A/N: I do not own Harry Potter. All characters are owned by J.K. Rowling.

Chapter 4

After lessons and doing her rounds, Cho rushed back to her room. Draco was already back from the hospital wing, resting.

"How are you?" Cho asked, sitting at the foot of Draco's bed.

"A little bit sore, here and there, but otherwise, fine," Draco said. An awkward moment passed without either of them saying anything.

"Erm, thanks for coming when you did, I don't know what would have happened if..."

Cho was barely listening. Suddenly, she leaned over and kissed Draco full on the lips.

Draco was cut off in mid-sentence. He was surprised but responded quickly. Cho's arms went around Draco's neck and his hands were in her hair. But then, as quickly as it began, Cho pulled away.

"I shouldn't have done that," she said. Without another word, Cho rushed to her own bed and drew the curtains.

She still had feelings for Harry. What was she thinking, kissing Draco like that?

Two weeks passed with Cho and Draco not speaking to each other. It was not a cold kind of not speaking, but simply a kind of not speaking simply because they felt that there were no need for words.

"Hey, Draco, don't forget, tomorrow is the first Hogsmeade trip. We're scheduled to help Filch check attendance," Cho reminded Draco on Friday night while they were doing their homework.

"Yeah, Hogsmeade," Draco mumbled.

"Are you going?"

"Nah, nobody to go with," Draco answered.

"Would you like to go with me? I mean, I need to get a dress for the Yule Ball," Cho asked tentatively.

Draco stiffened. Cho was asking him to Hogsmeade?

"Erm, sure, yeah," Draco replied.

They both stared at each other, then at the exact same moment, they both burs out laughing, and with that, the tension between them from the last two weeks were broken.

"Name?"

"Colin Creevy"

"Okay, you're cleared to go," Cho said, ticking Colin's name off her clipboard.

"Next," she called and the last person in line stepped forward. Finally, she thought. She looked up and gasped. It was Harry Potter.

They stared at each other.

"Erm, Harry, you're cleared to go," Cho muttered and started to pack her things to leave.

"Wait, Cho, just one minute please!" Harry said, grabbing Cho's arm before she had the chance to leave.

"What is it Harry? I'm kind of in a hurry"

"Look, I'm really sorry about what happened to Malfoy. Ron and Hermione told me. Honestly, I had nothing to do with it!" Harry said.

"I don't blame you for anything, Harry," Cho said, tugging her arm back.

"Do you have a date to the Yule Ball?" he asked.

"No, not at the moment," Cho felt hopeful, but didn't show it. She still had feelings for Harry, and was hoping he would ask her to the Yule Ball.

"Would you like to go with me?" Harry asked.

"Yes! I would love to go with you!"

"Great!" Harry smiled and ran after Ron and Hermione towards Hogsmeade. "See you at the Yule Ball!"

Cho felt like she was on cloud nine. Harry had asked her to the Yule Ball!

Cho found Draco at the side gate, dealing with a third year who said that he had handed in his consent form, but had obviously not.

"I'm sorry, but I can't let you through without a signed consent form! School regulations," Draco said, and with that, shut the side gate.

Together, Cho and Draco started the short walk to Hogsmeade.

They walked in comfortable silence until Draco asked "Cho, would you like to go with me to the Yule Ball?"

"Oh, sorry, I can't. I'm going with Harry. Sorry," Cho replied, looking down.

"Oh, it's all right, I understand," Potter? She was going with Potter? His enemy, Potter? Draco looked down for he did not want Cho to see the hurt in his eyes.