A/N: Sorry this has taken so long...blame school and practice. Thanks to everyone who reviewed my earlier chapters. I'm so glad everyone is accepting this story. Again, sorry this has taken forever...ugh! spacing is off again...and the italics and everything isnt working...I'll fix it when I get on my other computer...sorry for all of this crap...
Chapter 7-Valentines Day
Cho and Harry walked back up to the castle t see if eeveryone had left yet. Fortunately for them, everyone was still having breakfast.
"Well, want to have some breakfast then I'll meet you when everyone is getting ready to leave?" Cho said, noticing just then that she was hungry.
"Ok," Harry said. THen he leaned over and kissed her lightly. "See you in a few minutes." With that, they headed to their tables.
When Harry sat down, he was surprised to see that Ron and Hermione were actually talking, not fighting and yelling at eachother. They didnt even notice when Harry sat across from them. Then something silver on Hermione's neck caught his eye. It was a beautiful silver necklace with a silver heart on it and a single diamond dangling in the middle of it.
Harry finally said, "Uh...hi guys. Hope I'm not inturupting anything..."
Ron blushed at that comment and Hermione said, "Hi Harry! HOw did it go with Cho?"
"We'll get to that later. Where did you get that necklace Hermione?" Harry asked, although he already knew the answer. He knew that Ron and Hermione liked eachother. It was really obvious even though they tried to hide it from everyone.
With Harry's question Hermione looked dreamily over at Ron which made him blush even more so his face was now as red as his hair.
"Oh Ron, we can tell him now." Hermione said.
"Um...alright." Ron said nervously.
"Harry, Ron and I are going out," Hermione said not noticing how uncomfortable Ron looked telling Harry about them. "We have been for...how long has it been? 7...no 8 months."
"Really? I knew you guys liked eachother but I didnt know you've been going out that long," Harry said. "Ron, that necklace you got her is great, mate."
"Thanks Harry. I looked forever for it," Ron said no longer nervous. "Anyway, now that you know and everything, we want to know how it went with Cho."
"Yeah Harry, you haven't told us yet," Hermione said.
"Great! She loved the song and she said I sang wonderfully."
"Thats wonderful mate," Ron said slapping him on the back as guys tend to do.
"Yeah then we made out right there next to the lake," Harry said. He sighed and went on, "I can tell today is going to be the best day of my life."
"So where are you taking her in Hogsmeade? Any idea yet?" Hermione asked.
"Well she's been talking about this place, Madam Puddifoot's...Have you guys heard of it?" Harry asked.
Ron had a blank look on his face and shook his head while Hermione smiled and nodded her head eagerly.
"Everyon talks about it in the girl's bathroom. It's supposed to be really nice, especially on Valentine's Day. They say there's little cherubs that throw pink confetti," Hermione paused to sigh and then continued with a dreamy look on her face, "I would love to go there..."
When she said that, Harry kicked Ron under the table.
"Harry! What the--"
Harry nodded towards Hermione, "Oh...I...fine," Ron said finally getting what Harry ment after 3 minutes.
"So Harry, what else are you going to do in Hogsmeade?" Hermione asked, finally coming out of her trance.
"Well...I thought maybe we could find you guys and I dont know...grab a butterbear or something..."
"Sure Harry, meet you there...say around 4? 3?" Hermione suggested. "That will give you guys enough time to eat and talk a little."
"Three will be good," Harry said. "Meet you in Three Broomsticks?"
"Of course," Hermione said.
"So what are you guys doing today?" Harry asked trying to avoid silence.
"I planned it all. It's all a surprise for Hermione," Ron said beaming.
"Thats really nice Ron," Harry said. Then everyone started getting up and heading towards the doors. "Well I have to find Cho. Have fun you guys!"
"Bye Harry!" Ron said while taking Hermione's hand.
"Meet you at 3 Harry!" Hermione said waving. Harry waved and then disappeared into the crowd to find Cho.
When Cho saw everyone was leaving, she made her way towards the doors to wait in the hall for Harry. About 5 minutes later he showed up.
"Bloody hell! It was damn near impossible to get out of there!" Harry said when he finally reached her. Then he leaned over and gave her a little kiss on the cheek.
"Ready to go?" Harry asked.
"Yup," Cho said taking Harry's hand.
When they got to Hogsmeade, it was about 11.
"So what do you want to do?" Cho asked, wondering what Harry had planned fr the day.
"Well, I thought maybe we could walk around Zonko's until it's time to eat...that is...if you want to..."
"Sure! I love Zonko's!" Cho sais eagerly.
So they walked around Zonko's, oohing and ahhing and trying out all the new jokes that had come out since their last visit to Hogsmeade. Needless to say, they each left with a big bag and less money in their pockets.
"Well want to go eat?" Harry asked checking his watch. "It's nearly 12."
"Sure," Cho said. "Where do you want to go?"
"Follow me," Harry said taking Cho's hand. Cho followed, not having a clue where they were going. Then she saw it. Madam Pudditfoot's! SHe had been here a few times with Cedric before. If he was still alive, they would be here, together, right now. Not now, not now, can't think about Cedric now...I'm here with Harry! Harry. Not Cedric, Harry.
"So what do you think?" Harry asked, tearing Cho away from her thoughts.
"It's a wonderful surprise Harry! The perfect spot for Valentine's Day," CHo said. Then she stood on her tip-toes to kiss him. "Thank you Harry."
They found an empty table somehow. Madam Puddifoot's was definately very busy on Valentine's Day. She had decorated it beautifully for Valentine's Day with many frills and bows. Hovering over each of the intimate circular tables was a golden cherub that occasionally threw pink confetti over those who sat there.
When they had reached one of the only unoccupied circular tables, Harry pulled out the chair for Cho.
"Why thank you Harry," Cho said a little surprised. She didn't know that guys still did that!
A few minutes after they had both taken their seats, a very stout woman with a black bun squeezed her way to their table. Harry figured that this must be Madam Puddifoot.
"Hello darlings!" Madam Puddifoot managed to say, slightly out of breath. "Enjoying this lovely Valentine's Day?"
"Yes ma'me," Harry said beaming at Cho which made Cho giggle and show that glorious smile of hers.
"How wonderful! So what'll it be?" Madam Puddifoot said handing them the little 'carte de restaurant'. Cho ordered for them since she had been there fore then Madam Puddifoot left as she saw another customer taking seat.
Just then Harry felt something land on his head. "What the--" he said as he looked up and saw that cherub throwing down pink confettie all over them.
"Hey buddy, this is my job," the cherub said in an annoyed tone. Then he threw a bunch of confetti right at Harry.
Dusting the pink confetti out of his hair, Harry turned to Cho and rolled his eyes. Cho giggled and said, "Wouldn't you be annoyed if you had to throw around pink confetti?"
"Yeah I suppose I would be," Harry said, laughing now.
Harry looked around the small, steamy tea shop to see if there was anyone he knew there. At the table right next to theirs was the Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain, Rodger Davis, with a pretty blonde, holding hands. In fact, as Harry looked around, everyone was holding hands. I should hold her hand...I've done it a million times...Just hold her hand...Harry inched his hand foward towards Cho's...
"So Harry, are we going anywhere else? It's only 12:30 now and we dont have to head back until 5:30," Cho said, trying to make conversation. She noticed Harry's hand near hers and slipped her hand in his.
Harry let out a mental sigh of relief and said, "Well I was thinking, if it's alright with you that is, we could meet Ron and Hermione for a butterbear at the Three Broomstickes at 3..."
"Sure, I haven't really met them yet. WEll, I know who they are but i haven't really talked to them," Cho said enthusiasticly. Hermione looked friendly and Ron looked nice too. Why not talk to them a little?
Just then, their coffee came and they just sat and drank for a little while. They sat in an uncomfortable silance until they heard, "Hiya Harry, Cho." They turned around to see who it was and they immediately knew when they saw a bunch of curly brown hair and a mass of red hair finding their way through the maze of tables.
"Ron! Hermione! What are you guys doing here?" Harry asked although knowing exactly why there wree there. Afte all, he was the one who told Ron to bring Hermione there.
Ron winked as Hermione replied, "Ron surprised me and brought me here! I've always wanted to come here!" Then she kissed Ron on the cheek, which of course made him blush. "Well we'll leave you two alone Harry..." Hermione said pulling Ron towards an empty table.
"Bye Harry!" Ron said while one arm was nearly being pullled out of his socket. "See you at three!"
"Bye you guys!" Harry said, laughing.
"I didnt know they were going out," Cho said.
"Neither did I until this morning," Harry said chuckling.
Cho laughed and asked, "So do you just want to walk around until 3?"
"Sure, I'll just go pay and we can go," Harry said getting up.
After he payed, they got up and decided to browse the shops for a little while. Cho brought Harry into a bunch of little boutiques that he had never noticed before. I should really buy Cho something, Harry thought as he saw Cho eying a necklace in one of the little shops. He went over, next to her, to see the necklace. It was a beautiful gold necklace with a blue sapphire heart surrounded by gold.
"Harry, isn't it beautiful? Everytime I come in here I look at it but I'll never be able to afford it.." Cho said, glancing again at the necklace. "Well it's nearly 3. We should head to the Three Broomsticks if you want to meet Hermione and Ron," Cho said getting up.
"Ok," Harry said following her out of the shop and towards the Three Broomsticks.
When they got there, Hermione and Ron hadn't shown up yet. "So Harry, want to pass the time?" Cho asked winking.
"Uh..um...yeah!" Harry said getting up.
"Come on," Cho said leading him towards the back.
Harry was getting all excited, just like the first time they had made out. Just because they weren't supposed to be in the back made it even more exciting.
Cho led him to a back room and shut the door, put a locking charm on it and turned to face Harry.
Chapter 7-Valentines Day
Cho and Harry walked back up to the castle t see if eeveryone had left yet. Fortunately for them, everyone was still having breakfast.
"Well, want to have some breakfast then I'll meet you when everyone is getting ready to leave?" Cho said, noticing just then that she was hungry.
"Ok," Harry said. THen he leaned over and kissed her lightly. "See you in a few minutes." With that, they headed to their tables.
When Harry sat down, he was surprised to see that Ron and Hermione were actually talking, not fighting and yelling at eachother. They didnt even notice when Harry sat across from them. Then something silver on Hermione's neck caught his eye. It was a beautiful silver necklace with a silver heart on it and a single diamond dangling in the middle of it.
Harry finally said, "Uh...hi guys. Hope I'm not inturupting anything..."
Ron blushed at that comment and Hermione said, "Hi Harry! HOw did it go with Cho?"
"We'll get to that later. Where did you get that necklace Hermione?" Harry asked, although he already knew the answer. He knew that Ron and Hermione liked eachother. It was really obvious even though they tried to hide it from everyone.
With Harry's question Hermione looked dreamily over at Ron which made him blush even more so his face was now as red as his hair.
"Oh Ron, we can tell him now." Hermione said.
"Um...alright." Ron said nervously.
"Harry, Ron and I are going out," Hermione said not noticing how uncomfortable Ron looked telling Harry about them. "We have been for...how long has it been? 7...no 8 months."
"Really? I knew you guys liked eachother but I didnt know you've been going out that long," Harry said. "Ron, that necklace you got her is great, mate."
"Thanks Harry. I looked forever for it," Ron said no longer nervous. "Anyway, now that you know and everything, we want to know how it went with Cho."
"Yeah Harry, you haven't told us yet," Hermione said.
"Great! She loved the song and she said I sang wonderfully."
"Thats wonderful mate," Ron said slapping him on the back as guys tend to do.
"Yeah then we made out right there next to the lake," Harry said. He sighed and went on, "I can tell today is going to be the best day of my life."
"So where are you taking her in Hogsmeade? Any idea yet?" Hermione asked.
"Well she's been talking about this place, Madam Puddifoot's...Have you guys heard of it?" Harry asked.
Ron had a blank look on his face and shook his head while Hermione smiled and nodded her head eagerly.
"Everyon talks about it in the girl's bathroom. It's supposed to be really nice, especially on Valentine's Day. They say there's little cherubs that throw pink confetti," Hermione paused to sigh and then continued with a dreamy look on her face, "I would love to go there..."
When she said that, Harry kicked Ron under the table.
"Harry! What the--"
Harry nodded towards Hermione, "Oh...I...fine," Ron said finally getting what Harry ment after 3 minutes.
"So Harry, what else are you going to do in Hogsmeade?" Hermione asked, finally coming out of her trance.
"Well...I thought maybe we could find you guys and I dont know...grab a butterbear or something..."
"Sure Harry, meet you there...say around 4? 3?" Hermione suggested. "That will give you guys enough time to eat and talk a little."
"Three will be good," Harry said. "Meet you in Three Broomsticks?"
"Of course," Hermione said.
"So what are you guys doing today?" Harry asked trying to avoid silence.
"I planned it all. It's all a surprise for Hermione," Ron said beaming.
"Thats really nice Ron," Harry said. Then everyone started getting up and heading towards the doors. "Well I have to find Cho. Have fun you guys!"
"Bye Harry!" Ron said while taking Hermione's hand.
"Meet you at 3 Harry!" Hermione said waving. Harry waved and then disappeared into the crowd to find Cho.
When Cho saw everyone was leaving, she made her way towards the doors to wait in the hall for Harry. About 5 minutes later he showed up.
"Bloody hell! It was damn near impossible to get out of there!" Harry said when he finally reached her. Then he leaned over and gave her a little kiss on the cheek.
"Ready to go?" Harry asked.
"Yup," Cho said taking Harry's hand.
When they got to Hogsmeade, it was about 11.
"So what do you want to do?" Cho asked, wondering what Harry had planned fr the day.
"Well, I thought maybe we could walk around Zonko's until it's time to eat...that is...if you want to..."
"Sure! I love Zonko's!" Cho sais eagerly.
So they walked around Zonko's, oohing and ahhing and trying out all the new jokes that had come out since their last visit to Hogsmeade. Needless to say, they each left with a big bag and less money in their pockets.
"Well want to go eat?" Harry asked checking his watch. "It's nearly 12."
"Sure," Cho said. "Where do you want to go?"
"Follow me," Harry said taking Cho's hand. Cho followed, not having a clue where they were going. Then she saw it. Madam Pudditfoot's! SHe had been here a few times with Cedric before. If he was still alive, they would be here, together, right now. Not now, not now, can't think about Cedric now...I'm here with Harry! Harry. Not Cedric, Harry.
"So what do you think?" Harry asked, tearing Cho away from her thoughts.
"It's a wonderful surprise Harry! The perfect spot for Valentine's Day," CHo said. Then she stood on her tip-toes to kiss him. "Thank you Harry."
They found an empty table somehow. Madam Puddifoot's was definately very busy on Valentine's Day. She had decorated it beautifully for Valentine's Day with many frills and bows. Hovering over each of the intimate circular tables was a golden cherub that occasionally threw pink confetti over those who sat there.
When they had reached one of the only unoccupied circular tables, Harry pulled out the chair for Cho.
"Why thank you Harry," Cho said a little surprised. She didn't know that guys still did that!
A few minutes after they had both taken their seats, a very stout woman with a black bun squeezed her way to their table. Harry figured that this must be Madam Puddifoot.
"Hello darlings!" Madam Puddifoot managed to say, slightly out of breath. "Enjoying this lovely Valentine's Day?"
"Yes ma'me," Harry said beaming at Cho which made Cho giggle and show that glorious smile of hers.
"How wonderful! So what'll it be?" Madam Puddifoot said handing them the little 'carte de restaurant'. Cho ordered for them since she had been there fore then Madam Puddifoot left as she saw another customer taking seat.
Just then Harry felt something land on his head. "What the--" he said as he looked up and saw that cherub throwing down pink confettie all over them.
"Hey buddy, this is my job," the cherub said in an annoyed tone. Then he threw a bunch of confetti right at Harry.
Dusting the pink confetti out of his hair, Harry turned to Cho and rolled his eyes. Cho giggled and said, "Wouldn't you be annoyed if you had to throw around pink confetti?"
"Yeah I suppose I would be," Harry said, laughing now.
Harry looked around the small, steamy tea shop to see if there was anyone he knew there. At the table right next to theirs was the Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain, Rodger Davis, with a pretty blonde, holding hands. In fact, as Harry looked around, everyone was holding hands. I should hold her hand...I've done it a million times...Just hold her hand...Harry inched his hand foward towards Cho's...
"So Harry, are we going anywhere else? It's only 12:30 now and we dont have to head back until 5:30," Cho said, trying to make conversation. She noticed Harry's hand near hers and slipped her hand in his.
Harry let out a mental sigh of relief and said, "Well I was thinking, if it's alright with you that is, we could meet Ron and Hermione for a butterbear at the Three Broomstickes at 3..."
"Sure, I haven't really met them yet. WEll, I know who they are but i haven't really talked to them," Cho said enthusiasticly. Hermione looked friendly and Ron looked nice too. Why not talk to them a little?
Just then, their coffee came and they just sat and drank for a little while. They sat in an uncomfortable silance until they heard, "Hiya Harry, Cho." They turned around to see who it was and they immediately knew when they saw a bunch of curly brown hair and a mass of red hair finding their way through the maze of tables.
"Ron! Hermione! What are you guys doing here?" Harry asked although knowing exactly why there wree there. Afte all, he was the one who told Ron to bring Hermione there.
Ron winked as Hermione replied, "Ron surprised me and brought me here! I've always wanted to come here!" Then she kissed Ron on the cheek, which of course made him blush. "Well we'll leave you two alone Harry..." Hermione said pulling Ron towards an empty table.
"Bye Harry!" Ron said while one arm was nearly being pullled out of his socket. "See you at three!"
"Bye you guys!" Harry said, laughing.
"I didnt know they were going out," Cho said.
"Neither did I until this morning," Harry said chuckling.
Cho laughed and asked, "So do you just want to walk around until 3?"
"Sure, I'll just go pay and we can go," Harry said getting up.
After he payed, they got up and decided to browse the shops for a little while. Cho brought Harry into a bunch of little boutiques that he had never noticed before. I should really buy Cho something, Harry thought as he saw Cho eying a necklace in one of the little shops. He went over, next to her, to see the necklace. It was a beautiful gold necklace with a blue sapphire heart surrounded by gold.
"Harry, isn't it beautiful? Everytime I come in here I look at it but I'll never be able to afford it.." Cho said, glancing again at the necklace. "Well it's nearly 3. We should head to the Three Broomsticks if you want to meet Hermione and Ron," Cho said getting up.
"Ok," Harry said following her out of the shop and towards the Three Broomsticks.
When they got there, Hermione and Ron hadn't shown up yet. "So Harry, want to pass the time?" Cho asked winking.
"Uh..um...yeah!" Harry said getting up.
"Come on," Cho said leading him towards the back.
Harry was getting all excited, just like the first time they had made out. Just because they weren't supposed to be in the back made it even more exciting.
Cho led him to a back room and shut the door, put a locking charm on it and turned to face Harry.