I solemnly apologize for the long update. I desperately tried to update this today, and i hope there aren't any errors. And even if there are, just ignore it, please.

I'm a HUGE fan of Ced/Cho. They're just too cute! Cedric in the movie was gorgeous, although i can't say the same about Cho. Whatever.

Chapter 2

As Cho muttered her Ravenclaw password and walked into her common room, four girls instantly surrounded her.

"Wasn't that him? Cedric Diggory?" Marietta Edgecomb said almost in a demand.

Before Cho could say anything, girlie shrieks filled the whole room.

Cho rolled her eyes. "Yes it was, so?"

Marietta folded her arms sternly. "The one you ditched us for? A boy?" she said.

A sudden gash of guilt spread over Cho. "Oh, right, I'm sorry," she said, smiling a little. "But you know, you guys wanted more butterbeer, and I was getting too stuffy in there, so…" she said, trying to cover up. "I mean, you know I prefer Madam Puddifoot's to Three Broomsticks, right?"

It was Marietta's turn to roll her eyes this time.

"Alright, then. I'll just go on with your terrible excuse." Her tone changed. "But, that boy! Cho you've got taste!" she said, her voice turning girlie again.

"Hah, thanks." Cho replied, taking off her scarf. "I just you know, bumped into him,"

Nobody believed her.

"Cho, honey," Marietta said, sitting down on a chair beside hers. "As a best friend of yours, I must know what is going on with your love life. I mean, I know there's guys following you everywhere, but I never knew you actually fancied anyone!" Marietta said, excited.

"I don't," Cho stammered, "I'm just…I know him from Quidditch, and yes, he's quite handsome, isn't he?" and finally, Cho broke into her own girlish giggles as well. "He was on a date, though." She said, somewhat disappointed.

"A date?" Marietta said, "With who?"

"Lisa," Cho whispered so Lisa, who was extremely moody at the corner, couldn't hear.

"What!" Marietta exclaimed. "Her!" she said, pointing.

Cho grabbed her friend's hand. "Don't point!" she said, half-whispering and half-yelling. "Yes, but I think it was more of a blind date, though. You know, that big-headed idiot Davies." Cho said, and Marietta nodded knowledgeably.

"I mean, he's in Ravenclaw, and why is he so thick-headed?" Cho said, frowning slightly.

"Well, you've got your man, Cho." Marietta said.

Two girls silently screamed, holding hands.

"She's really disappointed," Terry Boot said, looking over to Lisa.

Cho observed Lisa for a moment. Ah well, who cares? Cedric doesn't want to date her, and that meant she still had a chance.

Happily, Cho ran up to her dormitory to grab her Potions essay.

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Cedric was in cloud nine. No, ten, no hundred. Infinite.

Humming some unknown song by the Weird Sisters, which, in Cedric's opinion, dressed horribly without any etiquette and had no sense of music intelligence.

But who cares?

I mean, he finally talked to the girl! Cho Chang.

Cho Chang.

C. C.

He wrote those initials over and over again.

What a softie…Cedric coughed.

He thought about his reputation for a moment. He was always looked at everywhere he went. Not many girls dared to talk to him, or rather, had any courage, but he could still hear those whispering noises that were a little too loud behind his back. And Chambers would make an impatient 'tut' with his mouth. He only cared about Quidditch, nothing else.

Cedric did care about Quidditch, but he also cared about friends, family and school. Those were extremely important too. His father, who can be pretty embarrassing at times, but still, was the biggest support Cedric had. And of course, being an obedient and good son, he always felt thankful for him.

Cedric looked in the mirror. His prominent nose and jaw line, firm lips, and soft light brown hair, neatly put by combing, and his eyes, his grey and deep-set eyes that melted every single girl in the school, as Chambers once mentioned. Was it true? Every single girl in Hogwarts? That would include Cho as well, right?

Would Cho be like other girls, too? Would she secretly think that he was the most handsome and intelligent, (although he may be in Hufflepuff) and kind guy here?

Don't be so cocky! Cedric told himself, shaking his head. Sighing, he grabbed his Transfiguration essay.

Being in fifth year meant a lot of work. It also meant he had O.W.L.s coming up. That's what he should concentrate on, for now. But he just couldn't stop thinking about his dream girl.

Sighing heavily, he walked out of the Hufflepuff common room and headed towards the library. Perhaps studying would distract him from thinking about Cho. His prefect badge glimmering proudly on his chest, Cedric went past a group of swooning girls who seemed to go heads over heels at the sight of a gorgeous Hufflepuff.

His mind fully set (well it seemed) on studying, Cedric pulled out his heavy books and his best quill. He was about to start his essay on the History of the Human Transfiguration: Being an Animagus, when he ended up writing 'C.C.' in his parchment.

"Hello," a crispy and clear voice rang above his head.

Cedric jerked, looking up. He blushed frantically as Cho looked down at him, observing him carefully.

"Er.." she said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bother-"

"No," Cedric said, offering her a seat using his hand gestures. Cho laughed, her voice ringing like echoes in a cave. At least, that's what he thought.

Feeling incredibly stupid but proud that he had made her laugh, Cedric grinned back broadly.

"How's your studying?" Cho asked, peering over his blank parchment with initials 'C.C.' written darkly on it.

"Oh it's going fine," Cedric stammered, but Cho had already saw the initials, her initials.

"C.C.?" she asked innocently.

"Oh," Cedric said, now turning Gryffindor scarlet. "It's the…um…the acronym for.." Cedric was never good at thinking that fast on his feet. "Centuries of Centaurs,"

Cho raised her eyebrows. Inside, Cedric felt like punching himself in the face.

"Oh, I see." Cho said, a bit skeptically. But she smiled once again, as if they were just talking about weather.

And Cedric just sat there smiling to her pretty face.

Then both burst into laughter, breaking the awkward silence.

"So err, are you here to study?" Cedric asked, and then hit himself on the head secretly. No duh.

"Actually, I was about to ditch all that studying and go on the broom for awhile." Cho said brightly, "you know, Quidditch is coming up soon."

Cedric had actually forgot about Quidditch. "So, erm, what do you ride?"

"Cleansweep." Cho answered, looking at him in the eye.

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Cedric asked in his melodious voice that just melted Cho all over, inside.

"So, erm, what do you ride?" he asked. They had been talking about Quidditch.

"Cleansweep," she said, trying not to blush all over him. And she looked at him in the eye. His deep, perfect grey eyes that seemed so bittersweet somewhat. And…omgomgomg they were going to kiss! She just knew it, but something had broke the silence. She did not know.

Secretly, Cho hoped that Cedric would ask for a ride together, but he seemed busy. Plus, he was a prefect. Of course, Cho was popular, but she didn't want to meddle with a handsome prefect boy.

As she felt the cold wind blow through her dark hair on her broom, she felt like flying all the way to heaven. But, she didn't.

After her long ride, she went to check the schedules for the Quidditch tryouts and the first match. The first match was in October twenty-third, Ravenclaw against Gryffindor. Cho couldn't help but feel that she wanted to win the cup, badly. She was suffering from an injury last year, and to her dismay she was let out from her team. But now, she was back. And she was going to impress everyone as the new Ravenclaw seeker.

"Hello, gorgeous," Roger smiled big as he flashed his big white teeth.

"Hello, Roger," Cho said, a bit grumpy that he had the guts to save Cedric Diggory a date with Lisa Turpin.

"So, you're back for Quidditch? How are your legs?" Roger asked, looking incredibly concerned.

"Oh, I'm fine," Cho replied back. Don't you ever hook up Cedric with anyone else again!

"So when are the tryouts?" Cho said, checking out her broom.

"Tomorrow night,"

"What!" Cho's mouth flew open. "Tomorrow? No way!" she said.

Roger importantly nodded.

"Ugh!" Cho growled. "You never told me about this!"

"Sorry, sweetheart." Roger said, with that sickeningly sweet and cheesy smile.

"Shut it, please," Cho snapped, getting out of the way.

"Oooh, Chang's mad?" Roger said. Cho kept on stomping off to the distance.

"Oi! So still coming to the tryouts tomorrow?" Roger yelled out.

"You bet I am!" Cho yelled back. And I will make a damn good seeker.

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"Mr. Diggory, you've just earned your house twenty points, for that witty comment on the History of the Goblin War." Professor Binns said airily, floating complacently on his chair, barely sitting on it.

Cedric smiled proudly. The fellow Hufflepuffs stared at him in delight and looks full of admire.

"Thank you, professor," said Cedric, his prefects badge glimmering.

There was a knock on the door.

Professor Binns dryly looked up after the sixth knock.

"Yes?" he asked, in his dying voice.

It was Professor Sprout. "Excuse me, but can I borrow Diggory for a moment?"

Professor Binns did a bare nod that meant 'yes', as Cedric curiously went out of the room to see what was up.

"Cedric, you've got to have your Quidditch tryouts soon. The Slytherins are all set and the Gryffindors are already training. I heard the Ravenclaws are having tryouts tomorrow." Professor Sprout said, in her tone of importance.

Damn! Cedric totally forgot. He was the captain this year!

Cedric assured her that he was going to held tryouts sooner than later, and went back to his classroom, thinking about possible tryout dates.

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"Terrific, Chang!" Roger Davies yelled gleefully has he recorded Cho's flying performances in his Quidditch Record Book. "You will make a stunning seeker!" he said, "And that looks of yours won't hurt, either," Roger said, winking.

Shut up. Cho looked at him in a snappish way. But she couldn't help feeling some glee in her stomach that she had made the seeker position. An only girl!

Sweaty and hot, Cho grabbed her Cleansweeps and went to the changing room to change. When she was done, she walked towards the Ravenclaw tower, chugging on her water bottle.

Then she bumped into someone. All sweaty and hot. She felt bad for whoever it was that she bumped into.

"Hi!" Cedric Diggory smiled brightly.

OH MY GAWD.

Cho felt as if she was whipped.

"Hi," she said, plain and normal on the outside.

"I saw you fly. You were great." Cedric said, studying her face carefully.

He saw me? Was he stalking me or something?

"Thanks!" Cho said, a little too perkily. Cedric leaned closer as if to say something important, when-

"Merlin's Beard, CHO!" Curly-haired girl ran towards the two young people.
Marietta broke their perfect romantic scene. Damn you Marietta. Cho cursed silently.

Cedric made a hand gesture as to give up. "Well, later then, I look forward to playing you," he said, giving her a little wink. The cutest wink ever.

Cho lazily looked at him, stars and flowers all around her head.

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