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Here's the third chapter of my story. Yeah, I know, It's not as long as planned, but I haven't got much time to write at the moment (school).
Again: English is not my mothertongue, so forgive me if there are grammar (or spelling) mistakes. I'm doing my best... Of course I accept negative reviews
Hope you like it.
Chapter 3 – A small measure of happiness
My heart almost explodes. Here I am, three foot away from the girl I had a huge crush on once. Yeah... once. She was the light in my dark world. A happy spark in the miserable life of Harry Potter.
Then, in my fifth year at Hogwarts, I lost that spark. My life became even darker than it was before. I didn't realize it at first...
After the death of my godfather nothing mattered anymore. Cho, my friends, the Order of the Phoenix,...
Everything became irrelevant.
But when the summer passed and school was about to start again, my feelings slowly returned. I felt guilty for all the misery I caused to people around me...
And I longed for the once bright spark...
But I was sure it was gone... It would never return...
And then, when I was in the highest stadium of self-doubt, they sent me to Azkaban.
Now, after a year of agony, destiny had mercy and sent me an angel.
This angel is in front of me right now. And she's crying.
Suddenly she gets up and slowly steps forward – half sobbing – and looks into my eyes, as if I was a ghost. Then, very softly, she touches my face.
I'm ready to faint. The feeling is... undescribable. My heart aches from shock, but at the same time I feel like... like flying. Flying through the skies, feeling the air around me, sensing the spirit of nature...
I feel free.
„Harry"she whispers, still sobbing lightly, „Harry, I'm sorry..."
I want to say something, but no sound escapes my mouth. There's a huge knot in my throat. Then, finally...
„Don't be..."
She is looking at me with her chocolate-brown eyes, which are far too beautiful for this sad world. Tears are clearly visible on her cheeks.
Emotions are overwhelming me. Sadness, regret, loneliness...
But there's something else...
A warm feeling somewhere deep inside me... like a white bird flying through the dark clouds above a doomed world....
Suddenly she wraps her arms around my body and hugs me tightly. I'm shocked by her reaction at first, but soon I feel comfortable in her arms and begin to relax.
„Harry... I've...I've tried to come many times, but they didn't let me..:" Cho sobs while she's clinging to me.
Another jolt of shock rushes through my body. She has tried to visit me...
She hasn't forgotten me...
A dreamy expression comes up to my face, followed by a small smile. Who cares about being imprisoned in Azkaban if the girl of your dreams is thinking of you...
Just then realization hits me: We had a row that teared us apart. She must probably hate me now.
But then why did she come?
„I'm sorry that things didn't work out between us"
I mentally slap myself for saying that now. But I can't control myself, my heart is taking over.
„I should have apologized to you a long time ago"
My insides are getting heavier. The feeling of falling again. From the happy moment I've just had, from the white cloud I've just been lying on, I'm falling back into a dark world of misery.
„I'm sorry for everything..."
She doesn't let go of me. Her arms are still wrapped around me and her head buried in my shoulder.
We are just standing there, hugging each other. I'm slowly getting lost in this moment of silent passion. A year in Azkaban has almost destroyed me, but still my mind hasn't turned to the dark side. The light, shining in the deepest part of my soul, has survived. Thoughts of anger and revenge haven't blinded me.
And suddenly I know why I haven't been driven insane in my dark chamber, why I haven't given up hope, why the Dementors haven't been able to destroy me...
I was holding on to something...
I was holding on the thought of Cho...
The next chapter is coming soon.