I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry for taking so long to update. The computer got busted and I got grounded. Plus, I happen to live with the biggest computer hog in the whole world. Okay, so I'm exaggerating. But just a teeny bit.
What to expect this chapter: Fate and Serendipity are going to mess with Harry and the results won't be too good. Aside from Cho's birthday, something else will happen, which will be a bit important to the story. Read and see what Fate, Destiny and Serendipity have cooked up for Harry and Cho.
P.S. I do a bad job of keeping time, so this chapter will start on a Thursday and the Quidditch Match is on Saturday.
Chapter seven:
"Happy birthday, Cho!"
Cho turned over in the bed.
"For God's sake, Aurelia, let me sleep," she mumbled sleepily.
"C'mon. Aren't you supposed to be happy on your birthday?" asked Aurelia. "Besides, it's already seven."
Cho opened her eyes.
"It's seven?" asked Cho.
Aurelia nodded and said, "Five past seven, actually."
"Oh, bugger," Cho muttered as she sat up, yawning. "Where are the others?" she asked.
"In the Common Room, planning your party tonight," replied Aurelia as Cho got out of the bed and walked over to the closet to get her school robes.
"Could you please tell them I'll be down in five minutes?" Cho requested, before walking to the bathroom.
"Sure," said Aurelia.
"Thanks!"
~*~*~
"I cannot believe I'm seventeen," Cho said as she and her friends walked to the Great Hall for breakfast.
Aurelia shot a look at her sister.
"You get to learn how to Apparate. I'm envious," she said.
"Yeah. But I won't be able to get my license until after graduation," Cho pointed out.
"You can always get it during Christmas Break," said Erin.
Cho frowned.
"No thanks. I'd rather relax during that time," she sighed.
"Happy birthday, Cho," some guy called out.
"Er… thanks," Cho replied.
"Who was that?" asked Jessica.
"I have no idea," shrugged Cho.
"Another one of Cho's admirers, I suppose," Lara said with a smile.
"Shut it, Lara," muttered Cho.
"Whatever you say, birthday girl,"
~*~*~
"I'm bored," Destiny declared.
"So am I," sighed Fate, sitting down beside him. "If only we can add some excitement…but right now, my mind is completely blank. I can't think of any ideas. Zero. Zilch. Nada."
Serendipity thought for a moment.
"I can. But it might cause some pain," said Serendipity. Fate gestured for her to continue. "Are those Love-Me-Not flowers near the Quidditch Pitch still alive? You know, the flowers Filch planted a few years ago."
"I don't know," said Fate. She stood up. "Let me check."
She waved one of her hands over the well's surface and the view changed. The well now showed a cluster of beautiful purplish-blue flowers with razor sharp thorns on the stems.
"Yup," Fate nodded. "They're still alive. What are you planning?"
"Just wait and see,"
~*~*~
Harry stepped onto the Quidditch Field for what seemed like the umpteenth time
that week. He had gotten quite sick of Hermione and Ron's flirting and had left
them. He would have looked for Ginny but he had guessed that she was probably
off with Draco somewhere.
He walked around the Pitch, his hands in his pockets, thinking of the upcoming the Quidditch Match. A few days from now, he and the rest of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team would be facing off with Hufflepuff. Everyone was looking forward to the match since it was an excuse to disregard the load of homework. Even Ravenclaw, the house most known for it's smart and work-driven students, was waiting excitedly for the match.
Something caught his eyes just at the edge of the Pitch and he walked over to the cluster of flowers. They were quite beautiful and he absentmindedly wondered if Cho would like them. He plucked one of the purplish-blue flowers and examined it.
"Ouch!" Harry exclaimed, dropping the flower like it was something hot.
He looked at his fingers. There were two pricks of red blood on them.
Okay. Not a good idea to give it to Cho. Besides, I already—Harry felt a sharp pain in his chest.
(A/N: No, despite what some of you might think, he is not having a heart attack.)
What the bloody hell was that?! Could it have been…No, it couldn't have. It was in my chest, he thought to himself, clutching his chest and wincing. Not in my scar.
"Harry! C'mon. We're going to be late for class!" Ron called across the Quidditch Field.
"Be right there," Harry managed before walking over to Ron and Hermione.
~*~*~
"So…what did you get for Cho, Harry?" asked Hermione as they walked to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom for their first class.
"I'm not telling you that. But I think she'll—Aah!"
There was that searing pain again.
"Harry! Are you okay?" Ron asked, looking at his best friend worriedly.
Hermione, too, had a look of worry on her face.
"I-I'm fine," said Harry, standing up straight.
"Are you sure? Maybe we can bring you the Hospital Wing. I'm sure Rei—"
Harry cut Hermione off.
"There is no way in hell I'm going to the Hospital Wing!" Harry gritted out.
"Alright," sighed Hermione.
"I'm fine. Really, I am," Harry assured the two of them.
"If you say so, mate," said Ron, still looking a bit worried.
"Let's just get to class, okay?"
~*~*~
Cho repeatedly tapped the end of her quill on the table as Professor Webber talked about the Runes used during the medieval times. Her classmates were busy taking down notes about how to differentiate real runes from ordinary house runes but she wasn't paying any attention at all. Something was obviously bothering her since she would be copying down notes if there wasn't anything.
She had had another weird dream but instead of the singing, she had seen the three people watching a well intently. All three people had been wearing white robes of some kind. Two were women while the other one had been a guy. She had heard them discussing the future of someone but before she could hear all of the conversation, Aurelia had woken her up.
Now, what were they talking about? she asked herself.
"Cho. Earth to Cho," Jessica shook her friend out of her thoughts.
"What?" asked Cho, looking at Jessica.
"You might want to start paying attention. Webber was looking at you a while ago," whispered Jessica. "You don't want to lose Ravenclaw any points, would you?"
"Oh, right. Thanks, Jess," said Cho.
"Any time," replied Jessica before returning to copying down notes.
~*~*~
Harry trudged into his dormitory, after classes, and lay down on his four-poster bed. He had been having those searing pains all day. Several times, teachers had asked if he was okay and he had just said he was fine, making his friends worry more. Finally, after classes had ended he had found an excuse to leave Ron and Hermione, saying that he was going to rest up a bit in the dormitories.
Hello, Master Harry, Caleb appeared on the perch beside Harry's bed."Hey, Caleb," Harry mumbled.
Is something wrong, Master Harry?"I've been having these intense pains in my chest all day. I don't know what's happening," Harry said, looking at his phoenix.
Would you mind telling me what happened during the day? I might be able to figure out what's happening.
"Alright," said Harry, sitting up. "Well, I woke up and took a quick shower. Then, Ron and I met Herrmione in the Common Room, we went down to the Great Hall and Hermione and Ron started flirting with each other. I got sick of them and went to the Quidditch Field to be alone for a while. I walked around and saw a flower. Picked it up and got pricked twice. Then…"
Please wait a minute, Master Harry.
Harry stopped talking and looked at Caleb.
The flower that you picked, what color was it?Harry frowned in concentration before saying, "They were purplish-blue and they had razor-sharp thorns. I started having these pains a few seconds after I picked it up. Is it the cause of all this?"
Technically, it is. Those flowers were called Love-Me-Nots. They have a very special poison in their thorns. It pricked Master Godric when he was walking in Miss Rowena's garden. He didn't stop having pains all day. I made him forget…well…something. Miss Rowena was so sad that Miss Helga, her best friend, pushed Master Godric into the pond.
"So what does this flower, this Love-Me-Not, do?" asked Harry.
It gives you pain whenever you think of someone you are in love with. Master Godric kept thinking of Miss Rowena, so I made him forget her for a day. That's how long the poison lasts if you are only pricked once. You were pricked twice, so the poison will last two days. Who did you think of when you got these pains, Master Harry?
"Well, I was thinking of Ch—" Harry winced and clutched his chest.
You were thinking of Miss Chang?Harry managed to nod. It was getting more and more painful.
"But I'm not in love with—"
The poison says otherwise, Master Harry. I'm sorry but I will have to erase any memory you have of Miss Chang to prevent anymore pain. Do not worry, though. I'll give your memory back to you the day after tomorrow.
Caleb spread his majestic, black wings. That was the last thing Harry saw before everything went black.
~*~*~
"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant," Fate praised, looking at her sister.
"I didn't count on it to go that way but, hey, it's pretty good," said Serendipity with a shrug.
"I wonder what Cho will think when she finds out Harry's forgotten her," Fate mused.
Destiny grimaced.
"Don't think her reaction will be too good though," he said. "You can't control her emotions so we won't know until she finds out."
"Did Harry send her the present yet?" asked Serendipity.
"Uh…yeah. Cho's friends are going to give the sent presents to her during the party," said Fate. "He made a pretty good choice in buying it at that store in Hogsmeade."
"Too bad he won't be there to see what she thinks of it. Heck, I don't think he even knows that he sent her something," said Destiny.
"Well, he can't see her reaction but we can,"
~*~*~
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHO!" the Ravenclaws exclaimed as Cho blew out the seventeen candles on the cake Lara had ordered from Hogsmeade.
"Thanks, you guys," said Cho, blushing a bit.
"C'mon. It's time to open your presents," Aurelia said, pulling Cho towards a seat.
With a wave of her wand, an enormous pile of presents, most of them wrapped in blue and bronze, appeared in front of Cho.
"Wow," Cho breathed.
"Open them," someone urged.
During the next fifteen minutes, Cho opened the gifts handed to her by Erin, Lara and Jessica. She had gotten a year's subscription to Teen Witch from Jessica, a CD with a compilation of Cho's favorite songs from Erin, a poster of Tom Welling and Kristin Kreuk, two of Cho's favorite teen actors/actresses, from Lara, a necklace with a star pendant from Aurelia and a lot more from her other friends.
"Here. This is the last one," said Lara, handing Cho a very neatly wrapped present. "There's no card saying who it's from."
Cho took the present and carefully opened it. She lifted the small bronze jewelry box and examined it. Her name delicately was engraved on the top. She lifted the cover and all lights in the room went out. It was completely dark. Then, miniaturized galaxies and stars appeared in thin air. Everyone gasped at how magnificent and how realistic the scene was. Cho took a deep breath before shutting the cover. The galaxies and stars disappeared and the lights came back.
"Look. There's a letter," Erin said as she picked up a letter and gave it to Cho.
Cho opened the letter.
Hey, Cho I hope you like this gift. You said you liked Astronomy so I bought this. That way, you don't have to go to the Astronomy Tower in the middle of night anymore to chart stars. Hope you have fun with this.Sincerely,
Harry
"Harry gave you that?" asked Jessica.
"It seems so," said Aurelia, looking at her sister, who was tracing her name with her finger on the cover.
"Wow," said Erin.
"I'm going to have to thank him tomorrow," Cho said as she looked up.
"Well, it isn't tomorrow yet so let's dance," Lara pulled out her wand and with a few well-chosen words, music began.
~*~*~
"Harry, wake up, mate," Ron said, shaking his best friend awake.
Harry stirred and opened his eyes. He sat up, stretching and yawning.
"What'd you wake me up for?" asked Harry.
"It's almost a quarter past seven and you're still in the uniform you wore yesterday," said Ron.
Harry looked down. Sure enough, he was still wearing the robes he wore yesterday.
"You and Hermione go ahead to the Great Hall. I'll meet you two there," he said before walking into the bathroom with a clean set of robes.
"Alright. We'll see you there, mate,"
~*~*~
Hermione and Ron were talking about the next Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson (the Healing Spell) when Harry took his usual seat at the Gryffindor Table, across Hermione.
"Good morning, Harry," Hermione greeted him happily. "You seem better than when you left us yesterday," she observed.
"Why wouldn't I be? I had a great sleep," said Harry.
"I'd imagine," muttered Ron. "You slept from five to seven while I had to slave away in the library with Hermione!" Hermione gave him a glare. "You are such a lucky dog, Harry."
Harry grinned before helping himself to some toast and eggs.
"Hey, guys," said Ginny, sitting down beside Harry.
"Hi, Ginny. Haven't seen much of you all week," said Ron.
Ginny blushed before taking a piece of toast and the jar of butter.
"Yeah, well, I've been studying hard so I can get some decent grades on the O.W.L.s. Been cooped up in the library most of the week," she lied as Ron quickly stole the toast she had buttered. "Hey! Give that back!"
"Nope. Sorry. Too late," Ron grinned and bit into the toast.
"You are such a prat, you know that?"
Ron just gave her another grin. Ginny grumbled under her breath as she took another piece of toast, careful to keep it away from her brother.
"Hi, Harry," someone said softly behind Harry.
Harry turned around in his seat and his jaw almost dropped. If he didn't believe angels existed before, he did now. The girl standing in front of him was undeniably beautiful even in the unflattering school robes.
"Hi," he said.
"Um…I just want to say thank you for that wonderful gift you gave me," the girl said, turning a bit red.
Harry simply nodded.
"Well, I guess I'll get going,"
The girl turned around and walked to the Ravenclaw Table.
"What did you get her, anyways?" asked Ginny.
"I don't know," replied Harry.
His friends raised their eyebrows at him.
"I don't even know who that was," Harry continued.
Hermione pressed the back of her hand against Harry's forehead and asked, "Do you have a fever or something?"
"I'm fine, Hermione," Hermione's hand fell away but she still looked confused.
"Harry, that was Cho Chang," said Ginny. "Cho Chang. Ring any bells?"
"Sorry but no. The name doesn't ring any bells, at all,"
"Ravenclaw Seeker," tried Ron. "You've had a crush on her ever since third year, remember?"
Harry shook his head, his expression blank.
"Oh, dear," Hermione exchanged glances with Ginny before looking at Harry worriedly. "Harry, just because you're in denial doesn't mean you should ignore a person's existence."
"Honestly, Hermione, I have no idea who this Cho Chang is," said Harry.
"Okay. That's it! I'm taking you to the Hospital Wing!" Ginny exclaimed, standing up.
"Ginny, please, no," pleaded Harry. "Please? I'll tell them about…well, it if you do."
Ginny huffed and sat back down.
"That's unfair. That's blackmail, that is," she mumbled.
"I'll use any means necessary to keep away from there," Harry said with a small shudder.
"Are you sure you don't know who Cho Chang is?" asked Ron.
Harry nodded and said, "Positive."
Hermione sighed and looked at her watch.
"Let's figure this thing out later," she said. "It's almost Defense Against the Dark Arts. Bye, Ginny."
Ron chugged down his Pumpkin Juice and he stood up. The trio left the table and headed for the D.A.D.A. classroom. Harry snuck one last glance at Cho Chang before they passed the Great Hall's enormous doors.
~*~*~
"Well, it looks like Caleb's little trick worked," said Fate. "Harry doesn't have the slightest clue about who Cho is."
"Cho doesn't know, though," Destiny pointed out.
Serendipity nodded.
"She'll find out soon though," Fate predicted.
"You planning something?" asked Serendipity.
"Nope. I can just guess,"
~*~*~
Harry walked to the Library ten feet behind Ron and Hermione, softly singing Linkin Park's 'Numb' to himself. He stopped singing and walking when he saw Cho and three of her friends walking and chatting.
"Hey, Harry," said Cho.
"Hey," returned Harry.
Cho's friends looked at each other and grinned.
"We'll go ahead, Cho," said one of Cho's friends.
Cho and Harry both blushed. But once Cho's friends disappeared around a corner, someone unpleasant came along. (A/N: I know that last thing sounds kinda weird but I couldn't think of anything else. Sorry!!!!)
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Saint Potter and…Cho Chang?" Sean Avery was slightly confused that Cho was standing in an empty hall with Harry. "I thought you had better taste, Chang, than to date Potter over here. Apparently I was wrong."
"We are not dating!!! I don't even know who she is!" Harry exclaimed.
Avery looked surprised for a second. So did Cho. Avery quickly recovered and soon a smirk appeared on his face.
"You know, Chang, I have to admit that you and the Hufflepuff prat made a nice couple. Too bad Potter had to go and get him k—"
Avery never got the chance to finish his sentence. Harry's clenched fist had connected with Avery's jaw. There was a sickening crack before Avery hit the floor with a Thud.
"Shut up, Avery," Harry muttered.
He turned around and started to walk away but within the first few steps, he fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Harry!"
~*~*~
Tired and dizzy.
That was how Harry felt when he opened his eyes. He closed his eyes again when the sun's bright light blinded him. He turned on the bed before opening his eyes. He wasn't in his dormitory, that was for sure. Then, the sudden realization of where he was hit him.
"Shit!" swore Harry, trying to get up but then he fell back down due to lack of energy. "Damn."
I hope she isn't around, he thought, glancing at the clock on the bedside table. It was 11:45, lunch had just started..
"Mister Potter, glad to see you're awake,"
Harry stiffened at the female voice but relaxed when it wasn't Sarah's. He turned his head.
"Hello, Professor McGonagall," Harry greeted his Transfiguration teacher with a small smile. "It's nice to see you. Wait, let me rephrase that, it's nice to see that you're not Sarah."
McGonagall gave him a rare smile.
"The nurse is tending to Mr. Avery, who's currently in Professor Snape's office, being interrogated," she said. Then, she frowned. "Speaking of Mr. Avery, can you explain why he has a burn in the shape of a fist on his cheek, Mr. Potter?"
"I don't know, Professor," Harry shook his head. "All I did was punch the guy. I didn't hex him or anything."
"I might be able to explain, Professor," came Rei's voice from the doorway. "With some help of course."
McGonagall and Harry both looked at the doorway. Rei was standing there with the red-haired girl Harry had caught him snogging with in the D.A.D.A. classroom a few weeks ago.
"Professor Nightshadow, Miss Riverhale," McGonagall nodded at them in greeting. "I'm waiting to hear an explanation."
"As are we," Dumbledore said as he and Sirius, in dog form, appeared behind Elie and Rei.
"Hello, Headmaster," the four people in the room said.
"You might want to take a seat," Rei suggested, conjuring some chairs beside Harry's bed with a wave of his wand.
McGonagall and Dumbledore thanked Rei before taking the seats and Sirius sat down on the floor, waiting patiently. Elie took out her wand, locked the door and cast a Silencing Charm on the Hospital Wing's door. Sirius, then, turned back into human form and sat down on the chair nearest to his godson's bed.
"Well, as you may or may not know Harry is Godric Gryffindor's and Merlin's descendant," McGonagall, Sirius and Dumbledore nodded while Harry listened intently. "We'll get to Merlin later. As for Godric…how do I say this?"
"Let me take it from here, Rei," offered Elie.
Rei shot Elie a grateful smile before letting her take over.
"Godric, who was still quite young at that time, was experimenting with some spells when he accidentally caused a rip in between two realms. One realm being this realm and the other, our realm, the Realms of the Elves," Harry and Sirius's jaw dropped, McGonagall gasped and Dumbledore remained calm but Harry could have sworn he saw a look of surprise cross the old man's face. "Godric traveled to our Realm. Rei and I weren't born at that time, of course, but we've heard stories from the Elders. Within just a few days, Godric fit right in. Lord Rico decided to give him the powers of the Elves, the power of water and ice, making him a blood brother of the Elves. Godric left the realm a month later, worried that his friends might send out a search party all over England. Since Harry's a descendant of Godric, we figured that he would have the powers of ice and water, too."
Sirius frowned.
"So you two are elves?" he asked.
"Yeah. I've been in this realm since I was six, occasionally going back to my Realm from time to time, and Elie joined me when we were both ten," said Rei. "We were both assigned to make sure that Harry didn't get hurt."
Harry cocked an eyebrow.
"I got hurt loads of times," he remarked.
"Those incidents were all foreseen," replied Rei.
"By who?" asked Dumbledore, finally speaking up.
Elie shook her head and said, "I'm sorry but we cannot divulge that piece of information."
Dumbledore nodded in understanding.
"Miss Riverhale, Mr. Avery got a burn, not a frostbite," McGonagall informed them with a confused look on her face.
"Ah, yes, well that explanation is quite short, actually," Elie said with a small smile. "Merlin's father was a demon from the Realm of Fire. So, as the name suggests, the inhabitants of the Realm of Fire had the power of fire. Harry must have unleashed this power when he got mad at Avery."
"Why'd I faint?" asked Harry suddenly.
"It's because you're not familiar with your powers yet. It probably took too much energy from you. Besides, this place isn't the proper training grounds for your power," Rei explained.
"And what are the proper training grounds, Rei?" Sirius inquired with a raised eyebrow.
"The Realm of the Elves," answered Rei. "That's where we're planning to take Harry."
"What?!"
"Only for a few days, of course. Just so he can get a hang of his powers," said Elie. "We need to get permission from all four of you so we can take him there," she looked at Dumbledore, McGonagall, Sirius and Harry.
"It's Harry's decision, really," Sirius looked at his godson.
Harry nodded.
"But we can't leave until after the Quidditch Match tomorrow. I can't let the team down," he said.
"Well, since Harry has consented, you can leave after the Quidditch Match," said Dumbledore. "Minerva and I can take care of the rest."
"Thank you, Albus,"
"Rei, there's something I've refrained from mentioning to you," Harry began cautiously.
"And what's that?" asked Rei.
Harry looked at the windowsill and nodded. Caleb appeared before flying over to land on Harry's bed.
"I have a phoenix," Harry stated simply.
"I'm not surprised. It was rumored that Gryffindor also had a black phoenix. But the rumors were never confirmed, though. Nobody saw the phoenix again after Gryffindor died," Dumbledore said softly.
"Sweet Merlin!" exclaimed Sirius, almost falling off of his chair as he stared at the magnificent black bird.
"No, Sirius, his name's Caleb not Merlin," Harry spoke, with a smirk on his face, as if he was talking to a toddler.
The others, though surprised, laughed.
Sirius glared at Harry for a while before his face broke into a smile.
"So the Potter smirk finally comes out," he said.
"Huh?"
"James had that same smirk, so did his father. But James's smirk showed less frequently when he became less egotistic in seventh year," said Sirius.
Harry gave a small smile.
Master Harry, I think that your friends, Mr. Weasley and Ms. Granger, are on their way to visit you right now. You might want to unlock the door, Caleb told Harry as he fluttered his wings.
"Rei, can you…?" Harry nodded at the oak door.
"Already at it, Harry," Rei said before gesturing to the door. The door slowly opened and Sirius quickly transformed into his dog form.
No sooner had it opened when Ron and Hermione burst in, both looked like they had been jogging or running to the Hospital Wing.
"You cannot believe how many people kept on asking how you were doing," Hermione said as she walked in.
Then, she stopped abruptly, finally noticing the people in the room.
"Er…are we interrupting anything?" she asked.
"Not at all. In fact, we were just leaving," Dumbledore announced, getting up.
McGonagall, Elie and Rei soon followed the Headmaster out of the room, with Rei telling Harry to start packing up. But Sirius and Caleb stayed with Harry.
"Harry, is it just me or is that a black phoenix I see on your bed?" asked Ron, staring at Caleb with wide eyes.
"It's you, Ron," smirked Harry. His friends looked at him and he let out a chuckle. "I'm just kidding, really. Guys, this is Caleb, my phoenix. Caleb, my friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger."
Caleb bowed his head at them.
~*~*~
"I want to see how Cho's doing," declared Serendipity.
"Go ahead and change the view," said Fate as she changed her white robes (picture those things Greek gods are usually painted or sculpted wearing) into light green ones with a simple wave of her hand.
"Where are you going, anyway?" asked Destiny, looking at Fate questioningly.
Fate shrugged.
"C'mon, just tell us," urged Destiny.
"I'm just going to visit some friends tomorrow," replied Fate.
"Anyone we know?" Serendipity inquired.
"To tell the truth, I'm going to visit our sister,"
Serendipity frowned.
"Which one? Serenity, Charity, Hope, Melody, Harmony—"
"Stop, will you? It's going to take all eternity to enumerate all your sisters," said Destiny. "Whole-sister or half-sister."
Serendipity just stuck her tongue out at him before turning her back to him.
~*~*~
Cho sighed as she pushed her food around the gold plate. Was it true what Harry said yesterday? Did he forget her? Was it amnesia? Or a potion? Or some evil spell? Maybe he was just intentionally ignoring her? There were so many questions going through her head that it was giving her a headache. Must be how Harry feels whenever his scar hurts or something, she thought. She sighed again and continued pushing her food around.
"Stop sighing, will you?" said an irritated Erin. "Just go up to the Hospital Wing and visit the guy."
"I can't," said Cho. "He doesn't even know me. Besides, I don't want to."
"Oh, that is a total load of crap!" Cho frowned at Aurelia. "I know for a fact that you haven't stopped thinking about him since yesterday. Heck, I don't think you've stopped thinking about him all week."
Jessica took out something from her bag and dangled a filled up piece of parchment in front of Cho.
"Look familiar?" she asked.
Cho could feel herself blushing as she tried to get the piece of parchment but Jessica held it away from her reach. Defeated, Cho sat back down as Jessica was about to start reciting the poem to Erin, Lara and Aurelia, making sure that there were no eavesdroppers.
"It has no title," Jessica pointed out.
"Its title is 'Forget Him, Girl'," sighed Cho.
"Alright, so here's how it goes…"
'Forget his name, forget his face
Forget his warm and sweet embrace
Forget the love that once was true
Remember now there's someone new
Forget the love that once was shared
Forget the fact that he once cared
Forget the times you spent together
Remember now he's gone forever
Forget you cried all night long
Forget him when they played your song
Forget how close you two were
Remember now he's chosen her
Forget you memorized his walk
Forget the way he used to talk
Forget the times when was mad
Remember now he's happy not sad
Forget the thrills when he passed by
Forget the times he made you cry
Forget the way he spoke your name
Remember now things aren't the same
Forget the times that went so fast
Forget them all, they're just the past
Forget the dreams that can't come true'
Without thinking, Cho recited the last line of the poem, "Forget him girl, for he has forgotten you."
"Harsh," said Lara.
"I was just scribbling," shrugged Cho. "It's not really about Harry and me."
"But still, it's pretty intense," Erin said, looking at the poem.
Cho shrugged again before tucking a stray hair behind her ear. She held out her hand and said, "Can I have it back? I want to add it to my poem book."
"You really have to let us read that poem book of yours," said Jessica.
"Maybe sometime in the future," replied Cho.
"Coming from you, it usually means never," groaned Aurelia.
Cho smiled. Her sister knew her so well.
~*~*~
Harry laughed as Ron finished telling him about an incident in Potions, involving a toad, Pansy Parkinson and Neville's Love Potion. The toad had ended up following Pansy nearly everywhere and it had kept on croaking, something male toads usually do for courting.
"Wish I was there to see it," said Harry.
Sarah chose that time to walk in and Caleb disappeared as quickly as he could.
"Mister Potter, you're awake," she said with a bright smile.
Harry gulped before nodding.
"The Headmaster says you can leave after you take an Energy Potion," To Harry's horror and Ron's amusement, Sarah looked immensely disappointed. "Stay in bed while I get the potion."
Sarah disappeared behind a door and within a minute, came back out again with a bottle and a glass. She poured some of the liquid inside the bottle into the glass before handing it to Harry. Harry quickly drank it, not caring if it tasted like vomit, only wanting to get out of the Hospital Wing as quickly as possible. He immediately felt his energy coming back to him. He jumped out of bed.
"Great. Can I go now?" asked Harry.
Sarah nodded. Harry grinned at his friends before following them out of the room.
"What's our next subject?" Harry looked at Hermione.
"Charms. It's in thirty minutes," replied Hermione.
Harry nodded.
"I'll meet you and Ron there, okay? I'm going to go and take a quick shower," he said, already heading for Gryffindor tower.
"Bye, Harry," waved Hermione and Ron.
~*~*~
Harry stepped out of the bathroom already in his uniform and ran his hand through his wet hair. Weird visions had kept popping up in his mind. A beautiful black-haired girl dancing with Cedric Diggory, the same girl sitting with him in a café, the girl laughing as she chased after the Snitch, a coincidental meeting in the Astronomy Tower, her kissing him on the cheek in front of two suits of armor. Where were all these coming from? He winced.
Cho Chang.
Her name was Cho Chang, Harry recalled. He had had a crush on her since he first saw her during a Quidditch Match in his third year. He had seen her boyfriend die at the hands of Wormtail in his fourth year. Their relationship in Harry's fifth year had never really happened. How could he have forgotten her? The Love-Me-Nots, Harry realized. Caleb had made him forget her so that he wouldn't be in pain. Harry winced some more as the pain intensified.
"Harry?" Dean Thomas said as he walked into the dormitory. "Are you okay?"
Harry straightened up. "I'm fine, Seamus. What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to get my Charms books," answered Dean, picking up some books on his bed. "So, you ready for the Quidditch Match against Hufflepuff tomorrow? Everyone's anticipating it."
"Of course I'm ready," Harry said cockily. "C'mon. Let's get to Charms."
~*~*~
"It looks like the whole school is out there," Rachel Brown said as she looked out of the locker rooms and at the Quidditch Pitch.
"You should see the bleachers when it's Gryffindor against Slytherin," remarked Ron, smiling.
"Okay, guys, the people out there are expecting a good opening game," said Harry, looking around the room, at the Gryffindor Team. "And what are we going to give them?"
"A great game!" chorused the team.
Harry grinned.
"Let's get out there and give them a great game, then."
~*~*~
"And here comes the new and might I add, wonderfully improved Gryffindor Team!" announced Lee, who was commentating as a part-time job. "More girls on the team, I like them already." He received a warning look from McGonagall.
The crowd cheered as the Gryffindor Team did a lap around the Pitch.
Madam Hooch blew her whistle and all fourteen players flew to the center of the field. She looked around at all them with her yellow hawk-like eyes.
"I trust all of you know the rules and how to play a clean game," she said once they were all gathered around her.
She looked at them once more before kicking the crate beside her. The crowd saw four balls shoot into the air: the red Quaffle, the two Bludgers and for a nanosecond, the walnut-sized Snitch. Madam blew her whistle again and—
Rachel immediately took hold of the Quaffle and shot toward the goal posts.
"Brown Reverse Passes the Quaffle to Weasley. Weasley heads for the posts. She's going to sh—she passes to Bell who shoots—Joseph Morgan dives to block—misses—Gryffindor score! Ten to zero in favor of the Gryffindors."
The crowd cheered and applauded. Then, they immediately fell silent.
"It looks like Potter's seen the Snitch! He's diving—diving—Anderson's chasing after him—Anderson pulls up but Potter keeps on going—He's going to—He didn't crash! Ladies and gents, Harry Potter has successfully done a Wronksi Feint!!! Too bad Anderson didn't get pummeled though—hehe…just kidding, Professor. The game resumes and Smith takes the Quaffle."
Zacharias Smith, a former D.A. member, weaved around Katie and passed the Quaffle to one of the other Hufflepuff Chasers.
"Smith passes to Gordon, who passes to Sanchez, who passes back to Smith—Smith gets hit by a Bludger sent his way by Ross Campbell. Way to go, Campbell! Weasley takes possession of the Quaffle. She passes to Brown. Brown speeds toward the goal posts—dodges a Bludger—she shoots—she scores. Twenty to zero!"
Rachel did a small lap of honor around the fields as the audience applauded.
Harry's eyes darted sideways as he saw a familiar face in the Ravenclaw crowd. Cho… Don't think about her, you idiot. You're going to fall off your broom if you do, a voice in his head said as he felt a pang in his chest. He focused on the game.
Gordon had received the Quaffle and he was heading for the Gryffindor goal posts with Smith and Sanchez close behind him. He passed to Sanchez. As soon as she got the Quaffle, she speeded towards Ron.
"Sanchez attempts to shoot—Keeper Weasley misses—Hufflepuffs score! Twenty to ten," Lee commentated, a sour look on his face.
"Ron!" Ron looked at Harry. "Stop staring at Hermione and concentrate on the game!"
"Shut up, Harry!"
Harry grinned before flying away. He flew up and surveyed the field. Then, he caught a glimpse of gold behind Anderson. He grinned again before shooting towards the Hufflepuff Seeker. Anderson shrieked, ducked and covered his head.
Ginny was right, Harry thought as his fingers closed around the Snitch. He does sound like that Parkinson Cow.
"POTTER'S CAUGHT THE SNITCH!!! Gryffindors win 170-0!!!" Lee yelled happily into the microphone.
The crowd was screaming itself hoarse, even the Hufflepuffs had joined in. The Gryffindor Team landed and was immediately greeted by applause, congratulations and pats on the back.
"Harry, you ready?" someone said softly behind Harry.
Harry turned around and came face to face with Elie. He nodded without hesitation and gripped his Firebolt. Elie gave him a comforting smile and turned, leading Harry into the castle.
~*~*~
"That was fun," said Serendipity.
"Like Ron said earlier, you should see the matches between Gryffindor or Slytherin," said Fate.
"When are you leaving?" asked Destiny.
"Now. Bye!"
Fate, then, disappeared.
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It's my longest chapter, isn't it? What do you think? Did you like it? I really wanna know. Please review!
The next chapter won't take so long, I promise!