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Harry Potter and the Jade Heart
Chapter 1
"Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw"
The Quidditch field was especially loud that afternoon. The first game of the year: Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw. Both teams had added new players, and both were under new leadership as well. The Gryffindors had chosen Harry Potter to be captain, though he was rather reluctant to accept the position. All the other returning players were in their sixth and seventh years; they felt Harry, being a fifth year, should get the experience now.
No one had expected school to resume as normally as it had. Everyone, the students and faculty, were full of anxiety since the news of Voldemort's return. Dumbledore had decided the best way to cope is to allow students to continue school as though nothing was going on. After all, the students couldn't do much to help Dumbledore and the other highly skilled wizards and witches in their plans to defeat Voldemort. All they could do was wait. And besides, Hogwarts is one of the safest places (despite the fact that an escaped convict from Azkaban managed to get into Gryffindor tower over a year ago).
The players stepped onto the field. Harry stopped at the center before Madame Hooch. He glanced over at the Ravenclaw team. He was sort of surprised to see Cho Chang as their seeker. Last time he saw her was at the final banquet the previous year when everyone was mourning the loss of the seventh year Hufflepuff prefect and seeker and Quidditch captain, Cedric Diggory. Harry remembered Cho being especially tearful. She looked okay now as she smiled at Harry much like the way when he first saw her, and he still got the same feeling.
The game started and Harry was circling the field from above. Cho had not changed her tactics from the last game they played; she was right on Harry's tail. He looked back at her wondering what was going on through her mind. Was she really okay now or was she just covering up her real feelings?
Harry did not dwell on his thoughts for very long as a bludger shot right above his head. He looked down and saw that George Weasley was the beater responsible. Harry didn't understand why until he saw a golden speck on the field. Apparently, he had blanked out, but he immediately put his mind back on the game. Cho noticed the golden snitch before Harry and was ahead of him. Harry didn't know why, but he wanted to get to the snitch more than he ever had before, even more than when he was playing Slytherin. He had barely caught up with Cho when suddenly he shot forward and knocked her down.
They both hit the ground at the same time. The snitch was nowhere in sight. Harry got up slowly trying to recover from the impact.
Harry was on his knees beside Cho, who was still lying on her side away from him. "Are you all right? I am so sorry! I don't know what happened. I...." Harry stopped when he noticed that Cho was either laughing or crying. "Cho?"
Both teams had gathered around the two after calling a time out. Cho rolled over and looked at Harry with a huge grin on her face. She displayed the snitch before him. She had landed directly on it thanks to Harry.
The Ravenclaws all gathered around her to help her up. The crowds went wild, all except the Gryffindor section. This was the second time Harry failed to catch the snitch. The first time he had fallen off his broom because of the dementors, and Cedric caught the snitch. This time Cho did, and this time Harry had no excuses.
Harry trudged off the field still dusty from the fall. Ron and Hermione were waiting just outside the field.
"Wow! I can't believe you let her catch the snitch!" exclaimed Ron.
Harry became immediately defensive. "I didn't let her! Trust me. I wanted to win more than anything."
"Well, you have a dumb way of showing it. You just plowed right into her. And this being your first game as Quidditch captain--"
"Shut up, Ron."
"I'm just saying..."
"Look. I don't want to talk about it."
Hermione tried to relieve the tension by changing the subject. "Have you heard from Hagrid yet?" This didn't work too well by the look on Harry's face. He looked even more depressed. "Er...Ron! You want to play some Wizard's chess when we get to the common room?"
"Sure."
After Harry cleaned up and got changed, he did not feel up to watching Hermione and Ron play chess. He wanted to just lay down on his four poster but Neville was in there and trying to talk to Harry, so he left to wander around the castle.
Why did he want to win so badly and yet failed to catch the snitch? He kept thinking about Cho smiling at him and Cho crying over Cedric's death. The two images did not mix well in his head. He thought about Cedric. He thought about how much he had disliked him for asking Cho to the ball first. He thought about Cedric lying next to him dead, while Harry remained alive.
He wanted to be with Cho, but how could he? Harry hit his forehead against the wall over and over. He shouldn't be thinking such things. It hadn't even been a year since Cedric died and yet Harry was already thinking about replacing him as Cho's boyfriend. "Replacing him" made Harry feel even worse. Harry couldn't ever replace Cedric. Everyone had liked him. And right now most Gryffindors were angry with Harry for making such a stupid mistake.
"Harry," he heard whispered in his ear. He looked over to his side to see Cho standing just inches away from him. "You're going to get another scar if you keep that up," she said, teasing him.
Harry rubbed his forehead. "I was just doing some thinking."
"Well, don't think too hard," said Cho. She gave his arm a squeeze and walked away towards where Harry believed to be the Ravenclaw common room.
Cho left Harry bewildered. He might have been reading too much into it, but Cho has never approached Harry like that. She was acting strange though. That is probably to be expected considering her boyfriend was killed by a dark wizard. Harry tried not to think about it. He headed to the Great Hall for dinner.
Harry was the first person to sit down. The rest of the school filed in slowly. Ron and Hermione sat down across from Harry. "All right, Harry?" asked Ron, cautiously.
"All right I guess." Harry could tell from the looks they were giving him that they were worried. "I'm great!" he said, trying to sound enthusiastic. Ron and Hermione did not pursue the interrogation. They all ate in silence.
Later that night Harry layed in his bed contemplating what he should do. He did ask Cho out once before, and she didn't laugh in his face. Maybe it was still too early. He settled on going about his business as usual. It has worked for him for the last two years. But Harry was fifteen now. Ron and Hermione were no longer enough. He wanted something more, but he knew he could do nothing about it. He closed his eyes with images of him racing passed Cho and catching the snitch. That's how it should have happened.
Harry Potter and the Jade Heart
Chapter 1
"Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw"
The Quidditch field was especially loud that afternoon. The first game of the year: Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw. Both teams had added new players, and both were under new leadership as well. The Gryffindors had chosen Harry Potter to be captain, though he was rather reluctant to accept the position. All the other returning players were in their sixth and seventh years; they felt Harry, being a fifth year, should get the experience now.
No one had expected school to resume as normally as it had. Everyone, the students and faculty, were full of anxiety since the news of Voldemort's return. Dumbledore had decided the best way to cope is to allow students to continue school as though nothing was going on. After all, the students couldn't do much to help Dumbledore and the other highly skilled wizards and witches in their plans to defeat Voldemort. All they could do was wait. And besides, Hogwarts is one of the safest places (despite the fact that an escaped convict from Azkaban managed to get into Gryffindor tower over a year ago).
The players stepped onto the field. Harry stopped at the center before Madame Hooch. He glanced over at the Ravenclaw team. He was sort of surprised to see Cho Chang as their seeker. Last time he saw her was at the final banquet the previous year when everyone was mourning the loss of the seventh year Hufflepuff prefect and seeker and Quidditch captain, Cedric Diggory. Harry remembered Cho being especially tearful. She looked okay now as she smiled at Harry much like the way when he first saw her, and he still got the same feeling.
The game started and Harry was circling the field from above. Cho had not changed her tactics from the last game they played; she was right on Harry's tail. He looked back at her wondering what was going on through her mind. Was she really okay now or was she just covering up her real feelings?
Harry did not dwell on his thoughts for very long as a bludger shot right above his head. He looked down and saw that George Weasley was the beater responsible. Harry didn't understand why until he saw a golden speck on the field. Apparently, he had blanked out, but he immediately put his mind back on the game. Cho noticed the golden snitch before Harry and was ahead of him. Harry didn't know why, but he wanted to get to the snitch more than he ever had before, even more than when he was playing Slytherin. He had barely caught up with Cho when suddenly he shot forward and knocked her down.
They both hit the ground at the same time. The snitch was nowhere in sight. Harry got up slowly trying to recover from the impact.
Harry was on his knees beside Cho, who was still lying on her side away from him. "Are you all right? I am so sorry! I don't know what happened. I...." Harry stopped when he noticed that Cho was either laughing or crying. "Cho?"
Both teams had gathered around the two after calling a time out. Cho rolled over and looked at Harry with a huge grin on her face. She displayed the snitch before him. She had landed directly on it thanks to Harry.
The Ravenclaws all gathered around her to help her up. The crowds went wild, all except the Gryffindor section. This was the second time Harry failed to catch the snitch. The first time he had fallen off his broom because of the dementors, and Cedric caught the snitch. This time Cho did, and this time Harry had no excuses.
Harry trudged off the field still dusty from the fall. Ron and Hermione were waiting just outside the field.
"Wow! I can't believe you let her catch the snitch!" exclaimed Ron.
Harry became immediately defensive. "I didn't let her! Trust me. I wanted to win more than anything."
"Well, you have a dumb way of showing it. You just plowed right into her. And this being your first game as Quidditch captain--"
"Shut up, Ron."
"I'm just saying..."
"Look. I don't want to talk about it."
Hermione tried to relieve the tension by changing the subject. "Have you heard from Hagrid yet?" This didn't work too well by the look on Harry's face. He looked even more depressed. "Er...Ron! You want to play some Wizard's chess when we get to the common room?"
"Sure."
After Harry cleaned up and got changed, he did not feel up to watching Hermione and Ron play chess. He wanted to just lay down on his four poster but Neville was in there and trying to talk to Harry, so he left to wander around the castle.
Why did he want to win so badly and yet failed to catch the snitch? He kept thinking about Cho smiling at him and Cho crying over Cedric's death. The two images did not mix well in his head. He thought about Cedric. He thought about how much he had disliked him for asking Cho to the ball first. He thought about Cedric lying next to him dead, while Harry remained alive.
He wanted to be with Cho, but how could he? Harry hit his forehead against the wall over and over. He shouldn't be thinking such things. It hadn't even been a year since Cedric died and yet Harry was already thinking about replacing him as Cho's boyfriend. "Replacing him" made Harry feel even worse. Harry couldn't ever replace Cedric. Everyone had liked him. And right now most Gryffindors were angry with Harry for making such a stupid mistake.
"Harry," he heard whispered in his ear. He looked over to his side to see Cho standing just inches away from him. "You're going to get another scar if you keep that up," she said, teasing him.
Harry rubbed his forehead. "I was just doing some thinking."
"Well, don't think too hard," said Cho. She gave his arm a squeeze and walked away towards where Harry believed to be the Ravenclaw common room.
Cho left Harry bewildered. He might have been reading too much into it, but Cho has never approached Harry like that. She was acting strange though. That is probably to be expected considering her boyfriend was killed by a dark wizard. Harry tried not to think about it. He headed to the Great Hall for dinner.
Harry was the first person to sit down. The rest of the school filed in slowly. Ron and Hermione sat down across from Harry. "All right, Harry?" asked Ron, cautiously.
"All right I guess." Harry could tell from the looks they were giving him that they were worried. "I'm great!" he said, trying to sound enthusiastic. Ron and Hermione did not pursue the interrogation. They all ate in silence.
Later that night Harry layed in his bed contemplating what he should do. He did ask Cho out once before, and she didn't laugh in his face. Maybe it was still too early. He settled on going about his business as usual. It has worked for him for the last two years. But Harry was fifteen now. Ron and Hermione were no longer enough. He wanted something more, but he knew he could do nothing about it. He closed his eyes with images of him racing passed Cho and catching the snitch. That's how it should have happened.