Chapter 2
A week had passed, and Harry was still very confused about what had happened down in the dungeon that night. He had only tried to help Cho. Why did she sound so disappointed? What was Malfoy doing to her? A sick feeling swept across Harry. He had just got a horrible image of Malfoy and Cho holding hands. Harry shook himself. No, he told himself. Just because they were both in the dungeons doesn't mean that there's anything between them. But still, Harry couldn't help but feel slightly worried.
Harry climbed down the stairs from his dormatory and into the Gryffindor common room where Ron and Hermione were waiting for him seated in armchairs by the fire. "What were you doing?" asked Ron. "Yes, you've been ages," commented Hermione. "Sorry," muttered Harry. "Things to do". Ron raised an eyebrow. "You're not even changed yet, Harry, so I don't know what things you had to do". Harry quickly looked down at himself. He was so lost in his thoughts that he had forgotten to get dressed. "Oh no!" said Harry as he turned and rushed back up to his room. Ron and Hermione looked at each other.
After breakfast Harry, Ron and Hermione decided to take a walk in the grounds and maybe pay a visit to Hagrid. It was a Saturday and they didn't feel like doing homework just yet. The three of them had just left the castle when Harry spotted Cho sitting by the lake alone again. Hermione noticed her friend looking at the girl and said, "oh, I've just remembered something. You go ahead". She then looked at Ron and nodded towards Cho before rushing back inside the castle. Ron turned around and noticed Harry still staring at Cho.
"Something on your mind?" teased Ron, waving a hand in front of Harry's face. Harry snapped out of his trance and pulled his eyes away from Cho, blushing deeply. "N-no," stammered Harry in reply, looking at the ground. "Oh, come on, Harry!" said Ron hitting Harry on the shoulder. "You like her. You know you do". "Wh-what?" "Go speak to her. Go on!" said Ron, shoving Harry towards the lake. Harry stumbled forwards. "Yeah, that's it. You're getting there!" said Ron. "Go on, keep going!" More pushing and shoving. "Oh, OK. If you don't want me here then I'll go, but you just make sure you go talk to her," said and exasperated Ron, and he headed back to the castle.
So, Harry, again, began walking towards Cho, not knowing what on earth he was going to talk about this time. Harry sat down next to Cho and looked out over the lake as she was doing. They stared at the glimmering water in silence for a while before Cho spoke.
"How are you?" said Cho nervously. "Wh-?! Err, fine, yeah, you?" replied Harry. "I'm OK, I suppose". This conversation was oddly formal and very forced, Harry thought, feeling very uncomfortable. "So....so, what's been going on then?" asked Harry. "Oh, nothing special". "Are you still thinking about Cedric?" Harry asked after considering the question for a while. There was a slight pause before Cho responded. "Yes," she said finally. "Among other things". Harry gazed at her. "Tell her how you feel". The voice in his head had awoken again. "Go on. Tell her you love her". It spoke just like Ron had done earlier. "If you tell her she might go out with you. Then she'll forget all about that Diggory and she'll be all your's. Go on!"
Harry opened his mouth but no sound came out, so he closed it again quickly before Cho noticed. OK, thought Harry. So, I can't tell her. Now what do I do? For some reason he was determind to let Cho know about his feelings. He supposed that the voice had managed to convince him somehow. Without thinking, Harry put an arm around her shoulder. "Leave off, Potter!" came a voice from behind them. Harry quickly removed his arm from Cho and turned around. "What do you want?" he growled when he saw Malfoy running towards him. "You keep your hands off my Cho!" Harry stared. "Your Cho? - What do you mean, your Cho?!" "I mean," said Malfoy standing in front of Harry, who had also got to his feet. "She's my girlfriend". "No, she's not!" yelled Harry. "She would never go out with someone like you! Never!" "Well, I'm sorry Potter, but she is going out with me," replied Malfoy smugly. "And you can just leave us alone, Potter". "She wouldn't go out with you. I know because she still loves Cedric Diggory. She told me". Malfoy glanced at Cho, who was slowly lifting herself off the ground. "Harry," she said sofly. "Harry, I am going out with Draco. That's why I was feeling upset. I thought that I was be being unfaire to him if I still had feelings for Cedric. That's what I was thinking about. I'm sorry if you thought I had feelings for you". Harry looked completely broken-hearted. "We can still be friends though," said Cho. "Yes?" Harry didn't reply. He was in shock. "Come on, Cho," said Draco quietly after a while. "Come on". The pair of them walked towards the castle, Malfoy with his arm around Cho. Cho looked back a couple of times but Harry, who's head was hung, did not notice.
That night Harry stayed in his dormatory. He didn't even go down for dinner. "What's up with Harry?" He could hear farmiliar voices floating up to his room from the common room. The voice belonged to Hermione. "I dunno," replied Ron. "I'll go see if he's OK". Harry hurridly wiped his wet eyes with the back of his hand when he heard this. There were footsteps on the staircase outside, the door opened, and Ron walked in. "Harry, are you OK? Why didn't you come down to dinner?" asked Ron. Then he realised that his friend's eyes were very red and rushed up to him. "Harry? What's up? What happened?" "Cho," croaked Harry. "Cho..." "What about her? What happened?" "She - she's got a boyfriend. She's going out with somebody". There was a pause. "Malfoy". Ron felt awful. He didn't know what to say. So, he just put a comforting arm around his friend and looked at him helplessly, wishing he had brought Hermione up with him.
A week had passed, and Harry was still very confused about what had happened down in the dungeon that night. He had only tried to help Cho. Why did she sound so disappointed? What was Malfoy doing to her? A sick feeling swept across Harry. He had just got a horrible image of Malfoy and Cho holding hands. Harry shook himself. No, he told himself. Just because they were both in the dungeons doesn't mean that there's anything between them. But still, Harry couldn't help but feel slightly worried.
Harry climbed down the stairs from his dormatory and into the Gryffindor common room where Ron and Hermione were waiting for him seated in armchairs by the fire. "What were you doing?" asked Ron. "Yes, you've been ages," commented Hermione. "Sorry," muttered Harry. "Things to do". Ron raised an eyebrow. "You're not even changed yet, Harry, so I don't know what things you had to do". Harry quickly looked down at himself. He was so lost in his thoughts that he had forgotten to get dressed. "Oh no!" said Harry as he turned and rushed back up to his room. Ron and Hermione looked at each other.
After breakfast Harry, Ron and Hermione decided to take a walk in the grounds and maybe pay a visit to Hagrid. It was a Saturday and they didn't feel like doing homework just yet. The three of them had just left the castle when Harry spotted Cho sitting by the lake alone again. Hermione noticed her friend looking at the girl and said, "oh, I've just remembered something. You go ahead". She then looked at Ron and nodded towards Cho before rushing back inside the castle. Ron turned around and noticed Harry still staring at Cho.
"Something on your mind?" teased Ron, waving a hand in front of Harry's face. Harry snapped out of his trance and pulled his eyes away from Cho, blushing deeply. "N-no," stammered Harry in reply, looking at the ground. "Oh, come on, Harry!" said Ron hitting Harry on the shoulder. "You like her. You know you do". "Wh-what?" "Go speak to her. Go on!" said Ron, shoving Harry towards the lake. Harry stumbled forwards. "Yeah, that's it. You're getting there!" said Ron. "Go on, keep going!" More pushing and shoving. "Oh, OK. If you don't want me here then I'll go, but you just make sure you go talk to her," said and exasperated Ron, and he headed back to the castle.
So, Harry, again, began walking towards Cho, not knowing what on earth he was going to talk about this time. Harry sat down next to Cho and looked out over the lake as she was doing. They stared at the glimmering water in silence for a while before Cho spoke.
"How are you?" said Cho nervously. "Wh-?! Err, fine, yeah, you?" replied Harry. "I'm OK, I suppose". This conversation was oddly formal and very forced, Harry thought, feeling very uncomfortable. "So....so, what's been going on then?" asked Harry. "Oh, nothing special". "Are you still thinking about Cedric?" Harry asked after considering the question for a while. There was a slight pause before Cho responded. "Yes," she said finally. "Among other things". Harry gazed at her. "Tell her how you feel". The voice in his head had awoken again. "Go on. Tell her you love her". It spoke just like Ron had done earlier. "If you tell her she might go out with you. Then she'll forget all about that Diggory and she'll be all your's. Go on!"
Harry opened his mouth but no sound came out, so he closed it again quickly before Cho noticed. OK, thought Harry. So, I can't tell her. Now what do I do? For some reason he was determind to let Cho know about his feelings. He supposed that the voice had managed to convince him somehow. Without thinking, Harry put an arm around her shoulder. "Leave off, Potter!" came a voice from behind them. Harry quickly removed his arm from Cho and turned around. "What do you want?" he growled when he saw Malfoy running towards him. "You keep your hands off my Cho!" Harry stared. "Your Cho? - What do you mean, your Cho?!" "I mean," said Malfoy standing in front of Harry, who had also got to his feet. "She's my girlfriend". "No, she's not!" yelled Harry. "She would never go out with someone like you! Never!" "Well, I'm sorry Potter, but she is going out with me," replied Malfoy smugly. "And you can just leave us alone, Potter". "She wouldn't go out with you. I know because she still loves Cedric Diggory. She told me". Malfoy glanced at Cho, who was slowly lifting herself off the ground. "Harry," she said sofly. "Harry, I am going out with Draco. That's why I was feeling upset. I thought that I was be being unfaire to him if I still had feelings for Cedric. That's what I was thinking about. I'm sorry if you thought I had feelings for you". Harry looked completely broken-hearted. "We can still be friends though," said Cho. "Yes?" Harry didn't reply. He was in shock. "Come on, Cho," said Draco quietly after a while. "Come on". The pair of them walked towards the castle, Malfoy with his arm around Cho. Cho looked back a couple of times but Harry, who's head was hung, did not notice.
That night Harry stayed in his dormatory. He didn't even go down for dinner. "What's up with Harry?" He could hear farmiliar voices floating up to his room from the common room. The voice belonged to Hermione. "I dunno," replied Ron. "I'll go see if he's OK". Harry hurridly wiped his wet eyes with the back of his hand when he heard this. There were footsteps on the staircase outside, the door opened, and Ron walked in. "Harry, are you OK? Why didn't you come down to dinner?" asked Ron. Then he realised that his friend's eyes were very red and rushed up to him. "Harry? What's up? What happened?" "Cho," croaked Harry. "Cho..." "What about her? What happened?" "She - she's got a boyfriend. She's going out with somebody". There was a pause. "Malfoy". Ron felt awful. He didn't know what to say. So, he just put a comforting arm around his friend and looked at him helplessly, wishing he had brought Hermione up with him.