The New Prophecy
The rest of the week went relatively well. Harry, Ron and Hermione were on speaking terms with almost everybody. Except most of the Slytherins of course. There was a Hogsmeade trip on the coming weekend. Harry had promised to meet Cho there while Ron and Hermione decided to go there together.
At last, the weekend arrived. Harry was counting down the time to meeting Cho. He had been thinking of this date the whole week, planning where to go and hoping that it won't be as disastrous as his previous date with Cho. At least this time he won't be meeting Hermione halfway through the date.
Harry, Ron and Hermione made their way to Hogsmeade. As soon as they spotted Cho waiting for Harry, Ron and Hermione said goodbye to him and disappear out of sight. "Hi Harry. So how was school?" Cho asked, and then kissed him on the cheek. "It was quite boring. I would have been bored to death if you had not been writing to me. How was your life after school?" "I'm still finding a decent job. I'm working as a waitress at a Starbucks café right now but I'm hoping to get a position at the Ministry Of Magic. I don't know if my N.E.W.Ts results are qualified a post there but I'll give it a try." And they walked to the Hog's Head, talking about the separate lives they live along the way. As they enter the bar, they could see that it was almost deserted, the only ones inside are two couples, both kissing each other. This made Harry nervous. Would he have to kiss Cho just like the other couples? He put his thought behind him for the moment as Cho ordered two butterbeers.
As they sipped their butterbeer in silence, Harry was still debating inside his mind whether to kiss Cho or not. In the middle of the debate, Harry spotted that Cho was becoming uneasy at the akward silence between them. Suddenly, a stroke brilliance came to Harry's mind and he wasted no time in taking action. "Cho, I have to go to the washroom for a minute. Wait for me will you?" Harry asked desperately. "Yeah, I will," said Cho, looking disappointed. As soon as Harry entered the washroom, he apparated to the mountainside where the view there is breathtaking. He magicked a blanket and a few butterbeers on a spot where Harry felt had the nicest view. Harry then quickly apparated back to the washroom and then went back to the table where Cho was waiting. "Cho, would you follow me. I have.. er .. surprise for you." Said Harry at once without hesitation. "Sure," Cho replied, looking hopeful. Harry then closed her eyes and he apparated along with Cho to where he had prepared a picnic for them. If you called that a picnic. As soon as Harry let Cho opened her eyes, she became speechless. Harry was glad to have a moment of silence, considering Cho had been asking him where they were going repeatedly before she opened her eyes.
They settled down on the blanket and started gulping down their butterbeers. They were sitting very closely. Cho was leaning on Harry's shoulder while Harry was stroking her long, silky hair. They were both enjoying the beautiful scenery as well as each other's comfort. And then, without meaning to, they fell asleep.
Harry woke up a couple of hours later. It took a while for him to realize that Cho was still already awake but still resting on his shoulder. "How come you didn't wake me up?" asked Harry. "You looked tired. So I thought I shouldn't disturb you." "Well, don't you have go back now?" asked Harry. "Not yet. Let's enjoy the sunset together." Harry was gad at the suggestion. The sun was setting slowly. Harry felt as though he was supposed to be kissing Cho, treasuring every moment for he had never watched sunset all his life. Maybe Cho wanted Harry to kiss her in this beautiful moment. It didn't take long before Harry made up his mind as he moved closer towards Cho. He put his arms around her waist and pulled her closer. Their lips were moving towards each other. Moving very slowly, just like the sun is setting slowly. As seconds passed, their lips moved closer and finally, it touched one another. Harry had never felt anything like this before. It was just him and the girl of his dreams kissing at a mountainside with the sun setting at the background. And he was going to make sure he will savour every moment their lips were touching.
It was already late. Harry had said goodbye to Cho and made his way back to school. As he made his way to the great hall, he spotted a smoke arising from one of the corridors. Curious, he went to find the source of the smoke. He suddenly found himself in an unknown room. It was all hot and hazy. All he could see was white smoke. It was as though a flash bang had just exploded in the room. Harry's eyes were watering soon he was on the floor, clutching his throat that was deprived of oxygen. As he laid on then floor helplessly, he heard an strange but familiar voice.
The Chosen one shall destroy the Dark Lord anytime soon for he has found the weapon to destroy him. The chosen has found his true love and he shall be able to use it in the quest to defeat the Dark Lord, for he shall not be alone.
And suddenly, the surrounding changes. The white smoke were gone and the temperature was back to normal. Professor Trelwaney was standing there rooted to the spot as though she was having a short term memory loss. Careful not to wake Professor Trelwaney form her current state, Harry moved away slowly. He needed to talk to Hermione and Ron.
Harry hurried up to the great hall and dragged Ron and Hermione away, sneaking a few pieces of toast along the way. " Are you going to tell us what this is about?" asked Hermione. "Later, we musn't be heard." They went inside the room of requirements where they were sure no one could them. Slowly, Harry told about the prophecy. Ron simply looked puzzled while Hermione was in deep thoughts. "Harry, I think I get it. I mean, it all make sense. Remember you told us about your dream back at privet drive about Cho Chang and then you getting back together with her. She is the weapon. Wait. No, the love between you is the weapon. And the part about you shall not be alone probably means you and Cho are going to defeat Voldermort," said Hermione eagerly. Harry and Ron were taken aback by Hermione's stroke of brilliance. At other times, Harry would have doubted whatever Hermione had said. But this time, Harry just couldn't find the words to fault her. "Wow! Brilliant Harry. Now you and Cho can out an end to you-know-who's reign. But there's still 4 hocruxes not yet destroyed right?" asked Ron, looking impressed at Hermione's brilliance. "I guess Cho and I would have to do it then," said Harry. Harry wasn't sure if he should be happy about this. Sure he would have an assistance to help him out. But he doesn't want that to be Cho. If she were to die in the battle, Harry would never be able to forgive himself.
Harry found it hard to concentrate in class for the next few lessons. There were more pressing matters on his mind. Cho. Lord Voldermort. All he could thought of is defeating Voldermort and not losing Cho in the battle. Harry had not been sleeping well lately. He's been having nightmares. All ended up in Cho dying. Harry had told Ron and Hermione about his nightmares. Hermione suggested that it was due to the fact that Harry feared Cho would die because of him. Maybe she had a point. But if Cho were really going to die in the war, it would be Harry's fault. "Just try not to think about it shall you. The more you think about it the more paranoid you will get," Hermione suggested. It was decent suggestion which Harry had been trying to follow but somehow, had never been able to.
Few weeks had passed ever since Harry has stopped having nightmares about Cho. He chose to block that thought of her dying out of his mind as he occupy himself in the library with Ron and Hermione researching on the whereabouts of Voldermort's hocruxes and also the initials R.A.B. The previous term, Harry had went to a cave with Dumbledore to retrieve a locket which supposedly was one of Voldermort's hocruxes. It turned out to be fake as Harry found a note inside which stated that the real hocrux had been taken by someone else first.