He paused at the entrance-two wooden doors.
Did he want to know if it was contagious?
What if he actually had it?
Gasp!
What if she actually had it?
Heart attack!
It's time to face your fears, he told himself.
His feet didn't budge on the stone floor.
Be brave! Daring!
You're trying to be chivalrous for a muggle-born!
Succeed!
What was with that voice in his head that sounded like...
That sounded like a Gryffindor?
Daring, nerve, chivalry...
The Gryffin-voice.
Then what was the other one?
Satan?
Maybe the Slyther-voice.
Maybe he was going crazy!
He had to see Madam Pomfrey.
It was purely out of fear for himself that he walked in the infirmary.
But when Madam Pomfrey asked him what he needed, he found himself telling her all about Hermione.
"She has Singultitus! I'm sure of it! Is it contagious? And who could've cast it? What am I going to do? Wait, what exactly is this disease? Maybe I'm wrong! I'm wrong, right?" he exclaimed.
His expression was desperate.
And about to become heartbroken.
Madam Pomfrey recited, "Singultitus is when a witch or wizard contracts the muggle disease hiccups. It, however, does not end like their disease because of our magical blood. One way to get rid of it is...just somepotion that takes about two years to brew and is extremely painful to drink. The other way-"
"Excellent! We can use that!" Draco interrupted.
He was met with a glare before she continued, "The other way is, physically, easier. You have to kiss your worst enemy."
"Well, that's bad, because I don't think that the Dark Lord-"
"It's not necessarily You-know-who."
A cold feeling settled in the pit of his stomach like Dementor's fog.
"But I can check. I just need one of her hairs so I can cast the spell," Madam Pomfrey finished.
"But is it contagious?" he pressed.
"No."
"And who could've cast it?"
"Perhaps I could see if they left a mark..."
"And what if...I'm not exactly...I'm kind of-"
"I know that she hates you."
"Ah. Well, what if...could it be me?"
"Yes."
"I have to go to...class."
Madam Pomfrey raised an eyebrow, but dismissed him.
This is about to get interesting, he thought sarcastically.
Very interesting.