CHAPTER 3: Rescue number one.
Third persons P.O.V
It was about one week after the sorting had taken place, and Cedric had made a habit of watching the doors of the great hall at meal times to watch and see when Hermione would enter the great hall. Cedric's eyes were glued to the door it had been a half an hour since dinner had started and Hermione hadn't come in yet. Suddenly the door to the great hall burst opened and a little Gryffindor boy came in he had chocolate brown hair and he was a little on the round side, he looked scared out of his wits he ran strait up to McGonagall and said……
Cedrics P.O.V.
I watched as a little Gryffindor known as Neville long-something-or-other ran in and said p-p-professor, Hermione fell into the lake and she can't swim! I nearly screamed at the thought of my Hermione drowning! Liam saw the look on my face and grabbed Jonah's arm and left after me when I stood up to go see I vaguely heard Snape yelling at the boy "YOU LEFT HER TO DROWN!... YOU SAD LITTLE FOOL!" I got out to the lake side in time to see bubbles rising to the surface before Liam or Jonah could stop me I took off my outer robes and jumped into the lake. I found Hermione and grabbed onto her shoulders and heaved her up when I reached the top I looked around to see all of the professors running down the dock Madame Pomfery in tow beckoning me to come to the dock, I got a more secure hold on Hermione and swam to the edge of the dock. Snape and Dumbledore heaved Hermione out of the water and out of my arms they took her over to Madame Pomfery, Liam and Jonah ran over and helped heave me out of the water I collapsed on the dock feeling dizzy, just as I was about to slip into blackness I felt cold lips press against my cheek; and then it was all darkness.
I woke to find my self in the hospital wing with a small hand holding my own larger one. I looked down and let my gaze follow the fingers to the arm up to the shoulders, and then to the face of a bushy haired angel sleeping silently next to me in a chair I gently squeezed her hand and to try and wake her she woke and grumpily said "just five more minutes' mom". I chuckled slightly and she peeked one cinnamon eye open at me she then blushed right down to her toes and let go of my hand rather quickly I couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed at the missing warmth but I shook the feeling and looked at Hermione before asking the one thing that had been on my mind in my dreams "are you ok?" she peeked at me through her fingers and squeaked " yes…… and thank you I heard about what you did." I smiled warmly at her and said "would you like to tell me what happened to get you in the lake?" She cleared out her throat and began………..
Hermione's P.O.V three hours earlier
I was walking down the hall to get to transfiguration when I heard "OOOH Pavarti look it's the bush haired bookworm!" . I looked back hurt evident in my eyes and watched the two girls know as Lavender and Pavarti walk down the hall shrieking with laughter. Once I got into transfiguration I sat down in the back of the room in the last open seat only to hear a that Malfoy boy whisper look it's the mud blood I closed my eyes willing the threatening tears not to come McGonagall cleared her throat and looked sternly at the boy and said detentions with me for three days and fifteen points from Slytherin. The Slytherin side of the room groaned and glared at Malfoy and McGonagall. Good they deserve it I said to myself after class was finished lavender and Pavarti walked up to me and started in on the bushy haired bookworm comments again. I glared at them and pushed pass running to get to my favorite spot, the huge rock in the middle of the lake you have to walk across smaller rocks to get there. Once I reached the path of small rocks I started to walk across them I got to the third one and let my years fall, by the time I got to the middle my vision was to blurred to see the green goop on the rock I stepped right into it and slipped I heard some small screams and gasps as I fell. Everything was in slow motion until I hit the water I flailed my arms madly trying to grip something anything. Just as I thought all was lost I felt a tug around my middle as some fifth year Hufflepuffs tried to summon me to the shore but just as I calmed down I felt the grip around my middle loosen as the Hufflepuff used to much of her power to continue the spell was broken all I remember was the girl screaming to go get help before I slipped into total darkness. I woke about fifteen minutes later to see the concerned faces of all my professors even Snape had lost his control and he looked relieved as I tried to sit up I looked around before my gaze fell to Cedrics face, I just stared for awhile before I looked up and into Dumbledore's twinkling gaze. I croaked "wha... happened?" his eyes twinkled even more as he beckoned the Hufflepuff girl forward as she told me the story all I could do was open and close my mouth like a fish out of water before my gaze fell to Cedrics for once again he looked as though he were about to faint I leaned forward and placed my blue lips on his cheek and then he slipped away, Madame Pomfery levitated his body to the hospital wing.
Once inside the hospital wing Madame Pomfery checked me out before saying it was okay to leave. "Um… excuse me but could I stay with Cedric please?" she looked at me before giving me a warm smile and saying "As you wish." She walked away I pulled up a chair and sat and just stared at him for a while before mustering up the courage to hold his hand as soon as my skin touched his I felt sparks fly from my fingertips to his I was sure it would wake him, but it didn't. I began to feel drowsy. 'I'll just close my eyes for a moment' I thought. And the next thing I knew was that Cedric was waking me up. I recited this to him….. Well most of it to him.
Third persons P.O.V
Cedric eyes glazed over as he thought about asking Hermione to go out with him. He didn't realize that he was daydreaming until Hermione shook him concern plastered all over her angelic face. "I should ask for a thank you kiss" he thought. And then to his utter surprise Hermione bent down and kissed his cheek staying just a moment longer than she should, she pulled back to look at Cedric. He then got a small blush and asked "did I say that out loud?" She giggled and nodded her head. 'well maybe I could ask her out she sure didn't turn down the invitation…..maybe she only kissed me because she wanted to thank me somehow and she thought that was the only thing I wanted…. No. no... She definitely likes me'. He battled in his mind. 'I will ask her out' he made up his mind but when he looked up she was gone. 'Well there goes my chance' he thought glumly. After he left and got to his common room he went up to his room and changed into more comfortable clothes and went back down stairs only to find a tawny owl with a letter clutched in its beak he grabbed the letter and found it was addressed to him he opened it and read the letter.
Dear cedric,
I was wondering if you would like to go to hogsmead with me this Saturday.
Yours truly………..
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Until next time misses-charlie-weasly… in other words Jackie!
