Chapter 5 – Meeting Millie

Cho woke up to a very sunny start the very next day. She was off work so it was a natural instinct for her and her little sister, Millie, to spend quality time together. Millie was 11 and was going to start her first year at Hogwarts in September. She had inherited Cho's eyes, but had not inherited her Quidditch talent, as she was a very bad flyer.

Cho loved being in Millie's presence. They did little sister-ly things together; going out shopping, doing make-overs and talking about boys. Cho truly loved her sister, and couldn't ask for a better one. Millie was currently living with her parents, but always came to visit Cho every Mondays at about 11am.

Cho was slumped on the sofa watching morning television programmes when she heard some coughing in the fireplace. She looked over and grinned happily as the form of Millie appeared. Cho rushed over and dusted off all the ashes from Millie's shirt.

"How are ya, sis?" Cho asked casually, giving her little sister a hug.

"Yeah I'm fine. I went shopping in Diagon Alley with mum yesterday for my new wand!" Millie squeaked, taking a place next to Cho on the sofa.

"Really? What was - ?"

Cho jumped as she and Millie heard a crack from somewhere, and Draco Malfoy appeared in front of them in smooth green robes.

Millie looked at him weirdly as if to say "Sorry dude – I think you've got the wrong house". She looked over at Cho, expecting her to look the same, but Cho smirked slyly.

"What're you doing here, Mr Malfoy?" Cho said mockingly.

"To see my girlfriend I haven't seen in 8 years!" Draco answered as he pulled Cho up from the sofa and kissed her lightly on the lips.

Millie cleared her throat.

"Who are you? Aren't you that guy that went out with Cho AGES ago, and broke her heart?" she asked, perplexed.

Draco looked as though he had only realized she were there.

"Yeah I am" he answered simply.

Cho looked from Millie to Draco, to whom she was still clinging onto.

"Millie – Draco, Draco – Millie" Cho said, waving her hand about.

"Oh I'm sorry – are you two dating again?" Millie asked, smiling happily.

Cho grinned and laughed at her little sister's confusion.

"Yes Millie we are!"

"Erm – do you want me to go?" Millie asked politely. "I'll go if you want me to"

"No, don't be ridiculous! We'll all have fun together! Won't we?" Cho added, looking up at Draco. He sort of surveyed Millie, as if he could read her personality off her face.

"Er – sure we can…." He mumbled.

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            "And Robinson did a superb swerve and just managed to dodge the Bludger and he sped up his broom to try and catch the Snitch…. And he caught it! That is how England won the Quidditch World Cup…."

            Cho, Draco and Millie were sat at a table in a casual café in Diagon Alley, sipping Butterbeer.

            "Wow really?" Millie gasped, amazed.

            "Yep. Can you fly?" Draco asked, with Cho resting her head on his shoulder.

            "No, I'm a really bad flier. I want to be really good at Quidditch because I'm the only one in my family who's bad at it" Millie answered, going red and drinking her Butterbeer quickly.

            "Oh don't worry. They give Quidditch lessons at Hogwarts, and you could always try out for your house team" Draco assured her kindly.

            Millie's face lit up.

            "Yeah, I want to play for Ravenclaw. I want to be Seeker, just like Cho!" Millie said, staring at Cho with admiration. "Well – I hope I'll get in Ravenclaw anyway! Nearly the whole family's been in Ravenclaw. We got a few Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors here and there, but there was only one Slytherin in our family tree. She's our Great Grandmother" Cho shuddered at the mention of her Great Grandmother. "She's dead now. Me and Cho's seen a picture of her, and Cho reckons I look like her!"

            Millie was nearly breathless, but a look of interest scarred Draco's face.

            "Oh – really? Slytherin's really not that bad. It's where you belong, and where you feel most comfortable in. It's great. But obviously you'll get a few looks of disgust because once you're a Slytherin…. You'll die a Slytherin –"

            "Draco! Don't scare her!" Cho yelled, punching him quite harder than she was meaning to.

            "What? I'm simply telling her about Slytherin! But I'm sorry, I'm really sorry" Draco said hastily, nuzzling her neck.

            Millie rolled her eyes and decided to look outside through the window.