Even When There's No Way, There's Always A Will
~* Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated for a while, thanks for my reviewers! I appreciate you all, you guys rock! I would thank everyone individually like I normally do, but I haven't written down all my reviewers. . . I feel bad. Here's the next chapter! Don't forget some German names for me! *~
Chapter 22 ~ Cho
The morning after Beauxbatons arrived, Cho was feeling pretty upset, mainly because of hers and Draco's argument not long ago. She was hurting very much. She hated fighting with Draco, and she hated that he had said that he didn't love her. He was very protective of his best friend Andrea. Cho was thinking maybe she shouldn't have gone near Andrea. After all, she didn't seem to be interested in Draco, did she? Cho was racking her brains at breakfast over the matter. She couldn't even listen to Mariette and Anabelle talk about their upcoming Christmas Holidays. Mariette was saying something about going to France to spend her holiday there, but Cho wasn't quite sure of the details, as she was too busy thinking about Draco.
Cho glanced around the Great Hall, and her eyes somehow lead her to the Slytherin Table. Draco and Andrea were actually sitting with the rest of the Slytherins, instead of at their usual spot by themselves at the very end of the table. Draco was talking happily among his fellow Slytherins. Cho sighed. Why couldn't she have conversations like that? She just wanted to be back with Draco. At the moment, she would probably do almost anything for one more chance with him. Although, in her heart, she knew that nothing would ever happen.
'Cho, hey Cho, are you even paying the slightest bit of attention to what I'm saying?' Mariette said angrily. Cho snapped out of her thoughts, and looked at Mariette sadly.
'Sorry Mariette, what were you saying?' Cho asked sadly. Mariette looked at her with a look of great sympathy. Anabelle also looked quite sympathetic. Cho had told her best friends about the fight between her, Draco and Andrea.
'Look, Cho, you don't need to worry about Draco, or Andrea for that matter. You are a Ravenclaw. You are too good to stoop as low as Slytherins. They don't deserve you, Cho. You need to know that.' Anabelle said, in a way that only a true best friend could manage.
'Yeah Cho, you've got to stop worrying over Draco. Who ever said he's worth it anyway? He's just as bad, and as sly as the rest of the Slytherin mob. You don't need him.' Mariette added. Cho was given a small amount of comfort, but she knew her friends were only saying those things to make her feel better. Draco wasn't like the other Slytherins. He was being loyal to his best friend Andrea, even if it meant being harsh to Cho. She had to admit, she was out of line speaking to Andrea in that way. Cho vowed the first time she saw Andrea alone, she would go and apologise for the way she behaved. Cho vowed the first time she saw Andrea alone, she would go and apologise for the way she behaved.
'It's okay you guys, you don't have to say those things. I know they're not true. Draco was only defending his friend when he said those things to me.' Cho said. Anabelle and Mariette looked at Cho suspiciously.
'You never said anything about that Cho, what happened before the fight?' Anabelle asked curiously. Mariette nodded, also wanting to know what was going on.
'Well, I guess I kept seeing Draco with Andrea, and I got a tiny bit jealous. . . I had nasty words with Andrea, and sort of told her to stay away from Draco.' Cho said. Mariette's and Anabelle's jaw's dropped. They obviously thought that their friend simply wasn't capable of doing a thing like that. 'I shouldn't have said anything to her, and I regret it very much.' Cho continued.
'And that makes it okay?' Mariette said shrilly. 'You should never say nasty things to the close friends of the person you love.'
'That's why Cho, this is what happens. You should not have said anything to Andrea. She's Draco's best friend, and you must have known that she would have run off and told him? Tell me you knew that she would.' Anabelle pushed.
'I wasn't thinking, okay? I shouldn't have done what I did. I feel ashamed, but there's nothing I can do to take it back now, is there? What's done is done. I'll just have to try to apologise to Andrea, and hope for the best.' Cho said. Mariette tut-tutted, and Anabelle shook her head.
'You can't apologise Cho.' Anabelle said. 'It's too late for that. She'll never forgive you, she's a Slytherin.'
'But she's a nice Slytherin. Why do you think Draco's her friend? Because she's not like other Slytherins. And neither's Draco. They're different from the Slytherins.' Cho said, defending Draco and Andrea from Anabelle and Mariette.
'Might I ask what makes them different? They're both sitting over there talking happily among the rest of the Slytherins. One might think that they belong there?' Mariette said sarcastically, but at the same time, making a valid point.
'Maybe you're right Mariette, maybe they are talking to the Slytherins now, but they don't usually. Even you two have to admit that they always sit at the end of the table by themselves.' Cho said in defence of the two Slytherins.
'Okay, so maybe they did sit there, but they don't anymore.' Anabelle said. Mariette rolled her eyes.
'Can we please move off this topic?' She whined. 'As I was saying before we got sidetracked, Cho, would you like to come with me to France in the Christmas holidays?' Mariette asked. Anabelle's jaw fell open once more.
'Why won't you invite me Mariette?' She asked shrilly. 'Why Cho? With her all you'll get is whining and whinging about Draco, and how much she loves him. In other words, you'll have no fun. No fun at all.' Anabelle shrieked, and stalked out of the Great Hall. Some Beauxbatons and Starkals students watched the Ravenclaw leave, however, the Hogwarts bunch were too used to this to care. A lot of people shrieked at breakfast and stalked out of the Great Hall in a huff. It had gotten regular.
Mariette looked over at Cho.
'I was going to invite her too you know.' Mariette said in defence.
'I know.' Cho replied. 'Why'd she take it so bad? I mean, it's only a trip to France, isn't it?' Cho continued. 'It's not like it's the end of the world if she doesn't go.' Cho munched on a piece of toast.
'Anabelle is French. Didn't you know that Cho? Didn't she ever tell you she's French? I'm surprised she wasn't send to Beauxbatons, but her parents moved here to England just before she got the chance to be accepted into Beauxbatons.' Mariette said. Cho stared at her blankly.
'No, she never told me she was from France.' Cho mused. 'I wonder why she wouldn't tell me anyway?'
'I don't think she's open with many people. She tells me everything, but I don't think she wants to tell a lot of people all her secrets.' Mariette said softly. 'She's a very private person.'
'Really, I never knew this. She always seemed so "out there" to me, you know?' Cho said thoughtfully. 'She was always interested in my life, I guess I never took the time to be interested in hers.'
'You can't blame yourself, I mean, you have been quite pre-occupied with Draco this year, and your Head Girl duties.' Mariette added helpfully. 'Maybe she thought you had enough on your plate without her coming to you with her problems.'
'Maybe, but maybe she just doesn't trust me, is that it?' Cho asked, biting her bottom lip nervously. 'I thought she was one of my best friends? What happened?' Cho looked like she was about to cry.
'Calm down Cho, I'm sure it's nothing.' Mariette said calmly.
'Easy for you to say! Anabelle tells you everything! No wonder she was angry with you for asking me first! I would be too!' Cho said in a huff. Some Starkals students who were at the next table were looking over at Cho and Mariette. Mariette was trying to keep Cho from making a scene, but Cho seemed to have other plans.
'Sit down Cho.' Mariette said softly. 'Come on, one person screaming and walking out of the Great Hall is enough for one morning!' Mariette added desperately. However, Cho wouldn't sit down, she instead, decided to walk out of the Great Hall, into the Entrance Hall and out into the Hogwarts Grounds.
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Draco watched as his ex-girlfriend Cho walked out of the Great Hall, quite annoyed about something. He had the sudden urge to go after her, and find out what was wrong, but he decided against it. Draco couldn't go against what he had said the other day, all those hateful things he had said to Cho. He regretted every one of them, and wanted nothing more than to take them back. Andrea could have stuck up for herself, but Draco just HAD to butt in, didn't he? Couldn't leave one thing without getting involved.
Andrea was talking happily to Millicent. Those two girls had started getting along really well recently. Draco thought she wouldn't notice if he just slipped out of the Great Hall. Executing this idea, Draco walked slowly out of the Great Hall, without Andrea noticing that he was gone.
As Draco walked out onto the Hogwarts Grounds, he suddenly had the feeling that he shouldn't be there, that he should just go back inside and leave Cho to her problems. But instead, he squashed the feeling, and walked on, looking for Cho.
'Cho!' Draco called out, searching for her everywhere.
'Huh?' Came a muffled reply from under one of the large grand stands for the Quidditch Pitch. Draco followed the sound under the stands, and found Cho, sitting on the ground, looking quite upset.
'What's wrong?' Draco asked. Cho scowled.
'I thought you hated me?' She snapped, looking away from the Slytherin. Draco walked cautiously closer to her.
'Oh come on Cho, you know very well I didn't mean what I said the other day, I was just so angry that you said those things to Andrea.' Draco said. 'Even though we're not together, doesn't mean that I would be unfaithful to you. I love you Cho. I'm so sorry about all the things I said.' Cho looked at him sadly.
'This isn't the time Draco.' Was all she could manage to say. Draco tried to hug her, but she pushed him away. He scowled.
'What is it with you? Huh? You have a problem. You give off signs that you want to be with me, and then when I open up to you, you push me away. I don't get you. Just don't try to talk to me again Cho. I gave you the chance, and you shoved me away. I'm out of here.' Draco said, and walked out of the stands in quite a temper.
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~* Quite a boring chapter, but I wanted to write about Cho's feelings at this time in the story. Nothing about Beaxubatons, I know. . . but anyway! Please review guys! *~
~Gryffindor Gal~
~* Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated for a while, thanks for my reviewers! I appreciate you all, you guys rock! I would thank everyone individually like I normally do, but I haven't written down all my reviewers. . . I feel bad. Here's the next chapter! Don't forget some German names for me! *~
Chapter 22 ~ Cho
The morning after Beauxbatons arrived, Cho was feeling pretty upset, mainly because of hers and Draco's argument not long ago. She was hurting very much. She hated fighting with Draco, and she hated that he had said that he didn't love her. He was very protective of his best friend Andrea. Cho was thinking maybe she shouldn't have gone near Andrea. After all, she didn't seem to be interested in Draco, did she? Cho was racking her brains at breakfast over the matter. She couldn't even listen to Mariette and Anabelle talk about their upcoming Christmas Holidays. Mariette was saying something about going to France to spend her holiday there, but Cho wasn't quite sure of the details, as she was too busy thinking about Draco.
Cho glanced around the Great Hall, and her eyes somehow lead her to the Slytherin Table. Draco and Andrea were actually sitting with the rest of the Slytherins, instead of at their usual spot by themselves at the very end of the table. Draco was talking happily among his fellow Slytherins. Cho sighed. Why couldn't she have conversations like that? She just wanted to be back with Draco. At the moment, she would probably do almost anything for one more chance with him. Although, in her heart, she knew that nothing would ever happen.
'Cho, hey Cho, are you even paying the slightest bit of attention to what I'm saying?' Mariette said angrily. Cho snapped out of her thoughts, and looked at Mariette sadly.
'Sorry Mariette, what were you saying?' Cho asked sadly. Mariette looked at her with a look of great sympathy. Anabelle also looked quite sympathetic. Cho had told her best friends about the fight between her, Draco and Andrea.
'Look, Cho, you don't need to worry about Draco, or Andrea for that matter. You are a Ravenclaw. You are too good to stoop as low as Slytherins. They don't deserve you, Cho. You need to know that.' Anabelle said, in a way that only a true best friend could manage.
'Yeah Cho, you've got to stop worrying over Draco. Who ever said he's worth it anyway? He's just as bad, and as sly as the rest of the Slytherin mob. You don't need him.' Mariette added. Cho was given a small amount of comfort, but she knew her friends were only saying those things to make her feel better. Draco wasn't like the other Slytherins. He was being loyal to his best friend Andrea, even if it meant being harsh to Cho. She had to admit, she was out of line speaking to Andrea in that way. Cho vowed the first time she saw Andrea alone, she would go and apologise for the way she behaved. Cho vowed the first time she saw Andrea alone, she would go and apologise for the way she behaved.
'It's okay you guys, you don't have to say those things. I know they're not true. Draco was only defending his friend when he said those things to me.' Cho said. Anabelle and Mariette looked at Cho suspiciously.
'You never said anything about that Cho, what happened before the fight?' Anabelle asked curiously. Mariette nodded, also wanting to know what was going on.
'Well, I guess I kept seeing Draco with Andrea, and I got a tiny bit jealous. . . I had nasty words with Andrea, and sort of told her to stay away from Draco.' Cho said. Mariette's and Anabelle's jaw's dropped. They obviously thought that their friend simply wasn't capable of doing a thing like that. 'I shouldn't have said anything to her, and I regret it very much.' Cho continued.
'And that makes it okay?' Mariette said shrilly. 'You should never say nasty things to the close friends of the person you love.'
'That's why Cho, this is what happens. You should not have said anything to Andrea. She's Draco's best friend, and you must have known that she would have run off and told him? Tell me you knew that she would.' Anabelle pushed.
'I wasn't thinking, okay? I shouldn't have done what I did. I feel ashamed, but there's nothing I can do to take it back now, is there? What's done is done. I'll just have to try to apologise to Andrea, and hope for the best.' Cho said. Mariette tut-tutted, and Anabelle shook her head.
'You can't apologise Cho.' Anabelle said. 'It's too late for that. She'll never forgive you, she's a Slytherin.'
'But she's a nice Slytherin. Why do you think Draco's her friend? Because she's not like other Slytherins. And neither's Draco. They're different from the Slytherins.' Cho said, defending Draco and Andrea from Anabelle and Mariette.
'Might I ask what makes them different? They're both sitting over there talking happily among the rest of the Slytherins. One might think that they belong there?' Mariette said sarcastically, but at the same time, making a valid point.
'Maybe you're right Mariette, maybe they are talking to the Slytherins now, but they don't usually. Even you two have to admit that they always sit at the end of the table by themselves.' Cho said in defence of the two Slytherins.
'Okay, so maybe they did sit there, but they don't anymore.' Anabelle said. Mariette rolled her eyes.
'Can we please move off this topic?' She whined. 'As I was saying before we got sidetracked, Cho, would you like to come with me to France in the Christmas holidays?' Mariette asked. Anabelle's jaw fell open once more.
'Why won't you invite me Mariette?' She asked shrilly. 'Why Cho? With her all you'll get is whining and whinging about Draco, and how much she loves him. In other words, you'll have no fun. No fun at all.' Anabelle shrieked, and stalked out of the Great Hall. Some Beauxbatons and Starkals students watched the Ravenclaw leave, however, the Hogwarts bunch were too used to this to care. A lot of people shrieked at breakfast and stalked out of the Great Hall in a huff. It had gotten regular.
Mariette looked over at Cho.
'I was going to invite her too you know.' Mariette said in defence.
'I know.' Cho replied. 'Why'd she take it so bad? I mean, it's only a trip to France, isn't it?' Cho continued. 'It's not like it's the end of the world if she doesn't go.' Cho munched on a piece of toast.
'Anabelle is French. Didn't you know that Cho? Didn't she ever tell you she's French? I'm surprised she wasn't send to Beauxbatons, but her parents moved here to England just before she got the chance to be accepted into Beauxbatons.' Mariette said. Cho stared at her blankly.
'No, she never told me she was from France.' Cho mused. 'I wonder why she wouldn't tell me anyway?'
'I don't think she's open with many people. She tells me everything, but I don't think she wants to tell a lot of people all her secrets.' Mariette said softly. 'She's a very private person.'
'Really, I never knew this. She always seemed so "out there" to me, you know?' Cho said thoughtfully. 'She was always interested in my life, I guess I never took the time to be interested in hers.'
'You can't blame yourself, I mean, you have been quite pre-occupied with Draco this year, and your Head Girl duties.' Mariette added helpfully. 'Maybe she thought you had enough on your plate without her coming to you with her problems.'
'Maybe, but maybe she just doesn't trust me, is that it?' Cho asked, biting her bottom lip nervously. 'I thought she was one of my best friends? What happened?' Cho looked like she was about to cry.
'Calm down Cho, I'm sure it's nothing.' Mariette said calmly.
'Easy for you to say! Anabelle tells you everything! No wonder she was angry with you for asking me first! I would be too!' Cho said in a huff. Some Starkals students who were at the next table were looking over at Cho and Mariette. Mariette was trying to keep Cho from making a scene, but Cho seemed to have other plans.
'Sit down Cho.' Mariette said softly. 'Come on, one person screaming and walking out of the Great Hall is enough for one morning!' Mariette added desperately. However, Cho wouldn't sit down, she instead, decided to walk out of the Great Hall, into the Entrance Hall and out into the Hogwarts Grounds.
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Draco watched as his ex-girlfriend Cho walked out of the Great Hall, quite annoyed about something. He had the sudden urge to go after her, and find out what was wrong, but he decided against it. Draco couldn't go against what he had said the other day, all those hateful things he had said to Cho. He regretted every one of them, and wanted nothing more than to take them back. Andrea could have stuck up for herself, but Draco just HAD to butt in, didn't he? Couldn't leave one thing without getting involved.
Andrea was talking happily to Millicent. Those two girls had started getting along really well recently. Draco thought she wouldn't notice if he just slipped out of the Great Hall. Executing this idea, Draco walked slowly out of the Great Hall, without Andrea noticing that he was gone.
As Draco walked out onto the Hogwarts Grounds, he suddenly had the feeling that he shouldn't be there, that he should just go back inside and leave Cho to her problems. But instead, he squashed the feeling, and walked on, looking for Cho.
'Cho!' Draco called out, searching for her everywhere.
'Huh?' Came a muffled reply from under one of the large grand stands for the Quidditch Pitch. Draco followed the sound under the stands, and found Cho, sitting on the ground, looking quite upset.
'What's wrong?' Draco asked. Cho scowled.
'I thought you hated me?' She snapped, looking away from the Slytherin. Draco walked cautiously closer to her.
'Oh come on Cho, you know very well I didn't mean what I said the other day, I was just so angry that you said those things to Andrea.' Draco said. 'Even though we're not together, doesn't mean that I would be unfaithful to you. I love you Cho. I'm so sorry about all the things I said.' Cho looked at him sadly.
'This isn't the time Draco.' Was all she could manage to say. Draco tried to hug her, but she pushed him away. He scowled.
'What is it with you? Huh? You have a problem. You give off signs that you want to be with me, and then when I open up to you, you push me away. I don't get you. Just don't try to talk to me again Cho. I gave you the chance, and you shoved me away. I'm out of here.' Draco said, and walked out of the stands in quite a temper.
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~* Quite a boring chapter, but I wanted to write about Cho's feelings at this time in the story. Nothing about Beaxubatons, I know. . . but anyway! Please review guys! *~
~Gryffindor Gal~