Author's Note: Fun fun. Using some parts in the book here.

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When term was closing to an end and I wasn't with Cedric I was with Emily, Marietta (I think maybe she got over the Slytherin but I never bothered to ask her anything about it) and a couple of my others friends sitting in the common room and wondering about the Yule Ball and how it was going to be like. Emily stated that Dumbledore had gotten the Weird Sisters to come and play at the ball. Marietta didn't believe it and just laughed outrageously every time Emily mentioned it. Eventually, SuYoung hit her and told her to get over it because that's what she had heard too.

It was a week before the Yule Ball and before Christmas and mother had sent me a dark silver-blue dress robe made of satin with long open sleeves. It reached down to my feet and weird enough as it was I instantly tried it on after I had received it. At first I didn't care for it but the longer I stared into the mirror the longer I thought of Cedric and wondered how much he would like what I would be wearing. I scribbled my mother a quick note of thank you and sent Sahng-Choo off with the letter.

It was finally Friday afternoon and the last class was Defense Against the Dark Arts. Professor Moody was worrying us with our O.W.L.s. I could see that Emily and Min were frantically trying to write everything he was saying down. Marietta was writing but I had a feeling that she wasn't writing notes. When class was dismissed, my friends and I walked out of Defense Against the Dark Arts. I almost bumped into Harry while walking out the door. This was the first time I was asked by anyone else to tag along with them to the Yule Ball.

"Er – Cho? Could I have a word with you?" he asked.

Instantly, Emily, SuYoung, Min, and Marietta all started to giggle feverishly but I didn't. "Okay," I replied and followed him around the corridor. My mind filled with weird thoughts of what he wanted to talk to me about.

He mumbled something as I stood there, watching him, very puzzled. He then said something louder but it was a bunch of words all jumbled together.

"Sorry?" I said.

"D'you – D'you want to go to the ball with me?" Harry finally let it out and he went red.

"Oh!" I said, going red too. "Oh Harry, I'm really sorry." I really was. "I've already said I'll go with someone else."

"Oh."

A couple of seconds went by of us standing there together. I didn't know what to say but luckily, he spoke,

"Oh okay, no problem."

"I'm really sorry," I said.

"That's okay."

We stood there looking at each other and then I said, "Well—"

"Yeah," he said.

"Well, 'bye," I said, still red in the face as I walked away.

"Who're you going with?" he called after me.

I turned around. "Oh – Cedric," I said. "Cedric Diggory."

"Oh right."

There was something in his voice that made me regret what I had said. I walked up to the Ravenclaw Tower, passed the Knight, and into the common room. Min, SuYoung, Emily, and Marietta were all waiting in front of the fire. Their chatter quickly seized when I walked in. They turned to me, waiting for me to say something.

"He asked me to the Yule Ball," I finally let out.

Marietta gasped while Emily squealed. SuYoung and Min giggled together and stared at me.

"What did you say?" asked Min through a fit of giggles.

"What else could I say?" I asked, sitting down beside them. "I told him that I was going with Cedric."

"I wonder what he thought about that," Marietta said.

"What do you mean?"

"It's so obvious, Cho."

"What is?"

"That he likes you," Emily said.

I looked at her. "He does not."

"Oh, please, haven't you noticed?" Marietta said.

"What?" I never noticed but I did think that it would be nice to talk to him and become good friends. "I don't notice things like that." I stood up and walked up to my dormitory. I set my bag down on my bed and walked into the bathroom and ran cold water. I splashed some on my face and stared at myself in the mirror. My long black hair was down to my waist and my black eyes stared curiously back at me. My reflection soon spoke to me.

"What are you worrying about?" it asked.

"The Yule Ball."

"You'll be very pretty, I can see it."

I smiled. "I can imagine."

"Cedric made a good choice."

I continued to smile and walked out of the bathroom and down to the common room. It was empty. I assumed that everyone had gone down to the Great Hall for dinner. I didn't even think about dinner. I wasn't really hungry but I headed out of the Ravenclaw Tower and down to the Great Hall. Halfway down the stairs of the entrance hall I ran into a fifth year Ravenclaw, Michael Corner. He had short brown hair that was spiked up every day; he had hazel eyes and a nice smile that went well with his tan complexion. He stopped in front of me which made me stop. He was taller than me but just by a couple of inches.

"Hey, Cho," he said with a smile.

"Hi, Michael," I replied, smiling back at him.

"Can I talk to you for a minute or two?"

"Sure." I glanced over his shoulder and saw that Cedric was waiting for me by the entrance to the Great Hall. He was leaning against the wall with his hands behind his back. I followed Michael to the Grand Staircase.

"I was wondering about something, Cho."

I looked at him. "And what's that?"

He looked nervous. He hesitated a moment and went red. "Do you want to go to the Yule Ball with me?"

"Oh Michael, I'm sorry… I can't." I blushed.

"Are you going with someone else?"

I nodded. "Yeah… I'm sorry."

"It's okay… Who are you going with?"

"Cedric Diggory."

"The champion from Hufflepuff?"

I nodded again. "Sorry."

"It's all right," he said quickly.

I smiled and walked back into the entrance hall. Cedric was still there waiting for me. "You know," I said, walking up to him, "there's no point in waiting for me. We're going to split up anyways."

He chuckled. "Yeah, but still."

We walked into the Great Hall and split up. I sat between SuYoung and Emily.

"What took you so long?" asked Marietta when she swallowed her potatoes.

I looked at her. "Someone asked me to the Yule Ball." I glanced over at Michael who was chatting with his friends.

"Again?" Marietta dropped her fork with a loud clatter. Some people looked at her and she smiled nervously as she picked it back up. "Who?"

"Michael Corner," I said. "He's in fifth year."

"Wow, Cho, you're getting all these guys to ask you. I wonder what Cedric thinks," Emily said with a smirk.

"That's not funny, Emily. I don't want Cedric to know because he's perfectly fine as he is."

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A/N: Sorry, this chapter seems to be a bit more of fluff than anything else. I'll try harder next time… -_-;;;