Chapter 15
All It Took Was a Conk On The Head

It had been nearly an hour since Jamie had won the Qudditch Match for Gryffindor and noticed Joseph still unconscious on the hard ground of the Pitch. Jamie had reached the ground and walked over to Joseph, who was being magically lifted onto a stretcher by Madam Pomfrey. Jamie had only gotten two words out when Madam Pomfrey said she couldn't talk and had to get Joseph to the Hospital Wing straight away. This had Jamie very worried. Madam Pomfrey hadn't even told Jamie how Joseph was doing.

Jamie and the rest of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team had been waiting in silence in the Gryffindor Common Room for nearly forty-five minutes before Hagrid and Professor Lupin had walked into the room. Professor Lupin announced that Joseph had suffered a concussion, but was awake. When many of the Quidditch players asked to see Joseph all at once, Professor Lupin stopped them, and said immediate friends could see him first, meaning Jamie, Jane, Alice, Richie and James.

Jamie was surprised Jane had agreed to go. But when she had spotted Jasmine sitting beside Joseph in the Hospital Wing, Jamie knew Jane wouldn't want to go in. She was right.

"I am not going in with you, guys," Jane said, "Sorry, I refuse to go."

"Jane, come on," Jamie said, "Joseph will want to see you. And I know you want to see how he is doing."

"Sorry, Jamie," said Jane, "I refuse to walk into that Hospital Wing while Jasmine is in there..."

Jamie sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Fine," Jamie said, "We will tell Joseph you decided not to come in."

Jane just shrugged and watched Jamie and the others walk into the Hospital Wing.

"Ah, there you are," Madam Pomfrey said as she noticed Jamie and the others, "Professor Lupin did say you would be coming. Well, come with me. Joseph is just over here. Do not worry, he is just fine. He is up and talking to Miss Nott."

"Did someone call my name?" said a female voice from the other end of Hospital Wing. Jasmine Nott appeared into view from behind a curtain and gave a "death stare" towards Jamie when she noticed her.

"Miss Potter and her friends have just come to say hello to Joseph," Madam Pomfrey said, "I will just leave you then..."

Madam Pomfrey left Jamie and her friends with Jasmine and Joseph, completely oblivious to the fact that Jasmine was giving the most unwelcoming of stares toward Jamie and her friends.

"What are you doing here, Potty?" Jasmine asked, eyes narrowed.

"Joseph is our friend too," Jamie said, not daring to blink.

James stepped in front of Jamie.

"Joseph has been our friend long before you decided to..." he began.

"James? Jamie?" a voice said from behind the curtains, "Is that you? What is going on?"

Jamie, James and the others walked into Joseph's view. His Quidditch clothes had been removed and he was wearing Hospital Wing robes.

"I was wondering when you would come and see me," Joseph said.

"Well, I am just going to leave for a little bit," Jasmine said. When Joseph didn't answer her, she stormed off and disappeared behind the curtains. Her footsteps could be heard marching towards the door of the Hospital Wing.

"How are you feeling?" Jamie said, trying to drown out the noise of Jasmine's steps.

"Fine, I guess..." Joseph said, "Jasmine told me about the game."

"Yeah, when I saw you crash, I..." Jamie began.

"Hey, where is Jane?" Joseph interrupted her, "I thought she would want to see how I was doing."

"She said she didn't want to come in," Jamie said.

"And who can blame her?" Richie said, "After what happened last..."

Richie stopped mid-sentence. He had noticed a tear running down Joseph's cheek.

"Oh, I am sorry, Joseph," Richie said, "It's just..."

"I am going to break up with Jasmine," Joseph said.

"Really?" Jamie asked.

"Jamie, I am sorry for lying to you," Joseph said, "I apologize for acting like a git."

"Apology accepted," Jamie said.

"Now I just hope Jane will forgive me," Joseph said, "I really miss her."

Jamie was about to talk but heard sobbing from behind the curtain. She raised a finger to her lips and moved slowly over to the curtain and pulled it back.

"Gotcha! Huh?" Jamie said, surprised.

Jane was sitting in a chair with her face in her hands. When she looked up, Jamie could tell that she had been crying.

"Jane?" Joseph said, "I..."

Jane stood up and ran the other direction toward the doors of the Hospital Wing.

"I am going to go talk to her," Jamie said, "You guys just stay here with Joseph."

"Don't make her mad," Joseph said, "Please..."

"I will try," Jamie said, before walking toward the door.

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Jamie knew right away where Jane had gone to. Their dormitory in Gryffindor Tower had always been Jane's favorite place to go and think. And sure enough, when Jamie had entered the dormitory, she had found Jane.

"Leave me alone!" Jane said.

"Jane, Joseph said that..."

"I heard what he said, Jamie!" Jane interrupted her, "I was sitting there, remember?"

"He misses you, Jane," Jamie said.

"Uh-huh," Jane said, "And what if this is just another lie? Joseph has been doing a quite a bit of lying these past few weeks. He was lying when he said he had just gone out to do his Head Boy duties. He basically lied when he didn't tell me about Jasmine. Jamie, he lied to you about the Imperious Curse!"

"Jane, he isn't lying," Jamie said, "I could see it in his eyes. He said he missed you, for Merlin's sake!"

"And what if I don't miss him!" Jane said, "I am not just going to forgive him for what he did, Jamie."

"First off, I know you miss him," Jamie said, "Your books are stained with the tears of missing him. And don't think I don't hear you crying at night!"

Jane didn't reply.

"You miss him, Jane," Jamie said, "Joey has been your only boyfriend you ever had. Jane... you annoyed me this summer with all the letters you wrote to me about your feelings for him. Don't tell me you do not miss him, Jane Weasley!"

Jane grabbed her pillow and began crying into it.

"Jane, the only reason you are crying is because you do miss him," Jamie said, sitting next to her, "I know it is going to be hard to forgive him. I know it will be hard to accept the fact that he went out with Jasmine. But Jane, he doesn't love Jasmine. He loves you... I can tell."

Jane looked up at Jamie with tear-swollen eyes.

"Jane," Jamie said, "Joseph got hit in the head with a Bludger, remember. He has the concussion to prove it. I bet you that that thing knocked some sense into him."

Jane smirked a bit, but Jamie wasn't sure if this was a happy smirk.

"Jane, I want you to do one thing for me," Jamie said, "I want you to talk to Joseph. Just talk to him. He isn't going anywhere. I think that is what you need, anyway. You need a heart-to-heart talk with Joseph."

Jane stood up and walked over to the window. She stared out the window for a few moments before turning around.

"You are right..." Jane said, "I do need to talk to him."

"That is the smartest thing you have said all day, Jane," Jamie said, "Come on."

Jamie stood up and walked with Jane out of the dormitory.

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A few minutes later, Jamie and Jane made their way back into the Hospital Wing. They walked over to Joseph, who was talking to Richie.

"You guys better promise to not have a celebration without me," Joseph said, smirking, "I want to be a part of that Gryffindor celebration up there."

"We promise, Joey," Richie said.

"All right, all right," Jamie said, "Joseph, I have someone who wants to talk to you."

Jane walked into Joseph's sight.

"There's a sight for sore eyes," Joseph said, smiling at Jane.

"Well, guys," Jamie said, "We better get going and leave these two to talk."

James, Richie and Alice reluctantly agreed and walked with Jamie out of the Hospital Wing.

"You really sure about leaving Jane alone with Joseph?" Richie said, "Joseph already has enough injuries with that concussion of his. He doesn't need another."

"Relax," Jamie said, "I talked to Jane. She just needs to talk to Joseph."

Suddenly, Jasmine Nott appeared round the corner. She walked over to Jamie and stared her straight in the eyes.

"Listen, Potter," Jasmine said, "I have Joseph by his pinky. So why don't you just stay out of my relationship with him."

"What relationship, Nott?" James said, getting in between Jamie and Jasmine for the second time in under an hour, "Joey is in there talking to Jane, and I will bet you ten galleons that he has forgotten all about you."

"Why you little..." Jasmine said, taking her wand from her pocket. She pointed the wand straight at James.

Jamie whipped her own wand from her pocket. Suddenly another voice spoke up out of nowhere. "Petrificus Totalus!" the voice said from behind Jasmine. Jasmine's eyes widened. She went stiff as a board and fell backward. Jamie looked down at Jasmine, and then down the hall. Romeo was standing with his wand out.

"I have been wanting to do that since she broke up with me," Romeo said, putting his wand back in his pocket.

"What are you doing here, Malfoy?" James asked, threateningly.

"Easy, Potter," Romeo said, "I believe I just saved your life."

"I will ask again, Romeo," James said, "What are you doing here?"

"I was on my way to see Lupin," Romeo said.

"Joseph is fine, Romeo," Jamie said, "He is talking to Jane."

"So it looks like the Head Couple is back together?" Romeo said, smirking.

"Only time will tell," Jamie said.

"What is going on here?" a voice said.

Jamie turned around. Madam Pomfrey was standing outside the door of the hospital wing.

"What happened here?" Madam Pomfrey said, walking over to Jasmine and kneeling beside her, "She's been cursed!"

"It was self-defense, Madam Pomfrey," Romeo said, "I was coming to see how Lupin was and I noticed that Jasmine had her wand out. I had to curse her."

"Be that as it may," Madam Pomfrey said, "There is no use of wand in the halls. I have to report this to Professor McGonagall."

"What?" Romeo said.

"You should have called for me, Mr. Malfoy," Madam Pomfrey said, "I would have sorted it out. Instead I have another person for the Hospital Wing. You will come with me... all of you."

Madam Pomfrey summoned a stretcher and placed Jasmine Nott onto it. She took Jasmine into the Hospital Wing, and a minute later walked back out.

"Follow me," she said.

Jamie, Romeo, and the others followed Madam Pomfrey to Professor McGonagall's office.

Another Cliffhanger... oh no! And I promise you, Jasmine's punishment is far from over... but it won't happen next chapter...

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