Quidditch Trials 4

Harry didn't give a damn about that though. He is in worse situations than this and the students of Hogwarts didn't believe them anyway. As they saw first-hand his skills as a seeker, they wrote it just like them, rumours.

Harry was now ecstatic. Today is the first Hogsmead weekend and the first one at that. He is preparing to ask Cho out on a date today. After the selections had ended, they talked a bit here and there and the topic of Hogsmead weekend came up a few times.

Harry told her about someone he is going to ask out on a date. Cho said that the girl will be lucky to go out with him, but she had a faraway look in her eyes that Harry observed.

Harry deduced that she was also interested in him a bit. So he planned to surprise her. When he ran the plan through Padma and Terry, they agreed to it and said that it would be a good surprise and go for it.

Padma went a step ahead and prepared the list of places that were good in Hogsmead for couples.

He readied himself in his best of the dress. Harry is wearing a blue shirt with red endings and with a green hoodie on top of it with black pants. He also had his wand holster on his right hand. His original wand was invisible but he always carries it around.

No one noticed him in his new attire and as per plan, Padma called Cho and both walked up to an empty carriage.

As Harry walked towards the carriage, he saw the weird creatures which were pulling it. They are Thestrals, a species of winged horses which he read about in the magical creatures. They are beautiful in their own right. Harry was mesmerised by them.

He moved towards them and slowly touched them. They bit his finger and drew blood, and after licking some of it, they moved closer to Harry, he rubbed them under their chin like a dog or cat, he didn't think it would work, but when one of them came closer and started to lean, he continued rubbing.

He touched all of its skeleton-like body and wings. The wings are bat-like and he liked the feel of them. After some time with the thestrals, he moved in. Padma was patiently waiting for him, keeping Cho's attention for the time being while talking about some things. He knocked and entered.

Cho is wearing a blue shirt with a pink undershirt and a black skirt. She looked beautiful and when Harry entered the carriage, she was surprised.

"Hey, can I join in if you don't mind?" he asked, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. Before Cho could answer, Padma answered.

"Of course, Harry. You can," she said, gesturing to the seat opposite to both of them. Harry sat opposite Cho as she sat to the side and Padma was beside the door.

"Thanks," he said and joined them.

"So, are you going out with someone or solo?" asked Padma, starting the conversation. Though Cho didn't appear interested, she is also listening curiously as he already told her about going on a date.

"Yes, actually. What do you say, Padma, will you come with me?" he asked and Padma closed her eyes and put a hand under her chin as if thinking about it.

Meanwhile, Cho closed her eyes and her hands clasped together as if praying. Harry and Padma, who opened her eyes to see Cho's reaction, saw it and smiled at each other.

"Hmmm, nice proposal, Harry. But no. I think my sister will do best for it," she said, giving a dramatic pause.

"I'll go and bring her," she left the carriage. Cho did only hear the first part and didn't hear the last part. Her shoulders slumped down in defeat.

"Well, Cho. Do you have someone waiting for a date today?" he asked, trying to talk to her. She gave him a small smile but had a small tint of sadness in it and Harry took note of it.

"Well, no. I don't have anyone, Harry," she replied cooly.

"Then," he paused, when the carriage door locked shut with a wave of his hand, he stood up from his seat.

"Will you go on a date with me?" he asked, kneeling in front of her on one knee, his right hand forward. Cho's eyes widened. Is she seeing things? Did Harry Potter just ask her out? Her eyes widened.

"Yes," she said in joy gave him her hand, he kissed it and stood up and opened his arms. She came closer and they both hugged and Cho gave him a small kiss on his cheek.

"Thank you for accepting, Cho," Harry said with a smile.

"No, Harry. I want to ask you, but you told me you are taking a girl out, so I backed off. But I didn't expect that to be me," she said in joy.

"Well, we have a date to enjoy," he said and she nodded as the carriage started moving. As they reached Hogsmead, Harry gave her his hand and she encircled it around him and they walked out of the carriage hands intertwined.