A/N: Sorry for delay; had a couple of very busy weeks. Thanks heaps for the reviews - hope you like this chapter! :)


Chapter 2

"You were brilliant," gushed Hermione.

"You think so? Not brilliant enough, Madam Pomfrey definitely had her work set out for her trying to fix me."

"But really Cedric, that spell, I'm very impressed."

"Well I'll take that as the highest compliment, considering it's coming from you," replied Cedric with a winning smile.

Hermione couldn't help but blush. She'd rushed to see Harry after he'd been whisked away from the First Task but once she arrived Madam Pomfrey had told her to wait outside while she mended Harry's wounds. As she made towards the door she noticed Cedric sitting in one of the beds, and had walked over to him.

"Does it hurt much?" she asked, taking a seat at the end of his bed.

"I think I'll survive," he said. "In fact, I'll just have to. I don't think the next Task is going to get any easier."

"I take it you haven't had a chance to look at it yet?" she asked, motioning towards the Egg.

He shook his head.

"I wonder what it's all about," she said, taking the Egg in her hands and studying it.

"Go on, open it. I would if I could," he said, raising his bandaged hands as explanation.

"Oh no, I couldn't," replied Hermione, placing it back on the bedside table.

"Oh so you'll help Harry, but you won't help me?" he asked, a small grin upon his face.

"Of course I'd help you," she replied quickly.

"Well go on then, open it."

Hermione looked back and forth between him and the Egg, uncertain.

Cedric laughed. "I'm only mucking around Hermione."

She went to shove him jokingly, but then stopped. "You're lucky you're wounded."

They both started laughing, but then stopped suddenly when hearing a disapproving cough come from Madam Pomfrey.

"Mr Diggory, you need rest. And Miss Granger, you can see Mr Potter now."

"Well I'll leave you to it then," said Hermione, glancing towards Harry's bed.

"Well yes, I don't want to be keeping you from Harry."

"Ha ha," she responded sarcastically.

Cedric couldn't help but laugh as she walked away from him.


"Harry, I'm so glad you are alright!" flinging her arms around him and hugging him tightly.

"No 'you were brilliant' speech for me then eh?" he asked with a cheeky grin.