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 3
I walked through the halls the next day to alot of stares from other students who were in my classes. They asked why I had missed class the day before, and if I was feeling better. I told them that the nurse thought I had the flu and that I was feeling fine now. But in my mind, I was sick of them asking how I was. I wanted them to compliment me on losing all the weight. I guess it wasn't enough.
I passed classroom after classroom until I got to my Potions class. The teacher stood in the centre of the floor talking about furry worrys and other sorts of potions you could create to ward off evil. I was a couple minutes late, but that didn't matter. I needed to figure out how today was going to go.
I had eaten supper last night, late at night. Only because the nurse sat there watching me eat. I also ate at breakfast this morning, because of what the nurse said about Dumbledor watching me. I did notice him watching our table alot more then usual, so I had eaten breakfast. I could not eat lunch, if I did I would have to visit the washroom again. Which, I thought to myself, I should have done this morning.
Harry passed me an ingredient for the potion and I got to work. I had to do good in this class no matter what. What would people think of me if I failed a class such as this I would be ruined. An hour later, class was over and everyone was headed towards the dining hall for lunch.
"Hermione, you coming?" Harry asked, coming up beside me.
"I'll be there in a sec..Just got to do something, for my next class." I replied heading in the direction of the Griffondor common room. I went in quickly, making sure noone saw me and to my surprise Ginny was sitting at the table working on something.
"Hey Ginny. What are you doing?" I asked placing my bag on the table and sitting down at the seat across from her.
"Oh. Well I went on the computer during class today, found this site. It was talking about anorexia and bulimia, two muggle eating disorders. I got to agree, with the nurse, that it may be what you have. But anyways one thing it said on one of the sites, was to avoid food you could make a book of thinspiration and everything. And so I thought I would do that." Ginny replied pointing at magazines and other cut-outs.
Hermione looked at the cut-outs. Most were of muggle celebrities, but she had to admit that they were people she may want to look up to, if she lived in the muggle world. "That's a good idea Ginny. You think I could make one to?"
Ginny handed over a book and some pens, and I started decorating a sheet of paper. Ginny was laughing, and I giggled along with her every so often. I looked at my watch and realized it was half an hour later. "Oh no...Ginny I was supposed to meet Ron and Harry at the dining hall half an hour ago!" I said grabbing my bag and running out the door.
"But...But you don't eat lunch...Why are you going?" she asked chasing after me. I didn't stop. I couldn't. I had to get there so that noone worried about me.
"Ginny think about it. Everyone is watching me, at all hours of the day. Professor Dumbledor is even keeping an eye out. I have to make things look normal. Otherwise I'll end up back in the hospital wing for longer." I said heading down a flight of stairs.
She chased after me, taking the steps two at a time. She tripped once and almost fell down the stairs but I was quick enough to say a spell preventing her from hurting herself. "You better eat something to. They'll start wondering about you to." I said. We were almost at the dining hall.
"But the website I went to talked about fasting...Eating no food for as long as you can." she said in a small voice. She looked upset, and tired.
"I know...Let things calm down here first. They'll start to wonder about you if you stop eating as well. Give it a few weeks and soon they will have found something else that excites them." I replied opening the doors to the dining hall.