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Chapter 7- Owls, Rita Skeeter, and the Changs' Howler

Cho stepped out of the hospital wing and smiled as Harry was waiting for her outside. It was a clear Saturday afternoon and the two of them had precious little time to be relaxed until the next day….Cho's parents would be coming to visit.

"Madam Pomfrey performed a tricky charm on my clothes so they will begin to adjust themselves automatically. But that won't be necessary for a few months." Cho said. She held Harry's hand and they walked to the Quiddich field, watching the Hufflepuffs practice.

About three weeks back, Cho's parents had sent Cho a howler, the morning right after Harry kissed Cho for the first time since they both had broken up and then got together again, engaged. Their relationship as of now's still strained. They had both been trying very hard to deal with this and they were successful; what was missing from a proper engagement was deep love. Over the three weeks, they had developed a firmer friendship and care for one another. They had also suffered through the same gossip and Cho's howler affect Harry the same way it affected her.

Harry remembered the memory vividly.

* Three Weeks Back *

During breakfast that morning, Cho was scanning the owls worriedly. As soon as her family's large, brown owl 'Ruffles' (because its feathers were always unkempt) arrived with a scarlet envelope, Cho closed her eyes and wished to disappear.

"A howler?" Her friend Maggie guessed, looking at Cho's face.

Cho nodded as Ruffles placed the envelope in her lap. The owl rested its head on Cho's shoulders for a few moments, as for comfort for what's to come, and then took flight again. Several people around the Ravenclaw table were watching.

Cho slowly opened the envelope, which had begun to smoke around the edges.

"CHO CHANG! I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT YOUR LETTER HAVE TOLD ME!" a woman's voice, probably Mrs. Chang's, roared to the top of the emptiness of the air. Everyone hushed as the gigantic howler yelled against his or her eardrums.

"PREGNANT A FEW MONTHS SHORT OF YOUR SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY?! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? HAVEN'T YOU HEARD OF PROTECTION CHARMS? I THOUGHT WE RAISED YOU UP BETTER THAN THIS----"

Mrs. Chang's voice was shrilling like a fire alarm. Cho felt very nauseated and her blushing face was hidden in her hands.

"----I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW UPSET YOUR FATHER IS AND YOU WAIT UNTIL HE GETS A HOLD OF THAT HARRY POTTER----"

Harry's eyes widened. He wasn't sure he liked the idea of meeting Cho's father very much. Several people glanced at Harry. Ron gave a low whistle. The sound of Mrs. Chang's voice frightened him enough, he couldn't even begin to imagine what Mr. Chang would say to him.

"-------JUST ONE MORE YEAR UNTIL GRADUATION AND I THOUGHT YOU WOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER! I AM ABSOLUTELY ASHAMED! THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY-----"

Harry took some deep breaths and then tried to calm himself. Ron looked around as if to spot something very interesting about the shaking plates around him.

"----AND HARRY, YOU LISTEN UP----"

Harry jerked.

"----DON'T YOU THINK YOU CAN WALK AWAY! I HOPE YOU ARE PLANNING ON MARRYING CHO OR I'LL STRANGLE YOU WITH MY OWN HANDS----"

Many eyes grew round at this threat and about fifty heads turned to Harry. Harry thought Mrs. Chang might be even scarier to face than Voldemort.

"-----WE WILL BE COMING TO HOGWARTS IN A FEW WEEKS SO DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS YOUNG MAN! YOU CAN JUST LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING CHO'S FATHER AND I."

A ringing silence fell as the envelope curled into ashes. Cho was looking as though she might faint again and Harry was shocked and frightened beyond belief. He imagined how Mr. Chang would kill him or throw him in Azkaban. Of all the times he escaped death, now he almost wished he didn't.

Harry thought it was over but his eyes glanced down at the Daily Prophet beside his bacon and almost had a petrified attack on him. Near the middle of the third page, was an article by the no other, Rita Skeeter. Harry closed his eyes for a few moments and then opened them again. Yes, the article was still there. Many students around him had begun to notice the paper too, and started reading it excitedly.

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Harry Potter Impregnates Sixth Year Hogwarts Student Cho Chang

Rita Skeeter

Harry Potter is very well known as 'the-boy-who-lived' and of escaping the you-know-who many times. But has this famous hero done something infamous? The answer: yes. Potter has impregnated his ex-girlfriend, Cho Chang. Chang found out about this after her break-up with Potter. The good news? Potter continues his family line in creating a little Potter.

Being in the center of great attention and famous everywhere in the wizard world, Potter must've thought that it wasn't enough. Chang is estimated to be one month or so along and so the little Potter should arrive sometime in late spring. Hogwarts' headmaster, Professor Dumbledore, stated, "Harry and Cho are handling this very maturely. They are not to be expelled, Ms. Skeeter, and nothing further is happening." A wedding for the famous Harry Potter is already in plan as Potter and Chang are engaged.

"If you ask me, something like this shouldn't be taken delicately. Potter gets away with everything and is constantly causing trouble. He should've been expelled years ago." Professor Snape, teaching Potions comments. "Being so famous has all gone to his head and now he has impregnated an innocent girl. And does he get away with it? Naturally! He doesn't even get a detention! I still say he should get expelled. Another little Potter! How exciting." Professor Snape ends sourly before walking off to his class.

Will the little Potter grow up in a stable home? How will Harry handle being a father as such a tender age?

"Harry is really great about this whole thing," Chang, the future Mrs. Potter, comments. "He and I are dealing with this the best we can and would like to be left alone. There is no great story going on here."

Obviously, Miss. Chang is taking the matter lightly, expecting that her fiancé, the great hero, to handle this with no problem, but can it be done?

Potter's more recent ex, Ginny Weasley, whom broke up with Potter after finding out about Chang's pregnancy states, "I cannot believe he would do something like this! Harry always stuck me as a good, kind, person. Not someone to take advantage of a girl. I always trusted Harry and even loved him when we were a couple, now I think it was all a lie. He and Cho only went out for about two weeks and she got pregnant?"

The youngest Weasley went off in tears. What did her brothers have to say about her broken heart?

"Well, even though Harry did have to break my sister's heart, but at least he's honest about it and not trying to pretend he didn't do anything," Fred Weasley, seventh year comments. "I hate it when someone tries to steal your girl. Everyone should have one love and one love only, not having another person interfere with your relationship. That ugly git is going to pay!"

We're not sure what that was about. George Weasley, however, was eager to comment, "Yeah, I do like the fact that Harry isn't going out with my sister while Cho is expecting his baby. And as for people interfering, maybe the one who thinks the other is interfering has his facts mixed up! And he should watch out! He doesn't know what's coming his way!"

We left Misters George and Fred Weasley and asked Ron Weasley, Harry's best friend, about how he felt. Should Harry get away with this?

"Get away with what? He impregnates a girl; things like this happen all the time. Look at your parents." He says before walking away with Potter, who refuses to comment. Why would the expectant father refuse to comment if he has nothing to get away with?

Refuse to comment? Harry never remembered anything about anyone wanting to interview him. He looked at Ron suspiciously.

"Ok! Ok! So I knew they were doing an article about you! I'm sorry, I thought you didn't want any more stress. Look at Cho!" Ron confessed. "I'm sorry! Besides, the article is all wrong. I was being interviewed when you and Cho went to Dumbledore, you weren't with me."

Harry saw Cho crying at the Ravenclaw table. Maggie had put her hand over Cho's shoulder for comfort. Professor McGonagall walked over and helped Cho get up. She ushered Cho away from the whispers and the article and into her office to calm down.

The article still had a few paragraphs to go. Hermione came over to Harry and Ron.


"Harry, I said some good things about you while being interviewed, and I'm still your friend. Don't worry. I just hope you can balance your studies while being a father. It's very important to get as many O.W.L.'s as possible you know." She said, and then picking up the newspaper, pointed to her comment.

"Harry's a good person, and I believe he will be a good father. Of course, he doesn't have parents so he may lack experience. I believe Cho's parents could help him out with that one." Hermione Granger, Potter's other best friend shares her opinion.


"Mr. and Mrs. Chang giving me advice? Yeah right! They'll be too busy strangling me!" Harry said half jokingly. He still had a very hard impression of that Howler in his head.

He read the last part of the article.

Will the future Mr. and Mrs. Potter be able to handle this? We'll find out as time continues. Who knows? Maybe Harry won't even be able to survive Chang's pregnancy. More of this outrageous scandal to be investigated over the months.

* * *

The Quiddich team members were still being nice to Harry, although it was more of a politeness than a friendly relationship. Quiddich practice was still on four times a week, and with Fred as the captain, always found excuses to correct George's position, strategy, and even the way he hits the bludgers, which had nearly hit Fred many, many times.

During a recent practice, Fred announced, "Our first game is next week. We're up against Ravenclaw."

Ravenclaw? Harry's stomach turned. They weren't very friendly with him at all these days. Only the Hufflepuffs were okay, but still, it was a forced politeness.

"Uh, who's playing seeker?" Harry asked.

"Maggie Hallspell," Fred answered. "She was selected in tryouts for a new seeker as Cho can't play in her condition."

'Oh great, now I took Quiddich from her too,' Harry thought sadly.

"We've got to practice!" Fred said, and then looked at George, "You're gripping your broom incorrectly."

George aimed a bludger at Fred, but Katie Bell stopped it in time. "George, please." She said.

George stopped, but only because of Katie.

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A few days later, Harry received an Owl from Mrs. Weasley.

Harry,

It's hard of me to write this, dear, because I don't know how to begin. Fred and George mentioned the big news in one of their letters to me so I wasn't completely surprised by your owl. Harry, dear, I won't send you a howler because I imagine that Cho's parents probably did or will. And I'm not angry with you, I'm just very disappointed.

Harry, I've always cared for you as part of the family and so I will speak to you as if you were Ron or Fred or George. As you have brought this upon yourself, you must first make sure that you have accepted this and aren't ignoring this. Charms and spells won't make this go away.

Second, you must be there for Cho no matter what because you cannot begin to imagine what it's like for her. I hope you are planning on marrying her. You are growing up a little quicker than the rest of the boys at Hogwarts, but in confidence, I think you will do fine if you keep your head up and take on this responsibility.

Harry, I know you are very scared, but you must remember, you are not alone. I will be here for you if you need anything. How about you coming to the Burrow for a visit over Christmas break? Arthur and I will be able to help you out a bit more. Free free to send an owl anytime, but remember what I told you, you must accept this, take on the responsibility, and be there for Cho.

With Love,

Mrs. Weasley

Harry felt his heart become ten times lighter.

"Thanks Mrs. Weasley." he whispered and went off to show Cho the letter.

A/N: The next chapters will focus on the first Quiddich game and the Changs' visit! Whoo! Is Harry in for it!