Hello! Due to my very infrequent updates at the moment, I took a half hour out of my lunch time to write this, the first chappy of my new fic, which I have been planning for ages. It's just like Mischief Managed, but for Harry's era instead. Every week there will be a new one-shot about someone from Harry's era. It starts with a one-shot between Marietta and Cho.
To get me started, any suggestions? Could be about anyone, in any point of view, cover any event and in any ship!
Read, enjoy and review! x

"Cho, where are you going?" I ask when I notice her getting dressed. "It's our lie-in day today!"

She blushes. "Well, actually, Harry asked me to go to Hogsmeade with him today- it's Valentines Day, right?"

"So you're ditching your best girlfriend for Harry Potter."

"I'm not ditching you, Marietta. I can spend time with other people, you know."

I try a different approach. "But what about Cedric? Didn't he take you into Hogsmeade for Valentines Day last year?"

She bites her lip. "Don't make me feel guilty, Marietta, that's not fair. You know how hard it's been for me to move on- I've only just realised that Cedric would have wanted me to be happy. Hey- isn't that what you said? 'Oh, Cedric would want you to be happy, Cho, trust me, lets go shopping,', or 'don't moan about Cedric all the time, Cho, he wouldn't want that.' Well, exactly, so that's why I'm going out with Harry today."

I go for the nonchalant 'I don't care' scheme now, making her think I'm going to be in a huff so that she'll stay. "Well- go with four-eyes then. I don't care."

"Don't call him that."

"And he's so much younger than you, Cho! How can you stand that?"

"It's only a year…"

"Whatever."

"Marietta! Don't be like that!"

It's working, I think. Any minute now she'll say, 'Oh fine, I'll stay'. "Go have fun, Cho, I don't mind, I'll just stay here, bored and lonely."

"You've got Mandy! Go and meet her in the common room!"

"Cho- she's the same age as scar-head. I don't want to be seen with a baby."

"Marietta- seriously, do NOT call him scar-head, or imply that he is a baby! And don't be rude about Mandy either, she's really nice…"

Maybe a different trick. Bring bushy buck-toothed Granger into it. "I'm surprised he's not bringing that Granger girl with him…"

She looks worried. "Of course he won't. He knows it's supposed to be just us two..."

"Are you sure about that? I think he'll bring her along, you know. Never goes anywhere without her. Are you sure there's not something going on there? You don't want to be the 'other-woman', do you now?"

"I really-"

"And what about the gormless ginger guy? Might bring him along, too."

"Of course-"

"Still, if you want to go and spend an afternoon with speccy, the gorm and the know-it-all, fine by me."

"Marietta…" She's weakening.

"Still, I thought we could have a late breakfast, nip down to Hogsmeade then, have a nice girly shop, hot chocolate in Madam Puddifoots, then back here for lunch. If that doesn't sound nice to you, fine. If you'd rather go to Hogsmeade now, at the crack of dawn, spend hours and hours in Zonko's- you know that's where guys like to go, have a dirty butterbeer in the Hog's head- who knows, maybe they go there all the time, and be kissed by Harry Potter in the company of his stupid friends, fine."

I've struck the killer blow. We'll be shopping in Hogsmeade in an hour.

"Your way really does sound nice…"

I nod, knowing what will come next.

"But I'm actually going out with Harry today. Maybe next time?"

My jaw drops and I stare as she walks from the room.

Stupid bitch.