I wonder what Pucey and Diggory were up to in the library late last night. Rumor has it they had to move the party to the Restricted Section before anyone could get a good idea of what was going on.

Be sure to fill me in if you've got any details. Without you, I'm nothing.

~xoxo, Gossip Witch

"I can't believe Cedric swings for the other team," Parvati groaned, pouting her leap as she skimmed over the Gossip Witch blast again.

"Don't you mean he swings for the same team you do?" Daphne teased, walking past the Twins on her way to her seat in the back of the Transfiguration classroom. "Unless you swing for the other team too?"

Daphne smirked at the face Parvati pulled at her comment as she slipped into her seat. She shook her head and rolled her eyes as she waited for the little witch to say something back. It had been a few days since Daphne had been able to destroy someone with just a few words.

"Don't listen to her," Padma insisted, glaring at Daphne over her shoulder. Daphne laughed and shrugged her shoulders. "Why does it matter who Cedric is spending his time with? I thought you were over your crush."

"Shhhhhh!" Parvati hissed, covering her sister's mouth with her hand.

"What?" Padma said, pushing Parvati's hand away from her face. "I thought…"

"You thought wrong," Parvati growled, glaring at her sister. "Just don't say anything else, please."

"Okay," Padma said, offering Parvati a half-smile. "But are you okay?"

"I'll be fine," Parvati replied, crossing her arms over her chest as she turned back into her seat. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. As her eyes fluttered open, she met the eyes of Cedric Diggory walking into the classroom. A deafening silence fell over the classroom as everyone stared at him.

He carded a nervous hand through his hair and quickly made his way to his seat. Cedric took a deep breath as he slid down into the desk and pulled out his notebook. All he needed to do was get through this class, and then he could hide out in the Hufflepuff common room. At least there, he could be kind of alone. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a familiar green and silver vest walking into the classroom.

Letting out a groan, Cedric tilted his head back as he forced himself to sit up straight. Adrian sat behind him, and if he was slouching, then they would be forced to talk to one another.

Adrian looked around the room for an empty desk, hanging his head when he spotted the only empty seat in the room. He noticed Daphne sitting in the back of the room with the biggest grin on her face and shook his head. This was not how he wanted today to go, and he was sure that Cedric had other plans as well. He took a deep breath and readjusted his bag on his shoulder before making his way to his seat.

"Dig," Adrian mumbled, dropping into the desk behind Cedric. "We should probably talk."

"I'd rather we didn't, Adrian," Cedric grumbled, refusing to turn around. "We can just forget that anything ever happened and move on with our lives."

"Good afternoon, class," McGonagall announced as she walked into the room with a smile on her face. She looked around at all the faces sitting in her classroom and noticed they were all staring at the same two students. Minerva hung her head briefly and sighed.

Of course, she had seen the latest Gossip Witch blast, but there was a part of her that hoped there was no truth to the rumors. However, from the look on Mr. Diggory's and Mr. Pucey's faces as they ignored the pointed stares of their classmates, that wasn't the case.

"I want everyone to pick a partner and begin studying for your upcoming exam," she began, watching as a flurry of conversation started up as students began picking partners. "Your partner must be from a different house. Gentlemen, find a young lady to pair up with and get to work."

"Adrian," Daphne called, motioning to the empty desk beside her.

He looked at Cedric once more before sliding out of his chair and moving back beside Daphne, shaking his head. This was all a big misunderstanding, but of course, no one else would see it that way. As he settled down into the desk, he noticed he could keep an eye on Cedric as he worked with one of the twins. Hopefully, he'd be able to catch him in the corridor between classes.

"What's going on with you and Diggory?" Daphne asked, looking her study partner up and down as she waited for an answer. He was cute, and from the stories she had heard from other witches, he was quite the kisser.

"Unfinished business," Adrian replied, glancing at Daphne out of the corner of his eye. All of his attention was still focused on Cedric.

Daphne rolled her eyes and reached out to grab the sides of Adrian's head. "Quit staring at him."

"I'm not -"

"You are," Daphne hissed, looking him dead in the eyes. "If you don't quit staring at him, then everyone is going to start drawing their own conclusions. Do you want that?"

"No," Adrian replied, pulling his head away from Daphne's hands. "I just want to forget this whole thing ever happened since that's what he'd rather do."

Daphne glanced up at Cedric and shook her head. "He's an idiot, and so are you."

"Thanks for those sage words of wisdom," Adrian said, shaking his head in disgust. "Can we just get on with studying? McGonagall is looking over here, and I don't feel like getting in trouble."

"But getting in trouble is part of the fun," Daphne said with a wink, pulling out her book. She flipped through until she found the page that was on the board. Staying out of Adrian and Cedric s relationship was the best thing for her right now, no matter how badly she wanted to meddle.

~xoxo~

Cedric slipped out of the Transfiguration classroom and made his way up the corridor toward the kitchen. He was mumbling under his breath as he stormed past the other students gathered around. He just wanted some peace and quiet.

"Diggory," Adrian yelled, chasing him down the corridor. "Wait up."

"No," Cedric shouted, quickening his step as he rounded the corner toward the Hufflepuff common room.

Adrian shook his head and picked up his pace, rounding the corner just moments after Cedric. He reached out and grabbed him by the shoulder, forcing him to turn around.

"Leave me the hell alone," Cedric grumbled, pulling his shoulder away from Adrian's grasp. "I don't want to talk to you."

"Well, I don't give a damn what you want right now," Adrian growled, closing the gap between him and Cedric. "I want to talk to you."

Cedric looked Adrian up and down, taking a few deep breaths. With a huff, he looked around for a nearby open door. He spotted one out of the corner of his eye, reached down to grab Adrian's hand, and pulled him towards the open door.

Once inside, Cedric kicked the door shut behind him. He crossed his arms over his chest and took a deep breath.

"So talk," Cedric grumbled.

Daphne stood at the end of the corridor, shaking her head. Those two were just asking to get caught by someone. Rolling her eyes, she turned on her heels and started on her way back to the Slytherin common room.

She saw Padma and Parvati walking towards the hall where Cedric and Adrian were. "Damn it," she grumbled, turning around and chasing after the twins.

As she followed behind them, she heard them talking about Cedric. She fought the urge she felt to smack the two of them upside the head. Instead of hitting them, she reached out and tapped them both on the shoulders.

Slowly, they turned around, and Daphne flashed a smile at them.

"Hey, Daphne," Padma said. "What's up?"

"Do us all a favor and keep your opinions about what's going on with Diggory and Pucey out of your conversations," she explained, looking both girls up and down. "Do we understand each other?"

Padma and Parvati nodded their heads quickly and wrapped their arms tightly around their books.

"Good," Daphne said, nodding her head slowly as she turned on her heel to walk away from them.

~xoxo, Gossip Witch ~

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