I feel that I should explain that you will probably think many of the characters are OOC. However, I hope you find the plot believable. I've read a lot of fanfics about Harry and Ginny being wonderfully in love, but (although I'm really not saying anything against those stories- they were wonderful!) I thought I'd write something of a love triangle between Harry, Ginny and Cho. And I've tried to make the reader feel empathy for Cho this time. She always seems to get the raw end of the deal!
Hope you like it...
THREE YEARS ACROSS.
Chapter one: Looking Back
She later wondered why she had done it. Jealousy? Love? Lust? No one could ever be sure. But now it was done. And probably...hopefully...for the best. She had never been even remotely interested in him before. Then he had made the move. And she had fallen straight into his arms. Cho lay on the cold hard bed in her master's house. Her new master...Voldemort. She would be his servant, and he would be her protector. He would give her love and caring in a different way to Harry. A totally different way. The truth was, she had used to be really good friends with Ginny Weasley. And just when everyone was saying that Harry was in love with Cho, he went for Ginny. That was when their relationship started to break. Cho was certain that Ginny had done it because she was jealous of Cho. Everyone knew that Ginny fancied Harry- would do anything for him.
They had seemed so good together for the first few months. Then it became clear that Harry wasn't really...well...cut from boyfriend material. He kept looking over Ginny's shoulder. Then they split. And that was when all the problems had started. Almost immediately he had fallen for Cho again. But she had been warned this time. Everyone said it- he says these things Cho, but he doesn't mean them. He'll dump you as soon as he gets you.' And she'd believed them. She trusted her friends, after all. And it didn't really matter that she'd said yes to going to the Christmas Ball with him. Of course it didn't. After Cedric nothing really mattered anymore. And it wasn't as if it would lead anywhere. But it had, hadn't it. She mentally kicked herself for being such a fool. She must have had feelings for him even then, and she'd hidden them from herself even. Oh GOD. She turned over and pummelled her pillow. How could she have been so stupid. It had led somewhere...somewhere in a dormitory. Too far. And there she had fallen head over heels for him. Against all her better judgement and principles. Bugger. Then he had asked her out. Twice in fact. And she had said no both times, because she had realised what a mistake she had made. But had she made a mistake? She had then asked herself. Perhaps it was meant to be. Perhaps that's what Cedric would have wanted me to do. Cedric had always rated Harry, after all. But it was too late by then. All Harry's nice words- wasted. Just as she was about to give in...to go out with this charming person, he had slept with Ginny again. She had known, of course, that Ginny had never really got over Harry, but she had never dreamt, after all the sweet nothings he'd whispered in her ear, that he would even look at Ginny again.
And so Cho had been hurt more than she could ever have imagined possible. She had held her head high- of course she had. She had congratulated them both. She had even managed to smile down their sniggers. But it had nearly killed her heart. In fact she would say that it had killed her heart, or she wouldn't be here now, would she? It hadn't only been to do with love. She wasn't that pathetic, thank god! No- recently her friends had been avoiding her. She couldn't understand why, until she overheard one of them: "God does she think everyone fancies her." So that was it. Jealousy. She had heard that other pretty people in different houses were having similar problems, but at that moment it felt as if she was completely alone. It was the middle of term and she didn't feel that she could confide her total desperation to her parents. How could she tell them that she'd fallen in love with an irresponsible hormone driven teenager a year younger than herself, who had...not 'used' her as such...but certainly hurt her more than any other had done. She laughed: how could she tell them that the famous, the oh-so-good Harry Potter, 'Voldemort's bane', had treated her like this. He had used her to get back at Ginny, then he had used Ginny to get back at her. How ironic.
Well now she would have her revenge. Ever since she'd left her old friends and begun to hang out with the 'wrong crowd', as her Dad would put it. A bunch of Slytherins from her year and the year above had befriended her. They had been supportive at least. They had comforted her- told her exactly what a jerk that stuck up Potter was. And they had offered her power and protection. Except that this protection would be to lock away her all-too-soft heart. And in return, she would serve the darkest wizard of all time. She would serve him and have her revenge on Harry eventually. Voldemort alone could teach her strength, and she was a fast learner.
Hope you like it...
THREE YEARS ACROSS.
Chapter one: Looking Back
She later wondered why she had done it. Jealousy? Love? Lust? No one could ever be sure. But now it was done. And probably...hopefully...for the best. She had never been even remotely interested in him before. Then he had made the move. And she had fallen straight into his arms. Cho lay on the cold hard bed in her master's house. Her new master...Voldemort. She would be his servant, and he would be her protector. He would give her love and caring in a different way to Harry. A totally different way. The truth was, she had used to be really good friends with Ginny Weasley. And just when everyone was saying that Harry was in love with Cho, he went for Ginny. That was when their relationship started to break. Cho was certain that Ginny had done it because she was jealous of Cho. Everyone knew that Ginny fancied Harry- would do anything for him.
They had seemed so good together for the first few months. Then it became clear that Harry wasn't really...well...cut from boyfriend material. He kept looking over Ginny's shoulder. Then they split. And that was when all the problems had started. Almost immediately he had fallen for Cho again. But she had been warned this time. Everyone said it- he says these things Cho, but he doesn't mean them. He'll dump you as soon as he gets you.' And she'd believed them. She trusted her friends, after all. And it didn't really matter that she'd said yes to going to the Christmas Ball with him. Of course it didn't. After Cedric nothing really mattered anymore. And it wasn't as if it would lead anywhere. But it had, hadn't it. She mentally kicked herself for being such a fool. She must have had feelings for him even then, and she'd hidden them from herself even. Oh GOD. She turned over and pummelled her pillow. How could she have been so stupid. It had led somewhere...somewhere in a dormitory. Too far. And there she had fallen head over heels for him. Against all her better judgement and principles. Bugger. Then he had asked her out. Twice in fact. And she had said no both times, because she had realised what a mistake she had made. But had she made a mistake? She had then asked herself. Perhaps it was meant to be. Perhaps that's what Cedric would have wanted me to do. Cedric had always rated Harry, after all. But it was too late by then. All Harry's nice words- wasted. Just as she was about to give in...to go out with this charming person, he had slept with Ginny again. She had known, of course, that Ginny had never really got over Harry, but she had never dreamt, after all the sweet nothings he'd whispered in her ear, that he would even look at Ginny again.
And so Cho had been hurt more than she could ever have imagined possible. She had held her head high- of course she had. She had congratulated them both. She had even managed to smile down their sniggers. But it had nearly killed her heart. In fact she would say that it had killed her heart, or she wouldn't be here now, would she? It hadn't only been to do with love. She wasn't that pathetic, thank god! No- recently her friends had been avoiding her. She couldn't understand why, until she overheard one of them: "God does she think everyone fancies her." So that was it. Jealousy. She had heard that other pretty people in different houses were having similar problems, but at that moment it felt as if she was completely alone. It was the middle of term and she didn't feel that she could confide her total desperation to her parents. How could she tell them that she'd fallen in love with an irresponsible hormone driven teenager a year younger than herself, who had...not 'used' her as such...but certainly hurt her more than any other had done. She laughed: how could she tell them that the famous, the oh-so-good Harry Potter, 'Voldemort's bane', had treated her like this. He had used her to get back at Ginny, then he had used Ginny to get back at her. How ironic.
Well now she would have her revenge. Ever since she'd left her old friends and begun to hang out with the 'wrong crowd', as her Dad would put it. A bunch of Slytherins from her year and the year above had befriended her. They had been supportive at least. They had comforted her- told her exactly what a jerk that stuck up Potter was. And they had offered her power and protection. Except that this protection would be to lock away her all-too-soft heart. And in return, she would serve the darkest wizard of all time. She would serve him and have her revenge on Harry eventually. Voldemort alone could teach her strength, and she was a fast learner.