Chapter2
They both looked up.
"Harry!"
"Cho!"
"Uhh...can I sit here?" Harry stuttered, "Everywhere else is-"
"- full, I know.sure." Cho finished.
After Harry placed his belongings in the overhead storage area he sat across from Cho and studied his feet in silence. It must've been fifteen minutes battling this awkward silence as Harry and Cho both felt the same roller coaster of emotions. Finally Cho broke the silence.
"Where are Ron and Hermione? I would have expected you to sit with them."
"Oh, they're prefects- they're sitting in the prefects compartments," Harry replied. Again there was an awkward silence. Harry was thinking about confessing his feelings when the door of the compartment was shoved open. In came Draco Malfoy and his two sidekicks Crabbe and Goyle.
"What a pleasant surprise," Harry said sarcastically as he fumbled for his wand inside his pocket.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't scar head and- ooooo.got a girlfriend do ya Potter?" Malfoy sneered.
"She isn't my girlfriend," Harry said through gritted teeth.
A look of pure unhappiness crept over Cho's face as she turned away.
"Get out of here Malfoy or I'll hex you," Harry threatened.
"Oh I'm so scared," Malfoy said sarcastically, "Hold me Goyle, I might get hurt!"
"Stop it both of you!" Cho cried.
"Stay out of this Cho," Harry commanded.
"No! Just stop it! Go away Draco!" Cho screamed.
"Is there something wrong dears?" Interrupted the Trolley Lady.
"No, no problem Miss..we were just.umm.saying good-bye to our friend Draco..Isn't that right Draco?" Harry confirmed.
"Uhhh.yes, that's right, we were just leaving." Draco replied hastily.
"You won't get away this easy Potter." Malfoy muttered under his breath as he moved his way past Harry.
The trolley lady moved quickly by stopping at the next compartment asking if they wanted to purchase any goodies. Harry led Cho back into the compartment and sat down heavily. Cho did the same and turned to look out the window.
"I'm really sorry, Cho. I just didn't want you to get involved." Harry said.
Cho was silent.
They were nearing Hogwarts as Harry exited the room to let Cho change into her robes. As he re-entered she burst into tears and fell into his arms.
"I am really sorry about all that, Cho. Please don't cry," Harry pleaded.
"It's n-n-not that H-Harry," she mumbled through a new burst of tears.
"What's wrong then?" Harry questioned sweetly.
"H-Harry I- "
Cho's words were cut off by an abrupt halt. Realizing that they had arrived at Hogwarts, her tears subsided and she unwillingly pulled away from Harry. As she pulled herself together trying her best to act as though nothing was wrong, (she didn't want her friends to ask questions about why she was crying), Harry said something.
"What were you going to say?" Harry asked curiously.
"Well.umm.nothing Harry, forget it," Cho answered hesitantly.
Harry was confused. However, he was pleased too. He had held Cho Chang. She had been crying, but he had touched Cho Chang. The prettiest girl at Hogwarts. His ego was creeping at a very high speed. Then he remembered, she was crying because of him, because of stupid Malfoy, no wait, she wasn't, she said it wasn't that, she said, well, she said "forget it." This confused Harry. He was angry that she didn't tell him what was wrong. What was she going to say? Why wouldn't she tell him? It couldn't have been that important. Or maybe- no it couldn't be. Harry had to know the answer. He tried again.
"What were you going to say?" Harry said with an edge in his voice.
"I told you, forget it."
Cho was getting annoyed now. What did he care if she didn't tell him. She was so close to telling Harry her feelings that when the train stopped, it sort of brought her back to reality. It stopped her saying something that she really wanted to say. But she didn't want to say it either. She was afraid of his answer. She needed to know if he was interested first. She didn't want to look like a fool. She didn't want to take a risk. Neither did Harry.
Cho took her luggage and started to make her way off the train. Harry did the same.
They both looked up.
"Harry!"
"Cho!"
"Uhh...can I sit here?" Harry stuttered, "Everywhere else is-"
"- full, I know.sure." Cho finished.
After Harry placed his belongings in the overhead storage area he sat across from Cho and studied his feet in silence. It must've been fifteen minutes battling this awkward silence as Harry and Cho both felt the same roller coaster of emotions. Finally Cho broke the silence.
"Where are Ron and Hermione? I would have expected you to sit with them."
"Oh, they're prefects- they're sitting in the prefects compartments," Harry replied. Again there was an awkward silence. Harry was thinking about confessing his feelings when the door of the compartment was shoved open. In came Draco Malfoy and his two sidekicks Crabbe and Goyle.
"What a pleasant surprise," Harry said sarcastically as he fumbled for his wand inside his pocket.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't scar head and- ooooo.got a girlfriend do ya Potter?" Malfoy sneered.
"She isn't my girlfriend," Harry said through gritted teeth.
A look of pure unhappiness crept over Cho's face as she turned away.
"Get out of here Malfoy or I'll hex you," Harry threatened.
"Oh I'm so scared," Malfoy said sarcastically, "Hold me Goyle, I might get hurt!"
"Stop it both of you!" Cho cried.
"Stay out of this Cho," Harry commanded.
"No! Just stop it! Go away Draco!" Cho screamed.
"Is there something wrong dears?" Interrupted the Trolley Lady.
"No, no problem Miss..we were just.umm.saying good-bye to our friend Draco..Isn't that right Draco?" Harry confirmed.
"Uhhh.yes, that's right, we were just leaving." Draco replied hastily.
"You won't get away this easy Potter." Malfoy muttered under his breath as he moved his way past Harry.
The trolley lady moved quickly by stopping at the next compartment asking if they wanted to purchase any goodies. Harry led Cho back into the compartment and sat down heavily. Cho did the same and turned to look out the window.
"I'm really sorry, Cho. I just didn't want you to get involved." Harry said.
Cho was silent.
They were nearing Hogwarts as Harry exited the room to let Cho change into her robes. As he re-entered she burst into tears and fell into his arms.
"I am really sorry about all that, Cho. Please don't cry," Harry pleaded.
"It's n-n-not that H-Harry," she mumbled through a new burst of tears.
"What's wrong then?" Harry questioned sweetly.
"H-Harry I- "
Cho's words were cut off by an abrupt halt. Realizing that they had arrived at Hogwarts, her tears subsided and she unwillingly pulled away from Harry. As she pulled herself together trying her best to act as though nothing was wrong, (she didn't want her friends to ask questions about why she was crying), Harry said something.
"What were you going to say?" Harry asked curiously.
"Well.umm.nothing Harry, forget it," Cho answered hesitantly.
Harry was confused. However, he was pleased too. He had held Cho Chang. She had been crying, but he had touched Cho Chang. The prettiest girl at Hogwarts. His ego was creeping at a very high speed. Then he remembered, she was crying because of him, because of stupid Malfoy, no wait, she wasn't, she said it wasn't that, she said, well, she said "forget it." This confused Harry. He was angry that she didn't tell him what was wrong. What was she going to say? Why wouldn't she tell him? It couldn't have been that important. Or maybe- no it couldn't be. Harry had to know the answer. He tried again.
"What were you going to say?" Harry said with an edge in his voice.
"I told you, forget it."
Cho was getting annoyed now. What did he care if she didn't tell him. She was so close to telling Harry her feelings that when the train stopped, it sort of brought her back to reality. It stopped her saying something that she really wanted to say. But she didn't want to say it either. She was afraid of his answer. She needed to know if he was interested first. She didn't want to look like a fool. She didn't want to take a risk. Neither did Harry.
Cho took her luggage and started to make her way off the train. Harry did the same.