Title: World of Possibilities

Main Character: Cho Chang

Other Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy

Ships: HP/CC or DM/CC? I don't know… Read to find out!

Summary: Cho is married to Harry. How different would her life have been if she chose to stay with Draco Malfoy? Involves multiple eras, flashbacks, after death, etc… R & R! But be nice cos this is my first fic in 3 years!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, etc… I only own this particular story.

A/N: The last fic I wrote was more that 3 years ago! So, I would appreciate it if you r & r… but be nice! I'd love for you to throw in any comments or suggestions… Or how you'd want the story to unfold, etc… Don't be a lurker! Review! Let me hear your voices! Beautiful voices that is!

Response to Reviewers:

Bon Bear: Wooohoooo! Thank you for being my first reviewer! For that… you win.. an award! Lol! Hehe! Thank you for your comments. Don't worry I'll put more dialogue in the next chapters… I just had to make it more narrative for chapter 1 to establish the characters and their setting, etc… Can I just share: I feel nervous now that I know someone out there is reading this. Scary! Nerve wrecking! )

Everything italicized are flashbacks

Chapter 2: Rendezvous

It was a cold and chilly afternoon. The sky showered the ground with gray raindrops that made the Hogwarts castle appear to be covered by smoke. The weather was very gloomy. Cho, then a seventh year Ravenclaw, was walking toward the Great Hall hand in hand with her boyfriend Harry Potter. They wanted some hot chocolate.

"Hot chocolate certainly fits this weather, don't you think so hun?" Cho whispered with gentleness emanating from her voice. For it certainly did. One sip of the brown mixture could counter the gloomy condition of a person. It could help make anybody feel warm and happy!

Harry nodded in agreement. When suddenly –

"Malfoy! You better watch where you're going!" Harry yelled with much annoyance in his voice. What is wrong with this Slytherin boy, he thought, walking around thinking he can just bump into anyone without apologizing. Rude.

After bumping the couple, and slipping something into Cho's pocket, Malfoy didn't say a word; he just kept walking the opposite direction with a smirk on his face.


Cho just stared at Draco. She didn't scowl at him nor yell at him. She simply looked at him. She felt a hand quickly slide into her robe pocket, as if dropping something in it. Then – Draco walked off, head held up high. Smug.

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Later that night, Cho got ready for bed at the Ravenclaw girls dormitory. She had already finished studying her lessons for the next day's classes, so she had decided to put on a silk nightgown.

The rain still hadn't stopped. In fact, it only grew stronger. Her trend of thinking was interrupted by the thought of Draco and the incident earlier that day. She reached for her school robe, and checked the pockets. In it, was a note:

Cho,

Meet me tonight, 12 mn.

at the room to the right of

the one-eyed gargoyle.

Astronomy Tower.

I have a surprise for you.

Draco

A small grin escaped Cho's lips. It was already 11:45 pm. Good thing she remembered to check her pocket. She wouldn't want Draco to think she had deserted him. She quickly flung her school robe over her nightgown, and slipped into her furry bedroom slippers.

She made it to the room (beside the one-eyed gargoyle) in the astronomy tower right on time.

Draco had placed a blanket on the floor, right in front of the lit up fire place. There were two wine glasses filled with wine, which were placed on a small table.

He was sitting Indian-style on top of the blanket. Cute, she thought, he's wearing a white shirt and pajama bottoms.

"Come join me here." He gestured while tapping the empty space beside him.

"Wow," Cho said with a smile, as she pressed down on the blanket, like she was studying it. She noticed that Draco had charmed the blanket to make it as soft as a bed mattress. It was certainly very fluffy and actually felt very comfortable. She got cozy in her position. "You definitely planned this night out! I'm impressed! What a very nice surprise." Cho leaned in and gave Draco a quick peck on the cheek.

Draco picked up something beside the wine glass – it was a small velvety box.

"This is actually my surprise for you," he murmured into her ear as he opened the box. In it was a silver necklace, with a pendant of an emerald and a sapphire gem intertwined together. The gems really shined brightly, Cho could immediately tell it was real. "I'm assuming you know what this symbolizes – This symbolizes you, a Ravenclaw and me, a Slytherin, getting together… It is a possibility." Draco put it on Cho's neck and gave her a kiss on her earlobes.

"Thank you Draco! I really love it!"

When Cho was 12, she had always thought of Malfoy as an annoying spoiled little brat. But after the summer of Draco's fourth year, she had noticed (along with the entire female population of Hogwarts), that Draco had indeed grown up into a fine young man. He was above six foot tall. And he had grown some muscles, probably from all the Quidditch he'd been playing. His platinum blond hair was no longer gelled onto him stiffly. Instead, he now let it frame his face softly, bringing out his striking grey eyes. But she hadn't made a fuss out of this, because she knew, that as appealing as his appearance might have been, cruelty was still his very nature.

And besides, she had Potter - The boy who was Draco's opposite, in terms of attitude. In terms of looks, they were both equally handsome and they both had nice physiques.

Cho really loved Harry. It was a dream come true for her when they finally became a couple. Harry was the guy every girl could possibly ever dream of: he was valiant, heroic, courageous, and sincere. He would go out of his way to do something for you, and he would put your needs before his own. He was selfless. A lot of the Hogwarts girls knew this, as they constantly passed by Harry and flirtatiously said, "Hello Harry!" (Imagine Parvati Patil in the GoF Movie)

However, Draco… there was just something about him! He was a bad boy, and there was something about him that caused girls like Cho to gravitate upon him. When Draco started showing interest in Cho, she realized that he wasn't actually all that bad. She realized that he was kind and generous to the people he liked. His cruelty was solely directed to people him and his family did not like (e.g. Mudbloods, Harry, Potter, The Weasleys). Draco helped Cho understand that he was technically a good person. Only difference being that he grew up with certain beliefs which just had to be followed. Even though Cho believed that being selective with the people you were kind to wasn't right, she still couldn't help it. She still found something appealing about the Malfoy heir..

Cho has been having secret get togethers with Draco for a month now. They've secretly met up at the Quidditch Pitch one night, as well as in the library, as well as in the Astronomy tower. But nothing happened – they just talked and got to know each other. (With the occasional snog session, here and there)

"Do you realize that it's been a month since we started going out," Draco told Cho matter-of-factly.

"I know… And I want to thank you," she said in a soft voice, it was more of a whisper, "Thank you Draco, I really love your company, you know. Thank you."

She leaned in for a hug. Then a sudden gush of wind blew into the open window of the classroom.

"Cho! Your trembling!" Draco opened her robe to see what she had on inside. It was nothing but the silk nightgown she had put on. "Come here..."

Draco took her robe off and put it on top of them as they cuddled, lying on the blanket, which was charmed to be very, very soft.

The handsome Slytherin took his shirt off and wrapped Cho in a tight embrace. He whispered, "This is a testament to the saying, 'body heat keeps you warmer, faster,'"

"This is effective…" Cho breathed softly into Draco's ear. They stayed that way for sometime reveling in each others touch. Cho inhaled and she just about fell in love with the musky sent of his bare skin. They looked into each others eyes. At that moment, Cho felt the fire burning - It was intense - It was a fire that she didn't want to let go of - It was a fire that she would allow to be consumed by. That moment lead to the most passionate kiss they had ever shared. It was a burning kiss, full of desire. Their bare bodies touching, keeping each other warm. This was young love… or rather, young lust. This very moment, was one of the best examples that showed how easily swayed Cho was during her teenage years.

Given that she was easily swayed, she allowed that moment of burning desire to devour her. She had lost something pure that night. It was something that couldn't be undone. It was her first time. It was her only time, for she never did it again (not until she got married). But for her, for Draco, that night felt like the best decision they have ever made. That moment of burning passion meant the world to them.

"I don't want this to end." Cho whispered… As every sigh, every moan, and every word caused the fog to resonate from their mouths.