Chapter 10
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. They are the property of JK Rowling.
Harry had begun his job as the General's Executive Officer. It wasn't as exciting as being on the security forces with Laura but he got his own private office and his own car so he really couldn't complain. Lt Gen. Chang traveled a lot because of his duties as a high ranking officer. He was of course accompanied by his XO most of the time. Usually their trips did not last any longer than two days at a time so they weren't gone for too long most of the time. He rather enjoyed the fact that he got to travel and see the world as a change to being stuck in one area for long periods of time. During the first 18 years of his life, the only real trip he ever got to take was to the Quidditch World Cup during his 4th year with the Weasley's. He had also become very close to Laura within the last few weeks. She had been very kind and showed him the ropes of how it is on base. Being the captain of the security forces, she was never questioned anywhere she went. She had free access to everything at any given time with out any questions asked. He didn't know what it was about her that made him feel so good. He hadn't been happy like this is a very long time.
"Oh my god, I can't believe you did that!" yelled Laura. They decided to go out to the beach that afternoon and Harry had tackled her in the water. Summer was coming to an end as the beach had less and less people on it each day. Laura who was now soaked in water chased Harry down as he ran across the beach. She was a very quick sprinter and in no time at all had him down in the water too.
"Ok ok!" said Harry who was trying to struggle to breath from all the laughing. He was much stronger than her and easily pushed her off. They went and sat on the beach blanket and tried to dry off.
"Isn't it beautiful James," asked Laura.
"What is?"
"The sunset," said Laura pointing out to the horizon.
"Yeah it is," replied Harry who was now looking at it too. This caused him to remember another incident where he was looking at the horizon. "Let's get back and get some dinner." Laura gave Harry a look.
"Leave it to you James to ruin the moment because of your stomach." Harry chuckled at this comment.
"Well I'm sorry, but we're not dating or anything," said Harry jokingly. Laura just gave him a sad look.
"Let's get back to the base. Now I'm hungry. We can have dinner at my apartment since you can't cook if your life depended on it."
"Why don't we eat in the mess hall?"
"Don't you get tired of eating in there? I'm in the mood for some rice and shrimp. I know a special recipe that my mom taught me when I was younger."
"Alright then, you bring the food and I'll get a movie."
"Deal," said Laura as the two made their way back to the base. Harry dropped Laura off as he went to the local video rental shop on base. Quickly picking out a movie that he knew Laura would like he went back to his own apartment to shower and change. After putting on a pair of shorts and a t shirt he went next door to Laura's place. By now they were quite comfortable with each other and dress rather loosely so Laura only wore a pair of shorts and an over sized t shirt as well. She was in the kitchen cooking when Harry came in.
"Is that you James?" asked Laura from the kitchen area.
"Yeah," replied Harry putting the movie on the coffee table and joining her in the kitchen. He also decided to bring over a bottle of wine to down with their dinner and put it on the table.
"Why don't you put that in the fridge to chill," said Laura who was busy at the stove. Harry put it in the fridge and sat down at the kitchen table to watch.
"I never knew you could cook," said Harry.
"There are still a lot of things you don't know about me. You think just because I'm a female in the military I don't know how to do things that other females can?"
"I didn't mean it like that," said Harry who knew she was being sarcastic but trying to put it in a serious tone.
"Why don't you set up the table," said Laura who was still working at the stove top.
"Yes ma'am," replied Harry jokingly as he put out plates and other eating utensils. He then looked around in the cupboard and found two wine glasses and set those out. Laura then brought over a bowl full of white rice along with a plate of shrimp in a creamy yellow sauce.
"This tastes amazing!" said Harry as he took a bite of the shrimp.
"Thank you," replied Laura who smiled.
"I should have you cook for me more often."
"It would be my pleasure." Harry went over to the fridge and took out the bottle of wine. He poured both of them a moderate amount and sat back down. "You have never been much of a drinker James."
"Yeah I know, but I felt like I'd like some wine with my dinner tonight. My tolerance level isn't very high so if I start to get drunk, just tie me up or something," said Harry. He laughed at his own joke. After another hour the wine loosened both of them up a bit. They enjoyed talking to each other and joking around.
"Hey James, want me to tell you something I haven't told anyone else?" asked Laura who was a little dazed out.
"What's that?" asked Harry.
"I have always thought you were cute," said Laura who came over and kissed him on the lips. The two continued to lip wrestle as things got heated up. Pretty soon they were in the bedroom and clothes were flying everywhere.
Laura woke up the next morning wondering what had happened. She looked over to find Harry next to her unclothed. Suddenly the memory came back of the night before and she realized what had happened. The wine had impaired her ability to control and analyze the situation and things moved a little quickly.
"No Cho, I'll never leave you!" yelled Harry who was still asleep. "Will you wait for me Cho? I'll wait for you til the end of time." Laura sat there and wondered what the heck he was talking about and decided to wake him up.
"James! James! Wake up!" Harry woke up with a start to find that he was naked and in bed with a beautiful woman. Putting two and two together he quickly figured out the situation. Harry looked over at Laura and pinched himself to see if this was real. "Trust me James, it really happened," said Laura. "I think the wine impaired out judgment a bit." Memories of the previous night rushed back into Harry's mind.
"Well what's done is done," said Harry. "The question is, what do we do now?"
"Well I have to say you were pretty good at it James," said Laura who was blushing. "I wasn't lying when I said I thought you were cute. If you want to continue our relationship like this then I can see that. If not then I'd at least like us to remain friends."
"Cho, I." Harry caught himself when he realized what he just said. After four years he finally slipped up.
"Did you just call me Cho?" asked Laura. "Who is Cho? I heard you yelling that name in your sleep." Harry was caught and he knew it.
"I'm sorry Laura, Cho was somebody I loved dearly and I left her behind when I came to the Academy." Suddenly it hit him, he liked Laura so much because she reminded him of Cho. Her beautiful long raven black hair, her brown eyes, her love for the beach. Those were all qualities that Cho had. As he could recall from their session last night he was thinking of Cho the whole time. He knew that he needed Cho back but also knew that he couldn't have her at this point in time. "I think it's best if we remain friends."
"I understand," said Laura who was looking quite sad. She looked at Harry directly in the eyes, "lets not let anything change between us ok?"
"Ok," replied Harry who was happy that they could still remain friends. She then gave him a hug but they realized their current state of dress. Laura was slightly embarrassed by this and put her clothes on. Harry got dressed and left her bed room after a quick friendly hug just to show they were still on good terms. After he left Laura went to the kitchen to clean things up. While clearing up the table she found that Harry had left his watch there. After looking at it she decided that it was a very nice watch but something in the back of it caught her eye. The inscription of "HARRY AND CHO FOREVER TOGETHER" caused her to think. "Who is Harry? Why would James have his watch?" These questions remained unanswered as she told herself she would ask James next time she saw him. It was the weekend and she was tired from the previous night so she decided to go back to bed.
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Harry staggered back into his apartment as he fumbled with the keys to try and find the correct one. Before he could even find the correct key, the door flew open and a figure stood in the shadows of the apartment. Harry couldn't make out who it was but he was tall and set off a vibe of power. The dark figure was rather large and muscular as it walked towards Harry, he stood his ground ready to defend himself. Harry doubted that it was a wizard since no one knew he was here and was ready to use the muggle defense techniques he had learned while at the Academy. Unfortunately Harry did not have his gun and when he felt for the wand that was supposed to be in his pocket, it was gone. Having no other choice, he lunged himself at the intruder who seemed to be expecting this and immediately stepped out of Harry's path. The lights suddenly came on in the room and lying on the floor was Harry looking up at the intruder. The intruder was a very old man with white hair and thin glasses. He had a very long beard and was dressed in blue robs along with holding onto a wand in his old hands. He may have been old but he was much in his mind and was very powerful, not just physically but mentally as well.
"Professor Dumbledore!" yelled Harry as he looked up at his former headmaster from his days at Hogwarts.
"Hello Harry," said Dumbledore, he had that twinkle in his eye that Harry had seen many times before. He knew that look too well as he had become accustomed to seeing it while at Hogwarts.
"I'm not Harry anymore," said Harry looking away. He did not want to the headmaster to look into his eyes and see the hurt that was behind it. "I left that life behind, call me James now."
"Harry, that is who you are. You are not James Potter because that was your father. You are Harry Potter, son of James and Lily Potter."
"If you're here to convince me to go back then your wasteing your time. It was hard enough leaving the first time. I can never go back."
"I am not here to try to persuade you to change your mind. This is your life and you may do what ever you see fit with it. If this is what you want to be then that is your choice."
"You're not going to try to change my mind? Then what are you doing here."
"I am here to deliver this invitation to you. This is a favor to your friend Ronald Weasley, who is getting married. He would like very much for you to attend and be the best man although he realizes that you probably will not show up." Dumbledore proceeded to handing Harry a vanilla sealed envelope and in the front Ron's handwriting, "To my best friend Harry James Potter."
"Best friend?" said Harry quietly as a tear fell from his eyes. "After all I did, after all these years. he still calls me his best friend. That's a title I don't deserve. Professor." He was cut short by Dumbledore interjecting.
"Albus, Harry. We aren't in school anymore and you are an adult, call me Albus."
"Ok Albus, please tell Ron I do not deserve to be call his friend anymore and to ask someone else," said Harry in a very low tone. He was still looking at the unopened invitation. Here was a chance to see everyone he had ever loved in one place. Cho might even be there. Would she hate him for what he had done? Especially during their last encounter at his graduation when he blew her off. Then another question came to his mind. How did Dumbledore know where he was? The answer however was obvious being as how his commanding officer was Cho's father and probably had connections to the wizarding world. Lt Gen Chang however had not let on that he knew James was Harry at all. He then started to wonder if Cho knew he was working for her father?
"No Cho does not know," said Dumbledore as if he knew exactly what Harry was thinking. Harry was surprised however felt that he shouldn't be. Dumbledore had been doing that to him ever since his first year at Hogwarts. He never did quite figure out how the old man did it but it truly was amazeing. Harry only nodded in acknowledgement. "Mr. Weasley said that if you decided not to fulfill the position of best man, then the spot would remain empty." Harry paused for a moment to take in this information but his mind was made up.
"I'm sorry Albus, I can never go back."
"I'm sorry you feel that way Harry."
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Laura awoke several hours later and staggered towards the shower. While walking over she stepped on something that felt like wood. When she picked up the object and found it to be a wooden stick. Carved into the stick of wood were the initials "H.P."
A/N: Hmmz I wasn't very satisfied with Chapter 9 and most of you seem to feel the same way since no one reviewed. Harry and Cho should be meeting in the next chapter or the chapter after. Thank you for all the support everyone. By the way I know there are grammar and spelling mistakes. I never did too well in English so forgive me for any mistakes. Hope you liked Chapter 10. By the way if anyone is interested in being a beta reader then give me a message on AIM or send me an email. I'm looking for maybe two or three people to do it so I can put out a better product.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. They are the property of JK Rowling.
Harry had begun his job as the General's Executive Officer. It wasn't as exciting as being on the security forces with Laura but he got his own private office and his own car so he really couldn't complain. Lt Gen. Chang traveled a lot because of his duties as a high ranking officer. He was of course accompanied by his XO most of the time. Usually their trips did not last any longer than two days at a time so they weren't gone for too long most of the time. He rather enjoyed the fact that he got to travel and see the world as a change to being stuck in one area for long periods of time. During the first 18 years of his life, the only real trip he ever got to take was to the Quidditch World Cup during his 4th year with the Weasley's. He had also become very close to Laura within the last few weeks. She had been very kind and showed him the ropes of how it is on base. Being the captain of the security forces, she was never questioned anywhere she went. She had free access to everything at any given time with out any questions asked. He didn't know what it was about her that made him feel so good. He hadn't been happy like this is a very long time.
"Oh my god, I can't believe you did that!" yelled Laura. They decided to go out to the beach that afternoon and Harry had tackled her in the water. Summer was coming to an end as the beach had less and less people on it each day. Laura who was now soaked in water chased Harry down as he ran across the beach. She was a very quick sprinter and in no time at all had him down in the water too.
"Ok ok!" said Harry who was trying to struggle to breath from all the laughing. He was much stronger than her and easily pushed her off. They went and sat on the beach blanket and tried to dry off.
"Isn't it beautiful James," asked Laura.
"What is?"
"The sunset," said Laura pointing out to the horizon.
"Yeah it is," replied Harry who was now looking at it too. This caused him to remember another incident where he was looking at the horizon. "Let's get back and get some dinner." Laura gave Harry a look.
"Leave it to you James to ruin the moment because of your stomach." Harry chuckled at this comment.
"Well I'm sorry, but we're not dating or anything," said Harry jokingly. Laura just gave him a sad look.
"Let's get back to the base. Now I'm hungry. We can have dinner at my apartment since you can't cook if your life depended on it."
"Why don't we eat in the mess hall?"
"Don't you get tired of eating in there? I'm in the mood for some rice and shrimp. I know a special recipe that my mom taught me when I was younger."
"Alright then, you bring the food and I'll get a movie."
"Deal," said Laura as the two made their way back to the base. Harry dropped Laura off as he went to the local video rental shop on base. Quickly picking out a movie that he knew Laura would like he went back to his own apartment to shower and change. After putting on a pair of shorts and a t shirt he went next door to Laura's place. By now they were quite comfortable with each other and dress rather loosely so Laura only wore a pair of shorts and an over sized t shirt as well. She was in the kitchen cooking when Harry came in.
"Is that you James?" asked Laura from the kitchen area.
"Yeah," replied Harry putting the movie on the coffee table and joining her in the kitchen. He also decided to bring over a bottle of wine to down with their dinner and put it on the table.
"Why don't you put that in the fridge to chill," said Laura who was busy at the stove. Harry put it in the fridge and sat down at the kitchen table to watch.
"I never knew you could cook," said Harry.
"There are still a lot of things you don't know about me. You think just because I'm a female in the military I don't know how to do things that other females can?"
"I didn't mean it like that," said Harry who knew she was being sarcastic but trying to put it in a serious tone.
"Why don't you set up the table," said Laura who was still working at the stove top.
"Yes ma'am," replied Harry jokingly as he put out plates and other eating utensils. He then looked around in the cupboard and found two wine glasses and set those out. Laura then brought over a bowl full of white rice along with a plate of shrimp in a creamy yellow sauce.
"This tastes amazing!" said Harry as he took a bite of the shrimp.
"Thank you," replied Laura who smiled.
"I should have you cook for me more often."
"It would be my pleasure." Harry went over to the fridge and took out the bottle of wine. He poured both of them a moderate amount and sat back down. "You have never been much of a drinker James."
"Yeah I know, but I felt like I'd like some wine with my dinner tonight. My tolerance level isn't very high so if I start to get drunk, just tie me up or something," said Harry. He laughed at his own joke. After another hour the wine loosened both of them up a bit. They enjoyed talking to each other and joking around.
"Hey James, want me to tell you something I haven't told anyone else?" asked Laura who was a little dazed out.
"What's that?" asked Harry.
"I have always thought you were cute," said Laura who came over and kissed him on the lips. The two continued to lip wrestle as things got heated up. Pretty soon they were in the bedroom and clothes were flying everywhere.
Laura woke up the next morning wondering what had happened. She looked over to find Harry next to her unclothed. Suddenly the memory came back of the night before and she realized what had happened. The wine had impaired her ability to control and analyze the situation and things moved a little quickly.
"No Cho, I'll never leave you!" yelled Harry who was still asleep. "Will you wait for me Cho? I'll wait for you til the end of time." Laura sat there and wondered what the heck he was talking about and decided to wake him up.
"James! James! Wake up!" Harry woke up with a start to find that he was naked and in bed with a beautiful woman. Putting two and two together he quickly figured out the situation. Harry looked over at Laura and pinched himself to see if this was real. "Trust me James, it really happened," said Laura. "I think the wine impaired out judgment a bit." Memories of the previous night rushed back into Harry's mind.
"Well what's done is done," said Harry. "The question is, what do we do now?"
"Well I have to say you were pretty good at it James," said Laura who was blushing. "I wasn't lying when I said I thought you were cute. If you want to continue our relationship like this then I can see that. If not then I'd at least like us to remain friends."
"Cho, I." Harry caught himself when he realized what he just said. After four years he finally slipped up.
"Did you just call me Cho?" asked Laura. "Who is Cho? I heard you yelling that name in your sleep." Harry was caught and he knew it.
"I'm sorry Laura, Cho was somebody I loved dearly and I left her behind when I came to the Academy." Suddenly it hit him, he liked Laura so much because she reminded him of Cho. Her beautiful long raven black hair, her brown eyes, her love for the beach. Those were all qualities that Cho had. As he could recall from their session last night he was thinking of Cho the whole time. He knew that he needed Cho back but also knew that he couldn't have her at this point in time. "I think it's best if we remain friends."
"I understand," said Laura who was looking quite sad. She looked at Harry directly in the eyes, "lets not let anything change between us ok?"
"Ok," replied Harry who was happy that they could still remain friends. She then gave him a hug but they realized their current state of dress. Laura was slightly embarrassed by this and put her clothes on. Harry got dressed and left her bed room after a quick friendly hug just to show they were still on good terms. After he left Laura went to the kitchen to clean things up. While clearing up the table she found that Harry had left his watch there. After looking at it she decided that it was a very nice watch but something in the back of it caught her eye. The inscription of "HARRY AND CHO FOREVER TOGETHER" caused her to think. "Who is Harry? Why would James have his watch?" These questions remained unanswered as she told herself she would ask James next time she saw him. It was the weekend and she was tired from the previous night so she decided to go back to bed.
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Harry staggered back into his apartment as he fumbled with the keys to try and find the correct one. Before he could even find the correct key, the door flew open and a figure stood in the shadows of the apartment. Harry couldn't make out who it was but he was tall and set off a vibe of power. The dark figure was rather large and muscular as it walked towards Harry, he stood his ground ready to defend himself. Harry doubted that it was a wizard since no one knew he was here and was ready to use the muggle defense techniques he had learned while at the Academy. Unfortunately Harry did not have his gun and when he felt for the wand that was supposed to be in his pocket, it was gone. Having no other choice, he lunged himself at the intruder who seemed to be expecting this and immediately stepped out of Harry's path. The lights suddenly came on in the room and lying on the floor was Harry looking up at the intruder. The intruder was a very old man with white hair and thin glasses. He had a very long beard and was dressed in blue robs along with holding onto a wand in his old hands. He may have been old but he was much in his mind and was very powerful, not just physically but mentally as well.
"Professor Dumbledore!" yelled Harry as he looked up at his former headmaster from his days at Hogwarts.
"Hello Harry," said Dumbledore, he had that twinkle in his eye that Harry had seen many times before. He knew that look too well as he had become accustomed to seeing it while at Hogwarts.
"I'm not Harry anymore," said Harry looking away. He did not want to the headmaster to look into his eyes and see the hurt that was behind it. "I left that life behind, call me James now."
"Harry, that is who you are. You are not James Potter because that was your father. You are Harry Potter, son of James and Lily Potter."
"If you're here to convince me to go back then your wasteing your time. It was hard enough leaving the first time. I can never go back."
"I am not here to try to persuade you to change your mind. This is your life and you may do what ever you see fit with it. If this is what you want to be then that is your choice."
"You're not going to try to change my mind? Then what are you doing here."
"I am here to deliver this invitation to you. This is a favor to your friend Ronald Weasley, who is getting married. He would like very much for you to attend and be the best man although he realizes that you probably will not show up." Dumbledore proceeded to handing Harry a vanilla sealed envelope and in the front Ron's handwriting, "To my best friend Harry James Potter."
"Best friend?" said Harry quietly as a tear fell from his eyes. "After all I did, after all these years. he still calls me his best friend. That's a title I don't deserve. Professor." He was cut short by Dumbledore interjecting.
"Albus, Harry. We aren't in school anymore and you are an adult, call me Albus."
"Ok Albus, please tell Ron I do not deserve to be call his friend anymore and to ask someone else," said Harry in a very low tone. He was still looking at the unopened invitation. Here was a chance to see everyone he had ever loved in one place. Cho might even be there. Would she hate him for what he had done? Especially during their last encounter at his graduation when he blew her off. Then another question came to his mind. How did Dumbledore know where he was? The answer however was obvious being as how his commanding officer was Cho's father and probably had connections to the wizarding world. Lt Gen Chang however had not let on that he knew James was Harry at all. He then started to wonder if Cho knew he was working for her father?
"No Cho does not know," said Dumbledore as if he knew exactly what Harry was thinking. Harry was surprised however felt that he shouldn't be. Dumbledore had been doing that to him ever since his first year at Hogwarts. He never did quite figure out how the old man did it but it truly was amazeing. Harry only nodded in acknowledgement. "Mr. Weasley said that if you decided not to fulfill the position of best man, then the spot would remain empty." Harry paused for a moment to take in this information but his mind was made up.
"I'm sorry Albus, I can never go back."
"I'm sorry you feel that way Harry."
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Laura awoke several hours later and staggered towards the shower. While walking over she stepped on something that felt like wood. When she picked up the object and found it to be a wooden stick. Carved into the stick of wood were the initials "H.P."
A/N: Hmmz I wasn't very satisfied with Chapter 9 and most of you seem to feel the same way since no one reviewed. Harry and Cho should be meeting in the next chapter or the chapter after. Thank you for all the support everyone. By the way I know there are grammar and spelling mistakes. I never did too well in English so forgive me for any mistakes. Hope you liked Chapter 10. By the way if anyone is interested in being a beta reader then give me a message on AIM or send me an email. I'm looking for maybe two or three people to do it so I can put out a better product.