Hard Choices: Part 5
Cho Chang
Cho quickly took a shower and dressed, water mingling with her tears. Everyone thought she was upset about losing the Quidditch map, but she wasn't. Hermione had kissed HER Harry! ~ It was a harmless peck for winning the game ~ spoke her mind ~ You don't own him! ~ Ignoring her more logical side, Cho Chang trudged into the hall ways leading to the Ravenclaw common room where she was going to drop off her bag.
WHAM!
Cho and another person had walked right into each other.
" Sorry," muttered the person. " Oh Cho it's you!" It wasn't the best time to bump into her " Harry rival", Hermione. Cho just wanted to ruin those hazel curls! They picked up their belongs and brushed them selves off. A sudden rage filled Cho; her almond eyes seem to cloud over with hate.
" What do you think your doing?" growled Cho. " Watch where you're going bitch! As if seeing you kiss Harry isn't enough! Stay away from him, he's mine." No one noticed Cho's weird behavior to Hermione by the hall windows. Hermione coiled back. Then Cho disappeared into the mass of Hogwarts students.
Hermione
She stood there stunned by the wild lashing from Cho. The Ravenclaw Seeker disappeared, but Hermione was defiantly not going to find her about this. Hermione had been invited to go with Harry, Lavender and Ron (and of course the rest of the Gryffindor team) to a party at Hogwarts. After constant asking from the Quidditch team, Professor McGonagall let them go to Hogsmeade to celebrate. She was suppose to meet Lavender before they left. Hermione quickened her pace to the Gryffindor girl's dorm.
" What toke you so long Hermione?" asked Lavender. " We have to do the touch ups you know." Lavender like Ron gave her a knowing wink.
" Er… I ran into a crazy Ravenclaw girl," replied Hermione. " I wonder who that can be." Lavender grabbed Hermione to the bathroom along with her small make up kit.
" Cho? Whoa, must have been a stand off," said Ron's girl friend. " If your right about her being so pissed off then she probably saw you kiss Harry on the cheek this afternoon. Not to mention the pain of losing the Quidditch match." Hermione nodded in agreement, only to be scolded by Lavender to keep her face straight. It only took a minute or two for the girls to touch up, then they ran down to the front doors where they were to meet everyone.
Harry
He felt really content about winning their first game, even if it had been against Cho. Harry felt even happier with the congratulation "kiss" from Hermione. Looking into the hallways, he finally sighted Lavender's pretty blue-violet eyes and Hermione's cinnamon ones. Harry and Ron waved them over.
Professor McGonagall led the Gryffindor students to the little village that was full of little gimmicks and such. Everyone entered Three broomsticks, all ordering a round of butter beer. Wood and Harry were talking about the international league of Quidditch when Harry noticed Hermione all by her self, sipping her drink by the window. Harry excused himself from the conversation with Wood and plopped him self on a chair beside her.
" Hey Harry," she said wearily, almost not noticing he was there. " Good job with that game." Harry guessed she was still a little mad about that library incident.
" Thanks Hermione," replied Harry. She finally faced Harry's emerald green eyes with her sparkling cinnamon ones. " Look, I'm sorry if I got u mad at me and stuff last night. I should have seen what was going with you except Cho sorta made me stay."
" What do you mean "sorta"?" questioned Hermione, raising a skeptical eyebrow. " Did she put you under a spell or something?"
" No! She just said that you weren't cool with the idea of us being friends," replied Harry. " And you were just overwhelmed by the idea."
" I don't control your life or who you choose as friends Harry," snapped Hermione. " How could you let her make such accusations on me? Your best friend!"
" How was I suppose to know? I don't mind read!" snapped back Harry. With clenched fists and grinding teeth, Hermione stood up so abruptly that her chair fell backwards. They gave an eye to eye stare. Ron and Lavender had just returned from their little walk in time to see the argument. Hermione quickly rushed outside, heading to the direction of Hogwarts. Lavender ran after her, yelling her name.
* Whoa! Looks like Cho Chang didn't really have 2 do anything to ruin their friendship! Will Hermione patch things up, before Harry's heart belongs to Cho? Will Harry apologies for his out burst and become friends again?
Stay tuned for Part 6 J