Chapter Nine~ The Black Rose
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Detention wasn't as bad. They were only kept until seven that night. Harry and Cho didn't really talk much, they just noticed the petty things around and tried to make a fuss out of them. Harry pretty much forgot about the encounter with the figure a while ago.
Cho was slowly walking to her common room after she and Harry parted. She was very disappointed and she felt regretful. Why did she have to say the day before that they were only friends? Why?
Because of that, it sunk to Harry's mind that they were only friends. ONLY friends. Cho was about to turn to a corner when she heard Harry, Ron and Hermione's voices.
"What? Only friends? Listen mate, that wasn't the right thing to say." Ron's voice came. "I know but... I really..." "Harry, listen to me, Cho probably asked you that because she wanted to have a commitment with you already, not that she was rushing but she really likes you!" Hermione said.
She really knows how a girl feels... Cho thought.
"Look, if we become a couple, I would be the happiest man on the earth..." Cho smiled when she heard this. "But it would mean risking her pain of things to come, Hermione! She doesn't really know..."
"About you becoming the murderer or the one murdered when you have your last battle with Voldemort?" Hermione asked. Cho frowned. Yeah she knew...
"Look, tell her. If she really loves you, she would not leave you and if you tell her, you are being honest and you are saving the two of you the separation with out any reason! Harry, tell her!" Hermione said.
"I'm not leaving you!!" Cho shouted as she ducked out of the shadows. She couldn't take it anymore! She wanted to really let Harry know how she felt ever since last year.
Everyone stared at her. Harry was staring at her, his green irises wide in surprise. Cho felt a tear fall. "Harry, be honest with me! I... I love you!!" she said as she raised her voice.
She hated Harry then... she ran as fast as she could, pushing through them, as fast as her feet could carry her. What kind of a guy wouldn't be honest with you and leave you wondering hopelessly just like that?
Surely, she thought Harry would not be like that.
"Cho!" Harry shouted as he ran after her, leaving Ron and Hermione.
* * *
Cho stopped in an empty hallway as she wiped off her tears and hiccupped a bit. She wasn't really crying anymore... she wanted to, to show her feelings about how she felt about all this.
She had told him that she loved him... he should know...
Cho leaned by a wall and sat on the stone floor, hugging her knees to her chest as she lowered her head and tried to release the tears forming deep within her heart.
She sobbed a little when Harry went by. He saw her like that, miserable. He was so sorry; he couldn't even express it in words anymore. He understood how she felt now...
Harry cleared his throat, "Cho..." he muttered and Cho lifted her head, her face covered with her innocent, pure tears. Harry felt weak in the knees as he tried to walk to her.
He did anyway, making his way to her slowly and he knelt beside her. "Cho... I... I'm so sorry..." he said as he wiped off a tear but to no extent. Cho threw her arms around him and Harry was forced to go a bit lower.
Cho sobbed on his shoulder. "I'm sorry if I'm making such a big deal but... I know about you and You-Know-Who's fate... I would gladly stay even if it means suffering... I want you to know that there is still hope..." she said.
Harry wrapped his arms around her and kissed her head as she sobbed. He didn't talk. He felt wonderful knowing that the person you love loves you back... but Harry still couldn't say it... he was scared...
Cho let go and sniffed as she wiped off her tears. Harry wiped off her tears, now successful and stood up before he brought his arm to her, offering her to grab it and lift herself up.
Cho did so and dusted off her pants as she sniffed a bit more, looking down. Harry watched her and they were unimaginably close to each other. Harry took her hand in his and he felt Cho freeze.
She slowly looked up.
"Cho... I'm sorry if I hurt you..." he muttered softly. Cho smiled. "It's okay..." Next thing Harry knew, he was nearing her as she was nearing him. It was gradual and a very cautious...
He then felt it again, her soft lips against his... much more intimate than last year... Harry put his hands behind her and pushed her a bit closer as Cho opened her mouth. Harry's eyes flew open.
He was swimming in ecstasy by just her simple kiss... but now, they had the guts to have it an open one... and not even under a mistletoe. Harry closed his eyes again and opened his mouth as he felt a tongue touch his.
Harry moaned a bit, soft so only he and Cho could hear it. Cho moaned also as Harry felt her arms wrap around his neck. This made them grow closer. Soon, they were kissing each other, slowly but intimately... as if relishing the taste of each other...
Cho pulled away but her arms were still around his neck. She smiled, her eyes puffy and her cheeks red. Harry smiled also and finally said the words he kept for so long...
"I love you... Cho..."
Cho smiled and hugged Harry again. "Thank you... thank you so much..." Harry felt surprised. He didn't know that he could change that much by just two moves... the kiss and the words...
But he meant it, Harry knew he meant it. Cho let go of him and sniffed once more. "Well, I'm glad that's over with..." she said as she let go on his neck, her little hand creeping to his slightly larger one and linking their fingers.
"A-Are we..." Harry asked nervously. Cho shrugged. "You are the one who should ask me..." she said as she blushed bashfully. Harry swallowed the big lump in his throat. "Um... Cho... would you like to be..." Harry started to say as Ron and Hermione's voices came.
* * *
"Here it is." Harry said as he bent down to pick it up. His wand was in Lumos, lighting the surrounds up a bit. "No!!" Hermione shouted. Harry, Cho, Ron and Hermione were outside in the pitch where Harry had found the figure a while ago.
He told them everything he saw and Hermione insisted they would go there and see what it was. What it meant. Harry old them about the rose and Hermione then really insisted to go. I mean what kind of a maniac would put a rose there? A black one even.
"What?" Harry asked. "It's might be a portkey! Hang on..." Hermione waved her wand and nothing happened. "Okay, its not." she said. "What did you do?" Ron asked. "The spell to check if something is a portkey. It didn't not glow or anything so, its not," she explained.
Cho picked it up when Harry froze, listening to Hermione. She stared at it and twirled it in her fingers. "It doesn't have any thorns..." Cho said softly but Harry, Ron and Hermione heard it. They all looked at her.
"No thorns?" Harry asked as he took the rose form her gently. Cho nodded. "It must be a sign, a sign left for someone to find!" Ron said. Harry frowned at the rose. "Weird..." he muttered. Cho then felt a shot of pain in her stomach. She winced.
"Cho, you okay?" Harry asked as he looked at her. Cho panted a bit. She was clutching her stomach and bending over a little as she stared at the ground. "I-I'm fine..." she muttered panting a bit.
Hermione had come over to her and rubbed her back a bit. "Do you want to go to the hospital wing?" she asked. Cho shook her head. "I'll be fine. I'm sure..." she said as he tried to stand upright. Harry was eyeing her anxiously.
Cho was now okay and met Harry's eyes. She blushed almost instantly and smiled to Harry, reassuring him that she's fine. Harry nodded, "Okay, let's go back, let's bring Cho to her dorm and we'll..." "Why don't you bring Cho to her dorm and we'll take care of the rose?" Ron asked.
Harry felt slightly nervous and a toss in his stomach. Harry kind of knew what they wanted to prove but he agreed anyway. He gave the rose to Hermione and she and Ron went in ahead of the two.
"Are you sure don't want to be checked up?" Harry asked, turning to Cho. Cho shook her head. "What was it? Describe it to me." Harry said as he eyed Cho straight in the eye.
"When you got the rose from me, I kind of felt something in me, like a little pain so I didn't react much. And then, all of a sudden, I felt a bigger shot of pain thru my stomach and... there..." Cho explained.
Harry frowned. Pain? Why did Cho suddenly experience pain? Did the rose have anything to do with this? Harry didn't want to think of it. "O-Okay, let's just go, I'll bring you to your dorm." Harry said.
* * *
They arrived in front of the statue and stopped. "Well, I guess, I'll go now..." Cho muttered. They were mostly quiet during their walk but they spoke about little things like the next quidditch match, the flowers (uh, huh...) and other little things.
"Okay." Harry said as he put his hands in his pockets. Cho smiled and didn't move, neither did Harry. Cho then went near Harry and gave him a little peck on the lips. Harry kissed her back just as gentle and Cho removed it right away.
"I'll just... go now..." she said as he she said the password to the statue (Booming Wormwood) and went in. Harry sighed when she was gone. He never asked her to be his girlfriend yet... something was stopping him... but what?
-Thanks a lot to those who reviewed:
Bon- Harry is the dork? Well... maybe... :)
toxiclove- thanks a lot! I'm glad you like it. I'm not actually
sure if this is part one of a two-part story... so, there! Thanks
again!
Holy Swordsman- Thank you! It's actually a mixture of romance,
action, adventure, angst and drama but only two genres were
allowed so I chose the main ones! Glad you like it!
EmmeralCho- I'm sure he didn't mean anything. Glad you love it!
I'll try my best to give the public what they want! :)
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Detention wasn't as bad. They were only kept until seven that night. Harry and Cho didn't really talk much, they just noticed the petty things around and tried to make a fuss out of them. Harry pretty much forgot about the encounter with the figure a while ago.
Cho was slowly walking to her common room after she and Harry parted. She was very disappointed and she felt regretful. Why did she have to say the day before that they were only friends? Why?
Because of that, it sunk to Harry's mind that they were only friends. ONLY friends. Cho was about to turn to a corner when she heard Harry, Ron and Hermione's voices.
"What? Only friends? Listen mate, that wasn't the right thing to say." Ron's voice came. "I know but... I really..." "Harry, listen to me, Cho probably asked you that because she wanted to have a commitment with you already, not that she was rushing but she really likes you!" Hermione said.
She really knows how a girl feels... Cho thought.
"Look, if we become a couple, I would be the happiest man on the earth..." Cho smiled when she heard this. "But it would mean risking her pain of things to come, Hermione! She doesn't really know..."
"About you becoming the murderer or the one murdered when you have your last battle with Voldemort?" Hermione asked. Cho frowned. Yeah she knew...
"Look, tell her. If she really loves you, she would not leave you and if you tell her, you are being honest and you are saving the two of you the separation with out any reason! Harry, tell her!" Hermione said.
"I'm not leaving you!!" Cho shouted as she ducked out of the shadows. She couldn't take it anymore! She wanted to really let Harry know how she felt ever since last year.
Everyone stared at her. Harry was staring at her, his green irises wide in surprise. Cho felt a tear fall. "Harry, be honest with me! I... I love you!!" she said as she raised her voice.
She hated Harry then... she ran as fast as she could, pushing through them, as fast as her feet could carry her. What kind of a guy wouldn't be honest with you and leave you wondering hopelessly just like that?
Surely, she thought Harry would not be like that.
"Cho!" Harry shouted as he ran after her, leaving Ron and Hermione.
* * *
Cho stopped in an empty hallway as she wiped off her tears and hiccupped a bit. She wasn't really crying anymore... she wanted to, to show her feelings about how she felt about all this.
She had told him that she loved him... he should know...
Cho leaned by a wall and sat on the stone floor, hugging her knees to her chest as she lowered her head and tried to release the tears forming deep within her heart.
She sobbed a little when Harry went by. He saw her like that, miserable. He was so sorry; he couldn't even express it in words anymore. He understood how she felt now...
Harry cleared his throat, "Cho..." he muttered and Cho lifted her head, her face covered with her innocent, pure tears. Harry felt weak in the knees as he tried to walk to her.
He did anyway, making his way to her slowly and he knelt beside her. "Cho... I... I'm so sorry..." he said as he wiped off a tear but to no extent. Cho threw her arms around him and Harry was forced to go a bit lower.
Cho sobbed on his shoulder. "I'm sorry if I'm making such a big deal but... I know about you and You-Know-Who's fate... I would gladly stay even if it means suffering... I want you to know that there is still hope..." she said.
Harry wrapped his arms around her and kissed her head as she sobbed. He didn't talk. He felt wonderful knowing that the person you love loves you back... but Harry still couldn't say it... he was scared...
Cho let go and sniffed as she wiped off her tears. Harry wiped off her tears, now successful and stood up before he brought his arm to her, offering her to grab it and lift herself up.
Cho did so and dusted off her pants as she sniffed a bit more, looking down. Harry watched her and they were unimaginably close to each other. Harry took her hand in his and he felt Cho freeze.
She slowly looked up.
"Cho... I'm sorry if I hurt you..." he muttered softly. Cho smiled. "It's okay..." Next thing Harry knew, he was nearing her as she was nearing him. It was gradual and a very cautious...
He then felt it again, her soft lips against his... much more intimate than last year... Harry put his hands behind her and pushed her a bit closer as Cho opened her mouth. Harry's eyes flew open.
He was swimming in ecstasy by just her simple kiss... but now, they had the guts to have it an open one... and not even under a mistletoe. Harry closed his eyes again and opened his mouth as he felt a tongue touch his.
Harry moaned a bit, soft so only he and Cho could hear it. Cho moaned also as Harry felt her arms wrap around his neck. This made them grow closer. Soon, they were kissing each other, slowly but intimately... as if relishing the taste of each other...
Cho pulled away but her arms were still around his neck. She smiled, her eyes puffy and her cheeks red. Harry smiled also and finally said the words he kept for so long...
"I love you... Cho..."
Cho smiled and hugged Harry again. "Thank you... thank you so much..." Harry felt surprised. He didn't know that he could change that much by just two moves... the kiss and the words...
But he meant it, Harry knew he meant it. Cho let go of him and sniffed once more. "Well, I'm glad that's over with..." she said as she let go on his neck, her little hand creeping to his slightly larger one and linking their fingers.
"A-Are we..." Harry asked nervously. Cho shrugged. "You are the one who should ask me..." she said as she blushed bashfully. Harry swallowed the big lump in his throat. "Um... Cho... would you like to be..." Harry started to say as Ron and Hermione's voices came.
* * *
"Here it is." Harry said as he bent down to pick it up. His wand was in Lumos, lighting the surrounds up a bit. "No!!" Hermione shouted. Harry, Cho, Ron and Hermione were outside in the pitch where Harry had found the figure a while ago.
He told them everything he saw and Hermione insisted they would go there and see what it was. What it meant. Harry old them about the rose and Hermione then really insisted to go. I mean what kind of a maniac would put a rose there? A black one even.
"What?" Harry asked. "It's might be a portkey! Hang on..." Hermione waved her wand and nothing happened. "Okay, its not." she said. "What did you do?" Ron asked. "The spell to check if something is a portkey. It didn't not glow or anything so, its not," she explained.
Cho picked it up when Harry froze, listening to Hermione. She stared at it and twirled it in her fingers. "It doesn't have any thorns..." Cho said softly but Harry, Ron and Hermione heard it. They all looked at her.
"No thorns?" Harry asked as he took the rose form her gently. Cho nodded. "It must be a sign, a sign left for someone to find!" Ron said. Harry frowned at the rose. "Weird..." he muttered. Cho then felt a shot of pain in her stomach. She winced.
"Cho, you okay?" Harry asked as he looked at her. Cho panted a bit. She was clutching her stomach and bending over a little as she stared at the ground. "I-I'm fine..." she muttered panting a bit.
Hermione had come over to her and rubbed her back a bit. "Do you want to go to the hospital wing?" she asked. Cho shook her head. "I'll be fine. I'm sure..." she said as he tried to stand upright. Harry was eyeing her anxiously.
Cho was now okay and met Harry's eyes. She blushed almost instantly and smiled to Harry, reassuring him that she's fine. Harry nodded, "Okay, let's go back, let's bring Cho to her dorm and we'll..." "Why don't you bring Cho to her dorm and we'll take care of the rose?" Ron asked.
Harry felt slightly nervous and a toss in his stomach. Harry kind of knew what they wanted to prove but he agreed anyway. He gave the rose to Hermione and she and Ron went in ahead of the two.
"Are you sure don't want to be checked up?" Harry asked, turning to Cho. Cho shook her head. "What was it? Describe it to me." Harry said as he eyed Cho straight in the eye.
"When you got the rose from me, I kind of felt something in me, like a little pain so I didn't react much. And then, all of a sudden, I felt a bigger shot of pain thru my stomach and... there..." Cho explained.
Harry frowned. Pain? Why did Cho suddenly experience pain? Did the rose have anything to do with this? Harry didn't want to think of it. "O-Okay, let's just go, I'll bring you to your dorm." Harry said.
* * *
They arrived in front of the statue and stopped. "Well, I guess, I'll go now..." Cho muttered. They were mostly quiet during their walk but they spoke about little things like the next quidditch match, the flowers (uh, huh...) and other little things.
"Okay." Harry said as he put his hands in his pockets. Cho smiled and didn't move, neither did Harry. Cho then went near Harry and gave him a little peck on the lips. Harry kissed her back just as gentle and Cho removed it right away.
"I'll just... go now..." she said as he she said the password to the statue (Booming Wormwood) and went in. Harry sighed when she was gone. He never asked her to be his girlfriend yet... something was stopping him... but what?
-Thanks a lot to those who reviewed:
Bon- Harry is the dork? Well... maybe... :)
toxiclove- thanks a lot! I'm glad you like it. I'm not actually
sure if this is part one of a two-part story... so, there! Thanks
again!
Holy Swordsman- Thank you! It's actually a mixture of romance,
action, adventure, angst and drama but only two genres were
allowed so I chose the main ones! Glad you like it!
EmmeralCho- I'm sure he didn't mean anything. Glad you love it!
I'll try my best to give the public what they want! :)
