Disclaimer: I don't Harry Potter…blah blah blah…. you know the drill.

Chapter Two

"Have you seen Snape's hair today?"

"Yeah, it looked like he was trying on a new shampoo or something."

"Or his new potion might of gone wrong."

"What ever it is, his hair looked like a poodle."

Cho's friend laughed eccentrically in the Ravenclaw table. Gossiping on the latest gossip or laughing on the latest unusual event, or laughing at their lame jokes. This always made Cho laugh and feel part of the group. Mostly it's her friends that try and make her laugh just to impress her.

Cho made a small laughed at her friend's remark; everyone else laughed their heads off, echoing the Great Hall. She wasn't really paying attention; just when her friends laugh, it was her cue to laugh with them.

Her mind was elsewhere - Michael. The feeling to be wanted engulfed her. She wanted to be held by his arms, his tasteful lips, and his gently touch. She missed his comforts and the way he listened to her. It made her feel better. But all that is gone now.

"Hey, Cho. What's wrong with you?"

"Cho?" One of her friends shook her gently in the arm. "Earth to Cho?"

"Huh?" She glanced at friends who were vaguely starring at her. "What?"

"Are you worried about that git Michael again?"

"Don't think about him."

"Yeah, he's a major jerk."

"Right you are, Marietta!" Marietta and her other friend high fived.

"How about checking out some other guy… like that Hufflepuff over there-"
"Joy!"

"What?" Marietta punch her the arm and gave her a stern look.

"Oh! I'm sorry, Cho!" said Joy, panicky. "I didn't mean to bring up Cedric like that-"

"Joy!" exclaimed all of Cho's friends in unison.

"Well…uh… I meant… I didn't mean to…I was suggesting she should date someone…someone like Cedric-"

"Joy!" snapped the girls. "Shut up!"

"I think that's enough, Joy," said Marietta firmly. Joy open and closed her mouth to say something but had second thoughts. She sat there and looked at Cho apologetically. Cho gave a weak smile and stood up.

"I think… I think I need to do my homework," said Cho picking up her things. "I see you guys back in the common room."

As Cho left, she could hear friends quietly rap on Joy.

"Look what did!"

"I swear it's all your fault!"

"But I didn't mean to, you guys!"

Cho wanted to go back and tell them to stop retorting on Joy. She couldn't blame her; she knew she was trying to help. But she didn't have the strength to go back and argue with them. Cho looked down on the floor and sighed. She was tired and cheerless; not in the mood for anything.

She round a corner when-

"Oh sorry," said Cho slothfully. She bent down to pick up her dropped books.

"Well, you should be," said a cold voice. Cho slowly stood up after picking up her books and glared at him.

"Oh, it's just you." She brushed pass him and picked up her speed.

"I have a name you know!" yelled over his shoulder. "It's Draco Malfoy."

"Pleasure!" Cho yelled back without looking back.

~~~~~~~~~~

"For your assignment, please analyze and heed these plants," said Professor Sprout as the bell rang. The students were already packing and ready to leave; holding their little pot of some kind of plant. "Oh… and please don't over water them, even though they're just tiny little plants… they um… they tend to get really agitated and…well…let's just say you'll end up at the Hospital Wing."

The students looked at each other in trepidation, than at their little pot. They carried them cautiously as they head out the classroom.

"Oh! Miss Chang! Miss Chang!" Professor Sprout yelled after her. "May I have a word?"
"Yes, Professor," said Cho as she slowly put her little pot down.

"Well, can you tutor a student for me, he's been…well, not on task you can say. And since you're one of my best students, I think you can handle him…"
"Well… I-"

"Great! You will start this evening. Four O'clock, for only a hour and a half. You will tutor him at the classroom next door to mine, here's the key." Professor Sprout gave Cho the key who took it gradually; hesitating.

"But Professor. I'm quite a busy person… I-"
"Oh I know you can handle it! I know a great student when I see one! It will look great on your resume before you graduate here. Oh! I heard you want to work in the Ministry of Magic! They like busy people!"

"Um, all right…" said Cho, timidly. She took the key and said, "So I start at four o'clock, right?"

"Yes. And thank you Cho. I knew that I can count on you."

"No problem, Professor," and gave her a small laugh.

As Cho left the classroom, she groaned.

'Great! I'm tutoring an idiot. Just my luck,' she thought to herself. 'And I have to take good care of this plant.' She glared at her plant which burped.

~~~~~~~~~~

Cho starred at her watch - she was five minutes late for her tutor session. It took her awhile to finally find the key that Professor Sprout gave her, which was in her backpack all along. She ran through the empty halls and turned to find Draco Malfoy leaning on the door to the classroom next door to Sprout's. Cho stopped dead in her tracks, key in her hands.

"I'm…I'm…" she stuttered.

"You're my tutor?" smirked Draco. "Isn't a small world." Cho narrowed her eyes at him. "Well, aren't you going to open the door? You're late." He pointed his finger towards Cho's hand where she was holding the key.

Cho hastily walked up the door and opened it to the empty classroom and walked in and slammed her books in the table.

"Open your Herbology book to page 14, and read from there."

"What? No intro?" Draco sat down slowly to the sit across from Cho.

"READ!" He glared at her and slothfully took out his book and turned the page.

Few minutes passed and Draco looked up at Cho; indicating that he was done reading.

"So, what have you read?" Cho leaned in beside Draco, to get a better look of his book.

"Plants," Draco bluntly said.

"Obviously…" murmured Cho. "This is not going anywhere…."

"What did you say?"
"Nothing…"

"You said something. I heard you…"

"Well, you probably heard me wrong." They starred at each other for what seemed like a minute.

"I think we should continue this tomorrow," said Cho as she looked away and began to pick the books. "Today is not a good day."

"How come?" said Draco. "We haven't even started. All I did was read."

"Just… leave…we'll continue tomorrow." Cho left after Draco left without saying a word. She was restless and tired.

A/N: Agh! My mind is empty… this is the best I can do for today. It's not exactly what I wanted it to be. Sorry… Please review!!