Chapter 1 The New Girl
Harry sat in his room, looking at his clock. 4:23 A.M. showed on it. He had been working on his Transfiguration homework yet he couldn't concentrate. His thoughts wandered to his friends Ron and Hermione who finally confessed their love for each other. Harry always thought there was something going on between them, but he wasn't sure. Harry's girl front didn't look great thought. He always had had a crush on the very pretty Ravenclaw Cho Chang, but after Cedric's death, Harry was afraid she would blame him for Cedric's death.
Harry's thoughts would have to wait as Vernon Dursley yelled at Harry to make the family's breakfast. After being yelled at again twice and taking a belt buckle to the face, Harry decided to go outside and walk around the neighborhood. As he was doing this, he thought he saw Cho in a yard a couple of houses down, but gave it no more thought.
He walked down by the park, sitting on a bench. After a while he heard a big dog barking. It was black and had a shaggy coat. It was none other than Sirius. The dog finally saw Harry and came up to him with his tail wagging. Harry thought to himself how funny it would be to see the marauders, a werewolf, a stag, a dog, and a rat walking around together. Sirius had to tell Harry something, it was more than obvious, but he definitely couldn't change to a human in a muggle park. Harry told him to come back tonight, so no one was in the park. Harry watched the dog nod somewhat and walk away. Harry sat for a while until someone surprised him. It was. Cho Chang! She sat down beside him, already tears were welling up in her eyes, and Harry wasn't stupid, he could tell what was coming. He moved closer to her and hugged her, trying to comfort her. "It's alright Cho, it's gonna be alright" he said, which had the desired effect as Cho pulled herself together. She could tell he was trying to comfort her, and they started talking. "How was your summer, and more importantly why are you here?" Harry asked. "Well, my summer was good, but my family moved here because we used to live by the Malfoys" as she said this, Harry's jaw dropped to the ground. "You lived by Malfoy!" he said, almost yelling it. "Yeah, it was horrible" she began "Every day when I was outside, he would try to impress me on his broom (the area they lived in was a wizarding area, no muggles were around) and would do tricks and stuff like that" she finished. At this point Harry's eyes began to have a jealous glint in them, though no one saw it. "Plus, we were kind of low on money, so we moved into a smaller house on Privet Dr." Again, Harry was surprised because he had seen her in a yard. At that Harry's stomach did a flip a gymnast couldn't rival. The girl he loved had moved in 3 houses down from him. His heart leapt for joy! "I have to go now, I'm sure I'll see you here again soon!" Cho said, grinning and blushing all at once. Harry watched as Cho ran off thinking of her beauty. "This summer can't be all bad," he thought. Too bad he spoke so soon.
Harry sat in his room, looking at his clock. 4:23 A.M. showed on it. He had been working on his Transfiguration homework yet he couldn't concentrate. His thoughts wandered to his friends Ron and Hermione who finally confessed their love for each other. Harry always thought there was something going on between them, but he wasn't sure. Harry's girl front didn't look great thought. He always had had a crush on the very pretty Ravenclaw Cho Chang, but after Cedric's death, Harry was afraid she would blame him for Cedric's death.
Harry's thoughts would have to wait as Vernon Dursley yelled at Harry to make the family's breakfast. After being yelled at again twice and taking a belt buckle to the face, Harry decided to go outside and walk around the neighborhood. As he was doing this, he thought he saw Cho in a yard a couple of houses down, but gave it no more thought.
He walked down by the park, sitting on a bench. After a while he heard a big dog barking. It was black and had a shaggy coat. It was none other than Sirius. The dog finally saw Harry and came up to him with his tail wagging. Harry thought to himself how funny it would be to see the marauders, a werewolf, a stag, a dog, and a rat walking around together. Sirius had to tell Harry something, it was more than obvious, but he definitely couldn't change to a human in a muggle park. Harry told him to come back tonight, so no one was in the park. Harry watched the dog nod somewhat and walk away. Harry sat for a while until someone surprised him. It was. Cho Chang! She sat down beside him, already tears were welling up in her eyes, and Harry wasn't stupid, he could tell what was coming. He moved closer to her and hugged her, trying to comfort her. "It's alright Cho, it's gonna be alright" he said, which had the desired effect as Cho pulled herself together. She could tell he was trying to comfort her, and they started talking. "How was your summer, and more importantly why are you here?" Harry asked. "Well, my summer was good, but my family moved here because we used to live by the Malfoys" as she said this, Harry's jaw dropped to the ground. "You lived by Malfoy!" he said, almost yelling it. "Yeah, it was horrible" she began "Every day when I was outside, he would try to impress me on his broom (the area they lived in was a wizarding area, no muggles were around) and would do tricks and stuff like that" she finished. At this point Harry's eyes began to have a jealous glint in them, though no one saw it. "Plus, we were kind of low on money, so we moved into a smaller house on Privet Dr." Again, Harry was surprised because he had seen her in a yard. At that Harry's stomach did a flip a gymnast couldn't rival. The girl he loved had moved in 3 houses down from him. His heart leapt for joy! "I have to go now, I'm sure I'll see you here again soon!" Cho said, grinning and blushing all at once. Harry watched as Cho ran off thinking of her beauty. "This summer can't be all bad," he thought. Too bad he spoke so soon.