Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. In any way, shape, or form. So there.

Warnings: Language, Mild Mature Themes, SLASH.


It was cruel. I admit it now. Though you wouldn't have gotten me to admit it then. I was going to break Cedric's heart for my own benefit. And Harry…well…I doubt Harry was hurt at all by what I had done. I still to this day do not know if he knows what I did. And I may never get the chance to ask him…

-

It was dinner. My plan was almost done. I was too anxious to eat.

"Drrrraaaacoooo…how could you do this?" Pansy whined next to me. I sighed and looked at her

"Look Pansy. Do what we agreed, and you'll be 220 galleons richer AND I'll throw in the good word with Zabini." I stated, Pansy blinked and sighed

"Fine. But you better have some bloody good mouth cleaning spells ready."

I smiled

"I'm ahead of you Pansy dear."

I glanced at the other two.

Cedric-At his table reading.

Harry- Sitting next to Weaselbee. Staring at…I followed his gaze…CRABBE?

Oh dear lord…this wasn't…normal.

I shuddered at the boy sitting next to me and sighed. Pansy perked an eyebrow

"Oh dear Draco…don't tell me you're catching a chill already. The summer's barely over. You're such a sickly boy."

My eye twitched and I looked at her

"Shut up."

She smirked and sipped her tea

"As you wish."

-

"Harry, I really think Malfoy's up to something." Hermione stated, I sighed and made a half noise of acknowledgement, pretending to be engrossed in my roast chicken. Hermione frowned at me

"Harry, I mean it."

"I know you mean it." I stated, sipping my pumpkin juice "But I happen to disagree." Hermione raised an eyebrow

"Oh?"

"Yes. D-Malfoy isn't up to anything." I stated evenly, Hermione raised an eyebrow higher and sighed

"Alright Harry."

-

I watched from my vantage point, under my invisibility cloak. To my great pleasure, Potter was already there. He was pacing back and forth, muttering under his breath.

I sighed and glanced back towards the castle to see Pansy starting towards the pitch, her robes billowing out behind her in a very Pansy like manner, I smirked slightly. She was a good friend. A valuable one too. Worse come to worst. I knew I could depend on her to have my back. I glanced back at Potter to see my plan was working. Cedric was starting out from the Hufflepuff Locker rooms. Pansy sped up slightly and I grinned under my robe. It was going to work.

I watched as she threw herself on Harry who halted in mid-step and blinked as the Slytherin pressed her lips on his forcefully.

I am quite proud to say that Pansy made it quite believable, even throwing in a few sound effects. Cedric halted, still a bit of a distance from them; he squinted through the darkness and blinked, before his face went stony and blank. He looked down and straightened his robes, before turning on his heels and heading off into the darkness. I grinned and looked back to Potter and Pansy. He had managed to push her off.

Pansy smirked and pulled out a package of breath mints, popping one in her mouth

"Thanks Potter. I appreciate it." She sneered, turning and starting towards the castle. Potter blinked and stared after her with a completely bemused expression. I smirked and started after Cedric.

"We both appreciate it Potter…"

-

I found Cedric by the same tree Potter found me.

I sat down next to him. His eyes were closed and it almost appeared as though he was sleeping. But I knew better.

"Hello Draco."

"Cedric." I sighed. I saw him perk an eyebrow in the darkness

"Something on your mind?" He asked, I frowned

"How do you and Pansy do that?" I sighed, leaning my head against the trunk of the tree. Cedric chuckled weakly

"Call it intuition." He paused and cracked an eye open, looking at me "Are you going to share or not?"

I looked down guiltily and sighed again, I still couldn't believe the hold Cedric still had on me.

"I'm sorry…" I stated, glaring at my hands. How could one person make me so indescribably weak? So…honest?

Cedric blinked and sighed

"I knew you were up to something." He stated

"Yeah…but you don't know what…" I said quietly, Cedric perked an eyebrow

"I don't?"

I looked at him and he smiled slightly

"I know Pansy wouldn't normally throw herself at Potter, Draco." He stated, I blinked and sighed

"I thought it was completely plausible." I stated defensively, Cedric chuckled quietly and sighed

"But why did you do it Draco?" He asked weakly "You knew it would hurt."

He didn't add the 'me' and he didn't need to. It was mutually known.

I sighed

"Cedric, it was…I'm sorry." I stated feebly, he frowned

"It was a bet…" I stated "Potter bet that he could get you before me."

Cedric blinked and perked an eyebrow

"How much?"

I sighed

"Two hundred Galleons." I said quietly, Cedric nodded slightly

"So it was pride then." He stated. I frowned

"How the bloody hell do you know me so well?"

Cedric smiled

"Don't worry about it. But you can consider your bet won."


Author's Note:

...Well? XD; Sorry that Draco seemed a little OOC with Cedric, I can even tell. Which means it must be horribly OOC.

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