A/N: Thanks, you guys! For all the reviews... I love ya so much! I'll put up a whole chapter to mention you all. Here's chapter 6 now!
Chapter 6: King Cobras and Snakes
Draco Malfoy woke up to the sounds of birds chirping. Ahh... he thought dreamily. It was Saturday, and it meant he could sleep as late as he could.
Ouch! Whose bed did he sleep last night? His back ached, and as he slowly opened his eyes, his memory came back to him. He remembered polishing the awards, and then kissing Hermione.
He turned to gaze at her. A pang of pleasure seared through him as he remembered the night. It was fantasy... Hermione was certainly a good girl. Just before Malfoy fell asleep, he had wrapped his own cloak on Hermione's gorgeous body.
He smiled as he looked at her. Her eyes were closed, and her curly hair was messy. Malfoy stood up, and planted a sweet kiss on Hermione's lips. Just then, the door knocked. Knowing it was Filch, Malfoy quickly woke up a confused Hermione before he opened the door.
"Ahh! Good job, children. You can now go back to your dorms." Filch said, surprisingly without mock. Malfoy helped Hermione to her feet and together, they walked towards her room.
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Ron's lips were pressed hard to Blaise's. He felt pure ecstasy. He didn't want to stop. Surprisingly, Blaise did pull back, as if she read his mind.
"What's the matter, baby?" He gazed at her adoringly, the sun shining at her face and body. Blaise looked at him sadly. "We better get back to our dorms. Malfoy might be waiting for me, and Hermione must be looking for you."
Ron rolled over. "Later." he said. Blaise did not protest.
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All the people in Hogwarts, except Dumbledore, Cho, Halliwell and Harry were unaware of the danger going on around them. Halliwell had received yet another letter, threatening her on what to choose: Dumbledore and Harry will die, or she herself will die.
In a dark forest somewhere in Africa, there were three people living there aside from the wild animals. These three people were in a King Cobra's lair. How? One of these people was a Parselmouth.
"I expect that Jo has received My letters." A cold voice drawled. It was none other than Voldemort.
His servant, Peter Pettigrew, was trembling. "Yes, Ma-master..." he murmured respectfully.
"I know that Dumbledore knows. After all, My dumb owl gave it to Potter's girlfriend." Voldemort continued. "What was that girl's name?"
The third person was none other than Lucius Malfoy. "Cho Chang, I heard." he replied. Voldemort's face gave an expression of disgust. "You mean, that Chinese girl? She'll have to die too!"
He turned to the King Cobra resting on the floor. "Ahh, My dear Nagini. You will take care of that for me, right? Nagini has a fondness for Chinese blood. After all, she was from China." He looked at her with admiration.
The snake hissed, and rose up to settle itself on Voldemort's right arm. "I'll let you have her, if My beloved queen comes. Or else, you could devour yourself to her."
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A/N: The information about Cobras having a fondness to the blood of its originality is made up. Please don't regard this information as real or true. Thank you.
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Hermione was researching for her project for Care of Magical Creatures. Hagrid had assigned her to the hardest creature in his list. It was none other than the King Cobra snake. Hermione didn't know that Harry had encountered with one during his battle with Voldemort on 4th year.
"Cobras, known as the King of Serpents, are the most poisonous snakes ever. It has a fondness for the blood of its originality." She murmured as she read from a book.
Her partner, Parvati Patil, was looking at her with admiration. "So, if one comes from...err... China, it has a fondness for Chinese blood?" She asked askance.
"Yup." Hermione replied. "We better keep Cho away from a Chinese King Cobra. She might be eaten." she joked feebly. Hagrid had required them to write a five-sentence paragraph about the creature assigned, no more, no less. "I guess that's all the information required."
As the two girls exited the library, they were unaware that Harry had heard their conversation. No, he wasn't mad at the two girls, in fact. He was even relieved they said those words. Harry had seen a picture of a Chinese King Cobra, and it looked like Voldemort's snake, Nagini. If Nagini would sense Cho, then she would be killed.
He was starting to sweat heavily. He knew what to do now. Harry headed onto the direction to Dumbledore's office, and silently pleaded that the Headmaster was there and open the door.
The door did open, without Dumbledore inside. When he reached the wooden doors, he knocked on them. Dumbledore himself opened it.
"Yes, Harry? I expected you to be here." he said knowingly. Harry knew better to question him how he knew. After all, Dumbledore knows everything.
"Sir, do you know where Voldemort's snake came from?" Harry asked. Dumbledore nodded. "Yes, it came from China."
"Then, if Voldemort knows that Cho received the letter, would He kill her too?" Harry went on. "Harry, Voldemort does know that Cho received the letter. And I have a strong suspicion that He would kill her too, but He won't kill her himself." The great wizard replied.
Harry gulped. "So, Nagini would kill Cho?" he squeaked. Dumbledore nodded again sadly.
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Cho was trying her best to listen to one of her best friends, Padma Patil, the twin of Parvati Patil. She was talking about her date with Justin Flinch-Fletchey.
"When I arrived at our meeting place, he blind-folded me, and we flew." Padma was saying. "And then, when he uncovered my eyes, we were at the most amazing place. Then, he served the best bouillabaisse I've ever tasted. After that, we sat together, talking and admiring the lake. Then, Cho, you wouldn't believe. He kissed me!" she squealed in delight.
"Wow. Good for you, Padma." Cho said absently. Padma didn't notice Cho's tone. "He asked me out again, and I said yes!"
"Great." Cho did one of the classic tricks. She looked at her watch, faked surprise, and bid goodbye to her friend.
As Cho rounded the corner, she saw Harry walking towards her. Harry smiled at her. "Hey..." he murmured in her ear. "I was looking for you."
"Why?" Cho said, looking at Harry's mischievous expression. "So I could do this..." He pressed his lips on hers.
Cho returned his kiss. Finally, after what seemed like forever, Harry reluctantly pulled away. He gave her a cocky grin. "Wanna go out on a date?" he asked.
Cho felt a sense of excitement. "Sure! It's been, like, forever that we went out on a date!" she exclaimed.
A/N: Well, how was that? Just review me if there are any corrections, okay? If you're asking why this took so long to upload is that because I've been prohibited to use the computer too much because of my eyesight. *Apologizes* So now I have glasses. Watch out for the next chapter! It's coming soon. It would be about Harry and Cho's date. Love lots!
