Haylee woke up Friday morning just as tired as she had been on Monday. Ron still wasn't back from the hospital wing. Madam Pomfry had insisted he stay until Saturday morning to make sure he had gained back all his strength. Haylee had visited him during every break and stayed with him at night until she was kicked out. Harry and Hermione came with her once in a while. Hermione made sure she brought him his homework everyday. Haylee was planning on seeing him before class but was running late as usual. She felt horrible when she got to Care of Magical Creatures. She had promised Ron she'd be there. She sat on the grass leaning against Hagrid's hut waiting for Harry and Hermione with her arms and head on her knees.
"What's the matter Haylee?" Hagrid said coming out of his hut, "Ron still in the hospital wing? He'll be fine." he assured her.
"I know, it's just I promised him I'd come see him before class but I woke up late." she said bursting into tears. She didn't know why she was crying. She knew Ron would understand.
"Go now. Quickly though. Just let him know what happened and come right back." Hagrid said.
"Oh thank you Hagrid!" she said as she stood up and hugged him. She ran towards the castle and past Harry and Hermione on the stairs.
"Morning Hay" Harry said as she ran past, "lee" he added to Hermione who was looking back at Haylee. She looked back at Harry and shrugged.
Haylee burst into the hospital wing to find Ron asleep. She didn't want to wake him so she scribbled him a quick note.
Ron Sorry I woke up late. Hagrid let me tell you but I didn't wanna wake you for the 2 seconds I was here.
Love Haylee
She set it on the table next to Ron's bed and asked Madam Pomfry to make sure he got it. She had gotten to Care of Magical Creatures before class even started but she wasn't as lucky in Potions. After Care of Magical Creatures Haylee ran up to the hospital to see if Ron was awake yet. He wasn't so she started to go to Potions but Peeves got in her way.
"Look it's Haylee, the one who hurt the boy who lived."
"What? I didn't touch Harry."
"She broke his heart."
"No I didn't." she screamed at the poltergeist. Just then the bell rang, "Shit! Thanks a lot Peeves."
"She's got such a foul mouth, the girl who broke Potter's heart."
"Go away Peeves! I have to get to class!"
"What's all this noise?" Haylee spun around and saw McGonagall.
"Sorry Professor. I was trying to get to class when I ran into Peeves." McGonagall didn't say anything but scribbled a note on a small bit of parchment. She handed it to Haylee.
"Give this to Professor Snape." she said and went back into her class. Haylee put it in her pocket and ran down the corridor.
Haylee opened the Potions classroom door but no one seemed to notice. She started walking towards Professor Snape's desk digging in her pocket for the note McGonagall gave her.
"You're late Miss Madden." Haylee jumped and looked up at Snape's desk.
"Oh uhm... sorry. Here I have this note," she said handing over the note, "Who are you?" She paused and looked at the floor, "Sorry."
"I'm Professor Lupin. I was with you when you had your test to come to Hogwarts." He said but when he saw the confused look on her face he added, "Never mind. I see you had trouble with Peeves. Sit down and I will continue this lesson." Haylee went and sat in her seat. She looked at the empty seat next to her. "Very well. As I was saying Professor Snape had some business he had to attend to. I will be your replacement until further notice. Most of you know me as your 3rd year Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor. But for those of you who don't," he said looking at Haylee, "I look forward to getting to know you....again."
Haylee looked out the window. She wished this day would end. She wanted Ron to be out of the hospital wing. She missed him even though she went to see him every chance she got. She wasn't paying attention when the bell rang and didn't hear it.
"Haylee? The bell rang are you okay?" Lupin said but Haylee didn't hear him. He walked over to her and tapped her shoulder. She jumped ad looked up, "The bell rang. Are you okay?"
Haylee looked around at the empty chairs around her. "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking about Ron. Sorry." she said standing up, "I'm really sorry."
"Don't worry about Ron. He'll be fine. You better get to lunch. You look like you could use a nice meal." He said smiling at her. She started walking towards the door but turned around.
"Thanks and I'm really sorry for not paying attention." She said and walked out the door. She started towards the Great Hall for lunch but turned around and went up to the hospital wing. When she opened the door, Ron wasn't there. She ran to Madam Pomfry's office thinking the worst. She flung the door open, "Where's Ron?"
"In the Great Hall with everyone else. He's probably waiting for you dear." She said. She saw the confused look on Haylee's face and added, "I let him out early. He's doing much better. But he's not going to attend your afternoon classes."
"Oh. Thanks." Haylee said as she ran out of the small office. She ran all the way down the stairs and into the noisy Great Hall. She looked up and down the Gryffindor table but didn't see Ron, or Harry and Hermione.
"Haylee." She heard someone call behind her. She turned and saw all three sitting right behind her. She had been looking at the wrong table. She ran over to the table and almost fell on Harry trying to get to Ron. She pushed Harry aside and hugged Ron until he finally spoke.
"Er...hi Haylee. We kind of need to talk." Haylee stopped hugging him and looked up into his eyes. She felt like she was going to throw up. No good conversation ever started with the words "we need to talk."
"Haylee, I've sort of been seeing someone else." Haylee didn't know what to say or think or do. Without thinking she slapped him and fell to the floor on Harry's foot.
"Ow...Haylee that hurt." Ron said staring down at her.
"Sorry."
"I was only joking."
"What?" she asked getting to her feet, "Oh my god, I hate you!" she yelled hugging him.
Harry and Hermione got up and left.
"She really is crazy about him. I wonder why." Harry said walking towards the common room.
"Because he's the most gorgeous guy ever." Hermione said trying not to laugh.
"What?"
"I'm kidding. Maybe she feels the same way about Ron as I do about you." She said smiling.
"You mean, you're crazy about me?"
"I suppose I am." she said and ran up to the girls dormitory to fetch her books.
"What's the matter Haylee?" Hagrid said coming out of his hut, "Ron still in the hospital wing? He'll be fine." he assured her.
"I know, it's just I promised him I'd come see him before class but I woke up late." she said bursting into tears. She didn't know why she was crying. She knew Ron would understand.
"Go now. Quickly though. Just let him know what happened and come right back." Hagrid said.
"Oh thank you Hagrid!" she said as she stood up and hugged him. She ran towards the castle and past Harry and Hermione on the stairs.
"Morning Hay" Harry said as she ran past, "lee" he added to Hermione who was looking back at Haylee. She looked back at Harry and shrugged.
Haylee burst into the hospital wing to find Ron asleep. She didn't want to wake him so she scribbled him a quick note.
Ron Sorry I woke up late. Hagrid let me tell you but I didn't wanna wake you for the 2 seconds I was here.
Love Haylee
She set it on the table next to Ron's bed and asked Madam Pomfry to make sure he got it. She had gotten to Care of Magical Creatures before class even started but she wasn't as lucky in Potions. After Care of Magical Creatures Haylee ran up to the hospital to see if Ron was awake yet. He wasn't so she started to go to Potions but Peeves got in her way.
"Look it's Haylee, the one who hurt the boy who lived."
"What? I didn't touch Harry."
"She broke his heart."
"No I didn't." she screamed at the poltergeist. Just then the bell rang, "Shit! Thanks a lot Peeves."
"She's got such a foul mouth, the girl who broke Potter's heart."
"Go away Peeves! I have to get to class!"
"What's all this noise?" Haylee spun around and saw McGonagall.
"Sorry Professor. I was trying to get to class when I ran into Peeves." McGonagall didn't say anything but scribbled a note on a small bit of parchment. She handed it to Haylee.
"Give this to Professor Snape." she said and went back into her class. Haylee put it in her pocket and ran down the corridor.
Haylee opened the Potions classroom door but no one seemed to notice. She started walking towards Professor Snape's desk digging in her pocket for the note McGonagall gave her.
"You're late Miss Madden." Haylee jumped and looked up at Snape's desk.
"Oh uhm... sorry. Here I have this note," she said handing over the note, "Who are you?" She paused and looked at the floor, "Sorry."
"I'm Professor Lupin. I was with you when you had your test to come to Hogwarts." He said but when he saw the confused look on her face he added, "Never mind. I see you had trouble with Peeves. Sit down and I will continue this lesson." Haylee went and sat in her seat. She looked at the empty seat next to her. "Very well. As I was saying Professor Snape had some business he had to attend to. I will be your replacement until further notice. Most of you know me as your 3rd year Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor. But for those of you who don't," he said looking at Haylee, "I look forward to getting to know you....again."
Haylee looked out the window. She wished this day would end. She wanted Ron to be out of the hospital wing. She missed him even though she went to see him every chance she got. She wasn't paying attention when the bell rang and didn't hear it.
"Haylee? The bell rang are you okay?" Lupin said but Haylee didn't hear him. He walked over to her and tapped her shoulder. She jumped ad looked up, "The bell rang. Are you okay?"
Haylee looked around at the empty chairs around her. "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking about Ron. Sorry." she said standing up, "I'm really sorry."
"Don't worry about Ron. He'll be fine. You better get to lunch. You look like you could use a nice meal." He said smiling at her. She started walking towards the door but turned around.
"Thanks and I'm really sorry for not paying attention." She said and walked out the door. She started towards the Great Hall for lunch but turned around and went up to the hospital wing. When she opened the door, Ron wasn't there. She ran to Madam Pomfry's office thinking the worst. She flung the door open, "Where's Ron?"
"In the Great Hall with everyone else. He's probably waiting for you dear." She said. She saw the confused look on Haylee's face and added, "I let him out early. He's doing much better. But he's not going to attend your afternoon classes."
"Oh. Thanks." Haylee said as she ran out of the small office. She ran all the way down the stairs and into the noisy Great Hall. She looked up and down the Gryffindor table but didn't see Ron, or Harry and Hermione.
"Haylee." She heard someone call behind her. She turned and saw all three sitting right behind her. She had been looking at the wrong table. She ran over to the table and almost fell on Harry trying to get to Ron. She pushed Harry aside and hugged Ron until he finally spoke.
"Er...hi Haylee. We kind of need to talk." Haylee stopped hugging him and looked up into his eyes. She felt like she was going to throw up. No good conversation ever started with the words "we need to talk."
"Haylee, I've sort of been seeing someone else." Haylee didn't know what to say or think or do. Without thinking she slapped him and fell to the floor on Harry's foot.
"Ow...Haylee that hurt." Ron said staring down at her.
"Sorry."
"I was only joking."
"What?" she asked getting to her feet, "Oh my god, I hate you!" she yelled hugging him.
Harry and Hermione got up and left.
"She really is crazy about him. I wonder why." Harry said walking towards the common room.
"Because he's the most gorgeous guy ever." Hermione said trying not to laugh.
"What?"
"I'm kidding. Maybe she feels the same way about Ron as I do about you." She said smiling.
"You mean, you're crazy about me?"
"I suppose I am." she said and ran up to the girls dormitory to fetch her books.