Disclaimer: I hold no responsibility to any of the Harry Potter characters.
JK Rowling is the rightful copyrighted owner of all Harry Potter characters
and all things mentioned in her book, this is simply a ff created in my
imagination.
That night, Cho finished her work early, as usual, work was boring. No one likes talking to the girl because they think Cho is too superior to them.. If only they knew, that Cho did not think that way at all, in fact, she admired how all her co-workers have a happy family to go home to. The office didn't have a clock, a muggle thing, but Cho sensed that it was 6:00 P.M. Cho was suffering from a major headache, it seemed like bats were flying inside her head. She didn't feel like going home, so she apparated to the Diagon Alley. She roamed around until all the stores had shut down, it was 1:00 A.M. Still, Cho didn't want to go back to her lonely home, so she went to the only place that opens 24 hours a day. She went into the tavern and sat in one of the booths by a stranger in a robe.
"Hit me with a Ice-volcano martini." She drank a few martinis and got quite drunk, but still she felt a misery. Yes, it was her birthday, but it has been years since she celebrated, so she forgot about it. Then she remembered and gave a sour laugh, waking up the man next to her.
"Happy 20th birthday, Cho!" She yelled to herself, scaring Tom, the bartender.
The man next to Cho grabbed her smooth hand and whispered, half-drunk, "Yes, happy birthday to the beautiful Cho Chang."
Surprised and scared, Cho said, "Harry?" She blushed a bit because Harry said, ".the beautiful Cho Chang."
Harry held out Cho's tiny hand and slipped a golden ring into her middle finger. On the inside of the plain, but unexplainably beautiful, ring inscribed the words, Harr Pottery. Cho's heart was beating so fast and so hard that she felt like she was going to explode.
"Now you're mine, forever." Harry said.
"Oh, Harry, you must be drunk, this should be for Ginny, YOUR girlfriend." Cho said kind of bitterly, but careful of not showing her emotions.
Harry blabbed out a few drunken words, "Ginny's not my girlfriend, she's married."
Before she could say another word, Harry got out of his booth and hugged Cho. Cho's dream has finally come true. She had wished for this to happen, and so did Harry. A tear fell from Cho's beautiful almond-shaped, brown eyes. All the joy she had ever had, this moment, had collected inside her and poured out of her eyes.
They stood there, hugging for a long time, blocking the rest of the world from them. All stopped when Harry pushed Cho gently away and ran into the toilet from drinking too much martinis. Cho, waiting there for about half an hour for Harry to come out. Then she gave out a sour laugh, "Like Harry was going to stay here, he's just drunk, plain drunk." Hearing the sound of the Leaky Cauldron door closing, Harry came out, not drunk, and having no sign of throwing up. He paid for his drinks and went home.
That night, Cho finished her work early, as usual, work was boring. No one likes talking to the girl because they think Cho is too superior to them.. If only they knew, that Cho did not think that way at all, in fact, she admired how all her co-workers have a happy family to go home to. The office didn't have a clock, a muggle thing, but Cho sensed that it was 6:00 P.M. Cho was suffering from a major headache, it seemed like bats were flying inside her head. She didn't feel like going home, so she apparated to the Diagon Alley. She roamed around until all the stores had shut down, it was 1:00 A.M. Still, Cho didn't want to go back to her lonely home, so she went to the only place that opens 24 hours a day. She went into the tavern and sat in one of the booths by a stranger in a robe.
"Hit me with a Ice-volcano martini." She drank a few martinis and got quite drunk, but still she felt a misery. Yes, it was her birthday, but it has been years since she celebrated, so she forgot about it. Then she remembered and gave a sour laugh, waking up the man next to her.
"Happy 20th birthday, Cho!" She yelled to herself, scaring Tom, the bartender.
The man next to Cho grabbed her smooth hand and whispered, half-drunk, "Yes, happy birthday to the beautiful Cho Chang."
Surprised and scared, Cho said, "Harry?" She blushed a bit because Harry said, ".the beautiful Cho Chang."
Harry held out Cho's tiny hand and slipped a golden ring into her middle finger. On the inside of the plain, but unexplainably beautiful, ring inscribed the words, Harr Pottery. Cho's heart was beating so fast and so hard that she felt like she was going to explode.
"Now you're mine, forever." Harry said.
"Oh, Harry, you must be drunk, this should be for Ginny, YOUR girlfriend." Cho said kind of bitterly, but careful of not showing her emotions.
Harry blabbed out a few drunken words, "Ginny's not my girlfriend, she's married."
Before she could say another word, Harry got out of his booth and hugged Cho. Cho's dream has finally come true. She had wished for this to happen, and so did Harry. A tear fell from Cho's beautiful almond-shaped, brown eyes. All the joy she had ever had, this moment, had collected inside her and poured out of her eyes.
They stood there, hugging for a long time, blocking the rest of the world from them. All stopped when Harry pushed Cho gently away and ran into the toilet from drinking too much martinis. Cho, waiting there for about half an hour for Harry to come out. Then she gave out a sour laugh, "Like Harry was going to stay here, he's just drunk, plain drunk." Hearing the sound of the Leaky Cauldron door closing, Harry came out, not drunk, and having no sign of throwing up. He paid for his drinks and went home.