Disclaimer: Ms. Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the owner of Harry Potter, not I.

Rating: Should be PG-13 anyway

LOVE IN THE STARS - CARRIE

Love in the Stars

Chapter One

Harry Potter watched as Dudley ran out of the room as soon as he came downstairs. He heaved a sigh and sat down. Who did Dumbledore think he was anyway, making him staying with the Dursleys? I mean, Voldemort was already dead, but anyway The Dursleys were as unbearable as ever and the thought of returning to Hogwarts today pleased him quite so. He sat waiting for Uncle Vernon to get ready to drive him while he thought about school. However, an interrupting image keeps coming up, Cho Chang. Her image has a knack of coming up whereever he went and Harry was a bit annoyed with himself. But then, it was going to be the 6th year, Harry told himself, this could be the last time he saw her as Cho was in 7th year.

"Well, come on then," growled Uncle Vernon coming out fixing his ugly tie.

Harry heaved his trunk and Hedwig's cage into his uncle's car. It was lucky that Uncle Vernon was driving him. After all, he didn't exactly have any other means of transportation this year.

When Harry arrived at Platform 9 and 3/4, he quickly began to look around for Ron and Hermione, then spotted Hermione at the last compartment trying to drag Victor Krum in but with so many people crowding around him asking for autographs. Harry was dragging his trunk in waving to Hermione and Krum when someone helped him to drag it in.

"Ron!"

"Hi you too," Ron was grinning awkwardly.

Harry stared at the girl next to him, "Who?"

"Oh this is Samantha Collins, 5th year," said Ron quickly.

"Yes," nodded the blonde hair blue eyes girl, "Ronny and I just got together over the summer."

Harry looked at Ron as if to say "Ronny?" but at Ron's embarrassed look, Harry tried not to laugh, but with a sudden lurch in the stomach, he realized that he was the only one who never even got with anyone yet. He spotted Cho outside the train chatting with her usually huge group of friends and waving goodbye to her family. Harry gave all his might to tear his eyes from the scene.

They all sat down chatting happily. Harry tried to not notice as he talking to Hermione while Victor kept trying to kiss her cheek and neck and all over her face pretty much. Meanwhile, Ron was red from head to foot receiving kisses from his girl Samantha.

"So why are you coming, Victor?" asked Harry.

"I decided to pause Quidditch for a while to spend this year at Hogwarts with my girl," said Victor, "well, not completely away I'm taking over Madam Hooch for just this year in flying lessons and Quidditch."

"That great, and hey, your english is much better!" said Harry brightly though on the inside was not impressed at all by the idea of watching them matching eyes at each other when at Hogwarts. Hermione's contant talk of him last year had been quite enough. Oh, Victor won at Bulgaria again!' Oh, he and his team went to Greece, isn't that wonderful? I've always wanted to learn about that country!' He took me to his family in Bulgaria last summer!'

Harry turned to Ron who finally seemed to be pleading for his rescue from Samantha's kisses. "So um how was your summer, Ron?"

Oh man, I've got to watch Ron and Samantha too! Harry tried to conceal his disappointment.

"Fine, just fine," muttered Ron.

Soon, Harry had fallen asleep and an hour later when he woke up, he realized that the lady with the food cart had already left, but what's more, Ron, Hermione, and their lovers were gone too. It had been a relief to finally not see another makeout scene, but it was also quite disturbing to see that Ron and Hermione hadn't even woke him up and told him where they were going. He stood up and went towards the front compartments to look for the food lady as well as his best friends.

Harry staggered along a little sleepily and then suddenly saw something that made him half the mind to turn back. But before he could, a cold drawling voice said, "Fancy seeing you still alive, Potter, where's Weasley? Lost him eh?"

Harry stared at Draco Malfoy, then started for his wand, but Malfoy already pulled his wand first and shouted out a curse at him. Harry shook his numbed head looking around furiously. The problem was, he couldn't see a thing. Malfoy had blinded him! He staggered around like a crazy man. Everyone was laughing now and Harry was red of a hot surge of anger bursting through him that he shouted a curse at the direction of Malfoy's laughter, but apparently, it must have hit the window that it bounced back. The curse did not affect on him however, but rather to awaken his blindness. His eyes were still a little fuzzy, and he wished he could come around faster as people laughed harder. Malfoy had left now and he saw no choice be to stagger forward to find Hermione who would probably know the proper countercurse and set him right back.

He tried to walk fast towards the front compartment halfblindedly.

BANG!

He bumped into someone and that someone fell back into a seat with him on top of that someone. He tried to see clearly who it was.

"Harry! Are you alright?"

The voice was so familiar and sweet. Then it hit him, Cho! He stared closely to make sure of what he saw. His eyes were finally starting to come back faster now. He must had laid on top of her for quite a bit because she was tried to point out with her eyes and the nodding of her head that he was still on top of her.

Harry became quite embarrassed and red when he realized this and stood up fast. He held out a hand to help Cho up while his stomach did a tap dance. Cho was quite red too and said, "Thanks, Harry. What happened to you?"

"Um " Harry wondered whether or not he should tell her, but then thought it would be better than her thinking he was a crazy clumsy fool, "Cursed, the blind curse you see."

Cho smiled and nodded, then took her wand out and muttered something. Suddenly, Harry could see everything properly now. "Better?" she asked.

Harry blushed deeper in red and muttered, "Yeah thanks"

There was an awkward silence and then Cho said, "I'd um better find my friend."

"Oh yeah, me too," said Harry suddenly seemed to be awakened from a trance staring at Cho. She is so incredibly beautiful, he thought bitterly as he remembered how she was holding hands with Cedric, but then, that was his 4th year and when Voldemort was still at large.

As he walked away to look for Ron and Hermione, he thought to himself, there is no way anything could happen and I don't care at all.

It's very strange, but as Harry noticed, Cho seemed to be all over the place, whereever he went. Maybe it was just that he noticed her more often now, but still, there's no proper explaination for that, other than — no, Harry thought, I do not like her at all. Then why did he even ask her to the Yule Ball at his 4th year at all then? Aurgh, but at least Ron and Hermione didn't spend that much time making out with Samantha and Victor because it was in school and you weren't supposed to make love between classes. It was something for when you are alone. Still, things didn't improve when a notice came out a month into the school.

"Hey, it's a timeline for this year! Ooooh, there's to be several dances this year Christmas 4th year and up End of Year last two years and one coming up next month actually for everybody!" Parvati's voice carried throughout the whole common room.

Girls started to giggle everywhere at once and Harry's stomach took flight as an image popped to his head. No way, he thought, she had rejected him once for Cedric, and even though he is dead, there's nothing to stop her from going with something else this time other than Harry.

"Hey, are you going to ask Cho, Harry?" asked Ron.

"No," said Harry blankly.

"Aw come on, it's obviously you love her," said Ron, "and —"

"Ugh, shuddap Ron, you've got Samantha so don't bother me about some girl I could be having now. I know how pathetic I look without someone."

"Harry! How could you?" Hermione was on Ron's side, "Just ask her, Harry, I mean, look at Victor and me, we were at the Yule Ball."

Harry shook his head, "No, I am not going to embarrass myself again, Hermione, and I do not have feelings for her! The only reason I asked her before is because she was the only one who's well"

"What?" Hermione persisted.

"Just leave me alone on this subject!" Harry said furiously, "Hey Ron, wanna trade Chocolate Frog cards?"

It had been weeks and the dance was in two days. True to his words, Harry had not asked Cho, nor anyone at all for that matter. It was obvious who Ron and Hermione were going with. Even Malfoy could be seen hand to hand with Pansy Parkison in the hallways and never failed to throw him an insult.

"Can't find a date now? Got too blinded by my curse, Potter?"

Harry ignored these words with burning rage and just as he walked into another hallway, a voice called out, "Harry!"

Giving up what with Malfoy's insults and everything, he yelled, "Alright Hermione, I'll ask Cho to the dance though it's probably too late now!"

He wirled around and found himself face to face to Cho.

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Oh please, please review! Hehe, what's gonna happen now? What will Cho think of this sudden and crazy outburst? Only the next chapter will tell.