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reviews for each chapter aren't I? I think it's all because of that one
frickin' flame from this person called "Just Me". Screw them. Thanks
Jainah and Renee for backing me up. Ya'll are the best! You seriously
didn't have to do that. Well that's all right. Forty-one is good enough for
me! I thought I'd only get like 20 reviews! Hehe. Thanks to all the other
peeps who read my story so far and liked it!
Disclaimer: Nothing but the idea if the story belongs to me. It belongs to the great HP author, JK Rowling and the people at Warner Bros.
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Chapter 12~ A Christmas Tradition
The Great Hall was now filled with students who were dressed up and full of excitement. At exactly 4:00 pm, Dumbledore stood in front of the room and called everyone to attention.
"Welcome to our annual Yule Ball. As you already know, this year's Ball is different from the past, traditional ones. This time would usually be taken to celebrate the four house champions." Dumbledore stopped. Harry, Cho, Ron and Hermione just quickly walked in. "Ah, you made it. I welcome the four of you." Everyone looked at them.
"Sorry Professor." Harry said panting a little.
Dumbledore nodded and continued. "As I was saying. The Yule Ball was used to celebrate the four house champions chosen by the Goblet of Fire for the Triwizard Tournament. But, because of last year's tragedy, the Ministry of Magic and myself have decided to abolish the Triwizard Tournament and keep the Yule Ball as a holiday celebration. Before we start, let us remember the one who has suffered Lord Voldemort's wrath of malice. To Cedric Diggory. We all miss you greatly."
While a few students cringed at the utterance of the name "Voldemort", Cho closed her eyes and bowed her head. All of her memories she had with Cedric came flooding back. A tear dropped to the floor. Harry whispered a few comforting words to Cho as he hugged her in his arms.
"I miss him so much." Cho whispered in soft sobs. Her tears came streaming down her face. "Why did he have to die? Why did he even enter his name into the goblet? Why?" She buried her face in Harry's shoulder and hugged him tight."
"It's alright. Cedric will always be with you." Harry continued soothing her. Though he was a bit uncomfortable hearing how much Cho loved him.
The music from the Weird Sisters already started playing, and Cho looked up slowly calming down
"Better?" Harry asked.
Cho nodded and smiled. "Thanks Harry."
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Draco was still sitting by Pansy who was now chatting with her friends. He glared angrily at Harry and mad a fist. Before he knew it, he was pulled out of his by Pansy.
"Let's dance!" She shrieked. Draco almost tripped and fell. Pansy dragged him into the crowd and stared dancing. She flailed her arms everywhere and shook her hips side to side. Draco tried no to laugh and stayed five feet away to avoid her arms.
After the song was done, a slower and calmer song played. Everyone slow danced with his or her dates. Pansy stopped her crazy movements, grabbed Draco once again and pulled him close to her. Draco moved stiffly across the floor trying to get a one-foot gap between him and Pansy. He caught site of Cho and instantly forgot he was dancing with Pansy. Cho was so beautiful as she danced and moved gracefully across the floor. She slowly and lightly twirled. He hair bounced and shined like the sun's beams reflecting on silver. Then, she gently laid her head on Harry's shoulder and closed her eyes with a sweet smile on her face.
Draco went back to trying to get a gap between him and Pansy. He finally gave up after Pansy laid her head on his shoulder. He was stuck. They danced towards the middle of the room. Draco was caught by surprise when his back into someone else's back. Pansy looked up and Draco turned around to tell the person to watch out, but when he saw whom he had bumped into, he didn't get angry. Instead, eh apologized.
"Sorry Cho. Are you okay?" Draco smirked. Harry raised an eyebrow shocked that Draco actually apologized.
"Yeah, no problem." Cho smiled back.
All the students suddenly gasped and were hushed. They were all looking up towards the center of the room. Event he Weird Sisters stopped playing. Pansy's jaw dropped and Harry's eyes grew wide. Cho and Draco were confused and looked up to see what was so shocking. Above the two of them was the mistletoe. The students except, for Harry and Pansy, backed away from them making a big circle in the middle of the room. Draco and Cho looked at each other.
"Well," Dumbledore chuckled. "Mr. Malfoy and Miss Chang. I would have expected Miss Chang and Mr. Potter, but it's only a fun tradition. Nothing harmful. So, what are you two waiting for?" Silence once again. Draco wanted to do it and knew Cho felt the same, but they just stood there. Two silent minutes passed and still nothing. Everyone was waiting and watching for something to happen. It was like a rare event. A Slytherin and a Ravenclaw were about to kiss, and this really was a rare thing.
Cho finally moved and inched closer to Draco. They were now only seven inches apart. Harry's eyes grew wider and started breathing hard. Pansy's mouth stayed open, but then she added a glare.
"It is just a fun little game." Cho said breaking the silence.
"Yeah, so there's nothing wrong about it." Draco added. Why was it so hard to just kiss her? He did it last night at the library. Maybe because everyone was staring at them. He couldn't take it anymore. Draco put his right hand behind Cho's neck and pulled her close. Their lips were pressed hard against each other because Draco pulled Cho unexpected and hard. Cho was surprised but didn't resist and draw back. She wrapped her left arm around him. Ooo's filled the room. Harry was so full of rage that he couldn't hold himself back. He quickly walked over to Draco and harshly pulled him away. Cho took a forceful step back.
"Alright already! You've had your Christmas present!" Harry yelled.
"What in bloody hell is your problem Potter?!" Draco yelled back. "It's just a little game!"
"A little game?! If you were under the mistletoe with a another girl, would you have kissed them like you did to Cho?! So wanting and passionate?!" Harry was right in Draco's face. Draco glared at him and lifted his fist.
"Stop!" Dumbledore bellowed. "Stop this childish behavior this instant!" Draco pt his fist down but scowled at Harry. "Forget this and proceed to the Ball."
The Weird Sisters started playing a lively song and the room grew loud again. Draco purposely bumped Harry's shoulder as he passed him.
"Let's go Pansy." Draco grabbed Pansy's arm and stormed through the crowd to the other end of the room.
"Harry! What was that?! You were about to start a fight!" Cho walked to him looking angry.
"You know what Cho? Don't. Don't even try and pretend that kiss never happened." Harry snapped.
"I'm not pretending. It was just a fun Christmas tradition! That's all. The kiss meant nothing." Cho tried to explain.
"No." Harry argued. "You looked liked you enjoyed that kiss. You didn't pull away. You two practically swapped spit for a minute! I think he likes you Cho, which is a shock really, and you like him too."
"What?!" Cho's heart was beating faster. She was thinking about how she would respond. "That kiss didn't even last for fifteen seconds! And the term 'swap spit' is so disgusting!"
"Well that's what you were doing, weren't you?!" Harry raised his eyebrows.
"Well.um.just use the word 'kiss' okay? To answer your last remark, Draco does not like me. Pull-ease! I'm a Ravenclaw and he's a Slytherin; two very different houses. And I don't like him. Not like that." Cho replied.
"So you like him?" Harry asked a little angry.
"I don't like him, but I don't hate him either. Let's just put it that way. I don't really hate anyone for that matter." Cho said feeling confident she persuaded Harry that the kiss meant nothing and that she didn't like Draco.
"Okay, whatever." Harry heaved a sigh.
"You want to sit down with me?" Cho asked.
"Yeah, sure." Harry shrugged. He didn't care what he did as long as he was with Cho. They sat down by the refreshment table and watched the other students dance. Cho caught a glimpse of Draco who was also sitting down with Pansy. He looked so angry, glum and disappointed at the same time. Cho could tell, because she felt and probably looked the same way. She saw Pansy try to cheer Draco up, but that just annoyed him. He stood up and walked out of the great Hall. Cho wanted to follow him.
"Uh, Harry? I'm going to go to the lavatory really fast okay?" Before Harry could say a word, Cho quickly got up and scuttled out of the Great Hall to follow Draco.
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Author's Note: Please r/r! Only got a few more chapters to post! Rejoice! Lol. Ooo, and please r/r my other story I wrote called "Diary". It's sad, and well, you'll see. It isn't that long. Just a short story I wrote for extra credit in English. I also improved my former boring site: . Please visit and don't' forget to sign my guestbook!
Disclaimer: Nothing but the idea if the story belongs to me. It belongs to the great HP author, JK Rowling and the people at Warner Bros.
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Chapter 12~ A Christmas Tradition
The Great Hall was now filled with students who were dressed up and full of excitement. At exactly 4:00 pm, Dumbledore stood in front of the room and called everyone to attention.
"Welcome to our annual Yule Ball. As you already know, this year's Ball is different from the past, traditional ones. This time would usually be taken to celebrate the four house champions." Dumbledore stopped. Harry, Cho, Ron and Hermione just quickly walked in. "Ah, you made it. I welcome the four of you." Everyone looked at them.
"Sorry Professor." Harry said panting a little.
Dumbledore nodded and continued. "As I was saying. The Yule Ball was used to celebrate the four house champions chosen by the Goblet of Fire for the Triwizard Tournament. But, because of last year's tragedy, the Ministry of Magic and myself have decided to abolish the Triwizard Tournament and keep the Yule Ball as a holiday celebration. Before we start, let us remember the one who has suffered Lord Voldemort's wrath of malice. To Cedric Diggory. We all miss you greatly."
While a few students cringed at the utterance of the name "Voldemort", Cho closed her eyes and bowed her head. All of her memories she had with Cedric came flooding back. A tear dropped to the floor. Harry whispered a few comforting words to Cho as he hugged her in his arms.
"I miss him so much." Cho whispered in soft sobs. Her tears came streaming down her face. "Why did he have to die? Why did he even enter his name into the goblet? Why?" She buried her face in Harry's shoulder and hugged him tight."
"It's alright. Cedric will always be with you." Harry continued soothing her. Though he was a bit uncomfortable hearing how much Cho loved him.
The music from the Weird Sisters already started playing, and Cho looked up slowly calming down
"Better?" Harry asked.
Cho nodded and smiled. "Thanks Harry."
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Draco was still sitting by Pansy who was now chatting with her friends. He glared angrily at Harry and mad a fist. Before he knew it, he was pulled out of his by Pansy.
"Let's dance!" She shrieked. Draco almost tripped and fell. Pansy dragged him into the crowd and stared dancing. She flailed her arms everywhere and shook her hips side to side. Draco tried no to laugh and stayed five feet away to avoid her arms.
After the song was done, a slower and calmer song played. Everyone slow danced with his or her dates. Pansy stopped her crazy movements, grabbed Draco once again and pulled him close to her. Draco moved stiffly across the floor trying to get a one-foot gap between him and Pansy. He caught site of Cho and instantly forgot he was dancing with Pansy. Cho was so beautiful as she danced and moved gracefully across the floor. She slowly and lightly twirled. He hair bounced and shined like the sun's beams reflecting on silver. Then, she gently laid her head on Harry's shoulder and closed her eyes with a sweet smile on her face.
Draco went back to trying to get a gap between him and Pansy. He finally gave up after Pansy laid her head on his shoulder. He was stuck. They danced towards the middle of the room. Draco was caught by surprise when his back into someone else's back. Pansy looked up and Draco turned around to tell the person to watch out, but when he saw whom he had bumped into, he didn't get angry. Instead, eh apologized.
"Sorry Cho. Are you okay?" Draco smirked. Harry raised an eyebrow shocked that Draco actually apologized.
"Yeah, no problem." Cho smiled back.
All the students suddenly gasped and were hushed. They were all looking up towards the center of the room. Event he Weird Sisters stopped playing. Pansy's jaw dropped and Harry's eyes grew wide. Cho and Draco were confused and looked up to see what was so shocking. Above the two of them was the mistletoe. The students except, for Harry and Pansy, backed away from them making a big circle in the middle of the room. Draco and Cho looked at each other.
"Well," Dumbledore chuckled. "Mr. Malfoy and Miss Chang. I would have expected Miss Chang and Mr. Potter, but it's only a fun tradition. Nothing harmful. So, what are you two waiting for?" Silence once again. Draco wanted to do it and knew Cho felt the same, but they just stood there. Two silent minutes passed and still nothing. Everyone was waiting and watching for something to happen. It was like a rare event. A Slytherin and a Ravenclaw were about to kiss, and this really was a rare thing.
Cho finally moved and inched closer to Draco. They were now only seven inches apart. Harry's eyes grew wider and started breathing hard. Pansy's mouth stayed open, but then she added a glare.
"It is just a fun little game." Cho said breaking the silence.
"Yeah, so there's nothing wrong about it." Draco added. Why was it so hard to just kiss her? He did it last night at the library. Maybe because everyone was staring at them. He couldn't take it anymore. Draco put his right hand behind Cho's neck and pulled her close. Their lips were pressed hard against each other because Draco pulled Cho unexpected and hard. Cho was surprised but didn't resist and draw back. She wrapped her left arm around him. Ooo's filled the room. Harry was so full of rage that he couldn't hold himself back. He quickly walked over to Draco and harshly pulled him away. Cho took a forceful step back.
"Alright already! You've had your Christmas present!" Harry yelled.
"What in bloody hell is your problem Potter?!" Draco yelled back. "It's just a little game!"
"A little game?! If you were under the mistletoe with a another girl, would you have kissed them like you did to Cho?! So wanting and passionate?!" Harry was right in Draco's face. Draco glared at him and lifted his fist.
"Stop!" Dumbledore bellowed. "Stop this childish behavior this instant!" Draco pt his fist down but scowled at Harry. "Forget this and proceed to the Ball."
The Weird Sisters started playing a lively song and the room grew loud again. Draco purposely bumped Harry's shoulder as he passed him.
"Let's go Pansy." Draco grabbed Pansy's arm and stormed through the crowd to the other end of the room.
"Harry! What was that?! You were about to start a fight!" Cho walked to him looking angry.
"You know what Cho? Don't. Don't even try and pretend that kiss never happened." Harry snapped.
"I'm not pretending. It was just a fun Christmas tradition! That's all. The kiss meant nothing." Cho tried to explain.
"No." Harry argued. "You looked liked you enjoyed that kiss. You didn't pull away. You two practically swapped spit for a minute! I think he likes you Cho, which is a shock really, and you like him too."
"What?!" Cho's heart was beating faster. She was thinking about how she would respond. "That kiss didn't even last for fifteen seconds! And the term 'swap spit' is so disgusting!"
"Well that's what you were doing, weren't you?!" Harry raised his eyebrows.
"Well.um.just use the word 'kiss' okay? To answer your last remark, Draco does not like me. Pull-ease! I'm a Ravenclaw and he's a Slytherin; two very different houses. And I don't like him. Not like that." Cho replied.
"So you like him?" Harry asked a little angry.
"I don't like him, but I don't hate him either. Let's just put it that way. I don't really hate anyone for that matter." Cho said feeling confident she persuaded Harry that the kiss meant nothing and that she didn't like Draco.
"Okay, whatever." Harry heaved a sigh.
"You want to sit down with me?" Cho asked.
"Yeah, sure." Harry shrugged. He didn't care what he did as long as he was with Cho. They sat down by the refreshment table and watched the other students dance. Cho caught a glimpse of Draco who was also sitting down with Pansy. He looked so angry, glum and disappointed at the same time. Cho could tell, because she felt and probably looked the same way. She saw Pansy try to cheer Draco up, but that just annoyed him. He stood up and walked out of the great Hall. Cho wanted to follow him.
"Uh, Harry? I'm going to go to the lavatory really fast okay?" Before Harry could say a word, Cho quickly got up and scuttled out of the Great Hall to follow Draco.
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Author's Note: Please r/r! Only got a few more chapters to post! Rejoice! Lol. Ooo, and please r/r my other story I wrote called "Diary". It's sad, and well, you'll see. It isn't that long. Just a short story I wrote for extra credit in English. I also improved my former boring site: . Please visit and don't' forget to sign my guestbook!