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Chapter 2

Harry woke up to a pounding in his skull that seemed to fill his heavy head. He groaned in pain as he sat up in bed.

If he felt awful yesterday, then he felt worse today. While he wasn't as cold or achy, which meant that his fever had gone down, he still felt the rest of his symptoms, such as heavy and tired limbs; a sore throat; headache; sore, stuffy, runny, and tickly nose; a hurting chest; a hacking cough; feeling achy; congestion; and a fever.

Harry turned his head towards his bedside table, from which he took his glasses and put them on. Harry looked to his side and saw Ginny asleep in a chair. He was touched at her thoughtfulness in staying with him the whole night. He saw an extra blanket on the side of his bed, and quickly covered her with it. He also took a pillow that he hadn't used and put it behind her head.

Once she was settled, he saw a box of tissues, which he grabbed and used to blow his blocked nose in order to relieve the pressure gathered there. He was glad that he had charmed the bed in the beginning of the year so his nightmares wouldn't disturb any of his dorm mates. Harry pulled off his sweater, since he felt too hot in it, and immediately covered himself properly with his blankets. He pushed his pillows behind his back and leaned against them. He just wanted to rest a little before he got up for classes.

Harry waited ten minutes before he pulled back the covers and rose out of bed. He slowly got up to avoid getting too dizzy, and relaxed against the bedposts as he caught his balance. Harry then walked to the shower, carrying his robes and clothes to have a hot shower.

When Harry went inside, he saw himself in the mirror and gasped. He looked terrible! His face was pale and seemed thinner than normal. His eyes had a glazed, fevered, and reddish look to them, and his cheeks were pink. His nose was a bright red that stood out, he had dark circles under his eyes, and his hair was messier than normal. Harry grabbed his wand and did a few concealment charms that made him seem tired, but not sick. He also did the charms that kept people from noticing his sneezing and coughing.

Then, he had his shower and made sure to have a cooling charm done on his skin, so he would not feel cold, but no one could feel his hot skin. He wanted to go to classes, even though he felt awful, and if he had a fever Ginny wouldn't let him. If he tried to protest she would just call Ron and Hermione who would act like mother hens. At worst, they would call Madam Pomfrey, which he definitely didn't want.

Harry had to go to classes since he was already behind because of Order meetings, which they had often; battles, which got him stuck in the Hospital Wing for at least three days; and training, which often had him so exhausted that he couldn't do his homework or go to his classes, even though he tried to go. Most of the time, after practices with Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Flitwick, and Lupin at the same time, he was so tired out that his teachers forced him to rest and not go to class. He must have been really tired, since Snape excused him!

The only two things he wasn't behind on were Quidditch and Head Boy duties, since Ron helped him out. Harry made sure that he shared all of his Quidditch plans with him, so in case he was incapacitated Ron could do the work. They were sort of co-captains and they switched off places for things like pre-game speeches and things like that. His Head Boy duties were always in the evenings and he was able to do that since it didn't take up as much time as other things usually did. Hermione was Head Girl, and was very understanding about his Order obligations. A lot of the time she did some of his work, voluntarily, so he would have more time to sleep and study. Harry really appreciated his friends and he made sure to let them know that constantly. He didn't want to seem ungrateful.

Anyways, Harry got out of the shower and quickly changed into his clothes. He made sure that he wore a light sweater over his normal shirt and pants, and that he stuffed his pockets with tissues or handkerchiefs. Harry went back to the dorm where he packed his bag for that day's classes.

Then Harry woke Ginny up so she could go to her dorm and get ready for the day, since it was nearing seven o'clock.

"Gin? Hey Gin? Wake up!" said Harry as he prodded her shoulder. Ginny woke with a start, and saw Harry sitting across from her, all ready for school.

"Harry! What are you doing out of bed? You were really sick last night, and you should be going to classes so soon!" said Ginny at a whisper. She didn't want to alert the others unless it was necessary, in such cases that Harry refused to stay in bed even though he had a fever.

"I'm fine Gin! … Hah-CHOO! Hah-CHOOO! Hah-SHOO! Hah-CHOOO! Sniff! Sniff! … Anyway, even if I am sick, I need to go to class. Sniff! I am already incredibly behind, and if I miss more school than I have to I will not be able to pass my classes. Cough! I am already just getting an Acceptable in all of them, and I am close to a Dreadful in Potions! … Hah-CHOO! Hah-CHOO! Sniff! Sniff! Cough!" argued Harry, as he tried to quiet his cold. He blew his nose with some tissues and drank some water from the glass on his side table. He threw away the tissues, and put on a puppy-dog face for Ginny, and watched as she softened her features, although she still seemed stubborn.

"But, Harry, if you go to class, you will make yourself worse, and it would be better to miss two days of classes, resting in the Hospital Wing, than spending a week in there because you were too stupid to take proper care of yourself," argued Ginny. She didn't want to be mean, but she was concerned about Harry. He had a tendency to push himself too much and end up really hurting himself.

"Look, how about we compromise. … Hah-CHOO! Hah-SHOO! Sniff! Sniff! … I'll tell Ron to supervise Quidditch practice, and I won't play if it is raining or incredibly cold outside. Sniff! If it is, I'll stay inside. I'll take naps in between classes when I have time or sleep in my free periods. Cough! Cough! I'll take it easy and avoid doing too much in Order training, and I won't go to any battles until my fever is down. Also, I'll spend the weekend in bed. … Hah-SHHH! Hah-SHHH! … If by feber does ub toob mudch, … Hah-SHHH! Hah-CHOO! Sniff! Sniff! … or I'b feelig doo bad, Id'll do to Badab Pobfreyd. Oday?" said Harry in a congested voice.

Even though his concealment charms made Ginny hear him in a normal voice, they weren't enough to hide his congestion. He sneezed a few more times and blew his nose until it was clear. His sneezes were wet and medium-loud, while the nose blowing sounded wet, gurgling and full until he finally got most of the mucus out. Then, it was dry and honking. He was already feeling too tired to argue, and just wanted to sleep. He tried not to seem tired, but he just wanted to appease his girlfriend.

"Okay, but I want you to remove the cooling charm. I want to be able to check your temperature since I don't trust you to take care of yourself," said Ginny. She wasn't happy that he was going to classes, but she couldn't do much else.

"Yes, mum … Hah-CHOO! Huh-SHOO! HUH-SHOOO! Sniff! Sniff!" teased Harry as he removed the charm. Ginny knew him too well, it seemed.

When the charm was removed, Ginny felt his forehead, and made him sit against the pillows on his bed. She let him blow his nose, and then she stuck the thermometer in his mouth and made him wait patiently while she took his temperature.

"Harry, it's really too high. 40 degrees! I really don't approve of you going to classes. How can you feel well enough to get out of bed?" asked Ginny sternly.

Harry shrugged his shoulders and relaxed against the pillows. He tiredly let go of himself and rested on the pillows, closing his eyes in exhaustion. He occasionally pulled out a tissue to wipe his runny nose or blow it when it stuffed up. Ginny looked worriedly at him as he rested. He seemed so tired after being up for a half hour! She didn't want him to get sicker, but he had to go to classes. She knew as well as he that he needed to get his grades up.

"Harry, I want you to skip the Order meeting today," said Ginny abruptly.

Harry's head snapped up and looked at her in astonishment, "What? Sniff!"

"You heard me. You are running a fever, and those meetings run hours! Look at you! You are exhausted from being up for a half hour! You have a horrid cough that makes you shake, and you have been sneezing constantly! You won't be able to make it," said Ginny. When Harry opened his mouth to protest she said, "No, I won't allow it. You will tell Dumbledore that you are not feeling well, and that you are only going to classes and doing your Head Boy duties because you have to. If you don't, I will. If I don't see you in your bed during the meeting, I will owl my mum and tell Madam Pomfrey. I am serious."

Harry slumped his shoulders in defeat. He didn't want to get on the bad side of Ginny Weasley. Harry nodded his head, and got up to go to breakfast. Ginny kissed him on the cheek and followed him out of the dormitory.

Harry went downstairs to the common room, and sat in an armchair to wait while Ginny had a shower and got ready for classes. He rested against the chair back, trying to relieve the pounding in his head.

His head, chest, throat, and body hurt from aches and congestion. His nose was stuffed up and runny, and both his nose and throat were tickly like he had to sneeze and cough. He was already shivering slightly in front of the fire, and his nose felt like it would fall off. His body hurt loads and he was exhausted. He felt completely awful.

It was going to be a long day.

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