Strange things? Well, why don't they pick up a hobby. That would be the smartest thing to do, wouldn't it? Other than put us into these strange situations.
[Oh.... Okay, hugs. Hugs are nice. And she may or may not be clinging to him in the process. Just a bit. He hasn't mentioned anything about what happened... Which means it may not have happened yet to him.... She doesn't want to be the one to break the news.]
It isn't.... Hogwarts-- We can find an alternative...
[His laugh, oh Merlin how she's missed that. But why does he have to ask what's wrong again? She buries her face in his shoulder and shakes her head. No. She does not want to be the one to tell him...]
[ he knows something is absolutely wrong now, and draws away from Cho, holding her out at arms length to look at her. Here, at least, he isn't covered in dirt, blood and bruises. He's the same golden Hufflepuff, with bright eyes and a kind smile.]
Cho, what is it? Has something happened to you?
[ the concern is written deep into his expression. ] Tell me, please?
[When he holds her at arm's length, she can't help but want to pull back in and never let him go. But she can't. So right now she's trying not to look at him. She hates that he's worried, she didn't mean to do that to him....]
Nothing happened to me...
[She really can't look at him, hating that she has to be the one to tell him this....]
[ something cold in his chest rises, and it grabs ahold of him with such a ferocity. He watches her with a certain amount of unease in his expression. ]
What happens, Cho? Tell me what happens.
[ Perhaps it is only that he loses. Students didn't die in games often, and he knows that no one would honestly let him die, right? ] Just tell me, hm? Don't be upset.
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