Even When There's No Way, There's Always A Will
~* Hey everyone, I'm so sorry that I haven't written anything for this fiction lately, but I haven't been getting many reviews, and that kinda puts this fic on the bottom of the updating pile. *~
Chapter 23 ~ The Unexpected Twist
Draco had regretted how he had spoken to Cho the previous day. She hadn't come near him, and hadn't even looked his way since he had snapped at her. This was punishment enough, but he was a Malfoy, and Malfoy's don't go back on their words. Draco's words were ripping his heart up inside, but he showed no signs of hurt on the outside.
'Draco, you haven't touched your dinner, and you're usually such a pig, what's wrong?' Andrea asked him that night at dinner. Draco snapped out of his thoughts and looked at her.
'Nothing's wrong Andy, I was just thinking about the Christmas Holidays, that's all.' Draco replied quickly.
'Oh, I wonder what Starkals and Beauxbatons are going to do with the whole of Hogwarts gone?' Andrea said.
'They'll stay here and get as much training in as they can.' Draco muttered.
'Yeah, probably. . . they'll be having quite a hard time beating Hogwarts!' Andrea said confidently, then, seeing Draco's face, she quickly added; 'But the Hogwarts teams are nothing without you Draco.'
'Thanks Andrea.' Draco mumbled.
'What's wrong?' Andrea asked once more. 'Tell the truth this time.'
'Nothing's wrong Andy, would you drop it already!' Draco snapped, and fell silent, refusing to speak to her anymore. Andrea took the hint and shut up.
Dumbledore rose at the teachers table, and cleared his throat as he always did before an important announcement.
'My dear students of Hogwarts, Starkals and Beauxbatons, it pleases me to announce that Durmstrang will be arriving in the Christmas Holidays. All of you Hogwarts Students who wish to stay for the holidays must put your names down on the notice board in the Entrance Hall. Do be quick with putting your name down.' Dumbledore paused, as if he'd forgotten what he was going to say next. 'Oh, one more thing, both Hogwarts Quidditch teams must stay back for extra training.' With that, Dumbledore was seated.
'Hey Draco, are you staying for the Christmas Holidays?' Andrea asked her best friend. 'Cho will be staying.' She added, unaware of his argument the previous day. Draco scowled.
'That's her problem isn't it.' He growled. 'I think I'll go home for the Christmas Holidays.' Andrea looked shocked.
'Well, alright then, but I'm staying if you change your mind.' She said.
~***~
Early the next morning, Cho was walking around the empty halls of Hogwarts. She glanced at her watch, 5.08am.
Looking around the corner, she spotted an unfamiliar student sitting on a bench. Cho walked over to him.
'Hi, are you lost?' She asked. The boy looked up, and Cho recognised him as a Beauxbatons student who had arrived a few nights ago.
'No, I'm just a little sad because I just broke up vith my girlfriend.' The boy said.
'Oh, it's okay, I know how you feel.' Cho replied sitting next to him. 'Me and my boyfriend just had a huge argument, well, we broke up ages ago but we both still love eachother, and, oh, it's complicated.'
'It'z alwayz complicated vith relationships.' He said, looking at the floor.
'I'm Cho Chang.' Cho said introducing herself.
'Miguel Lopez.' He said, sticking his hand out. Cho took his hand in a handshake.
'Nice to meet you Miguel.' She said warmly.
'Likewise, Cho.'
'So who was your girlfriend? Is she here now? At Hogwarts?' Cho asked, making friendly conversation.
'Yes, she iz 'ere, 'er name iz Latetia De Clauzel, a twin.' Miguel said.
'What happened?' Cho asked.
'Well, I fell in love vith Latetia, not her twin Valerie, and just last night I found out zat zey had been tricking me. Latetia didn't vant a relationship vith me, but Valerie did, so everytime I thought I was vith Latetia, I was really vith Valerie.' Miguel told her.
'Oh Merlin! That's awful, I'm so sorry to hear that Miguel.' Cho said sympathetically.
'So vat happened vith your boy?' Miguel asked.
'Well, we had the nicest relationship, he was so sweet and nice. Then one day, his father found out and threatened to kill me if we didn't break up. We then broke up because Draco was worried for me, but his father attacked him anyway with a Demrah Potion, and Draco was in a bad way. When he got better, we had a fight because I yelled at his best friend Andrea, who was spending way too much time with him. Draco said that he didn't love me, so I was really upset about that. Then, he came after me a few mornings ago, and tried to tell me that he still loved me, but I pushed him away.' Cho stopped to take a long breath. 'And that's where we're at right now.'
'Zat boy is a fool.' Miguel said. 'If I 'ad someone like you, I wouldn't treat you like zat.'
'Thank you Miguel.' Cho said, blushing slightly.
'Is zat why you can't sleep?' Miguel asked.
'Yes, very much so.' Cho replied sadly.
'Do you still love 'im?'
'Yes, do you still love Latetia?'
'Yes, even after she screwed me around, yes.'
'Then we understand eachother.' Cho said and smiled at Miguel. At that moment, something happened which neither of them expected. They kissed. Cho was the first one to break away. She looked at him nervously.
'I guess I'll be seeing you around, Cho.' Miguel said, and walked off without looking back. He had a large smile on his face.
~***~
Mariette woke up and saw straight away that Cho wasn't in her bed. Mariette had taken the liberty to watch Cho, and make sure she didn't run away.
'Anabelle! Anabelle!' Mariette yelled, waking up the other two girls in the dorm, Ice Lanley and Bronwyn Allyson. Anabelle stirred in her sleep.
'What?' She said groggily.
'Cho's gone again!' Mariette said frantically.
'Maybe she went for another one of her midnight swims?' Ice suggested.
'But she always comes back from them before we all wake up!' Mariette cried.
'Maybe she lost track of the time.' Bronwyn said rolling over and trying to get back to sleep. After all, it was Saturday.
'Come on Anabelle, get dressed, we're going to find Cho.' Mariette said, throwing on shorts and a tank top.
'Do I have to?' Anabelle groaned. 'It's six am!'
'Anabelle, is Cho your friend?' Mariette grumbled.
'Yes.' Anabelle replied.
'Then you have to.' Mariette said firmly.
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~* Very short, but I couldn't be bothered making it longer. . . lol, I'll write another chapter later okay? Don't forget to review lots so that I update this fic sooner! *~
~Gryffindor Gal~
~* Hey everyone, I'm so sorry that I haven't written anything for this fiction lately, but I haven't been getting many reviews, and that kinda puts this fic on the bottom of the updating pile. *~
Chapter 23 ~ The Unexpected Twist
Draco had regretted how he had spoken to Cho the previous day. She hadn't come near him, and hadn't even looked his way since he had snapped at her. This was punishment enough, but he was a Malfoy, and Malfoy's don't go back on their words. Draco's words were ripping his heart up inside, but he showed no signs of hurt on the outside.
'Draco, you haven't touched your dinner, and you're usually such a pig, what's wrong?' Andrea asked him that night at dinner. Draco snapped out of his thoughts and looked at her.
'Nothing's wrong Andy, I was just thinking about the Christmas Holidays, that's all.' Draco replied quickly.
'Oh, I wonder what Starkals and Beauxbatons are going to do with the whole of Hogwarts gone?' Andrea said.
'They'll stay here and get as much training in as they can.' Draco muttered.
'Yeah, probably. . . they'll be having quite a hard time beating Hogwarts!' Andrea said confidently, then, seeing Draco's face, she quickly added; 'But the Hogwarts teams are nothing without you Draco.'
'Thanks Andrea.' Draco mumbled.
'What's wrong?' Andrea asked once more. 'Tell the truth this time.'
'Nothing's wrong Andy, would you drop it already!' Draco snapped, and fell silent, refusing to speak to her anymore. Andrea took the hint and shut up.
Dumbledore rose at the teachers table, and cleared his throat as he always did before an important announcement.
'My dear students of Hogwarts, Starkals and Beauxbatons, it pleases me to announce that Durmstrang will be arriving in the Christmas Holidays. All of you Hogwarts Students who wish to stay for the holidays must put your names down on the notice board in the Entrance Hall. Do be quick with putting your name down.' Dumbledore paused, as if he'd forgotten what he was going to say next. 'Oh, one more thing, both Hogwarts Quidditch teams must stay back for extra training.' With that, Dumbledore was seated.
'Hey Draco, are you staying for the Christmas Holidays?' Andrea asked her best friend. 'Cho will be staying.' She added, unaware of his argument the previous day. Draco scowled.
'That's her problem isn't it.' He growled. 'I think I'll go home for the Christmas Holidays.' Andrea looked shocked.
'Well, alright then, but I'm staying if you change your mind.' She said.
~***~
Early the next morning, Cho was walking around the empty halls of Hogwarts. She glanced at her watch, 5.08am.
Looking around the corner, she spotted an unfamiliar student sitting on a bench. Cho walked over to him.
'Hi, are you lost?' She asked. The boy looked up, and Cho recognised him as a Beauxbatons student who had arrived a few nights ago.
'No, I'm just a little sad because I just broke up vith my girlfriend.' The boy said.
'Oh, it's okay, I know how you feel.' Cho replied sitting next to him. 'Me and my boyfriend just had a huge argument, well, we broke up ages ago but we both still love eachother, and, oh, it's complicated.'
'It'z alwayz complicated vith relationships.' He said, looking at the floor.
'I'm Cho Chang.' Cho said introducing herself.
'Miguel Lopez.' He said, sticking his hand out. Cho took his hand in a handshake.
'Nice to meet you Miguel.' She said warmly.
'Likewise, Cho.'
'So who was your girlfriend? Is she here now? At Hogwarts?' Cho asked, making friendly conversation.
'Yes, she iz 'ere, 'er name iz Latetia De Clauzel, a twin.' Miguel said.
'What happened?' Cho asked.
'Well, I fell in love vith Latetia, not her twin Valerie, and just last night I found out zat zey had been tricking me. Latetia didn't vant a relationship vith me, but Valerie did, so everytime I thought I was vith Latetia, I was really vith Valerie.' Miguel told her.
'Oh Merlin! That's awful, I'm so sorry to hear that Miguel.' Cho said sympathetically.
'So vat happened vith your boy?' Miguel asked.
'Well, we had the nicest relationship, he was so sweet and nice. Then one day, his father found out and threatened to kill me if we didn't break up. We then broke up because Draco was worried for me, but his father attacked him anyway with a Demrah Potion, and Draco was in a bad way. When he got better, we had a fight because I yelled at his best friend Andrea, who was spending way too much time with him. Draco said that he didn't love me, so I was really upset about that. Then, he came after me a few mornings ago, and tried to tell me that he still loved me, but I pushed him away.' Cho stopped to take a long breath. 'And that's where we're at right now.'
'Zat boy is a fool.' Miguel said. 'If I 'ad someone like you, I wouldn't treat you like zat.'
'Thank you Miguel.' Cho said, blushing slightly.
'Is zat why you can't sleep?' Miguel asked.
'Yes, very much so.' Cho replied sadly.
'Do you still love 'im?'
'Yes, do you still love Latetia?'
'Yes, even after she screwed me around, yes.'
'Then we understand eachother.' Cho said and smiled at Miguel. At that moment, something happened which neither of them expected. They kissed. Cho was the first one to break away. She looked at him nervously.
'I guess I'll be seeing you around, Cho.' Miguel said, and walked off without looking back. He had a large smile on his face.
~***~
Mariette woke up and saw straight away that Cho wasn't in her bed. Mariette had taken the liberty to watch Cho, and make sure she didn't run away.
'Anabelle! Anabelle!' Mariette yelled, waking up the other two girls in the dorm, Ice Lanley and Bronwyn Allyson. Anabelle stirred in her sleep.
'What?' She said groggily.
'Cho's gone again!' Mariette said frantically.
'Maybe she went for another one of her midnight swims?' Ice suggested.
'But she always comes back from them before we all wake up!' Mariette cried.
'Maybe she lost track of the time.' Bronwyn said rolling over and trying to get back to sleep. After all, it was Saturday.
'Come on Anabelle, get dressed, we're going to find Cho.' Mariette said, throwing on shorts and a tank top.
'Do I have to?' Anabelle groaned. 'It's six am!'
'Anabelle, is Cho your friend?' Mariette grumbled.
'Yes.' Anabelle replied.
'Then you have to.' Mariette said firmly.
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~* Very short, but I couldn't be bothered making it longer. . . lol, I'll write another chapter later okay? Don't forget to review lots so that I update this fic sooner! *~
~Gryffindor Gal~