First Impressions
My name is Amber, Amber Diggory that is. What! Cedric didn't have a sister, you probably are thinking. Well you're wrong. Most people didn't know know that Ced was my brother. They thought he was the perfect apple of his parents eyes, only child. Well thats half right. My parents don't tell many people about my school career, I mean the only Slytherin in the whole entire family, well lets just say its the black mark on the otherwise perfect paper. I don't tell many people that Cedric was my brother, something I don't regret. A Slytherin with a Hufflepuff as a brother, come on I'd never hear the end of it. Even now that hes gone I'm glad I didn't tell many people, I mean look at how they treated Cho Chang or Harry Potter. I do feel guilty, but people taking pity on me because of his death isn't my thing.Cedric was my best friend, but if you tell anyone I said that I'll just deny it. Ooo look the Slytherins going soft! My name is Amber Diggory, I'm 16 years old, and when I was 14 my brother died in the Triwizard tournament, at the hands of the Dark Lord, while Harry Potter watched on. I'm not a bad person, just because I'm a Slytherin and I handle my grief in a different way than you. I guess it just takes time, til then I'm content with who I am...
" I'm gonna be late mum!"
" Oh nonsense Amber, you'll be fine." You rolled your eyes, ever since Cedric passed, your mother had been so over protective that it made you sick. She didn't even let you go to the train by yourself anymore, and she always kept you with her until the conductor made his last calls.
" Hunny i never got why you dyed your nice hair black. I loved it, and it was still dark." You rolled your eyes. It just hurt her because now you didn't look like your brother. You had now black hair layered to your shoulders, with gray eyes just like your brother, and the rest of your family.You just couldn't stand being the same for too long, so one day you just found a spell to turn your hair black. You were going for blonde, but it back fired.
" I'm never gonna get a good seat!" you whined.
"well be good. Your dads sorry he couldn't be here, work you know. Write as often as you can." said your mother. You nodded, and gave he one last hug before you ran onto the train.
" Greeeaaattt. Watch I'm gonna be suck with some Gryffindor who hates my guts." you mumbled as you tried to find the emptiest compartment around. Surprisingly, after about 10 compartments of looking through, you found one that was totally empty.You were pleasently surprised, but took it all the less. All you needed to do now was wait for your friends. Blaise, he was one of your best friends, should been along any minute. Now if Slytherin, as soon as you think of that you think Draco Malfoy. Well you weren't friend friends with him, it was more like oh Amber, you're Blaises' friend right. That was the only conversation you had with that Slytherin Prince. You went and stood by the window, and placed your back beside you ( your trunk had already been loaded).You heard the compartment door slide open, and in stepped 3 Gryffindors, all about your age.
"Come on, everywhere else is full." the girl muttered. The boys that were following her nodded and sat down by the door.
" Hullo." said the girl, you knew her to be Hermione Granger.
" Hi." you muttered.
" I'm Hermione Granger and-"
" I know who you are, and you're Harry Potter, and you're one of the Weasleys."you finished for her.
" Do we know you?" said the Weasley.
" Oh probably not.My dad works with yours, and I've seen you guys around school." you told them. " I'm Amber, by the way."
" Hi." they all said.
" You do look familiar now that I think about it." said Hermione.
" Yah you look like someone I knew." said Harry.
" Oh yah and whose that?" you said, but you already knew the answer to.
"Cedric Diggory." You chuckled to yourself.
" You know I dyed my hair to look different than him." Just then you pulled a flask from your pocket.
"Drink?" you offereed.
"No-no" they all said. You just shrugged and took a swing of your drink.
" Let me guess, you're from Slytherin aren't you." said the Weasley.
" How'd you guess." you said. The redhead blushed.
" We're prefects you know, and we can turn you in." Hermione went on. You took another drink.
" But you won't will you." Hermione fell quiet. You then took out 2 white capsills and put them in your mouth.
" No! You know how bad drugs are for you." said Harry. You eyed them for a second. Then laughed.You pulled out the package from your pocket.
" They're breathmints. Just because I fit the description doesn't mean I am it."
" Sorry, its just you kinda set yourself up for it."
" Don't worry about it. I'm used to it. All Slytherins are bad right? I mean You-Know-Who was in Slytherin. Maybe next time you'll get to know the person, before you stereotype them eh?" Just then the compartment door slid open and Blaise walked in.
" There you are A! Come on we got a compartment no full of...Saints." Blaise looked at th trio.You laughed,
" Don't compliment yoursevles," you told them as you collected your stuff, " You're just like me and him." With that you put your flask away and grabbed your stuff and followed Blaise into a compartment 4 doors away.You saw all your friends had managed to find the compartment ok.
" You'll never gues where I found her." Blaise said, sitting next to Railyn." With Saint Potter and his crew." yOur friends all laughed.
Yah, you should of saw their faces when I offered them alcohol." you said.
" Could you imagine if you offered them a cancer stick?" laughed Mac. You laughed.
"Not like you're never gonna die. They just help it along abit." said Drew. You spent the rest of the way to Hogwarts talking about the upcoming year.You guys had alot of stuff planned, I mean you're only sixteen once right.You then all had to sit through Dumbeldores same old speech. Unlike most Slytherins you quite liked Dumbeldore, maybe it wa because you grew up with Cedric and a bunch of Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws, but you had always looked forward to school. Not that you'd tell anyone. When Dumbeldore finially said tuck in and the students were sorted you could eat.
" Hey Amber." said Mac. " My brother told me a spell to turn pumpkin juice into beer."
"Well what are you waiting for then!" you whispered.He then turned yours aswell as all your friends' into beer. Okay so you drink, and you smoke. It doesn't make you a bad person. Maybe it was a side affect to getting into Slytherin. You remember when you first started to drink in 3rd year, you had been pressured to do it. The group of friends you had weren't how could you put this, like Harry Potter? They had gotten you into enough trouble, but the funny thing was that your parnets had never found out. Only Cedric, and he told you he'd help. You didn't drink as much then. He wanted you to quit. You seem to go through more packs of ciggs now a days.
" Amber, Amber! What the hell are you on right now." said Blaise, as he waved his hand vigorusly in your face.
" Shove it Blaise. I don't do drugs." you told him.
" We know we know." chorused Railyn, Mac, and Drew.You grabbed your goblet and just as you were going to take a drink you notice Harry Potter was staring at you. You smiled, raised your glass to him, and took a long drink.
That night you sat in your room, by the window not able to sleep. Everybody else could mind you, and Pansy snored as loud as a god damn elelphant. You inhaled your smoke and blew, making sure to get the smoke out the opening of the window.
" I really need to get off these things." you told yourself, but it was ironic because as you did this, you just kept smoking.
" It smells like smoke in here." whined Pansy the next morning.
" You're insane Parkinson I don't smell anything." you said, as you brushed your straight black hair.Railyn laughed.
"Nope I don't smell anything." You rolled your eyes, Rai could never keep a straight face.You started to put on your black eyeliner, and then your belt. Compared to your brother you were quite small. You were 5'5 and slender. Your skin was fare and Pansy never let you forget how perfect it was, well at least until you got a zit or something. That rarely ocurred though. As long as Draco wasn't interested you were on her good side. Not that you wanted him or anything.
" What do you got first?" asked Railyn as you both head down to breakfast.
" Uugh Transfiguration with Gryffindor." you groaned. She laughed.As other students went into the Great Hall to eat you two went out the front oak doors. You followed a path alittle way until you saw 3 figures huddled together.
" I hope you aren't doing anything illegal." you sneered, making them all jump.
"Good God A, why do you always do that." muttered Blaised.You shrugged.
" somethin to do I guess." Railyn and you both huddled with the guys and light up.
" Anybody got Transfig first?" asked Mac.
" Yup." you same through smoke," wanna go together?"
" I was thinkin of skippin but I guess I'll go." You laughed. All Mac ever wanted to do was skip. You were surprised he ever passed the previous years.About 20 minutes later you all started going back to the school.
"Ready to hit the books." laughed Mac.
" Oh I'll hit them, doesn't mean I'll open them." you replied. Transfiguration was never your strongest point. You and Mac made it to class just as the bell rang. You both got last pick of seats, right in the middle of the class. Unfortunately Malfoy and his clones got the back seats.
"Welcome to Transfiguration 6th years." said Prof. Mcgonnagal sternly. " Attendance first then we'll get started. Mackenzie Alfred,"
"Here." muttered Mac.
" Julie Bush"
"here."
"Amber Diggory." There was silence. Harry Potter sun around to find your face. You didn't hear her.
Amber Diggory. Amber are you here? Diggory! Pay Attention!" You looked up, staertled.
" Oh uh here." you said. Some people started to laugh, but Harry stared wide eyed at you. You stared back, but couldn't seem to say anything.
What you lookin at Potter? Look like you seen a ghost." Mac sneered. He seemed to go back to reality and turned around.
" Potters look was priceless did you see." laughed Mac. " He really had no idea Cedric was your brother."
" Great now Potters gonna through me a Pity Party, just what I need."