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~*Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?*~
Harry sat on the swing in the park and watched the neighborhood kids. So young. So innocent. He saw the smiles and heard the laughs of the kids on the merry-go-round. He wondered if he had ever laughed so innocently.
~* or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?*~
Harry and Cedric sat under the tree by the lake after the feast. The rain slapping on the ground. They talked quietly and caught up on their summers. Cedric walked Harry to the grand staircase before giving him a soft kiss and bidding him goodnight.
~*Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?*~
Harry, Ron and Hermione sat together in the courtyard studying for potions. Well, Hermione was studying. Ron was still talking about the first task, and Harry, Harry was just following a butterfly that was flying around.
~* or gazed at the sun into the fading night?*~
Harry and Cedric sat down by the lake a week before the first yule ball. It was quiet and peaceful. They saw the sun start rising and just stared as the day came upon them.
~* You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. *~
Harry sat at the table with Ron after opening the dancing. He saw Cedric and Cho dancing and felt left out. He felt like crying before Ron distracted him.
Later that night Cedric found him outside.
"Harry, dance with me?" Cedric asked upon finding his boyfriend.
"Sure Ric." Harry told him. Cedric slowly pulled his boyfriend into a slow dance. They slowed dance all night until the sun came up.
"You didn't dance like that with Cho." Harry stated.
"I don't love her. I love you, Harry. I hope you know that." Cedric told his boyfriend of a year.
~* Time is short, [ the music] won't last.*~
Harry woke up nightly from his nightmares. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw his boyfriends death. He wasn't a fool. He heard the talk. They thought he had killed Cedric, out of jealousy. They thought he wanted Cho. He just wanted Cedric back. He started staying awake. Revisiting where he and Cedric would go. All the while Cho watched as her best friend's boyfriend slowly died.
"Enough." She finally shouted one day in the great hall.
"Cho, don't." Harry said.
"Harry what would Cedric think?" she whispered tears in her eyes. With that she saw the spark reenter his eyes. Ric's Ry was back.