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~Chapter Eleven: We Are Just Friends~
"What?! Why?!" Harry asked in surprise.
"Well, my grandparents will come, and you know, a family thing, sorry. At least Hermione is here."
"Fine," Harry replied. Ron, Ginny and the twins were going back for Christmas, Harry wasn't quite happy with it (Duh). But Ron was right, at least Hermione still would be at Hogwarts.
The day before the break, Harry checked the list of the students whom would stay at Hogwarts:
Gryffindor: Granger, Hermione
Potter, Harry
Hufflepuff: (None)
Slytherin: (None)
Ravenclaw: Chang, Cho
"Wow! She is staying?" Harry thought, didn't really know his feelings, he walked back to the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Who's staying?" Hermione asked.
"Us, and Cho, that's it." Harry replied.
"Cho?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, Harry, just because Ginny isn't here, that dose not mean you can…" Hermione started.
"I'm not going to do anything to her, okay?" She might not like me anymore." Harry cut her off.
"Find, why is she staying then?"
"How do I suppose to know? Go ask her." Harry said impatiently.
Harry wasn't expecting Hermione would really go ask Cho, but apparently she did. The very next morning after everyone had left, Hermione walked up to Cho.
"Cho, mind if I talk to you for a minute?"
"No," Cho followed Hermione to the library, looked a bit puzzled.
"You know about Harry and Ginny?" Hermione asked as they sat down.
"Yeah," Cho replied. She didn't know what Hermione was up to.
"Um, I just want to know, do you still like Harry? Oh, I'm sorry, it's kinda a personal question, but Harry is…"
"Harry is what?"
"Well, Harry kept the relationship simply because he didn't want to hurt Ginny, you are the one Harry really loves."
"Oh," Cho turned read. "Well, I do still like Harry, but I don't want him to hurt Ginny, or do anything for me that he doesn't want to. I can hold back my feelings, but I can't stand people calling me a bitch."
Hermione smiled, "Yeah, I understand. If it's a reverse, Ginny would definitely do something."
"Really, why?" Cho asked.
"First, you are two different kind of people, Ginny would do anything for love, and I mean anything. Second, she has nothing to lose, you have popularity, she doesn't; you have a pretty face, she, well, not quite. All this things, and plus, she has brothers who would, you know…" Hermione said.
"Yeah." Cho smiled. "Does Ron know it?"
"Nope, we didn't tell him. I can understand why Harry choose you, Ron can't." Cho blushed again. "Really, you have Quidditch skills, Ginny can't even see the snitch when it's within five feet; you have four enriched classes, she can barely pass; you're nice all the time, well, at least as I know of, and Ginny just get mad of nothing. But her brothers just can't see that, they think she is a goddess. She is not. Maybe because she's the only girl in the family.' Hermione smiled.
"You just didn't see me when I was mad, that's all, you don't know me like you do to Ginny." Cho said.
"Maybe, but you won't be mad at Harry just because he's two minutes late, will you?"
"Probably not." Cho grinned.
"See what I mean." Hermione grinned, too. Cho nodded. "Why didn't you tell him before he asked Ginny?"
"I don't know, I thought Harry would never like me." Cho replied.
"Why don't you go back then?" Hermione asked again.
"For Christmas?" Hermione nodded. "Oh, since You-Know-Who is back, mom and dad are always busy, so they all have things to do. I rather stay here with some of you than go back facing myself. Plus, I have a lot of homework, I need the library." Cho replied.
"Oh, well, I'd better go, nice talk with you." Hermione smiled and stood up.
"Yeah, nice talk to you, too." Then Hermione walked out the library. Cho stayed and did her homework. Two minutes after Hermione left, Harry walked in.
"Hi," Harry said in surprise. He didn't think anyone would want to study on the first day of the break.
"Hi, Harry.' Cho replied, smiling. "Wanna sit?"
"Thanks." Harry sat down beside Cho, for a second or two, neither of them knew what to say. They sat quietly, looking into each other's eyes. Slowly, very slowly, Harry took Cho's hands, leaned in and captured her lips in a kiss. Harry could feel Cho was kissing him back, her lips felt so soft, so warm.
Cho was shocked by her reaction, she wasn't planning to do this, she wasn't. But when Harry placed his lips on hers, she just couldn't think anymore. She didn't know what to do except kiss him back.
Suddenly, Cho pulled away, her normal thinking abilities came back. "Harry, we can't do this." She wanted it, she really did, but she didn't want Ginny to be hurt. She was not prepared for what people would say after they found out. "Ginny…"
"She's not here, she won't know.' Harry replied quietly.
"Still, it's easy to start, but it's hard to stop." Cho said. "We are just friends, nothing more than that, we can't be more than that."
Harry nodded, "I know, I'm sorry." They were both hurt, they loved each other, but they knew they shouldn't do anything. Harry Potter, the boyfriend of Virginia Weasley, shouldn't do anything that would hurt his girlfriend; and Cho Chang was not to be called a bitch who goes around and stole people's boyfriend.
They sat silently for a moment and Cho stood up. "I'd better leave." and took her books, went away, left Harry sitting in the vacant library, alone. "We are just friends, we are just friends." Harry told himself again and again
A/N: Okay, one more step closer, Ginny's not here, Whoooo, hehe, well, please REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~Chapter Eleven: We Are Just Friends~
"What?! Why?!" Harry asked in surprise.
"Well, my grandparents will come, and you know, a family thing, sorry. At least Hermione is here."
"Fine," Harry replied. Ron, Ginny and the twins were going back for Christmas, Harry wasn't quite happy with it (Duh). But Ron was right, at least Hermione still would be at Hogwarts.
The day before the break, Harry checked the list of the students whom would stay at Hogwarts:
Gryffindor: Granger, Hermione
Potter, Harry
Hufflepuff: (None)
Slytherin: (None)
Ravenclaw: Chang, Cho
"Wow! She is staying?" Harry thought, didn't really know his feelings, he walked back to the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Who's staying?" Hermione asked.
"Us, and Cho, that's it." Harry replied.
"Cho?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, Harry, just because Ginny isn't here, that dose not mean you can…" Hermione started.
"I'm not going to do anything to her, okay?" She might not like me anymore." Harry cut her off.
"Find, why is she staying then?"
"How do I suppose to know? Go ask her." Harry said impatiently.
Harry wasn't expecting Hermione would really go ask Cho, but apparently she did. The very next morning after everyone had left, Hermione walked up to Cho.
"Cho, mind if I talk to you for a minute?"
"No," Cho followed Hermione to the library, looked a bit puzzled.
"You know about Harry and Ginny?" Hermione asked as they sat down.
"Yeah," Cho replied. She didn't know what Hermione was up to.
"Um, I just want to know, do you still like Harry? Oh, I'm sorry, it's kinda a personal question, but Harry is…"
"Harry is what?"
"Well, Harry kept the relationship simply because he didn't want to hurt Ginny, you are the one Harry really loves."
"Oh," Cho turned read. "Well, I do still like Harry, but I don't want him to hurt Ginny, or do anything for me that he doesn't want to. I can hold back my feelings, but I can't stand people calling me a bitch."
Hermione smiled, "Yeah, I understand. If it's a reverse, Ginny would definitely do something."
"Really, why?" Cho asked.
"First, you are two different kind of people, Ginny would do anything for love, and I mean anything. Second, she has nothing to lose, you have popularity, she doesn't; you have a pretty face, she, well, not quite. All this things, and plus, she has brothers who would, you know…" Hermione said.
"Yeah." Cho smiled. "Does Ron know it?"
"Nope, we didn't tell him. I can understand why Harry choose you, Ron can't." Cho blushed again. "Really, you have Quidditch skills, Ginny can't even see the snitch when it's within five feet; you have four enriched classes, she can barely pass; you're nice all the time, well, at least as I know of, and Ginny just get mad of nothing. But her brothers just can't see that, they think she is a goddess. She is not. Maybe because she's the only girl in the family.' Hermione smiled.
"You just didn't see me when I was mad, that's all, you don't know me like you do to Ginny." Cho said.
"Maybe, but you won't be mad at Harry just because he's two minutes late, will you?"
"Probably not." Cho grinned.
"See what I mean." Hermione grinned, too. Cho nodded. "Why didn't you tell him before he asked Ginny?"
"I don't know, I thought Harry would never like me." Cho replied.
"Why don't you go back then?" Hermione asked again.
"For Christmas?" Hermione nodded. "Oh, since You-Know-Who is back, mom and dad are always busy, so they all have things to do. I rather stay here with some of you than go back facing myself. Plus, I have a lot of homework, I need the library." Cho replied.
"Oh, well, I'd better go, nice talk with you." Hermione smiled and stood up.
"Yeah, nice talk to you, too." Then Hermione walked out the library. Cho stayed and did her homework. Two minutes after Hermione left, Harry walked in.
"Hi," Harry said in surprise. He didn't think anyone would want to study on the first day of the break.
"Hi, Harry.' Cho replied, smiling. "Wanna sit?"
"Thanks." Harry sat down beside Cho, for a second or two, neither of them knew what to say. They sat quietly, looking into each other's eyes. Slowly, very slowly, Harry took Cho's hands, leaned in and captured her lips in a kiss. Harry could feel Cho was kissing him back, her lips felt so soft, so warm.
Cho was shocked by her reaction, she wasn't planning to do this, she wasn't. But when Harry placed his lips on hers, she just couldn't think anymore. She didn't know what to do except kiss him back.
Suddenly, Cho pulled away, her normal thinking abilities came back. "Harry, we can't do this." She wanted it, she really did, but she didn't want Ginny to be hurt. She was not prepared for what people would say after they found out. "Ginny…"
"She's not here, she won't know.' Harry replied quietly.
"Still, it's easy to start, but it's hard to stop." Cho said. "We are just friends, nothing more than that, we can't be more than that."
Harry nodded, "I know, I'm sorry." They were both hurt, they loved each other, but they knew they shouldn't do anything. Harry Potter, the boyfriend of Virginia Weasley, shouldn't do anything that would hurt his girlfriend; and Cho Chang was not to be called a bitch who goes around and stole people's boyfriend.
They sat silently for a moment and Cho stood up. "I'd better leave." and took her books, went away, left Harry sitting in the vacant library, alone. "We are just friends, we are just friends." Harry told himself again and again
A/N: Okay, one more step closer, Ginny's not here, Whoooo, hehe, well, please REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!