Chapter 10: London
Harry suffered at the funeral. He had been allowed to ride back with Cho's parents and Peter Brown on the Hogwarts Express. They talked sadly of Cho, and Cho's parents told Harry about all the wonderful things their daughter had said about him. Harry couldn't help but imagine them as his in-laws; they were wonderful people who he planned to write to often.
The service was solemn, and very well attended. Harry felt totally alone and deserted. He felt a sadness that overwhelmed all his thoughts. She visited his every dream. Everything he saw triggered a painful memory of her. Thinking about him was a torture to his mind.
How could God take away that ecstasy from him in the blink of an eye? The greatest moment of his life, the kiss and the commitment, had lasted for an instant, and then the worst thing possible happened. This innocent, beautiful, loving person had been wrested from him. He had saved so many, but when the time came, he could not save the person he loved the most.
Harry stayed at her house. He even saw her room. All of it made his heart ache terribly. He exchanged stories with her parents during his stay, and suddenly it was time for him to return to school. They had grown so close so quickly, and their mutual grief had so much to do with it.
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