Author's Note:
Hey Guys! I'm back!
I remember writing my first fanfic on here when I was 15-16 and boy was that a long time ago. I had a Cho/Draco fic that I deleted and gave up on since the story sounded "un-magical" like and felt that it was too "muggle-ish" for being a Harry Potter fic. So four years have past and I am bored out of my mind and I've decided to write another HP fic that I'll hopefully finish. I'll give Draco and Cho another go and see where it takes me.
As well, I've changed a few things (Especially who dates who….) This story takes place when Cho Chang was a 6th year and Draco was a 5th year. I'll try to be as truthful to the book, but it'll be quite difficult and it's been a while since I've read the fifth book (haha), so please bear with me.
Review and Comment! Thanks!
Disclamer: I do not own any of these characters; they are solely the creation of none other than Ms. Rowling herself.
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Qui feng quing
Qui yue ming
Luo ye yu hai san
Han ya qi fu jing
Xiang si xiang jiah zhi he ri
Ci shi ci-
Translation:
Autumn wind clear
Autumn moon bright
Fall leaves gather and scatter
Jackdaw perch again startle
Each think each see know what day
This hour this ni—
"Miss Chang. Miss Chang. Miss Chang!" Professor McGonagall spoke as she waved her wand to grab the Ravenclaw's attention.
Blinking, Cho looked up at her Transfiguration professor with a serene, dazed look on her face. "Y-Yes professor. I-I mean, sorry professor." She stumbled through her words.
The professor simply raised a brow at her student and continued to talk to the rest of the class. "Now, please read chapters 45-50 in preparation for our next class. You may all leave." With that said, the whole room shook and moved whilst the students stood up and prepared to exit the room.
"Cho, are you okay? These day dreams…they're a bit odd, no?" Marietta asked concerned. She had been noticing her friend's odd behavior in class for the past couple of days.
Cho simply swung her book bag around her shoulder and followed the rest of the students out into the hallway, stopping slightly behind the doors to wait for Marietta, who stumbled slightly behind her. "I'm alright. The semester's about to end, and I'm just stressing about the exams. That's all." She replied calmly while her brown hues stared blankly back at her friend.
The halls began to fill up with students of different houses, each with their own schedule at hand. Loudly as each student walked by, Marietta and Cho opted to wait till the hallway had begun clearing before proceeding. "Exams are in five months Cho. What on earth are you talking about?" Marietta asked pin-pointedly confused.
The soft-spoken, Ravenclaw girl realized that she wasn't being concise with her answers and had simply answered absent-mindedly. "I-can…I mean, I want to study early. These classes are no picnic, you know? Besides, isn't it better to.." Cho began, but momentarily stopped her words as she paced into the hallway. Continuing, she said, "…study early an-"
"Cho watch out!" Marietta called out as she quickly darted a hand out to pull her friend away from…trouble.
"Watch it!" growled a pale snake. Her green orbs darted back and forth between the two Ravenclaws standing in front of her.
Cho quickly turned around to see who it was. "S-Sorry." She replied; her fingers curled tight around the spine of her book.
"Yeah…Yeah. Now move out of my way." Said the short, black haired girl as she and her friends marched towards the Transfiguration classroom.
Marietta simply raised a brow at the girl, amused at her arrogance. Turning her attention to her friend, she spoke. "I swear, they're lucky they're snakes and not worms or els—"
"Or else, what?" A familiar pale-faced boy broke into Marietta's words.
Rolling her eyes, Cho simply looked back and forth between the boy and her friend. "Nothing." She replied coldly, before taking a hold of Marietta and dragging her along.
Smirking, the boy simply followed the rest of his friends towards the classroom. "I saved you a seat!" Pansy excitedly said, pointing towards the desk next to her.
Draco simply heaved out a defeated sigh and sat next to the girl. Resting his book on top of the desk, he stuck a hand inside the open space—a weird habit of his— underneath the desk and felt something inside. Grabbing a hold of what seemed like a small notebook, he quickly laid it on top of his book and read the engraved letters on the cover. Mouthing the words, "Zhang Qiu"
"Alright class, settle down and open your textbook to chapter 27." Professor McGonagall spoke as she moved from behind her desk and towards the front of the platform, sitting in front of the class. Darting her eyes to the seemingly starting squabble by the left side of the room, the professor sternly pointed out. "Mr. Zabini! I wouldn't mind using you as our example for today's lesson, as you so loudly and eagerly volunteer over there." The tall boy simply grinned as he followed the professor's instructions by opening his book to the said chapter. With the whole room finally settled, the professor began to speak again. "The lesson about changing…."
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"Are you okay?" Harry asked concerned as he stretched a hand over, offering Cho a strawberry.
"Huh? Oh, ah thanks…" She simply replied, taking the strawberry from Harry. "What did you ask again?"
Raising a brow, Harry continued to scribble away on his parchment. "You've been acting quite strange lately. Are you sure you're alright?" He asked.
Cho shrugged and bent down to take a hold of her Charms textbook. "I'm not sick. Don't worry." She replied while subtly slamming her book on the table. This whole, 'are you alright?' issue was beginning to irritate her. "What are you doing?" She asked, wanting to change the topic.
"Oh, I'm trying to plan something with Hermione for tomorrow's lesson; we need to learn something else besides conjuring our very own Patronus." He replied while continuing to furiously scribble more things down.
Reaching further into her book bag, Cho felt a little confused; something felt wrong. 'I remember putting it in my bag this morning.' She thought to herself, completely ignoring Harry's words. "I think I left something in the library. I'll meet up with you for dinner." She quickly said, standing up.
"Harry. Cho. Hey guys!" Hermione greeted upon entering the room of requirements. "What's going on he—Oh Cho, you're leaving?" She asked quite confused by the girl's eagerness to get out of the room.
"Ah…alright. I'll see you in front of the Great Hall later." Harry replied, looking a little confused himself. Soon after, his attention shifts to the frizzy haired girl. "I have the lesson plan here. Come take a look" He eagerly spoke, waving his friend over.
Hermione smiled and nodded; folding her skirt before she sat next to the raven-haired boy, she gave Cho a wave. "See ya."
Cho quickly grabbed a hold of her things and waved back. "See you guys later." She replied. Before leaving the room, she couldn't help but steal a glance of the two. Heart sinking a little, she couldn't help but question Harry and Hermione's relationship. 'Not now Cho, that's not as important' She thought to herself before completely disappearing behind the wall.
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"Who the bloody hell writes like this?" Draco muttered to himself a little irritated with the fact that he couldn't understand a damn thing on the little notebook that he had found. Turning to the next page and surprised to find it written in English, Draco began to read it.
She liked peaches and strawberries. I'll always remember that. Perhaps one day our paths will cross once again.
-Z.L.
Confused more than ever, Draco, irritated, shut the small thing closed and slid it inside his robe's pocket. "Whatever…" He muttered to himself as he continued to pace down the hallway. Turning a corner, not assertive enough to stir clear, a somewhat heavy weight immediately forces him to fall down on his bum. "WHAT THE BLOODY HELL?" He growled loudly as he pushed himself up. Piercing grey eyes darted at the culprit.
Cho quickly gathered her belongings and stood up, dusting herself. "I'm sorry! You don't have to be sour about it!" She hissed in reply. Her brown hues stared right back into Draco's grey ones. The tension lasted for about a split second before Cho slung the strap of her book bag around her shoulder. "Oh, before you waste your breath correcting me, don't worry, I'll watch where I'm going next time." She added; pure sarcasm dribbled out of her lips while she said it.
"You have quite the manners. Seems like you've been hanging around Potter too much." Draco snickered loudly; loud enough for Cho to hear.
About a foot away, Cho immediately turned her body around upon hearing the snake's words. "At least he's not all talk." She replied smirking. "Now Mr. Malfoy, if you don't mind, I have better things to do than to converse about silly things in the hallway." She added before turning around and continuing towards the library.
Draco watched Cho proudly walk along. Irritated with the fact that she acted like a complete smartass—in his opinion—in front of him. "Stupid Ravenclaw…" He muttered to himself. As he was about to make his way down the hallway—towards the dungeons—he noticed something on the floor. Kneeling to take a closer look, Draco reached for what seemed like a necklace. Allowing the gold chain to dangle loosely along his fingers, his eyes examined it closely. The snake noticed something familiar etched on the pendant—something he had seen before.
Z.L.