I can't help it (sigh) Cho and Cedric….this is the FULL story of their life, beginning til the end. My other Cho/Ced fics were just segments concentrated in certain times and areas…but this.. this is it
Also, many thanks to Miss J.K. Rowling:)
"Bye!" a little dark haired girl waved frantically to her mother and father, who were proudly sending their only daughter away to the finest Witchcraft and Wizardry School in the World; Hogwarts.
Her small brown owl hooted happily as the Hogwarts Express made noise. The girl dragged her heavy suitcases down the aisle, looking for room.
"Hello!" She said brightly, upon noticing a red-curled girl sitting alone in a compartment, holding a thick book. "Mind if I take a seat here?"
The girl shook her head and smiled back. "No, go ahead!'
"I'm Cho Chang. My first year." The dark haired girl said, smiling.
"I'm Marietta Edgecombe. Nice to meet you." The red-haired girl answered back, studying Cho. "Wow."
"What?" Cho asked.
"You're so pretty." Marietta said, her wide green eyes open.
Cho blushed. "Thank you, but your curls are more interesting than my hair." Cho said. It was always polite to compliment someone back. And this time, she meant it. Marietta's hair was a beautiful colour of autumn leaves, curls in all the right places. And her emerald green eyes contrasted very nicely with it.
Cho was rather good at noticing physical traits on people. And it seemed, Marietta was too.
"Nah," Marietta said, lifting a strand of her hair. "It's alright, thank you though. Although your hair is something extraordinary, isn't it? It's so straight and shiny, and black!" she said, amazed.
Cho smiled, her right cheek dimple showing. She laughed. "Really, you're flattering me."
As the girls talked about hair and the latest witch fashion and trends, they were so into their conversation, they did not even notice the Hogwarts Express leave the platform nine and three quarters.
"Anything from the trolley dear?" the plump witch asked, showing a display of glistening candies and sweets.
"A chocolate frog, please." Marietta said politely, taking out several knuts.
"I'll have two pumpkin pasties." Cho said, reaching for her money bag.
After the girls ate their sweets and talked more about which houses they wanted to be in. (Marietta preferred Ravenclaw, the house for the witty and cunning. She also had a thing for the Grey Lady, a beautiful ghost who lived in the Ravenclaw tower. She's beautiful, I heard!) And then it was time to change into their robes.
"I have a feeling you'll be in Ravenclaw with me, though." Marietta said, pulling out her brand new robe. "You seem very clever." She said.
"I hope so. Both of my parents were in Ravenclaw. But my grandmother was in Gryffindor. So I suppose Gryffindor would be nice, too." Cho said.
Suddenly, the compartment door slid open and four older boys burst in. They were all wearing their Hogwarts robes.
"Oops-Roger you jerk- sorry ladies, oooh, first years?" a freckled boy who seemed a year older than Cho asked, stared at the two, interested.
"Yes," Marietta said, blushing. She took his hand and shook it.
"I am Fred. Nice to meet you." The freckled boy had the brightest red hair Cho had ever seen.
"I'm Marietta, and this is Cho." Marietta said, fumbling furiously.
"I'm sorry if we are bothering you, this douche just knocked us over." The tall boy near the back spoke up, showing his entire self. And then his eyes fixed right into Cho's eyes.
At that moment, Cho felt as if a cupid had shot his arrow directly into her heart.
The boy was older than her, yes, it was quite definite, but he was the most handsome boy Cho had ever seen in her life. Even more than Gilderoy Lockhart, whom Cho secretly fancied. He had deep grey eyes that were very inviting, and his light brown hair were neatly in place, perfectly groomed. And his jaw- it was so strong, majestic, and framed his entire face so nicely. His nose was perfect, his lips, they were thin but looked fragile compared to his other body structure.
"C-Cedric, I'm Cedric Diggory," he said, smiling and taking out his hand for Cho to shake. Was there a pink patch on his cheeks or was Cho just imagining it? Because certainly, she could feel the scarlet patches on her own face.
"Cho. Cho Chang." She said, her eyes not blinking and shaking his hand. His hands were big, and warm. Cho felt herself melting.
"I'm Marietta," Marietta said eagerly, whose voice seemed to snap Cedric out of his mind.
"Nice to meet you, Marietta," Cedric answered politely.
"Yo I'm Roger Davis, and this other ginger boy is George. (George waved his hand, he looked identical to Fred). Playing Quidditch this year, you girls like to go for a ride?" a broad-chested brown haired boy smirked.
"Roger, shut up." Cedric said. "Anyways, I'm in Hufflepuff, Davis here is in Ravenclaw and the twins, (he pointed to them) are in Gryffindor. We're all in second year. Well good luck this year and hope to see you in my house!" he grinned broadly, showing his another perfect trait: His teeth.
"Or mine" Roger said, winking.
"Or ours," Fred and George said in unison.
As the boys left their compartment, Cho saw Cedric send her another perfect smile.
"He's cute." Marietta whispered. And Cho was pretty sure she was talking about Cedric Diggory.
The Hogwarts Express came to a halt, and Cedric grabbed his things. He hurriedly took off to the aisle, hoping to glimpse at the girl he met before. He felt his felt spinning. She was…she was so different. She was exotic, extraordinary, and unique. Most of all, she was beautiful. Drop dead gorgeous. It was hard to believe that a girl in her first year would already have perfected the graceful poise and quick-witted personality. She must be only eleven.
Cedric scratched his head. Roger hit him square on his back. Clearly, he was already excited for the Quidditch season. Now that they were in their second year, they were allowed to play.
"Firs' years, righ' this way!" Cedric smiled reminiscently as Hagrid's voice boomed over the first years, most of them looking terrified. He remembered last year, when he was nervous and excited. Where was Cho?
He looked everywhere, but could not see the pretty girl. Sadly, he followed Roger. Maybe she'll be in Hulfflepuff.
But then again, Cedric hardly thought it would come true. She seemed very clever. And Hulfflepuffs…well they weren't exactly the brightest students in Hogwarts. As Marcus Flint had annoyingly jeered at him in his first year, Hufflepuffs were full of 'left-overs'. Also, everybody knew all the good-looking girls were in Ravenclaw. He didn't know exactly why, but have heard the beauty of Rowena Ravenclaw and that was one of the traits the fellow Ravenclaws seemed to have inherited.
Gritting his teeth, Cedric vowed he'd make his house proud. And his father.
As the students took their seats at their house tables, McGonagall led the first-years in. Some of them were laughing with joy, and the others looked purely terrorized. There, Cedric saw the pretty girl, Cho. She was near the front, talking animatedly to her friend from the Express. Er…what was her name again? Maria?
Cedric did not join his fellow friends Cadwallader and Chambers talk about the first years, betting to see who would be in Hufflepuff. I'd go for the mousy haired boy, he seems quite dull. They snickered, laughing at their own joke.
"Chang, Cho!" Professor McGonagall shouted out.
The pretty girl, Cho, with her dark straight silky hair across her back and her eyes twinkling, she eagerly sat on the stool.
The hat landed on her head. Cedric felt his heart drum against his chest.
"Ravenclaw!" the hat shouted.
Cedric felt his heart drop. Sadly, he decided to join his fellow housemates' heated discussion.
The food was amazing. The Ravenclaw Tower was just enchantedly magical and absolutely whimsical. Cho loved every bit of Hogwarts. Like the moving staircases that Penelope Clearwater, a Ravenclaw prefect, had warned them about. Her friend Marietta was in Ravenclaw as well, and they both joyfully climbed to the Tower, and complimented on how beautiful the statue of Rowena Ravenclaw was.
"She's the founder of this house. See the diadem she's wearing? That is the Ravenclaw's treasure." Marietta pointed out knowingly. Cho nodded and listened. The room was wide and circular, and very airy. Cho breathed in as the fresh soothing hair ran through her raven hair.
The ceiling was domed, and was painted with silver and golden stars. The walls had graceful arched windows that provided a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains. There were bookcases, tables, and chairs, and opposite the entrance was another door leading to the boy and girls' dormitories.
The fellow housemates wowed and gaped at their beautiful house tower.
"Now, this is the house you'll always be in, and this is the common room where you can study. On the left is the boy's dormitory, and the right for girls. Now, it is time for bed, and I will see you bright and early tomorrow morning! Good night!" Penelope Clearwater's voice rang through the tower.
Penelope was tall and had dark curly hair and a fair complexion. Her shiny blue eyes were large and beautiful. She smiled at Cho as she left the Tower, headed for the Prefect's room.
"Ahh!" the girls screamed as they saw the beds neatly arranged for them, in blue and silver satin sheets. The curtains were of the same colour, in decorations of the night starry sky, and the carpet was midnight blue.
Cho claimed her bed near the window, since she enjoyed gazing at the stars.
"Merlin's sake, can you believe it? We're finally here!" Marietta exclaimed, causing other girls to scream.
"Oh, I love Hogwarts already!" a blonde haired girl exclaimed.
"Me too!" said another girl.
"Hi, I'm Sylvie Fawcett." said the blonde girl.
"I'm Cho Chang, and this is my friend Marietta." She said.
"Nice to meet you!" the girls giggled.
After changing into their nightgowns and using the bathrooms, the girls tucked themselves into the warm, welcoming bed. The starry lights reflected against the dark ceiling, making the room ten times more beautiful.
Cho stared serenely into the dark lake through the window, miles below the tower and glistening like diamonds. She then closed her eyes and within a second she was asleep.
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