Author: grace is an author
Date: November 27, 2004
Disclaimer: All rights go JK Rowling, Warner Bros, and whomever else owns them. All characters, places, etc. (other than my original characters) belong to JK Rowling. No money is being made from this!
Author's Note: Oh thank you thank you thank you thank you all my wonderful reviewers so being nice and encouraging!!! I feel so loved!!
Chapter Three
Draco Malfoy...
Draco suddenly seemed so tall compared to her. Cho shivered despite the warm summer day and pulled the light green cloak closely over her shoulders. The silence was so stifling and was that a smirk? Cho turned her head but as soon as she did it was gone like ghost kiss. Her voice was strangely stuck in her throat and her face was turning so pale. The image of Cedric was flashing in her mind and she was feeling as awkward and uncomfortable as her first date with Harry. Her eyes began to swim and her head felt like it was going to swell like a balloon.
Mrs. Chang prodded her sharply behind the Cho blades and Cho felt herself slowly walking forward as if in a trance. Her head was held high and her lips widened even further into a smile. She bowed her head slightly. "Hello...Draco." Unsurely she looked back at her mother whose head was bobbing up and down encouragingly. She turned back to Draco and held up her hand which was shaking slightly.
Draco straightened his shirt and strode forward assertively and shook her hand a bit to firmly grasping the small white fingers until they turned red.
Cho quickly let go of his hand as soon as the handshake was over, she rubbed her knuckles unhappily as she took a step back. "Hello, Cho." There it was that smirk! And that sarcasm as he pronounced her name! Cho felt her fist clenching angrily.
"Draco!" Mrs. Chang dashed forward cooing as she smoothed down his hair. "It's been so long since I've last seen you! I'm assuming youÕre doing, well? Oh darling, you're grown so much! You're becoming more and more like your father everyday! You're so cute!" Mrs. Chang pinched his cheek and giggled. "Well isn't this a pleasant surprise?" Mrs. Chang grabbed ChoÕs arm and pushed her forward. She grinned largely at Mrs. Malfoy. "Oh Narciuss, you sly fox! Why didnÕt you tell us this charming boy was coming along on this venture?"
"Oh, but his isn't!" Mrs. Malfoy strode forward taking her son by the arm and taking Cho's in her other. "Neither is Cho."
"Is that really so?" Lien brought her delicate fingers up to her lips pretending to be surprised. Cho twisted in Mrs. Malfoy's grasps and glared at her.
"No, I think two fine young people wouldn't want to stick around with a bunch of middle aged women, especially in the middle of Jarita Street!"
"You mean two lovely middle-aged woman!" Mrs. Chang smiled and leaned in closer to Mrs. Malfoy both giggling like little schoolgirls.
"Correct! Now here we are..." She pushed them together, and Cho bit back a yelp as high heeled toed trodded her foot. "Meet us back at that same spot, around, oh...what do you say, Lien?"
Mrs. Chang glanced around as if searching for a clock. "How about, two o' clock? That should be enough to look around and maybe grab a bite for lunch?" She raised her shoulder in small shrug. "And here..." Mrs. Chang threw a small jewelled purse into Cho's hand. "A few sickles and galleons for you, darling." She smiled and both women hooked arms again before disapparating.
Looking up Cho ducked as a wizard with long spidery legs stepped over her and walked down ungaitly the cobbled street. "Move out of the way, you silly witch!" A goblin with gold rimmed spectacles shoved her aside and she fell against a red faced wizard around the age of four was screaming and kicking as it was being dragged along the side of a gray hair witch with a pinched look on her face as if she wanted more than nothing to give him a swift smack on the bottom. "Sorry, sorry." Cho picked her self up and tried to move away from the stream of magical people shoving this way and that into their desired destinations. The loud chattering seemed to be turned up in volume as witches and wizards strolled by interweaving between her and Draco. Draco? Draco! Cho turned around snapping from her thoughts.
"Draco?" She called looking around wildly. "Draco?" She called out just a bit louder. Where could he be? Cho looked wildly around and ran up the street peering at the dozen of faces searching in vain for his face. He didn't seem to be anywhere! Cho groaned and stamped her foot angrily. He ditched her! She leaned against the wall feeling the cool gray stones against her back and shoulders. She should have known he would do this! If only she had paid attention for once she could've maybe just slap his silly face into the gutter and drag his body into the nearest closet and board it up. If only... Cho pulled out her wand without thinking, and raised it as if she was going to cast a spell. No... She quickly put it away back in her pocket.
He wasn't worth that much to her. Cho rubbed her hands unhappily. She felt like a fool standing in front of Madame Messillinas Boutique by herself. She didn't even like the store! Cho looked down at her feet and paced. Malfoy! She snapped up her head. If he was going to ditch her like that she wouldn't care. She was here a for a bit of shopping. Maybe she just wanted to look around for a nice and pretty silk scarve to tie around her head or maybe a few bangle bracelets. Yes, she was here for a purpose! Not for that stupid Malfoy boy! Cho shook her head indignantly. The nerve he had!
Cho began to to intertwine with the crowd feeling a new sense of purpose as she began to strode down the lane.
"Cho! Hey, Cho!"
Cho turned her head slightly as she saw the Malfoy boy half running half walking down the street toward hers. She smiled to herself and kept walking as if she did not hear him.
"Cho!" Draco ran up beside her clutching a stitch at his side. "Ow, dammit Cho, are you deaf?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't hear you." Cho frowned. "Why did you come back? So you ditch me again, you prat!"
Draco looked up his face was flushed pink and he was breathing in heavy intervals.
"Ice cream?"
He held out lovely whipped confection of whipped cream, chocolate, vanilla ice cream, and floating cookie bits all swimming in a sea of hot chocolate.
"Oh..." Cho felt the color drain away from her face and the feelings of hostility. Wordlessly she took the cup out of his hand and the plastic spoon.
Draco straightened up and held his own cup in which the ice cream was melting deliciously.
"Thank you..." Cho's face turned. "I-I really didn't mean those horrible things I said."
Draco shrugged. "It's expected." He churned the cookie bits with his spoon. "Well, where do you want to go?"
Cho shrugged. "I don't know, where you want to go?"
"Well, we won't go anywhere if we just start around here." Draco tilted his head towards the entrance of Mundy Baker's Record Shop. "Do you want to check out some music?"
"Sure." Cho followed him into the brightly decorated shop which was blaring loudly popular music, that Hogwart's students thoroughly enjoyed.
A large assortment of teenagers were crowded in the store. Cho cringed as she passed by a surly looking wizard who had long red dreadlocks and black lipstick on. A young lady with a pale pointy face and a pink glittery shirt with Tonks written in bright bold letters and lime green spiked hair winked cheekily at her and smiled as she tossed a vintage Weird Sisters album cheerfully in her hands.
Above them a heavy speaker with yellow knobs floated around the room.
Come on fairy girl!
You're just a pixie in my hand
Fairy girl with you're moon bright
Come with me enchantress of the night!
"It's The Everlasting!" Draco shouted cheerfully above the volume.
Cho smiled at him uncertainly and nodded, not bothering to answer since the speaker was right above them. They moved forward into the center of the store.
"Posters! Look at these!" Draco flipped through the glass encased pictures of bands who were either singing to their bedazzled crowds or posing for the camera. A silver haired witch posed as a mermaid underwater and flashed her green fins, a wizard dressed in all black was throwing brightly colored orbs into the crowd, and small witch in a white dresses and a blue sash giggled as she cheerfully played with her little dolls who danced with each other.
"Hey!" A frowning witch wear a huge gold chain weighing down her neck, pointed out the door. "No eating here! You'll get our precious records dirty!" Draco made a rude gesture with his hand as they left the store and into the street. He cursed and kicked the door out of temper.
Cho didn't say anything but threw the rest of her ice cream into the rubbish bin where blue flames lit up and incinerated it.
"Sorry..." Draco's face was red and he tossed his cup into the bin. He took her hand into his and she was surprised as the softness of the palm of his hands. His face held a real genuine concern and Cho felt herself draw back in surprise.
"It's okay..."
"Do you want to look at anything else?" DracoÕs face was so close her hers. She could see the pink in his cheeks and the stunning blue gray eyes near hers.
"No, no...." Why was she becoming to feel so sick as if something was wrong? Cho drew back quickly and released her hand from his grasp. "Please don't do that."
Draco shrugged and lightly touched her shoulder. Cho felt herself burning up. She didn't... She didn't want to give him to his charms, just yet...
Draco took her wrist and led her down to...a dark alley?
"Oh no, no...." Cho pulled away from his grasp.
"Cho?" Draco began to whine like a little boy. "Why not?"
He held on to her sleeve and pushed her closer towards him. "I thought we were just getting to know each other."
"Ummm...." Cho pulled away from him.
"Hey, you can't do that!"
Draco was beginning to lose he posture and become less and less charming to her. Cho felt the color drain from her face as if a spell was being lifted and all she could think of was turning around and run.
"What was I thinking?" Cho felt her temple throbbing angrily.
"No!"
There was an angry mutter behind her and Cho felt a sharp prickle in her spine, quickly she turned around. Their was a loud crack! behind her and she knew what two women had purposely tried to use a spell to set her up with Draco.
Author's note: Oh such evil mothers! My stomach is growling so bad I really need to eat. I hope I showed Draco as a charming enough person hehe. Haha Mundy Baker's Record Shop is the most awesome shop name I came up with!!! Okay now that you read this chapter please review and tell me what you think!