What was Cho Chang doing during the events of half blood prince? Find out now.

Cho Chang heard them before she saw them. She had called them "friends" once. Harry Potter was right. She ought to have chosen her friends more carefully. They deserted her the moment her popularity dipped and no longer boosted their own status. She guessed the topic of their discussion before their voices confirmed it. Like everyone their topic was her once sort of boyfriend Harry Potter. Of course that was not his identity. He was the Boy Who Lived and now is the Chosen One. Rather it was her identity. The horrible girl who had the nerve and stupidity to dump Harry potter, the dream guy of every girl at Hog-warts and beyond.

She regretted entering the compartment but had no choice, everywhere else was full. They gave a loud screech when they saw her. She knew the reason for this enthusiasm, of course. They assumed, like her parents and the ministry, she had a wealth of information about Harry and his future plans to defeat the Dark Lord and the Death Eaters. Well she hated to admit it but she barely knew him at all. They asked the first question before she even sat down.

"So Cho, bet you are feeling awful for dumping Harry?"

It was perhaps to uphold the reputation as the house of dumb morons; the tactless question came from Hannah Abbot, an otherwise nice girl. Of course it was not just Abbot. She was being asked vicious questions like this for a while now. No one liked that she had hurt the Chosen one, despite the fact that all every one did last year was hurt him. Before she could answer another girl, fifth year Elizabeth who she had been friends despite the fact that Elizabeth was less than average in looks and brains and never had many friends due to her catty reputation, fired another question.

"If you could get back together with him would you? If I were you I would swallow my pride and beg him on bended knees to take me back. You should do the same. He can do far, far better than you will ever know."

Cho could not tell them to stop. After all it was her who ruined everything with Harry over that traitor Marietta. Yes, even she had come to acknowledge that she was a traitor. Now because of her, she was left with nothing. Only the hostility around her stuck around.

The Hogwarts express sped around the countryside.

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The whole school was abuzz. The news that Harry Potter has been invited to Horace Slughorn's Christmas party and that he can bring a guest has kept the female population alive with excitement like no one knew. The Hogwarts faculty had gone all out in decorating the halls so lavishly that they beat the decoration that was put up during the Tri-wizard tournament.

The major gossip among the girls was, of course, who Harry Potter would be taking to the Christmas party. Rumors were rife about many popular girls around Hogwarts. Many argued that Harry Potter did not care about popularity and would take someone simple .This meant that the girls hoping to get Harry to take them to Horace Slughorn's Christmas party were divided in two groups. One was dressing simple and the other group was dressing as lavishly as if to compete with the Christmas decoration. Running into Harry under the mistletoe has become another trend, not that many managed to find him there, he seemed to have a way of avoiding such corridors.

Cho herself wanted to know who Harry was taking. Perhaps he still has not gotten over her, she had hoped, perhaps she should swallow her pride and go ask him. Yeah that would be great news. The former Ravenclaw queen finally learned her place and begs Harry Potter to take her out, that she finally understands that despite being a Ravenclaw she is stupid. After all dumping Harry Potter? You got to be kidding. Not the most intelligent decision.

The first time she ran into Harry was quite unexpected. He was standing between the gates of the owlery. She was remembering how she had once met him there, when that stupid Filch ruined it by accusing him of ordering dung bombs. Harry looked at her with embarrassment and a little curiosity.

"Hey, how have you been?" Cho asked, remembering that it would be the best for her to break the ice. After all it was her fault that they fell apart.

"Yeah, fine." He answered, looking a little surprised that she spoke first.

"Listen Harry, I think we should clear the air." She started hesitantly. Realizing Harry was about to say something, she hurriedly went on, "What happened between us, for that I would like to apologize. I am sorry, I hurt you. Look Harry, I am not saying this to make up with the Chosen One. I am saying this to make up with you."

Harry looked at her and said somewhat coldly and angrily, "You are sorry for what, exactly?"

"For, for everything that happened. I got the DA in trouble. For hurting you, for bringing up Cedric every time we talked, crying on that date with you in Hogsmead, using you to get some closure on Cedric."

She said all this very fast, hoping that Harry would accept her apology.

Harry looked outside the owlery window. Some thestral were flying around in the distance. The sky was clear. The condition was ideal for playing quidditch. Just like the last time they ran into each other here.

"Yeah alright", He said moodily. "I will see you around."

He turned to leave. Cho grabbed his hand. Harry looked at where she had grabbed his hand, looking incredulous. She let him go at once.

She tried again "Look can we start over? I will try harder this time, promise."

She knew she was completely throwing herself out there but she could not help it, she had done him so much wrong.

Harry did not say anything but looked furious, rather like he had done when they argued about Marietta.

"I am sorry Cho but wanting to go out with you has lost its meaning. Because you bought Marietta to the DA meetings she was able to tell Umbridge what we were doing. She got Dumbledore kicked out. That resulted In my God Father getting killed and almost getting six other of my friends killed, my real friends, who stuck with me, not to mention the four other Order members."

Without another word he left, not looking back once.

Cho sat in the library. No one knows how but her conversation with Harry Potter in the owlery has swept through the school like wild fire. Her admission to having been using Harry to get some closure on Cedric attracted a lot of attention from the student body, especially the girls. She had already been questioned about it by Liz and many others. The Gryffindors thought Harry was right in his accusations against the Ravenclaw student and did not want to associate with her anymore. The Ravenclaw girls did not want to support her in case it hurt their chances with Harry, not to mention doing so would go against the general public opinions of Hogwarts. The Hupplepuff agreed with the other two houses. The Slytherins mockingly congratulated her on having hurt the golden boy and offered her leprechaun gold. "It would be my pleasure to give you some money if you do it again Chang." Draco Malfoy had drawled. "After all, breaking ones heart is all you are good for. First there was Diggory and now Potter. I wonder when he will kick the bucket like Diggory? End of this year is my bet."

She had said nothing. After all what could she say?

End of chapter one.

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