Chapter 7-
" Harry!" Cho yelled running up to him.
Harry looked at Cho surprised, feeling his heart suddenly starting to beat faster.
" Cho! Hi, what's new?" Harry asked trying to act cool although he was acting like a total geek.
" Nothing really. But I heard you and Hermione are really getting serious. Is it true that you two were found in the common room sleeping together?"
" Look Hermione and I may have started dating but we are not that serious." Harry told her.
" Harry!" Another voice yelled behind them. Harry looked and saw Hermione running up to them. Hermione, noticing Cho was there, slid her arm around Harry's and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
It took Harry a while to realize why she did that and when he did he was finally brought back to reality.
" Um. Hi Hermione." Harry said also giving a kiss to Hermione on her cheek.
Cho, who was starting to feel uncomfortable, cleared her throat. " Hi Hermione."
" Oh hi Cho. How are you?" Hermione said with a fake smile.
" Fine. You?"
" Fine. Although I am behind on my studies and I was wondering if Harry would accompany me in the library." Hermione looked at Harry waiting for an answer.
Harry thought it over and was taking sometime to make up his mind. He wanted to stay and talk to Cho some more, but knew if he went with Hermione then he would be able to make Cho jealous. Harry decided to go with Hermione.
" Sure Hermione let's go. Bye Cho."
" Bye Harry."
Hermione and Harry left Cho standing there looking at them walking to the library, this time, though, they were not holding hands.
" Do I really have to be here and watch you study?" Harry asked while watching Hermione carry 10 big books to a table.
" Look Harry think of being here as a good thing. I mean you are making Cho jealous right this minute. And you also get to get some studying done. See, your killing two birds with one stone." Hermione said.
" Great," Harry gave her a fake smile and pretending to be happy.
Hermione opened one of the books and started reading while jotting notes down too. Harry looked at Hermione seeing the determine face she had.
' She may be a study freak but she's a pretty one.' Harry thought and all of a sudden realizing what he just thought. He mentally slapped himself and went back to reading the book in front of him. Although it looked as if he was reading he was thinking instead. Why did he think she was pretty? What does it mean if he did?
" Harry are you alright?" Hermione asked.
" What? Um. Yeah I'm alright why?" Harry asked trying to pull himself back to reality.
" Because. I haven't seen you turn the page of the book for the last 15 minutes. Either you read really slow or you're just really bored out of your mind and was just sleeping with your eyes opened," Hermione said with a smile, closing her book.
" No. I'm having a great time. I was just. um. It's just this page was really good that I just decided to read it over and over again."
" Harry, tell me the truth. I've known you and Ron for a long time. And I know both of you guys hate reading so much that you wouldn't bother reading a book or a page over again, no matter how good it is."
" Okay, okay, okay. I wasn't reading I was thinking."
" About what?"
" About stuff." Harry said. He hoped Hermione wasn't going to ask what about.
Hermione, sensing Harry didn't want to talk about it, decided to just not ask anymore. " Come on let's go, I'm done for today."
After Hermione put back 5 books and checked out the rest, they went back to their common room. While walking up the stairs, Harry decided to help Hermione. He took the books from her, without asking. All of a sudden the stairs started to move.
" Oh great! Why does it seem that every time we take the stairs it changes?" Hermione asked as she held on.
Hermione all of a sudden lost her grip on the railing, started to fall. Harry dropped the books and was able to catch Hermione. The stairs finally stopped moving and Hermione and Harry was in the position that tango dancers are always in.
" Hi," Harry said looking into Hermione's eyes.
" Hi," Hermione said back, looking deep into his eyes.
A couple of students came in and saw Harry and Hermione. They were all shocked and some of them went to get their friends to come and see them. Harry and Hermione had not yet notice people looking at them. They were still staring into each other eyes. All of a sudden Harry was starting to lean in and then-
" Ahem." Harry and Hermione looked and saw Cho walking up the stairs. Harry let go of Hermione who started to pick up the books.
" I hope I wasn't interrupting anything," Cho said trying to control her jealousy.
" Uh. No. It was just. I. It's just she." Harry stuttered feeling himself turn red.
" I accidentally tripped while the stairs were moving and Harry caught me. Nothing really happened." Hermione said, knowing even though they were suppose to make Cho jealous, Harry did deserve at least one less rumour of him.
" Thank you Harry for catching me." Hermione leaned in and gave him a kiss on the cheek. " Now if you will excuse me I have to go put these books in my room before dinner. Bye Harry. Bye Cho."
Cho said bye and Harry just nodded. After Hermione left them, Cho and Harry started to go up the stairs.
" So. I better be going. Wouldn't want to be late for dinner you know," Cho said after they finished up the stairs.
" Yeah, I better be going too." Cho nodded and then departed, going to the right. Harry watched Cho until she disappeared from his sight. He then left going the other way.
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" I really wish you guys chew instead of just swallowing right after the food is in your mouth. Especially you Ron," Hermione said looking disgusted by the way Ron kept stuffing his face without really chewing at all. Harry was doing the same thing, but then stopped after Hermione criticising.
" Look, food was meant to be in our stomach. That is their purpose and it is their joy to be in people's stomachs. I am fulfilling their joy a little faster by not swallowing. That way the faster they're in my stomach the happier they'll be." Ron said giving Hermione a smile. And then he started to stuff his face with a little more chicken. Harry started to laugh while Hermione gave another disgusted look.
" That is the most stupidest and absurd thing I ever heard!" Hermione exclaimed.
" Look Hermione you can choose to swallow your food and I can choose not to. So stop complaining and eat!" Ron said through a mouthful of mash potatoes.
Hermione opened her mouth to say something back when Dumbledore interrupted her.
" Attention students. It is my pleasure to announce that this year we will have a Christmas ball. It will be held here on Christmas night. We will also have a secret Santa and at the ball you will reveal yourself to the person you have chosen. Now I will call each table up one by one to chose someone, but instead of putting slips of paper in a hat we will have the sorting hat to chose for us." Dumbledore said. Everybody started to talk about whom they think they would get. " First table will be Slytherin."
Everybody started to pray hoping nobody at the Slytherin table will chose them. Harry was wondering whom he would get; Ron was hoping he had enough money, while Hermione was wondering if the person she got would appreciate books. But deep down all of them wished the same thing: That they didn't get Malfoy.
What seem liked forever the Slytherin table were finally done choosing. Some had looks of horror on their faces while others were quite satisfied with who they got, one of them were Malfoy.
After the Slytherin table was Ravenclaw. Cho was the first to get to chose and who she chosen was not who she thought she would get. Her eyes widen when she found out who she gotten. After the Ravenclaw table was the Hufflepuff. And finally it was the Gryfindor table turn. Ron was the first of the three to pick first. Ron went up and sat on the stool waiting for the hat to tell him. When Ron found out whom he got his eye widen more then Cho's. He was so shocked that he froze. A couple of professors had to come up there and lift him off the chair. Hermione was next and kept whispering, " Please don't let it be Malfoy. Please don't let it be him."
Luckily it wasn't him, she sighed with relief as she got off the stool. Next was Harry and then after a couple more they were done. Dumbledore then said, after everyone was seated, " Remember to keep whomever you chose a secret. Also when you leave gifts, send it by owl. And send it by the school's owl because I'm sure some of you would notice whom the owls would belong to. Oh and before you leave I must tell you that there will be mistletoes hanging everywhere. So better watch out, it could be anywhere." Dumbledore said this while looking at Harry with a little twinkle in his eyes, "You are all now dismissed."
" So Ron who did you get that was so horrible that you froze?" Hermione asked as they walked out of the Great hall.
" I. I got. I. I got." Ron kept saying, his eyes not even blinking.
" Oh no. Don't tell." Harry said all of a sudden realizing who it was.
" Can you guys please tell me!" Hermione said impatiently.
" I'll give you one guess Hermione," Harry said.
" Wait- you mean. Ron got Malfoy!" Hermione said bursting into giggles.
Harry nodded, with a grin, while Ron just kept looking shocked.
" I can't believe I got that git! I can't believe I have to get him something for Christmas! I wish this secret Santa was never invented!" Ron exclaimed.
" Good luck finding a gift for him," Harry said, bursting into a fit of laughter.
Hermione joined and Ron became furious. " Ha. Ha. Very funny. And who did you guys get?"
" Well. I got Ginny, what about you Hermione," Harry asked.
Hermione could feel herself turning pink. She gotten Harry but she knew she couldn't tell him. " Well. I . I . I got. I got."
Hermione looked around for someone and then her eyes landed on Cho. " I got Cho."
" Cho?" Harry and Ron asked at the same time.
" Yes. That's right I got Cho. Now if you excuse me I have to go and think of a gift for Cho," Hermione said. She pushed pass Harry and Ron, walking towards the library.
" She's going to think of a gift in the library. I bet you all my money that she'll get Cho a book," Ron said knowingly.
Harry just laughed and he and Ron walked back to the common room. As they walked Harry wondered why Dumbledore looked at him when he talked about the mistletoes. Strange. Harry just shook it off and forgot all about as he entered the common room.
A/N: Hey guys sorry it took long to post this off. I just wanted to get this right you know. Anyways thank you to all those who review, you know who you are. Don't stop reviewing and to those who didn't review, REVIEW! Anyways thanks and I love you guys!
" Harry!" Cho yelled running up to him.
Harry looked at Cho surprised, feeling his heart suddenly starting to beat faster.
" Cho! Hi, what's new?" Harry asked trying to act cool although he was acting like a total geek.
" Nothing really. But I heard you and Hermione are really getting serious. Is it true that you two were found in the common room sleeping together?"
" Look Hermione and I may have started dating but we are not that serious." Harry told her.
" Harry!" Another voice yelled behind them. Harry looked and saw Hermione running up to them. Hermione, noticing Cho was there, slid her arm around Harry's and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
It took Harry a while to realize why she did that and when he did he was finally brought back to reality.
" Um. Hi Hermione." Harry said also giving a kiss to Hermione on her cheek.
Cho, who was starting to feel uncomfortable, cleared her throat. " Hi Hermione."
" Oh hi Cho. How are you?" Hermione said with a fake smile.
" Fine. You?"
" Fine. Although I am behind on my studies and I was wondering if Harry would accompany me in the library." Hermione looked at Harry waiting for an answer.
Harry thought it over and was taking sometime to make up his mind. He wanted to stay and talk to Cho some more, but knew if he went with Hermione then he would be able to make Cho jealous. Harry decided to go with Hermione.
" Sure Hermione let's go. Bye Cho."
" Bye Harry."
Hermione and Harry left Cho standing there looking at them walking to the library, this time, though, they were not holding hands.
" Do I really have to be here and watch you study?" Harry asked while watching Hermione carry 10 big books to a table.
" Look Harry think of being here as a good thing. I mean you are making Cho jealous right this minute. And you also get to get some studying done. See, your killing two birds with one stone." Hermione said.
" Great," Harry gave her a fake smile and pretending to be happy.
Hermione opened one of the books and started reading while jotting notes down too. Harry looked at Hermione seeing the determine face she had.
' She may be a study freak but she's a pretty one.' Harry thought and all of a sudden realizing what he just thought. He mentally slapped himself and went back to reading the book in front of him. Although it looked as if he was reading he was thinking instead. Why did he think she was pretty? What does it mean if he did?
" Harry are you alright?" Hermione asked.
" What? Um. Yeah I'm alright why?" Harry asked trying to pull himself back to reality.
" Because. I haven't seen you turn the page of the book for the last 15 minutes. Either you read really slow or you're just really bored out of your mind and was just sleeping with your eyes opened," Hermione said with a smile, closing her book.
" No. I'm having a great time. I was just. um. It's just this page was really good that I just decided to read it over and over again."
" Harry, tell me the truth. I've known you and Ron for a long time. And I know both of you guys hate reading so much that you wouldn't bother reading a book or a page over again, no matter how good it is."
" Okay, okay, okay. I wasn't reading I was thinking."
" About what?"
" About stuff." Harry said. He hoped Hermione wasn't going to ask what about.
Hermione, sensing Harry didn't want to talk about it, decided to just not ask anymore. " Come on let's go, I'm done for today."
After Hermione put back 5 books and checked out the rest, they went back to their common room. While walking up the stairs, Harry decided to help Hermione. He took the books from her, without asking. All of a sudden the stairs started to move.
" Oh great! Why does it seem that every time we take the stairs it changes?" Hermione asked as she held on.
Hermione all of a sudden lost her grip on the railing, started to fall. Harry dropped the books and was able to catch Hermione. The stairs finally stopped moving and Hermione and Harry was in the position that tango dancers are always in.
" Hi," Harry said looking into Hermione's eyes.
" Hi," Hermione said back, looking deep into his eyes.
A couple of students came in and saw Harry and Hermione. They were all shocked and some of them went to get their friends to come and see them. Harry and Hermione had not yet notice people looking at them. They were still staring into each other eyes. All of a sudden Harry was starting to lean in and then-
" Ahem." Harry and Hermione looked and saw Cho walking up the stairs. Harry let go of Hermione who started to pick up the books.
" I hope I wasn't interrupting anything," Cho said trying to control her jealousy.
" Uh. No. It was just. I. It's just she." Harry stuttered feeling himself turn red.
" I accidentally tripped while the stairs were moving and Harry caught me. Nothing really happened." Hermione said, knowing even though they were suppose to make Cho jealous, Harry did deserve at least one less rumour of him.
" Thank you Harry for catching me." Hermione leaned in and gave him a kiss on the cheek. " Now if you will excuse me I have to go put these books in my room before dinner. Bye Harry. Bye Cho."
Cho said bye and Harry just nodded. After Hermione left them, Cho and Harry started to go up the stairs.
" So. I better be going. Wouldn't want to be late for dinner you know," Cho said after they finished up the stairs.
" Yeah, I better be going too." Cho nodded and then departed, going to the right. Harry watched Cho until she disappeared from his sight. He then left going the other way.
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" I really wish you guys chew instead of just swallowing right after the food is in your mouth. Especially you Ron," Hermione said looking disgusted by the way Ron kept stuffing his face without really chewing at all. Harry was doing the same thing, but then stopped after Hermione criticising.
" Look, food was meant to be in our stomach. That is their purpose and it is their joy to be in people's stomachs. I am fulfilling their joy a little faster by not swallowing. That way the faster they're in my stomach the happier they'll be." Ron said giving Hermione a smile. And then he started to stuff his face with a little more chicken. Harry started to laugh while Hermione gave another disgusted look.
" That is the most stupidest and absurd thing I ever heard!" Hermione exclaimed.
" Look Hermione you can choose to swallow your food and I can choose not to. So stop complaining and eat!" Ron said through a mouthful of mash potatoes.
Hermione opened her mouth to say something back when Dumbledore interrupted her.
" Attention students. It is my pleasure to announce that this year we will have a Christmas ball. It will be held here on Christmas night. We will also have a secret Santa and at the ball you will reveal yourself to the person you have chosen. Now I will call each table up one by one to chose someone, but instead of putting slips of paper in a hat we will have the sorting hat to chose for us." Dumbledore said. Everybody started to talk about whom they think they would get. " First table will be Slytherin."
Everybody started to pray hoping nobody at the Slytherin table will chose them. Harry was wondering whom he would get; Ron was hoping he had enough money, while Hermione was wondering if the person she got would appreciate books. But deep down all of them wished the same thing: That they didn't get Malfoy.
What seem liked forever the Slytherin table were finally done choosing. Some had looks of horror on their faces while others were quite satisfied with who they got, one of them were Malfoy.
After the Slytherin table was Ravenclaw. Cho was the first to get to chose and who she chosen was not who she thought she would get. Her eyes widen when she found out who she gotten. After the Ravenclaw table was the Hufflepuff. And finally it was the Gryfindor table turn. Ron was the first of the three to pick first. Ron went up and sat on the stool waiting for the hat to tell him. When Ron found out whom he got his eye widen more then Cho's. He was so shocked that he froze. A couple of professors had to come up there and lift him off the chair. Hermione was next and kept whispering, " Please don't let it be Malfoy. Please don't let it be him."
Luckily it wasn't him, she sighed with relief as she got off the stool. Next was Harry and then after a couple more they were done. Dumbledore then said, after everyone was seated, " Remember to keep whomever you chose a secret. Also when you leave gifts, send it by owl. And send it by the school's owl because I'm sure some of you would notice whom the owls would belong to. Oh and before you leave I must tell you that there will be mistletoes hanging everywhere. So better watch out, it could be anywhere." Dumbledore said this while looking at Harry with a little twinkle in his eyes, "You are all now dismissed."
" So Ron who did you get that was so horrible that you froze?" Hermione asked as they walked out of the Great hall.
" I. I got. I. I got." Ron kept saying, his eyes not even blinking.
" Oh no. Don't tell." Harry said all of a sudden realizing who it was.
" Can you guys please tell me!" Hermione said impatiently.
" I'll give you one guess Hermione," Harry said.
" Wait- you mean. Ron got Malfoy!" Hermione said bursting into giggles.
Harry nodded, with a grin, while Ron just kept looking shocked.
" I can't believe I got that git! I can't believe I have to get him something for Christmas! I wish this secret Santa was never invented!" Ron exclaimed.
" Good luck finding a gift for him," Harry said, bursting into a fit of laughter.
Hermione joined and Ron became furious. " Ha. Ha. Very funny. And who did you guys get?"
" Well. I got Ginny, what about you Hermione," Harry asked.
Hermione could feel herself turning pink. She gotten Harry but she knew she couldn't tell him. " Well. I . I . I got. I got."
Hermione looked around for someone and then her eyes landed on Cho. " I got Cho."
" Cho?" Harry and Ron asked at the same time.
" Yes. That's right I got Cho. Now if you excuse me I have to go and think of a gift for Cho," Hermione said. She pushed pass Harry and Ron, walking towards the library.
" She's going to think of a gift in the library. I bet you all my money that she'll get Cho a book," Ron said knowingly.
Harry just laughed and he and Ron walked back to the common room. As they walked Harry wondered why Dumbledore looked at him when he talked about the mistletoes. Strange. Harry just shook it off and forgot all about as he entered the common room.
A/N: Hey guys sorry it took long to post this off. I just wanted to get this right you know. Anyways thank you to all those who review, you know who you are. Don't stop reviewing and to those who didn't review, REVIEW! Anyways thanks and I love you guys!
