A Girl Named Cho Chang

A Girl Named Cho Chang

Harry had thought there was no one prettier at Hogwarts than Hermione. After all, Hermione was Gryffindor's princess. Even the beautiful Parvati sisters fell somewhat short of her.

But now, standing before him, was a girl who was no less beautiful than Hermione.

Whether in appearance or temperament.

But more importantly, she was actually an Asian girl!

Her long black hair and black eyes proclaimed it at every moment.

The instant Harry saw her face, a warm current suddenly surged through his heart—a very strange feeling.

It was bittersweet, yet joyful.

He had been at Hogwarts for some time now and had learned that its students came from all sorts of places: the United Kingdom, the United States, India, Australia, Venice...

But he had never seen an Eastern face before...

So when Harry suddenly saw the skin tone most familiar to him, he could not help becoming a little misty-eyed... (Luo Bei: misty-eyed, not a Buddhist nun...)

Without realizing it, Harry had already walked over to the girl. She did not notice him, and Harry did not disturb her...

At last, the girl stopped. She blinked, giving her tired eyes a rest, then gently closed her book.

That sudden movement broke the wonderful atmosphere from before.

Only then did she notice a tall boy standing beside her.

It seemed that while she had been reading, she had sensed something extra beside her. Could it have been him?

She raised her head and looked curiously at the boy.

He stood straight and tall like a pine tree. His flowing long hair gleamed faintly like black jade. His handsome face possessed both the heroism of a Western statue and the gentleness of an Eastern man. A smile always lingered on his thin lips.

Most eye-catching of all were his expressive eyes. His emerald-green pupils were especially bright, as though two shimmering lights glowed within them. In the dim light of evening, his eyes seemed like luminous pearls, radiating a faint glow that captivated the soul and drew one in.

The girl could not find a single flaw in him.

He must be very popular with girls, she thought.

Neither Harry nor the girl knew that their impressions of each other were strikingly similar.

The moment the girl saw him, she felt a sense of closeness, because the boy looked no different from someone of mixed heritage.

But when she saw the silver mark on his forehead, she knew that could not be the case, because she recognized who he was.

The famous Harry Potter, the great Savior!

Since they were in different Houses and different years, both their studies and classrooms differed. It was not easy for them to meet.

After all, they had very little in common.

Normally, she would hear her companions discussing Harry Potter. Whenever a classmate happened to see Harry Potter, they would naturally return and tell everyone about it, which was how she had learned of Harry's most obvious mark.

Curiosity was unavoidable. She had imagined what Harry Potter might be like.

But she was too reserved to deliberately go to the first-year area just to see Harry Potter. Besides, she did not think that would be polite. Harry Potter was not a monkey in a zoo. He was only an eleven-year-old boy. Even if he had defeated Voldemort, that did not change the fact that his mind was still immature...

Being watched by so many people must feel awful...

But when she truly saw Harry, she realized she had been wrong, because those calm, bright eyes told her that he was very mature!

The girl suddenly felt a little regretful. If she had known Harry Potter was this kind of person, she would have gone to see him long ago. Perhaps she might even have pinched his adorable face. Someone with such mature eyes surely would not mind such a small thing. (Harry: (⊙o⊙)...)

The girl asked softly, "Are you Harry Potter?" Though she already knew, every conversation needed an opening, did it not?

"Yes. And you?" Harry looked at her beautiful face.

She said shyly, "My name is Cho Chang. I'm from Ravenclaw, and I come from China."

Then Harry froze.

Cho Chang? This had to be a joke, right? How had she appeared already?

Cho keenly noticed Harry's strange reaction and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something strange about my name?"

Harry let out a strange cry, clenched his fists, and flushed red with excitement. He asked excitedly, "Are you really Cho Chang? From China?"

Cho was a little worried about Harry. He did not seem quite normal at the moment.

"Yes." Cho nodded firmly.

Unable to restrain himself, Harry waved his arms around. Then, as though he had only just noticed the girl before him, he suddenly hugged her tightly.

Cho was startled by Harry's sudden action, then comforted herself. It's fine. Maybe this is just a rather crazy way British people show that they're happy to meet someone.

Cho did not feel that Harry had done anything excessive, so she let him hold her in his arms. Resting her head against Harry's warm embrace, she unexpectedly felt a sense of security.

This was the first boy... man... besides her father to hold her. Cho's heart raced wildly.

Only after Harry's mind and blood had cooled down did he realize that he was hugging Cho. His heart instantly plunged into a bottomless abyss.

It's over. I never expected to leave such a terrible impression the first time we met.

Yet instead of seeing an angry Cho break free from his embrace and slap him eighteen times across the face, he saw her quietly resting against his chest.

As expected of Cho... always so quiet and peaceful.

Her eyes were closed, and a smile rested on her lips, as though she were thinking of something wonderful.

Harry gently stroked Cho's black hair. A surge of tenderness rose within him, and he held Cho even tighter.

Luo Bei: Regarding Cho Chang, the following is a defense of Cho!

I have always liked Cho.

Cho appearing now is the same as in the original work. That's right.

I had always thought Cho was a year below Harry, because there seemed to be a scene in the movie where Harry saw Cho in the crowded hall at the start of term, and Cho smiled at him.

For some reason, I instinctively felt that she was Harry's junior.

But in the original work, Cho was a year above Harry.

In the movie, they were made classmates.

Also, everyone, do not misunderstand Cho.

Whenever people mention the biggest reason Cho and Harry broke up, they say that Cho drank Veritaserum and revealed their secret, causing the two to split up, and everyone sympathizes with Cho. That was in the movie.

But in fact, it was Cho's friend Marietta who betrayed them. Because the Ministry of Magic was always making things difficult for her mother and family, she did not want her mother to suffer, so she informed on them. The word "SNEAK" appeared on her face.

Under such circumstances, any friend would defend Marietta. Kind Cho was naturally no exception. She spoke up for Marietta and argued with Hermione.

So, do you all feel even more heartbroken for Cho now?

Also, on Valentine's Day, Cho went on a date with Harry in Hogsmeade. Cho suddenly asked whether Cedric had said anything about her before he died, and she cried for Cedric.

That was the key point! Cedric stood between the two of them.

Merlin once said, "The dead can never be defeated!" (Luo Bei: (⊙o⊙)...)

Kind Cho, who was not good at expressing herself, felt guilty over Cedric's death—even though it had absolutely nothing to do with her. She wanted to be with Harry, but there was an obstacle in her heart.

Because of this mindset, she cried because she felt she was a bad woman.

But Harry, whose emotional intelligence was below zero, did not realize how much torment the girl beside him was enduring. He did not understand Cho, and that led to their breakup.

The best approach would have been for him to use the domineering CEO method to make Cho stay with him and stop overthinking, because the emotionally fragile Cho needed someone strong. Only then could she convince herself.

But obviously, Harry in the original work was an idiot!! An idiot!!

I really, really like the character Cho Chang!

...I want bookmarks, I want recommendation votes.

Thank you.

Also, let me tell you something very important: there is a girl named Wan Jun.