Disclaimer: I do not own "Harry Potter". It is hereby © to J.K. Rowling. I wrote this story when I was 12 years old in the year 2003. So, "Half-Blood Prince" wasn't out yet either. It didn't exist at this point. Again, errors in spelling and grammar have been intentionally left in to preserve my skills as a young writer. This story is complete. This is a repost.

Chapter Twenty: Visions

Cho woke up and saw that she was in bed. She remembered that Harry had brought her there. She changed her clothes and brushed her hair and teeth then went downstairs. Harry was there.

"Thank you…" She said to him.

"For what?" He asked.

"For putting me in bed after I fell asleep. I remember." She replied.

"Oh, you're welcome." He said.

She kissed him and saw Cianna coming down the stairs. Both glared at each other then looked away. Akira came out of a corner with Liam and she glared at Cianna too. Cho looked at Cianna and saw something inside her. It was like a dark disease. Then she saw great big red eyes. She backed away and took out her wand. She shut her eyes and started chanting something. She opened her eyes and saw Cianna right in front of her. Cho held her hand out in front of her to shield herself from harm. She found that she had created a barrier. She screamed. She shut her eyes and opened them, and saw Harry in front of her.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"I'm seeing things…they're scaring me." Cho answered.

"Your hair, it's blonde, and your eyes are pink. Odd combination…but nothing's here…Cianna left right after you stared at each other for that brief second." Harry replied.

Cho looked into Harry's eyes. They were full of concern, and worry. She took a deep breath and shut her eyes once more and opened them again. Her hair was black again, and her eyes returned to brown.

"I'm sorry…It's just that what I'm seeing is really scaring me…if you could see it…you'd understand…" Cho said finally.

"Let's just go get some breakfast…" Harry suggested.

Cho nodded, and both went downstairs into the Great Hall.

Cianna was at the Gryffindor table sitting at the far end. Akira and Liam arrived, holding hands, and Ron and Hermione arrived. Ron looked at Liam's hand in Akira's and smirked.

"Just good friends, Liam? Last time I checked, friends don't hold hands all the time…" Ron said snickering.

Liam blinked and stared for a moment, then grinned.

"Well, I lied. Maybe we are more than good friends…" Liam replied.

He kissed Akira on the cheek, making her blush. They both sat down without another word. Ron was grinning, Cho was breaking out into silent giggles. Ron soon started laughing without making any effort to hold back. Liam scowled, which made them both stop laughing. Akira was still blushing, but it looked like someone had frozen her. She was blinking, and just staring off into space.

"Aki? Hello! Earth to Aki! Hello, do you read me?" Cho asked, waving her hand in front of her sister's face.

Akira blinked and gave her head a shake.

"Huh, what?" Akira asked, her voice slightly higher than usual. "Oh, um yeah, my mind just kind of took a vacation…"

"Right…" Cho replied.

Akira's face now had a dazed, happy expression and she was staring at Liam lovingly and batted her eyelashes a few times, gave a dazed sigh, then started on her breakfast. Cho was watching her sister, and was laughing, but quickly turned it into a cough. Then she too started on her breakfast. Everyone at the Gryffindor table nearby had been watching, and they all ate their breakfasts as well.

Breakfast ended and Akira, Liam, Harry, Cho, Ron, and Hermione all went out to the grounds and decided to visit Hagrid. They knocked on his door, and Fang's barks rang out from the other side of the door.

"Fang! Back!" Hagrid's voice said.

The door swung open and Hagrid was holding Fang back at his collar, and he let them in.

"I thought yeh all forgot 'bout me. Haven't seen yeh out of classes. Don' come visitin' me much now. I'll make some tea…" He said, releasing Fang.

The dog bounded on Ron and started licking his ears. A head poked in from the back door.

"Having tea and you didn't bother to come and invite me?" Sirius asked.

"'Lo Sirius. 'Arry and his friends came to visit me today. They jus' got here. You're welcome to join 'em." Hagrid replied.

Sirius looked around and spotted his godson.

"Hello Harry. Having a good weekend so far?" Sirius asked.

"It's been alright…Yesterday wasn't exactly fun, but so far the rest has been good. How about you? How's your weekend?" Harry answered.

"Same. Cho, you doing alright?" Sirius wondered.

"Yes, I'm fine. Much better than I was yesterday evening." Cho replied.

"Dumbledore told Remus and I about the Phoenix Song…" Sirius said.

"Will someone please tell us what the hell is with the Phoenix Song?! I mean, please! We've only been wondering about it forever!" Ron and Akira interrupted.

"I can't say anything. Dumbledore's orders. You all will find out in time…just be patient…Dumbledore might tell you eventually…but don't nag him about it." Sirius replied.

Akira sighed and started banging her head on the table.

"Ow. That. Hurts. Really. Bad." She said, between the time she was lifting her head to hit it again.

"Ok stop. You're going to crack your skull if you do that any longer." Liam said, stopping her from slamming her head on the table.

Akira sighed and rubbed her head.

"Yeah…ok, I'll stop…but can I ask why? I mean I don't care if I break my head into zillions of pieces…" Akira said.

"But we do." Liam and Cho said together.

"Really?" Akira asked amused.

"Yes." Cho replied.

"And why do you care?" Akira asked.

"Well, it'd be a very pretty head to waste…" Liam said quietly.

"Mez! You really do care don't you?!" Akira asked sweetly.

Liam nodded, and smiled nervously. Akira hugged him, smiling wide.

"You're so sweet!!!" She cooed.

She hugged him tighter, then finally let go of him. She looked around and saw that everyone was blinking in complete synchronization and staring at her. She also saw that the tea had been served, as well as a plate of sandwiches. Liam had grabbed a sandwich and was starting on it. Akira quietly sipped her tea.

They left Hagrid's to wander about the grounds and they ran around, tumbling into cartwheels and jumping from the tops of trees. It was all great fun. That was until…

Cho was tumbling and she landed on her back and she was right in front of the Forbidden Forest. It was like something hit her hard in the head. She was having a great headache. She saw the dark disease in the forest, and she saw the red eyes, glowing, blood red and burning with hate and anger. Hands were reaching out to her, to pull her into the darkness. She screamed, her only way of getting help. She was too scared to move. Even breathe. Footsteps started rushing over. She regained control of her body and started backing away from the dark, brooding trees. She saw a silver blade and blood splatter the trees. She screamed again. Someone touched her hand. She looked up and saw Harry. He quickly pressed his other hand to his scar which seared with pain. She pulled her hand away from his and she ran towards the lake, stopping at the water's edge. The hands reached out to her, to try and pull her under, and into the dark, watery abyss.

"Get away! Get away from me!" She screamed at them.

The hands disappeared under the water. She turned away and tried to walk away from the lake normally. She was about ten feet away when the hands reappeared and grabbed her from behind, and dragged her towards the lake. She clawed at the earth hoping to be able to hold onto something to avoid being pulled under, but her attempts were useless. The hands pulled her into the water and she looked around just before she sunk into the black water. There was no one on the grounds. No one to help her. Then she fell deeper into the water. She kept falling and falling and falling…she was running out of air. She tried to grab her wand, but she didn't have the strength to move anymore…she blinked, and closed her eyes, letting go of all her cares and worries…the last thing she saw was a small light moving toward her…

"Do you think he's found her yet?" Akira asked Hermione nervously.

"I don't know…but he knows he can't take his time…eventually my bubble-head charm will wear off…" Hermione replied.

"It's just freaky…I mean, she was just all happy, then we see her running and screaming bloody murder or something…then when we think she's calm and everything, she's at the lake and then she just, falls in…I wonder what happened to her…" Akira said, trailing off.

The lake's surface started rippling, and it moved closer to shore. Harry emerged, soaking wet, and carrying Cho.

"Is she still alive?" Akira asked very worried.

"I don't know…I think so…" Harry replied.

"Bring her here…" Hermione said.

Harry did as instructed and brought Cho over. Hermione checked her pulse and took out her wand.

"Ennervate!" She whispered.

Nothing happened.

"Come on! Ennervate!"

Still nothing happened.

"Looks like we have to do it the old-fashioned way…she's still alive…barely though…but the reviving spell won't work since she has too much water in her lungs…" Hermione explained.

"I'm going to get Tai…" Akira said suddenly.

"Hurry, Aki!" Liam said.

"Don't worry Mez, I won't be long! I'll run as fast as I can…" She replied.

Then she ran off into the castle. Sirius and Hagrid had heard the screaming and were examining the Forbidden Forest, wondering was all the fuss was about. Harry was doing mouth to mouth, but so far it wasn't working. Sirius saw the group all huddled around and on their knees. He walked over, but as he got closer and saw what was going on, he started moving faster, then broke into a run.

"What's happened?" Sirius asked urgently.

"Cho fell into the lake. Akira's gone to get Tai, Harry is trying to revive her, and we're praying." Liam replied.

Akira had found Tai in the hall. She was out of breath but she didn't care.

"Cho…fell…lake…maybe…dead…" She gasped, clutching her chest.

"What?" Tai asked confused.

"Cho fell in the lake. She might be dead." Akira repeated, finally catching her breath.

Tai's face was full of fear. "Where is she?" he asked.

"Grounds. Harry got her out of the lake. Now let's go!" She said firmly.

Both ran down the hall, down the stairs and into the entrance hall, bursting through the great oak doors.

"Over…there…" Akira panted, pointing at the group of people clustered by the lake's edge.

Both ran toward them and stopped, dropping to their knees. Harry was still trying to revive Cho. He tried again and finally, Cho coughed and spat out a great amount of water. Nearly everyone started crying, they were all happy that she was alive. Harry helped her sit up, and he held her tight.

"Don't do that!" He said, worry in his voice.

"I'm sorry…" Cho whispered.

"It's alright…" Harry replied.

"It was another vision…it was wretched…" She explained.

"Vision?" Tai asked.

"Yes." Cho answered.

"What did you see?" Tai questioned.

"Well I was by the Forbidden Forest and I saw like a dark disease in the trees, and I saw blood red eyes staring at me…it was like those eyes could see right through you…but then I saw hands reaching out for me…then I started screaming. Harry had come over and he touched my hand, then his scar started burning…I didn't want to cause him any pain, because I thought what I was seeing was going to hurt him, so I ran away towards the lake. I saw the hands again, trying to reach out to me…but I told them to go away…and they did…well I thought they did…I was starting to walk away, then the hands came from behind me, and dragged me into the lake. Just before I went under the water, I looked around and no one was there…then I started falling down, deeper and deeper into the water…and I was running out of air…I tried to get my wand so I could cast a bubble head charm, but I didn't have the strength, so I just gave up and kept falling…all my fears and worries disappeared…and the last thing I remember seeing is a small light coming towards me…and then, I shut my eyes, and here I am." Cho explained.

"I see…Harry, explain what you saw, please." Tai said.

"Well Cho was by the Forbidden Forest, and she was staring at the trees, then she started screaming, and I went over to ask her what was wrong. So I reached for her hand and then my scar started to burn. Then she ran away towards the lake, and then she was just standing there, staring at it. I thought she was alright now, but then, she just fell over and into the lake. I started running and Hermione cast a bubble head charm on me. I dived into the lake and I lit my wand and started looking for her. It took me a few minutes, but then I saw her falling, a few feet from me. Her eyes were closing, so I swam faster then I got her and started swimming to the surface and Hermione tried to revive her with the reviving spell, but it didn't work. So then I had to do mouth to mouth and then Sirius came over, and then Akira went to get Tai, and when they both got back, and then here we are." Harry explained.

Tai and Sirius were muttering to each other, then they kept talking for a while before finally looking at Cho, then to Harry.

"Be on your guard. All of you. Something is out there in those trees." Sirius said.

They all nodded.

"Let's get dinner…" Tai suggested.

Together they all walked in. Cho and Harry were still soaking wet, but they didn't care. Students were coming down into the entrance hall. Malfoy, Alyssia, Whitney, and Tom among them. The four walked over to them.

"Take a swim in the lake did you?" Tom asked.

"Tom! Be nice! They're going to be at our wedding!" Whitney hissed at him.

"What happened? Felt too filthy hanging around Mudblood that you both decided to jump in the lake and have a bath?" Malfoy asked.

"Draco!" Alyssia snapped at him.

"For your information, Draco I almost drowned in the lake. Also, I don't think it's wise to be saying such things when two professors are present…" Cho replied.

"My father…" Malfoy muttered.

"Your father? What's your father going to do to us? Oh wait, that's right…you don't have one, because WE KILLED HIM! A year ago!" Cho said coldly.

"Well for your information, Cho, you killed my mother. That's right. My father was at home with me. My mother went in my father's place that night. She was using the Polyjuice Potion. Voldemort didn't know. So my father is still alive, but my mother is not. And when Voldemort does find out, you will pay. My father of course already knows. He will come for you. And he'll try and kill you…in fact, he will kill you. Now excuse us, we're trying to get to the Great Hall for dinner…" Malfoy said, shoving his way through them.

"Mr. Malfoy! Detention!" Sirius and Tai called as he walked away.

Malfoy scowled and walked away with a brisker step. Alexa was coming down and she waved at them. Crabbe and Goyle were coming from a staircase from the dungeon.

"One sec!" Alexa said as Goyle's head came into plain sight.

She kicked them both in the face.

"What was that for?" Crabbe asked stupidly.

"It was for treating Liam and I like bludgers at the Quidditch match!" Alexa replied.

She kicked them again.

"That's for me."

She punched them in the stomach, making them keel over in pain.

"That's for Liam."

She kicked both of them on the side of their head.

"That's for the team…"

Then she broke both their noses, making them bleed.

"And that's kicking your ass!"

She walked away, seeming very happy with herself.

"Miss Seraphim…" Tai said quietly.

Alexa turned around.

"Detention, I know…I'll be there…" She replied dully.

"Actually, no. I'll let you off this time, because you had a good reason…now off you go before I change my mind…" Tai answered.

Alexa's face brightened up.

"Really?! Thank you Professor Chang!" She said happily, skipping away.

Tai chuckled then they all continued into the Great Hall.

Cho, Akira, Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Liam took their seats at the Gryffindor house table while Tai and Sirius took their seats at the staff table. Cianna walked into the Great Hall and was scanning the Gryffindor table for a seat. The only place available was right across from Cho. She gritted her teeth then walked forward and occupied the seat.

"Everywhere else is full. This was the only available seat. It's not like I want to sit here. So don't get any ideas." She said icily as she sat down.

Cho was looking away, her eyes a blazing fire red. Cianna was staring at her plate, with a venomous look on her face. The rest of the students in the room were happily chatting, but all those who had witnessed Cho and Cianna's fight were staring intently at the two, wondering what the other was going to do. Cianna had looked up and was staring at Cho.

"Stop looking at me." Cho spat at her.

"I have my own free will. I can stare at you if I want to." Cianna replied coolly.

"Well…your choice for what to do with your free will isn't exactly the wisest one in my opinion." Cho said slightly calmer.

"I never asked for your opinion. I was just merely speaking my mind." Cianna said.

"I could've sworn you'd would've wanted my opinion…"

"Well I didn't."

"Now I know."

"Good. Now stop talking to me. I don't want hear you anymore."

"Fine. I don't want to hear you anymore either."

Both fell silent instantly. Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat. Every student stopped whatever they were doing and faced their attention to the headmaster.

"Ah, February…a wonderful month…The next Quidditch match will be held in March. Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw. In April, Hufflepuff will play Ravenclaw. Then in May, Gryffindor will play Slytherin at the final match. And June, fifth and seventh years will take their OWLs and NEWTs. The rest of the school will take their regular exams. Now I'm sure after all this talk, you're all quite hungry…so tuck in." Dumbledore said.

The plates filled with food and everyone started eating, and talking with their friends.

"So how have you been Harry?" Cianna asked.

"Don't you talk to him!" Cho hissed at her.

"I was just asking him a simple question. I have no interest in him whatsoever." Cianna replied.

"Oh sure you don't! Then explain what you did at the Valentine's Ball!" Cho said, her voice rising.

"Explain?! You want an explanation?! Well you'll get one, you greedy whore, but not today!" Cianna screeched.

Cho looked enraged. She took a deep breath, and shut her eyes for a second. She opened them again, then looked directly at Cianna.

"I am not a greedy whore, as you put it. I am merely a girl who wishes that others do not try to take those I love away from me. As far as the explanation goes, you not having one yet, tells me clearly that you're lying and really do have an interest in Harry. That I cannot allow…I do believe I am quite finished with my dinner, so I'll be going now…" She said, her voice shaking with anger.

She stood up and walked quickly out of the Great Hall and up the stairs. Harry was about to go after her.

"No. Let her be. She needs some time to herself." Hermione said, pulling at his sleeve and making him sit down again.

He sighed then reluctantly agreed to what Hermione had said. He finished his dinner in silence. The rest of the students were in shock. There were only whispers that rang out around the hall. Some third year Hufflepuffs were whispering, and Harry caught bits of the conversation.

"-why are Kelsey and Chang fighting so much?" A girl asked.

"Well I heard from Terry that supposedly, Kelsey tried to hit on Potter, and you know how Chang and Potter have been going out for at least a year now…so anyway, Chang and Kelsey's boyfriend go to get punch, leaving Potter and Kelsey alone together. Then without warning, Kelsey kisses Potter. Chang had been on her way back from getting the punch and she saw Kelsey. Then they both started fighting. Potter and Kelsey's boyfriend had to separate them both. But Kelsey's boyfriend couldn't hold onto his girl, because Kelsey was kicking and screaming, trying to get free from his grip. She finally does, then shoves Chang into a table. Kelsey is about to strike again, when loads of people stun her, including Kelsey's boyfriend, Potter, Potter's friends, Chang's sister, and Chang's brother. Then Professor Snape arrives first on the scene and gives Chang detention for the next day. Chang stares at Snape for a while then Snape gives her detention for that night. Chang's brother was trying to get his sister out of detention, but Snape wouldn't hear it. So then Dumbledore arrives, then Chang, Potter, Chang's sister and brother, and two other professors follow him out of the room." A boy answered.

"Yeah and that's exactly what happened." Harry said to them.

"Potter! We didn't know you could hear us!" The girl exclaimed.

"So tell us, where did you go when Dumbledore led you away?" The boy asked.

"His office." Harry replied.

"What'd you talk about?" Another boy who had been listening asked.

"I can't tell you." Harry said.

"Come on!" The girl pleaded.

"No. Sorry." Harry answered, turning away from them.

He stood up and left the Gryffindor table and went to the common room. When he reached the portrait of the fat lady he said the password and walked inside. Cho was sitting alone by the fire and watching it burn. She was deep in thought. Harry was about to go to his dormitory and leave Cho to her thoughts, when she spoke.

"Please, stay Harry." She said softly.

Harry took a seat next to her.

"Harry, I've been thinking…a lot…and I really don't think it's fair to you to not know about what happens with the Phoenix Song…I know Dumbledore told me not to tell anyone, but I really want to tell you, but something binds me from doing so…" She said quietly.

"I understand…it's alright that you can't tell me. I'll find out on my own…" Harry replied.

"It's just that…when you do…it might be too late…" Cho said, even softer.

"What do you mean by that?" Harry asked.

"I can't say…there's something else…Cianna…something about her…it's just…strange…" Cho trailed off.