“Ron back off!”

Ron inched closer and closer to Ella. His face bright red from anger.

“What! What are you going to do about it???”

Ella inched closer to him. Her words were just as equally effective

To her surprise she felt dizzy, but was to preoccupied to worry about it.

“All I am saying is YOU MUST BE OUT OF YOUR MIND!!” Ron said basically screaming at Ella.

“Don’t judge me it is obvious you have some issues yourself….” Ella spoke in a low tone and tilted her head to a slumped over body where Hermione Granger lay crying softly.

“So me and Harry want to know…”

“Leave me out of this Ron.” Said Harry has he starting walking back to his dormitory.

“So … I wanted to know was it hard to snog someone with a forked tongue!”

“You immature baby!” “You are just jealous that you haven’t even had a girlfriend and probably haven’t even kissed a girl!”

Ron was deeply hurt by what Ella said and she knew it.

Ella winced and started rubbing her temples.

“He is playing you” Ron said calmly.

“So what do you people care?”
“You left me to do all that work and I think I remember you guys promising.”

Ella felt tears well up even though she really didn’t feel like she wanted to cry.

“We are sorry, but retaliating by jumping on Malfoy doesn’t make it right either.”

Ron was sounding a little bit like Hermione at this point.

“ What is your reason , for you know, abandoning me and leaving me with that big oaf!”

“McGonagall, thought you needed to break out of your shell.”

“ She thought you were relying on us too much.” Ron was quieter by this point

“That sounds like a sorry excuse.” Ella just glared at them.

“We are sorry , we wanted to help!” Ron knew what he was saying wasn’t working on her but he tried none the less.

“You did a wonderful job!”

“So this was just a test, to see if I should be in Gryffindor!???” Ella was being irrational and she knew it. Her head began to throb even more and she couldn’t help but wince.

“No , we all think…” Ron couldn’t get out what he wanted to say.

“That is B.S and you know it , I am not deaf I can hear what people say.”

Ella’s blood pressure began to rise, and she felt faint.

“I…”

“I don’t feel well……”

Ron had a look of concern upon his face.

Ella felt her vision slowly coming in, she looked around to see that they were the only two in the common room.
“Take me to see Madame Pomfrey.”

“What’s wrong?”

Ella smiled
“Ron you are looking so handsome in your dress robes….”
Ron looked at his old smelly dress robes and looked back at Ella.
“There must be something wrong with you.”
“ No sweetie, I am just fine” Ella just smiled at Ron, without understanding what was going on.

Ron couldn’t believe what she was saying.
Ella could not control herself she grabbed Ron’s shirt and pulled him and kissed him

“Bloody hell what is wrong with you!”

Ella started to laugh

The laughter stopped within thirty seconds.
And for a second they just stared at each other

The room starting spinning wildly

Ella clenched her stomach and puked all over the floor.

“Ella , I didn’t think I was that bad…jeez…

“Take me ..”

“Take me…”

Ron grabbed her arm and braced her and began walking in a fast speed to the hospital wing.

“Ella we have to hurry.” Ron said looking more than a little concerned.

“Why sweetie?” “What’s the rush?”
“Oh Ron I am so sorry!” Ella apologized immediately after calling him sweetie.

“I hope madam Pomfrey can help you.” Ron said scared.


Ella began to moan. The pain in her abdomen was just too much to bear.

“I know you are in pain, but Ella you need to be quiet.” He began walking a steady pace , his wand out to see ahead of him.

“I feel like I am dying!” Ella was going in and out of consciousness.

“I know, but calm down.”

“Truth is Ella I don’t want you to run into anyone in your … in your… you know situation…especially Snape.”

“Oh , you people think I don’t know about your little innuendos!” “ Think I might kiss him too!!!”

Ella felt such a rage. She couldn’t control it.

“Think I am going to come on Snape!”

“Ella , I was just saying.”

They stared at each other for a minute, and kept walking.
When they finally reached the hospital with no interruptions, Ron let out a sigh of relief.


“Mr. Weasley!”
“What now has happened at this time of the hour!”

Ron walked up to Madame Pomfrey and whispered

“I think she has been poisoned.”

Madame Pomfrey’s eyes widened and walked right up to Ella.

“Miss Greene, please describe your symptoms.”

Ella recited what had happened to her, and even described the range of emotions she felt.


Madame Pomfrey checked her vital signs and made Ella follow a ball of light she created from her wand.

“Just what I though my dear!”
“What, what is wrong with me!” Ella grasped her belly.

At this point a long with the pain, Ella had uncontrollable shakes.

“Did you come into contact with anyone at the ball?” Madame Pomfrey seemed deeply concerned.

“My boyfriend.”

“Yes…” Madame Pomfrey was not letting Ella of the hook.

“Draco Malfoy.” Not understanding why his name was needed.

It hit her like a ton of bricks. Ella stared at the ground in shock.

Before Madame Pomfrey had the chance to explain what problem she had, Ella already knew.

“Saint Valentine’s Kiss” Ella began to cry.

She couldn’t stop.

“Saint Valentine’s Kiss?” Ron didn’t know what it was.
“Is it a love potion?”

“Mr. Weasley, it is not a love potion it is poison.”

Ella finished what Madame Pomfrey was going to say.

“It is very difficult to make, and those who try and fail the potion can be fatal.”

Ella winced.

She had no feelings for Draco. He had poisoned her.

“How does it work” Ron still seemed confused.

“ After the person brews it they put the substance, which is clear on the person they are trying to entice.”

“He put his hand on mine, I was to upset to realize anything.” Ella felt like her world was crashing.

“Then the poison is ignited with a kiss.” “The person who is poisoned begins a deep desire for the other .” “If it is brewed properly the infatuation can last years.” Madame Pomfrey began to mix some antidotes together but still went on talking.

“The good thing is, I know the antidote and you should be back to normal in a few hours. You can go back to your dormitory but I am writing a note that you are not to go to Hogsmeade on break. You need to rest your emotions.”
“Drink this, and do not leave.”
Ella guzzled the antidote down

“Stay here, I’m waking Professors McGonagall and Snape.”

“This is to severe not to contact the heads of the two houses.”

Ella sat there in disgust.

“I am going to kill him, that git!” Ron said with his arms crossed.

“Ron calm down.”

“Why aren’t you freaking out!” Ron looked at Ella in surprise.

“I should of known.”

“Don’t punish yourself.”

“Too late.” Ella felt nauseas.

“Lay Down.” As a queue Ella listened to Ron and laid on the bed.

“Ron, If that was indeed your first kiss I am sorry.”

“ I mean it wasn’t memorable and you know …special.”
Ella’s face was beat red.

“It was, my first.” Ron looked ashamed.
“I cant say it wasn’t memorable.” He cracked a smile.

Ella smiled.
She reached for Ron’s hand and held it.

“Friends?” Ella glanced up towards Ron.
“Friends.” Ron’s smile widened.

………………………

“Mr. Weasley!”

“I am surprised that you are alone, usually when there is some sort of trouble the other two seem to be in tow.”

“Leave. Now!”
Snape was angry, Ella could tell.

Snape watched Ron leave and walked up to Ella’s bed.

“Ella are you ok?”
“Are you absolutely sure it was Draco.”
“Yes”
“Professor, It was Saint Valentines Kiss.”

“I know” Ella could barely here Snape. He was in shock.

Snape put his head down. Ella was his best pupil. She was his apprentice. The thought of her almost dying was devastating.

“ Trust me I will make it right.” Snape had a hurt look on his face.
“ Oh, Ella I know you made the wreath on my door.”
“ It was beautiful thank you.”

He turned around and before he could fully leave the room McGonagall who looked like she was spying stopped him.

“That boy is trouble , professor!”
“ He could of taken advantage of her, especially in her emotional state!”
“He will be dealt with accordingly I promise.” He stared back at Ella and then left.

“My dear , I am so sorry.” McGonagall looked at Ella in concern

“Dumbledore will hear about this!”

“A mediocre student in potions, can not properly brew Saint Valentines.”

Madame Pomfrey shook her head in agreement.

“Ella dear, please drink more.”

She winced in disgust.

“You are free to go back to Gryffindor tower.” Madame Pomfrey said in a positive tone.

“I will take her.” McGonagall steadied Ella and she helped her out of bed.

“I saw the wreath you gave Professor Snape it was a generous gift.”

“That was truly a nice gesture, he cares deeply for you.”
“I hate to say it, but if it was any other Gryffindor , he wouldn’t of been to caring.”

“He is a good person deep down.”
“I know.” Ella said.

“That was the most beautiful Yule ball I have ever been to.”

“Thanks professor.” Ella still wasn’t satisfied.

“Not to be blunt, but why did you not allow me to have help.”

“Oh dear it seems I spoiled your evening.”
“I am sorry, I just wanted you to shine on your own.”

“I am in potions.” Ella knew she sounded pompous at this point.

“Not in academics.” McGonagall was staring strait ahead.
“Then in what?” Ella stopped her.

“I wanted you to excel socially, by gaining the respect of your fellow students.”

“I now realize it backfired on me.”
“I am sorry.” For the first time McGonagall was real. Ella always thought of her as just a stern professor not as a human.

“Now , here you go off to bed.”

“Thanks Professor.”
“Your welcome my dear.”
As Ella turned to walk into the picture hole, McGonagall stopped her.

“Ella, maybe next time you shouldn’t snog any old boy who comes to call just to spite your friends.” McGonagall blushing hurriedly walked away.

Ella shrugged her shoulders in defeat and walked in the common room.

To her surprise, Ron , Harry and Hermione were sitting in the large comfy arm chairs.

“We wanted to wait .. For you” Harry said with a smile.

There in front of them were piles of Christmas gifts.

Ella saw near the blinking tree all of her presents and she too smiled.

There was deep understanding between the four of them neither mentioned what had happened and no formal apology was needed.

Ella knelt down, still feeling woozy and grabbed a present. It was small and square .Ella un wrapped the package to see a small black box.

She opened the box and to her surprise a bright deep ruby ring was shimmering in the light from the fire place.

Ella sat there taken a back.

The rest of the group noticed her quietness and soon they realized why she was being silent.

“That is gorgeous!” Hermione couldn’t keep her eyes away from it.

“Who is that from?” Ron seemed skeptical.

“I don’t know….” Ella thoughts were damperd from Ron’s skepticism.

“Wait I see paper under the ring”
Ella grabbed the paper in a hurry and read it aloud.

“Dearest Sister”
“Oh thank the lord.”
Ella took a deep breath, it wasn’t from Malfoy.

“Dearest Sister,
I hope this Christmas brings you many amazing memories at Hogwarts. This ring is beautiful just like the recipient! Go Gryffindor!
Love, Jenny and S.B
P.S My fiancé helped pick it out! He is wonderful!”

Ella smiled and placed the perfectly fitting ring on her finger.

She marveled at her gift and finally remembered she had others.

She got candy from Ron, a book on medieval potion making from Hermione and a pretty engraved ladle from Harry.

“I love my gifts you guys are amazing.”

The four could not stop smiling.

“What else did you get?” Said Harry

Oh pajamas, makeup and hair ties from my parents and the other sisters.

They soaked in the feel of Christmas.

“Well I guess we should be off to bed” Ella began to get up until Ron told her about another present.

“Hey Ella that huge package over behind the tree, it has your name on it.”

Ella turned back and walked over to the tree.

“ It does.” Ella was surprised.

“Wingardium Leviosa” She recited with her wand pointed directly at the package.

The package lifted over to center of where her friends were sitting.


Ella went on her knees and read the card.

“Ella,
I thought this would be useful. Tap it with your wand and say open very directly.”

“It doesn’t say who it is from!” Ella took one look at it and began to unwrap. Once all the paper came off she just stared at it.

It looked like a normal black cabinet without doors.
“ Open”

The box began to get taller and taller and finally at 5 ft it stopped getting taller.
When it stopped growing ,doors started to appear and on the handles of the door a letter E in cursive appeared. It was truly beautiful.

Ella put her hand on the large E, and opened the doors.
Her eyes got large and her mouth was open in shock.

“It is a potion cabinet.”

“Wow, look at those vials Ella.”

She noticed them; she also saw the beautiful new cauldron that was nestled in the center of the cabinet. She also saw ingredients already in vials, for the most basic potions. Everything was placed in perfect order.

“I hate potions class, but Ella this is truly a wonderful gift.” Ron said as he was touching the sides of the cabinet.

“Everything I need….” Ella was transfixed on her cabinet she couldn’t hardly breathe.

“It looks like the one in Snape’s room, but more detail.”

Then Ella knew.
He got this for her.

She smiled and didn’t say anything to her friends.

“Close” she tapped on the cabinet once more and it shrank to a suitable size.

“Wingardium Leviosa”

The cabinet followed her to the Girls dorm.

She was happy again.
She made sure her cabinet found room next to her bed and as her eyes got heavy she crawled into her bed.

She sat there and pondered the day she had. She couldn’t help but cry. She didn’t know if it was the poison or just the happiness she felt but she cried and cried.

The softness of her bed proved to be too much though and her crying ceased when her eyes closed and she fell into a deep slumber.

And all was good again.



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