The tallies still stand as such, though I've awarded GryffindorGoddess 15 more points (10 for making me laugh, 5 for being a landmark reviewer-85!!) New contest: If you make me laugh in your review, I shall give you 10 points for your house, and if you are the 90th, 95th, or (dare I say it???) 100th, reviewer, I shall award you points accordingly.
Oh, and 5 points to KitKat001 and Destiny Amberly Weasley each ('tis made me giggle), tell me your houses!

Slytherin: 10
Gryffindor: 45

Okay, nothing but love for all of you, oh, but one last annoucement. We've got some new reviewers! w00t! Everyone applaud all the new people who started reviewing! ::crickets are heard:: Oh...well...I'll applaud anyway...

Hopefully this is up at least a week later. Hopefully much earlier. Mostly H/G fluff, which I know most of you love. Don't worry, some R/Hr fluff is coming in next chapter!!!!! (overuse of exclamation points...::winces::)

Chapter 12: Krum Who?

Harry finally made it down to the front hall (in a new world record) and he leapt out the doors and onto the front lawn of the castle. He crossed the lawn in a matter of seconds and came up behind Cho just as soon as she opened her mouth to hex Ginny while she was unconscious. Harry hesitated for two seconds before deciding that it was alright to tackle a girl, but only once.

He knocked Cho to the ground and took her wand quickly before she could react. He jumped up to see Fred and George coming up behind him, huffing and puffing and sounding like they could blow the entire school down if they tried. Harry smiled slightly, but frowned when he saw Ginny's unconscious form. He ran over to her side and fell to his knees, bringing her head up to rest in his lap.

"Gin," he called softly to her, brushing her copper strands of hair from her face. "Gin-Gin. Come on Ginny." He gently tapped her face, trying to wake her up, unsure of what hex Cho had put on her. He pulled out his wand, simultaneously, putting Cho's in his back pocket. "Enervate." he said, tapping her head once." Ginny's eyelids flickered and she groaned slightly. "Thank god." he whispered, and hugged her to his chest. He looked up briefly to see George tying Cho's hands neatly behind her back with some rope that had flown out of his wand and Fred threatening to hex Cho if she ever touched Ginny again.

Ginny groaned again, as though she was just waking up, and snuggled further into Harry's arms. "It hurts Harry. My head hurts." Harry became panicky, but tried to stay calm all the same. What had Cho done? "My head's pounding. Make it stop." She groaned again, and this time Harry realized that it was in pain. Harry scooped her up into his arms and began walking quickly back to the castle, trying to get her to the hospital wing as fast as possible. Fred and George followed, occasionally bantering back and forth while pushing Cho ahead of them. They separated at the corridor, Fred and George were going to bring Cho to Dumbledore. There was a slight hesitation of going to Dumbledore, wondering if they'd have to tell him why they were at the castle, but Harry solved that, just telling them to tell him that they were here to see Ginny and Ron on Mrs. Weasley's orders. He handed them her wand, telling them to keep it safe.

They agreed on the plan and headed for Dumbledore's office while Harry headed hurriedly down the hallway, trying to comfort Ginny while trying to run as swiftly as possible. "It's okay Gin, it's going to be fine. I'm right here Ginny, don't worry. It'll all be fine." Finally, he made it to the Hospital Wing and ran inside, almost knocking Madam Pomfrey over. "So sorry Madam Pomfrey, but Ginny got hit with a hex and she says her head is pounding." Madam Pomfrey nodded and gestured to the empty bed in the corner. Harry carried Ginny over and placed her gently on the bed and brushed her hair out of her still closed eyes. She groaned again and murmured Harry's name. Harry kissed her forehead, but moved aside to let Madam Pomfrey fuss over her.

Soon enough, Ginny was awake and smiling. She looked tired but she was alright. Harry was allowed to visit her-

"For 10 minutes only!" cried Madam Pomfrey as she left the bedside. Harry shrugged. He sat on the bed and Ginny lay her head against his chest.

"How do you feel Gin? Are you alright? Does anything hurt?" Ginny laughed and shook her head.

"I'm fine Harry, just a bit tired. How's Cho?" Harry's face hardened at the mention of the Ravenclaw girl.

"She's fine, though her nose probably needs healing." Ginny giggled. Harry smiled. "You punched her, didn't you? What'd she say?" Ginny nodded, but hesitated before repeating to Harry everything Cho had said. Harry's face slowly fell from a smile into a scowl. He faced Ginny and took her shoulders. He looked her straight in the eyes.

"Had she ever said anything like that before to you Gin? Tell me the truth." With his emerald eyes boring into hers, Ginny couldn't lie, or look away. She nodded and quietly told him about a few of the comments she had made during class or in the middle of corridors. Harry gritted his teeth and hugged Ginny to him. Yes, he knew that Cho liked him, but never did he expect that she'd go to such lengths to get to Ginny. It made him angry, and he couldn't help but think guiltily that Ginny would've never had to go through that if not for him.

As though she was reading his mind, Ginny told him that it wasn't his fault and hugged him tightly. Harry tried to smile, but the guilt didn't leave him.

Harry saw that Ginny's eyelids were drooping and that she was yawning. He kissed her forehead, then her lips gently and laid her down and tucked the bed sheet around her. "Have a good sleep Gin, tomorrow, hopefully, we'll figure out this Ron thing." Harry stepped out of the Hospital Wing and met up with Fred and George who were talking and bantering. As soon as they saw Harry, they ran up to him and asked him how Ginny was. He told them as they started walking back up to Gryffindor tower. They wanted to go visit her, but Madam Pomfrey wasn't allowing anymore visitors.

They made it back up to the tower before curfew and met up with a tired Hermione, who had been waiting up to hear about Ginny. She had to stay behind because they couldn't leave both Ron's alone in a room and believe that they would stay and not get into any trouble. They told her about Ginny, and told her that they were going to bed. She said she would stay up a bit longer to read, and would be up in a while.

Harry went to bed, tired and even more stressed. When was this all going to end?