Harry adjusted his tie as he checked himself in the mirror by the librarian¡¦s desk. Some people sitting by the nearest bookshelf eyed him oddly, all the while whispering to their friends about Harry¡¦s amusing behaviour.
He cleared his throat and tried to tame his wild jet-black hair as he approached the fifth bookshelf to the right.
¡§Hullo Cho,¡¨ he greeted merrily, knowing perfectly well that the Asian was in that section of the library.
The petite girl looked up from her book about herbology and saw Harry. She gave the famous boy a warm smile and nodded her head.
¡§Nice weather today, isn¡¦t it?¡¨ Harry said somewhat nervously.
Cho looked out of the colorfully tainted window and chuckled. ¡§Harry, it¡¦s raining cats and dogs. Unless you call flooding the first floor of Hogwarts nice weather, then I guess it is.¡¨
Harry blushed at his blunt comment. ¡§I meant that as a joke.¡¨
Cho giggled somewhat at Harry¡¦s anxious expression. He looked as if he was about ready to jump off a cliff any minute now.
¡§You know, you could sit down,¡¨ Cho patted on the seat next to hers.
¡§Oh cool,¡¨ Harry said lamely before he sat down, not before tripping over his shoelaces.
Cho smiled amusingly as he watched Harry tie his shoes. ¡§So how have you been lately, Harry?¡¨ She tried to make conversation with the rather handsome boy.
¡§Fine. And how are you?¡¨
¡§Same here, nothing special. Been tutoring Draco and getting on with my duties.¡¨ Cho saw Harry¡¦s eyes darkened into a shade of aqua green and looked as he wants to vomit. ¡§Harry, I know you don¡¦t like Draco very much. But once you got to know him, you¡¦ll just absolutely fall in love with him.¡¨
Harry almost choked at that comment. Trying his best to sound polite through clenched teeth he asked, ¡§you¡¦re not in love with him, are you?¡¨
Cho¡¦s eyes widened somewhat at Harry¡¦s blunt comment. She blushed before answering, ¡§Um¡K¡¨
¡§Oh, I¡¦m sorry, I shouldn¡¦t have asked such a stupid question. I mean you¡¦re only engaged to him because his evil parents forced you to. I¡¦ll think of a way to save you from that,¡¨ Harry said as he patted his chest.
Cho couldn¡¦t help but beam at Harry¡¦s action. He has always been such a brave boy. At the mere age of one, he afforded to shatter much of Voldemort¡¦s power, now he couldn¡¦t contain his loyal self to help a friend in need. Actually, Cho is doing fine with Draco and would be more than glad to marry him any day, it¡¦s just that Harry has such enthusiasm in helping Cho that she couldn¡¦t bare the heart to reject his generous offer.
¡§I¡¦ll thank you first then,¡¨ Cho said jokingly.
¡§Well well well, who is this? Potter I see, trying to woo my fiancé,¡¨ came a cold drawl.
Cho and Harry turned around to meet a blond boy about the height of six feet. Harry stood up now, standing only one inch below Draco.
¡§Drake¡K¡¨ Cho said with a hint of warning, ¡§don¡¦t you start a scene now.¡¨
¡§This potty boy is trying to steal my love away from me. He¡¦s a no-good piece of¡K¡¨
¡§Don¡¦t you finish that sentence Draco Malfoy,¡¨ Cho raised her voice. Draco kept quiet as he knows when Cho is mad. Cho usually uses his whole name when she gets upset. The Slytherin boy knows better than to get on the Ravenclaw¡¦s bad side.
¡§What¡¦s the matter Malfoy? You look like you¡¦re about to bite someone¡¦s head off. Cho, I think you should come over here a bit. You don¡¦t want that wild animal to attack you,¡¨ Harry said with a sneer.
Draco clenched his fist and was about to take out his wand when Cho grabbed Draco away from Harry. She took her book bag and dragged Draco out of the library before catching any attention.
¡§Sorry Harry, I think it¡¦s time for Draco¡¦s medication. I¡¦ll see you later,¡¨ and she rushed out of the door, dragging an unwilling Draco.
¡§Medication? I was about to give that moron a beating so he can get his wimpy little medication from the nurse,¡¨ Draco said rather childishly while crossing his arms.
¡§I¡¦m sorry Drake, but I didn¡¦t want you to fight. That¡¦s not a nice thing,¡¨
¡§What are you my mother?¡¨ Draco snapped.
By now Cho looked offended. ¡§Well I¡¦m sorry if I was worried about you and didn¡¦t want you to get in trouble!¡¨ She turned her way and was about to walk away when Draco grabbed her arm.
¡§I¡¦m sorry Cho-ey, I was just, I don¡¦t know, out of my mind. Potter tend to do that to me,¡¨ Draco said while chocking out the name Potter as if it was a curse word.
¡§I¡¦m sorry too, I should have thought about your feelings,¡¨ Cho said while giving a peck on Draco¡¦s lips. Just when she was about to move away, Draco grabbed onto Cho¡¦s waist and pulled her closer to deepen the kiss.
¡§Uh hum¡K¡¨ Bridget interrupted rather rudely.
Draco looked down at the offender and was ready to say some snappy remarks when the girl pulled Cho towards her. She glared at Draco as she did so.
¡§Cho, we need you in the common room to clear out some business,¡¨ Bridget said urgently.
¡§What could be so important that can¡¦t wait?¡¨ Draco grabbed Cho back to his side while saying impatiently. Cho was definitely caught between the two and wanted to run away.
¡§A jerk like you wouldn¡¦t understand. Cho, c¡¦mon. Cressida doesn¡¦t know whether she should put on her green dress or her violet ones. I¡¦m saying she¡¦s should put on her violet ones because it compliments her eyes. But she doesn¡¦t believe me. She wants to hear your opinion first,¡¨ before Cho could object, Bridget hastily pulled Cho away from Draco and marched up to the Ravenclaw Tower.
¡§Stupid git,¡¨ as if having Cho taken away from him wasn¡¦t bad enough, out walked the famous boy-who-lived.
Harry gave him a dark look before brushing past him, trying his best to ignore the Slytherin. But Draco couldn¡¦t help but slide his feet a little bit outward and thus causing Harry¡¦s rather humiliating fall. A few second-years who passed by pointed and giggled at the Gryffindor.
¡§What the hell is your problem, Malfoy?¡¨
¡§It isn¡¦t hard to see. But you, Potter, is my problem,¡¨ Draco inched closer to Harry, as if daring him to do something to him.
By now, both sixth-years have their wands out and were about to strike.
¡§Expelliarmus!¡¨ Harry shouted towards Draco as he ducked from the spell.
Draco pointed towards Harry¡¦s nose and shouted, ¡§Engorgio!¡¨ Seeing the effect take place, Draco smiled satisfyingly. Just when his little self-celebration took his attention away, he was hit by Harry¡¦s spell that caused hair to grow all over his hands. Harry couldn¡¦t contain his laughter and despite his enlarged, swelled-up nose, he tried to try without sounding like he is snorting like a pig.
¡§My hands! You will pay for this Potter! Mobilarbus brick!¡¨ Draco summoned the brick that was situated on the side of the hallway and threw it towards Harry. It hit Harry right in his crotch. Normally, a guy would never heard another man¡¦s jewel because he knows exactly how the pain feels like. But at this moment, Draco wants to inflict pain on his arch nemesis.
Harry doubled over while covering his crotch, hoping the pain will subside. He aimed his wand shakily at Draco and uttered painfully, ¡§Rictusempra.¡¨
Being the ticklish person that he is, Draco immediately collapsed, rolling around and bumping into the walls. As he was busy laughing from all the tickling the spell had caused him, one of the loose statues on the side crumpled on him and injured his ribs. Draco felt like he was being torn apart when the statue fell on him.
Before either of them could continue their fight, a first-year came out screaming for help. That was when both the boys were taken to the hospital wing to be treated.
***
¡§I cannot believe you, Draco Malfoy! You started a fight with Harry!¡¨ Cho said when she rushed towards Draco¡¦s bedside.
Draco winced at Cho¡¦s words and his broken ribs were not helping.
¡§Right after I told you not to cause a scene with Harry. You went ahead and start a fight with him. Oh I hope you¡¦re happy because you proved yourself to be one of the most violent people on this planet!¡¨
Draco wanted to get up and appease the angry girl, but he couldn¡¦t due to his limited movements from the injury.
At first, Cho didn¡¦t see how wounded Draco was. But now she saw how Draco was flinching in pain, she softened somewhat.
¡§Are you alright?¡¨ she walked towards the blond boy, trying to stop him from moving around too much.
¡§I¡¦m sorry Cho, it¡¦s just¡K I don¡¦t know I¡¦m jealous of him when he¡¦s around you,¡¨ Draco dodged his eyes away from Cho¡¦s, suddenly finding the jug of water by his bed really interesting.
Cho felt a smile climb on her face and went ahead to kiss Draco¡¦s cheek. ¡§I¡¦m sorry for blowing up at you. It¡¦s just sometimes you could be so irrational.¡¨
Draco looked absolutely offended at Cho¡¦s comment.
¡§But I love you nevertheless.¡¨ Now that made Draco happy. He motioned for Cho to bend her head. Of course, the Ravenclaw was more than glad to comply. As their tongues met again, Draco smiled.
She tastes like strawberry shortcake.
A/N: This chapter is dedicated to chochang0614, Elektra05, Cho-Wood, SomniumSeeker, RowenaRavenclaw96, fairy-lights1, and SweEtLittLeLily. Thanks you guys, you make feel like a million dollars. :P