Amy: hey guys! You're probably wondering why I'm doing Jae's fic for her. You see, her computer got busted due to some "technical" problems * cought.j.cough *, so she's sleeping over my house and I decided to work on her fic for her because she's not exactly fit to do so… * looks at Jae, who's grumbling about T.J. while doing Herbology *

Amy: Jae, you know, talking to yourself isn't a good sign.

Jae: * glares at Amy * sod off and do my fic!

Amy: THAT'S NOT NICE JAE!

Jae: * rolls eyes and helds up a hand *

Amy: I REALLY hate it when she's mad… Only T.J. can make her THIS angry! Well guys, here's chapter 4!

Chapter 4: Harry's friends vs. Hermione's friends

Hermione:

"Should we wake her up?"

"No, let's not wake her up. Can't you see she's so tired? Look at those bloody bags under her eyes!"

"That's not exactly nice to say, Parvati."

"I'm just saying!"

"But that doesn't exactly help us if we should wake her up or not."

Hermione stirred, oblivious to Lavender and Parvati's bickering. Why are they fighting beside my bed? Hermione thought. Her eyes wanted to stay closed, but she knew that in order for her friends to be quiet, she'd need to open her eyes. VERY reluctantly, she opened her eyes and squinted at the sunshine. Lavender noticed her movement.

"Oh good, you're awake. We didn't know whether to wake you up or not," Lavender said. Hermione forced her body to sit up, even if her whole body was screaming in protest.

"Is it time for school?" Hermione said, her hand instantly going up to her head for it started to throb badly. Parvati looked at her with concern.

"Min, I think it's best if you stay here today. You're not looking good," she said. Hermione shook her head and groaned as her head throbbed harder as she did so. She slowly got up from her bed, nearly tripping.

"I'll be okay," she said, slowly trying to make her way to the bathroom. "I can't miss Transfiguration." Was the last thing she said before she shut the door to the bathroom. Lavender looked at Parvati, wearing a worried expression.

"Sometimes she could be so stubborn," she said. Parvati only nodded in reply.

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Hermione thought that after she took a shower, her headache would go away. But it just seems to get even worse as long as she's standing. She tried to ignore it as she got dressed, but she nearly fell down the stairs when she was going down to the Common Room. Hermione decided to skip breakfast because she wasn't hungry, and set off to her Transfiguration class.

Did it take this long to get to Transfiguration? Hermione thought, yawning. It seems like the more she takes a step, the farther it is to get to her Transfiguration class. And walking was taking a lot in her.

Hermione yawned again. Why was she feeling so light headed? Nevertheless, she kept walking to her Transfiguration class. She just has to get there! But…

Why is the whole place suddenly moving?

Hermione's books fell on the floor as she felt the world disappear. She distinctly heard someone call her name before the world went suddenly black.

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"HERMIONE!" Ginny yelled and ran as soon as she saw her friend faint. She caught her just in time before Hermione hit the floor. Ginny stared at her. Hermione's face, one that was once full of life, was now deathly pale. There were also enormous bags under her eyes. Ginny looked sadly at her.

What have you done to yourself Hermione? She thought. She tried to pick up Hermione, but she was just too heavy for her. Ginny looked around in panic. She needed to get Hermione to Madame Pomfrey! She was so relieved to see Draco passing by.

"Malfoy! Hey Malfoy! MALFOY!" Ginny yelled. Draco finally heard her and was going to yell, "what's your problem?" back when he saw Ginny holding an unconscious Hermione. He ran towards them and knelt beside Ginny.

"What in Merlin's name happened to her?" he cried out. Ginny shrugged, still looking at Hermione.

"I don't know, but we have to get her to Madame Pomfrey now!" she exclaimed. Draco took Hermione from Ginny and the couple ran to the Hospital Wing. Madame Pomfrey saw them come in.

"Great Merlin's ghost!" she exclaimed as soon as she saw Hermione. She instructed Draco to bring her to a bed and told them to move away so she could have a good look at Hermione. Finally, she turned to them.

"It's nothing serious," she said. Ginny let out a relieved sigh.

"So then why is she unconscious Madame Pomfrey?" Draco asked. Madame Pomfrey frowned.

"It seems that Miss Granger has been working hard again," she said. She looked at the unconscious girl.

"This isn't the first time that this happened," she murmured. She turned back to the couple.

"I suppose I should write you two a note, since both of you are late to your classes. Wait here while I make one," she said before walking to her office. Ginny looked at Hermione, suddenly feeling helpless.

"Oh Hermione," she said. Then something hit her. She turned to Draco.

"This is Harry's fault!" she exclaimed. Draco looked at her, surprised.

"What makes you think this is Harry's fault?" he asked. She glared at him.

"If Harry only helped Hermione with the project, she wouldn't be unconscious right now!" she spat out. Draco looked at her in disbelief.

"Harry was trying to get her to help her, but she refused. So don't go blaming Harry," he replied in a firm tone. Ginny's face was turning red.

"If he wasn't such a prat, then maybe, he could've helped," she fired out. Draco smirked.

"And I find you absolutely beautiful when your angry," he replied. Ginny looked like she was ready to punch the day lights out of him.

"Will you-" she was cut off by Madame Pomfrey.

"Will you two be quiet? This is a hospital wing, not the quidditch pitch!" she exclaimed. She slapped their notes in their hands.

"NOW GO!" she cried out. Ginny and Draco left the Hospital without a word, but not before Ginny shot him a murderous look.

Harry:

Harry had a peaceful morning. He didn't know why, but he did. But he couldn't help but feel like he's missing something, and it was nagging away at his heart. He decided to ignore it, but he soon found out what it was.

It was during lunchtime when his friends were eating peacefully and talking about quidditch. Harry noticed Draco looking a bit bothered. He seems worried, and yet, he looks like he was ready to jump for joy. Harry decided to ask him later about it, and was about to bite into his sandwich when he heard Parvati.

"HARRY POTTER!" she yelled out. Harry looked up and saw Parvati, Lavender and Ginny, and they didn't look like a happy lot.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO OUR FRIEND?!" Lavender exclaimed. Harry was confused, and noticed that Hermione wasn't with them.

"Why? What happened to Hermione? Where is she?" Harry fired question after question. Lavender gave a fake laugh.

"Don't play dumb, Potter," she said. Now Harry was REALLY confused. What in the bloody hell is going on?

"You know bloody well what you did," Ginny said. Before he could say something, Draco spoke up.

"We've been through this Ginny," he said, much to the surprise of both Harry and Ginny.

"It wasn't Harry's fault." Ginny glared at him.

"IT'S HIS FAULT THAT HERMIONE'S IN THE HOSPITAL WING!" Parvati cried out. Harry's jaw dropped.

"I didn't do anything!" he replied. Parvati gave him a murderous look, making Harry shrink back into his seat.

"It IS your fault because if you weren't such a git, she wouldn't BE in there in the first place!" she spat out.

"But Hermione wouldn't let him work with her!" Dean said, catching Parvati off guard. Parvati shot him a fiery look.

"Sod off Thomas! I wasn't talking to you!" she said. Like Harry, Dean shrank back into his seat.

"Seriously, it wasn't his fault!" Ron said. Lavender stared him down.

"Are you saying that Hermione chose to be at the Hospital Wing?" she said. At once, everyone started bickering.

"Harry just wanted to help Hermione!"

"Yes, and no thanks to him, she's unconscious!"

"I didn't even know she was in there!"

"Maybe because you can't see anything but your big head!"

"If only Hermione-"

"I said SOD OFF Thomas!"

"WILL YOU ALL SHUT UP?!"

Everyone stopped talking at once and turned to see Neville. He turned to the girls, whose faces were all red from anger.

"Girls, you know that I'm a good friend of Hermione's," he said. They all nodded in response.

"So I'm here to say that it would do her no good if she finds her friends fighting with her enemy," he said. The three girls looked down as Neville's words sank in. He then turned to the boys.

"And you lot, it's good to know that you're sticking up for Harry, but you can't deny that he's a little responsible for Hermione being in the Hospital Wing," he said. The four boys said nothing, but they were all agreeing to what Neville said silently. Neville felt his words sink in to the lot, and continued.

"Finally, I speak for all of us when I say, 'ENOUGH OF YOUR BICKERING! WE'RE TRYING TO EAT PEACEFULLY HERE!'" he said. He gave them a nod before sitting back down to eat. As he did so, everyone went back to their meal. At first, no one made a move. It was Ginny who did it.

"Come on girls, let's pay Hermione a visit," she said before leaving the Great Hall. As soon as they left, the four boys exchanged a look.

"Well, wasn't that some lunch?" Ron said.

Amy: All right! There's chapter 4 for you! Please do Jae a favor and review, okay? Until then, farewell to you all!

* Preview of Next Chapter *

"Guess what?" Harry said, sitting down to a chair beside Hermione's bed. Hermione stared at him.

"What?" she asked. Harry pulled out their project and handed it to her.

"I finished it," he said with a grin. Hermione looked at their project, hoping that Harry didn't make a mistake. Surprisingly, not only did he find out what potion it was, but he also found out what its purpose and how to use it properly and other stuff that she was trying to find. And they all made sense! Hermione slowly smiled and turned to Harry, who was now looking at her with uncertainty.

"This is nice work," she said. Hermione could've sworn Harry's cheeks turned slightly pink. Hermione smirked.

"I didn't know you had brains," she remarked. Harry looked at her dully.

"I see someone's back to normal," he replied, causing Hermione to laugh.

I can't believe we're getting along! She thought, unaware that Harry was thinking along the same lines.