Chapter 9 - Needing To Speak To Cho

It felt weird going back to lessons the next day. Cho was greeted with applause and warm hugs.
"It's so great to see you honey!" Cherry squealed, hugging Cho extra hard.
"It's great to see you too!" she replied happily.
Even though she left the Hospital Wing on a bad note, she felt on top of the world, seeing all her friends again.
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"Man, it's great to taste Hogwarts food again!" Cho mumbled, spraying bits of pie at her friends.
"That doesn't give you a reason to eat like a pig!" Missy said.
Cho merely shrugged and carried on cramming food into her mouth.
After breakfast, Cho suggested going down to the library to catch up on some schoolwork.
"You've been in a coma, Cho, that's a good, enough reason to miss class work!" Missy replied incredulously.
"Yeah.well."
In the end, Missy, Cherry and Delphine all gave in, and followed Cho into the library. As they were going in, a small figure pushed passed them on their way out of the library.
"Oi, watch it!" Missy yelled angrily.
"Oh - I'm so sorry -"
"Hermione!"
"Cho! You're up and well, I see!" Hermione Granger said cheerfully.
Missy turned red.
"Yeah.I am!" Cho smiled.
"Well, I've got to go somewhere - bye!"
Hermione scurried down a corridor and headed to the Hospital Wing, carrying a very heavy book named "Moste Potente Potions"
"Malfoy!" she whispered urgently, sprinting towards his bed. "Oh - I see your ears are back to normal!"
"Are you here to just make fun of me?" Draco said impatiently.
"No - look what I've discovered!" Hermione heaved the book onto Draco's bed and opened it onto a bookmarked page. "Look!" she cried. "The Renajuice Potion! It's not worked for me - you know why? Because its temporary!"
"Wha-?"
"I can't believe I didn't consult the book again! How could I have been so stupid? I guess you've still got your feelings for Cho? It says the potion only works for six hours! Fat lot of help that is hey!"
Draco took a moment to take in all that Hermione was saying. He took a moment to think.
"Did you speak to Cho at all last night?" Hermione asked quizzically.
"Um." Draco paused. "Yeah - we were talking.but I don't know what about" Draco screwed up his eyes, trying to remember what he had said to Cho last night.
"Oh man - I need to speak to Cho. I need to tell her.the last the thing I said to her was something.something nasty." Draco muttered, getting out of bed and heading out of the Hospital Wing, with Hermione on his tail.
"Let me come with you!" Hermione said, finding it hard to catch up with Draco's long determined strides.
"No! I want to do this on my own!"
Hermione fell behind and shouted "Oh - you might want to try the library"
Draco glanced around at Hermione. "Cheers" he called back.
"Good luck" Hermione whispered.
Draco looked for the library. Fortunately, he didn't get lost this time. He was at the library entrance, and peered in. There was Cho - looking as beautiful as ever - laughing and giggling with her three mates. Madam Pince, the librarian, went over to tell Cho off for being too loud. As she walked away again, Cho pulled a face and stuck her middle finger up at her. Draco smiled.
"Still the same old Cho." he breathed.
Draco built up the courage to walk in there and talk to her. Cho looked taken aback when she saw Draco walking her way. He cleared his throat - opened his mouth to say something -
"Come on, let's go" Cho said loudly. She glanced quickly at Draco, giving him a smug look of some sort as she and the girls stalked passed him.
Draco stared at Cho walking passed him. He couldn't believe what she had just done.
"She doesn't love me." Draco whispered to himself.