Oliver Wood was slipping all over the ice. Although he could ride a
broomstick very well, he could not ice-skate. Cho Chang laughed as Oliver
kept falling.
"Come on, Oliver, let me help you," she said, grinning.
"Sheesh! Ice-skating, you call it? I can't get the hang of it!" Oliver's perfect face had twisted into an expression of hopelessness.
"Come on. Give me your hand," Cho said, grabbing one of Oliver's gloved hands. "Okay, it's just step by step. Just go slowly. Try not to fall."
"Hmm," Oliver said, as he managed to skate properly on the ice as he went slowly. "I guess I'm getting the hang of-OOPS! YIKES!"
Those people standing close by would have seen Oliver crashing onto the ice once again, only that this time he pulled Cho Chang down with him.
"Owww. Oliver!" said Cho, landing on top of him.
"I'm really sorry Cho, I--I--" He noticed that Cho was staring at him.
"Oliver? Has anyone told you that you're really good-looking?" she asked suddenly.
"Well, I. Erm. I don't know," he finally managed.
Cho shook herself awake from her daze. Funny how she never noticed that Oliver was incredibly handsome, she thought.
"Come on, Oliver. It won't be fun if you keep falling on the ice," she grinned. "Let's go to another place."
**
It was a theme park.
"What is this place?" Oliver asked, frowning.
"It's called a theme park, Oliver," said Cho. " The rides here are almost as fun as riding a broomstick and swooshing around during Quidditch."
"Really?"
"Yes, of course," smiled Cho. "Let's take the roller-coaster first!"
"The what?"
"Never mind. It's fun, just know that," she laughed.
**
After all the rides, Oliver was laughing, and he couldn't stop talking about the fun he had.
"The roller-coaster was a really dizzy ride! Haha! I was worried I would fall out when the thing turned upside down! And the Viking was really really cool! And--" Cho interrupted his recount by saying, "Oliver, that's the tenth time you're talking about it. I know it's fun. Hmm. It's getting dark."
"Yeah, should we be going back to the hotel soon?" asked Oliver.
"Not that soon. I'm going to take you to one more place," Cho replied.
"What? Where?"
"It's called the Fawnings House. I've heard it was haunted and never dared to go in there. Would you go there with me, just to see if it's haunted?" said Cho, looking hopefully at Oliver.
"Why not?" Oliver grinned. "Let's go!"
It turned out to be their biggest mistake.
**
"Oliver," whispered Cho. "Do you see anything?"
They were in the Fawnings House, sweeping the cobwebs aside. Cho's really afraid, thought Oliver, she's gripping my hand so hard it hurts. As they looked around the old broken-down house, they suddenly heard a noise in the attic. Oliver put his finger on his lips and pointed upwards. Cho nodded, her face full of fear. Slowly, they walked upwards, taking the stairs.
Suddenly, one of the stairs gave way. And Cho Chang fell right into it!
"CHO!" shouted Oliver, in shock. She had slipped and fallen all the way INTO the stairs! How was that possible?
"CHO! Can you hear me?" Oliver tried again. It happened so suddenly! Cho was gone just like that! For a moment, the coward in him thought of running out of the house, leaving Cho to fend for herself. But Oliver Wood was not from Gryffindor for nothing. He was one of the bravest in Hogwarts. He jumped into the hole in which Cho Chang had fallen through, to look for her.
The moment he landed on the ground, the room seemed to twist, and it turned, almost magically, into another room. This house was not haunted! It was full of enchantments!
And it was going to trap Oliver and Cho inside it.
"Come on, Oliver, let me help you," she said, grinning.
"Sheesh! Ice-skating, you call it? I can't get the hang of it!" Oliver's perfect face had twisted into an expression of hopelessness.
"Come on. Give me your hand," Cho said, grabbing one of Oliver's gloved hands. "Okay, it's just step by step. Just go slowly. Try not to fall."
"Hmm," Oliver said, as he managed to skate properly on the ice as he went slowly. "I guess I'm getting the hang of-OOPS! YIKES!"
Those people standing close by would have seen Oliver crashing onto the ice once again, only that this time he pulled Cho Chang down with him.
"Owww. Oliver!" said Cho, landing on top of him.
"I'm really sorry Cho, I--I--" He noticed that Cho was staring at him.
"Oliver? Has anyone told you that you're really good-looking?" she asked suddenly.
"Well, I. Erm. I don't know," he finally managed.
Cho shook herself awake from her daze. Funny how she never noticed that Oliver was incredibly handsome, she thought.
"Come on, Oliver. It won't be fun if you keep falling on the ice," she grinned. "Let's go to another place."
**
It was a theme park.
"What is this place?" Oliver asked, frowning.
"It's called a theme park, Oliver," said Cho. " The rides here are almost as fun as riding a broomstick and swooshing around during Quidditch."
"Really?"
"Yes, of course," smiled Cho. "Let's take the roller-coaster first!"
"The what?"
"Never mind. It's fun, just know that," she laughed.
**
After all the rides, Oliver was laughing, and he couldn't stop talking about the fun he had.
"The roller-coaster was a really dizzy ride! Haha! I was worried I would fall out when the thing turned upside down! And the Viking was really really cool! And--" Cho interrupted his recount by saying, "Oliver, that's the tenth time you're talking about it. I know it's fun. Hmm. It's getting dark."
"Yeah, should we be going back to the hotel soon?" asked Oliver.
"Not that soon. I'm going to take you to one more place," Cho replied.
"What? Where?"
"It's called the Fawnings House. I've heard it was haunted and never dared to go in there. Would you go there with me, just to see if it's haunted?" said Cho, looking hopefully at Oliver.
"Why not?" Oliver grinned. "Let's go!"
It turned out to be their biggest mistake.
**
"Oliver," whispered Cho. "Do you see anything?"
They were in the Fawnings House, sweeping the cobwebs aside. Cho's really afraid, thought Oliver, she's gripping my hand so hard it hurts. As they looked around the old broken-down house, they suddenly heard a noise in the attic. Oliver put his finger on his lips and pointed upwards. Cho nodded, her face full of fear. Slowly, they walked upwards, taking the stairs.
Suddenly, one of the stairs gave way. And Cho Chang fell right into it!
"CHO!" shouted Oliver, in shock. She had slipped and fallen all the way INTO the stairs! How was that possible?
"CHO! Can you hear me?" Oliver tried again. It happened so suddenly! Cho was gone just like that! For a moment, the coward in him thought of running out of the house, leaving Cho to fend for herself. But Oliver Wood was not from Gryffindor for nothing. He was one of the bravest in Hogwarts. He jumped into the hole in which Cho Chang had fallen through, to look for her.
The moment he landed on the ground, the room seemed to twist, and it turned, almost magically, into another room. This house was not haunted! It was full of enchantments!
And it was going to trap Oliver and Cho inside it.
