Chapter One

"C'mon Haylee were going to be for Professor McGonagall's class" said my fellow dorm mate reminded me "I'm coming" I said in an angry tone. I put my maroon colored hair in pony tail. I stormed off to the Hufflepuff common room, along the way I heard people whispering about me. Everyone in Hufflepuff has to be a goody two shoes. Well I guess I'm a major disappointment. Then I saw the most beautiful human being ever. Cedric Diggory. His tall frame leaning against the wall. His gray eyes sparkled with laughter.

I walked on hesitated toward the bookcase, it was near the wall where he was leaning. He seemed to be staring at me. I heard one of his friends say " dude look at the freak". I blushed feverishly. I picked up my transfiguration book and stuffed it in my book bag. Before I could turn away someone came up to me. "Hey Haylee, if you wear you hair like that you might as well be in Gryffindor. Hufflepuff doesn't need losers like you in here. Besides who would want to be your friend?" the seventh year student asked.

" Well if you get your head from your but, you would see that I'm not that different from everyone else. I just have a different color hair, that's all. Now if you'll excuse me I have to get to my transfiguration class" I said hotly. The seventh year student let me pass. Everyone stared at me as I left the Hufflepuff common room. I heard someone walking behind me. I kept walking faster down the stone steps.

" Wait" I heard a voice yell. I turned around to see who it was. It was Cedric Diggory. " Listen, I'm sorry about what happened in the common room. They can be real jerks sometimes. When you left I yelled at all of them for teasing you". I stifled a laugh. " You don't have to feel sorry for me. But thank you" I tried to say politely. Cedric started laugh. " Okay, well why don't we walk down to McGonagall's class". I smiled. " Fine". We walked together in silence. When we got in Professor McGonagall's class, I usually sat in the back alone. But something strange happened. Cedric usually sat with his friends, but he sat next to me.

He for some odd reason Cedric kept looking at me. " Cedric, what are looking at?" I asked him. He didn't look surprised. " Oh… nothing…-" the bell rang to switch classes. I gathered my stuff as fast I could and I bounded out of the class. I headed toward the library. I got a table and spread all my books out. I skipped c lunch and dinner. I wasn't hungry. I didn't want to run into Cedric out in the halls.

I watched Harry Potter kiss Cho Chang, behind the bookshelves. They seemed like they didn't care if anyone saw or heard them. It was as if they thought they were invisible. I got sick of hearing them moan and gasp, that I walked out of the library not caring I saw Cedric or not. I walked the corridors thinking how to solve Professor Snape's homework. I was paying attention that I bumped into someone.

" I am so sorry" I said as I looked up at them. It was Cedric! Oh great was he stalking me? Ugh… I wish he would tell me what he wanted. "I wasn't paying attention" I told him. He smiled he held out his hand for me to take. " Here let me get that" he said as he lifted my bulging book bag. I smiled. " Thank you, I wasn't paying attention. I was trying to figure out Professor Snape's homework. I was in the library looking up the answers. I was wondering, if you could help me. Please?" I pleaded. He smiled. Cedric moved closer to me, his face inches from mine. The lit candles around us made his face solemn. His golden hair shinned, his gray eyes were fixed on me.

He dropped my book bag. He took my face in his hands and then….

Until Chapter Two