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This story doesn't really follow any particular book.

Summary: Ariana Walker is in her sixth year at Hogwarts. She has never had a boyfriend or even been kissed. After her friends give her make over she gets noticed by the guy she has a crush on for years Oliver Wood. Oliver only succeeds in breaking Ariana's heart and Cedric Diggory is there to pick up the pieces and him and Ariana develop a close friendship. Will their friendship turn into something more?

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or anything you recognize

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CHAPTER 12

Cedric was across the room with Ashleigh and he was keeping an eye on Ariana. He wondered why she was talking to Drew. Why she would want to talk to Drew at all.

"You look gorgeous, very hot," he said.

"Thanks." she said smiling.

"Do you want to dance?" he asked.

"Not with you," she said. "You're with Megan."

"So," he said as his eyes traveled over her body.

"You said Megan was pretty rememberm, when you broke our date."

"I was an idiot," he said reaching out totouch her but she moved away.

"Go away," she told him.

"Fine, its your loss," he said mad. "You should be lucky I'm talking to you considering that tomorrow you'll go back to being ugly and plain."

"You're a jerk" she said giving him a push and threw her punch in his face and ran out the door.


Cedric saw this and quickly ran to where Drew was standing. Angelina, Alicia, Fred and George were soon there.

"What did you do to her?" Cedric said angry, his fists were clenced by his sides and his eyes narrowed as he stared at Drew.

Angelina, Alicia, Fred and George stared. They had never seen Cedric look so mad or angry at all.

"Nothing," Drew said and walked off. Cedric went to go after him but Fred and George stopped him.

"Its not worth it, he's not worth it," Fred said and he nodded.

"She wouldn't want you to," George said and Cedric knew he was right so he took a deep breath to calm down.

"We need to find Ariana," Angelina said.

"You two don't mind of we go for a minute do you?" Alicia asked.

"Of course not," George said.

"No, you two stay, I'll go," Cedric said and everyone looked at him shocked.

"Cedric!" Ashleigh said. "Why do you want to go after her?"

"She's the best friend I've ever had," he told her. "And she is hurt right now."

"You're at this dance with me." Asheligh said.

"I know," he said annoyed rolling his eyes.

"I don't get you. You spent so much time asking me out. I finally agreed to go out with you and you want to leave me to after her."

"Yeah I do," Cedric said.

"Fine Cedric but if you go after her, you can kiss any chance you have with me good bye," Ashleigh told him.

"If that's how you feel," Cedric said and Ashleigh smiled thinking he was going to stay with her. "Then I'm ok with this being our first and last date." he added and Angelina
and Alicia's mouths opened in shock.

"Cedric!" Ashleigh whined.

"It was your idea," he said. " I have to go," he added and ran out the side door he saw Ariana run out.


Cedric didn't see her anywhere outside. He saw some stairs and thought maybe she went that way so he walked down them and that's when he saw her, sitting on the bottom step crying.

"Ariana," he said as he sat by her.

"Cedric," she said and she felt his arms slide around her and she leaned against him and cried.

"Ariana what did he say to you?" Cedric asked.

"It doesn't matter because its not true. He was mad because I wouldn't dance with him so he insulted me."

"Ariana, you look so beautiful,' he said and she smiled. "The necklace and earrings look good on you."

"What can I say my best friend has good taste." she told him and he smiled.

"You want to go to the dance?" he asked.

"Cedric I'll be ok, you can go. Don't keep your date waiting."

"That's over now," she told her. "She said if I came after you that I wouldn't have a chance with her."

"I'm sorry Cedric, I ruined that for you,' she said.

"Its ok. I didn't realize how much she got on my nerves until I spent time with her."

"Seriously," Ariana asked.

"Yeah I'd rather have you as my best friend than her as my girlfriend." He told her and she smiled. "Now do you want to go to the dance?" he asked.

"Yeah ok," she said and he held out his hand to her and she placed her hand in his and stood up. "Lets go," he said and she smiled and walked up the stairs with him.
When they got to the doors they heard counting.

"Almost midnight already," she said.

"Guess so," he said as the counting continued.

"5,4,3,"

"2, 1," Cedric said. "Happy New Year Ariana," he whispered and leaned down and kissed her cheek.

"Happy New Year Cedric," she said smiling.

"Come on," he said taking her hand and pulling her into the dance.


Now that Ariana was at the dance with Cedric she was actually having a good time and so was Cedric. They had danced several songs together and now they were dancing to a slow song and a song by a muggle at that. Ariana slid her arms around his neck as the song started,

The loneliness of nights so long
The search for strength to carry on
My every hope had seemed to die
My eyes had no more tears to cry
Then like the sun shined from up above
You surrounded me with your endless love
And all the things I couldn't see
Are now so clear to me

Cedric pulled her closer to him as they continued to dance.

You are my everything
Nothing your love won't bring
My life is yours alone
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through
When nothing else will do
Every night I pray on bended knee
That you will always be My everything

Cedric looked down at her and smiled as he pushed her hair behind her ear. Ariana's eyes met his and she saw a look she never saw in them before.
She didn't know what it was. But it couldn't be what she thought it was, that maybe he wanted her.

You're the breath of life in me
The only one that sets me free
And you have made my soul complete
For all time For all time

Cedric was still looking at her and Ariana couldn't take her eyes off if him.

"Ariana," he whispered as he leaned closer to her.

"Yeah," she said softly. She hoped he was fixing to kiss her. He ran his fingers through her hair and was leaning in closer, he was so close she could feel his breath on her face now.

"Ariana," he whispered again as he leaned closer but he didn't get to say or do anything else because they were interrupted.

"Cedric!" someone said and he turned around and saw Ashleigh behind him. Ariana groaned in process and considered hitting her for interrupting.

"Hi Ashleigh," he said. "Is something wrong."

"I wanted to apologize about earlier," she said. "I was being selfish. I understand that you two are just friends," she added stressing the friends part. "I'm sorry." she said.

"Really?" Cedric asked surprised.

"Yeah and I was hoping you would want to dance." she said and Cedric looked at Ariana, like he was asking permission or looking for a way to avoid Ashleigh. She didn't know which one
so she just figured he wanted Ashleigh so she took a step back from Cedric.

"Its ok Cedric," Ariana said. "We're just friends right." she added.

"Ariana I…"

"Don't worry about me I'll be fine," she said and turned and walked out. She had just gotten out of the door when tears fell from her eyes. She walked over and sat down on the steps and buried her head in her hands and cried. She felt like she was always crying. She had been sitting on the steps a few minutes when someone sat by her.

"Ariana," they said and she looked over and saw the last person she expected to see.


Ok This is part one of the dance, I'll get part two up soon.

The song is My Everything by 98 Degrees