Written For - The Pairing Boot Camp Challenge on the HPFC

Prompts - (word) marry

Summary - In the time it takes to get a cup of coffee, Harry gains a stalker, a wife, and two new friends.

Word Count - 643

"Oh, sorry sir," a voice called behind Harry, distracting the man in front of him. A woman with long dark hair attached herself to his arm, giving the man an overly sweet smile. "But I really must take my husband here away. Friends to get to, places to be, you know how it is."

"I was just-" the man started, but the woman just tilted her head, almost condescending.

"Going to let us go? Good choice!" she said. "Is that all?" she asked Harry. He gave her a grin.

"Yes, of course," he said. "Lovely meeting you, sir, but we really should be going." She nodded at the man, then spun the two of them around and steered them towards the door. She gestured to a taller man with gold hair who held three cups in his hands, who then immediately joined them in leaving the little coffee shop with a wave to the barista.

"You're alright?" the tall guy asked, leaning over to look at Harry better. "No bruises or anything? No emotional trauma?"

"Nope," Harry said. "Thanks back there, though."

"No problem," the woman said, giving him a proper smile. "We should probably keep like this for a bit though, he might be following." The taller man gave each of them one of his drinks and started rummaging through his bag so he could look more discreetly.

"He is," he said and the woman gave a sigh then took a sip of her drink. "God, that man's gross. You sure you're ok?"

"Yeah, I'm good," Harry said. "I'm Harry, by the way. Harry Potter."

"Cedric Diggory," the man said with a blinding smile. "That's hot chocolate, by the way. Didn't know what you'd like so I just grabbed the most neutral thing on the menu. I've got one of those caramel macchiatos if you'd prefer it."

"No, this is-this is good," Harry said, smiling up at the man. He grinned in response.

"Good choice," the woman said. "Those things are sickeningly sweet. I'm Cho Chang."

"Nice to meet you two," Harry said. "Thanks for saving me back there."

"It's really no problem," Cho said as Cedric jumped over a drain. "Especially since we're now married."

"Oh wow, big steps," Cedric said. "Don't you think you're taking this a bit fast?"

"I think we're taking it at a perfectly normal rate, thank you very much," Cho quipped.

"To be fair, meeting someone and then immediately marrying them does sound like something I would do," Harry said. Cedric smirked.

"Ride or die, man, love it," he said.

"If this is a marriage proposal, Harry Potter, then you should know that I totally accept," Cho said, waving to a redheaded woman behind the counter in an ice cream shop.

"Doesn't matter now, does it," Cedric said, "Creepo's gone."

"Oh, good," Cho said, lowering her arm after a couple moments of Cedric and Harry looking at her. Harry missed the warmth immediately. Cedric rolled his eyes.

"Or go on snuggling, I guess," Cedric said. Cho grinned at him and grabbed Harry's hand. "Which, I mean, gross, but whatever."

"You're just jealous, Diggory," Cho said, standing up on her tiptoes to ruffle his hair.

"You wish, Chang," he said, jumping over another drain. He turned back to Harry. "We're going to this cute bookshop by our flat, by the way. Sorry for dragging you all this way."

"Oh no, it's fine," Harry said. "You're fun."

"Damn right we are," Cho muttered. "Lead the way, Pretty Boy."

"Love you too, dear," Cedric said, with a grin and a wink to Harry.

"I'm glad we saved you," Cho told Harry as Cedric ran into a pole and apologized to it. "You're nice to be around, you've got a good aura."

"Um, thanks," Harry said hesitantly. He couldn't get the smile off his face for the rest of the day.