Some Interesting Matches
Chapter 7: Cho and Neville?!
A/N: Sorry it has taken me such a loooong time to update, but the holidays have been CRAZY. Feels like I haven't rested in a year. Which brings me to… it's 2005! Happy New Year everybody! Don't forget the tradition of making New Year's resolutions… and of course the tradition of losing them. And here's Chapter 7!
Harry looked at Ginny across the table after the meeting had ended. "What class do you have next?"
"Potions," she said, making a face. "And today Snape will be even worse because of Lockhart." Harry winced, feeling her pain.
"I've got Defense Against the Dark Arts," he told her. "Should be interesting, with Lockhart and all."
"Yeah. You'll have to tell me all about it!" said Ginny, blushing as she heard her enthusiastic tone.
"I will!" replied Harry, blushing as he heard his own enthusiastic tone of voice.
Standing at the doors waiting for Harry, Ron and Hermione watched Harry and Ginny each go red in turn.
"It's funny how they are so oblivious to each other," observed Hermione.
"Yeah, I know," said Ron in a superior tone. "He needs to stop being so afraid and ask her out already."
Hermione laughed at the irony of Ron's statement. "What?" he asked confusedly, wondering why she was laughing.
At the Ravenclaw table, a blushing Neville was talking to Cho Chang.
"Uh… sure I will…" he said.
"Great!" Cho replied enthusiastically.
Neville watched her leave. He couldn't believe the prettiest girl in school had just asked him to tutor her in herbology. And he would start tonight!
But Neville's face turned pale as a new thought dawned on him… he was tutoring the prettiest girl in school… what was he going to say, how was he going to act?!
Neville needed advice, and fast. He looked around for someone who could teach him how to act around her in his next class.
The only Gryffindor male left in the Great Hall was Ron Weasley, so he quickly made his way over to him.
"Hey, Neville," Ron said in his new superior voice. Now that he had Hermione, he thought himself an expert on girls and dating.
The three Gryffindors walked to Defense Against The Dark Arts together, each of them thinking very different thoughts.
A/N: So how many of you thought Cho was asking Neville out at first? A special thanks to the few of you who have stuck w/ me and reviewed frequently: Augurey Song and Roe Merrifeld, especially. And of course the 20 of you who have me on your author alert watch list thing! I love you all!
Reviewer Comments:
Roe Merrifeld and Silver Raiine (I combined the two): Yes, writer's block is evil, and thanks for bearing with me through the holidays!
Em: Thank you! And those are two of my favorite ships, also.
Prongs-gurl202113: Actually, you're wrong. I didn't say reviewers love cliffies, I said writers love to leave cliffies. Reread this: "But I figured out the answer to whoever asked me why everybody loves to leave cliffies: we do it so you keep reading AND review."
And of course, Augurey Song: I was referring to the saying, "If it was a snake it would have bit him." That's always the way I heard it, never in the right grammar. But maybe I just heard wrong? Because your changes definitely do sound better.
