Eternal Passion
Chapter 5
Cho was the first to wake up the next day. Harry was absolutely still and breathing very shallowly. Taking great care not to disturb him in anyway, she slid out of bed and opened her wardrobe. She took hold of some clothes and walked to the bathroom. She walked into the shower and turned it on, thinking about how Harry must feel after last night. She rubbed the hot water all over her athletic form and began to wash her hair.
Harry woke up with a start about five minutes after Cho. He rubbed his eyes, as his sight was bleary. Deciding to go for a drink to waken himself up and freshen him, he headed for the bathroom. He hummed to himself, not hearing that the shower was on. He ran the cold tap and sloshed the water into his face to wake himself up. As he did so, he became more aware that he wasn't the only person in the room. At that very moment, Cho stepped out the shower. She too sensed that she wasn't alone, and they both looked right at each other. Cho was the first to react. She grabbed the nearest towel hastily and covered herself up with it. She flushed dark red and tried to conceal as much of herself as possible. Harry wasn't too quick off the mark, but eventually got the message and left her alone. Cho stood in the bathroom, blushing like she'd never blushed before. She couldn't believe Harry had seen her naked! She dried herself off quickly and pulled on her dressing gown.
Harry sat down on Cho's bed. He was in semi-shock after having seen her exposed like that. As he sat there, waiting for Cho, he noticed a necklace on her bedside table. He picked it up reverently and opened the locket. Inside was a picture of her with Cedric. Even as he looked, they kissed and embraced tenderly. Even though he felt slightly jealous of Cedric, he knew how much Cho loved her deceased boyfriend. He heard footsteps and put the locket back down. Shortly after, Cho came in, looking at Harry nervously.
"Morning Harry."
"Hi Cho."
Both were smiling at one another. Harry walked around her and headed for the shower. Cho sat on her bed and finished drying herself off. She still couldn't believe what had happened, but she couldn't turn back time so there was nothing she could do about it. She pulled on a long white summer dress and sat waiting for Harry to get out the shower. She ran her hands through her hair and began to tie it off in a ponytail. Curiously, Harry seeing her naked didn't worry her nearly as much as she'd thought. She stretched and looked out the window to where Pai Lung was stripping pieces of flesh off the dolphin he'd killed. There was blood everywhere, but he didn't seem put off by it at all. Savagely, he tore off a chunk of meat and began ripping into it. Cho gave a wan smile at the Violta dragon, and walked outside. It was a stiflingly hot day, the air warm and thick. Pai Lung seemed put off by the atmosphere as well. He snorted and turned back to his meal of increasingly stale dolphin blubber. Cho sat in a deckchair, closing her eyes against the sun's blaring brightness. She was thinking about what she could do with Harry today. It was only a few miles to the nearest town, so they could easily go and watch a film together. After just fifteen minutes outside, she was far too hot to do anything. The temperature was far too high for it to be natural. Even Pai Lung seemed disconcerted, and took to the air. Harry came downstairs and walked right into Cho as she was about to come in. Both stared at one another and eventually, broke into a smile. Cho embraced Harry and brushed back his messy black hair. She stared into his green eyes and leant forward to kiss him. Just as they were about to make contact, Ben showed up and started giggling. Cho broke away, only to see he had her wand in his hands. She yelled, making Harry wince.
"BEN! GIVE ME MY WAND BACK!"
Ben, still laughing, ran outside. Cho let go of Harry and gave chase to her younger brother. She searched for him all over the garden, but couldn't see him anywhere. She sighed and leant back against a tree. At that moment, Ben ran from his hiding place and flourished her wand. Cho wasn't worried, as he wasn't experienced enough to know what to do. The next minute, she was tied tightly to the tree. She gave a cry of surprise, amazed and angered her brother had done this. Ben smiled reassuringly at her.
"Lets see if Harry comes to save you."
"He will, but who's going to save you when I get free, tell me that?"
"Mum and Dad?"
Cho scowled and tried to free herself. Harry walked into the garden and saw that Ben had Cho tied to a tree. He assumed it was some kind of game, but Cho didn't look too happy. Nevertheless, he walked up to Ben and scowled at him.
"Let Cho go, and I won't hurt you."
Ben smiled and raised Cho's wand. Harry easily disarmed him, and at that, Ben ran off. Cho pulled against the tree she was tied to and smiled at him.
"Well, here's a reminder of your fourth year if you ever wanted one. Remember when you had to free one you'd miss from the bottom of the lake? I felt really cared for when Cedric rescued me."
Harry continued looking at her, but the shine had died from his eyes. Cho saw that she'd hurt Harry and immediately tried to resolve her mistake.
"Oh no Harry, I didn't mean it like that. I'm sorry, I just wanted to..."
Harry cut her off, a lump rising in his throat.
"You just wanted to compare me to Cedric and point out how he was so much better than me. I can tell that you would never have left him had he not been killed by Voldemort."
Cho fell silent. She knew Harry felt love for her, but he was still inexperienced in love, and also, he'd lost Sirius since Cedric's death. She slumped forward and found herself falling when Harry untied her. She made to approach him, but he pointed both wands at her.
"Don't come near me Cho."
He threw her wand at her and ran off over the moor. He soon came to a rocky outcrop, which he climbed up and sat on. He stared into the blue sky above, and vented his grief. He wept for the death of his parents. He wept for the torture of Neville's mother and father. He wept for the twelve years Sirius had spent in Azkaban. He wept for the death of his last relative. And then, he found his feelings turning to Cho. She had hurt him badly with her constant pining for Cedric, and sometimes he felt resentful towards her for that. But in the end, he always saw Cho with a happy smile on her face, offering her hand to him in his minds' eye. He began to wonder if he'd gone over the top, and decided to go and apologise. As he got up, a huge shadow passed over him. Harry looked up. Swooping down on him was an enormous dragon, easily the size of Pai Lung. He ducked out the way as the dragon flew past him, and identified it as a Chinese Fireball. As the huge russet dragon inhaled to breathe fire at him, a spell hit it right in the eye. It gave a roar of pain and turned towards Cho. Cho began to back away in terror, and the Fireball took the opportunity to ready its attack. Again it was thwarted, but this time, by Pai Lung. The Violta dragon wrapped his sinuous body around his adversary, and fired a massive electrical shock. The Fireball gave a roar of pain and slumped as the smaller dragon uncoiled himself and slashed him again and again. The Fireball extended talons, and kicked Pai Lung hard, the talons breaking off and staying embedded in the flesh. Pai Lung gave a screeching cry and electrocuted the larger dragon again and again. Eventually, the Fireball seemed to think that this was more trouble than it was worth, so it pried Pai Lung off itself, snatched up a portion of dolphin meat and flew off. Harry looked over at Cho. She was sitting in the heather, a look of outmost misery on her face. He quietly walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. Cho stopped crying, drawing comfort from Harry's touch. She leant her head towards where his hand was, and rubbed up against it with her cheek. Harry smiled and took her into a hug.
"I'm sorry I snapped at you Cho. It's just, I felt like I had competition, competition that could tear us apart."
Cho shook a little as she fell into his embrace.
"Let me just say this Harry. You can never replace Cedric, any more than you could be him. But he could never have replaced you either. When you asked me to the Yule Ball, I was VERY tempted to turn Cedric away and go with you. I too had a crush on you, and not just because of your fame."
Harry ran his hand over her silky soft cheek. Cho blushed and smiled at him. Harry kissed her on her forehead, and drew her in close for another hug. The skylarks sung around them, adding a very romantic note to a very passionate scene.
Chapter 5
Cho was the first to wake up the next day. Harry was absolutely still and breathing very shallowly. Taking great care not to disturb him in anyway, she slid out of bed and opened her wardrobe. She took hold of some clothes and walked to the bathroom. She walked into the shower and turned it on, thinking about how Harry must feel after last night. She rubbed the hot water all over her athletic form and began to wash her hair.
Harry woke up with a start about five minutes after Cho. He rubbed his eyes, as his sight was bleary. Deciding to go for a drink to waken himself up and freshen him, he headed for the bathroom. He hummed to himself, not hearing that the shower was on. He ran the cold tap and sloshed the water into his face to wake himself up. As he did so, he became more aware that he wasn't the only person in the room. At that very moment, Cho stepped out the shower. She too sensed that she wasn't alone, and they both looked right at each other. Cho was the first to react. She grabbed the nearest towel hastily and covered herself up with it. She flushed dark red and tried to conceal as much of herself as possible. Harry wasn't too quick off the mark, but eventually got the message and left her alone. Cho stood in the bathroom, blushing like she'd never blushed before. She couldn't believe Harry had seen her naked! She dried herself off quickly and pulled on her dressing gown.
Harry sat down on Cho's bed. He was in semi-shock after having seen her exposed like that. As he sat there, waiting for Cho, he noticed a necklace on her bedside table. He picked it up reverently and opened the locket. Inside was a picture of her with Cedric. Even as he looked, they kissed and embraced tenderly. Even though he felt slightly jealous of Cedric, he knew how much Cho loved her deceased boyfriend. He heard footsteps and put the locket back down. Shortly after, Cho came in, looking at Harry nervously.
"Morning Harry."
"Hi Cho."
Both were smiling at one another. Harry walked around her and headed for the shower. Cho sat on her bed and finished drying herself off. She still couldn't believe what had happened, but she couldn't turn back time so there was nothing she could do about it. She pulled on a long white summer dress and sat waiting for Harry to get out the shower. She ran her hands through her hair and began to tie it off in a ponytail. Curiously, Harry seeing her naked didn't worry her nearly as much as she'd thought. She stretched and looked out the window to where Pai Lung was stripping pieces of flesh off the dolphin he'd killed. There was blood everywhere, but he didn't seem put off by it at all. Savagely, he tore off a chunk of meat and began ripping into it. Cho gave a wan smile at the Violta dragon, and walked outside. It was a stiflingly hot day, the air warm and thick. Pai Lung seemed put off by the atmosphere as well. He snorted and turned back to his meal of increasingly stale dolphin blubber. Cho sat in a deckchair, closing her eyes against the sun's blaring brightness. She was thinking about what she could do with Harry today. It was only a few miles to the nearest town, so they could easily go and watch a film together. After just fifteen minutes outside, she was far too hot to do anything. The temperature was far too high for it to be natural. Even Pai Lung seemed disconcerted, and took to the air. Harry came downstairs and walked right into Cho as she was about to come in. Both stared at one another and eventually, broke into a smile. Cho embraced Harry and brushed back his messy black hair. She stared into his green eyes and leant forward to kiss him. Just as they were about to make contact, Ben showed up and started giggling. Cho broke away, only to see he had her wand in his hands. She yelled, making Harry wince.
"BEN! GIVE ME MY WAND BACK!"
Ben, still laughing, ran outside. Cho let go of Harry and gave chase to her younger brother. She searched for him all over the garden, but couldn't see him anywhere. She sighed and leant back against a tree. At that moment, Ben ran from his hiding place and flourished her wand. Cho wasn't worried, as he wasn't experienced enough to know what to do. The next minute, she was tied tightly to the tree. She gave a cry of surprise, amazed and angered her brother had done this. Ben smiled reassuringly at her.
"Lets see if Harry comes to save you."
"He will, but who's going to save you when I get free, tell me that?"
"Mum and Dad?"
Cho scowled and tried to free herself. Harry walked into the garden and saw that Ben had Cho tied to a tree. He assumed it was some kind of game, but Cho didn't look too happy. Nevertheless, he walked up to Ben and scowled at him.
"Let Cho go, and I won't hurt you."
Ben smiled and raised Cho's wand. Harry easily disarmed him, and at that, Ben ran off. Cho pulled against the tree she was tied to and smiled at him.
"Well, here's a reminder of your fourth year if you ever wanted one. Remember when you had to free one you'd miss from the bottom of the lake? I felt really cared for when Cedric rescued me."
Harry continued looking at her, but the shine had died from his eyes. Cho saw that she'd hurt Harry and immediately tried to resolve her mistake.
"Oh no Harry, I didn't mean it like that. I'm sorry, I just wanted to..."
Harry cut her off, a lump rising in his throat.
"You just wanted to compare me to Cedric and point out how he was so much better than me. I can tell that you would never have left him had he not been killed by Voldemort."
Cho fell silent. She knew Harry felt love for her, but he was still inexperienced in love, and also, he'd lost Sirius since Cedric's death. She slumped forward and found herself falling when Harry untied her. She made to approach him, but he pointed both wands at her.
"Don't come near me Cho."
He threw her wand at her and ran off over the moor. He soon came to a rocky outcrop, which he climbed up and sat on. He stared into the blue sky above, and vented his grief. He wept for the death of his parents. He wept for the torture of Neville's mother and father. He wept for the twelve years Sirius had spent in Azkaban. He wept for the death of his last relative. And then, he found his feelings turning to Cho. She had hurt him badly with her constant pining for Cedric, and sometimes he felt resentful towards her for that. But in the end, he always saw Cho with a happy smile on her face, offering her hand to him in his minds' eye. He began to wonder if he'd gone over the top, and decided to go and apologise. As he got up, a huge shadow passed over him. Harry looked up. Swooping down on him was an enormous dragon, easily the size of Pai Lung. He ducked out the way as the dragon flew past him, and identified it as a Chinese Fireball. As the huge russet dragon inhaled to breathe fire at him, a spell hit it right in the eye. It gave a roar of pain and turned towards Cho. Cho began to back away in terror, and the Fireball took the opportunity to ready its attack. Again it was thwarted, but this time, by Pai Lung. The Violta dragon wrapped his sinuous body around his adversary, and fired a massive electrical shock. The Fireball gave a roar of pain and slumped as the smaller dragon uncoiled himself and slashed him again and again. The Fireball extended talons, and kicked Pai Lung hard, the talons breaking off and staying embedded in the flesh. Pai Lung gave a screeching cry and electrocuted the larger dragon again and again. Eventually, the Fireball seemed to think that this was more trouble than it was worth, so it pried Pai Lung off itself, snatched up a portion of dolphin meat and flew off. Harry looked over at Cho. She was sitting in the heather, a look of outmost misery on her face. He quietly walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. Cho stopped crying, drawing comfort from Harry's touch. She leant her head towards where his hand was, and rubbed up against it with her cheek. Harry smiled and took her into a hug.
"I'm sorry I snapped at you Cho. It's just, I felt like I had competition, competition that could tear us apart."
Cho shook a little as she fell into his embrace.
"Let me just say this Harry. You can never replace Cedric, any more than you could be him. But he could never have replaced you either. When you asked me to the Yule Ball, I was VERY tempted to turn Cedric away and go with you. I too had a crush on you, and not just because of your fame."
Harry ran his hand over her silky soft cheek. Cho blushed and smiled at him. Harry kissed her on her forehead, and drew her in close for another hug. The skylarks sung around them, adding a very romantic note to a very passionate scene.