Even When There's No Way, There's Always A Will
~* Yet another chapter for my story. I'd like to say thanx to my reviewers
Meneharma - I read your story, it's really great!
Katie - "really's" are good!
Malfoy11717 - don't worry, Draco isn't getting any niced to Harry!
Totaloser - thanks for pointing that out ;)
Sadako and Gkey.
I really appreciate you all letting me know you're reading! I'll let you read the chapter now! *~
Chapter 9 - Trouble In Paradise
Draco was sitting at the Slytherin table telling his only Slytherin friend, Andrea Newbury, about his events last night. Andrea, being a romantic herself, was hanging off every word. Draco didn't talk much to Slytherin's anymore. He didn't see the point, they were all selfish, and self-centered. Plus, they didn't think about anyone but themselves.
Cho entered the Great Hall. Draco saw her and waved and smiled. She returned the greeting, and hurried over to the Ravenclaw table, where she sat with Anabelle.
Draco resumed telling Andrea about their swim. But Andrea was no longer interrested in what happened last night.
'Is that her? Cho Chang isn't it Draco? Head Girl? Wow, you really scored this time mate.' She said. Draco blushed, but only a small bit so it wasn't noticable.
'Yeah Andy, that's her. Isn't she beautiful?' Draco immediately got lost in thoughts about Cho.
'Yes, I guess she is a bit, and she's in the Hogwarts Gold Quidditch team as well, isn't she! That's a keeper Draco.' Andrea said. Andrea wasn't like the other Slytherin's. she was quite surprised actually when she was sorted into Slytherin. Andrea was more of a Ravenclaw type. Draco took a gulp of his orange juice.
'Yeah, I know. She's the best thing that's happened to me here at Hogwarts.' Draco said dreamily, remembering last night. It was right about at that very moment, the owls decided to deliver their mail. Draco scanned the owls, and, to his horror, he saw Naxy, his father's owl, soaring towards him and Andrea.
'Uh Oh, some one's in trouble with daddy.' Andrea sung, sounding like a true Slytherin. Draco seized the letter that Naxy had dropped neatly onto his toast.
Draco Malfoy!
I have heard about your fling with the Ravenclaw Head Girl. It is to stop, immediately. I don't care how much you may like her.
Your mother and I have arranged with the Parkinson's that you are to marry Pansy when you have completed your studdies at Hogwarts, so get used to the idea. We have informed Pansy, and I don't think she'll mind in the least.
I dare say, you lucked out that this girl is pure blood. If she wasn't, I'd have to disown you for ever thinking about dating a mud blood.
With regards,
Lucious Malfoy.
Andrea, who had been reading over Draco's shoulder, gave him a sympathy look.
'Gee, of all the people, your daddy had to pick Pansy Parkinson.' She shuddered in disgust. 'I've never liked her, she always had a funny look about her.'
'And you know what's worse?' Draco wailed. 'Pansy thinks I'm in love with her, and I know for a fact that she loves me, it's not fair.'
'Owch, I guess daddy Lucious wanted to hit you where it hurts most huh?' Andrea said.
'I love Cho, I really do, and there's no way I'm marrying Pansy, I'd rather die.'
'I guess, with your daddy's temper, he'd allow that.' Andrea said.
'Oh come on Andy,' Draco grabbed her wrist. 'You have to help me.' He led Andrea towards the owlery.
~***~
Cho was having a conversation with Mariette about the Quidditch Interschool competition, when she spotted Draco leading a Slytherin girl out of the Great Hall. Cho thought nothing of it, she trusted Draco, and she knew he'd never sneak around with another girl.
'Where's your lover boy going with that girl?' Anabelle asked.
'I don't know Anabelle, but I trust Draco, he'd never do anything to hurt me.' She said matter-of-factly.
'Okay, whatever you say Cho.' Anabelle said, and turned back to her cereal.
Mariette flopped in the seat next to Anabelle.
'Oh hi Mariette, how are you this morning?' Anabelle said.
'I'm fine,' Mariette winked. 'Why don't you ask Cho how she is?'
'What do you mean by that Marrie?' Anabelle asked, looking from Mariette to Cho, and then back to Mariette.
'I have to go, um, see where Draco's gone.' Cho got up, and tried to hurry out of the Great Hall, when .
'Cho! Hey Cho, wait up.' Harry called out to Cho, and she winced, turning to see him hurry up to her. 'Where you going Cho?' He asked.
'Oh, just back up to the Common Room, I um, forgot my Transfiguration book.' Cho said.
'Do you mind if I walk with you? I'd like to talk to you about something.' Harry said, falling in unison with Cho's footsteps.
'Sure, sure, why not?' Cho said feebley. 'What do you want to talk about Harry?' She asked, not looking at Harry, but at the floor.
'Well, you said to get in touch with you if I ever started DA again, and I'm doing that.'
'Oh.' Cho said.
'Yeah, your friend, um, what's her name?'
'Mariette?' Cho filled in.
'Yes, Mariette, that's the one. She wouldn't be coming, would she?' Harry wondered out loud.
'Um, I'm not really sure I can make it Harry, me being Head Girl, and with the Quidditch practice that Justin's going to put our team through, I just wouldn't have the time. Sorry Harry, I do hope you understand.' Cho was now looking at the ceiling.
'Oh, alright then Cho, don't worry about it. I just thought you'd like to know, seeing as you asked me to tell you if -'
'Listen Harry, I said that, in all fairness, to be polite. I don't really care about your childish little DA, we have a proper Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher now, don't you know that?' Cho fumed. Harry was quite taken aback by this.
'Sorry Cho, I'll leave you to it.' Harry muttered, and walked off the other way.
'Oh Harry?' Cho called after him, but he was gone. 'I'm sorry.' She said to herself.
~* A bit short I know, but I really need to know if I should keep going with the story. After chapter 10, which I'll write soon, if I don't get any reviews of such, I think I'll call it quits and work on my other story, "Under False Circumstances". *~
~Gryffindor Gal~
~* Yet another chapter for my story. I'd like to say thanx to my reviewers
Meneharma - I read your story, it's really great!
Katie - "really's" are good!
Malfoy11717 - don't worry, Draco isn't getting any niced to Harry!
Totaloser - thanks for pointing that out ;)
Sadako and Gkey.
I really appreciate you all letting me know you're reading! I'll let you read the chapter now! *~
Chapter 9 - Trouble In Paradise
Draco was sitting at the Slytherin table telling his only Slytherin friend, Andrea Newbury, about his events last night. Andrea, being a romantic herself, was hanging off every word. Draco didn't talk much to Slytherin's anymore. He didn't see the point, they were all selfish, and self-centered. Plus, they didn't think about anyone but themselves.
Cho entered the Great Hall. Draco saw her and waved and smiled. She returned the greeting, and hurried over to the Ravenclaw table, where she sat with Anabelle.
Draco resumed telling Andrea about their swim. But Andrea was no longer interrested in what happened last night.
'Is that her? Cho Chang isn't it Draco? Head Girl? Wow, you really scored this time mate.' She said. Draco blushed, but only a small bit so it wasn't noticable.
'Yeah Andy, that's her. Isn't she beautiful?' Draco immediately got lost in thoughts about Cho.
'Yes, I guess she is a bit, and she's in the Hogwarts Gold Quidditch team as well, isn't she! That's a keeper Draco.' Andrea said. Andrea wasn't like the other Slytherin's. she was quite surprised actually when she was sorted into Slytherin. Andrea was more of a Ravenclaw type. Draco took a gulp of his orange juice.
'Yeah, I know. She's the best thing that's happened to me here at Hogwarts.' Draco said dreamily, remembering last night. It was right about at that very moment, the owls decided to deliver their mail. Draco scanned the owls, and, to his horror, he saw Naxy, his father's owl, soaring towards him and Andrea.
'Uh Oh, some one's in trouble with daddy.' Andrea sung, sounding like a true Slytherin. Draco seized the letter that Naxy had dropped neatly onto his toast.
Draco Malfoy!
I have heard about your fling with the Ravenclaw Head Girl. It is to stop, immediately. I don't care how much you may like her.
Your mother and I have arranged with the Parkinson's that you are to marry Pansy when you have completed your studdies at Hogwarts, so get used to the idea. We have informed Pansy, and I don't think she'll mind in the least.
I dare say, you lucked out that this girl is pure blood. If she wasn't, I'd have to disown you for ever thinking about dating a mud blood.
With regards,
Lucious Malfoy.
Andrea, who had been reading over Draco's shoulder, gave him a sympathy look.
'Gee, of all the people, your daddy had to pick Pansy Parkinson.' She shuddered in disgust. 'I've never liked her, she always had a funny look about her.'
'And you know what's worse?' Draco wailed. 'Pansy thinks I'm in love with her, and I know for a fact that she loves me, it's not fair.'
'Owch, I guess daddy Lucious wanted to hit you where it hurts most huh?' Andrea said.
'I love Cho, I really do, and there's no way I'm marrying Pansy, I'd rather die.'
'I guess, with your daddy's temper, he'd allow that.' Andrea said.
'Oh come on Andy,' Draco grabbed her wrist. 'You have to help me.' He led Andrea towards the owlery.
~***~
Cho was having a conversation with Mariette about the Quidditch Interschool competition, when she spotted Draco leading a Slytherin girl out of the Great Hall. Cho thought nothing of it, she trusted Draco, and she knew he'd never sneak around with another girl.
'Where's your lover boy going with that girl?' Anabelle asked.
'I don't know Anabelle, but I trust Draco, he'd never do anything to hurt me.' She said matter-of-factly.
'Okay, whatever you say Cho.' Anabelle said, and turned back to her cereal.
Mariette flopped in the seat next to Anabelle.
'Oh hi Mariette, how are you this morning?' Anabelle said.
'I'm fine,' Mariette winked. 'Why don't you ask Cho how she is?'
'What do you mean by that Marrie?' Anabelle asked, looking from Mariette to Cho, and then back to Mariette.
'I have to go, um, see where Draco's gone.' Cho got up, and tried to hurry out of the Great Hall, when .
'Cho! Hey Cho, wait up.' Harry called out to Cho, and she winced, turning to see him hurry up to her. 'Where you going Cho?' He asked.
'Oh, just back up to the Common Room, I um, forgot my Transfiguration book.' Cho said.
'Do you mind if I walk with you? I'd like to talk to you about something.' Harry said, falling in unison with Cho's footsteps.
'Sure, sure, why not?' Cho said feebley. 'What do you want to talk about Harry?' She asked, not looking at Harry, but at the floor.
'Well, you said to get in touch with you if I ever started DA again, and I'm doing that.'
'Oh.' Cho said.
'Yeah, your friend, um, what's her name?'
'Mariette?' Cho filled in.
'Yes, Mariette, that's the one. She wouldn't be coming, would she?' Harry wondered out loud.
'Um, I'm not really sure I can make it Harry, me being Head Girl, and with the Quidditch practice that Justin's going to put our team through, I just wouldn't have the time. Sorry Harry, I do hope you understand.' Cho was now looking at the ceiling.
'Oh, alright then Cho, don't worry about it. I just thought you'd like to know, seeing as you asked me to tell you if -'
'Listen Harry, I said that, in all fairness, to be polite. I don't really care about your childish little DA, we have a proper Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher now, don't you know that?' Cho fumed. Harry was quite taken aback by this.
'Sorry Cho, I'll leave you to it.' Harry muttered, and walked off the other way.
'Oh Harry?' Cho called after him, but he was gone. 'I'm sorry.' She said to herself.
~* A bit short I know, but I really need to know if I should keep going with the story. After chapter 10, which I'll write soon, if I don't get any reviews of such, I think I'll call it quits and work on my other story, "Under False Circumstances". *~
~Gryffindor Gal~