Year 2 - Part 3
I’m worried about Remus.” Wisteria tells her roommates as they sit in the common room doing homework.
“Well you should be worrying about yourself. Are you feeling alright?” Penelope asks, putting her hand to Wisteria’s fever red forehead.
“No, but I’m sure it’ll pass. I’ll go to Madame Pomfrey tomorrow if I still feel bad by then.” Penelope looks unhappy, but lets it go.
“Why is it that you’re worried about Lupin?” Jane asks.
“Because that’s what she says when she has a crush on someone. First she was ‘worried’ about Michael and now it’s Remus.” Penelope explains.
“Ah, moved on from Michael have you?” Christine asks.
“No! I mean, yes, I have moved on from Michael, but no, that is not how I say I have a crush on someone!”
“Oh really? Then who do you have a crush on right now?” Wisty says nothing, just glares at Penelope. “Thought so.”
“I still worry about Michael you know. I may have moved on from him, but I still worry.”
“Of course you do!” Shannon says. “Poor kid has issues.”
Wisteria sighs. “You’re not helping.”
“Weren’t you going to get him a birthday present?” Jane asks.
“I already have, William delivered it a couple days ago. I got him a few books for advanced Potion making and Arithmancy. I also wrote him a note, but I don’t know if he’ll actually read it…”
A silence fell over the girls until Jane asks, “Why are you worrying about Remus again?”
“Because he’s always sick!”
“That’s true. He must be miserable being sick that much.”
“When I was little my immune system was weak and I got sick all the time just like him. Eventually it got stronger though. I can’t believe his hasn’t.” Wisteria says.
“I know. Honestly, with an immune system as weak as his I’m shocked he hasn’t died yet.” Penelope says.
The next day Wisteria didn’t get any better, so she upheld her promise to Penelope and went to see Madame Pomfrey. The medical wizard looked her over and came to the conclusion that Wisteria had been subjected to a mild poison. She said it wasn’t nearly enough to kill or permanently damage her, but enough to keep her out of school for a week.
When asked who might have had a reason to poison her Wisteria thinks about Mercury. She had studied with the boys a few days ago and Sirius had of course been there. Mercury wouldn’t have gotten so mad as to poison her though, would he? She decided not to say anything about him to Madame Pomfrey.
The day of Halloween was the last day that Wisteria was stuck in the infirmary. She felt fine now, but Madame Pomfrey wasn’t one to take chances. Luckily for her, Wisteria’s friends weren’t about to let her miss out on her favorite holiday of the year. Penelope spend most of her time talking to Madame Pomfrey about medical spells and potions, Christine spend most of her time talking with Shannon and Wisteria about books and boys and Jane spent the whole time trying to make a radio work despite everyone informing her that it couldn’t be done inside of Hogwarts.
Remus was one of the first to show up outside of Wisteria’s immediate group of friends, he brought her chocolates.
“Chocolate works wonders when it comes to making people feel better.” He tells her as the girls all giggle at Wisteria’s slight blush.
The Prewett Twins are the next to come in. They give her a free face painting, making her face look like the devil and laughing uncontrollably after telling her that she “has found her true form”.
Finally the rest of Remus’ group strut through the door bringing enough candy to last all of them a month at least. They then sat with her and told her of their adventures sneaking into Hogsmeade to get he the candy from Honeydukes.
When Wisteria woke up the next morning she was free to go and happy to no longer be missing classes.