Disclaimer: I don't own "Harry Potter", it is hereby © to J.K. Rowling. I wrote this story when I was 11-12 years old and between the years 2001-2003, so the actual "Order of the Phoenix" had not been released yet. Errors in spelling and grammar have been purposely left in to preserve originality and my skill as a young writer. This story is complete. This is a repost.
Chapter Twelve: Love Unfurls
The First Trial ended and the Ravenclaw and Slytherin pairs were sent to the hospital wing. Harry, Cho, Melly, and Christopher stood alone on the platform. The Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs broke into applause. They cheered and whooped, and then before they knew it, the Gryffindors were escorting Harry and Cho to Gryffindor Tower. The Hufflepuffs did the same with Melly and Christopher. Before all of them were carried away, each managed to high-five one another. The Hufflepuffs carried Melly and Christopher away and out of sight. The Gryffindors practically dashed through the halls in a huge group and when they reached the portrait of the fat lady in the pink dress, they roared the password to her. They got told off for making so much noise, but none of them cared.
"I have pumpkin juice for everyone!" someone shouted.
"Party!!!" another yelled.
In a matter of seconds, the Gryffindor common room was filled with outrageous noise. You could have heard it from a mile away.
"Go on Harry, and Cho you too, say a toast!" Akira said.
She began to fill goblets with pumpkin juice and she passed them out to everyone. People nudged Harry and Cho onto a small table so they could be seen above the cluster of Gryffindors. The moment they were above them all, the Gryffindors fell silent.
"Um…" Cho said.
"Er…" said Harry.
"We're here to um…declare a toast to uh…our victory and our er…first place in points. We triumphed through the First Trial, and um…so to victory!" Cho stammered.
"To victory!" Everyone shouted.
They all raised their glasses and toasted. About ten minutes later, McGonagall told them all to go to bed. Harry went to the Boy's Dormitory, but he couldn't sleep. He walked to the door that led to the staircase to the common room when he heard the Girl's Dormitory door open and quietly shut. He opened the door a crack and saw Cho starting down the staircase. Harry went back to his bed and brought out his invisibility cloak and as quietly as possible, opened the Boy's Dormitory door, shut it, and put on his Dad's cloak. Cho was climbing through the portrait hole once Harry was down the stairs. He went through the portrait hole and followed Cho. Harry spotted Cho about ten steps ahead of him. He quickly caught up so that he was only a couple steps behind her. Cho climbed through a door and stood on a balcony, glowing in the moonlight. She had forgotten her cloak. She shuddered from the cold. The night was very cold. The chilly air stung Harry's face. The wind blew through Cho's hair. She shuddered again. She began to sing a song. It was a quiet, sweet song. Harry listened intently.
"My darling, I love you, don't think I don't. We'll meet again someday, I promise you that. Don't forget me, you know I love you, we will find our way somehow, and our two broken hearts will reunite, but for now this is my goodbye..."
Cho finished her song. She shuddered once more. Harry took off his invisibility cloak and walked up to Cho taking off his own cloak and wrapping it around her shoulders.
"Harry? What're you doing here?" Cho asked.
"That's what I wanted to know. I followed you. I couldn't sleep." Harry said.
"I see. I'm not mad." Cho said.
"You're freezing, though. Why are you out here, anyway?" Harry asked.
"I haven't got any idea." Cho replied.
"You were singing a song. What was it about?" Harry asked.
"Song? What song?" Cho said with a confused expression on her face.
"You don't remember?" Harry asked incredulously.
"Remember what?" Cho asked him.
"Never mind," Harry said. "We need to get back to Gryffindor Tower. Filch could be coming around the corner sometime soon."
"That sounds like a good idea." Cho said following Harry back into the hallway.
Harry put on the invisibility cloak and draped it over Cho. They walked down the hall and stopped at a corner. They took off the invisibility cloak and continued to walk. They reached the portrait of the Fat Lady. When she saw Harry and Cho, she got very angry with them for being out so late. But at the sound of the password, she swung forward and admitted them into the Gryffindor Common Room. Cho walked towards the spiral staircase that led to the Dormitories and Harry merely followed. They went up the staircase and reached the landing.
"Thanks Harry." Cho said softly.
"For what?" Harry asked.
"For taking me back here." Cho replied.
"Oh no problem." Harry said.
"Here's your cloak back." Cho said while taking Harry's cloak off her shoulders.
"Thanks." Harry said.
Cho lightly kissed Harry on the lips. Harry was very surprised.
"What was that for?" Harry asked.
"Just another way of saying thank you," Cho responded. "Goodnight Harry."
"Goodnight Cho." Harry said.
Cho opened the door to the Girl's Dormitory and walked inside, quietly shutting it. Harry was still a bit dazed after the kiss but after a few seconds he came to his senses and opened the door to the Boy's Dormitory and walked in and shut the door. He walked up to his bed, changed, took off his glasses and went to sleep.