Summary: My take on Harry and Cho's fight after the whole Marietta mess.

Disclaimer: I only own the mistakes

Chapter 1

"Don't start crying again," Harry warned. He was standing at the corner of the Entrance Hall next the giant hour-glasses where Gryffindor's was almost empty, facing Cho Chang. When she hurried up to him, he'd been glad to postpone his meeting with Snape but as she started to make excuses for what her friend has done to the D.A, he'd lost his temper. He's been concerned that Umbridge might have come after her but instead she defended her sneak of a friend and accused Hermione.

"I wasn't going to!" she shouted.

"Yeah…well…good," he said. "I've got enough to cope with at the moment."

For a moment Cho opened and closed her mouth like a fish, as though she wanted to say something but couldn't summon the exact words. She briefly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she was looking at him as if he was a complete stranger.

"What is wrong with you?" she asked him quietly.

Harry snorted. Did she really want an answer to that question? Because he could easily find a dozen things to tell her about what was wrong with him, including her best friend and probably Cho herself.

But instead he said bitterly, "I could ask you the same question,"

"I was just defending my best friend," she frowned and at once, Harry's anger reemerged.

"Defending?" he asked her incredulously.

"Well," Cho spat, "You would have done the same thing for Ron or Hermione," she said Hermione's name as though it was the dirtiest thing in the world.

"Firstly," seethed Harry, "my friends would have never done such thing, and secondly, what do you even have against Hermione!?"

"Really?" challenged Cho, taking a step closer to him. "If I recall, your friend Ron was part of the people who called you a cheater last year, wasn't he? And of course Hermione dearest would have never done such thing, since she's soooo PERFECT!"

At the mention of the Triwizard Tournament, Harry saw red and willed himself to calm down and to hurry up to Snape's class before he says something he might regret.

"You know what?" he said through gritted teeth not wanting to fight anymore, "I don't have time for this. I'm already late."

He pushed past her and she folded her arms. "Oh but of course, don't mind me at all, Harry! Go join Hermione!"

Harry was stunned for a moment at Cho's words. She was desperately ridiculous, so ridiculous even that instead of exploding with anger, he burst into laughter, which was a bad idea because Cho looked even angrier. Finally, she made the move to leave and he instantly grabbed her by the wrist. Why he did it? He had no idea.

"Let—" she started to protest before Harry's lips crashed into hers. It took her mere seconds to respond, but she eventually did, and she did so hungrily. It was too much for Harry, the guilt, the anger, the frustration, everything. And he conveyed it all in that kiss. He had never felt something like that, and suddenly he was reminded by what Hermione had said about Cho and her feelings. Now he understood too, how one person could feel so many things. He vaguely berated himself for thinking about Hermione in such moment, if Cho could read his mind, she'd probably start yelling at him again, speaking of mind reading, he was supposed to be at Snape's classroom by now…

He pulled away from Cho but her mouth still followed his, so he put his hands firmly on her shoulders, trying to ignore how his face was burning and how his heart was beating, and told her, "I've got to go. Snape's going to kill me for being late."

Cho didn't respond as she looked rather dazed. Her momentarily absence emboldened him, so before leaving, he pecked her lips one last time and quickly moved away; afraid he mightn't find the strength to push her back if that kiss was to repeat, though he wouldn't mind at all. Maybe next time.

R&R

A/N: Some parts of the chapter are from Order of the Phoenix. Thanks for reading, reviewing and/or favouriting. For those of you who follow Snowflake, I'm sorry but it is discontinued. Perhaps I'll find the inspiration to continue it one day. But don't worry I have all the chapters of this new story written and beta-ed (thank you Laura 001). The misspellings and other mistakes you'll find are entirely mine. Thank you thank you.