As they entered the great hall, Harry sat at the Griffindor table and Tara sat at the end of the hurricanes table so as she can talk to Harry behind her. Most of the Americans were studying their food that was magically placed in front of them because most of it was new and strange to them as they pushed it around with their forks. "Um, I think I'm going to bed early." Tara said lightly shoving the plate away from her. Tara slowly got up giving her plate a nasty look and began heading toward the main doors. Harry was just about to get up and walk with her until, "hello Harry" a voice said from behind him. "Cho?" he said nervously as his long time crush since the day he first saw her was standing right behind him. He was surprised that she was talking to him because of what happened last year about how every one thought that he was the one who killed her boyfriend last year but he tried to wipe that horrible image out of his mind.

"So how was you're summer" she asked trying to make small talk. "Oh um........ Good." Harry lied. "That's good. So I was just thinking you know December is only a few months away and that's when we go to hogsmend and I was just wondering," she paused wondering how she was going to word what she wanted to ask. "So I was just wondering if you wanted to maybe... I don't know get a cup of coffee maybe?" she said fidgeting around with her finger. "You mean.........like a date?" Harry asked feeling his heart beat faster and faster in his chest.

'Well yeah." She said smiling her pleasant little smile. "Err.....ok." Harry said obviously not thinking of what he was doing. "Great!" she said as she walked back to the ravenclaw table and winked.

Harry smiled and turned back to Ron and Hermione. "Hey guess what." Harry asked. Hermione and Ron both turned around to look at Harry. "Cho just asked me on a date for Hogsmend!"Harry said smiling but Hermione and Ron both had different expressions on their faces. They both sat there staring at Harry mouths agape. "What?" Harry asked confused. "Harry don't you realize what you've just done?" Hermione asked hoping desperately that he knew. "No what?" he asked "you're going on a date with Cho a girl who never liked you until now. No offence." Hermione caught herself. "None Taken." Harry said shaking his head waiting for her to get to the point. "When you have someone better, someone who has liked you from the begging, sitting right under you're nose!" Hermione argued. Harry just stared at Hermione with a bewildered look on his face.

"No," Harry insisted "No Tara? I don't think she likes me do you?" Harry said and Ron burst out laughing. "C'mon Harry, don't be stupid." Ron said but Harry gave him an evil stare that shut him up quick. "Fine Harry think what you want but I just think my opinion is more reasonable than yours." She said and her and Ron both walked out of the great hall. Harry quickly shot up and raced out the door to catch up with them.

"You really think she likes me?"