Chapter 2 (Ashoo!)
It was almost time for their next class and it came all too quickly for Ginny… And although Harry himself couldn't manage to sneak back up the stairs Dobby didn't seem to have a problem, and he brought soup! The soup Harry had sent for. Hermione was grateful but still unhappy about the houself situation "Thank you Dobby! But really you shouldn't take orders from-" "It was Dobby's pleasure to assist the girlfriend of Harry Potter!" Ginny choked on her soup, his girlfriend? Where'd he get THAT idea? Oh well worked for her… She shrugged as Dobby disappeared. "Well?" Hermione asked. "Well what?" "Well…?" "No I'm sure Harry didn't tell Dobby I'm his girlfriend, Dobby just assumed…" "Well, Gin you can't argue, you like him! Maybe not as much as you usted to but still…" "So what if I like him?" "Have you not seen the way he looks at you? And now you're sick and he's all worried you're going to die, he's rushing around doing things for you, he loves you! You can't make it anymore obvious!" "Unless he said it to my face… But he likes me so what?" "Gin, if you like him, and he likes you, then why aren't you his girlfriend?" "Well because… Actually you've made a very good point… I've never really- achoo!" Ginny sneezed, she sniffled for a bit. Then she sat back wondering… If she loved him, and she was pretty sure she did, and he loved her then why? Just why? She made up her mind to ask him.
"Gin, are you sure you want to go to Charms? Don't you think people will notice you're sniffling like a-" "Well if I don't go, and I'm not in the hospital wing they'll think I skipped class a-atshioo-and that would not be good…" "Well, ok point taken but here…Sniflou!" Ginny's voice went back to normal, she giggled, "Harry is so cute… We really should call him: Harry the hottie!" Ginny giggled more. "Oh good gods, for the love of Merlin, pull yourself together. Ginny listen to me! This spell will keep you from sneezing but-" "You know I've always wondered… Are aliens good snoggers?" "Well it has a tendency to make you a little… Well on the mad side…" "You know what should really be a word? Thanko. Instead of two words you could just-" "Oh come on!" Hermione shook her head wondering if it would just be better to leave her sick, being loopy might actually make her more noticeable…
Much to everyone's (not) surprise Harry was waiting for them at the bottom of the stairs, "Ginny! You're ok! Did you get the soup?" "You're cute!", Ginny tripped and fell into Harry's arms. "Umm Hermione any idea what they put in that soup?" "Actually I hexed her…" "Hermione! You HEXED her? Is it not enough that she's-" "Harry, it's a spell to stop the signs of sickness- like sneezing, coughing, scratchy voice, but Ginny had a 'reaction' from it, so she's kinda…", Hermione stopped searching for the right word. "Drunk?" "Well not exactly…" "I like butterflies! Don't you? And kittens! Cuddly kittens! And yooooouuuu!" Harry looked at her, she still hadn't let go, Harry thought for a moment, "Are you sure you can't leave her like this?" "Harry!", Hermione smacked him (Lightly) with her Charms book. "Just kidding I like Ginny just the way she is." "Oh, you're so sweet!", Ginny giggled. Hermione and Harry exchanged looks. "Maybe you'd better cast a silence spell too…"
After billions of years they finally made to the Charms classroom. And he managed to pry Ginny off Harry, which proved to be quite difficult. "Nome! MY Harry! He'll save me!" "From what?" "Mallory!" "Mallory?" Hermione looked where Ginny was pointing at Mallory-I mean-Malfoy. Hermione had to laugh. As Malfoy past he hissed, "What's so funny you filthy little Mudblood?" "Mallory? What color is blue cheese?" Malfoy actually tripped, didn't fall, but he stumbled… "What?" "And if… If Jimmy cracked Corn and NOmEbody (A/N: Nope not a typo.) cares… Why is there a song about it?" For a while Mallory-I mean- Malfoy just stared at her, with seriously no idea how to answer. Crabb nudged Malfoy, "Yeah Mallory, that's a good question, why is that?" Finally Malfoy just walked to his seat without saying a word. Hermione started crying from holding back her laughter.
"Good evening class!" "Good evening Professor Flitwick!" "Right then… Today we'll be learning Ah-tea-zu, the Charm. Ahtizu is a charm used for…." Well he said more than that but Ginny wasn't really listening, she was too busy staring dreamily at Harry, "I like polka dots… I wonder if Harry likes Polka dots… Everybody likes polka dots! Even Mallory!", Don't worry she was talking in her head. "…Ginny would you like to be the first to try?" Harry looked at Hermione, who looked back at Harry, "Deflato." Ginny snapped back to sick mode, trying not to sniffle she said, "I'd love to." Her voice barely came out as a whisper. "Right come up here, in front of the class…" Hermione held her breath Ginny looked about ready to faint. But instead she stood gripping her wand tightly and managed to get in front of the class, but she couldn't remember what the spell was to save her life… Hermione was mouthing it, but it was hard to make out… "Go on Ginny cast it on the feather", Flitwick obviously has a feather obsession. Ginny stared at Hermione for one last second then she turned pointing her hand at the feather, "Ah-tishoo!" More sneeze than words but to her surprise the feather grew as big as her. "Well done!" Ginny scurried back to her seat, just in time to collapse.
(A/N: Yep that was supposed to be confusing.)
"Ginny? Ginny?" Ginny nodded. "Are you ok?" Ginny shook her head. "Can you make it through the rest of the class?" "Tell me, did I seriously say everything to Harry that I remember saying?" "Err… Yes." The little color left in her face drained. "Gin, don't faint! He's knows it was just a spell." "Bloody hell. Mallory-I mean-Malfoy too?" "Well duh." "Bloody hell he's going to think I'm…" "Crazy?" "Well, yes." "No offense Ginny but you aren't exactly the most sane person I know." Ginny didn't reply, she was to busy having a coughing spaz into her robes. Since the rest of the class was just practicing Ginny made it through fine, it was too loud to hear her coughing. And when they were excused from class Gin did the best she could to get out of the classroom before Harry. She wasn't sure if she could possibly more embarrassed but she didn't want to find out. But the sickness had already weakened her. Nearly to the fat lady her legs shook, barely able to hold her weight. Her throat hurt, all she wanted to do was lay in her bed, but her voice wouldn't work. "Ginny?" Ginny froze, "I can't face him, not now, I'll, he'll …Uh." She collapsed Harry caught her though, "Ginny?" Ginny was in another realm but still he had to ask, "Do you seriously think I'm cute?"