AN: Harry, Cedric, Susan, and Tara are all in the same year. They are in 5th year.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything except Tara. JK Rowling owns everything else because she is a genius!

The Carriage Ride

She stepped into a carriage with Harry. She was meeting Susan at the Three Broomsticks as soon as they arrived, but she wanted some alone time with Harry on her trip to Hogsmeade, so now was the most convenient time for them both.

"Isn't it pretty today Harry?" she said admiring the sky and the grounds as the castle began to slowly get smaller as they made their way to Hogsmeade.

"It is, but not as pretty as you," He said his voice filled with longing for her.

She touched his face, tracing the contours with her cold fingers. It was one thing Tara always had. Cold hands. As much as she tried to heat up her fingers, they were never warm; either they were freezing, or just plain room temperature, but never warm.

Harry smiled and took her free hand is his. She slowly leaned in and their lips met. The familiar tingling feeling she acquired when she kissed Harry came back again. She scooted closer to Harry and slipped her hands into his hair. It was so soft. She felt his strong arms go around her back, and she felt safe. Harry's tongue gently touched her lips, as if he were asking her permission. She naturally obliged.

The carriage turned sharply and Harry took that as an opportunity to gently lay Tara down on the seat. His warm hands caressed her face and he began to kiss her again. She placed her hands under his shirt and softly ran her fingers down his chest and he shivered.

"Tara, love!" he whispered as he kissed the side of her face. She giggled. She always knew just how to make him squirm. Tara took her hands out from under his shirt and draped them over his shoulders. He ran his hands over her chest and stomach.

"Harry, I… I'm not…" she said, but she couldn't quite concentrate. Harry was kissing his way down her neck to the opening of her shirt.

She concentrated hard and said, "Harry… Oh Harry… We should…. Stop. We should stop."

Harry sat up and looked at Tara. He looked startled and disappointed for a moment, but then said, "Your right."

"I'm sorry. I just… I'm not ready is all."

"Alright Tara. It seems as if the carriages are slowing down anyway. So are we riding together on the way back?"

"Of course, Harry."

"Alright love. See you soon," he said softly. He kissed her softly and then was out the carriage door very quickly. Tara got out of the carriage and began walking towards the Three Broomsticks.

'I hope I didn't dissapoint Harry," Tara thought. She always felt like a stupid little girl when she said she wasn't ready. She just didn't feel right going to the next level with Harry yet. He told her that he'd wait for her until she was ready, but she wasn't sure how much waiting he would have to do, and she wondered if that would prove to be problematic in the future.

She was walking down the street towards the pub when she saw a familiar boy. 'Cedric? But who is he with? It doesn't look to be a boy!" she thought.

'Is that…no it can't be! IT IS! What is Cedric doing with Cho Chang!' she yelled inside her mind. She was never a big fan of Cho Chang. She always tried to hit on Harry, and it alsmot caused them to break up when they were first together. And seeing her with Cedric made Tara hate her even more!

She saw how Cho had her arm through Cedric's and how she was smiling up at him. Cedric had a huge frin on his face, which only meant he was having loads of fun with Cho. Tara's insides were squirming with anger.How could he? He knew how much she hated Cho! This was too horrible for Tara to watch any longer, so she ran the rest of the way to the Three Broomsticks.

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