The Dreamy Redhead (A Linny fanfiction)

Chapter 9

Ginny POV:

Tired. There's no other word for it.

For the past few days, I've been so tired. I think Luna mentioned that feeling drowsy might be a side effect to the blood-replenishing potion, but I'm not so sure. I've also been a lot colder these days. I don't know what has happened to me, but my head has started throbbing lately. Was it something I ate...? What have I eaten that I normally don't eat during my daily life? Let's see, I've eaten a couple of cookies, a load of fudge, a chocolate frog....I groan in pain, feeling my head hurt again.

"You ok?" Luna asks me.

"I'm fine, I'm fine," I say, but Luna starts rummaging in her bag again, and emerges when she has a bottle of medicine. I raise my eyebrows, but Luna gives it to me.

"Here, eat two of the pills."

I look inside. "But there's only two more pills in here!"

"It doesn't matter. I probably won't get as sick in the next few days, and then I'll be able to buy another bottle.

I nod and eat the last two pills. I instantly feel better. I smile.

"Thanks, Luna. Do you want to go downstairs? My mom will probably have food for us."

"Sure," Luna shrugs, going downstairs with me. Once downstairs, she spots the same fudges that I ate the other day. "These look good."

"They are!" I say, and Luna eats three fudges. Hermione looks at us, smiles, and continues her work.

"What?" I ask.

"Nothing," she says, still smiling. I sigh. When will we tell everyone that we're dating?

"I'm going to go back upstairs. I'm feeling a little tired."

"Sure, go ahead," I say, waving a hand. She walks up the stairs, humming to herself. Only then is when Hermione turns on me.

"Going well with the relationship?" she asks.

"Shut up, Hermione," I smile, and Hermione giggles.

"I gotta be honest, you're relationship is the cutest thing ever. Makes me jealous sometimes."

"Really? We aren't even thinking of telling everyone else yet."

"You should, you- oh, hey George!" Hermione stops when she sees George.

"Hello everyone. My business is going very well, the- hey, guys, where are my fudges?" He asks, pointing.

"Oh, Luna ate the last three, were you saving them?"

I watch George turn white. "Those- those aren't just any fudges."

"What do you mean?"

"They're fever fudges, only I added the nosebleed nougat for a better effect."

I gasp, and Hermione widens her eyes. We both sprint up the stairs, breathing heavily when we open my door. Inside, we see Luna on a couch, coughing up blood violently.

"Luna! Where's your medicine?" I exclaim.

"There's no use," Luna says, before coughing violently, "You ate the last two of my medicine pills."

I suppress a feeling of guilt before racing back downstairs to our medicine cabinet. "Mom! Mom! Do you have medicine for fevers?"

"Oh, I was going to buy some tomorrow."

I groan before racing upstairs again, hearing groans. "Ginny, are you there? I'm sweating like mad right now..."

I run in and see Luna covered in blood. "Luna, we're going to find you the other end of the fever fudge, ok? Wait, where's Hermione?"

"O-Ok," Luna says hoarsely, "Hermione is finding me some tissues."

I don't answer her, I just run into George's room. I find a bunch of George's creations, and I pump a fist into the air when I see another fudge, labeled "eat to cure fevers." Next to it, is a pill that says "cure for nosebleed nougats." I race downstairs with the fudge and pill and show it to Luna.

"Here, eat these," I say desperately, "It'll make you feel better."

Luna gives a tiny nod and eats them. Then, she gives a deep breath and closes her eyes. Hermione is next to me, looking terrified. 

"W-What should I do?"

"Give her some rest. She'll need it. You should get out to not disturb her," I say calmly.

"What about you?" Hermione whispers, colour leaving her face.

"I'll stay."

"Are you sure tha-"

"I'll stay," I say more firmly. Hermione looks at both of us, smirks, and closes the door on her way out. I sigh, looking at Luna's pale face, and a feeling of tiredness falls over me. I immediately feel my eyes get heavy, and I look at my bed, who's being occupied by Luna. I shrug and think, well, hopefully no one will come in, and I lay down next to her. Then, almost instantly, I fall asleep next to her.

The last thing I can think of is of how much I love Luna.