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really really sorry I haven't posted any chapters for a while. For one, I
couldn't find my story posted on fanfic sometimes and second, I didn't have
any time because of me working on improving my site. I hope you all like
this chapter. All lot of stuff will be going on
Disclaimer: Nothing but the idea of the story belongs to me. It belongs to the great HP author, JK Rowling and the people at Warner Bros.
Chapter 7~ Caught
..::~* Cho *~::..
My mom never spoke to me the whole day. When I went to her or tried to talk to her like normal, she would either go to the lavatory, or play peek- a-boo with May. I had no idea why my own mother was acting like this. Girls my age would act like this! She should just scold me at whatever I did wrong. I couldn't stand it any longer. I went up to my mom after dinner.
"Mum," I confronted her and as I expected, she ignored me and went to May. I ran after her. I refuse to let her decline me. "Mum!" She still didn't answer me.
"Don't bother, Cho," my dad said to me from the kitchen. "She's in a bad mood." He shrugged and returned to his business.
"No. I want to know why she's angry at me." I said under my breath. Then I tried to talk to my mom again. "Mum! Mum!" I touched her arm. I barely took my hand away when she shrugged it off and stared at me with piercing eyes. That right there scared me. I've never seen her like this. "Mum, talk to me! What did I do?" I could've cried. I felt as if she hated me.
"May, sweetie? Why don't you go and play with your father?" My mom spoke softly to her.
"Okie." May ran to the kitchen. "Daddy…!" Her voice faded and my mom finally turned to me. There was silence and uneasiness.
"Are you angry with me?" I almost whispered.
She looked at me a second with her arms folded. Then she said, "No Cho, I'm not quite at my full level of anger with you yet."
"What?"
"Let me ask you something. Did you meet any friends from Hogwarts while we were in Diagon Alley earlier today?"
I looked at the ceiling recalling our trip. I didn't think of anyone, but then I froze. I bumped into Draco at the Leaky Cauldron. I held my breath and looked at my mom in horror.
"Well Cho? Anyone?" Her voice rose. You could even see her face turn red.
"Why? Have you seen any of my friends? I would've loved to say hi to them." I said sheepishly.
My mom narrowed her eyes.
"You had better not be trying to joke with me in this situation, Cho Chang. Now answer my question. Did you or did you not meet with any friends from Hogwarts?"
"How did you know who-"
"Answer a simple yes or no!" She thundered.
"Yes," I said guiltily. "But it was an accident! We just bumped into each other! I didn't plan to meet him!"
"An accident!" My mom burst. "Ha! Out of all the people in the world you could've bumped into, it had to be a Malfoy. A Malfoy! Lucius' son!"
I wanted to say something, but I just stood there scared.
"Mum… I-"
"No Cho," she snapped. "I'm not finished. I… I don't even know where to start! There is so much hatred… so much evil within that family! I don't know how you came in contact with that… that demon of a boy! How in the world could that have happened?! You know how heartless purebloods, like the Malfoys, feel about witches and wizards who are muggle born or half muggle! You know what I am, Cho! An Auror! You know that! I could've caught Lucius when he was a Death Eater, but then he crawled back to our side when You-Know-Who was defeated! Now here you are, mingling with his son! How dare you, Cho?!" After a while of scolding, she paused and looked straight at me. Then she whispered, "Why?"
I whimpered like a helpless puppy, trying to hold back my tears. Words couldn't come out of my mouth. What my mom just said about Draco being a demon hurt. I tried to defend him.
"You don't even know Draco! His father may be the demon, but not him!" I tried to say more, but I just exploded into sobs. I buried my face in my hands, hiding the shame and guilt.
I suddenly felt hands on my shoulder and my mom's stern voice. I looked up and saw her in front of me. She shook me twice, hard. I couldn't make out what she was saying. Her voice was so loud and my cries felt like it would never end.
"Stop," I begged. How can you say all that about Draco?"
"It's not only him! It's the whole Malfoy generation!" My mom was shaking with fury.
"It's not true! Draco's different! I should know!"
"Excuse me? I don't need to know Draco as a person. All the Malfoys are exactly the same: Cruel purebloods who think they're better than everyone else!"
"No! Draco's better than the rest of the Malfoys!" I argued.
"Cho, there's no use on defending him because it's true!"
"I'll defend my friends when I will and it's not true! Draco is not like that! He treats me like a normal person even though I'm half muggle! Not like dirt!"
"So, is he supposedly extra nice to you? Is there a reason why he treats you like this?" My mom's eyes narrowed once again.
"No!" I lied. "He treats me like that because he's better than his father! I told you that already."
"None of the Malfoys would do that, Cho. Does Draco… I can't bear to say it, but does he like you? Much more then a friend?"
"No!" I lied again. I didn't want to get matters worse. They probably would anyway. "We're just friends, okay? Nothing more."
"I don't know if I should believe that," My mom's expression suddenly went stiff. "Does Harry know about this?"
I looked at her in shock. "Does Harry have to know everything just because he and I are together?! He shouldn't care who my friends are!"
"But I think he would disagree that you should be friends with Draco."
"Harry has no right to tell me who I should be friends with! He is not my father! Nor is he you! He is just a boyfriend that can come and go."
"Yes, Harry may not have that right, but since I am your mother, I do." My mom paused, her face still.
"Cho, you are forbidden to talk to Draco ever again. Do you understand me?"
I wanted to cry. I couldn't avoid Draco completely!
"But mum! No! I can't! You can't make me do that! It…" Well here it goes. I just know I'll confess that I love Draco soon. I hope I don't. "It'll be torturous! He's my really good friend! I-"
"Love him, Cho?" she finished and looked at me strangely. "You love him? Is that why you try so hard to defend him?"
"I told you no!" My voice dripped with lies. I looked at her and said in a challenging tone, "So, what if I did love him?"
Bad move. My mom's jaw dropped and it looked like she would faint.
"Excuse me?! You what?!"
"I said what if I did," I said plainly, trying to stay calm.
"Okay, this game has gone far enough! You are forbidden to see him! And not only that, no! You will never hear his name in the halls at Hogwarts!" My mom screamed.
I looked at her in horror. "What do you mean?" I whispered. "Are you going to try and have him killed?!"
"Ha! I bloody wish. But no, Cho! OF course I'm not!" She paused for a breath. "What I meant was that you will never see or hear of Draco again. I cannot tolerate having you around him, a Malfoy. So, I'm sorry, but I'm going to remove you from Hogwarts. You will no longer be attending there."
Tears rapidly flowed from my eyes while she said that. My heart felt so heavy and empty at the same time. I could barely speak.
"No… how could you do that to me?" I gasped." You'll ruin my life! You'll ruin me!" Everything was blurred from my tears. "Mum…"
"I'm sorry Cho. It's for your own good and this family's safety." She tried to hug me but I refused to let her.
"Where'll I learn magic? What school would I go to?" I sobbed, though learning magic was the least of my concerns.
My mom looked at me soberly. "If you still want to learn magic-"
"Of course I do!"
"Okay. Then we can send you to Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, or the American school in New England: Salem. But I'm really thinking of just placing you in a regular muggle school close to home. Right here in London."
"A muggle school?!" I screamed, horrified. "No! Magic is a part of me! Hogwarts is the best school and it is quite close to home! Don't avoid my learning of magic just because of one person you despise!"
"Cho, please don't argue with me. The Malfoys aren't the greatest in the world, and even if it is just one person, they can cause a lot of damage. I just don't want a bad influence in you, that's all." She sounded calm like it wasn't a big deal. "And if matters get worse, and you're somehow still in contact with Draco, well, we'll have to relocate. Possibly to America."
"This is absolutely stupid! It's absurd!"
"I'm sorry, Cho. End of discussion." My mom stood there looking at me with cold, but satisfied, eyes.
"No… no! I will stay at Hogwarts! I'll remain here as long as I'm alive! You can't take me away from here and Hogwarts!" I ran away and up the stairs while saying, "If you do, you're a horrible, unfair mother and I'll hate you a thousand times more than I hate you now!" I know what I just said was cruel. But wasn't it true?
I ran in my room, slammed the door behind me and cried into my pillow. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Author's Note: I think this is the second most dramatic and (maybe) angst-y thing I've written. The most drama and (maybe) angst will be coming soon. My friends who read this beforehand thought that Cho's mom was such a bad witch. Heehee. Hope you liked this chapter! Please r/r!
Disclaimer: Nothing but the idea of the story belongs to me. It belongs to the great HP author, JK Rowling and the people at Warner Bros.
Chapter 7~ Caught
..::~* Cho *~::..
My mom never spoke to me the whole day. When I went to her or tried to talk to her like normal, she would either go to the lavatory, or play peek- a-boo with May. I had no idea why my own mother was acting like this. Girls my age would act like this! She should just scold me at whatever I did wrong. I couldn't stand it any longer. I went up to my mom after dinner.
"Mum," I confronted her and as I expected, she ignored me and went to May. I ran after her. I refuse to let her decline me. "Mum!" She still didn't answer me.
"Don't bother, Cho," my dad said to me from the kitchen. "She's in a bad mood." He shrugged and returned to his business.
"No. I want to know why she's angry at me." I said under my breath. Then I tried to talk to my mom again. "Mum! Mum!" I touched her arm. I barely took my hand away when she shrugged it off and stared at me with piercing eyes. That right there scared me. I've never seen her like this. "Mum, talk to me! What did I do?" I could've cried. I felt as if she hated me.
"May, sweetie? Why don't you go and play with your father?" My mom spoke softly to her.
"Okie." May ran to the kitchen. "Daddy…!" Her voice faded and my mom finally turned to me. There was silence and uneasiness.
"Are you angry with me?" I almost whispered.
She looked at me a second with her arms folded. Then she said, "No Cho, I'm not quite at my full level of anger with you yet."
"What?"
"Let me ask you something. Did you meet any friends from Hogwarts while we were in Diagon Alley earlier today?"
I looked at the ceiling recalling our trip. I didn't think of anyone, but then I froze. I bumped into Draco at the Leaky Cauldron. I held my breath and looked at my mom in horror.
"Well Cho? Anyone?" Her voice rose. You could even see her face turn red.
"Why? Have you seen any of my friends? I would've loved to say hi to them." I said sheepishly.
My mom narrowed her eyes.
"You had better not be trying to joke with me in this situation, Cho Chang. Now answer my question. Did you or did you not meet with any friends from Hogwarts?"
"How did you know who-"
"Answer a simple yes or no!" She thundered.
"Yes," I said guiltily. "But it was an accident! We just bumped into each other! I didn't plan to meet him!"
"An accident!" My mom burst. "Ha! Out of all the people in the world you could've bumped into, it had to be a Malfoy. A Malfoy! Lucius' son!"
I wanted to say something, but I just stood there scared.
"Mum… I-"
"No Cho," she snapped. "I'm not finished. I… I don't even know where to start! There is so much hatred… so much evil within that family! I don't know how you came in contact with that… that demon of a boy! How in the world could that have happened?! You know how heartless purebloods, like the Malfoys, feel about witches and wizards who are muggle born or half muggle! You know what I am, Cho! An Auror! You know that! I could've caught Lucius when he was a Death Eater, but then he crawled back to our side when You-Know-Who was defeated! Now here you are, mingling with his son! How dare you, Cho?!" After a while of scolding, she paused and looked straight at me. Then she whispered, "Why?"
I whimpered like a helpless puppy, trying to hold back my tears. Words couldn't come out of my mouth. What my mom just said about Draco being a demon hurt. I tried to defend him.
"You don't even know Draco! His father may be the demon, but not him!" I tried to say more, but I just exploded into sobs. I buried my face in my hands, hiding the shame and guilt.
I suddenly felt hands on my shoulder and my mom's stern voice. I looked up and saw her in front of me. She shook me twice, hard. I couldn't make out what she was saying. Her voice was so loud and my cries felt like it would never end.
"Stop," I begged. How can you say all that about Draco?"
"It's not only him! It's the whole Malfoy generation!" My mom was shaking with fury.
"It's not true! Draco's different! I should know!"
"Excuse me? I don't need to know Draco as a person. All the Malfoys are exactly the same: Cruel purebloods who think they're better than everyone else!"
"No! Draco's better than the rest of the Malfoys!" I argued.
"Cho, there's no use on defending him because it's true!"
"I'll defend my friends when I will and it's not true! Draco is not like that! He treats me like a normal person even though I'm half muggle! Not like dirt!"
"So, is he supposedly extra nice to you? Is there a reason why he treats you like this?" My mom's eyes narrowed once again.
"No!" I lied. "He treats me like that because he's better than his father! I told you that already."
"None of the Malfoys would do that, Cho. Does Draco… I can't bear to say it, but does he like you? Much more then a friend?"
"No!" I lied again. I didn't want to get matters worse. They probably would anyway. "We're just friends, okay? Nothing more."
"I don't know if I should believe that," My mom's expression suddenly went stiff. "Does Harry know about this?"
I looked at her in shock. "Does Harry have to know everything just because he and I are together?! He shouldn't care who my friends are!"
"But I think he would disagree that you should be friends with Draco."
"Harry has no right to tell me who I should be friends with! He is not my father! Nor is he you! He is just a boyfriend that can come and go."
"Yes, Harry may not have that right, but since I am your mother, I do." My mom paused, her face still.
"Cho, you are forbidden to talk to Draco ever again. Do you understand me?"
I wanted to cry. I couldn't avoid Draco completely!
"But mum! No! I can't! You can't make me do that! It…" Well here it goes. I just know I'll confess that I love Draco soon. I hope I don't. "It'll be torturous! He's my really good friend! I-"
"Love him, Cho?" she finished and looked at me strangely. "You love him? Is that why you try so hard to defend him?"
"I told you no!" My voice dripped with lies. I looked at her and said in a challenging tone, "So, what if I did love him?"
Bad move. My mom's jaw dropped and it looked like she would faint.
"Excuse me?! You what?!"
"I said what if I did," I said plainly, trying to stay calm.
"Okay, this game has gone far enough! You are forbidden to see him! And not only that, no! You will never hear his name in the halls at Hogwarts!" My mom screamed.
I looked at her in horror. "What do you mean?" I whispered. "Are you going to try and have him killed?!"
"Ha! I bloody wish. But no, Cho! OF course I'm not!" She paused for a breath. "What I meant was that you will never see or hear of Draco again. I cannot tolerate having you around him, a Malfoy. So, I'm sorry, but I'm going to remove you from Hogwarts. You will no longer be attending there."
Tears rapidly flowed from my eyes while she said that. My heart felt so heavy and empty at the same time. I could barely speak.
"No… how could you do that to me?" I gasped." You'll ruin my life! You'll ruin me!" Everything was blurred from my tears. "Mum…"
"I'm sorry Cho. It's for your own good and this family's safety." She tried to hug me but I refused to let her.
"Where'll I learn magic? What school would I go to?" I sobbed, though learning magic was the least of my concerns.
My mom looked at me soberly. "If you still want to learn magic-"
"Of course I do!"
"Okay. Then we can send you to Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, or the American school in New England: Salem. But I'm really thinking of just placing you in a regular muggle school close to home. Right here in London."
"A muggle school?!" I screamed, horrified. "No! Magic is a part of me! Hogwarts is the best school and it is quite close to home! Don't avoid my learning of magic just because of one person you despise!"
"Cho, please don't argue with me. The Malfoys aren't the greatest in the world, and even if it is just one person, they can cause a lot of damage. I just don't want a bad influence in you, that's all." She sounded calm like it wasn't a big deal. "And if matters get worse, and you're somehow still in contact with Draco, well, we'll have to relocate. Possibly to America."
"This is absolutely stupid! It's absurd!"
"I'm sorry, Cho. End of discussion." My mom stood there looking at me with cold, but satisfied, eyes.
"No… no! I will stay at Hogwarts! I'll remain here as long as I'm alive! You can't take me away from here and Hogwarts!" I ran away and up the stairs while saying, "If you do, you're a horrible, unfair mother and I'll hate you a thousand times more than I hate you now!" I know what I just said was cruel. But wasn't it true?
I ran in my room, slammed the door behind me and cried into my pillow. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Author's Note: I think this is the second most dramatic and (maybe) angst-y thing I've written. The most drama and (maybe) angst will be coming soon. My friends who read this beforehand thought that Cho's mom was such a bad witch. Heehee. Hope you liked this chapter! Please r/r!