Title: Choices
Rating: G
Summary: She had made her choice.
Prompt: Waltz
Choices
It was a magical night, the Great Hall had been transformed, and she couldn't believe how lucky she was. She was here with one of the most handsome boys in school, a Champion. How many girls would love to be here in her place? She wasn't blind, she had seen girls whispering behind her back, they were jealous. Rightly so too, Cedric was one of the most sought after boys in the school, before and after his name flew out of the Goblet.
But why did she feel so wretched? She was here with someone who any other girl would love to be with, but she felt awful. The reason was dancing rather poorly so close to them, Cho couldn't make Harry not watch her, every turn that her and Cedric made as they waltzed around the floor, she could see his eyes on her. As a result she could also see him stepping on his partners feet constantly.
It wasn't fair, she wasn't that type of girl. The kind that could have two boys on her arms, going between them. It wasn't like either of them would go for that in any case. Cho had to make a choice, and it seemed tonight she had taken a step towards making it.
Cedric had asked her to the Ball not long after it was announced, and she was flattered beyond comprehension. There hadn't been a lot spoken between them before, they had met on the Quidditch field in matches between their houses. Other than a few random meetings in the library, that was it. It had come clear out of the blue, her friends had been right there, and the pressure to say yes had been immense. So she had.
Then Harry had asked her, she wanted to say yes, she really did. He looked so sad when she told him that she was going with someone else. She could have ran to Cedric and told him that she couldn't go with him, Cedric seemed like a nice boy, he'd understand if she changed their plans. It wasn't like he couldn't have found a willing partner. To be honest she had thought about it the whole walk back to the Castle. It would be so easy to go and tell Harry that she would, and she really did want to. Cedric had asked first though, and it wouldn't be fair to cancel on him at this last minute.
So it seemed she had made her choice, it wasn't like either one would be a bad one. Time would tell if it was the right one.
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