Chapter II - The Phone Call
The day went by fast. Cho was getting ready to sleep but then, the phone rang. 'If that's Mom again, I'll unplug the phone,' she thought. She checked the time and it was already ten pm.
"Hello?" Cho said, dryly.
"Hi...uhm...is uhm.Cho there? Uhm...I'm sorry to call so late but."
"Speaking," she said in a flat voice. This voice is so familiar, she thought.
"Uhm.Cho? Sorry, did I wake you up? It's me. Harry."
"Harry? Harry who?" Did he just say Harry? Could it be. . . Harry Potter? But how did he know my number?
"It's Harry Potter from Hogwarts. I hope I didn't disturb you. I can call back."
"No!" Cho shouted. "Uhm .. no," trying to calm herself, "you didn't wake me up. Uhm.. How did you get my number?" She couldn't help but smiling a bit. The famous Harry, Harry James Potter, had called her. She almost didn't want to believe it.
"With Hermione's help. She gave me your number by owl post. She said she got it from your parents company from the internet or something. Funny thing is, she pretended to be..uhm..never mind. So, how are you? I hope you won't get mad if she gave me your number."
Mad? I'm not mad. I could buy Hermione loads of books for this or help her with her assignments. Cho shook her head. Hermione needing help with assignments, that's impossible. Cho couldn't help smiling and her heart was beating so fast. She couldn't sit still so she stood up, pacing back and forth.
"Uhm, Cho? Are you still there?" Harry asked, in a worried tone.
"Yeah, I'm here. Sorry, it's okay. I'm not mad, so, uhm, what's up?" Cho put her hand over the receiver. Keep your cool, she reminded herself.
"Uhm, I was wondering if, uhm, if you're doing okay. You know, with Cedric's death. I'm really sorry about what happened. I feel that it's."
"Harry, it's not your fault," Cho cut him off, "I totally understand what your feeling but nobody's blaming you. I mean, of course everybody was shocked of what happened but you did all you can do, right? You even gave him his last wish. Remember, you told me when we were at platform 9 ¾. You don't have to be sorry because it wasn't your fault."
"That means a lot, especially coming from you, Cho."
He's so cute when he says my name, Cho thought. "Really Harry, you don't have to explain yourself to me. I'm okay now, honestly. I'm done mourning for Ced and prayed for his soul. I have now accepted the fact that one of my dearest friends is gone forever. You know that Ced was my best friend, right?" Cho asked as she was dying to tell him that. He might think that Cedric and her were a couple because of the Yule Ball incident.
"Oh, I didn't know that. Uhm, I wasn't, uhm, I didn't., uhm huh? Really, uhm..yeah, oh, good, oh!"
Cho can't help smiling. She sensed that she caught Harry off guard. Could it be? No, maybe he's really asking if I'm okay. But why was he mumbling words like he didn't know what to say.
"I didn't mean to sound like an idiot but uhm, I didn't know that. Uhm, so, are you really okay?" Harry asked tensely.
Cho smiled. "Harry, thank you for asking but I'm really fine now. All right, enough talking about the sensitive part, so, how's your summer?" Cho wanted this conversation to last forever, so with quick thinking, she had to ask a general question.
"Pretty rough. Try living with my Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and my cousin Dudley for a second, your life will be bloody hell! But the good thing happened. They left a while ago to the country to visit Uncle Vernon's sister until August 30. I convinced them to let me stay here when I mentioned that Sirius might get worried and go look for me. Oh, no. Wait. No, not Sirius Black. Well, uhm, actually, I was just kidding with them. Ha ha, great joke, right?" suddenly, Cho heard on the other end of the line a slapping sound.
"Harry, are you okay there? I heard something, like a slapping sound."
"Ouch! Yeah, I'm fine. I, uhm. I slipped on something but I'm okay," Harry said nervously, massaging his head. Yeah, go on Harry and tell her about Sirius, he thought.
"Oh, hope you are all right. Well, looks like we're both alone this summer. I'm all by myself here and uhm..this is weird, isn't it?"
"What's weird?" Harry asked, "Is it my calling? I know I should have written first but Hermione said your parents are muggles and I don't know if they can understand stuff from Hogwarts, so I decided.." but Cho cut him off.
"They understand, a little, but they're getting there. Uhm, the thing that's weird is that." but now it was Harry's time to cut her off.
"Cho, I have to go. Uncle Vernon came back and if he finds out I'm using the phone, he'll kill me. Can I call you tomorrow?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Okay, good night. Bye."
"Bye." then she hung up.
She looked around her room. She still can't believe that Harry called her. She ran down stairs to check the caller ID and it said 'Dursley,Vernon' on it. That must he his Uncle's name, she thought. Wow, Harry Potter really called! She was so excited as she ran back to her room and grabbed a parchment and her quill. She decided to write to her best friend about the phone call. After sealing the envelope and wrote Cheryll's name, she asked Mackenzie if he can deliver the letter to Cheryll. But then she realized that Cheryll's in a different continent, she hold on to the letter and putted inside her drawer. She laid down on her bed, smiling.
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Harry's heart was beating so fast. First, he sneaked under the table in the dining room then he saw Uncle Vernon's feet. When Harry peeked, Uncle Vernon snatched a paper from the dining table and stormed out of the room. Harry waited quietly for Uncle Vernon to leave the house. When he heard the car drove away, he stood up and took a deep breath. He looked again at Hermione's letter, which he was holding while he was talking to Cho, and smiled. He did it. He called Cho Chang and he was so happy that it was okay to talk to her and it went better then he had expected. He slapped his head again for slipping Sirius information to Cho but at least she didn't ask about him. Also, what could be the weird thing that she was talking about? Was it because she was a friend of Cedric or something? Putting those worried feelings aside because he just talked to Cho Chang, he ran back upstairs and thought about the conversation he had with Cho until he fell asleep.
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It was now twelve thirty in the morning and Cho couldn't sleep. She couldn't get over the feeling that the boy of her dreams called. When the first time she saw Harry, it was when he got sorted on his first year. She even saw a glimpse of him in the Hogwarts Express but she didn't know him that time. She even thought that he was cute. Then on her fourth year, she got a chance to compete with him at the Quidditch match. He was even cuter and more attractive than before. No wonder Ced was jealous of him. Then she was thinking if she'll ask Harry to go to the Yule Ball with her but she didn't have the guts. She hopelessly waited for him to ask her but it was too late. She already agreed with Ced when Harry asked her. She smiled at that thought. She couldn't believe that Harry asked her to the Yule Ball. But lucky Parvati was his date. But he didn't seem happy with her that time. Parvati was dancing all night with a student from Beaubaxton. Cho thought that she still has a chance. It was even thoughtful of him to rescue her, Ron and Hermione from the second task. But when he talked to her just after leaving the barrier in platform 9 ¾, she couldn't help but to feel happy that he talked to her. She couldn't believe that Harry was concerned about her.
It was still painful to her to think about Cedric that time but she was wondering if he noticed that her heart was beating so fast and her face redden. Also, she held her tears back for she wasn't going to cry in front of Harry and to the other students, who were eyeing them suspiciously. But when Harry slowly hugged her and said 'It's going to be okay,' she couldn't help crying at Harry's shoulder. It was the most comforting event of her life. Harry made her regain her strength back. Harry Potter, being so caring of her feelings, was a perfect gentleman from the day she met him. But now, the boy that she daydreams about almost every single day called her and she couldn't help smiling about it. I wish Cheryll was here so I can share this feeling with her, she thought. She looked at the time and it was almost two in the morning. She looked at Mackenzie and he already had his head stuffed inside of his left wing. She slowly turned the other way and slept.
To be continued.
The day went by fast. Cho was getting ready to sleep but then, the phone rang. 'If that's Mom again, I'll unplug the phone,' she thought. She checked the time and it was already ten pm.
"Hello?" Cho said, dryly.
"Hi...uhm...is uhm.Cho there? Uhm...I'm sorry to call so late but."
"Speaking," she said in a flat voice. This voice is so familiar, she thought.
"Uhm.Cho? Sorry, did I wake you up? It's me. Harry."
"Harry? Harry who?" Did he just say Harry? Could it be. . . Harry Potter? But how did he know my number?
"It's Harry Potter from Hogwarts. I hope I didn't disturb you. I can call back."
"No!" Cho shouted. "Uhm .. no," trying to calm herself, "you didn't wake me up. Uhm.. How did you get my number?" She couldn't help but smiling a bit. The famous Harry, Harry James Potter, had called her. She almost didn't want to believe it.
"With Hermione's help. She gave me your number by owl post. She said she got it from your parents company from the internet or something. Funny thing is, she pretended to be..uhm..never mind. So, how are you? I hope you won't get mad if she gave me your number."
Mad? I'm not mad. I could buy Hermione loads of books for this or help her with her assignments. Cho shook her head. Hermione needing help with assignments, that's impossible. Cho couldn't help smiling and her heart was beating so fast. She couldn't sit still so she stood up, pacing back and forth.
"Uhm, Cho? Are you still there?" Harry asked, in a worried tone.
"Yeah, I'm here. Sorry, it's okay. I'm not mad, so, uhm, what's up?" Cho put her hand over the receiver. Keep your cool, she reminded herself.
"Uhm, I was wondering if, uhm, if you're doing okay. You know, with Cedric's death. I'm really sorry about what happened. I feel that it's."
"Harry, it's not your fault," Cho cut him off, "I totally understand what your feeling but nobody's blaming you. I mean, of course everybody was shocked of what happened but you did all you can do, right? You even gave him his last wish. Remember, you told me when we were at platform 9 ¾. You don't have to be sorry because it wasn't your fault."
"That means a lot, especially coming from you, Cho."
He's so cute when he says my name, Cho thought. "Really Harry, you don't have to explain yourself to me. I'm okay now, honestly. I'm done mourning for Ced and prayed for his soul. I have now accepted the fact that one of my dearest friends is gone forever. You know that Ced was my best friend, right?" Cho asked as she was dying to tell him that. He might think that Cedric and her were a couple because of the Yule Ball incident.
"Oh, I didn't know that. Uhm, I wasn't, uhm, I didn't., uhm huh? Really, uhm..yeah, oh, good, oh!"
Cho can't help smiling. She sensed that she caught Harry off guard. Could it be? No, maybe he's really asking if I'm okay. But why was he mumbling words like he didn't know what to say.
"I didn't mean to sound like an idiot but uhm, I didn't know that. Uhm, so, are you really okay?" Harry asked tensely.
Cho smiled. "Harry, thank you for asking but I'm really fine now. All right, enough talking about the sensitive part, so, how's your summer?" Cho wanted this conversation to last forever, so with quick thinking, she had to ask a general question.
"Pretty rough. Try living with my Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and my cousin Dudley for a second, your life will be bloody hell! But the good thing happened. They left a while ago to the country to visit Uncle Vernon's sister until August 30. I convinced them to let me stay here when I mentioned that Sirius might get worried and go look for me. Oh, no. Wait. No, not Sirius Black. Well, uhm, actually, I was just kidding with them. Ha ha, great joke, right?" suddenly, Cho heard on the other end of the line a slapping sound.
"Harry, are you okay there? I heard something, like a slapping sound."
"Ouch! Yeah, I'm fine. I, uhm. I slipped on something but I'm okay," Harry said nervously, massaging his head. Yeah, go on Harry and tell her about Sirius, he thought.
"Oh, hope you are all right. Well, looks like we're both alone this summer. I'm all by myself here and uhm..this is weird, isn't it?"
"What's weird?" Harry asked, "Is it my calling? I know I should have written first but Hermione said your parents are muggles and I don't know if they can understand stuff from Hogwarts, so I decided.." but Cho cut him off.
"They understand, a little, but they're getting there. Uhm, the thing that's weird is that." but now it was Harry's time to cut her off.
"Cho, I have to go. Uncle Vernon came back and if he finds out I'm using the phone, he'll kill me. Can I call you tomorrow?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Okay, good night. Bye."
"Bye." then she hung up.
She looked around her room. She still can't believe that Harry called her. She ran down stairs to check the caller ID and it said 'Dursley,Vernon' on it. That must he his Uncle's name, she thought. Wow, Harry Potter really called! She was so excited as she ran back to her room and grabbed a parchment and her quill. She decided to write to her best friend about the phone call. After sealing the envelope and wrote Cheryll's name, she asked Mackenzie if he can deliver the letter to Cheryll. But then she realized that Cheryll's in a different continent, she hold on to the letter and putted inside her drawer. She laid down on her bed, smiling.
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Harry's heart was beating so fast. First, he sneaked under the table in the dining room then he saw Uncle Vernon's feet. When Harry peeked, Uncle Vernon snatched a paper from the dining table and stormed out of the room. Harry waited quietly for Uncle Vernon to leave the house. When he heard the car drove away, he stood up and took a deep breath. He looked again at Hermione's letter, which he was holding while he was talking to Cho, and smiled. He did it. He called Cho Chang and he was so happy that it was okay to talk to her and it went better then he had expected. He slapped his head again for slipping Sirius information to Cho but at least she didn't ask about him. Also, what could be the weird thing that she was talking about? Was it because she was a friend of Cedric or something? Putting those worried feelings aside because he just talked to Cho Chang, he ran back upstairs and thought about the conversation he had with Cho until he fell asleep.
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It was now twelve thirty in the morning and Cho couldn't sleep. She couldn't get over the feeling that the boy of her dreams called. When the first time she saw Harry, it was when he got sorted on his first year. She even saw a glimpse of him in the Hogwarts Express but she didn't know him that time. She even thought that he was cute. Then on her fourth year, she got a chance to compete with him at the Quidditch match. He was even cuter and more attractive than before. No wonder Ced was jealous of him. Then she was thinking if she'll ask Harry to go to the Yule Ball with her but she didn't have the guts. She hopelessly waited for him to ask her but it was too late. She already agreed with Ced when Harry asked her. She smiled at that thought. She couldn't believe that Harry asked her to the Yule Ball. But lucky Parvati was his date. But he didn't seem happy with her that time. Parvati was dancing all night with a student from Beaubaxton. Cho thought that she still has a chance. It was even thoughtful of him to rescue her, Ron and Hermione from the second task. But when he talked to her just after leaving the barrier in platform 9 ¾, she couldn't help but to feel happy that he talked to her. She couldn't believe that Harry was concerned about her.
It was still painful to her to think about Cedric that time but she was wondering if he noticed that her heart was beating so fast and her face redden. Also, she held her tears back for she wasn't going to cry in front of Harry and to the other students, who were eyeing them suspiciously. But when Harry slowly hugged her and said 'It's going to be okay,' she couldn't help crying at Harry's shoulder. It was the most comforting event of her life. Harry made her regain her strength back. Harry Potter, being so caring of her feelings, was a perfect gentleman from the day she met him. But now, the boy that she daydreams about almost every single day called her and she couldn't help smiling about it. I wish Cheryll was here so I can share this feeling with her, she thought. She looked at the time and it was almost two in the morning. She looked at Mackenzie and he already had his head stuffed inside of his left wing. She slowly turned the other way and slept.
To be continued.
