Author's Note: I hope you all like this chapter. Its completely different
from the one I originally wrote, which was just bad. Lol
Disclaimer: Nothing but the idea of this story belongs to me. It belongs to the great HP author, JK Rowling, and the people at Warner Bros.
Chapter 5~ Bad Girl
Draco and Cho were face to face. Cho was about to hug him, but remembered that her mom was close by. Instead, she just smiled brightly.
"Um, do want to go for a walk? It'll be uh.safer." Suggested Cho.
"Safer?"
"My mom's in there." Cho pointed inside the Leaky Cauldron.
"Oh, okay. Let's go then. My father's going in there too." Draco and Cho walked away, hand in hand.
For the next half hour, the two of them went into stores: The Magical Menagerie and Eyelops Owl Emporium, and goofed around while looking and playing with the animals.
When they were petting owls, Cho said suddenly, " Just curious, but what's it like down in Knockturn Alley? You've been there, right? I obviously haven't. My mum forbids it."
"It's hard to explain really." Draco smiled slyly. "Do want to go and have a look?"
Cho was taken back. "But I already told you. My mum forbids it."
"You're mum's not here now, is she?" He took her gently by the hand and led her outside."
"Fine. Just for a while." Excitement rushed over Cho as they walked through the crowds. There were less and less people as they approached the dark alleyway that led to Knockturn Alley.
When they got there, Cho grabbed on to Draco arm. She started to shiver. The place was dark, quiet, and creepy.
"It's alright. Nothing's going to harm you. If you don't touch anything, that is. Just read the tags and the signs that go with the object. They usually have warnings." Draco laughed a little.
Cho started getting scared and looked worried. "Ha, thanks! You've been here a ton of times. I haven't-ew!" She yelped at the disgusting sight of a shrivelled skull in display in Borgin and Burkes.
"Oh, I want to show you something." Said Draco.
Cho looked at him uncertainly. "You mean, in there?" She referred to Borgin and Burkes.
"Yeah. Come on."
Cho shook her head. "I'll just wait out here by the door."
"I need to show you something though." Draco pulled her lightly.
"No way."
"Alright. Will you go in there?" Draco pointed to the store across from Borgin and Burkes.
Cho gasped and grabbed on to him again. "Are you mad?!" She whispered harshly. "That's even worse than the first shop! Just. go in if you want. I'll wait out here."
"Are you sure?" Draco let go of her and opened the shop door. "I won't be long then." He walked in.
Cho bit her lip nervously. She held herself whenever she saw the skulls and shrunken heads on display in the store windows.
"Ick, how can he like it down here," She muttered to herself in disgust. "Dark Arts are absolutely barbaric." She walked around in small circles, waiting for Draco. She could see him inside, admiring a shrivelled skull with great interest.
After a few minutes, Cho decided to work up some courage and walk to a nearby store and see what was on the display window. There were long fingers on a large silver platter along with sharp, whole human nails. Then a dragon skull was beside it. Cho backed away.
"What's the matter, girlie?"
Cho turned and saw an old hag with a crooked smile on her face. "Uh, nothing's the matter."
"You're quite jumpy. You don't belong down here, do you? I don't suppose you have business here of any sort?" The witch hovered over Cho, who backed away.
"N-no. I was just curious." She kept backing away until she leaned against a wall.
The witch moved closer and closer. "You know what they say. Curiosity killed the cat!" She gave a high cackle and grabbed Cho's arm. "Bad girl, aren't you? Going down here against your worried mother's will."
"H-how do you know I can't be down here?" Cho breathed heavily, her heart beating faster and faster.
The witch smiled evilly and tightened her grip on Cho's arm. "You look very innocent. I don't think a girl like you could ever have anything to do with the dark arts."
Cho struggled to get away from the witch's grip, but it was no use. She immediately regretted coming down here. Suddenly, she found her self being pushed further down Knockturn Alley and screamed.
"Let me go! Help! Draco!" The witch cackled louder and dragged Cho around.
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Draco came out of the store and found that Cho was gone. He yelled her name and looked in every store. He ran farther down Knockturn Alley and continued calling her name. He even asked passer-bys if they'd seen a girl about his age, but they just stared at him with grim faces. Draco became furious and his patience was running thin. He cursed under his breath at the wizard who wouldn't answer him.
He heard a distant cry and knew instantly it was Cho. Draco ran in the direction of the voice until he saw the old hag dragging Cho. He ran towards them.
"Hag! Where are you taking her?! Let her go!" He reached inside his robes and clutched his wand.
"And who may you be?"
"You don't have any business knowing who I am, but I'm a Malfoy." Draco said angrily.
"Ah, I see." The witch let Cho go. "The rich, pureblood family. Lucius' son, are you?" Cho instantly went to Draco, who held her hand tightly.
"No, I'm his grandfather." Draco said sarcastically and let his wand go from inside his robes.
"Quite the attitude young Malfoy." The witch gave one last look and took off.
"Are you okay, Cho?" Draco looked down at her.
Cho looked at him with wide, scared eyes. Then, she unexpectedly slapped him.
"Don't you ever convince me to come down here ever again! Let alone leave me out in the dark alley while you go admire a shrivelled skull!"
Draco rubbed his cheek. "You were curious, weren't you? And you said you'd be alright alone!"
"When I want to do something stupid and against my mother's will again, stop me and remind me of the incident that just happened down here. Okay? Stun me if you have to!"
"Okay, okay. Let's get back to Diagon Alley then. Now you know why you're mum forbids you to come here?"
Cho shot him an evil glare. She was relieved when she felt the warm sun and heard the loud crowds.
"Sorry for slapping you. I was scared. I know leading me down there wasn't entirely your fault."
"It's okay." Draco rubbed his cheek again. It felt a bit numb.
"I better go meet my mum now." Before Cho left, she tiptoed and kissed Draco on the cheek where she slapped him. "Better?"
Draco smirked. "Yeah."
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Cho saw her mom sitting stiffly at the same table. Her lips were pursed and she looked like she could blow up.
"What's wrong?" Cho asked, puzzled why her mom looked so angry.
Mrs. Chang shook her head sharply and said, "Nothing. Grab your bags. We're leaving." She stood up quickly, grabbed her own things, and walked to the door.
"Mum, wait!" Cho called after her. She was scared that her mom might've known somehow that she went to Knockturn Alley. She picked up her stuff and tried to catch up to her. "Mum!"
The trip back to the Chang's house was quiet. The silence scared and worried Cho. She practically prayed in the car.
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Author's Note: I didn't have that much "knight in shining armour" and "damsel in distress" stuff in here. I hope it turned out okay. Oh, have any of you got the 5th HP book yet? I just did and. doesn't Cho seem different? In the 3rd and 4th book, JK describes her as extremely pretty, popular, and nice. But then in the 5th book, she's really outgoing and well. different. Don't you think? I even read that Cho seems like the biatchy, play girl type, and annoying. I always thought of Cho as a bit of a shy Asian who looks innocent. Well, I still think Cho's cool and she's still my second fave HP character. No matter how bad she turns out. =P =) Anyway, please r/r!
Disclaimer: Nothing but the idea of this story belongs to me. It belongs to the great HP author, JK Rowling, and the people at Warner Bros.
Chapter 5~ Bad Girl
Draco and Cho were face to face. Cho was about to hug him, but remembered that her mom was close by. Instead, she just smiled brightly.
"Um, do want to go for a walk? It'll be uh.safer." Suggested Cho.
"Safer?"
"My mom's in there." Cho pointed inside the Leaky Cauldron.
"Oh, okay. Let's go then. My father's going in there too." Draco and Cho walked away, hand in hand.
For the next half hour, the two of them went into stores: The Magical Menagerie and Eyelops Owl Emporium, and goofed around while looking and playing with the animals.
When they were petting owls, Cho said suddenly, " Just curious, but what's it like down in Knockturn Alley? You've been there, right? I obviously haven't. My mum forbids it."
"It's hard to explain really." Draco smiled slyly. "Do want to go and have a look?"
Cho was taken back. "But I already told you. My mum forbids it."
"You're mum's not here now, is she?" He took her gently by the hand and led her outside."
"Fine. Just for a while." Excitement rushed over Cho as they walked through the crowds. There were less and less people as they approached the dark alleyway that led to Knockturn Alley.
When they got there, Cho grabbed on to Draco arm. She started to shiver. The place was dark, quiet, and creepy.
"It's alright. Nothing's going to harm you. If you don't touch anything, that is. Just read the tags and the signs that go with the object. They usually have warnings." Draco laughed a little.
Cho started getting scared and looked worried. "Ha, thanks! You've been here a ton of times. I haven't-ew!" She yelped at the disgusting sight of a shrivelled skull in display in Borgin and Burkes.
"Oh, I want to show you something." Said Draco.
Cho looked at him uncertainly. "You mean, in there?" She referred to Borgin and Burkes.
"Yeah. Come on."
Cho shook her head. "I'll just wait out here by the door."
"I need to show you something though." Draco pulled her lightly.
"No way."
"Alright. Will you go in there?" Draco pointed to the store across from Borgin and Burkes.
Cho gasped and grabbed on to him again. "Are you mad?!" She whispered harshly. "That's even worse than the first shop! Just. go in if you want. I'll wait out here."
"Are you sure?" Draco let go of her and opened the shop door. "I won't be long then." He walked in.
Cho bit her lip nervously. She held herself whenever she saw the skulls and shrunken heads on display in the store windows.
"Ick, how can he like it down here," She muttered to herself in disgust. "Dark Arts are absolutely barbaric." She walked around in small circles, waiting for Draco. She could see him inside, admiring a shrivelled skull with great interest.
After a few minutes, Cho decided to work up some courage and walk to a nearby store and see what was on the display window. There were long fingers on a large silver platter along with sharp, whole human nails. Then a dragon skull was beside it. Cho backed away.
"What's the matter, girlie?"
Cho turned and saw an old hag with a crooked smile on her face. "Uh, nothing's the matter."
"You're quite jumpy. You don't belong down here, do you? I don't suppose you have business here of any sort?" The witch hovered over Cho, who backed away.
"N-no. I was just curious." She kept backing away until she leaned against a wall.
The witch moved closer and closer. "You know what they say. Curiosity killed the cat!" She gave a high cackle and grabbed Cho's arm. "Bad girl, aren't you? Going down here against your worried mother's will."
"H-how do you know I can't be down here?" Cho breathed heavily, her heart beating faster and faster.
The witch smiled evilly and tightened her grip on Cho's arm. "You look very innocent. I don't think a girl like you could ever have anything to do with the dark arts."
Cho struggled to get away from the witch's grip, but it was no use. She immediately regretted coming down here. Suddenly, she found her self being pushed further down Knockturn Alley and screamed.
"Let me go! Help! Draco!" The witch cackled louder and dragged Cho around.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Draco came out of the store and found that Cho was gone. He yelled her name and looked in every store. He ran farther down Knockturn Alley and continued calling her name. He even asked passer-bys if they'd seen a girl about his age, but they just stared at him with grim faces. Draco became furious and his patience was running thin. He cursed under his breath at the wizard who wouldn't answer him.
He heard a distant cry and knew instantly it was Cho. Draco ran in the direction of the voice until he saw the old hag dragging Cho. He ran towards them.
"Hag! Where are you taking her?! Let her go!" He reached inside his robes and clutched his wand.
"And who may you be?"
"You don't have any business knowing who I am, but I'm a Malfoy." Draco said angrily.
"Ah, I see." The witch let Cho go. "The rich, pureblood family. Lucius' son, are you?" Cho instantly went to Draco, who held her hand tightly.
"No, I'm his grandfather." Draco said sarcastically and let his wand go from inside his robes.
"Quite the attitude young Malfoy." The witch gave one last look and took off.
"Are you okay, Cho?" Draco looked down at her.
Cho looked at him with wide, scared eyes. Then, she unexpectedly slapped him.
"Don't you ever convince me to come down here ever again! Let alone leave me out in the dark alley while you go admire a shrivelled skull!"
Draco rubbed his cheek. "You were curious, weren't you? And you said you'd be alright alone!"
"When I want to do something stupid and against my mother's will again, stop me and remind me of the incident that just happened down here. Okay? Stun me if you have to!"
"Okay, okay. Let's get back to Diagon Alley then. Now you know why you're mum forbids you to come here?"
Cho shot him an evil glare. She was relieved when she felt the warm sun and heard the loud crowds.
"Sorry for slapping you. I was scared. I know leading me down there wasn't entirely your fault."
"It's okay." Draco rubbed his cheek again. It felt a bit numb.
"I better go meet my mum now." Before Cho left, she tiptoed and kissed Draco on the cheek where she slapped him. "Better?"
Draco smirked. "Yeah."
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Cho saw her mom sitting stiffly at the same table. Her lips were pursed and she looked like she could blow up.
"What's wrong?" Cho asked, puzzled why her mom looked so angry.
Mrs. Chang shook her head sharply and said, "Nothing. Grab your bags. We're leaving." She stood up quickly, grabbed her own things, and walked to the door.
"Mum, wait!" Cho called after her. She was scared that her mom might've known somehow that she went to Knockturn Alley. She picked up her stuff and tried to catch up to her. "Mum!"
The trip back to the Chang's house was quiet. The silence scared and worried Cho. She practically prayed in the car.
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Author's Note: I didn't have that much "knight in shining armour" and "damsel in distress" stuff in here. I hope it turned out okay. Oh, have any of you got the 5th HP book yet? I just did and. doesn't Cho seem different? In the 3rd and 4th book, JK describes her as extremely pretty, popular, and nice. But then in the 5th book, she's really outgoing and well. different. Don't you think? I even read that Cho seems like the biatchy, play girl type, and annoying. I always thought of Cho as a bit of a shy Asian who looks innocent. Well, I still think Cho's cool and she's still my second fave HP character. No matter how bad she turns out. =P =) Anyway, please r/r!