Disclaimer: I don't own yeh blabbi-bladdi-blah. I did once say I'd never write one of these but after seeing how cute Cedric is in the movie I couldn't just let him die...
Paralysed
A/N Someone said Harry would be in his fifth year, no he wouldn't. The way I tried and obviously failed to explain it was that a year had passed while Cedric recovered and adjusted to his new life in Romania and doing work in England for the Order, not only a few months so Harry and co are in their sixth year. Basically I did just skip the fifth book but everything happened reasonably the same except of course Cedric and Charlie were with the Order and Sirius didn't die. Ok, hope that explains it better than it did last time.
Chapter Six.
Charlie sat at the teachers desk feeling rather awkward, it had been a long time since he was at Hogwarts but what he could remember of it was from the students point of view, not the teachers. He smiled at Cedric as the wheelchair clad Hufflepuff looked at him nervously.
"So Charlie, how does it feel to be back?" Minerva asked as they ate.
"Strange, I'm used to being sat down there," Charlie laughed slightly putting another piece of chicken on his plate. "Ah well, it's been a while since then anyway. I'll just have to get used to being up here." He watched while Cedric talked awkwardly to the other people in his year, all of who were obviously asking questions he didn't particularly want to answer.
The feast continued quickly and the Prefects led the first years away before the rest of the school rushed out except for Cedric who didn't move until there was nearly no one left. Charlie walked down from the teacher's table over to him.
"You alright?" he asked cheerfully.
"Yeah, I just didn't want to get crushed in all those students. Now I need to find my private room," Cedric smiled up at him, almost sadly. "I get a special one."
"Ah but that means I can come and visit you and we can chat without your friends over hearing," Charlie said, ever cheerful. Cedric smiled at him and pointed to the back of his chair.
"Then you'd better push or you won't know where it is," he said as he pulled out a little slip of paper with directions on it. "Third floor, hmmm I guess that stair climbing spells going to come in handy then."
"Please keeps your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all time," Charlie said in his ear bringing a laugh from Cedric for the first time that night. They continued to joke about things like that as he pushed the chair out of the hall and up the stairs which luckily didn't move.
"Now it's the second corridor on the right, third door on the left," Cedric read from the paper. Charlie nodded and turned down the correct corridor, stopping by the door. "As you turn the key say password." Cedric read aloud before trying to pull the key out of his pocket.
"Want some help?" Charlie asked calmly.
"Um, well…" Cedric mumbled, embarrassed greatly. Charlie nodded slightly before he easily lifted Cedric up so that his legs hung uselessly down and he was able to reach into his pocket for the key. Charlie returned him to the chair. "Thanks."
"No problem, may I suggest keeping it in your bag?" Charlie asked with a smile. Cedric nodded and put the key in the lock, checking the paper for the password.
"Dragons," that brought a smile to Charlie face as he pushed the wheelchair through the now open door. Then he stopped.
"Ok this isn't fair, my teachers quarters aren't as nice as this!" He complained loudly. Cedric spun his chair round easily to see if he was being serious which he was. Cedric's room was nearly twice a big with a double bed in the centre of the far wall, a table with some chairs for visitors, a door which obviously led to a private bathroom, a book case and a wardrobe. "No I'm not kidding, I have a single bed, a small table and no on suite. I have to use the teachers bathroom at the end of the hall."
"Well if you ever need to feel free to come and use my bathroom," Cedric said with a laugh as he wheeled himself around the room, "Everything's so spread out so that I can get past easily. And look, handrails wherever I might need to pull myself up. Dumbledore's really gone all out for me."
"Well you do deserve it, look's like you won't be needing any help at all," Charlie said happily, knowing Cedric would be very grateful and proud about this fact. Cedric wheeled himself over to the wardrobe and opened it easily.
"My stuff's been un-packed already, how helpful," he said happily wheeling himself back to Charlie. Cedric had started to feel more and more for Charlie over the past few weeks and didn't want him to leave just yet, maybe he'd get up the courage to at least ask him what his feelings about gay's were. "I'll see you tomorrow then?"
"Sure, want me to come round and we can go down to breakfast together?" Charlie asked cheerfully. Cedric's smiled broadened. "Well then see you in the morning." It was a spur of the moment thing to do but he did it anyway, he leaned down and placed a gentle kiss to Cedric's lips, short but sweet. "Goodnight."
Cedric sat still long after Charlie left, the only movement he made to bring a hand up to his lips.
A/N This update has been looooong in coming. Now I need your help, suggestions please? I have only a few left and they won't last long.
