Froggie2: No problem. The complement was very true. Wow, my story made you cry? That's probably the best complement that I can get. Thanks. Yes, it's not going to be so easy for Harry, and Cho to hook up, but at least now he will trust her. But Cho had to go because she has some stuff at home to take care of for a time. You know I think I lost most of my readers, because it took me so long to even get the two to this point in the story. Thanks for posting a review.
darkwave390: Hi, and thanks for reviewing my chapter. Well basically Beverly doesn't trust Harry at all. It's the way he treated her the last year, and this year. Plus, from Beverly's perspective, Harry attacking people on the train to school, attacking people on the pitch, and threatening Miller, and Patel. She wanted to let him know that if he… we'll I don't want to spoil the chapter for you.
imakeeper: Hi, thanks again for posting a review, and a longer one at that.:) Well it's never in Marietta's plan to kill Cho, as she is trying to use her to get at Harry. In fact this is her twisted idea of a last ditch attempt to… well read on and you'll see. Just know that Marietta has forgotten how to win friends and influence people.
T-person: Thanks for the review. Well Harry did finally snap out of it, but Cho has to go now to be with her mum. Harry will have his own problems. But I'm afraid that there is more pain in store for Cho. She will now have problems at home, but I think that no one could blame her for being depressed here, or in OOTP. But maybe Cho is stronger than she gives herself credit for. What do ya think?
Back again everyone… well everyone who's left anyway. Um this chapter makes the last part of the day that Cho leaves. But I had to write it. I needed to finish it up. Marietta is waiting for Cho of course, and Beverly waiting for Harry. I'm going to move about at a quicker pace, because I need to get further down in the school year. Next time Cho will be at hospital, and I'm working on developing that chapter. It will start off the next day, but quickly jump to later. Harry will be going with someone on the rebound, out of a since that an emptiness needs to be filled. It's not exactly love that he will be looking for, but something to keep him from being alone… but I'm getting ahead of myself for now. I hope the chapter is okay. Thanks for reading.
Chapter 51: Breathless on a train
Marietta stood in the doorway to Cho's train compartment with a mischievous smile on her face, twirling her wand about in one hand. She had a red leather purse, over her shoulder, and her broom was lying against the door. Cho shot up out of her seat and instinctively, out of habit reached for her own wand only to find herself grasping at nothing.
"Shit!" Cho said remembering that she had turned her wand into professor Flitwick days earlier. Marietta's smile became even more pronounced as she tossed her hair with her hand.
"Opps… forget something Cho?" Marietta asked innocently. Cho folded her arms in front of her and gave Marietta a hateful stair.
"Piss off, sneak! Haven't you bothered me enough, can't you at least let me leave in peace now. You should be happy now that you'll never have to see me again, so why harass me all the way home?" Cho said in utter disgust. Marietta put her hand to her heart and displayed a look of mock hurt from Cho's statement.
'Uh, Cho, what a terrible thing to say to me, after I came all this way to wish you well on your little holiday, and what makes you think that I'm happy about you leaving? Really, I'm very sad to hear about your poor mum. I was thinking of sending her an owl, with a get well card just the other day. After all I really feel for her having a family and daughter in particular that cares so little about her that they put her in a hospital run by those people. I mean come on; you don't really seem to have a lot of compassion for your poor mum. I'm actually disappointed in you Cho. But… hump, good friend that I am, I came to wish you well before you leave, and to tell you that when you get back we can be friends again, just like old times. Wouldn't that be fun?" Marietta asked in a giggling voice.
"Ha, I have no wish to ever be your friend Marietta, now get out of here before I push you off the train." Cho said.
"My, such violent behavior, it comes from associating with mudbloods you see. It's important that you become free of such rubbish for your own good Cho. You know the people that you spend your time with are having a bad effect on your marks, that's why you're failing. With your marks as bad as they are this year, you're going to need someone of my superior intelligence to help get you through the school year. I mean… you know I'm the most intelligent girl in the school, I could help bring your marks up in…" Marietta started, but was cut off.
"I said piss off! I don't want your help, and you're not good enough to even talk about my friends or my family, so shut up, and leave me alone. I don't need your help, and I don't need you talking shit about the people I love!" Cho said with a barely controlled rage.
"Oh, you must calm yourself Cho. There's no need to get worked up… after all, like I said, I'm here as a friend to wish you a good time until you come back. Why not join Danielle and I? Come on Cho, your one of us, you've always denied that being a pureblood is important to you, but… isn't it really wonderful knowing that your better than other people?" Marietta finished, sincerely believing her rant. Cho looked at Marietta now with a mixture of hate, and pity respectively. She couldn't believe that Marietta still expected her to buy in to her doctrine of racial superiority.
"Are you deaf Marietta? I told you that there is no difference between a pureblood, half-blood, Muggleborn, or even Muggles, I think…" Cho started.
"No difference between us and Muggles? What a sick thing to say you stupid child. Those Muggles that you profess to put on equal footing to us are tearing you're mum apart! I've checked into it! Read what a radical Mastectomy is, they are butchering your mum as we speak, ripping her breast off, and it's a big part your fault for supporting such primitive nonsense! One would think that you hate your mum with that way that…" Marietta started off on another rant, but stopped in mid sentence when she saw Cho rushing her, fist ready to swing. Marietta pointed her wand at Cho, and yelled a jinx right before Cho reached her.
"Airis Concussionist!" Marietta shouted and sent Cho flying against the wall in a heap with an air burst charm, her hand striking, and breaking a window, and leaving a bloody splatter on the pain, from the gash in Cho's hand. Cho got up, a little dazed and in a lot of pain from the wound that she held close to her stomach, while she doubled over and grunted from the pain. Marietta's face was one of genuine surprise. "Oh my god! Did… did you just try and attack me without magic? My, my, my Cho, you really must love those people. You're acting just like them. Ha, ha, ha, oh… Cho, you can be so humorous sometime, even if you're not trying. You didn't really… think that you were going to make it to me before I could put a jinx on you, did you? Oh my god you did, didn't you? You poor, stupid, little girl. What am I going to do with you, tisk, tisk, tisk. That was very pathetic." Marietta continued in a light giggling voice as Cho, who was now setting down on a bench, taking out a tea towel out of her steamer trunk, and wrapping it around her hand, which still had glass from the window imbedded in it. Cho looked up at Marietta, her face a mixture of pain, and rage.
"What the hell do you want from me, I told you, I'm not going to join your stupid society you arse!" Cho shouted, but didn't make another attempt to attack Marietta.
"Really Cho, I'm sick of you calling my society stupid. It's getting very old. Now what's so stupid about an organization that puts a special group of people above others, why must you keep calling us stupid all the time?" Marietta asked in a girlish voice. Cho looked at her with narrow eyes, and a frown on her face, as she held the towel over the cut on her hand, putting pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding.
"Well Marietta, besides the bullocks reason that you just stated, and the fact that it's made up of a bunch of stupid gits like yourself… the acronym for your society is stupid!" Cho said in a hostile tone. Marietta looked at Cho blankly for a second.
"What are you talking about Cho? Our society doesn't have an acronym." Marietta said with sincerity. A light smile came across Cho's face, and her next words were spoken very slowly, and very clearly.
"The Society of Truth, Uniformity, Purity, Intellectualism and Domination. S...T...U...P... I...D... I guess you bunch of geniuses never put that together did you? Most intelligent girl in school." Cho said sarcastically. Marietta silently moved her mouth repeating the name of her society in quite thought. A look of anger came across her face with the realization that she was correct about the acronym. She through her arms about in frustration.
"We'll, were used to writing it in mostly European languages, like German, and French, so it's not the same. In German it's; Die Gesellschaft der Wahrheit, der Gleichförmigkeit, der Reinheit, des Intellectualism und der Herrschaft.
, or they say in France, where we're based; La société de la vérité, de l'uniformité, de la pureté, de l'Intellectualism et de la domination. You see, it's just a coincidence that it happened that way, and now that you've brought it to my attention, we'll change it soon enough." Marietta said trying to save face from the embarrassment of not knowing that in her native language, that the society had such a silly acronym in the language. Cho's smile had left her face now, and she was getting up from her seat, still keeping pressure on the cut in her hand with the now blood stained towel.
"It… won't do… you any good Marietta, now matter how you spell it, in what ever language, It's still stupid, because… your ideas are stupid. I don't know everything that you lot are up to, but whatever it is you won't get away… with it." Cho said still hurting, and grunting from the pain. We're not better than anyone else because of our ability to use magic, and you're an idiot for believing it." Cho said. And didn't your society start in the United Kingdom anyway? So it did start out with the acronym Stupid. I think stupid is a very appropriate word to describe you lot." Cho finished. Marietta looked like she was about to explode with rage, as her cheeks turned red, and a look of loathing came across her face, then suddenly her expression changed back to a smile again. Marietta raised her wand to Cho and shouted "Funis Colligo!" a jinx that caused magical rope to wrap tightly around Cho's arms, and making her drop the towel, revealing, her deep, bleeding cut. Marietta walked over to Cho, and grabbed her hand roughly, and looked over the wound, making Cho winch with pain.
"Hummm, doesn't look too good Chang. You could bleed to death, fortunately for you, that's not in my plans. Marietta held her wand up to the cut, and Cho flinched, turning away with the limited mobility that she had in the confines of the magical ropes. Marietta pulled harder on her hand to move it closer to her. "Calm down Cho, I'm just going to repair it, don't you trust me?" Marietta asked.
"No I don't!" Cho replied. Marietta smiled a toothy grin, and put her wand up to Cho's head.
"Well your just going to have to, because with you bound and wandless I could perform a host of really nasty jinxes on you, now give me your hand before I really hurt you. Now!" Marietta said annoyed. Cho realized that Marietta was right, she had no means to defend herself. Cho nervously raised her hand to Marietta, who used a charm to stop the bleeding. When she was finished Cho looked down and noticed that there was still a large scar running across her hand. Cho looked up at Marietta.
"What about the scar Marietta?" Cho asked coldly.
"Puffftttt… oh come on Cho, what do I look like, a healer of St. Mungoes?" Marietta laughed. "Basic magical aide. I stopped the bleeding, that's all I know how to do, and it's enough… besides, it's a healthy reminder to not attack your own kind… especially without magic. Now… I hope that we can have a civil conversation for the rest of the time that I'm here." Marietta said casually.
"Certainly not, I hope that I don't have to put up with your arse all the way to London." Cho said bitterly.
"No, you don't have the honor of my company all the way back; I've just come by for a short talk to talk some since into you. After all now that you told Potter that he has no chance with you, I can see that there is still hope for you."
"How did you know that I talked with Harry, and what we talked about?" Cho shouted, enraged at her privacy being violated. Marietta giggled, and pulled out a pair of what looked like long rubber ears out of her purse.
"Hee, hee, I found out using the most useful tool from a pair of the most genius purebloods in the wizarding world. Although I don't think that they understand the full potential of their inventions. These are extendable ears, and they allow a person to hear what other people are saying from a long distance. I was lucky to have them in my purse by coincidence. You see Cho I had planned to talk to you on the platform, so I flew down there this morning from my room, wanting to avoid the other Ravenclaws that were not too happy with me about the whole letter at the party thing, but when I saw Potter… well I ducked back in the train. Then I watched from this car as you and Beverly met with him. Well naturally I had to find out what was going on, and I remembered these extendable ears that I got from a joke shop in Diagon Alley. They extend up to a hundred yards if you want them too. I'm surprised that you and Potter didn't see them, but I guess that you conversation was a bit intense, so neither of you noticed.
"You had no right to do that! That was a private conversation!" Cho said angrily.
"Oh stop bitching Cho, you should know by now that I do whatever I want too. Besides, it's not like I'm going to blab your secretes all over the school like Luna Lovegood, which by the way congratulations of getting her out of your life, there are some purebloods that just are not even good enough to attend our school." Marietta said.
"Shut up Marietta, Luna's a lot brighter than you give her credit for." Cho shouted. And since when do you ever go to joke shops, you're the unfunniest person that I've ever met!" Cho said angrily. Marietta smiled.
"Oh come on Cho, I find plenty of things funny, like your love for those silly, useless muggles, and those impure mudblood friends of yours. Now come on, why keep siding with Potter, and his lot? When you come back after visiting you mum…" Marietta started again, but was cut off.
"I told you I'm never coming back here again, the good thing about that is that I'll never have to see you or you stuck up friends again!" Cho shouted. Marietta's smile widened.
"Oh, you'll come back Miss Chang. Rest assured, You'll come back, and you'll be begging for my help once you do." Marietta said coldly.
"What makes you so sure Marietta?" Cho asked in monotone. Marietta tossed her head, and giggled.
"Oh, call it a hunch. You'll eventually see that Potter is a dangerous sadistic psycho. As, I said. I don't know why you side with him and his lot over me and my friends anyway. I haven't said anything to you that he hasn't. Didn't he just call you a chink the other day? So why are you so keen on supporting him?" Marietta asked.
"He's risked his life to save people from You-know-who constantly. He accepts people no matter who they are, and he's my friend. And your not! You and your lot are the only one's who shouldn't be allowed to attend our school." Cho said.
"I shouldn't be in school? I'm not the one that was failing all her classes, even charms this year, your best class. You used to get almost perfect marks in every class but Defense Against Dark Arts, until that mudblood boy that you liked so much died." Marietta finished. Cho struggled to break free of the ropes in vein, at Marietta's insult about Cedric. Marietta watched Cho trying to free herself from the ropes, and giggled some more. "Oh come on Cho, you don't really think that you'll get free of this do you? You see unlike yourself, I get perfect marks in school. I know how to cast a proper binding spell. Besides, what are you so upset about. You know that his mother's parents were muggles, so in a since, just for that… he had it coming." Marietta said in a light tone. Cho's head shot up at Marietta, and she gritted her teeth.
"Marietta, when I get out of these ropes, I'm going to kill you!" Cho said, her hands clenched into fist. Marietta held her wand to Cho's ropes.
"Adstringo!" Marietta shouted, and the ropes around Cho began to tighten a little, causing her to struggle to breath. Marietta put her face close to Cho's. "I don't like being threatened by a blood traitor like yourself. I know that you'll never join us, but I felt that I had to try, because you defended me against Potter, I felt that I owed you a favor. Now I can see that you're to much in love with your inferior friends. Fine! Then I'll treat you like them. Marietta sat Cho down on one of the train benches, and watched her struggle to breath for a few minutes. "Still going to try and kill me Cho?" She asked lightly. Cho looked at her more in pain now, than in anger. "Marietta… leave… leave… me… alone. Get these… ropes… off…mmm… me." Cho gasped out. Marietta put her arm around Cho, and mimicked her gasping.
"Cho… you've… got… to… say… the… magic… words." Marietta said. Cho looked at her in pain.
"Plll... please." Cho requested. Marietta tossed her hair and laughed.
"No... That's not the magic word for today. It's actually more than one. "Say, I hope that Potter dies a horrible death at the hands of you know who. Then I'll loosen the ropes for you. You can say it slowly." Marietta teased. A look of anger came across Cho's face, and she struggled to break free once more, to no end.
"Go… to… hell Marietta." Cho gasped. Marietta's smile turned to a frown. She pulled Cho to her feet, and through her to the ground with a painful thud.
"Wrong answer Cho. Let me show you the consequences for a wrong answer in my class. Marietta raised her wand. "Adstringo!" Marietta shouted, and the ropes again tightened around Cho, who could now only manage the shortest of breathes. Her eyes were wide with panic, and she had to be perfectly still to concentrate on getting any small breath that she could. Marietta stood there, looking over Cho with an expression of satisfaction. "I could use the spell again Cho, I could use it until you chinkey eyes pop out of your head if I want too. Don't be smart with me. Cho was in tremendous pain, she felt that she was going to be sick, her head was numb, and her heart felt like it was about to burst. Tears of pain now flowed down her eyes, and she was sure that she was about to die. This was it. She called out for help to anyone that might here her, but, her cries were in actuality a whisper.
"Help… help me… help me…" Cho said in a barley audible whisper. Marietta knelt over Cho putting her ear to Cho's head, and spoke. Come on Cho, all you have to do is say it. Say; I hope that Potter dies a horrible death at the hands of you know who. Then I'll release you. Cho looked up at Marietta, and mouthed something inaudible to her, a look of pain and capitulation on her face.
"What was that Cho? Did you want to say something?" Marietta asked. Cho mouthed something again, but only the words "die" and "Who" were audible.
"Hummm let me help you with that Cho." Marietta cast a spell that lightly loosened the ropes on Cho. Marietta put her ear down to Cho's mouth one more time, and listened. "Now, what did you want to tell me again Cho?" she asked knowingly. Cho gasped a few more times, then she spoke, slowly.
"I… hope… that… that..." Cho began.
"That's it Cho, go on say it." Marietta smiled a big toothy grin. Cho used all her strength to pull in a large breath, and bust out with a statement.
"That… Marietta Edgencombe dies… a horrible death… at the hands of… You-Know-Who!" Cho burst out in pain. Marietta's smile again turned to a look of anger, and she stood up, and looked down at Cho, and nodded.
"Fine! If that's the way that you want it…" Marietta raised lowered her wand to the floor that Cho lying on. "Adstringo!" she shouted, and Cho again felt the tremendous pain of suffocation. Marietta, pulled a fag (cigarette) from her purse, and lit up, watching with enjoyment as Cho struggled, until she had finished the fag. Marietta then stood up and pointed her wand at Cho saying an incantation to remove the ropes. Cho gasped deep breaths, trying to recover from almost suffocating to death. Marietta knelt down again to talk to her.
You're muggle friends are butchering your mum! And you complain about me? You know, it's really sad what happened to your family… some of the purebloods with the most prestigious lineage around, and they end up trusting in muggles. I blame you for it Cho. No other Chang has ever dated outside the bloodline, and yet you… infect your family with the idea of associating with people who are not only non pureblood magic users, but people who have no magic ability at all. And then you send your poor mum to get cut to pieces by them. You're a depraved little girl. You need to disassociate yourself with the muggle world, and come back to ours." Marietta scolded. Cho looked up at her, still short on breath.
"You don't know… anything… about it. Their… saving my… mum's… life. She… is… going to… recover. She… she's going to… be okay. They are trying to… help her. She… will be okay… because of the doctors." Cho gasped.
"Hummm, after what they did to her, I'd rather be dead. She's not a whole woman anymore now, now she's just some freak because of the muggles." Cho enraged at the comment rose slowly to her feet, and slowly walked over to Marietta to attack her, but she was still too weak to be any danger and Marietta simply pushed her down with minimal effort. Cho looked back at Marietta with a mixture of pain, and rage.
"She is a whole woman, and… she's not a freak. She's the most… beautiful women in the… world. I'm going to kill you Marietta… I'm going to…" Cho started.
"Kill me? Honestly Cho, it's not my fault you let those people do this to her. It's probably by your suggestion. Weren't you even working for those people last summer? I honestly feel sorry for her. If she had been at St. Mungoes than she would have been cured by now. So, do go wanting to kill me when you did this to her. Marietta walked back over to Cho. "You're such a disappointment Cho. Pathetic. Marietta kicked her lightly in the leg, and then looked around the train compartment. She then pointed her wand at Cho again, and jinxed her with a spell that caused her to go deaf. Cho was to exhausted to move. She watched lying on the floor, as Marietta shouted unheard words, and shot blue illumination from her wand all around the compartment. When she was done, Marietta shot Cho with a beam that restored her hearing. Marietta put her wand back in her purse, and headed to the door, grabbing her broom. She looked back at Cho one last time. "Well, I have to fly now. You know I was trying to repay a favor by trying to convince you one last time to join our society, but you had your chance, I thought that I owed you one for sticking up for me last year, but now I realize that I owe you nothing Chang. When you get back, you're going to be just like one of them to me, Of no value. Oh! And I wouldn't tell anyone about this little conversation. No one would believe you anyway. See you soon Cho." Marietta said and walked out the door.
Cho was breathing more normal now, but was still exhausted. She moved up from the floor, and sat in the bench, cold fresh air blowing in her face from the broken and bloody window pane, drying her teal filled eyes. Cho looked down at her broom, wanting to take off after Marietta when she was rested, but knew that she had to get to her mum as soon as possible. Revenge, no mater how much she wanted it for this, was not a luxury that she could afford. She didn't have time to live for herself now.
Beverly Jones led Harry into an inter court yard with an overhanging roof made of grey rock, and supported by a single pillar. Harry kept his hand close to his wand anxious that he was about to be attacked, by Cho's friend. Once they were under the roof Beverly turned to Harry and pointed an accusing finger at him. "What did you say to Cho Potter!" Beverly demanded angrily.
"I apologized for being such an arse the other day, well actually for being such an arse lately. I asked her to forgive me." Harry replied in a depressed tone, an emotionless expression on his face.
"I hope that she didn't make the mistake of actually doing that, forgiving you. "What else did you say to her Potter?" Beverly continued. A frown came across Harry's face.
"What ever else that was said was none of your business. It's private between me and Cho. But I didn't insult her, or hurt her feelings if that's what you mean." Harry said. Beverly looked him over as if trying to read a lie from his body language.
"You had better not Potter. You don't know how much Cho means to me, to a lot of people here at Hogwarts. If I ever find out that you try and do something to her or any of my friends than I'm going to drag you down to Azkaban myself. I've had a strong desire to zap you with some of the worst jinxes around, but knew that Cho would never forgive me if I did. She still believes you're a nice person, and as much as Cho is a person of good intentions, her judgment is now always the best. I'm going to be checking up on Cho from time to time by owl, if I find out that you've been harassing her, than you and me are going to do some dulling Potter. And I'm very good at dulling." Beverly said in a harsh tone.
"I told you that I only went down to apologize to her. What makes you think that I'm such a bad guy anyway?" Harry shot back.
"Ha, why shouldn't I… after the papers condemning you last year as someone who was probable to go off in a violent rage at any moment. Then this year when you did and attacked the people on the train, and then Cindy Miggins on the Quidditch Pitch, and threatened Allen Miller, and Padma Patel in school." Beverly said. You've been attacking people since before you even arrived in the school, and they still haven't found Padma Patel yet, did you have anything to do with her disappearance Potter?" Beverly shot suspiciously. Harry hesitated before he answered, the nightmare he had had about killing Padma that night a few weeks ago was still gnawing at his mine. Because he had had the nightmare about attacking Cindy Miggins a day after it happened, and one about threatening Miller and Padma after the event happened it filled Harry with fear about how he might eventually find Padma. What if I am going crazy? What if I am going off on all these people? No, I can't have done it. It has to be Malfoy… he's the cause of all this. It's his fault. His fathers a death eater. Even if the Occlumey lessons were a disaster I would still know if I was being controlled by the imperious curse. Dumbledore would know too. But then he hasn't been around much has he? Hasn't even called me into his office, hasn't had a word to say to me. I've rarely seen him in the great hall either. Surely he can't still be fighting Voldermort in Eastern Europe…" Harry thought, but his reflecting was interrupted by Beverly's shouting.
"I asked you a question Potter! Don't just stand there looking stupid, answer me right now." Beverly said. Harry looked up at Beverly annoyed.
"No, I didn't have anything to do with her disappearance, but I have a suspicion who did. However, as I don't have any proof about them begin involved, I'm not going to accuse without evidence. I suggest that you do the same, and not accuse me without evidence.
"Your actions this year are all the proof that I require Potter! I brought you down here to give you a warning, the only one that you're going to get from me. Stay away from my friends, and I especially Cho. Or I'll break every bone in your body, understand?" Beverly shot. Harry was getting annoyed at the repeated accusations and order that he was given.
"Look I don't want anything to do with you and your friends, and as for Cho, well… she said it's over between us anyway. Why are you so obsessed with this, I told you that I went down to apologize to her, why would I try and hurt her? I love her! I think that your just jealous Jones. You already said that you're a lesbian, I think that you just want her so your trying to make sure that I don't get in your way. Well it will make you happy to know that I blew my chance to be with her. I screwed everything up, and now I don't have a chance. I've lost her to my own stupidity. So you can try and be with her now. You win." Harry shot back, his voice breaking a little, at the realization of his situation in regards to Cho. Beverly put her hand in her head, and gave Harry a look of pity.
"Potter you git. We don't have that type of relationship, and I have a girlfriend. To add Cho isn't gay or bisexual anyway, so even if I was interested she wouldn't be. Cho is my best friend." Beverly said annoyed.
"Why would she be best friends with someone like you?" Harry said, referring to Beverly's constant rude behavior, and violent temper, and not her sexual preference.
Well not that it's any of your business Potter, but to let you know what kind of person that Cho is I'll let you know why Cho is my best friend. Cho is the one who got a lot of people to stop harassing me, when I came out of the closet. She still accepted me as a friend, after other friends of mine had disavowed me. She never treated me less after I told her, and helped me get through the ordeal.
"What do you mean, she accepted you because you were in someone's closet?" Harry asked blankly.
"Oh god. Coming out of the closet, means telling people that I'm gay. It's an expression you bone head. Anyway the point is that I owe Cho a lot, I'm always looking out for her, because she looked out for me, and a lot of other people who were made fun of for one reason or another too. That's the kind of person that she is. One who hates prejudice and injustice. But she's very naïve too. She thought that she could change a racist like Marietta, and she still thinks that she can change a racist like you. " Beverly said.
"I'm not a racist. I said I was sorry for what I said, and I meant it. I'm not like Marietta, and I'm not going to hurt Cho or anyone else. Damit, I'm The Boy Who Lived. I helped stop You-Know-Who at the ministry battle last year. I'm not like Marietta at all!" Harry said his face flushing red with anger, at the accusation.
"Whatever Potter! I don't believe you. I didn't believe you last year, and I don't this year. I just brought you here to let you know that I won't let you get away with anymore attacks on people. If you go after any of my friends… than I'm coming after you. I know that your dangerous, and I'm going to be watching you closely from now on, so you'd better not step out of line." Beverly scolded Harry.
"Who do you think that you are threatening me? You're not even a prefect!" Harry said back. Beverly patted the wand in her pocket.
"I don't have to be a prefect to put a jinx on you so bad that you'll be in the hospital ward for a week. I mean what I said. Don't… step out of line." Beverly finished. She turned and walked out of the courtyard leaving Harry Brooding about the incident, and false accusations. Rage built up inside him so much that he slammed his fist into the concrete pillar next to him, and let out a pain filled shout.
"Owww! Shit. That hurt." He said to himself, as he looked at the bloody scrapes on his hand. He pulled out his wand, and recited a first aide incantation, instantly stopping the bleeding, but leaving fresh scabs on his knuckles. He felt alone, and depressed as he left to eat at the Great Hall. He needed to hold someone, anyone, not to talk, but just to embrace another human being. As he turned down a corridor, he saw Fiona talking to some Slytherins from her year. She looked up and saw him the next instant.
"Harry, Harry come here for a moment!" Fiona said excited. Harry walked directly up to her, and gave her a tight hug, burying his head in her shoulder.
"Mmmmm… what's with all the affection?" She asked in a sensual tone.
"Just hold me a minute." Harry said. "Just hold me and tell me that you care about me." Harry said in a sad tone. Fiona gave him a tight squeeze for a brief moment, and said that she of coerce she cared about him. Then she lightly pushed him away.
"Now Harry You remember Donald and my friends from the Great Hall the other day, right?" Fiona asked gesturing to the others beside them. Harry nodded, and exchanged pleasantries with them. "Donald is going to have a bash this Thursday night in one of the empty classrooms. It's very hush-hush, so I only want you to tell the hero's of the Battle at the Ministry, Hermione, and Ron, and Neville Longbottom to come. Well bring our own friends, keep it very quite, and don't get caught by filch, or Miss Norris. I'll give you a map to the room at dinner." Fiona said.
"Okay, but what about Luna Lovegood, she was at the battle of the Ministry." Harry said. Fiona caressed Harry's face with her soft hands.
"Oh, Harry sweetie… we've already discussed this. You can hang out with Luna another time. Wouldn't you rather be with me Thursday night? I mean, we don't have to spend all night at the party. We can… spend some time, just the two of us." Fiona said, and kissed him lovingly. When she pulled away she looked into his eyes. "Now, do you think that you could go to one party without Luna Lovegood, for me?" She asked sensually. Harry was aroused at the passionate kiss, and still a little lonely, and now a bit confused.
"Well… okay. I suppose that I can make time for her later. But… but we have to discuss this later Fiona." Harry said hesitantly. Fiona nodded and smiled.
"Of coarse Harry-poo, but after the party. I'll see you at dinner; I'll give you the map then." Fiona said, and left for class followed by her friends who bid Harry goodbye with a snickering, collective: "Goodbye Harry-poo." Harry's face turned red from embarrassment, but it was good to be held and kissed by someone that believed in him, he needed Fiona right now, he needed someone to hold him, and fill the since of loss that was overwhelming him, he thought as he walked down the hall to his next class.