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Once we were out in the cool air I began to breathe heavily.
"Hermione," said Harry cautiously as he stood in front of me with his hands on my shoulders. "Breathe, slowly."
I did what I was told and began to breathe slowly.
"Are you all right?"
I nodded. "Sorry."
"Oh, believe me, I want to…well, I won't get into that. But, you need to stay calm for the baby, the stress can't be good."
I nodded again.
"Come on. Let's go see how he's doing."
As Harry and I headed for the medical tent, Dumbledore was coming out.
"Is he okay?" I asked at once, Harry's hands on my shoulders.
"We managed to stop the bleeding, but he's still unconscious. Madam Pomfrey is giving him something to help him wake up."
"Can I see him?" I asked.
"Of course," said Dumbledore stepping aside to let us in.
As Harry and I entered the tent, we saw Madam Pomfrey with her back to us and a syringe in her hand.
"Is he okay?" I asked again as we headed for Cedric's bedside.
"He'll be fine," said Madam Pomfrey without looking at me. "I just gave him something that will help with any pain. Why, Miss Granger!" she exclaimed, looking up at me, and then moving to stand in front of me. "You're flushed, are you all right?"
"I'm fine!" I insisted.
"Sit down, please," said Madam Pomfrey.
I moaned as sat down on the bed next to Cedric's and she began to look me over. I felt like a little kid in doctor's office, made me wonder if I was going to get a lollipop for being a good girl.
Madam Pomfrey sighed as she finished her testing.
"Well?" I asked.
"Your blood pressure is higher than normal." She flicked her wand, and a vial appeared in her hand. "Take this to bring it down. It won't harm the baby."
I sighed as I took the vial and brought it to my lips.
"Hermione?"
I nearly choked on the potion as I saw Cedric stare at me with weak eyes.
"Cedric!" I breathed, letting the vial slip from fingers and land in the dry grass.
"I'll go tell the headmaster Mr. Diggory is awake," said Madam Pomfrey and she left the tent.
"What are you doing?" he asked tiredly, trying to sit up.
"Easy," I warned, helping him to sit up.
"What were you taking?" Cedric asked, leaning against his pillows.
"It's nothing," I said. "Just a blood pressure reducing potion."
"What?" he asked, taking my hand, scooting over slightly and pulling me down next to him. "Are you all right? What happened?"
"I guess seeing what Karkarooff did to you caused me to stress a little."
"A little?" Harry laughed. "I had to hold you back from attacking Krum and Karkaroff."
I blushed.
"Really?" Cedric asked, starting to grin.
"I was really scared," I said, running my fingers carefully through his hair. "I thought I lost you when I saw you lying motionless and all the blood." My voice shook at my last words.
Cedric smiled as he took my hand from his hair and kissed my knuckles.
"I already told you that I'm not going anywhere."
"Well, that's good," said Harry as he came to join us. "Because I don't think I can handle her on my own."
"I'm not that bad," I smiled.
"Actually, love, you are," Cedric grinned.
"Watch it, Mr. Diggory," I warned before kissing him passionately.
"Aww!" Harry cooed. "That's so sweet."
"You want one?" I asked as I slipped off the bed and started to move slowly toward him.
"No, I don't," said Harry.
"Yes, you do," I grinned.
"No, I don't!" Harry insisted.
"Yes, you do."
"No, I-"
Before he could finish, I crushed my lips onto his in a passionate kiss. As the kiss continued I coiled my arms around his neck, after a minute or two, I slowly parted my lips from his.
"Wow!" he breathed.
I giggled as Harry spun me around to face Cedric with my back against his chest and his arms carefully wrapped around me.
"You're one lucky man, Diggory," said Harry.
"I know I am," said Cedric as he took my hand.
A sob suddenly escaped my lips.
"Hey, what is it?" Cedric asked getting out of bed.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked his arms still around me.
"I love you both so much," I said, tears escaping my eyes as looked at their hands.
They both smiled.
"But?" Harry asked. "There's a but."
"I have this feeling that something horrible is going to happen. I can't shake it."
"Don't worry, Hermione," said Harry. "We talked before and came to an agreement that we would look out for each other."
Cedric smiled as he pulled me into his arms. "We're not leaving you."
I smiled into his chest. "I still can't shake this feeling."
"Man, Cedric, she is hard to convince," said Harry.
The tent flap opened and in walked Dumbledore, Krum and Karkaroff, Fleur and Madam Maxime, Madam Pomfrey, and Mr. Crouch with a small velvet bag in his hand.
"Is that-"
"Cedric," I warned.
He cleared his throat. "Skeeter woman still here?"
"Yes, but she's not allowed in," Dumbledore said. "Miss Granger?"
"Albus, I insisted that Miss Granger stay here for health reasons," said Madam Pomfrey.
"As you wish, Poppy," smiled Dumbledore. "Barty?"
"Gather around, champions!" said Mr. Crouch. "Reach into the bag and see your first task. Miss Delacour?" he asked, offering her the bag.
Fleur nervously reached into the bag and pulled out a small Welsh Green dragon with the number two around its neck. She glanced fearfully at Madam Maxime, who pulled her away from the group, whispering to her in French.
Krum was next. He reached into the bag with no problem and pulled out a small Chinese Fireball dragon. Steam was flaring from its nostrils. It had a number three around its neck.
Cedric, like Krum, put his hand into the bag. Once he pulled out the dragon, he walked back to his bed that I was now occupying and sat down next to me. He opened his hands to reveal a small Swedish Short-Snout dragon. The number around its neck made my insides freeze.
"One," I whispered.
Cedric took my hand and kissed my knuckles. "Don't worry," he whispered.
I laid my head on his shoulder.
"Mr. Potter," said Mr. Crouch, offering Harry the bag.
Cedric and I watched as Harry reached in, but briefly pulled his hand out before putting it back in and revealing a Hungarian Horntail, its spiked tail swinging threateningly. The number four around its neck.
"Dragons," said Mr. Crouch. "Your first task is to collect the golden eggs without damaging the other eggs. The golden eggs each contain a clue to the second task. Good luck to you all." That said Mr. Crouch left the tent.
There was a brief silence before the sound of canon going off made everyone in the tent jump with slight fear.
"Mr. Diggory?" said Dumbledore as he held the tent flap open.
Cedric rose to his feet.
"Wait!" I said, also getting to my feet and taking his hand in mine. Cedric turned to face me. I stood on my toes so that my lips brushed along his ear. "You die, and I swear I'll kill you," I whispered. Then I kissed his cheek.
Cedric chuckled before he kissed me on the forehead and gave me one last glance and nodded to Harry before stepping out of the tent.
I sighed deeply as I sat back down on the bed. Harry sat down next to me and put his arm around my shoulders.
"It'll be okay," he promised.
As Harry and I waited in the tent, Fleur came up to us.
"Hello," she said.
"Hello," said Harry.
"That man who just left, he seems nice."
"He is," I said.
"You're very lucky," said Fleur. "Good luck with your little one."
"Thank you," I said as she left.
As Fleur passed Krum, he looked over at me with a seductive smile. I looked away but still felt his eyes on me.
The crowd outside the tent suddenly gasped and groaned.
"What do you think happened?" I asked.
"I don't know," said Harry. "But, I'm sure he's okay."
Not long after that, we heard, "He got the egg! Diggory got the egg! Let's hope that burn of his isn't too bad. He already looks like he had a rough time."
I groaned.
"I'm sure it's not that bad," said Harry.
We didn't have to wait long for Cedric to step into the tent. I clapped a hand over my mouth to hide my laughter. Even though his burns looked gruesome the rest of him looked like he put his finger in an electrical socket.
"What happened?" I asked, trying to fight my giggles.
"I'm an idiot," Cedric said.
"I knew that already," I joked.
Cedric laughed. "I tried to distract it by turning some rocks into a dog."
"It looks like the dragon preferred you instead of the dog," Harry teased.
Cedric laughed sarcastically as Madam Pomfrey led him to an empty bed.
The announcer called Fleur's name. She was pale as she headed for the tent flap.
"Good luck, Fleur," I said.
Fleur gave me a reassuring smile before stepping out of the tent.
I walked over to stand in front of Cedric's bed with my hands behind my back. I bounced on the balls of my feet with a smile on my face.
"What?" he laughed.
"Nothing," I said, still grinning. "Just seeing my boyfriend looking like a troll doll puts a smile on my face."
"Glad I could amuse you," Cedric smiled.
"Yeah," I said, leaning forward to kiss him.
"Well," he said after we broke the kiss and he pulled me into his lap. "I guess I should have my hair like this more often."
"Ah, don't even think about it, Diggory," I demanded before he began to kiss me, laying me back on the bed, forgetting about everyone else in the tent.
"Oh, my word!" the announcer cried. "Her uniform is on fire!"
Cedric suddenly stopped kissing me. "Hermione," he said, slowly moving off me.
"What?" I asked, sitting up.
Cedric smiled as he stared at my stomach. "You're bigger."
"Just a little," I smiled.
Cedric smiled before he kissed my cheek twice and hugged me tight.
"I love you," he mumbled.
"I love you, too," I giggled.
"And she has the golden egg!" the announcer cried and not long after that Fleur entered the tent with her skirt smoking.
"Oh, my, Fleur!" I cried, getting up to meet her. "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine," she smiled. "No need for a fuss."
Once Krum's name was called both Cedric and Harry stood close to me protectively as Krum stared at me with that same seductive look he always gave me. Once he was out of sight, they relaxed.
"There's something about that man that makes me shiver," said Fleur with a shudder.
"You have no idea," said Cedric.
"Oh, no!" said the announcer. "Krum has broken some his eggs! That will cost him."
Both Harry and Cedric smirked.
Not long after that, announcer announced that Krum had gotten his egg and he entered the tent.
"Too bad about your eggs," said Harry with a smile.
Krum scoffed.
"Harry Potter!"
Harry sighed before heading for the tent flap.
"Harry!"
He turned to face me.
I walked up to him and kissed him on the cheek. "For luck," I grinned.
Harry laughed stupidly.
"Oh, will you get out there?" I said, turning him around and shoving him out of the tent.
"Yes, ma'am." he said with a southern accent.
