was holding a slender girl in his arms, her face white, much like Hermione's. Dumbledore ran over to him and directed him toward a bed across from Hermione's while Madame Pomfrey ran to get more of the potion, muttering under her breath. Harry, Ron and Draco stood watching, wide eyed as the girl groaned and struggled to breath, wheezing. Her eyes were glued shut, and the boy held onto her hand, patting it.
"She was in here last time." Draco stared.
"What?"
"She was one of the ones in here when Hermione and I were in here last time with our headaches. Madame Pomfrey got the girl to swallow the stuff, and the started to breath easier.
Dumbledore and McGonagall left to go find the other teachers, and Madame Pomfrey left to make some more of the potions. Ginny came running in breathlessly.
"Is she alright?" She asked, red-faced from running.
"She's sleeping." Harry said, sitting in a chair near the bed. Ron had his hand on her head, gently stroking her hair, and Draco held onto her hand. Ginny's lips twitched as a smile tugged at her lips but she pushed it away. The two handsome boys glared at each other. Harry looked over to the other boy, who looked over after he realized he was being watched.
He held onto her hand tightly. "She just collapsed in the hall," he said, eyes brimming with tears. "We were supposed to meet in the library and I ran into her, and she just- out!"
"What's your name?" Harry asked.
"Tobias Gainsborough. Ravenclaw, second year," he answered and then looked at the girl, pushing a lock of her blond hair out of her eyes. "And this if Filia Hynes, also in Ravenclaw, second year."
"Nice to meet you," Ginny said politely.
"Was she in hear before?" Harry asked, skeptical of what Draco said.
"Yeah. Same thing as this time." There was another bang of the door and Madame Pomfrey came running before anyone could yell. It was another girl, this one from Gryffindor. Ginny watched as one of the Hufflepuff boys put Stariss Skygazer onto a bed. He left right after though.
"Why is it all girls?" Ron asked. Draco could feel his own head start to hurt a little, but he tried to ignore the pain.
'No, it doesn't hurt. I'm imagining it because everyone else is sick.' He said to himself. Stariss took the potion without any incident and Ginny went to see her.
"Are you alright?"
"My head feels funny." The first year said. Ginny patted her hand.
"You'll be fine." She said, as the girl closed her eyes, breathing deeper.
"Who is she?" Draco asked through his teeth.
"Starry Skygazer. She's a first year in our house." Ginny answered, then looked closer at Draco. His face paled. "Are you alright?" He nodded,
"Yeah," he managed to say before his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he slipped off the chair. Harry jumped up and ran for Pomfrey again, while Tobias and Ginny managed to drag him to a bed.
"Thanks a lot." Ginny growled, but Ron ignored her.
What could be happening to them!? ::gasps:: guess you'll have to wait till the next chapter! ^_^ I have it all ready to go, but you'll just have to wait! LOL, I'm so mean! ^_^ I want to add a few people to the list of answering the question ::drum roll:: bloodflower and an anonymous geek. Thanks! And sorry to anyone else who answered it and I didn't see, or posted this after. I'll get you in the next one. ^_^