The Hospital Wing
"Honestly spilling hot potions on students, whatever next?" complained Madam Pomfrey, when Hermione explained what had happened, "what kind of potion was it dear?"
"A love potion," said Hermione through gritted teeth as the medi-witch fussed around her, soothing her burnt skin.
"Oh dear oh dear," muttered Madam Pomfrey, "Have you had any side effects yet dear? Fallen in love with anyone?"
"Err, no," said Hermione sarcastically.
"OK, well we best let Professor Snape deal with the side effects of the potion once we have you feeling better. Now lay there for a while. No more classes today."
"But," complained Hermione.
"No buts young lady, you have just had magical repairs, now lay still, or you could be in here longer," Madam Pomfrey said firmly before going off to see a new arrival that was complaining of a stomachache.
The new arrival was a boy Hermione recognised as a Ravenclaw; he sat down on the bed next to her. Hermione shut her eyes, the pain was almost gone now, but she felt drained from the experience. She felt the hairs on the back of her neck prickle, and her eyes snapped open. The Ravenclaw boy was watching her. No, he couldn't be watching her, only looking in her direction, Hermione decided to ignore it and closed her eyes again. Something was bothering her. She still felt like she was being watched. She opened her eyes again, to catch the Ravenclaw boy looking directly at her.
"What?" Hermione snapped.
"Nothing," said the Ravenclaw boy, looking hurriedly away and blushing.
"Why were you looking at me like that?" persisted Hermione.
"It's obvious isn't it?" said the Ravenclaw boy; still awestruck at the fact Hermione was even talking to him.
"If it was obvious I wouldn't have to ask," said Hermione, her temper rising. Unfortunately before the boy could answer, Madam Pomfrey bustled over to him, cured his stomachache, and sent him back to lessons.
"Lucky sod," thought Hermione, "I want to go back to lessons. What was all that about though? Stupid Ravenclaw."
Hermione spent most of the afternoon pretending to be asleep so Madam Pomfrey wouldn't bother her. She was relieved when Harry and Ron came racing into the Hospital Wing and demanded to see her. Madam Pomfrey was busy insisting that she was fine, but she was asleep, and no they could not come and visit her.
"Harry! Ron!" called Hermione. Madam Pomfrey could stop them no longer and they chased down to Hermione's bed. "Thanks for coming, I have been so bored."
"How are you?" said Harry, trying to smooth his hair.
"I'm fine! She wouldn't let me back to lessons though," she said nodding towards Madam Pomfrey, "what did I miss in Charms?"
"Oh nothing out of the ordinary, we were still doing Silencing Charms, we missed you though," said Ron in an embarrassed voice, the tops of his ears turning red.
"What's the matter with you guys?" said Hermione suspiciously.
"Nothing," chorused the boys. Before she could take the matter any further Madam Pomfrey came over to tell Hermione that she could leave.
"Make sure you go and see Professor Snape though, just to be safe," cautioned Madam Pomfrey.
"Really I'm fine, there has been no side effects."
"It doesn't hurt to be cautious Miss Granger. Maybe I should keep you in and get him to come down here, just to make sure things get done."
"No no," said Hermione quickly, "I will go and see him."
"Yeah, and we will make sure she does," reassured Harry.
Hermione left the Hospital Wing with Harry and Ron. They went straight back to the Gryffindor common room, forgetting almost immediately the promise they had made to Madam Pomfrey.
"Honestly spilling hot potions on students, whatever next?" complained Madam Pomfrey, when Hermione explained what had happened, "what kind of potion was it dear?"
"A love potion," said Hermione through gritted teeth as the medi-witch fussed around her, soothing her burnt skin.
"Oh dear oh dear," muttered Madam Pomfrey, "Have you had any side effects yet dear? Fallen in love with anyone?"
"Err, no," said Hermione sarcastically.
"OK, well we best let Professor Snape deal with the side effects of the potion once we have you feeling better. Now lay there for a while. No more classes today."
"But," complained Hermione.
"No buts young lady, you have just had magical repairs, now lay still, or you could be in here longer," Madam Pomfrey said firmly before going off to see a new arrival that was complaining of a stomachache.
The new arrival was a boy Hermione recognised as a Ravenclaw; he sat down on the bed next to her. Hermione shut her eyes, the pain was almost gone now, but she felt drained from the experience. She felt the hairs on the back of her neck prickle, and her eyes snapped open. The Ravenclaw boy was watching her. No, he couldn't be watching her, only looking in her direction, Hermione decided to ignore it and closed her eyes again. Something was bothering her. She still felt like she was being watched. She opened her eyes again, to catch the Ravenclaw boy looking directly at her.
"What?" Hermione snapped.
"Nothing," said the Ravenclaw boy, looking hurriedly away and blushing.
"Why were you looking at me like that?" persisted Hermione.
"It's obvious isn't it?" said the Ravenclaw boy; still awestruck at the fact Hermione was even talking to him.
"If it was obvious I wouldn't have to ask," said Hermione, her temper rising. Unfortunately before the boy could answer, Madam Pomfrey bustled over to him, cured his stomachache, and sent him back to lessons.
"Lucky sod," thought Hermione, "I want to go back to lessons. What was all that about though? Stupid Ravenclaw."
Hermione spent most of the afternoon pretending to be asleep so Madam Pomfrey wouldn't bother her. She was relieved when Harry and Ron came racing into the Hospital Wing and demanded to see her. Madam Pomfrey was busy insisting that she was fine, but she was asleep, and no they could not come and visit her.
"Harry! Ron!" called Hermione. Madam Pomfrey could stop them no longer and they chased down to Hermione's bed. "Thanks for coming, I have been so bored."
"How are you?" said Harry, trying to smooth his hair.
"I'm fine! She wouldn't let me back to lessons though," she said nodding towards Madam Pomfrey, "what did I miss in Charms?"
"Oh nothing out of the ordinary, we were still doing Silencing Charms, we missed you though," said Ron in an embarrassed voice, the tops of his ears turning red.
"What's the matter with you guys?" said Hermione suspiciously.
"Nothing," chorused the boys. Before she could take the matter any further Madam Pomfrey came over to tell Hermione that she could leave.
"Make sure you go and see Professor Snape though, just to be safe," cautioned Madam Pomfrey.
"Really I'm fine, there has been no side effects."
"It doesn't hurt to be cautious Miss Granger. Maybe I should keep you in and get him to come down here, just to make sure things get done."
"No no," said Hermione quickly, "I will go and see him."
"Yeah, and we will make sure she does," reassured Harry.
Hermione left the Hospital Wing with Harry and Ron. They went straight back to the Gryffindor common room, forgetting almost immediately the promise they had made to Madam Pomfrey.