A/N : I've been stuck in a book recently, and anyone who's read Hunger Games understands completely.(; I'll work on updating regularly. As I type Chapter 3, I'm writing Chapter 4. Hopefully I stay ahead and don't get stuck anytime soon. Reviews are love, I appreciate feedback. I don't have anyone going over this, fixing the errors. So I apologize if there are mistakes. This is all me. If anyone wants to review future Chapters for me, hey that'd be great! My whole purpose in writing this is to hopefully entertain a few of you with my absurd imagination for a while. If I have done so, then I'm glad (:
This chapter will be in Cho's point of view, they're getting closer, but farther away as well. Sorry no fluff or steamy stuff… yet. But I promise the time will come for it (;
Chapter 3:
When Cho followed Harry into the portrait hole she felt like someone had sent a stupefy at her. Not because of the common room itself, no. But because she saw Hermione's mouth locked with Ron's. It stunned her. It hurt.
"Finally." A voice said next to her, it was Harry. "Ron's liked her for years and never said anything. I had no idea Hermione felt the same. She's always been distant about her feeling towards people, Ron especially." He was smiling from ear to ear. Cho tried smiling too, but it felt foreign to her face. She was too hurt to even a fake one.
"Oh. I had no idea…" Cho replied trying to keep the hurt out of her voice. Harry thinking she felt awkward talking about the two kiss changed the subject.
"Do you want to sit by the fire, or by the window?" He asked.
Sitting by the fire would mean she'd have to sit next to Hermione. Sitting by the window would mean she'd get cold. She was still watching Hermione when the kiss broke. Ron was as red as he could be and smiling like an idiot. Hermione on the other hand didn't look too pleased. She was looking straight at Cho. Cho's heart skipped a beat.
"Finally decided to come up for air?" Harry joked and moved his way towards Ron gesturing Cho to do the same.
"Shut up, Harry." Ron said in a goofy tone. He still had that stupid little grin on his face. Cho hated it. Ron was too wrapped up in his own little world to notice the Ravenclaw in the Gryffindor common room.
Hermione was still looking at Cho. But Cho didn't look back. She still had her eyes on Ron. The boy who took Hermione away. She must have had a murderous look on her face, because Harry was looking at her in concern.
"You alright, Cho?" He asked cautiously not wanting to upset her. She took her eyes off Ron, and turned to Harry and smiled.
"Oh yes sorry. I was just thinking about that vile creature Umbridge." He didn't notice her smile was fake, and took this as a good answer.
"Cho?" Ron asked, just realizing she was there. "What's she doing here?"
'Out of all of the people who could have taken Hermione away from her, why did it have to be this idiot…?' Cho thought.
"Because I asked her to come with me." Harry said simply. Apparently this was a good enough answer because Ron sat down on the couch. Pulling Hermione with him. Cho did all she could to keep her face blank, it was hard, but she managed it. Harry and Cho sat across from them and Harry started talking.
"So how were tryouts then? I tried to watch from the window, but I couldn't tell who was who." He said.
"Made it." Ron said simply, his smile growing bigger and bigger. 'Well isn't he lucky he made the team and got the girl.' Cho thought. Ron spoke again snapping her out of her thoughts. "Even Cho came to watch." All heads turned towards Cho. She blushed.
"Oh. I was just checking on Hermione. She seemed so tense when I had seen her earlier. It was almost like she was having some sort of major battle inside her head. So I was worried." Cho said hoping her feelings weren't too obvious.
"Oh, Hermione's always like that." Ron said like it was no big deal. This made her blood boil. How could her be so ignorant?
"More so than usual Ron…" Cho tried to keep the venom out of her voice.
"Wow. You pay so much attention Cho." Harry smiled and wrapped his arm around Cho. He wasn't Hermione. Hermione had Ron. So he'd have to do. So she leaned in.
"Well I'm fine!" Hermione shouted, and stormed up the stairs. It was a delayed reaction. If Cho didn't know better she'd of thought Hermione was pissed because Harry put his arm around her.
"Oh… I didn't mean to upset her." Cho said meaning every word.
"Don't worry about." Ron said. I'm sure she'll come around." He added as an afterthought as he saw Cho's face expression.
He was so ignorant! How could he sit here like this and not comfort Hermione when that was all Cho wanted to do? Hermione deserved so much better than this.
"You're supposed to go after her Ron. Make sure she's alright. Be a shoulder to cry on." Cho said exasperated. She was so frustrated that she had to spell it out.
"Huh?" Was his reply.
3.2.1. Rage.
"Honestly Weasley! Go make sure she's alright, or I will!" By this point she was boiling in anger. But she was good at hiding it, so only her voice gave away the fact that she was upset.
Ron jumped up and darted upstairs like a dog with its tail between its legs.
"Alright, Alright." Cho heard his voice carry as he made his way up and knocked on the door. Hermione was a prefect; she got a dorm to herself, one the boys were allowed to go in.
He came back down not two minutes later in a satisfied sort of way.
"She doesn't want to talk." He said and sat down. She tried not the get angry. She was literally counting in her head, but it was no use. The only word to describe what she felt at this moment was rage. Rage because she lost Hermione, and that she lost her to this idiot. She jumped up and shouted.
"Boys!" and stomped her way up to Hermione's room. The problem was, Cho had no idea where her room was. She had never been up here. She thought about knocking on all of the doors individually, but that would take too much time. Hermione could be in pain, and may really need someone right now. So once again, she shouted.
"Hermione! I have no idea which room is yours. These are set up so differently from our house! Can you come out and show me which one is yours?" She said walking back and forth. "Hermione! Which room are you i-"She stopped midsentence because Hermione came out of a room to her left with big puffy eyes with a smile on her face.
"Cho. The door clearly says "Prefect Dorm" on it." Hermione shook her head.
"Oh... and I'm supposed to be a Ravenclaw, huh?" She giggled. "I came to see if you were alright… can I come in?" She asked. Hermione stepped aside to let her through. The room was big, with Gryffindor colors everywhere. There was a bed, a couch and even a combined bathroom. Cho didn't even want to think about what has happened with Ron in here. She was already jealous with the fact the Ron knew were Hermione's room was and she didn't. But maybe she was just being paranoid.
"Are you okay? I didn't mean to upset you down there. I really was worried, and had come to check on you at tryouts." Cho said concerned.
"Oh, I wasn't mad at you. I was mad at Ron. Because you noticed something he didn't. I understand he's a bit oblivious but we supposed to be starting a relationship, and even after our first kiss, his head is still too far up his ass to see anyone else but himself. He's supposed to be the one who likes me, yet you noticed…" Hermione trailed off. What did she mean by that… and that was their first kiss, so that meant no sex with the little weasel. Relief spread through Cho.
"Ah I see. I wouldn't worry though. All boys are idiots like that." She couldn't keep the venom from her tone this time.
"Even Harry?" Hermione countered. Cho thought for a moment.
"Even harry. Just because he's sweeter than most boys doesn't make him any less of an idiot. He's the only boy though… that I'd risk letting me feelings go with." Cho replied.
"What about Cedric?" Hermione asked. Cho couldn't believe she was about to tell Hermione this, but she figured she had nothing to lose.
"Cedric is… was… gay." She replied. "I was his cover… He was mine…" She recalled the times they had together. He would talk to her about boys. She would talk to him about girls. He only asked her to the dance last year because he couldn't ask Krum. Cho only agreed because she couldn't ask Hermione. So the entire dance the two talked about the other couple, wishing they were in the other's place.
"Wait, you're gay?" Hermione asked. Cho wasn't sure what her tone meant, and tried not to ponder too much on it.
"Yes. Except for Harry, and he's already shown his interest so…" Cho replied.
"Oh." Was all Hermione had to say. After a few minutes she spoke again. "Do you mind if I changed into my pajamas real quick? I would have done so without your permission… but now… given our previous conversation…" Hermione looked a little embarrassed.
"Oh no, go ahead. Do you want me to leave?" Cho asked, hoping the answer was no, then cursed herself for thinking such things.
"No it's fine." Hermione started to take off her shirt. Cho's eyes traveled down her collar bone, and came to rest on her chest, but she turned around abruptly. Hermione couldn't see her tears.
She was so overwhelmed by everything, Ron took that beautiful sculpture from her, and now she to deal with it as that beautiful piece of art removed her clothing behind her.
"I'm finished." Hermione said lightly. Cho turned around, and was completely breathless. Her pajamas left very little to imagination. Cho remembered the first time she saw Hermione that year. Her school robes were tighter than they had been before. Did she feel like she wasn't pretty? Because Hermione was more than pretty.
"Hermione can I ask you something?" Cho asked her. Hermione looked at her curiously, but nodded.
"At the beginning of this year, I was with Fred when he came into the compartment, I noticed you were dressed differently… and even your pajamas… you're dressing different now…" Cho explained cautiously. She didn't want to upset the girl again. But instead Hermione smiled. Cho let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.
"That's exactly why I did it." Hermione said still smiling. Cho was momentarily confused, but I passed.
"You wanted to be noticed…" Cho stated, a little sad that she felt this way. Hermione nodded.
"Everyone notices Ginny…. They notice you… but all I am is the bookworm. The annoying bookworm. That's not the only person I am. No one knows that I'm excellent in combat. There are so many other things about me no one cares to notice. They're supposed to be my best friends…" Hermione said tears trying to escape her eyes.
"So you're dressing this way so people will want to notice…" Cho finished.
"Yes... because I'm not who everyone thinks I am." Hermione wrapped her arms around herself; Cho looked at Hermione and gave her a small smile.
"Your first year here, I remember thinking you'd win all the points for Gryffindor. The end of that year, I saw all the rules you broke, and I was determined to see who you really are. I know in your 2nd year, you solved the mystery about the Chamber of Secrets. While Harry got all the glory, you were the one behind it. I know you're artistic. In your 3rd year you bumped into me. I helped pick up your things. I saw all the doodles in your journal. I was impressed, and I'm sure you were a huge reason behind Harry's success last year." Cho smiled. Hermione blushed.
Cho almost felt like she had Hermione, until she remembered Ron and Harry were down stairs, and her chest felt like it was breaking again. So instead of saying what she wanted to say, she said...
"Let's be friends." and gave her a small smile. Hermione smiled back.
"Yes. Let's." Hermione replied. This wasn't what Cho wanted. She wanted to be with Hermione, but if this was the only way she'd get her in her life, she'd take it.
TBC
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