Chapter 1.
(Cho)
Cho glanced out her window into the dark night. Tomorrow she would be back on the train making her way to her seventh and final year at Hogwarts. This morning she had done her shopping in Diagon Alley. While she was buying her books in Flourish and Blotts, she accidentally bumped into, of all people, Harry Potter. He had been staying with the Weasley's since the middle of the summer. Much to her surprise, her heart skipped a beat as she laid eyes on him. She was confused that she could even conceive the thought of liking Harry Potter after previous events. But somehow it seemed that she had liked him all along. She had cried all summer the year after Cedric's death. She finally cemented into her mind that Cedric was not coming back no matter how many tears she shed. It suddenly dawned on her that all the emotions of this summer had been caused by something absolutely different. Harry Potter. Could it really be? She drafted Harry several letters in apology for her lingering feelings that had remained for Cedric. She understood that what he would want more than anything is for her to be happy. In the end not one letter had been sent. They all lay in a box collecting dust underneath her bed. She now realized that what she had wanted to say was that those feelings for Cedric were overpowered by what she felt for Harry- but she had been afraid to let go. Her thoughts were interrupted by her mother's call of "lights out." For she will be on the train early the next morning on her way to Hogwarts.
(Harry)
He laid awake listening to the steady rhythm of Ron's breathing as he thought about her. Today, in Diagon Alley, as he shopped for supplies he had run into Cho Chang. She had blushed and said hello but both seemed in equal hurry to get away. They both felt it. But what, they did not know.
(Cho) Cho rushed to Platform 9 ¾ just in time. She boarded the train with none but seconds to spare. All the compartments were full. As she slid open the door to the last compartment, knowing that there was no other place for her on the train, she braced herself for who it might hold. Inside she hoped it would be Harry, but she feared it in the same. She sighed, ready to look at the occupent. There was no one there. She felt let down- for she had expected Harry to be there after not seeing him anywhere else on the train. As she was stowing her trunk there was a knock and the compartment door slid open to reveal a breathless voice. "Do you mind? Everywhere else is full."
(Harry)
He ran through the barrier for he was running exceptionally late. Ron and Hermione said their quick good-byes and sprinted towards the prefects compartments. Harry ran along the train corridor searching for a compartment in which to stay. As he slid open the door of the last compartment he noticed and empty seat and said, without looking up, "Do you mind? Everywhere else is full."
Cho glanced out her window into the dark night. Tomorrow she would be back on the train making her way to her seventh and final year at Hogwarts. This morning she had done her shopping in Diagon Alley. While she was buying her books in Flourish and Blotts, she accidentally bumped into, of all people, Harry Potter. He had been staying with the Weasley's since the middle of the summer. Much to her surprise, her heart skipped a beat as she laid eyes on him. She was confused that she could even conceive the thought of liking Harry Potter after previous events. But somehow it seemed that she had liked him all along. She had cried all summer the year after Cedric's death. She finally cemented into her mind that Cedric was not coming back no matter how many tears she shed. It suddenly dawned on her that all the emotions of this summer had been caused by something absolutely different. Harry Potter. Could it really be? She drafted Harry several letters in apology for her lingering feelings that had remained for Cedric. She understood that what he would want more than anything is for her to be happy. In the end not one letter had been sent. They all lay in a box collecting dust underneath her bed. She now realized that what she had wanted to say was that those feelings for Cedric were overpowered by what she felt for Harry- but she had been afraid to let go. Her thoughts were interrupted by her mother's call of "lights out." For she will be on the train early the next morning on her way to Hogwarts.
(Harry)
He laid awake listening to the steady rhythm of Ron's breathing as he thought about her. Today, in Diagon Alley, as he shopped for supplies he had run into Cho Chang. She had blushed and said hello but both seemed in equal hurry to get away. They both felt it. But what, they did not know.
(Cho) Cho rushed to Platform 9 ¾ just in time. She boarded the train with none but seconds to spare. All the compartments were full. As she slid open the door to the last compartment, knowing that there was no other place for her on the train, she braced herself for who it might hold. Inside she hoped it would be Harry, but she feared it in the same. She sighed, ready to look at the occupent. There was no one there. She felt let down- for she had expected Harry to be there after not seeing him anywhere else on the train. As she was stowing her trunk there was a knock and the compartment door slid open to reveal a breathless voice. "Do you mind? Everywhere else is full."
(Harry)
He ran through the barrier for he was running exceptionally late. Ron and Hermione said their quick good-byes and sprinted towards the prefects compartments. Harry ran along the train corridor searching for a compartment in which to stay. As he slid open the door of the last compartment he noticed and empty seat and said, without looking up, "Do you mind? Everywhere else is full."