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 Seventeen: The Yule Ball Again

Melly and Chris returned with two double fudge sundaes with cherries, nuts, and whip cream on it. Melly saw Cho and Harry's happy faces and stared at them for a second then she sat down as Chris put one sundae in front of Cho and Harry and the other in front of Melly and himself.

"Why are you two so happy?" Melly asked in curiosity.

"They'll tell you in a minute, but first, I want to ask you Melly, will you go to the Yule Ball with me?" Chris asked quickly.

Luckily, Melly caught every word out of Chris's mouth and smiled. She nodded.

"Yeah! I'm going with you! I'm going to the Yule Ball with Chris! One of the hottest guys alive!" Melly yelled to everyone.

A dull "Good for you…" was heard in response.

"So why are you two so happy?" Melly asked for the second time.

"Harry asked me to the Yule Ball." Cho answered.

"No way! That's totally awesome!" Melly squealed.

"Since we're both 'couples' the reason why I got two sundaes is so one 'couple' can share one and the other 'couple' can share it too." Chris said, sounding like Percy Weasley.

"Uh, we already figured that out Chris…" Melly said dully.

Not another word was spoken. The four friends ate their sundaes in silence. Then Dumbledore appeared around dusk.

"I'm afraid it's time to go. You may finish your sundaes. I was thinking of getting one myself. Be ready in half an hour. That is when the final Portkey to Hogwarts arrives. Now I must fetch the Ravenclaws and the Slytherins. But first, my sundae…" Dumbledore said calmly as he walked up to the counter and ordered a sundae and sat at a table and quickly ate it.

He got up from the table and with a turn of his heel he vanished. Melly, Cho, Chris, and Harry were gathering up their bags and were looking for the Portkey.

"I think we lost it." Chris said.

"Lost it! How will we ever get back to the castle?!" Melly shrieked.

"Shut up and calm down! It's right here under the table!" Cho screeched above Melly so she could be heard.

"Oh good!" Melly said calmly. "I was worried we'd be stuck here forever and never get to the ball."

"Shut up." Cho said again.

Dumbledore appeared again this time with four companions. Malfoy, Pansy, Mandra, and Ryan.

"It's time to leave," Dumbledore said again. He pulled another Portkey from his robes and handed it to Ryan. "Since it so appears that Mr. Malfoy has lost the Portkey, I retrieved it and here it is. Not to worry."

Everyone touched their Portkey and disappeared. They reappeared on the Hogwarts grounds to see that all the people that were there when they left still stood in the same exact places.

"Welcome back!" they all said together.

"Uh…Thanks…" Each said in response.

"Dobby, please have the other house-elves bring our house pair's formal clothing for the ball to their dormitories." Dumbledore said quietly to the ground.

Harry looked down to where Dumbledore was talking and saw a pair of green-tennis ball sized eyes on a round head with bat-like ears. He smiled at his house-elf friend. Three years ago Harry had tricked Dobby's previous master, Lucius Malfoy, into setting Dobby free. Last year Harry had met Dobby again in the Hogwarts kitchen. He was paid a galleon a week for his good work. Occasionally, Dobby bought gifts for Harry. One such gift that could never be forgotten was Dobby's Christmas gift to Harry last year. A pair of knitted socks. One red with a pattern of broomsticks and the other green with a pattern of snitches…

Dobby nodded and waved to Harry, Ron, Hermione, Akira, and Cho. Then he ran off to the castle.

"Everyone who has not gone shopping may do so now. Carriages are now arriving as I speak. Hurry now! In less than a day the ball will begin!" Dumbledore announced.

Hurriedly the crowds of students began rushing towards the arriving carriages. Hermione, Ron, and Akira just stood next to their friends in silence.

"Well…looks like we're not going to be getting anything for the ball." Akira sighed.

"Hey, don't worry! I knew that this was going to happen…it always does. So to save you the trouble of having to go out and buy your clothes for the ball, I had one of Cho's friends go shopping last week for the three of you. They're the perfect size and they're sitting in my trunk in the Hufflepuff common room. I'll go and get them for you…NOOGIE!!!" Melly said while she gave Akira a noogie.

"Ow!!" Akira shrieked, "You're messing up my hair!"

Everyone except Akira burst out into giggles. Melly eventually stopped giving Akira noogies and after Akira chilled out a bit she started giggling with the rest of her friends.

"Competitors, you are excused." Rang out Professor McGonagall's voice from somewhere on the grounds.

Almost everyone left and went to their common rooms. Melly rushed to the Hufflepuff Tower and returned in a flash and she was out of breath.

"H-here…you…go…y-your stuff for the…ball…" She panted.

Slowly she walked back up the way she came and went to her common room. Akira, Cho, Harry, Hermione, and Ron all walked up to the portrait of the fat lady in the pink dress.

"Password?" the Fat Lady asked.

"Carrot Cake." Hermione answered.

"What an interesting password we have this week!" Ron said sarcastically.

"Shut up, Ron." Hermione snapped.

The portrait had swung open a minute long ago and the Fat Lady was getting annoyed.

"Are you two going inside or not? Your friends already went in." she said grumpily.

"Yeah…we're going in…" Ron sighed.

The two of them walked inside to see Harry and Cho sitting on a chair together, quite close to each other. Akira was grinning from ear to ear as she watched her sister. She tried hard not to laugh. It was tough but she managed to keep a straight face. Hermione noticed it the second she walked in. Ron did as well. The three didn't say anything about it. Harry and Cho noticed that their friends were eyeing them.

"Oh we forgot to tell you!" Cho exclaimed realizing why they were staring.

"Tell us what?" Hermione, Ron, and Akira asked.

"Cho and I are going to the Yule Ball together. Melly and Chris are going together. When we were out shopping, we went to the ice cream parlor and we all shared two double fudge sundaes…" Harry explained.

"But before the sundaes even got to the table, Chris and Melly were at the counter ordering…Harry asked me if I'd go with him. I said yes obviously…it made the both of us really happy and we gave each other a hug." Cho finished.

"How sweet!" Akira said batting her eyelashes at the boys across the room.

"Hey! Cut that out!" Cho snapped when she looked where her sister's eyes were directed.

"What? I'm trying to get a date!" Akira said exasperated.

"Someone will ask you…" Cho sighed.

Akira agreed and was about to run up the stairs to the girl's dormitory when she bumped into a fourth year boy with short dark brown hair and turquoise eyes.

"Oh I'm so sorry!" Akira said quickly apologizing. "I wasn't watching where I was going!"

"That's ok. I think it's mostly my fault since I was trying to catch my friend over there. He stole my Herbology book. He was trying to run away, he ran right past that fifth year with the curly hair, and I ran after him just as just turned around trying to run also. Oh and I'm Adam Morgan. You are?" Adam explained briefly.

"I'm Akira Chang. My sister is Cho Chang." Akira replied.

"Your sister is the girl who got resorted and moved back a year?" Adam asked his eyes widening.

"Yeah…so what? Why do you find it so interesting?" Akira asked coldly.

"Well…I guess…it's just cool that the Sorting Hat screwed up…" Adam shrugged.

"It didn't screw up! It just-" Akira started to shout.

"Akira!" Cho snapped.

Cho yelled something in Chinese to Akira. Then Akira responded in Japanese. Cho seemed quite insulted, as did her sister.

"Uh Hermione, what'd they say to each other?" Ron asked.

"You expect me to know Chinese and Japanese just because I'm smart?" Hermione asked.

"Well yeah…" Ron replied.

"So do you know the languages or not?" Harry asked.

"I know some of both languages. I understood what they both said…" Hermione said giving in to the pressure of two boys badgering her.

"What'd they say?" Ron asked.

"Cho told Akira to 'Shut up and calm down because Adam doesn't know anything that Dumbledore told us three about the Order of Phoenix. If you don't chill out then I'll personally show your diary to everybody. I know where the key is. I know you have secrets…' Now Akira told Cho 'You have no right to be in my stuff! Especially my private things! Why don't you go make out with your new boyfriend?! Cedric is probably really pissed off at you since you're with Harry! And that you're a Gryffindor!' So I guess you'd say Cho went easy on her sister…but Akira just exploded…No offense to you Harry…but that's what they really said. Even I can't believe that Akira would say such a thing! You'd think she was possessed!" Hermione translated.

"Ouch!" Ron said.

"Yeah…" said Harry.

"You aren't mad are you, Harry?" Hermione asked with concern.

"I think I would've been better off not knowing what they said…I need some time to think…" Harry said slowly as he walked up the stairs.

Cho saw Harry walking up the stairs and instantly figured it out. She followed him up the stairs.

"Harry, I-I'm really sorry. Even I was shocked when she told me that! I wanted to kill her! Literally! But I didn't because even though I hate her right now, she's my sister. I've loved her for fourteen years…I may have trespassed in her personal space but she had been acting different this year. Ever since the First Trial, she won't exactly talk as much as she always does. Usually she never shuts up but now whenever I talk she tells me to shut up…But only when we're talking to one another. She talks to me when I'm with you or your friends or something. She's just trying to act as normal as possible. So she can look like the innocent one. And I-" Cho explained but was cut off by Harry.

"It's alright. It isn't your fault. I don't blame you. From what I've seen, she couldn't have gotten this behavior from you. You're a great role model for her! I've noticed that she's been acting a little different also, but I just haven't said anything. I thought it was just an imaginary thing. You don't have to apologize. You've done nothing wrong…" Harry said.

"I know it isn't my fault…but I just can't sort this out…we both need time to think…" Cho replied.

"I don't really need time to think anymore. I've already had that part of time…talking about it with you…you don't know how much you help me…or how much I care about you…or what I think when I look at you…I'd tell you but I'm too nervous and it's not exactly the right time…" Harry answered.

"I-I don't know what to say…" Cho whispered.

She did what her heart told her. She held him close in an embrace…in her heart she knew that there was love there. It wasn't longing for Cedric…it was a new love…Harry…

Together they walked down the stairs back to the Common Room. It appeared that Hermione and Ron were talking with Akira because the second they came down the stairs, Akira ran towards them.

"I'm really sorry! I'm not myself anymore! I can't explain it…I've talked with Adam and he forgives me. Hermione and Ron forgive me too…I just want to know, do you, Harry and Cho, do you forgive me for what I've said and done that has somehow hurt you both in some sort of way?" Akira apologized.

"Well that was quite touching…I'm proud of you…I'll say it again…I'm proud of you, sis. You've made a good choice. I forgive you. What about you, Harry?" Cho said as she turned to Harry.

"I know you weren't exactly acting under your own actions…I know you're sorry…I know you want to be forgiven…and…you are…I've talked with Cho, and she's sorted things out for me…you're forgiven…" Harry said pausing every now and then.

"Thank you!" Akira squealed.

She drew them both into a really tight hug. Hermione and Ron joined in too. They were all squeezing each other so tight that none of them could breathe but they didn't care. Their broken friendship had been renewed. They broke apart from the hug, each gasping for air.

"You nearly suffocated me!" Akira gasped.

"Well…you…squeezed us…first!" Cho panted.

"I know that! But you all didn't have to tackle me!" Akira replied.

"I feel lightheaded…" said Ron.

"You look dizzy." Hermione noticed.

"She's right…" Harry agreed.

After that Adam walked up to Akira.

"I know this is really short notice, but I couldn't help but noticing that you don't have a date to the Yule Ball and I don't either…so will you go with me?" Adam asked.

"Sure!" Akira giggled.

"Great!" Adam replied as he walked away with a smile on his face.

It got late into the night. Everyone got very tired very quickly. They all headed to their dormitories and went to sleep.

The next morning at breakfast Dumbledore had an announcement.

"It has come to my attention that the one of the competitors for Slytherin has dropped out. Pansy Parkinson has chosen to resign her position. She will be replaced by Alyssia Rosiak." Dumbledore said.

At the Slytherin table Alyssia was smirking. Malfoy was talking to her and they looked at Pansy and gave her a mean look then continued to talk.

"Bad couple they are. But the worst part is that they get along quite well." Ron said.

"I know, really…" Cho agreed.

"As you all know tonight is the Yule Ball. I know that everyone just went shopping last night. If you didn't get the chance to search for something to wear, throughout all of today, those who weren't able to buy themselves anything may go shopping until three hours to the start of the ball. Competitors don't have to begin the ball, but they can if they want to. Classes are cancelled…light day today…Enjoy your breakfasts." Dumbledore continued.

"I can't believe it! The night of the ball! Time just flew by didn't it?" Cho said.

"Yeah." Hermione agreed.

"Hey Hermione, who're you going with?" Akira asked curiously.

"Uh…" said Hermione.

"Well?" Akira persisted.

"Ron." Hermione said barely above a whisper.

"You're kidding!" Akira exclaimed, her eyes filling with laughter.

"No, I'm not." Hermione confirmed.

Instantly Akira turned serious.

"What happened to Parvati?" Akira asked.

"She ditched him…er…dumped him…and she went off with Ernie Macmillan." Hermione answered.

"She left Ron for that dork?" Akira exclaimed.

"Yeah." Hermione said.

"She was better off with Ron!" Akira said.

"I know…but she's narrow-minded and didn't agree when I tried to explain it to her!" Hermione said vehemently.

Akira sighed then turned to Ron.

"Why didn't you tell us?" she asked him.

"I thought you all would laugh. Besides, after all the times you've seen us at each other's throats you would think we hated each other all the time!" Ron answered.

"Well being mad at each other all the time doesn't necessarily mean that you hate each other. It can also be a way that you two flirt with one another." Cho stated.

"WHAT?!" Ron and Hermione shouted together.

"That's insane!" Hermione blurted out.

"I agree!" Ron said nodding.

"Well it does sound highly unlikely, but it's possible…" Harry said agreeing with Cho.

Ron and Hermione sighed and shook their heads and gave the other three a 'never mind' look. The five of them continued to eat their breakfast in peaceful silence.

Harry and Cho finished their breakfasts first. Both bolted out the door to the grounds and went to a secluded area by the lake. They sat down and said nothing for a few seconds.

"The lake…it's so beautiful…so peaceful…" Cho said.

"Yeah…it is…" Harry replied.

There was another moment of silence. Cho laid down on the grass and gazed up at the beautiful blue sky. She watched the white fluffy clouds drift across it. Harry eventually laid down next to her and also gazed at the sky. They talked about Quidditch, their classes, and the shapes of clouds that they saw.

"That one looks like a cat." Cho commented.

"That one looks like a great lion." Harry noted.

"I see a raven." Cho said.

"So do I." Harry replied.

Hermione, Ron, and Akira eventually came outside onto the grounds. Akira spotted her sister and Harry first. Hermione and Ron followed her gaze and were headed towards Harry and Cho. Akira grabbed their cloaks and pulled them backwards.

"No, no, no…let's not go that way." Akira said.

"Why?" Ron asked.

"Yeah, why? Harry and Cho are there." Hermione replied.

"Well, don't you think they need some privacy?" Akira asked eyeing the two of them with an icy stare.

"Uh yeah…Let's go the other way!" Ron agreed.

"Yeah…let's go…" Hermione slowly agreed.

"Good!" Akira exclaimed.

She pushed the two of them in a completely different direction.

Cho watched the clouds slide away and fade from view. There wasn't anything to do now.

"I'm bored." She said.

"Me too." Harry said.

They both said nothing for about half a second.

"Maybe we should think of something to do?" Cho suggested.

"I'm already thinking." Harry said, grinning.

Cho smiled and nodded.

Harry grinned again and said "I've thought of something. What's your name again? Pansy, is it?"

"No! My name is Cho, dork!" She replied.

"Is it Ginny?"

"No. That's Ron's sister's name! My name is Cho."

She playfully punched him in the arm.

"Is it Alyssia?"

"Hell no! I'm not named after some ugly Slytherin girl!"

"Oh your name is Alyssia?"

It went on for hours. The sun was slowly starting to sink behind the mountains and Harry was hiding in a clearing. Cho was standing by the lake, calling Harry's name. Harry had an evil plan. He quickly and quietly ran up from behind Cho and pushed her into the lake.

"Who did that?!" she shrieked.

"Me!" Harry said waving his hands manically.

Cho swam to the nearest bit of dry land and was sopping wet. Harry burst into laughter and ran.

"Brrr! COLD!" Cho muttered.

"Catch me if you can!" Harry yelled.

"Harry James Potter you are SO DEAD!!!!" Cho screamed, tearing after Harry like a fox.

Harry was running as fast as he could. Cho was right behind him. She took a long leap and grabbed Harry by the shoulders. Both fell over and did a somersault. Cho landed on top of Harry and smiled, showing her perfect, white teeth.

"I got you!" She said.

"I know." Harry replied.

Harry lifted Cho's face towards him as if he was about to kiss her. Their lips were about to meet when Harry realized something.

"Cho! Dinner is in three hours! Dinner is when we leave for the ball!" He said aloud.

Cho got off of Harry and stood up just as Harry did as well.

"I must get ready!" She squealed.

Cho was right about to break into a sprint, when Harry grabbed her arm.

"I'll be waiting for you outside the portrait hole at 6:30." He whispered into her ear.

Cho nodded and ran for the castle doors. It took a few seconds until all the girls realized the time and headed into the castle as well.

The guys were left outside all alone. Most of them got bored in a few minutes and all the guys left on the grounds except for Ron and Harry. Ron spotted Harry and walked over to him and plopped down on the grass next to him.

"Hey Harry. What's up?" he asked.

"Nothing…I'm just thinking about the ball…I never received a permission slip…you know, so we can leave the grounds and go to the ball…" Harry said finally realizing it.

"Dumbledore probably sent it directly to Snuffles…" Ron answered.

"I'm sure you're right…I wonder what the third trial will be." Harry said.

"Who knows…" Ron shrugged.

Soon the both of them went inside and climbed the stairs to Gryffindor Tower…

They arrived at the portrait of the fat lady in the pink dress.

"Carrot Cake." Ron and Harry said together.

The fat lady swung forward and admitted them inside.

Harry and Ron walked in the door and could hear loads of noise coming from the girl's dormitories.

Harry went upstairs to his dormitory and opened the door with a shiny gold plaque that read: "5th Years". Harry opened the door and changed into his clothes for the ball. The thing that really surprised him is when Cho walked out of the bathroom wearing a white dressing gown and robe.

"AHH!" Cho screamed. "Oh hi Harry! You look good!"

"Uh Cho…what're you doing in the boy's dormitory?" Harry asked.

"Well, let's just say the girl's dormitory bathroom is full. I came in here and it was empty so I just figured, it's a hell of a lot better here than in there…so I hope you don't mind…" Cho said.

"Uh I don't mind…I'll just make sure that no one comes up here…" Harry replied.

"Thanks…the guys would freak out if they saw me in here." Cho said, relieved.

"No problem…" Harry responded.

Cho walked back into the bathroom and continued to get ready for the ball.

"Ok…that was weird…" Harry muttered.

Just then Ron entered the room.

"Hey Harry! I was looking for you…" Ron said.

"If you want to get ready for the ball, you'd better hurry." Harry replied.

"Why?" Ron asked.

"Because Cho is using our bathroom. She's getting ready for the ball." Harry answered.

"Why isn't she in her own dormitory?" Ron asked.

"Didn't you hear all the noise and shrieking coming from the girl's dormitory door?!" Harry asked, his eyes widening.

"Well, yeah…I didn't think anything of it though…" Ron replied.

"It's a zoo in that dormitory…that's why she came here…there's nobody except us here." Harry said.

Ron shrugged his shoulders, opened his trunk, and pulled out what he was going to wear. He put it on quickly. Harry realized the time. It was 6:15. He knocked on the bathroom door. It opened a crack.

"Yes?" Cho asked.

"It's 6:15, I'm going downstairs now." Harry replied.

"Ok. I just have to put on my makeup. Which won't take very long…" Cho said.

Harry nodded then turned away. Cho closed the door and opened the bag with accessories inside. She opened the bottle with stardust, grabbed a handful, and tossed it into the air. Her skin was shimmering like stars. She took the faerie powder and sprinkled some around her eyes and face. Pale pink eye shadow and blush appeared on her face. Finally opening the pouch containing the moon glow, she grabbed a couple handfuls and her skin was brighter and glowing. She took a last look in the mirror and then she was ready.

Cho opened the bathroom door and walked out. She put away all of her things into Harry's trunk and left a note saying to return them to her later. She opened the dormitory door and walked down the stairs to the common room. She glanced at the clock on the wall above the fireplace. '6:26' it read. She calmly walked down the stairs in her beautiful shoes and gently pushed the portrait door open. Harry was waiting for her outside.

"Wow! You look…you look well, beautiful!" Harry exclaimed.

He took her arm and led her down the stairs. The Great Hall was crowding and loads of students dressed up. Roars of chatter and disarray shot out into every corner of the room like a disease. Dumbledore emerged from a door nearby and the students instantly became quiet and stood still in an orderly fashion.

"Competitors, you shall go first. The Portkey leaves in ten minutes. Just enough time for everyone to get here. All of you may sit at your house tables while you're waiting. Competitors will sit at their table." He said.

The students sat at their house tables as Harry and Cho sat at the competitor's table. Melly was sitting on the opposite end of the table with Chris by her side. Alyssia sat next to Chris with Draco resting an arm on her shoulder. Ryan and Mandra were fighting their way down the stairs to get to their table. Soon they sat down and quickly, every student in the school was present. Dumbledore stepped towards the competitors and handed them each a Portkey. They touched their Portkeys and vanished. They reappeared in a beautiful field. There was a large clearing, tables and chairs were laid out with plates, and silverware and large gazebo housed it all. On the ceiling of the gazebo, was a beautiful crystal chandelier.

"It's beautiful!" said Melly.

"I know!" replied Chris.

The rest of the school appeared on the grounds and gasped in awe at the whole place. There was a small stage with microphones and musical instruments. Cho had seen it and flipped through the book of songs. She found the one she was looking for. "I'm With You" by Avril Lavigne. She got up to the stage and instantly musicians appeared at her side. She gave the microphones a quick test. All eyes were on her. She motioned for the musicians to play the music to "I'm With You". Then she opened her mouth and started singing.

"'I'm standing on bridge, I'm waiting in the dark. I thought that you'd be here, by now. There's nothing but the rain, no footsteps on the ground, I'm listening but there's no sound.

Isn't anyone trying to find me? Won't somebody come take me home?

It's a damn cold night, trying to figure out this life, won't you take me by the hand take me somewhere new, I don't know who you are, but I, I'm with you.

I'm looking for a place, searching for a face, Is there anybody here, I know? Cause nothings going right, and everything's a mess, and no one likes to be alone.

Isn't anyone trying to find me? Won't somebody come take me home?

It's a damn cold night, trying to figure out this life, won't you take me by the hand take me somewhere new, I don't know who you are, but I, I'm with you. I'm with you.

Why is everything so confusing? Maybe I'm just out of mind…Yeah…yeah…YEAAAHH!

It's a damn cold night, trying to figure out this life, won't you take me by the hand take me somewhere new, I don't know who you are, but I, I'm with you. I'm with you. I'm with you…'"

When Cho stopped singing Harry was near tears. He knew that Cho had intended the song to be for him. A roaring applause greeted Cho. She had a great voice! She walked off the stage and stood next to Harry. Harry saw Cho coming towards him and he quickly wiped away the tears that were welling up in his eyes.

"That was beautiful, Cho." Harry said.

"Thank you. It was for you, you know?" Cho replied.

"Yes. Thank you for singing that for me. And you're welcome. You have a beautiful voice." Harry commented.

"Thank you…" Cho said blushing pink.

"And I will take you by the hand and take you somewhere new. I was trying to find you. And I will take you home…er to your dormitory…" Harry said, also blushing a bit.

Cho smiled and held Harry's hand. "Go on, 'Take me by the hand, take me somewhere new.' But this time, I care about who you are."

Harry nodded and led Cho to a part of the field away from everyone. The grass was tall and amber gold in color.

"Cho, there's something that I've wanted to tell you since my third year." Harry said.

"What?" Cho asked curiously.

"Ever since I first saw you at the Quidditch match in my third year, I felt a feeling for you. Something different from anything I've ever felt before…I felt…love…Cho, what I'm trying to tell you is that I'm in love with you. You're the girl of my dreams, the one who stole my heart." Harry said rather quickly.

Cho caught every word and said nothing for a second.

"I just want to know if you feel the same way about me. Not because I'm famous, but because I'm just, well, me." Harry said.

"Harry, I…feel…I feel…Harry, I……I love you too…I felt the same feeling once I had turned you down when you asked me to the ball last year. I was going with Cedric, so what? The one I really should have gone with was you Harry. Not because of your fame or fortune, but because you are who you are. I love you Harry! I have stolen your heart and you have stolen mine. We feel the same about one another. We were meant to be. I just know it. I don't know how, but the Order of Phoenix is what brought us closer. The power of the phoenix is somehow bonding us, it's strange, but I am glad of it. If it hadn't happened, well, I would have never known what kind of person you are. It would've taken me ages to realize that. Harry-" Cho said but she stopped in mid sentence.

She kissed Harry with all the love in her heart. Their kiss was not a simple peck, like the one on the night Harry took Cho back to the dormitory after finding her singing on a balcony in the middle of the night. This one was different. It was true and full of love and passion.

"Harry, this is how I really feel about you!" Cho said.

Harry was breathless. "Cho I-I don't know how to react. It's just that I feel the same way. But I hide it."

"Don't hide anymore…" Cho replied.

"I won't." Harry said.

Cho and Harry were sitting in the grass and both laid down and looked up at the star-filled sky. Together they gazed at constellations and pointed out shapes that the stars made. Soon they both got quite tired. Cho rolled over in the grass so she was right next to Harry. He held her in his arms and both fell asleep together.

It had been at least two hours when they were awaken. Akira had been looking for them and finally found the two of them.

"Hurry! Get up! The other competitors are about to leave without you!" Akira said to them after she had shaken both out of their slumber.

Harry and Cho quickly got up and started running. There were carriages waiting them. Dumbledore opened the door to their carriage and both climbed inside. At an instant the carriage moved and the invisible horses that pulled it broke into a gallop.

As Cho gazed out the windows, a light snow started to fall.

"Harry, look! It's starting to snow!" She cried.

Soon the light snow became a blizzard. The ground was covered in snow and ice. The horses still continued to gallop and the snow on the road flew up from behind the carriage like a white misty tail. In twenty minutes they arrived back at Hogwarts. Upon opening the door to exit the carriage, Cho shuddered from the cold. Harry took off a jacket he was wearing over his shirt and draped it upon Cho's shoulders.

"T-thanks." She said, still shuddering.

"No problem." Harry replied.

Together they walked in the doors of the Great Hall and found everyone inside sitting down and wrapped in blankets. Madam Pomfrey was also there. She was giving each student a spoonful of Pepper-up Potion.

"Ms. Chang! Mr. Potter!" Madam Pomfrey exclaimed. "Here, both of you take this." She continued, shoving a spoon into both of their mouths.

Smoke steamed out of both of their ears. Harry and Cho laughed. Professor Delacour was wandering around handing over blankets. She saw Harry and Cho and handed both some blankets and conjured a mattress for them to sit on. Cho sat down and pulled the blanket around herself. Harry noticed that he was also cold pulled the blanket on himself before he sat down next to Cho. The thing that astonished Harry the most is when a great shaggy black dog walked past him and turned around and ran for Harry.

"Well hello Snuffles! I haven't seen you for a while!" Harry exclaimed.

"Hi there Snuffles." Cho said scratching the dog behind its ears.

Snuffles barked and pounced on Cho and started licking her face. Cho was laughing.

"It tickles!" She said through laughter.

Dumbledore strode towards Harry and Cho. He took note that Snuffles was there and held out his hand. Snuffles raised his paw. Dumbledore shook Snuffles' paw and wrote a note on a piece of parchment that appeared out of no where. He set the note on the floor. Snuffles read it and barked in understanding.

"Snuffles, perhaps I should tell you what is to happen when the power is awaken…" Dumbledore said.

Snuffles nodded and as Dumbledore started walking away, Snuffles trotted alongside him.

"What do you think they're talking about?" Cho asked.

"The Order of Phoenix." Harry replied.

"Hm…I guess that's the only logical answer…" Cho replied. "I'm still tired, even though we didn't even dance at the ball. I guess I'm just real tired."

"I'm tired too…C'mon, let's go to our dormitory." Harry said standing up and held out his hand to help Cho up.

Cho took his hand and shakily stood up.

"Cho, are you alright?" Harry asked.

"I'm dizzy……colors………suffering………pain………death………" Cho said swaying with each step she took.

Harry realized that Cho must be having another vision and ran her up to Dumbledore's office.

In seconds they were there. Harry panted and caught his breath then knocked loudly on the wall with the stone gargoyle.

"Come on! Open!" He said in anguish.

The wall slid open and Harry saw Sirius standing in the doorway.

"Come inside." Sirius said.

Harry walked in with Cho. Together the three of them walked onto the moving staircase to Dumbledore's office and opened the door. Dumbledore was waiting for them.

"Sirius, set the girl in the chair over there." Dumbledore said.

Harry let go of Cho's hand and she nearly fell to the ground, but Sirius quickly caught and carried her over to the chair that Dumbledore had pointed to.

"What's wrong with her?" Harry asked.

"Harry, Cho has a unique gift. Usually, the descendant of Ravenclaw cannot 'see'. But Cho can. She is a 'seer' and she can see things before they happen. These images she is seeing are stronger because the day you both will have the fight to save our world is very near. She is losing strength. Most descendants failed to perform the Order of Phoenix because they were too weak and their magical powers were draining along with their lives. Harry, in order to save her you will have to accompany her in one of her visions. This vision she is having. I will let you both stay in the guest bedroom up here. I will cast a spell to link your minds to one another. I'm sure both of you are tired so you won't need a sleeping spell." Dumbledore explained.

Harry firmly nodded. Sirius led the way to the guest bedroom. Harry went and lifted Cho off of the chair and set her on the bed in the room. Harry climbed onto the bed and instantly both Harry and Cho fell asleep and Harry heard Dumbledore mutter a spell that he didn't know. Soon he saw himself standing next to Cho.

"Cho, where are we?" Harry asked.

"This is what I've been seeing. It's getting clearer each passing day. I don't understand why I keep seeing it. But I know that this will happen. Watch." Cho replied pointing at a grassy area surrounded by trees.

"Is that the grounds?" Harry asked.

"Yes." Cho answered.

Then as if an invisible force was moving the two of them, Cho was placed in front of Harry and in front of them was Voldemort. Behind them were Akira, Ron, and Hermione.

"The time has come for me to destroy you Harry Potter!" Voldemort said.

"You will not!" Harry heard himself say.

"Foolish boy…prepare to die. Don't worry girl, you'll be next. And so will all the rest of you. You won't feel a thing. Trust me." Voldemort said raising his wand at Harry.

"We could never trust you!" Akira screamed.

"You will learn. It is time that you have met your match, Harry Potter! Avada Kedavra!" Voldemort yelled into the frozen silence.

"NO!!!!" Cho screamed.

She leapt forward and hit the ground, dead.

Harry's eyes streamed with tears. Then everything was fading away. The scene disappeared. And so did the dream. In its place was the ceiling of the guest bedroom in Dumbledore's office.

"Harry!" Cho exclaimed. "You were there! Now do you understand?"

Harry had tears in his eyes. He must've cried while he slept. "I-I didn't know…I understand now."

"Come now, we must empty what you've seen into the Pensieve. In order for us to understand, we will need to see it ourselves." Dumbledore said.

"Ok." Cho and Harry said together.

They all walked back into Dumbledore's office and sat down in the chairs in front of his desk. Dumbledore opened the cabinet that the Pensieve was in. He put the Pensieve on the desk and tapped his wand at Cho's forehead and Harry's as well. The thin drops of silver that held the vision were emptied into the Pensieve. The silvery surface turned gold, then green and silver.

"Sirius, come. We shall see what has happened. You both wait here. We will be back in a few minutes." Dumbledore said.

Sirius looked inside the Pensieve and Dumbledore looked inside as well. Both were sucked into the small stone basin and disappeared.

"I hope they get back soon." Harry said.

"I hope so too…" Cho replied.

It had been at least 10 minutes until Sirius and Dumbledore finally returned.

"Harry, if this really going to happen, you both will need to uh…have uh…bond…" Sirius said not knowing exactly how to word his statement.

"You mean, fall in love?" Cho said.

"Exactly." Sirius replied.

"Don't worry, already taken care of." Harry and Cho said.

"Now that we have gotten past that certain barrier, I will need to tell you what exactly happens." Dumbledore said.