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Hermione shrugged off Harry and Draco's warnings and shrunk the portrait and put it in her robes' pocket. She went down, first meeting the boys and walking to the Great Hall for breakfast together.
Hermione felt distant all that day. She went to her class the same but it was like her was in another world. She walked about swaying left and right and bumped into several objects. The only time she felt like herself was when she took her bath in the night.
Meanwhile, that afternoon, Draco looked for Harry and found him in the Library working on Charms with Ginny.
"Potter, I need to talk to you," he stated
"Malfoy." Harry acknowledged and followed him behind a few bookshelves, so that no one would see them.
"Herm-Granger's portrait. Pansy hexed it." Draco said
"How do you know?" Harry demanded
Unknownst to them, Ginny was hidden behind the next bookshelf, eavesdropping on the two boys' conversation. Her eyes widened when she heard that.
"Pansy told Blaise, who told Millicent who told some other Slytherins. Some first-year Slytherin told me." Draco told Harry
"So what do you want me to do?" asked Harry thickly
"Try and get the portrait away from Hermione." Draco said.
Ginny caught Draco's panic, even though Harry didn't. She giggled softly. It was working! Draco was sort of falling for Hermione.
"Weasley, don't bother hiding anymore." Snapped Draco
Ginny turned red and walked over to the two.
"You heard everything didn't you?" Draco said
Ginny nodded.
"Since we're Hermione's closest friends, it'll be easiest for us to get hold of the portrait." Said Ginny slowly, catching on.
"Good to know you're smarter then Potter here." Draco muttered under his breath.
Harry caught that.
"Malfoy..." Harry advanced toward him.
"Harry." Said Ginny in an even more threatening tone
Harry looked at her, begging her with his eyes to let him beat the crap out of Malfoy.
"No." was Ginny's reply
"We'll meet back here on Friday evening to see if any of us has gotten the portrait." Said Draco, and that was the end of their little meeting.
During Transfiguration the following day, she couldn't concentrate. She was too busy trying to get rid of a migraine that had started the moment she had since breakfast. Hermione had tried all the spells she knew for getting rid of migraines to no avail.
The remainder of the week, Hermione had all sorts of funny daily sickness. Vomiting, migraines, constant dizziness, nausea...
On Friday after their last class, Ginny walked with Hermione to the Hospital Wing after a quick lunch to asked Madam Pomphrey to check Hermione.
"If it's not a big thing, please come back later. I'm swamped." Said Madam Pomphrey attending to Neville. A sad accident from potions...
"Hermione needs a che-" started Ginny
"Nevermind." Hermione cut off and walked out
"Hermione, something is wrong with you," exclaimed Ginny, chasing after her friend.
"Madam Pomphrey is busy. Didn't you hear her?" asked Hermione, still walking at a fast pace
"But-"
"It'll most probably go off in a few more days." Interrupted Hermione
"If it doesn't by Sunday, you're going to have her check you even if the whole of Hogwarts is there." Said Ginny firmly
"Yes mother." Hermione teased Ginny
Ginny and Harry met at the Library behind the bookshelves after Ginny had left Hermione in the Gryffindor Common Room. Draco was there looking at some books on Dark Arts.
"Finally." He said
"Any luck?"
"No." all three at the same time, feeling a little put out.
"But Hermione has been having strange sicknesses all week." Ginny told the both boys
"Pansy must have also placed an old curse of that portrait. Her great-great-great grandmother, Periwinkle, founded it." Draco spoke up. Seeing their faces, "I'm was made to memorize her family's great deeds and famous works, some kind of tradition to know all about your bride's family's achievements. Since I'm supposed to marry her one fine day."
"Horrors of horror! Thank goodness I'm not a Malfoy." Said Harry
Draco grinned. "You're not so bad after all Potter."
"You too Malfoy."
A/n Sorry for the long update!