Even When There's No Way, There's Always A Will
DISCLAIMER~ I don't own Harry Potter, yack yack yack. you get the point by now!
* Hey everyone, this is chapter 4! DUH! I hope you like my story so far, I'm finding it hard to stop writing it, even though it's 10 past 3 in the morning!
Chapter 4 ~ Truth And Realisation
Cho woke the next morning realising that she had completely forgotton to see Mariette. oops, she thought. Wait a minute, I never forget to meet up with my friends! What's gotten into me? Is it Draco? Oh dear.
Meanwhile ~
'Wake up Draco!' Draco woke to the annoying sound of Pansy's voice.
'Why won't you leave me alone?' He mumbled.
'You're half asleep, you don't know what you're saying.' Pansy was more likely trying to convince herself of this miracle than Draco. He was not impressed with her at all. Pansy took a hint and finally left the room.
When Draco emerged, she pounced him with exciting news.
'Guess what? I sent Bubotubber Puss to Granger again! Ha HAH is she going to be shocked when she opens THAT envelope! Now she'll wish she's been expelled!'
'Gee Pansy, you went easy on her, I thought you would've sent her a howler?' Draco yawned massively.
'No! I wouldn't waste a precious Howler on a Mudblood.'
'Suit yourself Pansy, I'm leaving.' And with that, Draco grabbed his Nimbus 2003 and headed out of the Slytherin common room. Much to his dismay, Pansy followed him.
'Draco, Draco! Wait up!' Pansy ran up to him.
'What now?' He grumbled.
'Aren't you pleased to see your favourite person again?' She asked sweetly.
'Favourite person? I think not. Pansy, you're getting way too carried away for your own good, first the Bubotubber Puss to Granger, and now, you seem to have this weird idea that I'm in love with you or something? I don't get it, I haven't given you any reason for you to think I like you.' Draco spat this out in one breath, and was left quite breathless when he'd finnished. Pansy, on the other hand was fuming!
'How. Can. You. Defend. That. MUDBLOOD? Honestly, what's gotten into you Draco?'
'Nothing has gotten into me, it's just that as a Prefect I'm expected to.'
'Prefect? PREFECT? Your father was a Prefect, didn't stop him from being who he was, did it? No, I didn't think so!' Pansy was tearing at her hair.
'Look, Pansy, settle down, you've obviously been deprived of your sleep, I suggest you go back to the common room and get some rest.' Seeing the look she was giving him, he said roughly, 'Now!' and she left.
In the Great Hall, Draco was met at the entrance by Cho. They walked over to the nearest seats at the Ravenclaw table and sat down.
'Morning Cho, did you sleep well?' Draco asked.
'Yes, I did, thank you, how about you?'
'Terrible.'
'Oh! Why so Draco? Did you have a bad dream?'
'No, I was just woken uo by the last person I wanted to see this morning.'
'And who might that be?' Cho asked, looking sympathetic, it made her look pretty in the early morning.
'Pansy Parkinson.'
'Oh, I know her, she's in Slytherin right? She's the girl who always picks on Hermione Granger. It's quite unfair really. Hermione's quite a smart girl, it most certainly is not her fault she's muggle born, and Pansy has no right to say a thing about it.' Cho fumed.
'She has this twisted reality in which I like her, she follows me everywhere, quite annoying really.' Draco didn't want to complain to Cho about Pansy, but it just slipped out.
'Why don't you just tell her you don't like her?'
'I did, this morning, when she tried to follow me down here.' Draco took a bite out of a piece of toast.
'Oh, what did she say about that?'
'She went banana's, I don't think she liked being told where to go very much.' Draco swore there was a small trace of a smile appearing on Cho's perfect, pretty, rose pink lips.
'Well Draco, shall we go?'
'Yes we shall.'
***
This Quidditch training went for much longer than the first one. They did some speed drills, passing around the quaffle, the seekers were sent after golf balls, beaters were given tennis balls to practice with, and the chasers had to try to get the ball past the keepers. All the while, Maddam Hooch was taking notes on her clipboard.
By the end of practice, all the students were exhausted. Harry took it apon himself to walk back up to the castle with Draco and Cho, so they didn't get the opportunity to talk until Harry had headed to his common room.
Cho wanted to very much to tell Draco that she couldn't stop thinking about him, but she couldn't find the right words to express her feelings. That, and she didn't believe that Draco felt the same way about her. Why does love have to be so complicated? She wondered to herself as they walked in silence. After a while, Draco realised he was running out of time to confess to Cho that he liked her.
'Cho?'
'Yes Draco?'
'I was just thinking, um, well, how should I put this? I um, you know how I said I don't like Pansy?'
'Yes, I remember, go on.' Cho said patiently, she was sure he was going to admit to liking Pansy.
'Well, the good thing is, actually, there's two good things. The first one is that I don't like Pansy, and the second is that, well, I like you Cho.' Draco said that last part rather slowly, to make sure he got it right.
'Oh, really? I'm so relieved Draco! I like you too! I didn't think you felt that way about me at all!' Draco and Cho both felt a large feeling of relief in their stomache's.
'So Cho, will you be my girlfriend?' Draco asked, being a tiny bit hopefull.
'Yes, of corse I'll be your girlfriend Draco! You know, it's amazing how much you've grown up over the holidays, one would swear that you are a whole new person altogether!' They walked hand in hand to the Ravenclaw common room. When Cho checked it, there was no one in there. They were probably all out on the grounds. She invited Draco in, and he accepted. He would much rather spend time with Cho than be badgered by Pansy.
'Would you like to sit?' Cho gestured to the space next to her. Draco sat, and naturally put his arms around Cho. It felt so right. She snuggled up to him and relaxed. Draco decided to explore the common room with his eyes. There was a massive antique book shelf that covered an entire wall, filled with books of all kinds. There was a cosy fireplace, beautiful deep blue couches with silver linings, a banner saying "Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining" Famous saying by Rowena Ravenclaw herself, instead of being a brick common room, it had polished wooden floorboards that covered the walls, floor, and ceiling. There was a beautiful fluffy rug which was covered in ravens, and birds of all sorts. Then there were the stair cases, and doors to the bathrooms, on which said "Ravens" and "Ravenettes".
Draco was surprised as someone came down the girls staircase. It was Padma Patil. She screamed at the sight of Draco and dropped her book. What may have been more shocking to her was the fact that Cho was wrapped in his arms, more than the fact he was in her common room.
'What are you doing in here Malfoy?' Padma sneered.
'It's okay Padma, he's here with me.' Cho began.
'What are you doing here with Cho?' Padma was really getting herself worked up now.
'Calm down Padma!' Cho tried once more. But Padma scurried over to Draco, dragged him up by the scruff of his robes and led him to the exit.
'See you tomorrow Cho.' He called back into the common room.
'Bye Draco, sleep well!' Cho called back to him.
'Now, Cho, care to explain?'
* Sorry I just had to stop it there, I'm wanting to go to sleep! I'll write more tomorrow! I just thought I'd give you a shorter chapter after the other long ones! Please review and tell me some suggestions on what to do next? Oh yeah, select the teams! Okay, thanks for reading, I'll have the next chapter posted in no time at all. *
~Gryffindor Gal~
DISCLAIMER~ I don't own Harry Potter, yack yack yack. you get the point by now!
* Hey everyone, this is chapter 4! DUH! I hope you like my story so far, I'm finding it hard to stop writing it, even though it's 10 past 3 in the morning!
Chapter 4 ~ Truth And Realisation
Cho woke the next morning realising that she had completely forgotton to see Mariette. oops, she thought. Wait a minute, I never forget to meet up with my friends! What's gotten into me? Is it Draco? Oh dear.
Meanwhile ~
'Wake up Draco!' Draco woke to the annoying sound of Pansy's voice.
'Why won't you leave me alone?' He mumbled.
'You're half asleep, you don't know what you're saying.' Pansy was more likely trying to convince herself of this miracle than Draco. He was not impressed with her at all. Pansy took a hint and finally left the room.
When Draco emerged, she pounced him with exciting news.
'Guess what? I sent Bubotubber Puss to Granger again! Ha HAH is she going to be shocked when she opens THAT envelope! Now she'll wish she's been expelled!'
'Gee Pansy, you went easy on her, I thought you would've sent her a howler?' Draco yawned massively.
'No! I wouldn't waste a precious Howler on a Mudblood.'
'Suit yourself Pansy, I'm leaving.' And with that, Draco grabbed his Nimbus 2003 and headed out of the Slytherin common room. Much to his dismay, Pansy followed him.
'Draco, Draco! Wait up!' Pansy ran up to him.
'What now?' He grumbled.
'Aren't you pleased to see your favourite person again?' She asked sweetly.
'Favourite person? I think not. Pansy, you're getting way too carried away for your own good, first the Bubotubber Puss to Granger, and now, you seem to have this weird idea that I'm in love with you or something? I don't get it, I haven't given you any reason for you to think I like you.' Draco spat this out in one breath, and was left quite breathless when he'd finnished. Pansy, on the other hand was fuming!
'How. Can. You. Defend. That. MUDBLOOD? Honestly, what's gotten into you Draco?'
'Nothing has gotten into me, it's just that as a Prefect I'm expected to.'
'Prefect? PREFECT? Your father was a Prefect, didn't stop him from being who he was, did it? No, I didn't think so!' Pansy was tearing at her hair.
'Look, Pansy, settle down, you've obviously been deprived of your sleep, I suggest you go back to the common room and get some rest.' Seeing the look she was giving him, he said roughly, 'Now!' and she left.
In the Great Hall, Draco was met at the entrance by Cho. They walked over to the nearest seats at the Ravenclaw table and sat down.
'Morning Cho, did you sleep well?' Draco asked.
'Yes, I did, thank you, how about you?'
'Terrible.'
'Oh! Why so Draco? Did you have a bad dream?'
'No, I was just woken uo by the last person I wanted to see this morning.'
'And who might that be?' Cho asked, looking sympathetic, it made her look pretty in the early morning.
'Pansy Parkinson.'
'Oh, I know her, she's in Slytherin right? She's the girl who always picks on Hermione Granger. It's quite unfair really. Hermione's quite a smart girl, it most certainly is not her fault she's muggle born, and Pansy has no right to say a thing about it.' Cho fumed.
'She has this twisted reality in which I like her, she follows me everywhere, quite annoying really.' Draco didn't want to complain to Cho about Pansy, but it just slipped out.
'Why don't you just tell her you don't like her?'
'I did, this morning, when she tried to follow me down here.' Draco took a bite out of a piece of toast.
'Oh, what did she say about that?'
'She went banana's, I don't think she liked being told where to go very much.' Draco swore there was a small trace of a smile appearing on Cho's perfect, pretty, rose pink lips.
'Well Draco, shall we go?'
'Yes we shall.'
***
This Quidditch training went for much longer than the first one. They did some speed drills, passing around the quaffle, the seekers were sent after golf balls, beaters were given tennis balls to practice with, and the chasers had to try to get the ball past the keepers. All the while, Maddam Hooch was taking notes on her clipboard.
By the end of practice, all the students were exhausted. Harry took it apon himself to walk back up to the castle with Draco and Cho, so they didn't get the opportunity to talk until Harry had headed to his common room.
Cho wanted to very much to tell Draco that she couldn't stop thinking about him, but she couldn't find the right words to express her feelings. That, and she didn't believe that Draco felt the same way about her. Why does love have to be so complicated? She wondered to herself as they walked in silence. After a while, Draco realised he was running out of time to confess to Cho that he liked her.
'Cho?'
'Yes Draco?'
'I was just thinking, um, well, how should I put this? I um, you know how I said I don't like Pansy?'
'Yes, I remember, go on.' Cho said patiently, she was sure he was going to admit to liking Pansy.
'Well, the good thing is, actually, there's two good things. The first one is that I don't like Pansy, and the second is that, well, I like you Cho.' Draco said that last part rather slowly, to make sure he got it right.
'Oh, really? I'm so relieved Draco! I like you too! I didn't think you felt that way about me at all!' Draco and Cho both felt a large feeling of relief in their stomache's.
'So Cho, will you be my girlfriend?' Draco asked, being a tiny bit hopefull.
'Yes, of corse I'll be your girlfriend Draco! You know, it's amazing how much you've grown up over the holidays, one would swear that you are a whole new person altogether!' They walked hand in hand to the Ravenclaw common room. When Cho checked it, there was no one in there. They were probably all out on the grounds. She invited Draco in, and he accepted. He would much rather spend time with Cho than be badgered by Pansy.
'Would you like to sit?' Cho gestured to the space next to her. Draco sat, and naturally put his arms around Cho. It felt so right. She snuggled up to him and relaxed. Draco decided to explore the common room with his eyes. There was a massive antique book shelf that covered an entire wall, filled with books of all kinds. There was a cosy fireplace, beautiful deep blue couches with silver linings, a banner saying "Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining" Famous saying by Rowena Ravenclaw herself, instead of being a brick common room, it had polished wooden floorboards that covered the walls, floor, and ceiling. There was a beautiful fluffy rug which was covered in ravens, and birds of all sorts. Then there were the stair cases, and doors to the bathrooms, on which said "Ravens" and "Ravenettes".
Draco was surprised as someone came down the girls staircase. It was Padma Patil. She screamed at the sight of Draco and dropped her book. What may have been more shocking to her was the fact that Cho was wrapped in his arms, more than the fact he was in her common room.
'What are you doing in here Malfoy?' Padma sneered.
'It's okay Padma, he's here with me.' Cho began.
'What are you doing here with Cho?' Padma was really getting herself worked up now.
'Calm down Padma!' Cho tried once more. But Padma scurried over to Draco, dragged him up by the scruff of his robes and led him to the exit.
'See you tomorrow Cho.' He called back into the common room.
'Bye Draco, sleep well!' Cho called back to him.
'Now, Cho, care to explain?'
* Sorry I just had to stop it there, I'm wanting to go to sleep! I'll write more tomorrow! I just thought I'd give you a shorter chapter after the other long ones! Please review and tell me some suggestions on what to do next? Oh yeah, select the teams! Okay, thanks for reading, I'll have the next chapter posted in no time at all. *
~Gryffindor Gal~