Sorry guys I had to repost this chaptera kind ofbig error was brought to my attention and as soon I noticed I had a big laugh and thought because it was a kind of inappropreate it would be best to make that change. Thank you to Alicia who brought it to my attention. Also I just though I'd let you know that it'll probably be about another week until I am able to post again.

Just restating that this is slightly AU, I'm trying to stay as true to the book as possible butsome things need to be changed so that I have a story. Anyway thank you guys for the reviews many of them have been really helpful. I'll try working on the spelling but sometimes I get really excited and post itbefore I get to proof read it as carefully as possible, then when the mistakesarebrought to my attention I kick myself for missing them. Also I do not believe that their will be any sort of pairings in the story, everything is more platonic (with the exception of a mild crush)than anything else, but sometimes these stories do evolve a bit differently than I anticipate so anything is possible.

Also I forgot to put a disclaimer in before so here it is now. I do not own Harry Potter at all and wouldn't even dream of trying to take credit from the very talented J.K. Rowling.

Cedric looked at Ella, "Please it would be my pleasure to walk you to work." He told her. She blushed again and giggled slightly.

"Are you sure you don't have somewhere else you rather be," she asked, in her mind replacing somewhere with someone.

"No really. I want to." Hetried to flash his most charming smile. She melted right there. He glanced at Ella and a face replaced hers. It was a pretty girl, with dark almond eyes, and long black hair. The girl smiled backat himtenderly.

"Shouldn't we be going," Ella asked him. Cedric looked up at her blankly as he came out of his daydream.

"What?"

"To the clinic where I work, you said you'd walk me there." She looked at him hopefully and he nodded taking the final sip of his drink. He then took her arm politely, he couldn't remember who or why but someone at some point in his life taught him to be a gentleman. They walked down the street, Ella was right that it was only a couple blocks away. "Well this is it," she said looking up at Cedric.

"Would you mind if I came in. I... uh... need to see a dentist."

"I can make you an appointment, what's wrong do you have a cavity or a filling loose or something like that?"

"Yes." The stood for a second in silence, Ella was trying to hold back a giggle and continued on.

"Yes filling, yes cavity?" Cedric stared at her unsure of what to say.

"The… second one." He didn't know what either one was. She looked curiously at him with a lopsided smile one her face.

"Well then come on in and I'll see how busy Dr. Granger is. He may be able to see you now." He followed her in and looked uncertainly at the white walls. There was a row of chairs, and a desk that Ella went to sit behind. It reminded him greatly of the hospital he woke up in. She took out a note book and looked at it. "Well it seems he's in with his 9:15 appointment now but you're welcome to wait."

"Yes thank you Ella." She flushed under his grateful look and smiled shyly at him. Oh he's so cute, she thought, and I think he likes me. That's the only way I can explain him wanting to come into a dentists office. She desperately hoped that he would ask her to dinner. However he seemed very preoccupied. He paced around slightly nervous. This person could know who he was. It was a slim chance, but right now it was his only option. Cedric started making more small talk with Ella before the broadside of telephone calls came in. At first he looked incredulously at her as she talked in to the plastic tube. How can someone hear her though that, he thought, that thing was so strange. But she didn't seem to notice until Cedric's curiosity got the best of him and he grabbed what she called the telle.

"Cedric what are you doing. I can get in trouble for this," she called at him but he put the thing to his ear and to his surprise someone was he could hear someone talking. Ella grabbed the telephone from him and feverishly apologized to the person on the other end. When she got off the phone she shot him an angry look. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," he said looking innocent. "I've just never seen anything like that." She shook her head at him.

"You're a bit of a loon aren't you?" He just mustered up another charming smile and she forgot what she what had happened and went back to work. After a good half an hour an old man left out the door and a tall man with thick brown and peppered gray hair walked out.

"Good morning Miss Murble, any new calls for me?" He asked.

"Yes a few, I put all the new appointment into you're appointment book. Also your daughter called she's going to stop by to drop off the lunch you forgot."

"Thank you Miss Murble." Then he looked into the waiting room. "It's that my 10:00 appointment?"

"No Sir, he's a walk inm claming a cavity. I told him you may have some time to fit him in today."

"Well I've got a few minutes now the least I can do is take a look." Ella called Cedric up and walked him back to the dentist room. As soon as he looked in Cedric jumped back.

"It looks like a torture chamber in there."

"Oh why are men such babies? Don't worry Dr. Granger is quite gentle. I promise." She offered him a reassuring smile and knew this was his only chance to talk to Granger so he reluctantly sat down in the chair and Ella had instructed. He waited there the anticipation building up side of wanting to burst out. Finally Dr. Granger walked in.

"So my receptionist tells me you have a cavity, well let's take a look." Cedric jumped up from the chair.

"No Sir, it's not a cavity or whatever that is. I feel fine. Actually I came here wanting to ask you a question." The dentist looked surprised but waited for the young man to continue. "Dr. Granger I was hoping you could tell me… who I am. Have you ever seen me before in your life? My name is Cedric surly you must remember that." The man shook his head.

"I'm sorry young man. But I do not know who you are. I can look up your dental history if you wish but from what is sounds like this is the first time you've ever been a to dentist. I'd help you if I could but I have no idea who you are. My daughter knew a boy named Cedric but he died a couple weeks ago. She came home quite upset because of it. But as I said he is dead so fortunately since you are standing here before me you cannot be him. I'm very sorry son, but I can't help you." He looked genuinely sympathetic at being unable to help. Cedric just stood back disappointment shown clean across his face. With his head down he walked out of the small clinic head down in defeat. He didn't even hear Ella calling after him asking if he was alright. He was so deep at focusing on this obstacle he did not even notice a familiar bushy haired female walking past him.

Hermione was on her way to her father clinic when she past him. She stopped for a second and turned around in disbelief. Did I just see a ghost, she thought to her self. She could have sworn the dejected boy who walked past her was Cedric Diggory. But it wasn't possible, he was dead. Harry had seen him murdered and swore it so. However he couldn't find any piece of his body to bring back, like he had just completely disappeared. She turned back and watched as his tall figure walk in to a crowd before the name found it way in to her mouth. "Cedric," she called. No response. She rubbed her eyes quickly. Maybe Ron is right she thought I am going crazy. She smiled slightly knowing she'd never tell him that she'd agree with him on anything. She walked into the clinic to see Ella her father's receptionist looking upset and dabbing her eyes. "Oh Ella what's the matter," Hermione ask the older girl.

"I think I just got blown off by a guy I thought liked me."

"Oh, I'm sorry, but he was probably just another dumb boy anyway. They are so annoying, well except for Viktor he's different, but take my friend Ron for example. He's completely mental and oblivious to the world around him."

"I know but I though for sure this one would be different. I mean it started out pretty normal he bumped into me and spilled my coffee. But instead of just apologizing quickly and running away like most boys do, cleaned it up for me. Then he bought me a new drink. It was really sweet. He even walked me here and talked to me while he waited to see your father. But then he just walked out after talking to your father like I didn't even exist." Hermione stood for a second before thinking about what had happened. Then went back to see her dad.

"I'm sorry Ella I've got to run quickly," she called ran back. "Dad, did a tall boy come in here earlier."

"Yes dear," he answered quickly while cleaning some of his instruments.

"Well… What did he say?" Her father turned and looked at her.

"It was very strange actually. He asked if I knew who he was. Unfortunately I've never even seen him before and I couldn't tell him anything. He left about ten minutes ago. Poor boy I didn't know what else to do." She quickly thought that if Ella saw him and so did her father than he must have been more than a figment of her imagination. But how could he not know who he is.

"I've got to go home Dad, I'll see you when get home." She left quickly and ran home to owl Harry.

Harry I believe what is gone has come back, today I though I saw a ghost. But something's wrong and I've got to figure out what happened. She looked over her quickly scribble note and sent the note out desperately hoping Harry would be able to figure it out what she was saying. Could Cedric Diggory really be alive, she thought, and if he is how did he get here in to the muggle world?

Cedric got his hair trimmed and returned back to Barbra's home. He sat down on the sofa thought about how he could figure out what was going on. Then he thought about writing down every memory that he had. He went into the study and got paper and a pencil. The first thing he remember was the pretty dark hair girl, then two sickles and seven knuts, then platform 9 ¾ and the name Granger. Also he couldn't explain the disappearing coffee on Ella's blouse, but deep down he knew that he made it go away. None of this seemed to add up because it wasn't possible. He knew his mind held more than it was letting go and he had to find out what it was.

He continued to look at the paper when. The biggest clues for what he had were the frayed fabric that said Hufflepuff on it, and Granger. However Dr. Granger didn't know him, but maybe there was another Dr. Granger who was a dentist or…. Then a thought hit him, the daughter. That's who he saw in his memory, the bushy haired girl. He could go back to the dentist's office but Dr. Granger probably already thought he was unstable, but Ella, she had to know the dentist's daughter. At the very least be able to get a message to her.

Barbra returned back to see Cedric pouring over a couple pieces of paper. "Hello dear, how was your day?" She asked cheerfully as Cedric looked up at her.

"It was good," he answered shortly glancing quickly at something he had written. Then he stood up and offered to carry in the bag of groceries that Barbra had bought.

"I see you got your hair trimmed. It looks nice, but I though you wanted it a little shorter." She said as she busied herself in dinner preparation.

"I did, but for some reason this looks the most familiar to me, so I let the lady leave it slightly longer." Barbra smiled warmly up at him.

"Have you been able to remember anything else about your past?"

"Yes, I've been working on writing down everything so I can try to piece it together."

"Clever boy," she remark.

"I have a question, how could I get a letter to someone?" Barbra stood for a second before answering.

"I guess first you'd have to find their address in the directory, and then send it though the post."

"Do you have a directory I could use?"

"I don't know where mine has gone to, but any telephone booth has one attached to it."

"It's alright thank you Barbara."

"My pleasure dear, anything to help you. I've got to work a double shift tomorrow so I'll give you some money to get some food. You can go back into town tomorrow, where the hair salon was, and most of the restaurants there are good to eat at. Be careful of the pub though, it's rather dodgy, the food is bad and the people there are unsavory. Oh, I'm sure you will be alright." Cedric smiled at her as they worked together to prepare dinner. Although it was mostly Barbra working while Cedric watched inquisitively. This all seems so natural to her, he thought, why are these things so new to me. His mind played for him a flash of a pretty brown haired woman stirring a pot over a stove not too different than the one Barbara stood over, but it seemed much simpler.

"I really do not belong here," he whispered to himself quietly. He had to find the Granger girl or at least Ella to get a message to the girl tomorrow when he went in to town.

The next afternoon he made his way back into the town. He bought himself a plain cup of black tea at the café and flipped through a directory looking for another Dr. Granger who was a dentist, but none came up. He went over his memories and tried looking up some of the things in one of the beat up coffee table books at the café, but nothing look recognizable or jogged his memory at all. He stood up to stretch and took a good a long swig of his bitter drink when familiar face passed him.

"Ella," he called to her as she walked past.

"Cedric," she remarked surprised. "I'm surprised to talk to you again." He looked at her innocently.

"Why didn't you think I'd want to talk to you?"

"Well the way you walked out yesterday, I didn't think you liked me." She bit her lip slightly as she said this.

"It wasn't you, I just didn't get the information I wanted. I like you fine. You're a lovely girl."

"Oohh," she sputtered the red creeping up on her cheeks at the complement. "I guess I'm just not used to boys talking to me. Most of the time the just ignore me."

"Why's that?"

"Well if you haven't noticed I'm not the prettiest of girls, in fact I'm rather unremarkable." Cedric looked her over, other than the fact that she was cubby she seemed reasonably attractive to him, her features may have been plain, but her smile made them seem pleasant. He may not have been attracted to her but she was a friendly and was very kind to him. He meant what he said to her, she was a lovely girl.

"You seem nice enough for me, and I like talking to you. I think you just need to smile more. You look quite pretty when you smile." She giggled at him completely flustered. He then pulled a chair out for her and she sat down. "Did you just get off work?"

"Yes, basic day work from nine to five then go home and eat dinner with my cat."

"Oh that's no good, why don't we grab a bit to eat. I've actually got a favor to ask you." She just nodded as they walked to the local restaurant. After getting situated Cedric pulled out the frayed black cloth and showed it to Ella. "You don't happen to know what this is do you?"

"No I've never seen that before, but I have seen one similar to it. Dr. Granger's daughter came in one day wearing a cloak with a red and gold crest embodied on it. I don't know what it meant and it wasn't my place to ask but it does look similar." Cedric nodded.

"You don't happen to know his daughter do you?"

"She comes in every now and then to the clinic and we talk. Nice girl, but she not around much. Her parents send her away to some expensive boarding school. All I know is that she's dating some boy named Viktor because she talks about him a lot, and she's constantly reading."

"What is her name?"

"Oh, I'm sorry her name is Hermione." Cedric quickly jotted the name down in his note book. Ella looked over him curiously. "Why are you so interesting in Dr. Granger's daughter?"

"Because I'm almost sure she has the answer my question. It's imperative that I find out." She nodded at him about the press the subject more when the waiter came to take their dinner orders. They spent the rest of the evening making pleasant conversation. Though Cedric was sure Ella was friendly enough he was still reluctant to tell her of his lost identity. He wasn't quite sure the girl could understand what he was going thought, and if she did he didn't want to put her though his problems. Still she was the only link he had to fining Hermione Granger so at the end of the meal Cedric handed her the piece of cloth. "Please do me this favor. I need you to get this to Hermione and ask to tell you everything she knows about this crest."

"How will I give you the information?"

"I'll see you again, tomorrow"

"But today is Friday I don't go back to work until Monday."

"That's alright, I see you Monday then. Thank you very much this means a lot to me." He squeezed her shoulder in a small gesture of affection and returned back to the little town house.

Monday when Ella returned to work she asked Dr. Granger if Hermione would be in at all only to find she had left for her friend's house for the rest of the summer. Unsure of what to do she scribble a note to Hermione asking her about the piece of cloth sealed it into an envelop, and asked Dr. Granger to send it to her first chance he got.