Disclaimer: If I owned HP, I would be paaaaartaaaying right now……
Cho and Odette talked quietly while making their way down the hall from Transfiguration Class. Odette was now talking non-stop about her date for the Yule Ball. His name was Chase something.
" -And we are going to meet afterwards in the courtyard and then sneak up to Hogsmead and get some butterbeers! And then-"
"Odette! Please! Calm down! People are staring!" Cho snapped at her friend.
"But he is sooooo cute! I just can't stop! Say, who are you going to the ball with? Tell me!" Odette answered giddily.
"I, uh, w-well, I'm, uh, notsureyet!" Cho ended her sentence quickly.
"Really? Wow, you always know like two years ahead of time when it comes to these things!" Odette gaped at Cho.
"I-I know. I'm just-wait," Cho said as they stopped at a corner. Cho looked around to see if anyone was there.
"What is it?" Odette asked.
"Um, nothing," Cho replied quietly. "I was just looking"
"Right. Anyway……" Odette rambled on as the two continued to walk to their next class. Cho was trying to listen to her friend but couldn't for she was too busy looking around corners to see who was coming. She didn't want a repeat of the night before last.
"Complete agony!" Cho grunted as they came out of Potions once again. "I think I'm going to die!"
"Ha! I think I'm already dead!" Odette replied flatly. The two quickly changed the subject to dinner as they walked aimlessly around the school. Just as they rounded the corner Cho spotted Cedric and some of his friends talking by the courtyard doorway. Cho tapped on Odette's arm.
"Hey, I'll meet you in the common room. I need to go do something." Cho told her.
"Okay. Oh look! Chase! Yaaaay!" Odette screeched. Cho rolled her eyes at her friend before ducking behind a suite of armor. She watched Cedric a few minutes waiting for his friends to leave. As soon as they did she crouched low and tiptoed around to his back as he opened his book to write down something.
"Hey!" Cho said as she jumped up.
"Wha-Whoa!" Cedric yelled as he dropped his quill and fell backwards.
"Oops. Sorry, did I scare you?" Cho asked sarcastically.
"You are really starting to get the hang of this" Cedric replied as Cho helped him up. He started to dust himself off when Cho noticed something.
"Ahem, um, Cedric," She swallowed. "Your quill is erm, um, kind of sticking out of your bottom"
"Huh? Oh, haha….. bloody quill" He mumbled quietly as he pulled it out. "What were you doing looking down there anyway?"
"I just thought you would want to remove it before it turned permanent" Cho replied, blushing slightly at his teasing remark.
"Riiiight," He said with a smirk. "So, you need help with those books?"
"Um," Cho looked down at the four impossibly thick books in her arms. "Sure"
Cedric smiled and took two of them. They walked down the hall together while chatting quietly.
"Cho! Over here!" Called Padma and Odette at the same time. Cho looked over to see the two side-by-side at the Ravenclaw table.
"Hey, girls," Cho said as she took her seat. "What's new?"
"You and Cedric, that's what" Padma said.
"We saw you two walking down the hall together. Was that your books he was carrying?" Odette asked excitedly.
"Well, uh, yes," Cho said quietly. "But-"
"But what! You two were so cute!" Padma gushed. "I would give anything to have that man carry my books"
"Look, you two, it's no big deal! I just, uh, dropped them and he offered to help" Cho said a bit flustered, lying through her teeth.
"Sure. So, who are you going to the ball with?" Padma repeated herself.
"I, uh," Cho thought about this as she silently begged that a note would hit her in the head.
"I'm waiting" Padma said.
'Curse you Cedric!'
"Oh, she doesn't know yet" Odette said. "And just to think, She usually knows everything"
Padma choked on her pumpkin juice.
"Oh! My! You just ruined your no-it-all reputation!" Padma croaked.
"It isn't that big of a deal!" Cho snapped. Just as she finished her sentence Cedric walked by with some friends. He gave her a small smile which she returned. Luckily no one but him saw. Cho turned her attention back to Padma as she rambled about how much she loved Cedric.
"Welcome, Hogwarts students!" Called Lee Jordan over a charmed speaker. "Today, Ravenclaw versus Hufflepuff"
Cho stood at the edge of the quidditch field as the crowd roared in excitement. Usually, Cho would have been excited too. Except for the little fact that she was playing against Cedric. It's not like her to feel like this. She played against her friends all the time.
'Well, I am going to the ball with him'
Cho's thoughts were soon cast from her mind as the Ravenclaws took their places above the field, followed by Hufflepuff. Cho peaked over at Cedric who seemed a bit tense. She thought about this for a moment and then remembered he was often tense during quidditch. Cho came out of her daze as a shrill noise rang through the air. It was a whistle.
"And the game begins!" Called Lee. All the players started swarming around the field except for Cho and Cedric. Cho was looking for the snitch as best she could through the flashes of yellow and blue. She sat on her broom for a good 10 minutes before she finally saw it. The small golden ball fluttered carelessly in front of her. She watched it carefully waiting for it to move. Five seconds later and it did. Cho sped off on her broom with a jolt. She flew past an unexpecting Cedric and almost knocked him over. It wasn't long before he was behind her, picking up speed.
"Nice move!" Cedric yelled as he caught up to her side.
"Thanks!" She breathed while dodging a bludger.
"Lookout!"
Cho was almost knocked off her broom as an injured Hufflepuff fell from the sky.
"Darn!" Cedric grunted.
"I'm sorry, but thanks for the warning!" Cho turned away from Cedric just in time to see the snitch right in front of her.
'Go for it!'
'What about Cedric?'
'Please tell me you are not serious!'
'Well….'
Cho broke away from her thoughts as Cedric shot in front of her. She instantly sped up. They shared a solemn glance as they both reached for it.
'Well, Ravenclaw usually wins anyway so….'
Cho took a sudden jolt off of her broom, trying to make it look as innocent as possible. Just as she hit the ground Lee Jordan's voice spread through the air.
"HUFFLEPUFF WINS!"
The crowd in the stands went wild, especially the other Hufflepuffs. Cho watched as Cedric ran to his teammates and plunged himself into their hugs and screams. Padma and Odette walked up behind Cho.
"It's okay, you tried" Commented Padma
"Yeah, are you alright? That was a nasty fall" Came Odette's voice.
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine" Cho said with a small smile as she stood up. "I think I'll go clean up"
She then walked off the field and made her way into the Ravenclaw common room.
'Why did you do that!'
'Do what?'
'You know what!'
'I just didn't want Cedric to be mad, okay?'
'That has never stopped you before!'
'Yeah, well, it is different now!'
Cho 's mind went cold as she splashed water onto her face. She dried it quickly and stepped into the shower stall in the bathroom.
"Hey Cedric!" Cho said happily as she came down the stairs to the Great Hall.
"Hey" He said quietly.
"That was a great game you played" Cho commented. Cedric let out a sigh.
"Why did you do that, Cho? I know a fake fall when I see one"
"Wh-what do you mean, f-fake?" Cho stuttered.
"Thanks for the help but I think I can win on my own" Cedric said quietly yet bitterly. He then walked into the great hall.
'What did I do now?'
Chapter 2! And by far the longest chapter I have ever wrote pants heavily Anyways, hope you liked and please, please, please review!