Chapter 24*~~
Michael Corner and Cho Chang*~~
Ginny was chewing on a scone when it happened. Cho Chang, Harry's long time crush. She took off her big shirt to reveal a pure red bikini that tied around her neck in thick straps that criss crossed in the front. Her long, shiny black hair was slid over the back of the lounge chair she was in. Her perfect body was illuminated. She put on sunglasses and her portable CD player.
Ginny turned to Harry to see his reaction when he saw her. He glanced over at Cho. Ginny bit her lip as she watched Harry walk over to her. "Hello, Cho, I didn't expect to see you here," Harry said. Cho slipped her headphones off.
"Yeah, well, my mum told me I had to stop brooding about Ced so I decided to come here to avoid shopping with her. She has horrible fashion sense," Cho said with a shrug.
"Right," Harry said. He hadn't expected Cho to mention Cedric so casually.
"It doesn't bother me anymore, Harry," Cho said quietly. "I mean I miss him and all but I can talk about it. He died a hero, doing what a hero does best. He died fighting. And I know if You-Know-Who could've he would have killed you too. And you risked death to bring his body back. You made sure he was honored." A small tear trickled down her cheek.
"Thanks," Harry said hoarsely.
"No problem," Cho said weakly. "Harry, you know how you asked me to the Yule Ball? Why did you?"
"Because I had had a huge crush on you since I first played you in quidditch," Harry said calmly.
"Well, I may want to take you up on that offer," Cho said. Harry bit his lip.
"Listen Cho, I don't want to hurt you but you'd have to clear that with my girlfriend," he said, looking at the ground. Cho sat up.
"Girlfriend?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. "Ginny finally roped you? Well then, I guess I'll have to wait for Michael."
"Michael?" Harry said, now raising his eyebrows. Cho blushed.
"I know I must seem shallow what with my boyfriend just d-dying but I was thinking about asking him out," Cho said.
"You don't seem shallow at all. I wasn't great friends with Cedric but he wouldn't have wanted you to spend your life alone," Harry said with a smile. He stood up and walked off to talk to Neville, who was telling everyone about something his uncle had done.
"So Uncle Agner went and got Trevor for Aunt Marianna to kiss and see if it would turn into her prince charming. But Aunt Marianna said that if she had to kiss him so did Uncle Agner. Well, Uncle Agner kissed Trevor and his face turned green and then all he could do was croak. Aunt Marianna confessed she had put a spell on Trevor so Uncle Agner would turn part frog when he kissed Trevor. It was a trick all along," Neville finished. Everyone was laughing. "And that's just normal at my house over summer!"
"Your house sounds as weird as this place," Ron said. "The first day they were here they had about a zillion fights. The next day they started a squirt gun fight!"
"Ah, I presume you're talking about US!" Sirius said coming over and sitting down in the circle of people. There were all of the fifth year Gryffindors and Hannah, Ernie, and Justin, and finally a boy Harry had not seen.
"Uh, who are you?" Harry asked the boy.
"I'm Michael Corner, a sixth year Ravenclaw," Michael said, holding his hand out. Harry shook it with a grin. "I'm sorry I was late. I got here with Luna Lovegood, Sara Henkle (H), and Mark Twain(R)."
"You should go say hi to Cho," Harry advised. Michael hopped up really fast and rushed over. Harry looked at Ron and they started laughing.
"Oooh, I'm beginning to rub off on them!" Sirius said proudly.'
"How do you know it's not me?" asked Remus.
"Because you're BORING Moony," Sirius said rolling his eyes.
"I'd hurt you but you're needed for getting Ara and May. Oooh, I HATE it when you're needed for a prank," growled Moony.
"I'm hurt," pouted Padfoot. Suddenly two buckets of ice cold water and chunks of ice spilled over Sirius and Remus's heads.
"Nope, you're wet," Hermione said. Ginny was laughing quietly. The two men glared at the girls.
"We NEVER did anything to you! What was that for?" snapped Sirius.
"Oh, it was revenge from Ara and May, we just happened to deliver it," Ginny said with a shrug.
"Control your girlfriends," Remus told Ron and Harry.
"But they got you wet," Ron said.
"We can't punish them for that!" Harry said stoutly. "It was bloody brilliant." Ginny gave Hermione a knowing look. She grinned evilly and the two girls snuck away while they continued the conversation. Seconds later, a bucket of ice and water was on each Harry and Ron.
"BLOODY HELL!" screamed Ron.
"That was bloody damn cold!" Harry said, shivering.
"But you said it yourself, its bloody brilliant," Ginny said smirking.
"Or did you change your minds?" asked Hermione, mirroring Ginny's smirk.
"Oh, snuff it!" Ron said heatedly.
"You know," Lavender said. "We should play a game!"
"Oh, god help us," Parvati whined. "Hermione, Ginny, you guys know her games!"
"Lavender," Hermione said calmly. "See as gentlemen are present we may not want to play a game which includes taking off clothes."
"I'm offended," Lavender sniffed. "I have common decency not to play Strip Poker with boys! At least not ones like these idiots!"
"HEY!" yelled all the males.
"Is for horses," chanted the females.
"Whatever, just find a bloody game!" Harry exclaimed.
"All right, we'll have a scavenger hunt," Ginny said. "Ara, May, can you set it up?"
"Sure," Ara said as she and May dragged Sirius and Remus away. Harry glanced over at Michael and Cho and grinned. He began hooting and cheering hen he saw they were snogging.
Soon everyone had joined in. Cho and Michael pulled away, both scarlet. "Aw, they are blushing," Sara Henkle called out.
"SARA!" screamed Cho. She lunged at her sixth year friend.
"AH!" shrieked Sara. For a while they all let Cho chase Sara, but when Michael and Mark ended up wet, they stopped the girls.
"I had no desire to get wet!" Mark said. He still had his arms around Sara's waist.
"You obviously have a desire to snog Sara though," Cho snarled smugly.
"CHO!" shrieked Sara, going red.
"Aw, she is blushing!" Cho squealed. Sara stuck her tongue out.
"Hey, Harry started the cheering, it's HIS fault!" Sara said.
"Oh, is that so?" asked Cho, giving Harry raised eyebrows.
"Wait a minute, Ginny already dumped freezing water and chunks of ice on me!" he complained. "Besides, I got Michael to talk to you!"
"Doesn't mean that I can't hurt you," Cho said shrugging.
"Ginny, help me," whined Harry, hiding behind hid girlfriend.
"You did this to yourself," Ginny said laughing at his antics.
"Harry Potter!" Cho yelled. She lunged at him, knocking both Ginny and Harry into the water. The two popped up laughing. "Sorry, Ginny."
"Harry getting wetter was well worth it," Ginny said smiling.
"YOU LTTLE TRAITOR!" Harry said. He pulled her under the water again. They wrestled for a little while before Harry kissed her. They floated to the top and Ginny pulled away. "I guess I can forgive you," Harry said, eyeing her up. Ginny slapped him lightly.
"Watch yourself, Ron can see us," Ginny warned, smiling. Harry looked scandalized.
"Are you thinking dirty thoughts?!" Ginny dunked him down again. When they resurfaced their four "adult" supervisors were standing at the edge of the pool.
"Get lucky yet?" Sirius asked. Ara rolled her eyes and shoved him into the water.
"Scavenger hunt is ready!" May said. "Everyone form teams of four!" They all began pairing off.
A/N Sorry it's short but I plan on making the next chapter just about the hunt!
Ginny was chewing on a scone when it happened. Cho Chang, Harry's long time crush. She took off her big shirt to reveal a pure red bikini that tied around her neck in thick straps that criss crossed in the front. Her long, shiny black hair was slid over the back of the lounge chair she was in. Her perfect body was illuminated. She put on sunglasses and her portable CD player.
Ginny turned to Harry to see his reaction when he saw her. He glanced over at Cho. Ginny bit her lip as she watched Harry walk over to her. "Hello, Cho, I didn't expect to see you here," Harry said. Cho slipped her headphones off.
"Yeah, well, my mum told me I had to stop brooding about Ced so I decided to come here to avoid shopping with her. She has horrible fashion sense," Cho said with a shrug.
"Right," Harry said. He hadn't expected Cho to mention Cedric so casually.
"It doesn't bother me anymore, Harry," Cho said quietly. "I mean I miss him and all but I can talk about it. He died a hero, doing what a hero does best. He died fighting. And I know if You-Know-Who could've he would have killed you too. And you risked death to bring his body back. You made sure he was honored." A small tear trickled down her cheek.
"Thanks," Harry said hoarsely.
"No problem," Cho said weakly. "Harry, you know how you asked me to the Yule Ball? Why did you?"
"Because I had had a huge crush on you since I first played you in quidditch," Harry said calmly.
"Well, I may want to take you up on that offer," Cho said. Harry bit his lip.
"Listen Cho, I don't want to hurt you but you'd have to clear that with my girlfriend," he said, looking at the ground. Cho sat up.
"Girlfriend?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. "Ginny finally roped you? Well then, I guess I'll have to wait for Michael."
"Michael?" Harry said, now raising his eyebrows. Cho blushed.
"I know I must seem shallow what with my boyfriend just d-dying but I was thinking about asking him out," Cho said.
"You don't seem shallow at all. I wasn't great friends with Cedric but he wouldn't have wanted you to spend your life alone," Harry said with a smile. He stood up and walked off to talk to Neville, who was telling everyone about something his uncle had done.
"So Uncle Agner went and got Trevor for Aunt Marianna to kiss and see if it would turn into her prince charming. But Aunt Marianna said that if she had to kiss him so did Uncle Agner. Well, Uncle Agner kissed Trevor and his face turned green and then all he could do was croak. Aunt Marianna confessed she had put a spell on Trevor so Uncle Agner would turn part frog when he kissed Trevor. It was a trick all along," Neville finished. Everyone was laughing. "And that's just normal at my house over summer!"
"Your house sounds as weird as this place," Ron said. "The first day they were here they had about a zillion fights. The next day they started a squirt gun fight!"
"Ah, I presume you're talking about US!" Sirius said coming over and sitting down in the circle of people. There were all of the fifth year Gryffindors and Hannah, Ernie, and Justin, and finally a boy Harry had not seen.
"Uh, who are you?" Harry asked the boy.
"I'm Michael Corner, a sixth year Ravenclaw," Michael said, holding his hand out. Harry shook it with a grin. "I'm sorry I was late. I got here with Luna Lovegood, Sara Henkle (H), and Mark Twain(R)."
"You should go say hi to Cho," Harry advised. Michael hopped up really fast and rushed over. Harry looked at Ron and they started laughing.
"Oooh, I'm beginning to rub off on them!" Sirius said proudly.'
"How do you know it's not me?" asked Remus.
"Because you're BORING Moony," Sirius said rolling his eyes.
"I'd hurt you but you're needed for getting Ara and May. Oooh, I HATE it when you're needed for a prank," growled Moony.
"I'm hurt," pouted Padfoot. Suddenly two buckets of ice cold water and chunks of ice spilled over Sirius and Remus's heads.
"Nope, you're wet," Hermione said. Ginny was laughing quietly. The two men glared at the girls.
"We NEVER did anything to you! What was that for?" snapped Sirius.
"Oh, it was revenge from Ara and May, we just happened to deliver it," Ginny said with a shrug.
"Control your girlfriends," Remus told Ron and Harry.
"But they got you wet," Ron said.
"We can't punish them for that!" Harry said stoutly. "It was bloody brilliant." Ginny gave Hermione a knowing look. She grinned evilly and the two girls snuck away while they continued the conversation. Seconds later, a bucket of ice and water was on each Harry and Ron.
"BLOODY HELL!" screamed Ron.
"That was bloody damn cold!" Harry said, shivering.
"But you said it yourself, its bloody brilliant," Ginny said smirking.
"Or did you change your minds?" asked Hermione, mirroring Ginny's smirk.
"Oh, snuff it!" Ron said heatedly.
"You know," Lavender said. "We should play a game!"
"Oh, god help us," Parvati whined. "Hermione, Ginny, you guys know her games!"
"Lavender," Hermione said calmly. "See as gentlemen are present we may not want to play a game which includes taking off clothes."
"I'm offended," Lavender sniffed. "I have common decency not to play Strip Poker with boys! At least not ones like these idiots!"
"HEY!" yelled all the males.
"Is for horses," chanted the females.
"Whatever, just find a bloody game!" Harry exclaimed.
"All right, we'll have a scavenger hunt," Ginny said. "Ara, May, can you set it up?"
"Sure," Ara said as she and May dragged Sirius and Remus away. Harry glanced over at Michael and Cho and grinned. He began hooting and cheering hen he saw they were snogging.
Soon everyone had joined in. Cho and Michael pulled away, both scarlet. "Aw, they are blushing," Sara Henkle called out.
"SARA!" screamed Cho. She lunged at her sixth year friend.
"AH!" shrieked Sara. For a while they all let Cho chase Sara, but when Michael and Mark ended up wet, they stopped the girls.
"I had no desire to get wet!" Mark said. He still had his arms around Sara's waist.
"You obviously have a desire to snog Sara though," Cho snarled smugly.
"CHO!" shrieked Sara, going red.
"Aw, she is blushing!" Cho squealed. Sara stuck her tongue out.
"Hey, Harry started the cheering, it's HIS fault!" Sara said.
"Oh, is that so?" asked Cho, giving Harry raised eyebrows.
"Wait a minute, Ginny already dumped freezing water and chunks of ice on me!" he complained. "Besides, I got Michael to talk to you!"
"Doesn't mean that I can't hurt you," Cho said shrugging.
"Ginny, help me," whined Harry, hiding behind hid girlfriend.
"You did this to yourself," Ginny said laughing at his antics.
"Harry Potter!" Cho yelled. She lunged at him, knocking both Ginny and Harry into the water. The two popped up laughing. "Sorry, Ginny."
"Harry getting wetter was well worth it," Ginny said smiling.
"YOU LTTLE TRAITOR!" Harry said. He pulled her under the water again. They wrestled for a little while before Harry kissed her. They floated to the top and Ginny pulled away. "I guess I can forgive you," Harry said, eyeing her up. Ginny slapped him lightly.
"Watch yourself, Ron can see us," Ginny warned, smiling. Harry looked scandalized.
"Are you thinking dirty thoughts?!" Ginny dunked him down again. When they resurfaced their four "adult" supervisors were standing at the edge of the pool.
"Get lucky yet?" Sirius asked. Ara rolled her eyes and shoved him into the water.
"Scavenger hunt is ready!" May said. "Everyone form teams of four!" They all began pairing off.
A/N Sorry it's short but I plan on making the next chapter just about the hunt!