Title: Introductions
Pairing: Ginny/Cedric
Prompt: Butterflies in the Stomach
Warning: One swear word
She came as close to running through the crowded corridors as she could when she had to shove her way through the masses of late students – some first years like herself who were desperately trying to get to class on time; most were older, dawdling and not really concerned about their punctuality. She kept her head down – avoiding eye-contact with anyone – not wanting to attract anyone's attention in case they stopped her for some reason. She'd never been late to class before.
In hindsight, it was unsurprising that that was the very thing that caused her to run into another student – literally; taller than her – a lot taller – and older, too. She'd seen him around the school – not a lot, but enough to start to recognise him – and she thought he might be in Hufflepuff, but they'd never spoken before.
She bounced off his chest and would have landed on her arse if he hadn't caught her just in time, wrapping his hands easily around her upper arms and making sure she was steady on her feet before letting go. She expected him to start yelling at her – she wouldn't have been too happy if the situation was reversed – but he just smiled in a way that did funny things to her stomach.
"I'm Cedric."
