The Second Cho & Harry fanfiction.
Spoilers! Based, again, off the 5th movie, Order of the Phoenix. The six has started. Time has passed. The winter holidays come, and Harry decides to stay at the school, still grieving over Sirius, and wanting to continue the silent brooding he's taken part in for the past months. However, upon meeting a flame from his past, he may indeed begin to get over everything, and move on. Harry/Cho.
Spoilers are a yes. Nothing to warn you about, except possible character death.
The world isn't divided into good and Death Eaters.
We all have both light and dark in us.
Silence. It was something Harry Potter had become familiar with over the past months. In truth, he hadn't spoken more then a few words since he'd lost Sirius. It a funny thing, death. One may face times in which one's own particular life is almost taken, but they still seem to come out alright. A bit bloody, maybe, but other then that, normal. But when a dear friend's life is taken, everything seems to fall apart.
And that is exactly what had happened.
Sirius Black was killed, and Harry was stripped of the only family he had left. The only real family, anyways. He spent his summer living with the Dursleys, like always, and for once, they left him alone. It was something about Harry's eyes. Some sort of sadness in them that was clearly visible when you looked closely, and it was definitely something you didn't try to mend or mess with.
Only time could fix it.
Harry, hoping to continue his life in solitude, had stayed at Hogwarts for the winter holidays. Ron had tried countless times to convince him to stay at the Burrow, but Harry turned him down quietly and calmly each time. Ron was no idiot and finally just let it be, knowing that Harry'd been through quite enough, although Ron did make him promise to write, just to make sure he was still alive and everything and hadn't completely fallen off the face of the earth.
So that's how Harry found himself walking alone to the Owlery, to send a letter to Ron. Upon getting closer, he saw the strangest thing. An owl flying in lost its balance and flew right into the stonewalls of the Owlery, and continued to fall into the snow covering the ground. Harry picked his pace up slightly to check the damage of the animal. Although, upon getting closer, he heard somebody curse from above and footsteps racing down the stairs.
He froze upon seeing whom it was.
"Cho Chang," he choked, turning paler by the second.
"Harry!" she said cheerfully, apparently over the rift that'd occurred last year between them. "Sorry bout that. My mom just got her for me." Cho picked up the owl, and tied a note around its foot, taking the note that the owl had been sent to bring her. "She's kind of a klutz. Her names Watchbeak." The owl took flight again, heading back into the skies. "What brings you here?"
"Letter," Harry waved the note in his hand slightly.
"Right, of course," Cho grinned, her face flushing red. "So, how's your sixth year?"
"Fine," Harry lied.
Cho sighed. "I know that you lost your godfather last year. If there's anything I can do…"
"Its fine," Harry lied, again.
"Well, even so. I just want you to know that if you need to talk, during winter break, that I'm here," she said, nodding and heading off, back to the school. Harry paused to think about her offer for a moment.
"Cho?" Harry asked quietly, "If you're offering…"
Cho smiled, "I'm available now." She followed Harry up into the Owlery tower. "So, what's up?"
Harry found Hedwig and attached the letter to her leg, sending her off. Then he and Cho began their walk back towards the castle. Cho didn't say anything, trying to give Harry the proper time to start. Outside the school, Harry stopped and leaned against the wall, looking solemnly at the floor. Cho rubbed his arm softly, as she patiently waited. Harry didn't speak for the longest time and he didn't make eye contact, either.
"I miss Sirius," Harry choked on the tears that began to spill from his face, "I miss him so much." Cho pulled Harry towards her, into a tight hug. Harry wrapped his arms around her body, burying his face in her sweater as he wiped his tears.
"It'll be okay, Harry," Cho whispered as he continued to cry, "I promise."
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