Sorry I didn't get a chance to update yesterday...I've been really
busy...This story is going to start to come together now..my story probably
sucks, but I'm trying my best (
Well, thanks to all my reviewers and readers..you guys are great!!!
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And remember nothing is my own.
Chapter nine: The Coldness that Doesn't End
Cho rubbed her achy eyes as she flipped page after page. It wasn't an adventure novel or some spelling bounding piece of literature it was just a book. A rather boring thick book that Cho had purged herself in to. The fire in the Ravenclaw common room dwindled as a cool chill embraced the room.
"Come on Cho just few more minutes," she urged herself.
** The Phoenix is a magical creature of Arabic decent, but has been found in cultures across the world. The bird is said to have the body of an eagle but more dense. It has a soothing song that rests the mind. In 440 A.D. a cruel Chinese emperor capture the great bird and forced him to sing for his young daughter.
It is said that the five notes of the Chinese scale are based off the Phoenix's soothing harmony. As the bird tamed the young daughter's wild heart, she set him free, much to her fathers distaste. From that moment on the young empress shared a bond that to this day remains a mystery. **
"Gosh, could this be more boring," Cho muttered to herself.
She flipped though a few pages looking for something to catch her attention.
"This is pointless, there isn't anything of use in this stupid book," she said in frustration.
As her fingers tickled the pages she found a point towards the end of the book as started reading again.
** An unknown and forgotten myth surrounds the ancient legend of the phoenix. This myth was passed down oral for generations, but lost in translation before it was written. The only parts that aren't lost are found in an old manuscript, it detail a magical necklace with a pendent of a phoenix.
The necklace is said to bare a special burden on its wearer, and burns hot or cold against the skin.
The muggle explore Marco Polo..**
"No," Cho cried flipping few pages, hoping to pick up where the book had left off.
She slammed the book down on the coffee table in frustration.
"Temper, temper," said a dreamy voice from behind her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't wake you did I?" Cho asked nervously, thinking about how much noise she had been making this late hour.
"Oh no, I just couldn't sleep," Luna Lovegood walked over to the opposite side the Ravenclaw common room and pulled out a book and started reading it upside down.
Cho looked at her puzzled for a moment, "you know your have the book wrong side up?"
Luna let a grin creep into her face, "wrong side up to you maybe, I prefer to read them this way."
Cho narrowed her eyes as she examined Luna's face and decide she didn't want to continue this particular conversation.
Cho was about to gather her things and head upstairs when Luna started talking again, "that's a pretty boring book you're reading there."
"You've read it?" Cho asked a bit surprised.
Luna lifted her eyes from her book and nodded, "I found it fascinating years ago."
"Then why did you say it was boring?" Cho asked a bit confused.
Luna let out an annoyed sigh, "just because something is boring doesn't mean it can't be fascinating."
"Whatever," Cho said as she gathered the last of her things.
"What did you think about the Guardian part?" Luna suddenly asked.
"I must have missed that chapter," Cho said wishing Luna would just quit talking to her.
Luna muttered what Cho thought was the word "pity" under her breath.
"What is it a pity?" Cho asked a bit offended.
Luna placed her book carefully on her lap, "you look like you're a person searching for something, and it is a pity that you've given up so easily."
"I haven't given up," Cho defended.
Luna picked her book back up and began reading again.
Cho got a far as the dormitory steps before she spun around, curiosity eating at her, "what chapter was the Guardian thing in?"
"I don't remember," Luna said suddenly.
"Thanks for your help," Cho said coldly as she turned on her heels.
"Although, chapter 27 was very interesting," Luna said.
Cho reached her bed and felt the sensation of total exhaustion taking control. Her dream from earlier that day still was causing her anxiety about sleeping. She touched the phoenix that again hung from her neck as if it was a charm to protect her dreams.
She pulled back the covers and let her feet slip into the cool sheets. She didn't realize how tired she was until her head hit her pillow and she fell into a deep slumber.
*** "Try chapter 27," Cho heard the wind say as it blew though her raven hair.
She looked over the edge of a wall that was built on a high cliff. The strange smell in the air filled her lungs and engulfed her. As she stared out over the crashing sea and watch the waves break against the rocks below.
"Go, my father will be here soon," she heard herself say in a language that has long lost been forgotten. (Ancient Chinese)
Her eyes found a magnificent bird a large as a golden eagle, with wings the color of blood and eyes as blue as the ocean.
"Please, I set you free," she heard herself say again.
The bird opened his beck slightly and the graceful notes lightened her heart. He flapped his great wings and blew a cool sensation into her face.
Cho felt herself kneel next to the gentle creature, "you have taught me so much great one."
The Phoenix lowered his head as dropped a few tears into her hand. As Cho opened her hand she saw a silver pendent in the shape of a small Phoenix.
"Thank-you, I will wear it always," she whispered.
The bird spread its great wings and ascended into the unknown sky. Cho rose to her feet and felt the gentle breeze blow her hair across her face as her tears raced down her cheeks.
She lifted her arm and waved goodbye to her magical bird.
Suddenly Cho felt cold and everything went suddenly dark.
"Get the Emperor's daughter, bring her to me," she heard a harsh voice say close to her.
She grabbed at the pendant now dangling from a silver chain around her neck.
She looked over the now blackened sea. She heard the footsteps creeping closer, she had two choices be captured or jump. She didn't have to think, she just felt the ground give way beneath her.
For some reason she wasn't afraid, and the cool air gave her an amazing sensation as plummeted to the sea below.
The morning sun warmed her shivering body, as it lay exposed on the sandy beach. She cracked her eyes and saw a young girl standing above her. The young child took off her morning coat, rolled it up and placed it under Cho's head.
Cho knew death was approaching, and as the light grew brighter in the distance Cho took what strength she had left and tugged at her necklace. She grabbed the young child's hand and enclosed it around the small pendant.
"This is a burden and gift, wear it and it will show you the way," Cho heard herself say.
"You see child, your not the first," Cho heard a familiar voice say in the distance. The light grew brighter and suddenly the beach and the young girl was gone.
"Cho."
Cho re-opened her eyes and saw Cedric standing before, golden rays shining from behind him.
"Cedric," she cried in a whisper.
"You have to go back, you have to wake up now," he urged.
Cho felt warms tears falling, "I miss you."
"The world isn't done with you yet," Cedric said staring deep into her eyes.
"I want to stay with you," Cho begged.
Cedric smiled, "there is someone waiting for you, he needs you."
Cho bit her bottom lip as she watched Cedric start to fade, "I love you."
"We'll be together again, just not now," Cedric said calmly.
"Go on Cho, wake up."
***
"Cho!" Marietta yelled over her.
Cho opened her tear filled eyes and gasped for breath.
"You weren't breathing, I thought you were dead," Marietta cried.
Cho couldn't speak; she was in complete shock over what had just happened.
"I'm okay," Cho finally mustered still gasping for air like it was the sweetest thing she had ever tasted.
Marietta pulled Cho into a tight hug, "I want you to go to Madame Pomfrey right now, something isn't right with you."
Cho wanted to argue, but didn't have the strength. Her dream had now faded, and she could only recall images.
Marietta pulled on her night robe, "I'm going to get Madame Pomfrey, don't stop breathing again while I'm gone."
Cho nodded and laid her head back on her pillow. She bit her lip trying to remember her dream, but it was all fuzzy now. These dreams were driving her mad.
"Try chapter 27," said a little voice in the back of her head. Cho flung herself off her bed and yanked her book out of her bag.
** The Guardian of the Phoenix was the empress of the great Chinese dynasty. She set the bird free on a high cliff overlooking the sea and the bird rewarded her sacrifice with a silver tear. She used this tear to spread the power of the Phoenix to her people, but this goodness angered many religious priests in her kingdom.
One dark night, the priest stormed the great castle, as the empress grasped her tiny sliver tear and jumped off the wall freeing herself as she once freed the Phoenix. **
Cho looked up from the book, shock sinking into her body. Everything was starting to come together.
"Where is your necklace, surely the guardian of the Phoenix has to have her pendant."
She heard Madame Pomfrey muttering something about students drinking bad potions heading up the stairs with Marietta. Cho had only one thing on her mind, she needed to talk to Moaning Myrtle again.
READ AND REVIEW!!!
And remember nothing is my own.
Chapter nine: The Coldness that Doesn't End
Cho rubbed her achy eyes as she flipped page after page. It wasn't an adventure novel or some spelling bounding piece of literature it was just a book. A rather boring thick book that Cho had purged herself in to. The fire in the Ravenclaw common room dwindled as a cool chill embraced the room.
"Come on Cho just few more minutes," she urged herself.
** The Phoenix is a magical creature of Arabic decent, but has been found in cultures across the world. The bird is said to have the body of an eagle but more dense. It has a soothing song that rests the mind. In 440 A.D. a cruel Chinese emperor capture the great bird and forced him to sing for his young daughter.
It is said that the five notes of the Chinese scale are based off the Phoenix's soothing harmony. As the bird tamed the young daughter's wild heart, she set him free, much to her fathers distaste. From that moment on the young empress shared a bond that to this day remains a mystery. **
"Gosh, could this be more boring," Cho muttered to herself.
She flipped though a few pages looking for something to catch her attention.
"This is pointless, there isn't anything of use in this stupid book," she said in frustration.
As her fingers tickled the pages she found a point towards the end of the book as started reading again.
** An unknown and forgotten myth surrounds the ancient legend of the phoenix. This myth was passed down oral for generations, but lost in translation before it was written. The only parts that aren't lost are found in an old manuscript, it detail a magical necklace with a pendent of a phoenix.
The necklace is said to bare a special burden on its wearer, and burns hot or cold against the skin.
The muggle explore Marco Polo..**
"No," Cho cried flipping few pages, hoping to pick up where the book had left off.
She slammed the book down on the coffee table in frustration.
"Temper, temper," said a dreamy voice from behind her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't wake you did I?" Cho asked nervously, thinking about how much noise she had been making this late hour.
"Oh no, I just couldn't sleep," Luna Lovegood walked over to the opposite side the Ravenclaw common room and pulled out a book and started reading it upside down.
Cho looked at her puzzled for a moment, "you know your have the book wrong side up?"
Luna let a grin creep into her face, "wrong side up to you maybe, I prefer to read them this way."
Cho narrowed her eyes as she examined Luna's face and decide she didn't want to continue this particular conversation.
Cho was about to gather her things and head upstairs when Luna started talking again, "that's a pretty boring book you're reading there."
"You've read it?" Cho asked a bit surprised.
Luna lifted her eyes from her book and nodded, "I found it fascinating years ago."
"Then why did you say it was boring?" Cho asked a bit confused.
Luna let out an annoyed sigh, "just because something is boring doesn't mean it can't be fascinating."
"Whatever," Cho said as she gathered the last of her things.
"What did you think about the Guardian part?" Luna suddenly asked.
"I must have missed that chapter," Cho said wishing Luna would just quit talking to her.
Luna muttered what Cho thought was the word "pity" under her breath.
"What is it a pity?" Cho asked a bit offended.
Luna placed her book carefully on her lap, "you look like you're a person searching for something, and it is a pity that you've given up so easily."
"I haven't given up," Cho defended.
Luna picked her book back up and began reading again.
Cho got a far as the dormitory steps before she spun around, curiosity eating at her, "what chapter was the Guardian thing in?"
"I don't remember," Luna said suddenly.
"Thanks for your help," Cho said coldly as she turned on her heels.
"Although, chapter 27 was very interesting," Luna said.
Cho reached her bed and felt the sensation of total exhaustion taking control. Her dream from earlier that day still was causing her anxiety about sleeping. She touched the phoenix that again hung from her neck as if it was a charm to protect her dreams.
She pulled back the covers and let her feet slip into the cool sheets. She didn't realize how tired she was until her head hit her pillow and she fell into a deep slumber.
*** "Try chapter 27," Cho heard the wind say as it blew though her raven hair.
She looked over the edge of a wall that was built on a high cliff. The strange smell in the air filled her lungs and engulfed her. As she stared out over the crashing sea and watch the waves break against the rocks below.
"Go, my father will be here soon," she heard herself say in a language that has long lost been forgotten. (Ancient Chinese)
Her eyes found a magnificent bird a large as a golden eagle, with wings the color of blood and eyes as blue as the ocean.
"Please, I set you free," she heard herself say again.
The bird opened his beck slightly and the graceful notes lightened her heart. He flapped his great wings and blew a cool sensation into her face.
Cho felt herself kneel next to the gentle creature, "you have taught me so much great one."
The Phoenix lowered his head as dropped a few tears into her hand. As Cho opened her hand she saw a silver pendent in the shape of a small Phoenix.
"Thank-you, I will wear it always," she whispered.
The bird spread its great wings and ascended into the unknown sky. Cho rose to her feet and felt the gentle breeze blow her hair across her face as her tears raced down her cheeks.
She lifted her arm and waved goodbye to her magical bird.
Suddenly Cho felt cold and everything went suddenly dark.
"Get the Emperor's daughter, bring her to me," she heard a harsh voice say close to her.
She grabbed at the pendant now dangling from a silver chain around her neck.
She looked over the now blackened sea. She heard the footsteps creeping closer, she had two choices be captured or jump. She didn't have to think, she just felt the ground give way beneath her.
For some reason she wasn't afraid, and the cool air gave her an amazing sensation as plummeted to the sea below.
The morning sun warmed her shivering body, as it lay exposed on the sandy beach. She cracked her eyes and saw a young girl standing above her. The young child took off her morning coat, rolled it up and placed it under Cho's head.
Cho knew death was approaching, and as the light grew brighter in the distance Cho took what strength she had left and tugged at her necklace. She grabbed the young child's hand and enclosed it around the small pendant.
"This is a burden and gift, wear it and it will show you the way," Cho heard herself say.
"You see child, your not the first," Cho heard a familiar voice say in the distance. The light grew brighter and suddenly the beach and the young girl was gone.
"Cho."
Cho re-opened her eyes and saw Cedric standing before, golden rays shining from behind him.
"Cedric," she cried in a whisper.
"You have to go back, you have to wake up now," he urged.
Cho felt warms tears falling, "I miss you."
"The world isn't done with you yet," Cedric said staring deep into her eyes.
"I want to stay with you," Cho begged.
Cedric smiled, "there is someone waiting for you, he needs you."
Cho bit her bottom lip as she watched Cedric start to fade, "I love you."
"We'll be together again, just not now," Cedric said calmly.
"Go on Cho, wake up."
***
"Cho!" Marietta yelled over her.
Cho opened her tear filled eyes and gasped for breath.
"You weren't breathing, I thought you were dead," Marietta cried.
Cho couldn't speak; she was in complete shock over what had just happened.
"I'm okay," Cho finally mustered still gasping for air like it was the sweetest thing she had ever tasted.
Marietta pulled Cho into a tight hug, "I want you to go to Madame Pomfrey right now, something isn't right with you."
Cho wanted to argue, but didn't have the strength. Her dream had now faded, and she could only recall images.
Marietta pulled on her night robe, "I'm going to get Madame Pomfrey, don't stop breathing again while I'm gone."
Cho nodded and laid her head back on her pillow. She bit her lip trying to remember her dream, but it was all fuzzy now. These dreams were driving her mad.
"Try chapter 27," said a little voice in the back of her head. Cho flung herself off her bed and yanked her book out of her bag.
** The Guardian of the Phoenix was the empress of the great Chinese dynasty. She set the bird free on a high cliff overlooking the sea and the bird rewarded her sacrifice with a silver tear. She used this tear to spread the power of the Phoenix to her people, but this goodness angered many religious priests in her kingdom.
One dark night, the priest stormed the great castle, as the empress grasped her tiny sliver tear and jumped off the wall freeing herself as she once freed the Phoenix. **
Cho looked up from the book, shock sinking into her body. Everything was starting to come together.
"Where is your necklace, surely the guardian of the Phoenix has to have her pendant."
She heard Madame Pomfrey muttering something about students drinking bad potions heading up the stairs with Marietta. Cho had only one thing on her mind, she needed to talk to Moaning Myrtle again.