Hey guys, thanks for taking the time to read this short story. As I was writing the epilogue of Hidden Tendencies I decided that I needed to complete this story to finish our main story off nicely. I hope you enjoy where I have gone with this story. Much love, RSD xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox.
*Hermione's POV*
It had been a month since I had bid Cedric goodbye in King's Cross station; and a lot had already happened.
On the evening of me returning from school I had a family meal with my parents and my grandparents. They wanted to know about everything that had happened this year; as I told them about the Triwizard tournament there was a mix of emotion. They were concerned about the risks and dangers just like the three years before. Thankfully we were able to quickly pass over the conversation about my accident; I had dwelled over my accident enough over the year. I was trying to put it behind me; yes I knew that there were going to be times where it would come back to taunt me. But I knew with time that this would pass – thankfully.
Then the questions came about Cedric – how did we get together? Where did we meet? What is he like? I thought that I answered them all appropriately; however I could see that the age gap still worried them. I could see why but I hoped that I put their minds at rest; it was still in the early stages but I knew that I didn't want to lose Cedric. I had already gone through this once and I didn't think I could stomach it again.
The morning after I went for a walk around Hampstead Park with my grandfather; it was nice to walk around in the warm London sunshine. The oak trees were in full bloom with bright green leaves; the bright green grass seemed to go for miles around the lake and park. On the lake itself there were gatherings of ducks and swans that were just swimming around aimlessly going about their business on the large park.
My grandfather reassured me that the unease that was currently coming from my father would pass with time. As I was his little girl my father would be worried about any man that I date; I understood this I really did. I just hoped that both my parents could come to love Cedric as he meant a great deal to me. I know that this probably would take some time; but we all would get through this together – no matter how long it would take.
The week after me and my parents spent a week in Ireland; we had visited it many years in the past and it was very nice to go back there. We stayed in a cottage by the sea which wasn't very far from Dublin; so we were able to visit the town but still have the privacy when we returned back to the cottage. Like Harry, Ron and Ginny Cedric wrote to me every other day and we had arranged that in the next week he would be able to visit. He was even allowed to stay over for the evening; however my father stressed that there was to be no funny business. I reassured him that nothing was going to happen like that; as me and Cedric weren't at that stage yet. I got the impression that my parents were going to be worried when I returned to Hogwarts – but hopefully I would be able to put their mind at rest before I moved to the Burrow.
