The Second Yule Ball
The Yule ball had gone over so well last year that Dumbledore decided to have a ball the following year. Though the announcement had only been made yesterday, it was already a known fact that Fred was going with Angelina. It was also rumored that George was planning to ask Alicia, and Lee was going to ask Katie.
Harry vowed that he would ask Cho before she was already taken. Harry figured that this would be an easy task, since lately Cho could be found wandering aimlessly down corridors. She was still traumatized over Cedric's death, but Harry thought it was still worth a shot. `No Cedric here to screw up my chances,' thought Harry. As soon as he thought it he felt a pang in his heart. He didn't truly mean to think that, it just sort of slipped out. Harry would have given anything for it to be him who had died, but he couldn't change the past.
Just then Harry caught a glance of Cho walking down the corridor to the library. `Perfect,' he thought, `No one will be in the library right before winter break.' Cho walked into the library. Harry followed her, but stopped at the door. He peeked inside. Cho's back was turned. He walked to her.
"Cho," he began.
"Oh, hello Harry, how are you?" she replied.
"Great, you?"
"I'm okay"
"That's good. Do you want to go to the dance with me? I mean, it's okay if you don't, or if you already have a date or something, but I just thought that maybe you would want to go, and I would like to take you if that would be okay." Harry said quickly, all in one breath.
"That would be nice, I'd love to go with you," she said, amused with how nervous Harry was.
"Thanks, great, I mean, err... I'll see you around, I've got to go to class," Harry said. He turned around and left before Cho could even say goodbye. He, however did not go to class, for he had a free hour, along with Hermione and Ron. Harry ran all the way to the Gryffindor common room, only stopping to give the Fat Lady the password. ("Wronski")
"Guess who I'm going to Yule ball with," Harry said when he found Hermione and Ron.
"Who?" asked Hermione.
"Cho," Harry said with a smirk. He watched as Ron's jaw widened.
"Really? You are so lucky, she's gorgeous. I'd do anything to go with her. Do you think you would let me dance just one dance with her?" said Ron.
Hermione rolled her eyes, mumbled a goodbye and walked up to her dormitory. Harry called after her, but got no reply, she was too far away. "What's wrong with Hermione?" he asked Ron.
"No clue, but about Cho, can I have a dance?"
"Just one, I don't want her to go and fall head over heals in love with you, because where would that leave me?"
"Ok, deal. I can't wait to wear the new robes I got."
* * *
"You are so lucky to have a date to the dance already. And Fred, that's even better. I was hoping Ron or Harry would ask me, but I doubt that's going to happen. Harry asked Cho, and Ron's making this huge deal about it. I might as well ask Neville, because soon he'll be the only left without a date." A tear rolled down Hermione's face.
"Don't cry, we've only known about the dance for a day, don't be so hard on yourself. I bet I can find you a date by tomorrow night if you let me try. And I'll find a better guy than Neville." Angelina didn't know the real reason Hermione was crying.
"There's nothing wrong with Neville, I just can't see him as anything more than friends. I would love if you helped me, though. Thanks."
Hermione had been walking up to her dormitory when she had noticed that the 7th year's door was open, and Angelina was all alone in there. She wanted someone to talk to, and the girls in her year, well, they were just too overdramatic. Angelina had always been nice, so Hermione figured that Angelina would help her. And she had. She was going to try to help Hermione get a date for the ball. They said goodbyes and Hermione left. She went to bed happier than she had been before. She had even almost forgot about Harry and Cho. Almost.
The Yule ball had gone over so well last year that Dumbledore decided to have a ball the following year. Though the announcement had only been made yesterday, it was already a known fact that Fred was going with Angelina. It was also rumored that George was planning to ask Alicia, and Lee was going to ask Katie.
Harry vowed that he would ask Cho before she was already taken. Harry figured that this would be an easy task, since lately Cho could be found wandering aimlessly down corridors. She was still traumatized over Cedric's death, but Harry thought it was still worth a shot. `No Cedric here to screw up my chances,' thought Harry. As soon as he thought it he felt a pang in his heart. He didn't truly mean to think that, it just sort of slipped out. Harry would have given anything for it to be him who had died, but he couldn't change the past.
Just then Harry caught a glance of Cho walking down the corridor to the library. `Perfect,' he thought, `No one will be in the library right before winter break.' Cho walked into the library. Harry followed her, but stopped at the door. He peeked inside. Cho's back was turned. He walked to her.
"Cho," he began.
"Oh, hello Harry, how are you?" she replied.
"Great, you?"
"I'm okay"
"That's good. Do you want to go to the dance with me? I mean, it's okay if you don't, or if you already have a date or something, but I just thought that maybe you would want to go, and I would like to take you if that would be okay." Harry said quickly, all in one breath.
"That would be nice, I'd love to go with you," she said, amused with how nervous Harry was.
"Thanks, great, I mean, err... I'll see you around, I've got to go to class," Harry said. He turned around and left before Cho could even say goodbye. He, however did not go to class, for he had a free hour, along with Hermione and Ron. Harry ran all the way to the Gryffindor common room, only stopping to give the Fat Lady the password. ("Wronski")
"Guess who I'm going to Yule ball with," Harry said when he found Hermione and Ron.
"Who?" asked Hermione.
"Cho," Harry said with a smirk. He watched as Ron's jaw widened.
"Really? You are so lucky, she's gorgeous. I'd do anything to go with her. Do you think you would let me dance just one dance with her?" said Ron.
Hermione rolled her eyes, mumbled a goodbye and walked up to her dormitory. Harry called after her, but got no reply, she was too far away. "What's wrong with Hermione?" he asked Ron.
"No clue, but about Cho, can I have a dance?"
"Just one, I don't want her to go and fall head over heals in love with you, because where would that leave me?"
"Ok, deal. I can't wait to wear the new robes I got."
* * *
"You are so lucky to have a date to the dance already. And Fred, that's even better. I was hoping Ron or Harry would ask me, but I doubt that's going to happen. Harry asked Cho, and Ron's making this huge deal about it. I might as well ask Neville, because soon he'll be the only left without a date." A tear rolled down Hermione's face.
"Don't cry, we've only known about the dance for a day, don't be so hard on yourself. I bet I can find you a date by tomorrow night if you let me try. And I'll find a better guy than Neville." Angelina didn't know the real reason Hermione was crying.
"There's nothing wrong with Neville, I just can't see him as anything more than friends. I would love if you helped me, though. Thanks."
Hermione had been walking up to her dormitory when she had noticed that the 7th year's door was open, and Angelina was all alone in there. She wanted someone to talk to, and the girls in her year, well, they were just too overdramatic. Angelina had always been nice, so Hermione figured that Angelina would help her. And she had. She was going to try to help Hermione get a date for the ball. They said goodbyes and Hermione left. She went to bed happier than she had been before. She had even almost forgot about Harry and Cho. Almost.