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 Fourteen: Follow The Light

Together they all walked down to the dungeons. They took their seats and waited for class to begin. The rest of the class quietly walked in and took their seats. Professor Snape came out of his office and stepped into the dimly lit room.

"Today class, we will learn how to concoct an ice potion. By creating this potion the drinker will be able to walk through walls of fire without being burned. They become ice from the inside, which allows them-Longbottom! Stop talking to Granger! Five points from Gryffindor! Now as I was saying, the drinker becomes ice from the inside allowing them to pass through fire unharmed, just as it you were to pass an ice cube through the flame of a candle. The ingredients that are required to brew this potion are on the blackboard. The instructions will be in your books on page 119. Begin." Snape barked at them.

Quietly, the class got out the listed ingredients and began putting them into their cauldrons. Snape was conjuring candles on his desk.

"When you believe you have correctly brewed the potion, come up to my desk and get a candle. Light it, drink your potion, and place your hand into the flame. The ending result will let you know whether or not you've concocted it properly." Snape said silkily.

"Foul creature he is…" Ron muttered.

"Weasley! I heard that! One more word and you'll be finding yourself doing a few hours work in the Trophy Room with Mr. Filch!" Snape spat at him. "And you, Potter, get to work or you'll be joining Weasley."

Ron didn't dare to say anything else for the rest of the class. Harry worked in silence, occasionally whispering measurements of ingredients to himself. Thankfully, the bell rang before anyone could grab a candle and test their potions.

"We will test the potions tomorrow!" Snape said to them as the bell rang.

A few groaned as they exited the class. Once out of earshot, Ron practically exploded with fury.

"Can you believe him? I've already polished the trophies about a dozen times in one detention! He forced me to keep my mouth shut! If I could, I swear I'd…I'd-" Ron fumed being cut off.

"You'd what, Mr. Weasley?" Snape asked coldly, popping up out of nowhere.

Obviously, Snape had followed them out of the dungeons.

"Uh…nothing Professor!" Ron said as innocently as he could.

"Let's have a little chat, shall we?" Snape said suggestively not even wanting Ron to answer.

Within seconds, Ron was being steered away by Snape back down into the dungeons.

"Good luck!" Cho mouthed to Ron just before he was out of sight.

"Thanks." Ron mouthed back.

Cho, Harry, and Hermione proceeded to walk to the Great Hall. They took their seats when Akira bustled towards them and had a mischievous grin on her face.

"Guess what!" she said to them.

"What?" Cho asked her sister.

"My friend, Melly just told me something!" Akira responded brightly.

"What about?" Cho continued to question her sister.

"It's about Draco Malfoy, that Slytherin Prefect. His parents will be so mad at him if word gets out about it!" Akira said.

"Oh really?" said the three now very interested.

"Go on, tell us more." Cho urged her sister on.

"I know who he likes!" Akira told them.

"Who?" Harry, Cho, and Hermione blurted out.

Hermione drank a bit of her pumpkin juice.

"I'm not exactly sure who, but she's a Muggle!" Akira squealed.

At hearing that, Hermione accidentally spit out her pumpkin juice all over Neville who was sitting across the table.

"Sorry Neville!" Hermione said.

"I guess it's alright. No harm done." Neville replied.

"I'll fix that!" Hermione told him apologetically.

She cast a spell and instantly, Neville's robes were clean and dry.

"Thank you!" Neville said brightening up.

Meanwhile, Cho was laughing and Harry was too. They couldn't believe their ears!

"Malfoy……likes……a……Muggle!!" Cho managed to say through a strong fit of giggles.

"Yeah! Isn't it so funny?" Akira said.

"Like totally!" Cho replied.

McGonagall rose from her seat.

"Your attention. Students! May I have your attention, please?" McGonagall said while tapping her spoon against her goblet.

The Great Hall doors burst open. A man entered. It was Professor Lupin.

"I need……to see……Dumbledore!" Lupin panted.

"Remus, he is in an urgent meeting." McGonagall replied.

"Voldemort has been sighted a few miles from the school! The students are at risk! Especially Harry Potter! His guardian needs to keep a watchful eye out for him!" Lupin shouted throughout the Great Hall.

Since the room was so large, Lupin's voice echoed and reechoed off the walls. When it finally sunk in, the school gasped.

"He's coming to get me…" Harry muttered.

McGonagall's face turned white.

"All students are to report to their common rooms immediately! No one is to leave." McGonagall said through a state of panic and shock.

The school rose from their seats just as Ron returned from the dungeons.

"What's going on?" Ron asked curiously.

"We have to go back to our common rooms. We'll tell you about it when we get there." Hermione said.

Ron shrugged and followed Harry and Cho. He happened to notice that they were holding hands. They walked down the hall through the crowded rush of students when Cho fell to the stone floor.

"Cho? Are you alright? Cho? Can you hear me?" Harry asked while desperately trying to shake her awake.

"Cho? What's wrong? What happened to her?" Akira demanded.

"I don't know. But we should get her to the common room." Harry replied.

"What about the hospital wing?" Akira asked.

"Madam Pomfrey won't know what to do. She's never had a case like this one." Harry said.

Gingerly, Harry lifted Cho up and carried her through the hallway to the Gryffindor common room.

Cho however was receiving an image. While Harry carried her through the hall she saw a most unwelcoming sight.

She rose from the ground. She was outside of Hogwarts. She was on the grounds. Curiously stepping forward, she saw herself, Ron, Hermione, Akira, and Harry. Standing cloaked in darkness in front of Harry was Lord Voldemort.

"It is time that you've met your match, Harry Potter." He said icily. "Advada Kedavra!"

"No!!!!" Cho screamed.

She saw herself lunge forward and the spell from Voldemort's wand hit her instead of Harry. She saw herself fall to the ground, dead. She saw Harry drop to his knees, tears welling up in his eyes. She saw him hold her limp dead body. He held it close. Then he gently laid her body down on the ground and turned to Voldemort. He was angry but he wasn't out for vengeance. He knew then that he must perform the Order of Phoenix to complete the legend. He knew he'd never see Cho again…

Cho turned away from the image not wanting to see anymore. It faded from view as a brighter, clearer image settled in.

She opened her eyes. She was in the common room and she saw Harry standing over her.

"Harry?" She asked weakly.

"Cho! What happened? Are you alright?" Harry asked extremely concerned.

"I'm fine Harry. I'm not really sure what happened…" Cho trailed.

"Well the important thing is that you're alright." Hermione stated. "I suggest that you get some rest. All of you!"

"You're starting to sound like McGonagall." Ron said.

"Shut up Ron." Hermione snapped.

Ron shrugged and headed up the spiral staircase that led to the dormitories.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Akira asked.

"Yeah. I'm fine." Cho replied.

"I'll help you up the stairs." Hermione said suggestively.

"I'll help too!" Harry blurted out.

Cho smiled a mischievous smile. She simply nodded and took Harry's hand. Hermione didn't notice.

"Well I'll be going with Hermione now. You're not allowed in the girl's dormitory." Cho said when they reached the landing.

"Well, see you tomorrow morning!" Harry said.

"See you!" Cho smiled.

Hermione opened the dormitory door and both she and Cho walked inside. Harry went opened the boy's dormitory door only to find Ron waiting for him.

"You like her don't you?" Ron asked.

"Who?" Harry asked dumbly.

"Cho." Ron replied.

"I don't like her!" Harry said defensively.

"Yes you do! It's so obvious!" Ron said back.

"Ok, fine, then I guess yeah, I like her, ok? Are you happy?" Harry said finally giving up.

"It seems like Cho likes you too." Ron told Harry.

"I think I figured that one out when she kissed me." Harry said without thinking and instantly regretting what he'd just said.

"She kissed you?!?!" Ron said in shock while his eyes widened. "Tell me Harry, what was it like? You know the kiss?"

"That's for me to know and you to find out." Harry said with a little icy tone in his voice. "Why do you want to know anyway?"

"I've been going out with…with…wi-" Ron started.

"With who?!" Harry interrupted.

"With, you won't believe this, Parvati." Ron continued.

Harry instantly burst out laughing.

"You're going out with Parvati?!" Harry asked while trying desperately not to go crazy and laugh like a maniac.

"Oh shut up Harry!" Ron said turning red.

"It just, Ron, that's hilarious! Of all people you can go out with, you go out with Parvati. Last year you went with Padma. I would think she would have filled Parvati in with the whole experience. Padma seriously wasn't enjoying herself." Harry said.

"Well, you do have a point. It is kind of weird that she happens to like me. But I guess she sees something else in me that no other guy at school does." Ron replied.

"Maybe," Was all Harry could say. "Look Ron, I'm tired. I'm going to sleep."

"Alright. I might as well go to sleep. Not much else to do." Ron said shrugging his shoulders.

Both climbed the stairs until they reached an oak door with a shiny gold plaque that read "5th Years". Ron opened the door.

"Goodnight Harry." Said Ron.

"G'Night." Harry said.

Harry removed his glasses and climbed into bed and closed his eyes and slept. Meanwhile in the girl's dormitory…

Cho was sleeping but the same image she had seen earlier was clouding her mind…

"It is time you've met your match, Harry Potter!"

Then she saw something that she hadn't seen before. A girl who looked just like her was speaking, but Cho couldn't hear her words. Cho moved closer. It was her soul. Cho's soul saw her.

"Follow the light!" said Cho's soul. "Follow the light…follow the light…follow the light…follow the light…"

Cho awoke with a start.

"Follow the light? What does it mean?" Cho asked herself quietly.

She mulled it over in her mind but thought of no possible answer. All this thinking had made her very drowsy, so she went back to sleep. During the time she slept, she didn't dream of the image at all. Not once.