A/N: Are your nails growing back yet? Or are you still chewing them off
'cause I left another cliffy? Hehehe, my nails are all long and pretty...
Harry: Will you shut up about your nails? No one cares!
Me: Quiet you! Or I'll kill Cho!
Harry: ::Pauses:: I thought she was already dead?
Me: Eep! You didn't hear me say that! Obliviate!
Harry: ::Eyes glaze over then focus again:: What were we talking about?
Me: ::Grins slyly:: Oh, nothing...
Disclaimer: :P
Harry sat bolt upright. "Cho?" he whispered. He didn't remember having a nightmare about her, so why was he waking up to her voice? "Cho?" he whispered again. No reply came. He shook his head, he must have imagined it. He laid back down and tried to go to sleep.
He closed his eyes and rolled over, then he heard it again. It sounded so distant, and it echoed slightly. "Harry!"
Images flashed before his eyes, he saw Cho writhing in pain and heard her screams inside his head. "Cho," he whispered softly. "I'm so sorry, I failed you."
She went still and then he heard the ice cold voice that sent shivers down his spine, "Avada Kedavra."
She screamed one final time then her spirit left her body and Harry saw those gleaming red eyes, the lipless mouth curved up in a cruel smile. His head was spinning, she was gone, and it was his fault, all his fault- "CHO!!!" He screamed, sitting upright.
He fought to catch his breath and his eyes darted around the room. 'Another nightmare...' Harry groaned softly. 'When are they going to end?'
Ron threw aside the hangings around his bed. "Another nightmare?" he said, the other two boys coming up behind him.
Harry nodded, blushing. "Go back to sleep." Then he noticed something he hadn't before. Seamus wasn't there. "Where's Seamus?"
Ron paled. "He-he died in the attack on Hogsmeade."
Harry swallowed and hung his head, closing his eyes for a moment. Ron could have swore he heard Harry whisper, "I'm sorry, Seamus. I failed you, too."
Ron didn't know what to say, he placed a comforting hand on Harry's shoulder but Harry shrugged him off. "Go back to bed, Ron, we need to get our sleep. Snape will have our heads if we doze off in Potions."
Ron hesitated for a moment but then turned around and climbed into bed.
~*~
Harry played with his food, twirling it around his fork but made no move to eat it. "C'mon, Harry," said Hermione, "Eat."
"I'm not hungry," said Harry.
"You haven't eaten anything since yesterday morning, you need to eat, Harry," said Ron.
"I'm not hungry," Harry repeated.
"If you don't eat, I'll cram it down your throat, starving yourself won't bring Cho back!" said Ron. At once he regretted mentioning Cho, Harry's face fell even more and he got up and made to leave.
"Harry," said Hermione.
"I'll see you at Potions," said Harry.
Ron looked over at Hermione, who looked very worried and close to tears. He wrapped an arm around her and she laid her head on his shoulder.
~*~
Harry walked around in a daze, he had no intention of going to Potions and didn't care what Snape would say or how many detentions he would get. She was all he could think about, he racked his brain, trying to formulate a plan but he was also held back by not wanting to break his promise to Dumbledore.
"I'm sorry, Dumbledore, I can't stay here anymore," whispered Harry, getting his Firebolt and walking out the door.
He mounted his broom and took off, he stopped above a mountain and turned around, taking one last long look at the castle that had been his home for five years. He couldn't help but think he'd never see it again.
Strengthening his resolve, he tore his eyes from the castle and shot off through the air.
~*~
Cho tried not to show any fear on her face as she stared into those red eyes. Voldemort lifted up the wand, "Avada-"
Wormtail burst through the door. "My Lord, th-"
"Wormtail, I told you not to interrupt me here!" snapped Voldemort.
"Yes, My Lord, forgive me. But I had to tell you something," said Wormtail, bowing deeply.
Cho looked from one to the other and thought that maybe if she slipped past them she might be able to get out the door that Wormtail had foolishly left open.
"There has been a breach in security, My Lord," said Wormtail. "It is believed to be Harry Potter."
"Fool! You waste my time to tell me this? I knew Harry Potter would come, you know I am fully prepared, Wormtail."
"Yes, My Lord," said Wormtail, turning to leave.
"Wormtail," said Voldemort softly.
Wormtail turned, "Yes, My Lord?"
"Crucio."
Cho slipped past Voldemort while he tortured his servant and flattened herself against the wall and slowly made her way to the door. She walked slowly as not to make any noise then once far enough from the room, broke into a full run.
'Foolish girl,' thought Voldemort. 'She thinks I didn't notice.'
~*~
Harry landed about half a mile away from the place where he saw Death Eaters standing guard, he wondered just how many traps Voldemort had set between where he stood and the building. Pushing that thought aside he walked up to the building, surprised to not hear any alarms going off. He quickly and easily stunned the Death Eaters guarding the door then walked inside.
He immediately put his hands to his ears, there were alarms going off everywhere! He should have known, but he still didn't care. Let them come, he would defeat them, no one would stand between him and Cho and live to tell the tale.
He ran down several halls, looking for a set of stairs that might lead down to the dungeons, where Voldemort would most certainly be keeping Cho hidden. He found what he was looking for after several minutes of running and charged down the stairs. He turned sharply around a corner and ran into something and fell back.
He looked up and his eyes widened.
~*~
Cho sped through the halls, looking for any means of escape but she seemed to be going in circles, she passed the same place at least five times.
She stopped and felt her way along the wall, even though there seemed to be nothing but wall there, no door, no nothing, just wall. She was just about to give up when her hand fell through the wall a few feet. She stared for a minute then walked through. She looked back and saw that the wall that she had just fell through was not a wall at all but an opening made to look like the wall.
'Pretty neat trick, it's not even magic, it's just an allusion...' she thought, but didn't stop to think on it any more and continued running.
She soon found a set of stairs and darted up them, turning sharply around a corner and running into something. She let out a small cry of pain then got up and saw the person in front of her. "Harry!"
Harry looked up, "Cho!" He got up and hugged her tightly, she winced but ignored the pain and hugged him back. "Are you alright? What has Voldemort done to you? I'll kill him!" said Harry.
"I'm fine, Harry, but we need to get out of here before Voldemort realizes I'm not in my cell."
Harry gritted his teeth slightly at the mention of Cho being in a cell but said nothing of it, grabbed her hand, and ran off.
Harry turned down a passageway but immediately backed behind the wall again. "Dangit, there must be a hundred Death Eaters there."
"There must be another way out," said Cho.
Harry shook his head. "I ran all over the place, there's not another exit." Harry turned to her and hugged her again. "I'll hold them off, get yourself out of here."
"No, Harry, I'm not leaving unless you're coming with me," said Cho. "You'd be killed for sure."
"Go. And don't look back. I'll see you again, I promise. I'll be the Great Hall tomorrow at 9 AM, meet me there. If I'm late, I'm dead."
Cho basked in his warmth and nodded then he let go and ran around the corner, firing several spells and catching at least ten Death Eaters by surprise. They charged at him, and he was soon lost in the black mass. Cho started towards them to help him but he screamed, "Get out of here! Go!"
She knew he'd need help but she was still so weak she could hardly stand and she didn't have a wand either so she slumped her shoulders in defeat and ran out.
Harry watched her go as Death Eaters pressed in all around him and he fired a few more spells, taking down a few but the rest only pressed in on him harder, he choked, black fogged the edges of his vision. Then he heard a voice and the Death Eaters surrounding him all stepped aside.
"Harry Potter, how I've looked forward to this moment."
Harry looked up and saw Voldemort aiming his wand right between his eyes.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N: Man, I'm getting good at those cliffies. Five in a row!
john: Hehehe...
icedrake: Ah, the clicheness of it all!
John Black: Yeah, sorry, I kinda overlooked the question. ::Puts hand on back of head in a Goku-ish style::
AllyCat87: You didn't really think I'd let her die, did you?
Kakarot: Lmbo. You leave the funniest reviews ever.
Luna: I'm getting to it! Harry's in a bit of a crisis here, I can't have those two lovebirds snogging all the time.
Nick: Lol, leaving you hanging is the thing I do best! ^_^
Bon: Umm... Whatever.
EmeraldKelpie: ^_^ Yeah, they definitely had to meet at least one last time.
hyper_shark: Thanks.
I ThInK I feLL: Hiya, Cookie Fan, glad to see a review from you. ^_^ Man, that review is so funny it rivals Kakarot's, which is saying something in my book, 'cause Kakarot is hilarious.
d u s t y. w i n g s: Hehehe, I love suspense... Hope you're not having a heart-attack, 'cause that would mean you wouldn't be able to review lol.
A/N: Yayness, I've gotten over a hundred reviews! ::Does a little dance:: Now let's go for two hundred! Click the pretty button!
Harry: Will you shut up about your nails? No one cares!
Me: Quiet you! Or I'll kill Cho!
Harry: ::Pauses:: I thought she was already dead?
Me: Eep! You didn't hear me say that! Obliviate!
Harry: ::Eyes glaze over then focus again:: What were we talking about?
Me: ::Grins slyly:: Oh, nothing...
Disclaimer: :P
Harry sat bolt upright. "Cho?" he whispered. He didn't remember having a nightmare about her, so why was he waking up to her voice? "Cho?" he whispered again. No reply came. He shook his head, he must have imagined it. He laid back down and tried to go to sleep.
He closed his eyes and rolled over, then he heard it again. It sounded so distant, and it echoed slightly. "Harry!"
Images flashed before his eyes, he saw Cho writhing in pain and heard her screams inside his head. "Cho," he whispered softly. "I'm so sorry, I failed you."
She went still and then he heard the ice cold voice that sent shivers down his spine, "Avada Kedavra."
She screamed one final time then her spirit left her body and Harry saw those gleaming red eyes, the lipless mouth curved up in a cruel smile. His head was spinning, she was gone, and it was his fault, all his fault- "CHO!!!" He screamed, sitting upright.
He fought to catch his breath and his eyes darted around the room. 'Another nightmare...' Harry groaned softly. 'When are they going to end?'
Ron threw aside the hangings around his bed. "Another nightmare?" he said, the other two boys coming up behind him.
Harry nodded, blushing. "Go back to sleep." Then he noticed something he hadn't before. Seamus wasn't there. "Where's Seamus?"
Ron paled. "He-he died in the attack on Hogsmeade."
Harry swallowed and hung his head, closing his eyes for a moment. Ron could have swore he heard Harry whisper, "I'm sorry, Seamus. I failed you, too."
Ron didn't know what to say, he placed a comforting hand on Harry's shoulder but Harry shrugged him off. "Go back to bed, Ron, we need to get our sleep. Snape will have our heads if we doze off in Potions."
Ron hesitated for a moment but then turned around and climbed into bed.
~*~
Harry played with his food, twirling it around his fork but made no move to eat it. "C'mon, Harry," said Hermione, "Eat."
"I'm not hungry," said Harry.
"You haven't eaten anything since yesterday morning, you need to eat, Harry," said Ron.
"I'm not hungry," Harry repeated.
"If you don't eat, I'll cram it down your throat, starving yourself won't bring Cho back!" said Ron. At once he regretted mentioning Cho, Harry's face fell even more and he got up and made to leave.
"Harry," said Hermione.
"I'll see you at Potions," said Harry.
Ron looked over at Hermione, who looked very worried and close to tears. He wrapped an arm around her and she laid her head on his shoulder.
~*~
Harry walked around in a daze, he had no intention of going to Potions and didn't care what Snape would say or how many detentions he would get. She was all he could think about, he racked his brain, trying to formulate a plan but he was also held back by not wanting to break his promise to Dumbledore.
"I'm sorry, Dumbledore, I can't stay here anymore," whispered Harry, getting his Firebolt and walking out the door.
He mounted his broom and took off, he stopped above a mountain and turned around, taking one last long look at the castle that had been his home for five years. He couldn't help but think he'd never see it again.
Strengthening his resolve, he tore his eyes from the castle and shot off through the air.
~*~
Cho tried not to show any fear on her face as she stared into those red eyes. Voldemort lifted up the wand, "Avada-"
Wormtail burst through the door. "My Lord, th-"
"Wormtail, I told you not to interrupt me here!" snapped Voldemort.
"Yes, My Lord, forgive me. But I had to tell you something," said Wormtail, bowing deeply.
Cho looked from one to the other and thought that maybe if she slipped past them she might be able to get out the door that Wormtail had foolishly left open.
"There has been a breach in security, My Lord," said Wormtail. "It is believed to be Harry Potter."
"Fool! You waste my time to tell me this? I knew Harry Potter would come, you know I am fully prepared, Wormtail."
"Yes, My Lord," said Wormtail, turning to leave.
"Wormtail," said Voldemort softly.
Wormtail turned, "Yes, My Lord?"
"Crucio."
Cho slipped past Voldemort while he tortured his servant and flattened herself against the wall and slowly made her way to the door. She walked slowly as not to make any noise then once far enough from the room, broke into a full run.
'Foolish girl,' thought Voldemort. 'She thinks I didn't notice.'
~*~
Harry landed about half a mile away from the place where he saw Death Eaters standing guard, he wondered just how many traps Voldemort had set between where he stood and the building. Pushing that thought aside he walked up to the building, surprised to not hear any alarms going off. He quickly and easily stunned the Death Eaters guarding the door then walked inside.
He immediately put his hands to his ears, there were alarms going off everywhere! He should have known, but he still didn't care. Let them come, he would defeat them, no one would stand between him and Cho and live to tell the tale.
He ran down several halls, looking for a set of stairs that might lead down to the dungeons, where Voldemort would most certainly be keeping Cho hidden. He found what he was looking for after several minutes of running and charged down the stairs. He turned sharply around a corner and ran into something and fell back.
He looked up and his eyes widened.
~*~
Cho sped through the halls, looking for any means of escape but she seemed to be going in circles, she passed the same place at least five times.
She stopped and felt her way along the wall, even though there seemed to be nothing but wall there, no door, no nothing, just wall. She was just about to give up when her hand fell through the wall a few feet. She stared for a minute then walked through. She looked back and saw that the wall that she had just fell through was not a wall at all but an opening made to look like the wall.
'Pretty neat trick, it's not even magic, it's just an allusion...' she thought, but didn't stop to think on it any more and continued running.
She soon found a set of stairs and darted up them, turning sharply around a corner and running into something. She let out a small cry of pain then got up and saw the person in front of her. "Harry!"
Harry looked up, "Cho!" He got up and hugged her tightly, she winced but ignored the pain and hugged him back. "Are you alright? What has Voldemort done to you? I'll kill him!" said Harry.
"I'm fine, Harry, but we need to get out of here before Voldemort realizes I'm not in my cell."
Harry gritted his teeth slightly at the mention of Cho being in a cell but said nothing of it, grabbed her hand, and ran off.
Harry turned down a passageway but immediately backed behind the wall again. "Dangit, there must be a hundred Death Eaters there."
"There must be another way out," said Cho.
Harry shook his head. "I ran all over the place, there's not another exit." Harry turned to her and hugged her again. "I'll hold them off, get yourself out of here."
"No, Harry, I'm not leaving unless you're coming with me," said Cho. "You'd be killed for sure."
"Go. And don't look back. I'll see you again, I promise. I'll be the Great Hall tomorrow at 9 AM, meet me there. If I'm late, I'm dead."
Cho basked in his warmth and nodded then he let go and ran around the corner, firing several spells and catching at least ten Death Eaters by surprise. They charged at him, and he was soon lost in the black mass. Cho started towards them to help him but he screamed, "Get out of here! Go!"
She knew he'd need help but she was still so weak she could hardly stand and she didn't have a wand either so she slumped her shoulders in defeat and ran out.
Harry watched her go as Death Eaters pressed in all around him and he fired a few more spells, taking down a few but the rest only pressed in on him harder, he choked, black fogged the edges of his vision. Then he heard a voice and the Death Eaters surrounding him all stepped aside.
"Harry Potter, how I've looked forward to this moment."
Harry looked up and saw Voldemort aiming his wand right between his eyes.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N: Man, I'm getting good at those cliffies. Five in a row!
john: Hehehe...
icedrake: Ah, the clicheness of it all!
John Black: Yeah, sorry, I kinda overlooked the question. ::Puts hand on back of head in a Goku-ish style::
AllyCat87: You didn't really think I'd let her die, did you?
Kakarot: Lmbo. You leave the funniest reviews ever.
Luna: I'm getting to it! Harry's in a bit of a crisis here, I can't have those two lovebirds snogging all the time.
Nick: Lol, leaving you hanging is the thing I do best! ^_^
Bon: Umm... Whatever.
EmeraldKelpie: ^_^ Yeah, they definitely had to meet at least one last time.
hyper_shark: Thanks.
I ThInK I feLL: Hiya, Cookie Fan, glad to see a review from you. ^_^ Man, that review is so funny it rivals Kakarot's, which is saying something in my book, 'cause Kakarot is hilarious.
d u s t y. w i n g s: Hehehe, I love suspense... Hope you're not having a heart-attack, 'cause that would mean you wouldn't be able to review lol.
A/N: Yayness, I've gotten over a hundred reviews! ::Does a little dance:: Now let's go for two hundred! Click the pretty button!