Author's Note: Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a long time. My computer was
moved, and I didn't have time to post.
Disclaimer: Nothing but the idea of the story belongs to me. It all belongs to the great HP author, JK Rowling, ad the people at Warner Bros.
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Chapter 10~ Midnight Romance
Cho decided to leave for the library. Besides, it would take her a while to get there. She had to avoid Filch and his creepy cat, Mrs. Norris. To add to that, it was very dark in Hogwarts, and it would be hard to find her way with only faint light from her wand.
Cho slowly and quietly got out of bed. She brushed her dark, silky hair, smoothed out her robes, and tiptoed to the common room a little worried. What if Filch caught her? What if all this was a hoax, and nobody would meet her in the library? All this was in her head, but she was so curious and kept walking.
She walked slowly to make sure she wouldn't bump into anything or anyone. When she turned a corner, she listened if anything (or Filch) was there. She was relieved when she reached the library. Her stomach flip-flopped, and her heart began to beat faster. Cho was anxious, and nervous at the same time.
She saw some light as she approached bookshelf #7, which was in a far corner. She tucked away her wand in her robes as she entered the aisle by where bookshelf #7 was.
Cho gasped and clapped her hands to her mouth. Her eyes were wide and it sparkled in the light. She couldn't believe who was tight in front of her. The person who was leaning back on the chair with his feet crossed on the table, and a lamp by his feet was none other than Draco Malfoy. When he looked up at her, he smiled and laughed a little at Cho's shocked face.
"What's so amazing?" Draco said as he put his feet down and stood up. "Who were you expecting? Potter?"
'Y-y-you?" Cho staggered, her heart beating hard against her chest from shock. "You sent me all those parcels?"
"Guilty." Draco shrugged. Cho calmed down a little.
"In the note, it said that you pulled a lot of strings and lied to get the gifts. Explain." She asked. Draco's smile faded and he sat back down. Cho sat in the chair beside him.
"Well," He started. " Before the start of first term, I asked my father for an advance in my allowance. When he asked my why, I said it was because I was buying a few things for Pansy. My father adored Pansy, so he agreed to give me the advance. That was when I bought the necklace. Of course, it was actually for you. Then I saw a matching ring and earrings, and I had to get it, but I didn't have money left. I told my father about it, and he said that he would buy them, and send them to me as soon as he got them. Well, my father got them when I was at Hogwarts, and he sent them to me last month. He also wrote a letter saying he was happy I love and care for Pansy."
"Do you?" Cho suddenly asked.
"No." Draco replied. "And I never will. I like her, but not in that way. We've been friends our whole lives. When I read that letter my father sent, I felt guilty and immediately knew that when he eventually finds out the gifts weren't for Pansy, I would be in a ton of trouble."
"If you were going to be in trouble with your father, then you shouldn't have bought me those gifts. At least not ones that cost 10,000 galleons!" Cho started to worry. She was worried about Draco getting beaten, and all because of her.
"I know. But if you read the note, you should know that it was all worth it, because it was for you. Cho, I. I love you. I deeply, truly love you." Cho was speechless. The guy she has fancied for so long just said he loved her.
"Draco, I." She was cut off. Draco had leaned in. His soft lips touched hers. It was a gentle, sweet kiss. They slowly drew away, and looked into each other's eyes. Cho's was sparkling and calm. Draco's was piercing and mysterious as ever.
" Draco, I." Cho started again. Her mind was shocked, yet her body stayed calm and still. "I feel the same way. I have been for a long time. I wish I could say that I love you, but I can't."
"What? Why?" Draco looked confused.
"Harry." Cho looked sown at the tabletop. "I'm still with him. I'm so sorry."
"Do you even love him?!" Draco's voice rose a little.
Cho paused. She had to say the truth. "No, I don't. But he." "If you don't love him, don't stay with him!" Draco's voice grew louder.
"Draco, listen!" Cho whispered loudly. "Harry has been there for me at hard times. I can't repay him by dumping him! He's madly in love with me."
"So am I." Draco added in.
"Listen! Please." Cho continued. "He's madly in love with me. The least I can do is be with him for a while. Like a month or so."
"A month?! I can't wait that long to finally be with you!" Draco put his hands on Cho's and held them tight.
"I know. Me too." Cho forced a smile, but she felt bad for Harry. He thinks she loves him. "We just have to wait and be patient. Please understand this." Cho pleaded,
Draco looked hard at Cho. "Okay, fine." He said after a moment. "We should go. It's late."
"Oh," Cho said. "I don't think I've thanked you for the gifts. So, thank you. They're fantastic, and I love them."
"Of course. Anything for you." Draco gave Cho another sweet kiss, and they both walked out of the library hand in hand. They stopped when they reached the staircases.
"I don't want to go." Draco looked at Cho. He knew that this would be the last moment they would probably have alone together for a long time until Harry would get over Cho and break up with her, which would be almost never.
"I don't want o either. I wish this moment could last forever." She turned he head slightly and looked down.
Draco set the lamp don on the cold floor. His right hand was still clutching her hand. Draco lifted Cho's chin, and for the third time in one night, their lips touched. Sadness swept over Cho. His kissed were like a dream; calming, soft, sweet, and gentle. Yet still romantic. The kiss was longer than the first two. They finally drew away.
"We can still see each other around school." Draco said. "Bu that's completely different! We can't at this way in front of everyone! Especially while I'm with Harry!" Cho complained softly. Draco cringed when Harry was mentioned.
"At least we'll see each other." He forced a smile, and held on tighter to Cho's hands.
"I suppose." Cho sighed.
Their heads suddenly jerked to where the sounds of big footsteps were.
"Who's there?!" A loud raspy voice shouted. "Come out now!"
"It's Filch!" Draco whispered. He took a step sideways and knocked the lamp down. It made a loud crash and broke. He and Cho started to panic.
"Show yourself!" Filch called out again.
"We have to leave now!" Cho was about to turn and run, but Draco pulled her back.
"Wait!" He cried. The footsteps grew louder. Filch was getting closer. Draco looked at Cho's scared eyes. He gave her one last quick kiss and let her go.
As they ran up their proper staircase, Draco yelled, "I love you!"
Cho slowed down and called back, "I love you too!" Her pace picked up again.
Just as they reached the top of the staircases and turned the corners, Filch appeared. He saw the broken lamp and picked it up. He looked around and grunted.
"Come my sweet." Filch beckoned to his cat. "Whoever was here got lucky."
Draco almost fell when Cho called out, "I love you too" back to him. He was stunned. Didn't she say she couldn't say that because she was still with Harry? He thought as he walked to the Slytherin common room. Oh well, he didn't care.
Draco walked into his dormitory, and the first thing he heard was Crabbe and Goyle's obnoxious snoring. He rolled his eyes and changed into his emerald green silk pajamas. Then he slid under his blanket, and instantly fell asleep with Cho on his mind. He dreamed of his five year old self again that night. It was the same dream he had had two nights ago. But his time, he didn't wake up when the girl's identity was about to be revealed. It was six-year-old Cho Chang. The dream continued on by Cho accepting the chocolate frog he had offered her. Then they hugged and walked around together.
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Cho lay sleeping on her bed in the Ravenclaw house with a smile on her face. She too has been having a good dream. Her dream was the same one she has been having: She's flying on a broomstick high above Hogwarts and the Dark Forest with a mystery boy sitting with her. When Cho looks into his eyes, his face was no longer blurred. She could see that it was Draco who held her. He smiled lovingly at her. Cho also understood what he was saying.
"You are the most wonderful person in the word to me, and I love you." Those were the words that came through. Cho then laid her head on his shoulder, and they fly over the clear, blue glistening water that surrounded Hogwarts.
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Author's Note: Please r/r! Almost done posting the story. Well, kinda.
Disclaimer: Nothing but the idea of the story belongs to me. It all belongs to the great HP author, JK Rowling, ad the people at Warner Bros.
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Chapter 10~ Midnight Romance
Cho decided to leave for the library. Besides, it would take her a while to get there. She had to avoid Filch and his creepy cat, Mrs. Norris. To add to that, it was very dark in Hogwarts, and it would be hard to find her way with only faint light from her wand.
Cho slowly and quietly got out of bed. She brushed her dark, silky hair, smoothed out her robes, and tiptoed to the common room a little worried. What if Filch caught her? What if all this was a hoax, and nobody would meet her in the library? All this was in her head, but she was so curious and kept walking.
She walked slowly to make sure she wouldn't bump into anything or anyone. When she turned a corner, she listened if anything (or Filch) was there. She was relieved when she reached the library. Her stomach flip-flopped, and her heart began to beat faster. Cho was anxious, and nervous at the same time.
She saw some light as she approached bookshelf #7, which was in a far corner. She tucked away her wand in her robes as she entered the aisle by where bookshelf #7 was.
Cho gasped and clapped her hands to her mouth. Her eyes were wide and it sparkled in the light. She couldn't believe who was tight in front of her. The person who was leaning back on the chair with his feet crossed on the table, and a lamp by his feet was none other than Draco Malfoy. When he looked up at her, he smiled and laughed a little at Cho's shocked face.
"What's so amazing?" Draco said as he put his feet down and stood up. "Who were you expecting? Potter?"
'Y-y-you?" Cho staggered, her heart beating hard against her chest from shock. "You sent me all those parcels?"
"Guilty." Draco shrugged. Cho calmed down a little.
"In the note, it said that you pulled a lot of strings and lied to get the gifts. Explain." She asked. Draco's smile faded and he sat back down. Cho sat in the chair beside him.
"Well," He started. " Before the start of first term, I asked my father for an advance in my allowance. When he asked my why, I said it was because I was buying a few things for Pansy. My father adored Pansy, so he agreed to give me the advance. That was when I bought the necklace. Of course, it was actually for you. Then I saw a matching ring and earrings, and I had to get it, but I didn't have money left. I told my father about it, and he said that he would buy them, and send them to me as soon as he got them. Well, my father got them when I was at Hogwarts, and he sent them to me last month. He also wrote a letter saying he was happy I love and care for Pansy."
"Do you?" Cho suddenly asked.
"No." Draco replied. "And I never will. I like her, but not in that way. We've been friends our whole lives. When I read that letter my father sent, I felt guilty and immediately knew that when he eventually finds out the gifts weren't for Pansy, I would be in a ton of trouble."
"If you were going to be in trouble with your father, then you shouldn't have bought me those gifts. At least not ones that cost 10,000 galleons!" Cho started to worry. She was worried about Draco getting beaten, and all because of her.
"I know. But if you read the note, you should know that it was all worth it, because it was for you. Cho, I. I love you. I deeply, truly love you." Cho was speechless. The guy she has fancied for so long just said he loved her.
"Draco, I." She was cut off. Draco had leaned in. His soft lips touched hers. It was a gentle, sweet kiss. They slowly drew away, and looked into each other's eyes. Cho's was sparkling and calm. Draco's was piercing and mysterious as ever.
" Draco, I." Cho started again. Her mind was shocked, yet her body stayed calm and still. "I feel the same way. I have been for a long time. I wish I could say that I love you, but I can't."
"What? Why?" Draco looked confused.
"Harry." Cho looked sown at the tabletop. "I'm still with him. I'm so sorry."
"Do you even love him?!" Draco's voice rose a little.
Cho paused. She had to say the truth. "No, I don't. But he." "If you don't love him, don't stay with him!" Draco's voice grew louder.
"Draco, listen!" Cho whispered loudly. "Harry has been there for me at hard times. I can't repay him by dumping him! He's madly in love with me."
"So am I." Draco added in.
"Listen! Please." Cho continued. "He's madly in love with me. The least I can do is be with him for a while. Like a month or so."
"A month?! I can't wait that long to finally be with you!" Draco put his hands on Cho's and held them tight.
"I know. Me too." Cho forced a smile, but she felt bad for Harry. He thinks she loves him. "We just have to wait and be patient. Please understand this." Cho pleaded,
Draco looked hard at Cho. "Okay, fine." He said after a moment. "We should go. It's late."
"Oh," Cho said. "I don't think I've thanked you for the gifts. So, thank you. They're fantastic, and I love them."
"Of course. Anything for you." Draco gave Cho another sweet kiss, and they both walked out of the library hand in hand. They stopped when they reached the staircases.
"I don't want to go." Draco looked at Cho. He knew that this would be the last moment they would probably have alone together for a long time until Harry would get over Cho and break up with her, which would be almost never.
"I don't want o either. I wish this moment could last forever." She turned he head slightly and looked down.
Draco set the lamp don on the cold floor. His right hand was still clutching her hand. Draco lifted Cho's chin, and for the third time in one night, their lips touched. Sadness swept over Cho. His kissed were like a dream; calming, soft, sweet, and gentle. Yet still romantic. The kiss was longer than the first two. They finally drew away.
"We can still see each other around school." Draco said. "Bu that's completely different! We can't at this way in front of everyone! Especially while I'm with Harry!" Cho complained softly. Draco cringed when Harry was mentioned.
"At least we'll see each other." He forced a smile, and held on tighter to Cho's hands.
"I suppose." Cho sighed.
Their heads suddenly jerked to where the sounds of big footsteps were.
"Who's there?!" A loud raspy voice shouted. "Come out now!"
"It's Filch!" Draco whispered. He took a step sideways and knocked the lamp down. It made a loud crash and broke. He and Cho started to panic.
"Show yourself!" Filch called out again.
"We have to leave now!" Cho was about to turn and run, but Draco pulled her back.
"Wait!" He cried. The footsteps grew louder. Filch was getting closer. Draco looked at Cho's scared eyes. He gave her one last quick kiss and let her go.
As they ran up their proper staircase, Draco yelled, "I love you!"
Cho slowed down and called back, "I love you too!" Her pace picked up again.
Just as they reached the top of the staircases and turned the corners, Filch appeared. He saw the broken lamp and picked it up. He looked around and grunted.
"Come my sweet." Filch beckoned to his cat. "Whoever was here got lucky."
Draco almost fell when Cho called out, "I love you too" back to him. He was stunned. Didn't she say she couldn't say that because she was still with Harry? He thought as he walked to the Slytherin common room. Oh well, he didn't care.
Draco walked into his dormitory, and the first thing he heard was Crabbe and Goyle's obnoxious snoring. He rolled his eyes and changed into his emerald green silk pajamas. Then he slid under his blanket, and instantly fell asleep with Cho on his mind. He dreamed of his five year old self again that night. It was the same dream he had had two nights ago. But his time, he didn't wake up when the girl's identity was about to be revealed. It was six-year-old Cho Chang. The dream continued on by Cho accepting the chocolate frog he had offered her. Then they hugged and walked around together.
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Cho lay sleeping on her bed in the Ravenclaw house with a smile on her face. She too has been having a good dream. Her dream was the same one she has been having: She's flying on a broomstick high above Hogwarts and the Dark Forest with a mystery boy sitting with her. When Cho looks into his eyes, his face was no longer blurred. She could see that it was Draco who held her. He smiled lovingly at her. Cho also understood what he was saying.
"You are the most wonderful person in the word to me, and I love you." Those were the words that came through. Cho then laid her head on his shoulder, and they fly over the clear, blue glistening water that surrounded Hogwarts.
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Author's Note: Please r/r! Almost done posting the story. Well, kinda.