"You look awful Jade." Ginny said, seeing Jade trying to move around in her bed, the next day.
"I feel worse. Check my temperature." Jade said. Ginny touched Jade's forehead with the back of her hand and grimaced.
"You're definitely coming down with a fever. Do you want to go to the Hospital Wing?" Ginny asked.
"No." Jade said, putting the covers over her head.
"Well at least take a bloody potion!" Ginny said, pulling Jade up. She uncorked a potion to counteract the fever and covered Jade up again.
"Where are you going to spend your anniversary?" Jade asked watching Ginny pull off her sweater.
"I'm not going anymore. Everyone's at breakfast and there's no one here to take care of you." Ginny said.
"What?" Jade croaked. "No! You can't do that! I'll be fine by myself! I'm going to sleep all day and I won't even want to talk to you!" Jade said.
"That's perfect. I'm feeling less talkative myself today." Ginny said.
"Gin. I seriously don't want you to miss your anniversary with Michael. You can't do this to him, it's not fair." Jade said.
"Is it horrible if I say I didn't really care?" Ginny asked.
"You've been fighting with him a lot lately. I think your relationship needs a little fresh air. Not going to Hogsmeade today would just make things worse. Go Gin and don't even worry about me. I'm going to sleep in today." Jade said.
"Are you sure?" Ginny asked seeing Jade nod and turn.
"Get out of here and enjoy yourself. By the way, if you see Ass can you make sure you tell her that she's about to become the 'date' of a guest at my wedding? Her bridesmaid status is taking a serious nosedive from being missing all week long." Jade said.
"I'll tell the idiot if I actually get to see her." Ginny said, putting her sweater back on again.
After an hour, Jade woke up to feel her room colder than usual. No matter how many blankets she put over herself, she would still feel herself freezing under the covers. Wrapping herself with a shawl, Jade slowly walked down the stairs to see someone lying on the sofa with their eyes closed. The fire was burning brightly, warming the empty common room. She walked down the stairs, shivering and tired, seeing Fred sit up, looking at her.
"Hey." He said.
"Hey. Aren't you supposed to be in Hogsmeade?" Jade asked, sitting next to him.
"Yeah but I decided not to go. How are you feeling? Ginny said you had a fever?" Fred asked. Jade nodded, taking the back of his hand against her forehead.
"It's really cold upstairs. Do you mind if I share the sofa with you?" Jade asked, resting her head on his shoulder.
"I don't mind. Do you want me to leave?" Fred asked.
"You're terribly warm…and you smell nice." Jade said, lying down on the sofa, curling against him.
"If you feel like you need to eat or go to the Hospital Wing, just let me know." Fred said, summoning a blanket from his room.
"Try not to set me on fire or kill me." Jade murmured causing Fred to laugh.
"My feet hurt and my stomach is about to explode." Ginny said, walking with Hermione towards the common room.
"How was the date?" Hermione asked.
"It was okay…until we started having a row about a few things. It's getting a little irritating you know." Ginny said.
"Still? I thought you both had everything sorted out." Hermione said. Ginny shrugged as they walked into the common room. They saw Harry and Ron standing next to the sofa, staring and whispering to each other.
"What is it?" Hermione asked softly.
"Looks like Fred's finally got someone new to give grief." Ron said. Hermione scoffed, walking up the stairs.
"At least he's got someone." Hermione said, walking away.
"I never thought I would be the one to say this but…they look absolutely adorable together." Ginny said. Harry, Ron and Ginny silently stared at Jade and Fred who were sound asleep. Jade's face was buried in Fred's chest as he snored with her head tucked underneath his chin and an arm secured tightly around her.
"This feels a little creepy." Harry said, breaking their gaze.
"You're right…but it looks unnatural. And what does she mean; 'at least he's got someone'? Is she trying to say I don't have anyone?" Ron asked.
"That's exactly what she meant." Ginny said. Ron walked away, making a face towards the girl's dormitory.
The progressing weeks before Christmas had gotten worse. Ginny and Michael were constantly fighting, leaving Ginny in terrible moods. Astoria started to spend less time with Jade and Ginny, doing who knew what without the two of them. On top of that, there was that horrible match between Slytherin and Gryffindor. Everyone witnessed Harry, Fred and George get into a fight with Malfoy. They came back upset and Harry explained that they were dismissed from Quidditch entirely. What made it worse was the snake attack on Arthur Weasley. Ginny and the rest of the Weasley's left during the middle of the night after Harry's dream and confirming that Arthur Weasley had been attacked. Jade went back to her parents during Christmas break along with everyone else.