"Harry?" Cho asked, catching him just as he rounded a corner to head towards Gryffindor Tower.

"Yes, Cho?" he asked with a nervous smile, turning at the sound of her voice. Valentine's was fast approaching, and Harry had plans to ask the Ravenclaw to spend it with him.

"I was just wondering if maybe we could… hang out. Later, perhaps. I'm almost late for Divination."

"Oh, sure, of course! I'll come over to your table at dinner?"

"I'll come to you. See you later!" She called as she rushed off to her class.

/HG\\\\

"Hi Harry!" Cho smiled, taking a seat next to the boy at the Gryffindor table. "Hi Ron," she paused, and took a longer moment to smile more softly at the girl across from her. "Hermione…"

"So, Cho, how was your day?" Harry asked, filling his plate with food.

The Ravenclaw kept her eyes on Hermione as she answered. "Oh, y'know. Same old. Trelawney is batty, as usual."

"Isn't she always?" Hermione laughed. "Years of staring at her reflection in a glorified marble's made her lose hers."

Cho giggled a little flirtatiously, resting her chin in her hand and distractedly pushing her food around her plate, still gazing at Hermione.

"You going to Hogsmeade, Valentine's weekend?" Cho asked curiously just after dessert was served.

Harry and Ron chorused a 'Yep,' whilst Hermione shook her head.

"My Uncle never got around to signing my forms. I blew his sister up like a balloon and then legged it."

Cho giggled again. "Pity. We could've gotten some butterbeer together."

"Indeed," Hermione smirked. "You'll have to smuggle me back a bott-"

"Actually, Cho," Harry interrupted, and cleared his throat. "I was wondering if you might like to go with me…"

"Sorry, what?" Cho frowned, turning to look at him for the first time since they'd sat down. "I didn't quite catch that."

Harry pursed his lips a little. "Would you go to Hogsmeade with me? On Valentine's."

"Oh… I'll think it over…" She muttered awkwardly.

Ron sat up a little straighter, wiping the ice cream from his lips. "Hermion-"

"No, Ronald. Not interested, remember?" She laughed, elbowing his side.

"Ah well, worth a shot," he smirked.

By now it was almost common knowledge that Hermione was only interested in a particular type, and with the girls taking up more than half of Hogwarts' population, she was sure to find others who were like her – and it seemed that Cho was one of them.

Ron was the first person Hermione had come out to, outside of girls she'd kissed and teachers she'd spoken too, and while he'd confessed he'd fancied her a little, he'd taken it incredibly well, and now they were even better friends than before. Often they would sit with Every Flavour Beans and respectfully discuss the female students.

/HG\\\\

When Valentine's did roll around, Harry still hadn't received an answer from Cho. As he left Gryffindor tower to go to Hogsmeade anyway, he heard quiet giggles followed by a shushing noise, down a tiny corridor.

Curious, he followed the sound, peeking around the corner of the incredibly thin hallway and pulling back almost instantly. He shook his head, shocked by what he'd just seen.

To confirm he wasn't hallucinating, he looked again.

What he'd seen turned out to be real; Cho pressed lightly against the wall by Hermione, lips locked and hands roaming. Hermione was ever so slightly taller than Cho, and had one arm around Cho's waist, pressing their bodies together.

Harry quickly left, feeling downtrodden, and went to join the students leaving for Hogsmeade.

Hermione looked up, hearing the quickly retreating footsteps. "I think someone just spotted us…" she muttered.

Cho giggled again. "I don't care," and pulled Hermione back in.