The Right Thing

Chapter One

Harry Potter sat alone at a pub in Hogsmede Village. He couldn't remember the name of the pub but it didn't really matter. Harry was drinking Wizard Whisky. He was feeling extremely miserable that night. He had just broken it off with Susan Bones and didn't know what the hell went wrong in their relationship. Actually, it was more like Susan had dumped him.

"Another glass, Mister Potter?" the bartender asked him. Harry stared down at his glass and realized it was empty.

"Yes," he groaned, handing over the glass. How many glasses of whisky had he drunk? He did not know. For one thing, it didn't matter. He'd do whatever it would take to get over Susan Bones.

Harry knew he wasn't supposed to be in Hogsmede. He was supposed to be at Hogwarts, getting ready for bed. He was probably supposed to already be in bed, for he did not know the time, but he could tell that it was definitely late at night. But Harry had managed to get to Hogsmede without anyone knowing, thanks to his oh, so secret Marauder's Map and Invisibility Cloak.

The pub was pretty much empty. Harry guessed Mondays were dead nights. Harry gazed around, feeling a little dizzy from all that whisky. That's when he heard a soft crying noise from over in the far corner.

Harry got up out of his chair, and staggered over to the noise. In the corner sitting at a booth, was fellow Hogwarts student, Cho Chang. Harry was beyond shocked. How did she get here? And what was she doing here, anyway? Harry watched Cho quietly for a few minutes, as she sipped her Butterbeer and tears streamed down her face. Harry used to have a crush on her, and he still thought she was cute, but he wasn't in love with her anymore.

"Cho?" he finally asked, gazing at her.

Cho fluttered her eyes up and stared at him. "Oh, hello, Harry," she replied. She quickly started wiping away her tears with her hands.

Harry shrugged. "That's okay," he told her.

She nodded and tried to smile but burst into tears again. Harry sat down in the seat across from her in the booth. He knew what he had to do.

"What's the matter?" he asked her.

Cho stared at him for a few minutes before speaking. "Remember Michael Corner?" she asked through her tears. Harry nodded. "Well, today he...he...he broke up with me!" She started sobbing loudly now. "He broke up with me because...because he was seeing another girl. That...that...that cheating git!"

Harry had to feel some sympathy for her. He realized he must not have been the only one who had a relationship end that day.

Harry shrugged. "You know, if it makes you feel any better, Susan Bones broke up with me today, too," he told her. "That's why I'm here."

Cho nodded. "That's why I'm here, too." Cho looked at Harry without crying and smiled at him. "Oh, why did I ever break up with you, Harry? We were perfect together."

"Yeah, we were," Harry replied. Of course, he didn't really believe that, he was just trying to make Cho happy.

Harry looked up at the clock in the pub. It was after midnight. "Don't you think we should get going back to Hogwarts?" he asked her.

Cho nodded, trembling a little. "I know...I guess I just lost track of time."

"I think I did, too. Do you want to go back together?" Cho nodded and stood up. Harry wrapped his arms around Cho and they made their way toward the front door. As they walked out, Harry went over to the bar and dropped several Galleons onto the countertop. "That's for the two of us," he told the bartender, who nodded understandably.

When they got out of the pub, it was raining hard. Harry heard the rolling of thunder in the distance and then saw a flash of lightening. As soon as they walked out, they were soaked to the skin. Cho shrieked at the surprise of the rain and then they both started laughing. Harry used the Invisibility Cloak to keep them both dry, but he didn't keep it on for very long. That's because Cho devilishly jumped into a huge puddle of water and sprayed Harry.

"Why you little..." Harry grinned. And he jumped into another puddle, splashing Cho. Cho shrieked again and chased after him. Harry took off running. They were both laughing so hard now that Harry couldn't remember the last time he'd laughed like this. Harry had forgotten all about the cloak when he dropped it onto the ground.

They stopped running when Harry tripped and fell to the ground. Cho ran into him and fell right on top of him. Harry turned around to face her. Suddenly, she was just so beautiful...and so happy. Why did he ever let her go when he had her?

That's when they kissed. Cho giggled the whole way through the passionate kiss. It lasted quite some time. Harry wasn't even expecting to kiss, but it had been Cho who kissed him, and he let her because it felt so good to be kissed again.

When they finally pulled away, Cho was still smiling at him, and he was grinning back. "You know what I think?" she told him.

"What?" Harry couldn't help wondering.

Cho was grinning. "I think we should do it."

"Do what?"

"You know...sex..."

Harry burst out laughing. "You can't be serious, Cho."

Cho shook her head. "I want to," she said. "You know, if I had to lose my virginity to anyone, Harry...it would be you."

Harry's eyes grew wide. "Really? Because I would think, you know...Cedric..."

Cho shook her head again. "I really liked Cedric and all, but I sometimes used to have these dreams..." she giggled again. "I know, it's really crazy but I was just hoping that someday, you'd want to do it with me."

Harry was speechless. "Well, er...we should really be getting back to school," he replied quickly, not knowing what else to say.

"Oh, I know," Cho answered, sighing. "But it would be just for one night, Harry."

Harry thought for a few minutes. He used to have fantasies about losing his virginity to Cho, too. But tonight...did Cho really mean any of this or was she just upset that Michael Corner had broken up with her? Thinking about this made Harry want to do it, considering how he was also trying to get over Susan Bones.

"Er...alright, if you really want to," he replied finally. "But where can we go?"

Cho looked up and gazed around the village. "What about Hogsmede Inn?" she asked. "We can spend a night over there, then go back to Hogwarts in the morning."

Harry nodded. "Good idea." They stood up off the ground and Harry went over to grab his Invisibility Cloak. Then, they headed for Hogsmede Inn.

A night of sex can't hurt, thought Harry as they made their way inside Hogsmede Inn. How bad can it get?