Don't sue me, cuz I know Harry Potter belongs to J.K.Rowling. And btw, this story is PG-13. Oh yeah, the 'At Last' song belongs to Celine Dion, but the other one is mine.
Chapter 11 – The Singing QueenAs the days strode by, everyone were increasingly nervous because of the finals. The trees have grown powerfully green and flowers blossomed everywhere. It was perfert for the Quidditch game, which was set for the day after the exams.
As usual, Professor Trelawney had set up something perfercly ridiculous and terribly hard – everyone was given a piece of parchment with all the stars in it and they were to name every single pattern on it. "I made up a few," Ron whispered to Harry." Professor Flitwick made them to make a cushion dance and Harry was rather surprised at his own result – his having tap danced to Professor Flitwick's head. Professor McGonagall had transformed all the classroom chairs into ducks and the students were asked to transform it back. The first 10 people to complete were to receive full credit and if it was the original chair (by using a reverse effect spell), extra points were given. It was very stuffy in the Potions dungeon as everyone tried to please Professor Snape with their Melting Potion. It was very difficult as everyone wanted to do it right, yet was afraid that they might get touched by it and have parts of their bodies melted. Hagrid found some Pogrebin from Russia and were using it on the students. However, this had to be done very carefully in case a student gets eaten by it, and Harry was very disappointed when Malfoy managed to spot his Pogrebin and kick it away. Professor Dumbledore himself gave the exam for Defence Against the Dark Arts by giving them a simple written test.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked out of the school cheerfully as they left their last exam on the History of Magic which was an extremely boring one asking them about some short fat little wizard Grumbo the Grumpy and everything he did. The decided to take a stroll along the lake.
"So, looking forward to tomorrow, Harry?" asked Ron.
"Yeah," said Harry throwing a pebble into the lake, "I'm just glad Gilbert and Mark set out their differences."
"Really? How – Ouch!" The Giant Squid threw the pebble back out and it had hit Ron in the forehead. Hermione took out her wand and used the minor healing spell on him.
"Actually, I'm not really quite sure," said Harry, "they were fighting and rolling in the mud, and then they fought more afterwards. Now summer comes and it's just really weird you know. Alright I'll stop pretending. If you really want to know the truth, Gilbert's out."
"What?! No way! How are you going to play then?" asked Hermione.
"I'm in as the replaced seeker," said Harry grinning.
Hermione frowned, "That's unfair."
"Well, apparently, Gilbert has a sister who is the seeker on the other team," said Harry, "which means she's quitting too. Now, on their team, it's Malfoy who's replacing her."
"Wow! Go and show him who's the man!" cried Ron whooping, "You and Malfoy against each other again!"
"Yup," Harry gave a nod and thought about how much he desperately wanted to win this game. If they did, the cup would be tied between him and Cho. It would be like yelling out 'oh yeah, Cho and I are together'.
The next morning, Harry couldn't eat a single bite, yet he kept encouraging the kids to eat and eat. Finally, Cho came over to their table and made him eat. (Harry couldn't resist taking a bite out of her hand, but it also received a lot of whistling from other people.) They walked out to the changing rooms with broomsticks slung over the shoulder. Harry did a quick review of the best Quidditch tactics and then said, "Alright guys, let's win this!"
Cho gave Harry her goodluck and told him to trust in the stars. Harry thought it was a little ironic because there aren't any stars in the daylight, but she told him this, "Just because you can't see it's outlines doesn't mean it's not there, just like love." She smiled and kissed him. Harry walked flew out on his Firebolt onto the field blushing, but very happy, the thought of Voldemort lurking around didn't even bother him. As long as I have the people I love, he thought.
"The Quaffle is released and immediately taken by Mark Norm!" Ron was commentating as he had taken over the business from Lee Jordan.
"A marvalous throw from Mark to Ruby Lan! Oooh, that's gotta hurt!" Ruby took a bludger to her arms and she dropped the Quaffle to the opposing Chaser Nancy Falkins.
"The bludger was hit from the amazing Henry Didalugugos! Nancy Falkins passes the Quaffle to – ah, clever girl Ruby is, she's intercepted in midair and took the Quaffle! What an exciting game!"
Harry flew around the stadium avoiding bludgers and players while trying to find the damn Snitch. He noticed Malfoy was tailing him and decided to lose him. He flew around the field at full speed getting to the speed of 150 mph in 10 seconds. Malfoy was not quick to loose on his Nimbus 2002, but it was not hard effort either. He stopped to cheer as Ruby scored a goal.
"10-0 for The Roaring Tigers!" cried Ron. The two teams had both given their names. The team for Gryffindor and Ravenclaw was The Roaring Tigers and the Slytherins and Hufflepuff named their team The Doxy (which was sometimes known as the biting fairy – Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them).
Harry looped around the Roaring Tigers goal hoops aimlessly and then spotted something glittering gold by Jamie's head who was the keeper. Harry quickly lunged towards it, but Jamie at the same time came blocking a Quaffle that Harry had to swerve underneath at once offcourse and the Snitch had disappeared. "Sorry Harry," said Jamie, "but the Quaffle came… you know." She threw the Quaffle to Mark who passed it to Harvey.
"The Roaring Tigers in the lead with 50-30!" Ron was yelling out.
Harry missed a couple of bludgers by inches and finally spotted the Snitch hanging a few feet away from Malfoy's back. Harry held his breath thinking only this one thing, Malfoy must not see the Snitch. Quickly, Harry plummeted downwards. It had worked, Malfoy thought Harry was diving the Snitch and came after him. Harry pulled out of the dive full of concentration and managed to avoid the ground just a foot away. Malfoy on the other hand had not pulled out so quickly and smashed into the ground. Professors came running to the rescue.
"Whoooo! And Potter pulls off a great Wronski Feint!" cried Ron.
Harry smiled inwardly at his own success and quickly started to look around for the Snitch again, but it had vanished. He looped around the players and then flew above to look down searching. Just then, he saw it! Harry urged his broom forward, the wind rushing past him. He clasped the Snitch tightly in his hand just when Ron said, "Roaring Tigers 80-40! Oh wait, Harry Potter's got the Snitch!!! Roaring Tigers are the winner! 230-40!"
The game was talked about all day, but the subject was also intermingled with the night's End of Year house cup ceremony and dance. The Quidditch cup had made it easy for Gryffindor to win the house cup, and now, the End of Year dance was about to begin.
Harry searched for Cho about in the crowd, but couldn't spot her anywhere. He found Hermione and Krum sitting together feeding each other oblivious to all around them. Ron had finally found a girl from the 5th year, Ginny's friend, Lamia Sancrofft. Harry was beginning to get worried. Cho had afterall was his date, but she was nowhere to be seen.
He rushed around the dance floor and regretfully walked pass Malfoy who sneered, "Lonesome without the Weasle, Potter? I'm sure you'll find another animal somewhere else to dance with!"
"And you bet it won't be a ferret!" Harry sneered laughing at Malfoy's crimson face. The memory was still fresh in mind. Mad-Eye Moody had turned Malfoy into a ferret in their fourth year.
Just then, the fast music had stopped and a girl stepped onto the stage. She wore a long and beautiful white silk strapless dress. It was simple yet gorgeous with a little glitter and a teeny little frills. She wore elegant white gloves and held a wand in her hand. Her coal black hair was tied up smoothly with a nice white ribbon and Harry gasped recognizing her at once. It was Cho Chang. She pointed to her throat saying "Sonorus" and her voice was magnified immediately.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to first sing you a song from the muggle world… At Last. (Celine Dion – A New Day Has Come, #10)
At last
My love
Has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like
A song
Oh yeah yeah
At last
The skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped in a clover
The night I looked at you
I found a dream
That I could speak to
A dream that I
Can call my own
I found a thrill to press
My cheeks to
A thrill that I
Have never known
Oh yeah yeah
And you smile you smile
And then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine
At last"
"By golly, she can sing!" Harry heard someone say. He had to agree. Why had Cho not sang before? She had a beautiful voice!
And then, Cho spoke again amid the clapping, "And now, I would like to dedicate this next song which I wrote to my boyfriend, Harry Potter.
On the mountains
Through the rivers
I searched, and searched
For the love I thought would never come away
Across the desert
Over the seas
I came searching, searching
For that dear love that I thought could never come
Running into hills
Passing the forests
I seeeeeeearched!
For the love
I thought never to come
Now through a dream
Inside a garden
I searched and found my paradise
Where you
And I
Will always belong
And I search and I search
And I search and I search
And I keep seeeearching!
Till you were there
In my garden
In my dream
In my liiiiiife
And I search and I search
And I search and I search
And I keep seeeearching!
Till you and I
Will always be together
And I seeeeeearch…"
Cho bowed gracefully and stepped off the stage while other music and performers had taken it over. She spotted Harry and quickly moved towards him. Harry was still in awe, not ready yet to believe that this girl was his. He rubbed his eye and said breathlessly, "Cho! It was so beautiful!"
Cho blushed furiously and held out a gloved hand, "Well, aren't you going to ask me to dance?"
Harry grinned and held her hand, then took her to the middle of the dance floor. They clasped their arms around each other dancing slowly, then Harry asked, "Cho? What will happen to us when you leave Hogwarts?"
"I don't believe anything much will happen," said Cho, "we'll keep in touch… and oh, I did decided what I will do. I'm going to enter Herbology school. That will take only 2 years instead of 4 because I did extremely well on my N.E.W.T.s."
"That's great Cho," Harry smiled and then said, "And, you look stunning tonight by the way."
The Hogwarts Express took off rattling. Ron asked Harry if he could come over during the summer, and Harry said yes, but then Hermione suggested something, "Hey, why don't we go for a change and come to my house instead, you guys? It will be fun I can promise you that, since I'm sure Harry don't get to have much fun with muggle stuff at his stay with the Dursleys and Ron hasn't even seen much of muggle items."
"Great idea," said Harry, "but I can only make it in August, because July, I'm going to Cho's place." At this he turned and did something that he formerly disapproved when his friends had done, but now, he couldn't help it and started kissing Cho who was at his side. Soon it's going to turn into a full fledged make-out.
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Ok I decided that I'm probably going to do a sequel, but it won't be too soon because I'm going to write another story first, on the marauders…