A/N: Hello everybody! : ) Have an awesome day! I know I will. no school! :-D Well, nothing new, sorry times a billion to everyone who hates my cliffies (Grins evilly) but that one from the last chapter may not be worked out until the end… lol! Okay, read and review! Enjoy the chapter!

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Chapter 22:

Ginny remained in the Hospital Wing for several days. In the meantime, she had woken up with no memory of the visions she'd seen or what she had been trying to tell Harry.

"Ginny," began Harry again on Friday, as he sat next to her bed in the Hospital Wing as she flipped through a magazine. "You must remember something… you said that they were in the Chamber of Secrets and she was proud of Tom and he wasn't…"

"Harry," said Ginny finally, "I don't remember any of that. I was probably talking nonsense. Just forget it, Harry… there was nobody else in the chamber of secrets, unless of course I was talking about Lockhart and Ron," she finished amusedly. "Harry, will you pass me a chocolate frog?" Harry sighed exasperatedly and passed Ginny a frog, as he considered her possible explanation, not considering that she was being sarcastic.

"Ginny, that could be, but then who was she?" Harry asked Ginny, who wasn't paying the slightest bit of attention.

"Maybe 'she' was Lockhart… he's always seemed a bit on the feminine side, don't you think?" Ginny mused, laughing.

"Ginny," said Harry, rolling his eyes, "I'm serious."

"Me too, Harry," said Ginny. "I honestly don't remember. Just drop it, please?"

"Oh, fine," sighed Harry, defeated. He then turned around to see who else was in the Hospital Wing…. Not too many people. Blaise Zabini, a Slytherin, had been injured during Quidditch practice. A Hufflepuff whose name Harry didn't recall, had had a sneezing charm put on her and was sneezing uncontrollably as Madame Pomfrey bustled around looking for an antidote, muttering about how dangerous it was for children to be practicing their Charms in a library. Harry turned his attention to the last bed, trying to glimpse who occupied it. Suddenly the girl sat up, and the curtains were pulled back.

"Harry!" she called. "How sweet of you to come and see me! I am so happy to have a visitor! I didn't think anyone even cared that I had the wizard Flu!"

"Oh…" said Harry, surprised. "Hi, Cho. How are you feeling?" He shot Ginny a look for help, but she arched her eyebrows at him.

"Cho, thank goodness you're awake!" Ginny exclaimed. "Harry's been worried sick!" Harry turned around to glare at Ginny, who smirked, whispering apologetically to Harry, "I needed some entertainment…"

Harry unwillingly walked over to Cho's bed and sat down next to it in a chair.

"Oh, Harry," she said. "Thank you so much! I am dreadfully sorry about last year… you were completely right about everything! Cedric, Marietta, everything! I'm sorry, Harry; will you ever forgive me? I couldn't bear it if I died of this and never got to tell you…" Harry was immediately alarmed. Cho looked extremely upset.

"It's okay, Cho… but what are you talking about? Die?"

Cho looked up into Harry's face, her eyes sparkling beautifully. "Harry…" she said slowly. "Don't you know about Wizard's Flu?" Harry shook his head, hoping it wouldn't be bad.

Cho took a deep breath. Harry turned quickly at Ginny, who looked shocked and on the verge of tears. Cho began softly. "It's not contagious, and it's really rare. The symptoms are depression, then unbearable migraines and bad concentration… that's the stage I'm in. Then your magic leaves…Then there's the fever… horrible fevers and bad dreams, and then death, usually. Sometimes you don't die… we don't know yet why some people die and some do not, but… There's a 20% chance of living, about. Harry, I don't want to die like this. I want to be an Auror, so I can fight You-Know-Who… for Cedric."

Harry was shocked. He had never known there was such thing as the Wizard's flu… and he had no idea how bad it was. "Cho…" said Harry dryly, suddenly sorry at how much he had hated her. But he still couldn't ever love her or like her again. "I'm so sorry. Is there anything I can do?" Cho smiled sadly and shook her head.

"There's no cure, and the disease can take days or years. Once my magic's gone, I may have to leave Hogwarts…" Her voice shook. "I've had it since the first quarter of last year… nothing could help the depression and sadness. I blamed it on Cedric's death… but that wasn't why. The next stage just began. It hurts a lot…"

"I'm so, so sorry Cho," said Harry sincerely. From the other side of the room Ginny had gotten up and come over to Cho.

"Cho," she said weakly. "I never knew… I am so, so very sorry, Cho. You poor thing!" Ginny hugged Cho, who looked rather taken aback, and began to cry.

"Ginny," said Cho softly, "It's all right. Please, don't be sorry. It cannot be helped. The thing I want least is pity. Don't feel bad for me…"

Harry and Ginny continued talking to Cho until she was tired and fell asleep. Several minutes afterward, Madame Pomfrey bustled over in a flurry. "You may go, dear," she smiled to Ginny. She then turned to Harry. "You haven't been in here so far this year… a record, Potter. Let's keep it that way, shall we?" She smiled.

"Sure Madame Pomfrey," said Harry, grinning. Once he and Ginny left the hospital wing, Ginny talked about how sorry she was for Cho, and explained that the disease had no known cause or cure… it just happened. Ginny said that it was very rare, and when she was four, her best friend, Honoria Wood, had died from it.

"Honoria Wood?" asked Harry. "Any relation to Oliver?" Ginny nodded sadly. His sister. He was so sad… Honoria always loved flying, even when we were so little. She taught me how to unlock the broom shed so I could borrow Bill's broom." She smiled reminiscently. Then she veered off the subject.

"Speaking of Bill, his wedding's Sunday, right?" Harry thought about it and nodded; she was right.

"Yes!" said Ginny happily. That means we'll be flooing out of here tomorrow morning!"

Harry was very pleased upon remembering this. Only a week had passed of school, and they'd already be getting a break. "So," began Harry, "Where will they be getting married?"

"Oh," said Ginny dismissively, "Some place in the countryside."

"Oh," said Harry, allowing several minutes of silence elapse as they walked to the Gryffindor tower together.

"Bloody Merlin, Harry!" cried Ginny suddenly. "What time is it?"

Harry looked down at his watch, alarmed. "Five after six," he said, "Why?"

"Damn!" cried Ginny, earning several stares of passerby. "Harry, we're late for Quidditch Try-Outs!"

"Shit," cursed Harry, suddenly remembering. "Katie's going to bloody murder us…" With that, the two Gryffindors ran to their tower, grabbed their brooms, changed into their Quidditch robes, and decided it would be best to simply fly out the window, down to the Quidditch pitch. They arrived fifteen minutes late. Katie was looking at them, hands on her hips. Harry braced himself for the coming shouting. Ron stood behind Katie next to several people trying out for the team, with a pitying look etched onto his face.

"HARRY AND GINNY!" yelled Katie, "SO YOU HAD TO MAKE A SHOW, FLYING DOWN FROM THE GRYFFINDOR TOWER FIFTEEN MINUTES LATE! YOU NEED TO STAY PUNCTUAL TO STAY ON THIS TEAM! YOU NEED TO BE DEDICATED! WHAT KIND OF BLOODY EXAMPLE ARE YOU SETTING FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO JOIN THE TEAM, I-" she suddenly quieted, taking deep breaths.

"Okay," she said in mock cheerfulness. "Let us begin the try-outs. Who's trying out for Chaser? We have one spot available. Colin Creevey, Parvati Patil, a fifth year named Josh Buckley, and Seamus Finnigan stepped forward. "Alright, then. You will some up one at a time to work with Ginny and I to try and score past Ron and avoid the bludgers. Now who's trying for beater?" Lenore, Dean Thomas, a third year named Alex Marshall, and a fourth year named Tara Perkins stepped forward. Katie looked at everyone. "Okay, we'll have Lenore and Dean as beaters first and Colin as Chaser." The team began to play. Katie asked Harry to help make the decision and decided not to let the snitch out.

Lenore was an extremely good and aggressive beater. She was very strong, which you wouldn't expect from her small frame. Dean was good as well, but he didn't go for bludgers; he waited for them to come towards him, and he didn't have as good aim as Lenore. Colin was a fair Chaser. He was speedy and accurate, though he dropped the Quaffle several times. Next, Lenore and Dean stayed, but Colin was replaced by Parvati, who had obviously been practicing. She was quick and accurate and played well with Katie and Ginny. After ten minutes, Alex and Tara were put as beaters and Josh as Chaser. Alex and Tara were both very good. Alex was nearly as good as Lenore, and Tara would have been had she gone for more bludgers. Josh was good, but wasn't a good team player, and he hardly passed the Quaffle at all. Seamus was a plausible Chaser, but he wasn't very fast, though he had a good arm.

After everyone had had a turn, Katie called Ginny, harry and Ron over for a quick discussion. Ginny spoke first. "I think Lenore and Tara as beaters, and Colin for Chaser."

Harry shook his head in disagreement. "No, I'd say yes to Lenore and Tara, but Parvati as Chaser."

"No," said Ron. "Lenore and Alex, and Josh."

"Ron!" said Ginny. "Josh didn't pass the Quaffle!"

"But he was good," said Ron.

Katie shook her head. "I definitely think Lenore, she's terrific. And definitely Parvati, and Alex as the other beater." Everyone nodded.

"That would work," said Harry, nodding.

"Yeah," said Ron.

"Okay, settled?" asked Katie. Everyone said yes. "Good." Katie then flipped her dirty blonde hair over her shoulder and walked over to the hopeful people who'd tried out. "Everyone did really good," began Katie, smiling. "But we only had three spots, as you know. When I'm gone next year everyone who didn't make it should try out again. The people who made it are, for Chaser, Parvati, and for the Beaters, Lenore and Alex. Welcome to the team, you three. And good try to everyone else; you're really good players." Katie smiled. Lenore ran over to Harry and hugged him.

"Great job, Lenore," said Harry enthusiastically. "You were brilliant!"

"Thanks, Harry," she squealed. "I'm gonna go tell Draco!" With that, Lenore ran excitedly off to the Castle, leaving harry and Ron staring in disbelief. Katie frowned.

"Mafoy?" she asked, as if it was a joke. Harry nodded.

"Gross," she said. She then walked back to the castle with Parvati. Alex headed back after introducing himself to everyone, and the players who'd not made the team trudged back slowly. Harry, Ginny, and Ron headed back happily. This had been a good day, and Harry was more delighted than ever to be back on a broomstick.