27th of August. Her birthday. But nobody knew that around here, only Marietta but she did not speak about it. Yet. She was new, unknown, except by the few friends who would join her year. Nevertheless she was looking forward to it. Hogwarts, finally. Away from everything. Away from the big empty home. No parents to wave her goodbye, the work on the ministry was to important but Cho Chang did not mind. She was used to the busy life of her parents. She had done many things alone and so she could now. Cho dragged the suitcase behind her, it was heavy, but she smiled cheerful to her friend Marietta Edgecombe.

'Come on Cho, hurry up! We wouldn't want to miss our first train now would we?' she yelled over her shoulder.

Cho speeded up a bit, following her friend in the long row of new years and smiled at the fact she wasn't the only new and unknowing one. It would all be perfectly alright and she was very hopeful this would be a greater home then she had ever known.

'Hold up! this thing is heavy!' All the pushing and pulling wasn't helping her dragging her suitcase. Marietta held her pass for a moment but seemed eager to get in the train, afraid they might miss it. Cho was pretty sure her brother had frightened her with the fact the train would leave at exact eleven O'clock and that it would leave even if you were just about to get in.

'Come on Cho.' repeated Marietta. Out of breath Cho closed the line of new years waiting to get in the train. Once it was Cho's turn to get in to the train, she lifted her heavy suitcase, trying to get it over the little stairs. Lucky for her she got some help.

'Hi,' said the blond boy cheerful, while he lifted her suitcase easily. Blinking Cho let go of it, a bit shocked and wondering if this was an attempt to steal her suitcase. The boy laughed.

'Don't look so frightened new-girl. I just figured you needed some help. Maybe you should consider a smaller suitcase. Could you move over? This thing is pretty heavy.'

Cho quickly hopped in the train, the boy following her.

'Where do you prefer to sit?' he asked.

'Err…' Cho looked for her friends and saw Marietta waving a coupe further. 'Over there,' she pointed.

The blond boy, dragged the suitcase towards it and lifted it up the baggage holder.

'Thanks,' Cho said a bit surprised of all this kindness. 'That was very nice of you.'

The boy grinned. 'I'm David,'

'I'm Cho,' she smiled, pleased that older boys seem to show interest and friendliness towards her.

'Thank again,' she said.

David grinned. 'I just helped cause my best friend is angry at me and he needed sometime to cool off but I think he is done with that now, so I will see you later?'

Cho smiled and nodded. 'Yes see you later,' Cho smiled and went sitting next to Marietta and three other girl she didn't know that well.

'Who that?' they started asking right away. Cho shrugged telling his name was David.

'Why are you always so lucky, he was cute…' added Marietta jealous.

'It was just a boy Mar!' said Cho.

'A very cute boy,' muttered Marietta. Cho rolled her eyes. The train started moving and Cho crawled towards the window to stick her head out of it.

'Where are you looking at? It's not like there is someone to wave goodbye to,' one of the girls said.
Cho just pretended that didn't hurt. The wind blew through her long black hair and made it flutter all over the place. She tried to keep it out of her mouth while she whistled a familiar tune. She looked at the students hanging out of the windows to wave at their parents and how they returned to their seat when they disappeared out of sight. She kept her head out of the window, planning to enjoy the fresh air as long the speed of the train would allow. As she drifted away in far away dreams she got startled by a loud call of the name: 'Cedric!' Which seemed to come from very close by. As she turned her head to the left, she looked into two caught green eyes who swiftly disappeared inside again, bumping his head in the meanwhile. Cho pulled herself back inside a bit shocked she most likely had been watched all the time. She fell back into her seat and Marietta looked at her. 'Now your hair is a mess,'

Cho tried to flatten it with her hands.

'I hope we come in the same house Cho!' Marietta started babbling. 'Just imagine all the new things we are going to learn and new people we are going to meet!'

Cho looked forward to this too and indeed hoped she and Marietta would be in the same house, for she didn't know anyone else and the three others girls in the coupe didn't seem very pleasant company to her.

'O and Cho, happy birthday!' Marietta kissed her friend on the cheek. Cho grinned. 'You didn't forget!' she squealed.

'Of course not!' Marietta said smiling. 'I even got you a present!' She started searching in her bag, getting out a little package.

'Happy birthday, Cho,' the other girls added, a bit more friendly now. Cho smiled pleased and took the present from Marietta and took off the wrapping. In her hands was a little music box, very simple and colorful. Cho loved them, though this one seemed a bit different then her others.

'It's a muggle music box!' Marietta explained. 'Look you have to turn this before music comes out!'' she smiled. 'I thought you might like it as special add to your collection and I was pretty sure you couldn't drag all of them with you to Hogwarts so I thought it would be nice for you to have one anyway.'

'O, Marietta I so love it!' Cho said happy. 'You couldn't have given me a better present!' She hugged her friend tight.

'Well, try it!' Marietta said smiling. Cho carefully took the little lever between her finger and thumb and started to rotate it. A cheerful tune escaped the box and Cho smiled.

'Wonderful!' she said. Marietta smiled, obviously happy she could please her friend.

Their little conversation got interrupted by a loud bang. Cho tried to look where it came from, but more curious students were ahead of her.

'Come on!' Marietta pulled her along. 'We are going to see what that was! Then we have something to talk about with others at Hogwarts!' Cho followed her friend doubting and Marietta pushed her way through the other curious student. Cho thought she once again was pushy, but followed her friend nevertheless till they reached the frontline of the 'action' which came from another coupe. Cho pressed her hand against the glass to keep her balance and looked inside. One of the professors already reached the happening and was talking to the boys and she saw David was one of them and he grinned at her. She grinned back and them looked at the boy next to him, his face covered up in smoke, his hair pointing into every direction and it was a funny sight. The loud bang obviously caused by a messed up spell. Cho wanted to laugh until she saw that next to smoke, his face also had some burning wounds and her expression turned worried. Then the boy caught her gaze and she recognized the green eyes who had been spying on her earlier today. She felt a bit sorry for him to be watched here like some animal in a zoo, but then he grinned and waved at her! Cho insecure looked over her shoulder to see if there was anyone behind her who could be the one he meant his charming smile for. Cause despite the smoke she could still see it was a handsome looking boy. She wanted to smile back, only than the professor started talking to him, taking his attention and a moment later she started chasing the curious watchers away.

'Move! The show is over!' she yelled. Disappointed Cho walked away with Marietta, moving back to their coupe.

'He looked at you. They both did.' Marietta said sighing. Cho blinked, not understanding.

'I so envy you Cho! How do you do it? You always get all the attention and you don't even notice it yourself! Perhaps that's what makes you so cute.'

'Cute?' Cho said the word as if it was something dirty, it made her feel five years old. 'I don't have any intention to be found cute..'

Marietta smiled a half smile. 'Well that David and his friend apparently do think so.'

'Cedric…' Cho said.

'What?' Marietta asked.

'His name is Cedric,' Cho repeated.

'How do you know that?' Marietta asked.

'I just know,' Cho sighed and looked out of the window. Remembering how David had screamed the name of his friend.

'O, boy. Cho! Don't give your heart away the very first day!' Marietta said.

'At least give both of them a fair chance don't show preferences just yet. Let them fight for you,' she added.

'Marietta, why is the only thing you can think of boys?' Cho asked.

'Well, look me in the eye and tell me you aren't thinking of one right now?' Marietta said.

Cho blushed and Marietta grinned in triumph.

'Who is it? David or Cedric? No don't tell me I don't want to know, I will find out soon enough.' she grinned and Cho hid her face in her hands laughing.

'Stop it!'

'Let's make a list with good's and bad's!' Marietta said excited.

'Alright, David is obviously better looking!'

'That's not true.' Cho said.

'You aren't go to tell me you found that smoke on the other's face attractive now do you?'

'I'm sure without the smoke he is very handsome,' Cho smiled secure.

'Hm, alright than, if you say so. You always have a better eye for that. But he can't be a good wizard if the spell exploded in his face and David helped you with your suitcase, as a real gentleman!' Marietta said and Cho groaned.

'This is like a very bad dating show,'

However Marietta went on merciless.

'Though that Cedric did smile very, very cute at you. Yeah, don't think I didn't see that. I saw, he even waved! So that means there is a spark right?'

Cho shrugged unknowing. Marietta sighed and sunk back in the seat.

'I give up, you are just pretty and innocent and all that boys want.'

'O, Marietta don't worry!' Cho comforted her friend.

'You know what? You may date whoever you want from the two and I will just take the one left?' Cho smiled. The three other girls didn't bother mingling in this conversation.

Marietta smiled a little.

'No way! I'm going to hook you up! As another birthday present and then I will take who is left!' she grinned and Cho fell back in her seat with a loud groan.