Authors Note: This story is a fictional story that I have made up. I am not J.K Rowling and I have not created these characters. Everything that happens in this story is fictional, and is not based on the real Harry Potter books and characters.

Chapter 2

I woke up in a bed in a room I did not recognize. A piece of paper was in my hand. I unfolded and read the scrawled writing.

Dear Hermione,

I did not tell them about your thing. I couldn't do it. I know that you promised you would never tell on me about my thing, so I won't tell on yours. May I come and visit you later? In private? I have something special to show you. Ron and Harry were there this morning. They looked worried and upset. I have never seen Ron look like that. They would have stayed all day if the nurse hadn't made us go to classes. Anyways I'll see you later on this evening.

Forever Friends. Ginny Weasly

I sat there, stunned for a moment reaching back into my memory as to what had happened. I looked around the place and realized that it was the hospital wing. I gasped, and a second later, a women, who I guessed was a nurse entered. She looked around until she saw me sitting there, and then came forward to my bed. I shrank back into the bed, wondering what the last thing I had eaten was. I did not want to gain any weight. Ending up in the hospital was obviously a sign of weakness.

"Hermione. I am Nurse Stevenson. I'm here on Professor Dumbledors request." the lady said sweetly.

I looked at her for a moment. Her sharp blues eyes stared at me like ice. Her lips, which had red lipstick applied were so thin. "Professor Dumbledor? He wanted you here? For what?" I asked in very faint voice.

She looked at me once, and then walked away. I wondered where she had gone. She came back a second later with a mirror. She placed it in my hand and I looked in it. My face, if it was possible, was even paler then before, my eyes had red spots in them, and my lips which had been a nice shade of pink, were now almost purple. I noticed however that my cheeks had become fuller. I was gaining weight, I racked my brain, trying to find out what I had eaten the day before. I couldn't think of anything. Maybe Ginny will know I thought sitting up more.

"Professor Dumbledor is worried about you. He has seen your downfall to this muggle disease. He can not stand to think what may happen to you if you lose any more weight. He told me that he recalls you not being at meals a lot lately and not hanging out with Ron and Harry." Nurse Stevenson said, replying to my question.

"He has nothing to worry about...A muggle disease? No, I don't have any disease. I've just been busy with homework and everything. Ginny brings me my meals. Ask her if you want. And Ron and Harry have Quidditch practise all the time. I can't be with them when they are practising all the time, and besides I have all my homework for other classes that they don't have as well." I replied fingering the dress they had put on me.

"Hermione...I think you are in denial. You have all the symptoms of a disease known as bulimia, and also of anorexia. Have you been feeling ill?" she asked.

I paused for a second. I couldn't say I felt fine, how would I have ended up here if I wasn't fine. And I definatley didn't have these diseases that the nurse was talking about. No, I would have to think of something else."Well to tell you the truth," I started. "I have been feeling poorly for the past couple weeks. I thought it might be a cold, but I think it may be the flu."

She looked at me for a minute, and then the door to the hospital opened and in came Ginny. She was followed by Ron and Harry. They smiled and waved. Nurse Stevenson stood up from her chair. "I'll come back later," she said leaving.

"Hermione. How are you?" Ron asked. He had some chocolate frogs in his hand which he placed on the bedside table. "These are for you."

"Oh...Thank you Ron. How nice. I'm pretty good, They think it might be the flu. I should be out of here in no time." I replied. The chocolate sat there, staring at me. I didn't know what I was going to do about it because obviously if I ate it, I would be fat. But I didn't want to hurt Ron's feelings.

Ginny looked at me, but did not say anything. I looked at Harry. His hair was messier then usual and he looked as though he hadn't slept all night. "Harry? Are you all right?"I asked.

"Um...Sure Hermione. Nothing for you to worry about. Well I just came to see how you were doing. I got to go." he said standing up at me, and walking back out the door. Ron waived and followed after his friend.

Ginny and I were alone. I could say what I wanted, do what I wanted. Anything. I pulled the dress sleeve up, and looked at my arm. I noticed that there was a place that a needle must have been placed earlier. I looked at my other arm, there was no dot there. "Did they put a needle in me?" I asked Ginny pointing at the spot.

"Yes. As soon as you came in they hooked you up to this thing...Said it was a muggle invention...and then this liquid came through it and into you. My mom came by as soon as she heard, and when I asked her what it was she said it was...an IV..don't have a clue what that means...But she said it was to give you liquids because you were dehydrated." she said quickly.

"Ginny...Calm down. Everything will be ok. But may I ask what happened? How did I end up here?" I asked.

"You fainted...Well actually you fell down the stairs. We were headed for the dining hall, and you just fell. I didn't know what to do, so I went to the nurse who brought you here. She started mumbling away about ana rexia and bull imia...I have no clue what she was talking about. And then she made me leave the room for awhile. And when I came back you were fast asleep." she replied. Her eyes had tears in them, and I could tell that she was very upset by what had happened.

"She was talking about anorexia and bulimia...Their muggle diseases. She thinks I have them. She told me before that they were very dangerous, but I told her I can't possibly have such a disease..Although she didn't really explain it all that clear. And Ginny, you did the right thing. You were scared, and it's good that I'm here...I'll be out by tomorrow and then if your still comitted to losing weight I can help you." I whispered. I started to brush my hair, and when the clumps of hair started falling out, I wasn't even surprised.

"Of course I am still dedicated Hermione. I haven't eaten anything yet today. My stomachs been rumbling all morning, but I couldn't eat, not if that is what keeps making me fatter." she replied.

I looked at her sitting there. And was happy to see that she was smiling. The nurse came in at that moment, and made a noise, that sounded like a cat. I looked at the nurse, she was standing there watching us. Ginny looked up to, and her eyes became narrow slits. It looked to me as though she did not like this girl.

"Visting time is up!" Nurse Stevenson said, walking over to my bed.

"Bye Ginny. I'll be out in no time." I said turning to face the wall. I did not want to talk to this nurse again.

Nurse Stevenson came over to me, told me I needed to get some rest, stuck a needle in my arm, and the next moment I was fast asleep.