It did kinda sound like the movie Signs didn't it..sorry about that, wasn't
intentional. I promise the aliens aren't after Harry and Cho (
Well, no further delay...
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Chapter Twenty-One: Destiny Revealed
"Cho," Harry whispered over to her as the atmosphere of the room stood on spikes.
She wanted to answer him, but her quivering lips wouldn't move she couldn't break the spell her eyes had on the staircase, and the sudden silence from the entrance was almost too much to bear.
"Cho," he repeated, finally gaining her attention.
"Why do I feel so cold?" she asked shaking violently.
"Dementors, I'm willing bet it is," Harry said with determination.
Cho took a few deep breaths, "what would dementors being doing at Hogwarts?"
Fawkes let out a soothing melody and Cho felt a spread of relief spread though her body.
Harry approached her and placed his robe around her shoulder, "we should probably stay here awhile, just to be safe."
She felt the heat rising to her face, in a room alone with Harry? "I don't think Professor McGonagall would approve," she chuckled trying to ease her discomfort.
"Do I make you nervous?" Harry teased taking a seat on the floor next to her.
"No," she said suddenly.
"You cheeks are telling me a different story," he continued letting his finger roll across her cheek.
Cho knew her face was the color of a rip tomato, "how long do you think we should stay up here?"
"Until Professor Dumbledore gets back or McGonagall tells us it's safe to leave," Harry said flatly.
"What about everyone else in Hogwarts? Their alone out there with God knows what! What about Ron and Hermione?" Cho said suddenly realizing they weren't alone in the school.
"Ron and Hermione aren't here, they went home for the holidays. Hopefully everyone else will stay in the common room where it's safe." Harry asked with seriousness in his tone, "Dumbledore told me to come up here at the first sign of something unusual, I can't always play the hero."
Cho shivered again slightly, "I'm so cold."
Harry rose and motioned her to give her hands to him to help her up. He led her over to the couch in front of Dumbledore's fireplace and drew his wand to light a fire.
"There, is that better," he asked her.
She nodded pulling his robes tighter around her shoulders. He took a seat next to her placing his arm around her to try to control her shakes.
"Thank-you," Cho said slightly flushed.
She knew that look in his eyes, those beautiful eyes. She could get lost in that green maze of mystery. When those eyes disappeared behind his eyelids she felt her head move forward, drawn to him by an invisible force. The kiss was brief, a moment in time between two searching souls.
She pulled away from his tenderness and opened her eyes once again. She wasn't the only one shaking anymore.
"I'll always be here for Harry Potter," she said softy as she nuzzled her head into his chest.
The hours pass quickly as Cho relished in her blissful moments. It was the first time in a long time she felt peace. Harry's hand ran though her Raven hair in delicate strokes and she felt like a kitten longing for his touch.
"Can we just hide in here forever?" Cho finally asked.
Harry laughed to himself, "I was just thinking the same thing."
Cho let her eyes drift into the dancing fire, the marvelous flames of red and orange. And green, she saw it clearly, the color green.
"Harry, the fire," she said suddenly lifting her head off his chest.
"What about the fire?" he asked looking into it with his own eyes.
Cho pointed, "I saw green, in the flames, like someone was there."
Harry made a grab for his wand to extinguish the fire a moment to late. A swirl of green light erupted and a figure cloaked in darkness emerged.
"RUN!" he screamed at Cho as they found their feet.
She didn't have time to answer when a curse flew at them knocking Harry off his feet.
"HARRY!" she shrilled backing against the wall.
The dark figure turned towards her, and she heard a small laugh escape, "wee baby Potter has a girlfriend."
"NO!" Harry screamed scrambling to his feet.
"I know you," Cho hissed recognizing that voice from her visions.
The cloaked figure yanked her hood back exposing the tortured face of a once beautiful woman.
"Bellatrix Lestrange," Harry said with more hate than word could describe.
She laughed, "miss him do you Potter, don't worry you'll be joining him shortly."
The fire swirled green again, "NO! we take him alive."
"Damn it Wormtail, always ruining all the fun," Bellatrix reared on her companion.
Harry drew his wand in the chaos and aimed it in Lestrange's direction, "the only way you'll take me is dead."
"What about your lady friend here?" Wormtail said noticing Cho for the first time, "does she feel the same way?"
Cho managed to control her shaking hand and drew out her wand, "I Do." She closed her eyes and let the warmth coming from her necklace engulf her completely, she lifted her hand and with a gush of sear energy flung the two cloaked figures against the wall.
Harry dashed over to Cho's side and grabbed her hand pulling her towards the stairwell.
"The fire Harry, we can floo back to my parents house," Cho said suddenly.
"Dumbledore doesn't keep floo powder in his office," Harry said pulling her once again down the stairs.
Bellatrix appeared at the top of the stairs and Cho let out one of her piercing screams. Bellatrix fell to her knees clinching her ears in pain. Fawkes made a dive at her head poking her violently with his beak.
"This way," Harry said suddenly when they reached the bottom of the entrance.
"Where are we going?" Cho questioned.
"Nowhere," hissed the voice of Draco Malfoy. A group of hooded figures and three Dementors stood behind him.
"Malfoy, I should have guess you had something to do with this!" Harry screamed.
"Did you honestly think you'd escape, we've taken the castle," Malfoy informed them.
Harry clinched his wand, knowing that he only had enough time for one good spell. The group of cloaked figures behind him would retaliate before he'd have time to get off a second.
Cho again closed her eyes, "help me Fawks."
Malfoy drew out his wand, "I'm going to kill you Potter, then I'll take my place by my father as one of Dark Lords most respected servants. I've been waiting for this a long time."
"AVADA," that was all Cho heard before thowing herself in front of Harry to block the curse, as she did the room swirled and the two were suddenly far off in the hills that surrounded the village of Hogmeade.
"CHO!" Harry screamed catching her twisted body as it fell into his arms. "NO, YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME!" tears streamed down his cheeks and he clichéd on to her lifeless form.
Cho could hear his word, she could feel his tears on her skin, but she couldn't respond.
"Cho," said a kind voice and in a surreal movement her eyes lingered on the figure of Cedric standing next to Harry.
"Cedric, what happened?" she asked feeling slightly scared.
"You've fulfilled your destiny, it's time to go now," Cedric said softly.
Cho lifted herself off the floor and took Cedric's hand. She felt so light, so free.
"Cho, please don't go, I love you," Harry cried burying her head into her body.
"Harry," Cho finally cried turning to see his pain.
Cedric smiled, "you always loved him, even when you were with me."
Cho wanted to cry, but the tears didn't come, "can I not give him some peace?"
Cedric sighed before reciting what seemed like beautiful poem.
"Great Guardian of the Bird of Flames, Rest your mind, your heart, the same. You've done your task, your future seen- What must be done, remains undreamed.
Beyond the world of death and pain- Is light, is beauty, so much remains. Trust your heart, and not your mind, Wake the beautiful angle of time.
Forget not what you've seen or learned, True destiny is much swifter, and quicker to turn. It's time to go, to start again. Open your eyes, and let this dream end."
Well, no further delay...
Read and Review Nothing Is My Own
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Chapter Twenty-One: Destiny Revealed
"Cho," Harry whispered over to her as the atmosphere of the room stood on spikes.
She wanted to answer him, but her quivering lips wouldn't move she couldn't break the spell her eyes had on the staircase, and the sudden silence from the entrance was almost too much to bear.
"Cho," he repeated, finally gaining her attention.
"Why do I feel so cold?" she asked shaking violently.
"Dementors, I'm willing bet it is," Harry said with determination.
Cho took a few deep breaths, "what would dementors being doing at Hogwarts?"
Fawkes let out a soothing melody and Cho felt a spread of relief spread though her body.
Harry approached her and placed his robe around her shoulder, "we should probably stay here awhile, just to be safe."
She felt the heat rising to her face, in a room alone with Harry? "I don't think Professor McGonagall would approve," she chuckled trying to ease her discomfort.
"Do I make you nervous?" Harry teased taking a seat on the floor next to her.
"No," she said suddenly.
"You cheeks are telling me a different story," he continued letting his finger roll across her cheek.
Cho knew her face was the color of a rip tomato, "how long do you think we should stay up here?"
"Until Professor Dumbledore gets back or McGonagall tells us it's safe to leave," Harry said flatly.
"What about everyone else in Hogwarts? Their alone out there with God knows what! What about Ron and Hermione?" Cho said suddenly realizing they weren't alone in the school.
"Ron and Hermione aren't here, they went home for the holidays. Hopefully everyone else will stay in the common room where it's safe." Harry asked with seriousness in his tone, "Dumbledore told me to come up here at the first sign of something unusual, I can't always play the hero."
Cho shivered again slightly, "I'm so cold."
Harry rose and motioned her to give her hands to him to help her up. He led her over to the couch in front of Dumbledore's fireplace and drew his wand to light a fire.
"There, is that better," he asked her.
She nodded pulling his robes tighter around her shoulders. He took a seat next to her placing his arm around her to try to control her shakes.
"Thank-you," Cho said slightly flushed.
She knew that look in his eyes, those beautiful eyes. She could get lost in that green maze of mystery. When those eyes disappeared behind his eyelids she felt her head move forward, drawn to him by an invisible force. The kiss was brief, a moment in time between two searching souls.
She pulled away from his tenderness and opened her eyes once again. She wasn't the only one shaking anymore.
"I'll always be here for Harry Potter," she said softy as she nuzzled her head into his chest.
The hours pass quickly as Cho relished in her blissful moments. It was the first time in a long time she felt peace. Harry's hand ran though her Raven hair in delicate strokes and she felt like a kitten longing for his touch.
"Can we just hide in here forever?" Cho finally asked.
Harry laughed to himself, "I was just thinking the same thing."
Cho let her eyes drift into the dancing fire, the marvelous flames of red and orange. And green, she saw it clearly, the color green.
"Harry, the fire," she said suddenly lifting her head off his chest.
"What about the fire?" he asked looking into it with his own eyes.
Cho pointed, "I saw green, in the flames, like someone was there."
Harry made a grab for his wand to extinguish the fire a moment to late. A swirl of green light erupted and a figure cloaked in darkness emerged.
"RUN!" he screamed at Cho as they found their feet.
She didn't have time to answer when a curse flew at them knocking Harry off his feet.
"HARRY!" she shrilled backing against the wall.
The dark figure turned towards her, and she heard a small laugh escape, "wee baby Potter has a girlfriend."
"NO!" Harry screamed scrambling to his feet.
"I know you," Cho hissed recognizing that voice from her visions.
The cloaked figure yanked her hood back exposing the tortured face of a once beautiful woman.
"Bellatrix Lestrange," Harry said with more hate than word could describe.
She laughed, "miss him do you Potter, don't worry you'll be joining him shortly."
The fire swirled green again, "NO! we take him alive."
"Damn it Wormtail, always ruining all the fun," Bellatrix reared on her companion.
Harry drew his wand in the chaos and aimed it in Lestrange's direction, "the only way you'll take me is dead."
"What about your lady friend here?" Wormtail said noticing Cho for the first time, "does she feel the same way?"
Cho managed to control her shaking hand and drew out her wand, "I Do." She closed her eyes and let the warmth coming from her necklace engulf her completely, she lifted her hand and with a gush of sear energy flung the two cloaked figures against the wall.
Harry dashed over to Cho's side and grabbed her hand pulling her towards the stairwell.
"The fire Harry, we can floo back to my parents house," Cho said suddenly.
"Dumbledore doesn't keep floo powder in his office," Harry said pulling her once again down the stairs.
Bellatrix appeared at the top of the stairs and Cho let out one of her piercing screams. Bellatrix fell to her knees clinching her ears in pain. Fawkes made a dive at her head poking her violently with his beak.
"This way," Harry said suddenly when they reached the bottom of the entrance.
"Where are we going?" Cho questioned.
"Nowhere," hissed the voice of Draco Malfoy. A group of hooded figures and three Dementors stood behind him.
"Malfoy, I should have guess you had something to do with this!" Harry screamed.
"Did you honestly think you'd escape, we've taken the castle," Malfoy informed them.
Harry clinched his wand, knowing that he only had enough time for one good spell. The group of cloaked figures behind him would retaliate before he'd have time to get off a second.
Cho again closed her eyes, "help me Fawks."
Malfoy drew out his wand, "I'm going to kill you Potter, then I'll take my place by my father as one of Dark Lords most respected servants. I've been waiting for this a long time."
"AVADA," that was all Cho heard before thowing herself in front of Harry to block the curse, as she did the room swirled and the two were suddenly far off in the hills that surrounded the village of Hogmeade.
"CHO!" Harry screamed catching her twisted body as it fell into his arms. "NO, YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME!" tears streamed down his cheeks and he clichéd on to her lifeless form.
Cho could hear his word, she could feel his tears on her skin, but she couldn't respond.
"Cho," said a kind voice and in a surreal movement her eyes lingered on the figure of Cedric standing next to Harry.
"Cedric, what happened?" she asked feeling slightly scared.
"You've fulfilled your destiny, it's time to go now," Cedric said softly.
Cho lifted herself off the floor and took Cedric's hand. She felt so light, so free.
"Cho, please don't go, I love you," Harry cried burying her head into her body.
"Harry," Cho finally cried turning to see his pain.
Cedric smiled, "you always loved him, even when you were with me."
Cho wanted to cry, but the tears didn't come, "can I not give him some peace?"
Cedric sighed before reciting what seemed like beautiful poem.
"Great Guardian of the Bird of Flames, Rest your mind, your heart, the same. You've done your task, your future seen- What must be done, remains undreamed.
Beyond the world of death and pain- Is light, is beauty, so much remains. Trust your heart, and not your mind, Wake the beautiful angle of time.
Forget not what you've seen or learned, True destiny is much swifter, and quicker to turn. It's time to go, to start again. Open your eyes, and let this dream end."