Author's Notes: All credit for the HP storyline and characters goes to the wonderfully gifted JK Rowling. I'm just borrowing some ingredients and throwing them in a blender for a different flavor. Much thanks to the early reviews I received. They are greatly appreciated and welcomed.

And now…on with the tale…And this is chapter two by the way…redux…

With an unfavorable expression, Cho swung her head to spy the young man she glanced earlier. To her dismay, he and his friends have gone back inside Hogwarts Castle. Disappointed, she sighed and moved from leaning against the tree and turned to her fellow Ravenclaw approaching her.

"Cho! You are not going to believe this!" Samanatha Connelly gleefully exclaimed as she and her two other companions finally reached Cho. Her long, blond hair swung freely behind her as she approached.

"Hm?" Cho replied, only half interested, and casually running her right hand through her shoulder length raven black hair.

Samantha, or Sam as she was affectionately called, grabbed Cho's left arm and exclaimed, "Somebody's got a crush on you! Somebody definitely worth it!"

The two other Ravenclaw girls with Samantha giggled delightedly.

To this, Cho could only remark "Uh huh…I'm sure…"

"Er…well…I mean..putting aside..Cedric's..Er…well you know…" Abigail Sommersby started to say. She suddenly found herself staring down at the ground, fidgeting, and not willing to finish her comment.

Cho ignored her comments. "…So which poor boy has decided to risk a crush on me?" Cho sarcastically asked.

Her friends hesitated a bit, noting her tone. She really didn't want to be here. She disliked even more her fellow housemates' attempts to set her up when the sixth year of schooling just started a few months back. And it wasn't even six months yet since Cedric passed.

Cho knew they meant well. They wanted to help her get over Cedric. His passing, which seemed so long ago, still haunted her, troubled her. She loved him, she was sure of that. Her first love. The endless tears that she shed for several weeks after his death were proof of that. Crying. Sobbing. Locking herself in her room. Crying again. Sobbing again. Locking herself in her room again.

Several friends visited her residence near Diagon Alley after that time, hoping to help her with her pain, hoping to help her with her grief. Her parents tried as much as they could to get her involved with daily activities: helping at the apothecary at Diagon Alley, visiting family and friends, and playing some quidditch.

Quidditch. A source of true joy and freedom for her, it was the game of quidditch that help her set her own mark at Hogwarts. Her remarkable Asian beauty aside, quidditch allowed her to show a side of herself which many people overlooked. Her tenacity. Her determination. Her strength. Her true self.

"Cho…we're sorry...we didn't' mean to-" Abigail began.

Shaking thoughts of the past and quidditch, Cho flashed a small smile at her friends and inquired "Hey…really…I'm fine. And I'll bite. Who's the poor chap I have captivated this time?"

The third Ravenclaw girl, Marietta Edgecombe spoke up excitedly. "Well…You might like this. He's a fellow Ravenclaw! That means he ought to have brains," Marietta giggled.

Cho supposed to herself 'Oh...I was hoping he'd be from-'

Marietta spoke up again. "He likes quidditch as well so that's two things you both have in common!"

'Great. I'm ecstatic," Cho sardonically thought.

"Now what are four lovely Ravenclaw ladies doing out here by the lake and hiding by a tree? Not up to any mischief I hope that it would cause our house to lose some points!" a young's man voice suddenly boomed.

All four Ravenclaw girls shifted their gazes to the source. A tall, brown haired man was approaching them steadily with hands clasped behind his back as if shielding or hiding something. All girls, except Cho, giggled shyly as the young fellow finally reached their destination. He immediately directed all his attention to Cho and brought his right hand from his back. A red rose was produced, offering itself to her as an obvious present.

Cho's right eyebrow shot up and she frowned slightly. 'Uh….okay…Do I really want to know?'

Sean Wright grinned from ear to ear as he presented the rose to the Asian girl. Around him, he faintly heard the three other Ravenclaw ladies make playful wooing noises. This only served to boost his confidence more.

Meanwhile, Cho tried her best to recover from Sean's little 'surprise.' A slight blush formed on her cheeks but she knew Sean did not cause it. It was rather caused by the embarrassment of being cooed and wooed in a very public place. Cho could only hope that the real object of her affection really went back inside Hogwarts Castle and silently prayed that there was no chance that he would discover this little unfolding scene.

Getting a little annoyed, Cho tried her best to summon a smile. "Um...Thanks Sean." She took the rose from him with great hesitation. She tried her best not to glare at her three so-called friends for this little setup. On second thought, glaring might be too kind. She probably was more tempted to play the role of a quidditch beater and hit every one of those heads quite hard with a bloody bludger. The latter thought made her smile more and as soon as she did, she wished that she hadn't done so because she was sure that Sean mistook that smile for something else.

Sean was soon blushing himself after seeing Cho's smile widen but tried to regain his composure quickly. "Well that went well. Now…Miss Chang…I know we haven't been very well acquainted with each other…even though we belong to the same house…"

'He better not…He better not…ask…,' Cho silently prayed.

"…I was hoping that you would like to go o—whoa!" Sean suddenly exclaimed as he took another step toward Cho. Near to the lake they were, he hardly noticed how soft and damp the ground was. He took a bad step and instantly felt himself slipping backwards. Arms flailing about, he yelped in surprise and felt himself landing against a person behind him.

"EEEK! Getoffme! Getoffme!" Samantha shrieked loudly. She found herself on her back with a very shocked Sean Wright on top of her. She struggled to push him off but found that squirming too hard made her much more uncomfortable, considering the embarrassing state that they ended up on.

Cho could not help but laugh as Abigail and Marietta tried to pull Sean off their fallen comrade. 'Serves them right. Oh jolly good. That really was funny!' she thought between fits of giggles and outright laughter. At the back of her head though, she had this nagging feeling that somebody cast a naughty little spell on Sean as he took a step toward her. Cho quickly turned her head around to spy for the culprit but could only make out a faint shape quickly making its way hurriedly back into castle. A very hasty retreat it was indeed. She strained her Seeker eyes more to try to identify the person that was quickly disappearing from her view.

Her eyes widened and the heart fluttered, but at the same time, she really did not want to hope.

'Harry?'

-TBC