Chapter 1. The promise
It was always such a long ride to Kings Cross from her house. Cho was so excited to back to school for her 4th year at Hogwarts, yet her damn muggle taxi was barely moving in the heavy traffic. She couldn't wait to get back to school! She was looking forward to the interesting lessons, the fantastic food, Quidditch and even the castle itself. But most of all, she would be seeing all her friends again
Cho was very popular at Hogwarts. Not only did she have a beautiful appearance, but also a beautiful personality. People flocked to be her friend, attracted by her constant kindness and generosity, resulting in her having a large crowd following her everywhere she went. However, among all these admirers, she only had 2 true friends.
Katrina Roberts was Cho's best friend. With her fiery red hair and her crystalline blue eyes, her looks rivaled Cho's. However, her blunt honesty and loud personality gave people misleading impressions. Cho had seen though Katrina's exterior in their 1st year to find a fiercely loyal and fun friend, and they had been best friends ever since.
Her other close friend was Roger Davies. She and Roger had been great friends all during their childhood. Because their mothers were also great companions, they spent much of their time playing at each other's houses. Cho would never forget his dark hair becoming all ruffled from their games of "hide-and-seek" to "broomstick tip"
Cho leaned back into her seat and let her mind wander back into her childhood memories.
............................................................... "I still don't get it!!" whined an impatient, young Cho. "How on earth do you do the Sloth Grip Roll?!"
"Just be more loose and free!" Roger explained patiently. "Trust yourself that you wont fall. Here, come onto my broom."
Roger held onto her as she shakily got onto his broom. He then firmly gripped her waist and gently maneuvered her around the broom handle. "That's how it should feel. Have another go."
"Bu-but its so high up." stuttered a nervous Cho
"Relax. I'll catch you if you fall," said Roger, positioning his arms beneath her.
"O-Ok," said Cho, before doing a shaky, but perfect Sloth Grip Roll.
"Perfect"
"Oh my gosh, thank you so much, Roger!" She said excitedly. She hugged him happily, before getting back on her own broom and flying to the ground. ..................................
"Excuse me, miss? That will be 11 pounds" spoke the cabbie, snapping Cho out of her thoughts.
"Oh! Yes, sorry," she said, as she hastily produced the money after he had placed her trunk onto a trolley for her.
She quickly passed through the barrier, pushing her trunk along. But as she reached the train, she realized there was no way she was going to be able to lift it up onto the carriage by herself. Grimacing, she pushed with all her weight against the trunk, hoping it would somehow, miraculously, move onto the train. When nothing happened she flopped down on the ground, drained by her pointless effort. She was sitting for a little while to catch her breath, when she heard a heavily accented voice call to her.
"Do you need some help there?"
Cho jumped back up to see a tall young man rushing up to help her. She also couldn't help but notice how handsome he was. He was well built, with hazel eyes and light brown hair just the right length.
"That would be great," Cho said gratefully.
He lifted her trunk up the stairs. "Where will you be sitting?" he asked
"Ummm, my friends ha -"she started, when one of the compartments burst open.
"Cho, there you are! We've got a space for you here," exclaimed Roger, appearing in the doorway. "Do you need some help with your trunk?"
"I'm alright now, thanks," she replied. She turned to her hero. "Thank you so much"
"Anytime. My name's Oliver, by the way. Oliver Wood." He said in his husky voice.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Cho Chang" she replied, looking into his eyes.
"Cho? Are you coming or not?" said Roger.
"Hang on, Roger." Cho turned back to Oliver. "Thanks again for you help. I'll see you around?"
"Definitely. Bye now. With that, Oliver walked away.
"Wow" was all Cho thought as she went into her compartment.
"CHOO-CHOO!!!" Katrina screamed as she pounced on Cho. "How were your holidays?"
"Pretty good. Did a lot of shopping" smiled Cho.
"Sounds awesome. You'll have to show me all your new clothes later."
"You'll have to show me too." Roger got up and gave Cho a hug.
"I will," laughed Cho. It was great to see Roger and Katrina again.
They started to talk and gossip about their holidays, frequently interrupted by Cho's friends and other roommates. Cho was extremely happy, but being exhausted from not having much slept the night before, she started to doze off. Roger noticed this, and started ordering everyone out of their compartment until only he and Katrina remained
"Thanks Rog, I'm so sleepy. Do you guys mind if I nap for a little while?" she said
"No problem. I was just off to find my little sister anyway, said Katrina, walking out of the compartment.
"Go to sleep, Cho." Said Roger, pulling out 'The Standard Book Of Spells grade 5'. "I needed to read this anyway."
"Thanks." With that, Cho curled up on the seat and fell asleep.
Roger sat there alone with the sleeping Cho, trying to concentrate on his textbook but failing. He finally gave up and allowed himself to stare at Cho. His eyes took in every detail of her beauty. Her long, raven hair. Her soft, pink lips. Her perfect teeth. And although he couldn't see it, he knew of her shiny chocolate eyes. He could've sat there the entire day just watching her sleep.
Suddenly, the train stopped. Cho jerked awake, and all the lights went out.
"W-what's happening?" she yawned, stretching.
"No idea," said Roger, "but its becoming awfully cold in here-"
He had barely finished speaking when the compartment door slid open.
............................................ "We're going to leave you now, Cho. Be a good girl."
"No! No, mummy, daddy, wait!!" she screamed, as the front door slammed closed.
"Come back! Please come back!"
She felt so alone. Everything was silent, and lonely. No one was there. ..............................................
"Cho! CHO! Are you alright?"
Cho felt herself being shaken gently, and she opened her eyes to a concerned looking Roger. "What happened?"
"It was a Dementor. They make you relive your worst memories."
"I see," she said, rubbing her eyes and finding them all wet. Then it all came back to her, and she found herself sobbing again.
"Shh Cho, its okay. Its only a memory." Roger tried comforting her, and put his arm around her. "Don't worry about it, it's over. Do you want to talk about you memory?"
Cho told him all about her loneliness phobia and her fear of being abandoned and left behind. "Rog, please promise me you'll never leave me," whispered Cho.
"I promise."
A/N Well that was chapter 1!! Special thanks to my beta Celestial Being. Please review!!!! Btw, if u didn't notice, the sections between the "......................................" means it's a flashback. Cool, cya all next chapter! Luv chocoholicangel.
It was always such a long ride to Kings Cross from her house. Cho was so excited to back to school for her 4th year at Hogwarts, yet her damn muggle taxi was barely moving in the heavy traffic. She couldn't wait to get back to school! She was looking forward to the interesting lessons, the fantastic food, Quidditch and even the castle itself. But most of all, she would be seeing all her friends again
Cho was very popular at Hogwarts. Not only did she have a beautiful appearance, but also a beautiful personality. People flocked to be her friend, attracted by her constant kindness and generosity, resulting in her having a large crowd following her everywhere she went. However, among all these admirers, she only had 2 true friends.
Katrina Roberts was Cho's best friend. With her fiery red hair and her crystalline blue eyes, her looks rivaled Cho's. However, her blunt honesty and loud personality gave people misleading impressions. Cho had seen though Katrina's exterior in their 1st year to find a fiercely loyal and fun friend, and they had been best friends ever since.
Her other close friend was Roger Davies. She and Roger had been great friends all during their childhood. Because their mothers were also great companions, they spent much of their time playing at each other's houses. Cho would never forget his dark hair becoming all ruffled from their games of "hide-and-seek" to "broomstick tip"
Cho leaned back into her seat and let her mind wander back into her childhood memories.
............................................................... "I still don't get it!!" whined an impatient, young Cho. "How on earth do you do the Sloth Grip Roll?!"
"Just be more loose and free!" Roger explained patiently. "Trust yourself that you wont fall. Here, come onto my broom."
Roger held onto her as she shakily got onto his broom. He then firmly gripped her waist and gently maneuvered her around the broom handle. "That's how it should feel. Have another go."
"Bu-but its so high up." stuttered a nervous Cho
"Relax. I'll catch you if you fall," said Roger, positioning his arms beneath her.
"O-Ok," said Cho, before doing a shaky, but perfect Sloth Grip Roll.
"Perfect"
"Oh my gosh, thank you so much, Roger!" She said excitedly. She hugged him happily, before getting back on her own broom and flying to the ground. ..................................
"Excuse me, miss? That will be 11 pounds" spoke the cabbie, snapping Cho out of her thoughts.
"Oh! Yes, sorry," she said, as she hastily produced the money after he had placed her trunk onto a trolley for her.
She quickly passed through the barrier, pushing her trunk along. But as she reached the train, she realized there was no way she was going to be able to lift it up onto the carriage by herself. Grimacing, she pushed with all her weight against the trunk, hoping it would somehow, miraculously, move onto the train. When nothing happened she flopped down on the ground, drained by her pointless effort. She was sitting for a little while to catch her breath, when she heard a heavily accented voice call to her.
"Do you need some help there?"
Cho jumped back up to see a tall young man rushing up to help her. She also couldn't help but notice how handsome he was. He was well built, with hazel eyes and light brown hair just the right length.
"That would be great," Cho said gratefully.
He lifted her trunk up the stairs. "Where will you be sitting?" he asked
"Ummm, my friends ha -"she started, when one of the compartments burst open.
"Cho, there you are! We've got a space for you here," exclaimed Roger, appearing in the doorway. "Do you need some help with your trunk?"
"I'm alright now, thanks," she replied. She turned to her hero. "Thank you so much"
"Anytime. My name's Oliver, by the way. Oliver Wood." He said in his husky voice.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Cho Chang" she replied, looking into his eyes.
"Cho? Are you coming or not?" said Roger.
"Hang on, Roger." Cho turned back to Oliver. "Thanks again for you help. I'll see you around?"
"Definitely. Bye now. With that, Oliver walked away.
"Wow" was all Cho thought as she went into her compartment.
"CHOO-CHOO!!!" Katrina screamed as she pounced on Cho. "How were your holidays?"
"Pretty good. Did a lot of shopping" smiled Cho.
"Sounds awesome. You'll have to show me all your new clothes later."
"You'll have to show me too." Roger got up and gave Cho a hug.
"I will," laughed Cho. It was great to see Roger and Katrina again.
They started to talk and gossip about their holidays, frequently interrupted by Cho's friends and other roommates. Cho was extremely happy, but being exhausted from not having much slept the night before, she started to doze off. Roger noticed this, and started ordering everyone out of their compartment until only he and Katrina remained
"Thanks Rog, I'm so sleepy. Do you guys mind if I nap for a little while?" she said
"No problem. I was just off to find my little sister anyway, said Katrina, walking out of the compartment.
"Go to sleep, Cho." Said Roger, pulling out 'The Standard Book Of Spells grade 5'. "I needed to read this anyway."
"Thanks." With that, Cho curled up on the seat and fell asleep.
Roger sat there alone with the sleeping Cho, trying to concentrate on his textbook but failing. He finally gave up and allowed himself to stare at Cho. His eyes took in every detail of her beauty. Her long, raven hair. Her soft, pink lips. Her perfect teeth. And although he couldn't see it, he knew of her shiny chocolate eyes. He could've sat there the entire day just watching her sleep.
Suddenly, the train stopped. Cho jerked awake, and all the lights went out.
"W-what's happening?" she yawned, stretching.
"No idea," said Roger, "but its becoming awfully cold in here-"
He had barely finished speaking when the compartment door slid open.
............................................ "We're going to leave you now, Cho. Be a good girl."
"No! No, mummy, daddy, wait!!" she screamed, as the front door slammed closed.
"Come back! Please come back!"
She felt so alone. Everything was silent, and lonely. No one was there. ..............................................
"Cho! CHO! Are you alright?"
Cho felt herself being shaken gently, and she opened her eyes to a concerned looking Roger. "What happened?"
"It was a Dementor. They make you relive your worst memories."
"I see," she said, rubbing her eyes and finding them all wet. Then it all came back to her, and she found herself sobbing again.
"Shh Cho, its okay. Its only a memory." Roger tried comforting her, and put his arm around her. "Don't worry about it, it's over. Do you want to talk about you memory?"
Cho told him all about her loneliness phobia and her fear of being abandoned and left behind. "Rog, please promise me you'll never leave me," whispered Cho.
"I promise."
A/N Well that was chapter 1!! Special thanks to my beta Celestial Being. Please review!!!! Btw, if u didn't notice, the sections between the "......................................" means it's a flashback. Cool, cya all next chapter! Luv chocoholicangel.