Oh well, it's just as well he couldn't get paired up with Cho Chang, but he was paired up with somebody who was almost a stranger! And Oliver had gotten paired up with Cho. It must be a dream come true for him, thought Harry. He sighed, and thought that he might as well pack everything he needed. It would be embarrassing if he had to borrow anything from Hannah. After all, he was supposed to be the one who knew more about Muggles in that pair.

Meanwhile, Ron was grumbling aloud.

"Percy's girlfriend! She must be a perfectionist, like he is. I can't stand Percy, how am I going to stand his girlfriend? I mean, why couldn't they pair me up with someone else, and pair Percy up with her instead?"

"Stop moaning, Ron, and pack," said Harry, grinning at his friend. "I think you'd need more toothpaste."

"You're the expert," said Ron, and put another tube of toothpaste into his bag.

After packing everything, Harry sat back and sighed. He hoped that Hannah was a nice enough girl.

**

"Who did you get paired up with, Percy?" Oliver asked his roommate.

"What? Me? Oh, some girl. Erm. I think her name was Suzie or Susan or something. I can't remember. I can't believe that Ron got paired up with Penny!" said Percy.

"Haha, look on the bright side. At least you know that Penny isn't going to get bullied or anything," grinned Oliver.

"I guess you're right. Who are YOU paired up with?" Percy looked at Oliver.

"Oh. Erm. Cho Chang," muttered Oliver.

"Isn't that the Ravenclaw seeker?" enquired Percy.

"Oh yes. Yes she is," said Oliver, getting distracted again.

"Well, good luck. I think this trip will kill me," grumbled Percy.

"It definitely wouldn't kill me," Oliver muttered under his breath.

"What did you say?"

"Oh, nothing." Oliver grinned.

**

"The Hogwart's Express is leaving soon," announced Professor Mcgonagall. "Everyone get into your pairs."

Oliver picked up his backpack and started to look around for Cho Chang. He didn't even need to look carefully. Cho Chang was already coming towards him, dressed in a light blue blouse and a pair of jeans.

"Hey Oliver, you ready yet?" She punched him playfully in the arm.

"Yeah, yeah I am," said Oliver, staring into her dark brown eyes. She was beautiful.

"Oh well, it's time to go then. Quick, let's get on to the train. I have a feeling this trip is going to be great!" said an excited Cho.

"I'm sure it will be," he said, watching the elegant female get onto the train.

**

They were in Muggle London.

"What do we have to do first?" asked Oliver.

"I don't know, check into a hotel, I guess," said Cho, shrugging.

"What's a hotel?" Oliver asked, aware that he sounded like an idiot.

"Oh, it's a sort of boarding house, only that everyone and anyone can stay in there," said Cho, smiling.

"Oh," he said. What more could he say? He didn't know anything here. Cho was the expert. She was the one who knew more, in the pair.

They went into the Muggle hotel and asked for two rooms, and were told that all the rooms were booked, except for one.

"Er, Cho. It's okay, we can always look for another hotel," said Oliver, appalled at the thought he would be sleeping in the same room as her.

"It's all right, Oliver. This one is fine. We'll take it," she said, looking at the receptionist.

Oliver was surprised. She was very open-minded for a girl.

**

They were in room 546.

Oliver looked at the double bed and said, "Er, well, I guess I'd better sleep on the floor."

"No, Oliver. I can't let you do that," she said.

"But there's only one bed, Cho," Oliver said reasonably.

"Well, then I'LL sleep on the floor, and you'll sleep on the bed," grinned Cho.

"NO. You can't do that. You're the girl. I'm the boy. I'll sleep on the floor," said Oliver, surprised.

"Well, in the Muggle society nowadays, girls and boys are equal. In fact, I believe in the magical society the witches and wizards are equal too, aren't they?" said Cho, her white teeth shining as she smiled.

"Oh okay, then we can both sleep on the floor," moaned Oliver, giving up.

"And leave the bed empty? That's silly!" giggled Cho.

"Then what do you want?" asked a bewildered Oliver.

"We can both sleep on the bed. I'm fine with that. Are you?" she said.

"What?" said Oliver, not quite believing his ears. "That seems inappropriate."

"We're in the 20th Century, Oliver. We're not living in the 18th or 19th Century. Besides, we can sleep on the ends of the bed. It'd be okay, Oliver. Come on, I don't want either of us having to sleep on that dirty floor," said Cho, scratching her head as she thought.

"Oh all right."

**

The sun shone brightly in, stinging Oliver's eyes. He blinked and woke up. He was about to get out of bed when he noticed that he was in the middle of the bed. And lying on his side, was Cho, her head slightly touching his shoulder, and one hand on his waist.

Oh my GOSH. What was going on? Oliver thought, in a panic.

What happened, was that neither of them had kept to their side of the bed. Both of them, although edged as far as they could from each other, somehow got into the middle. He looked at Cho, who was practically lying in his arms. He could smell the jasmine scent from her hair. She was beautiful. He brushed her hair aside, and looked into that perfect face. He fought the overpowering urge to kiss her cheek.

No, he finally decided. He couldn't take advantage of her like that, although a kiss on her cheek wasn't considered really taking advantage of the situation. He decided to get up as quietly and lightly as he could so as to let Cho sleep a little while longer. But no sooner had he tried to get Cho's hand away, she stirred. She opened her eyes.

"Oliver? What's going on?" she mumbled, half asleep.

"Nothing. Apart from the fact we somehow got into the middle of the bed," said an embarrassed Oliver.

"Oh," said Cho, looking around. "Okay. You want to brush your teeth first?"

Oliver was surprised. She was really open-minded. She didn't even mind such a close encounter with a boy!

"Erm, you can go first," he finally said.

"Okay!" she said, getting out of bed cheerfully.

Oliver sat on the bed, still stunned. He didn't know what to think.