"Well, I'll just apologize to her next time I see her." Cedric had been
saying this to himself every time he pasted Ginny in the halls. He just
couldn't bring himself to say it to her. What if he made a complete fool
of himself? He couldn't do that… It would be wrong to make a scene in the
middle of the corridors. Plus, coming back from death was hard work…
especially having to get used to a wand again.
"Mr. Diggory, if you are not going to pay attention, why did you bother coming back?" Cedric blinked and looked up realizing he was in potions class with Snape again and groaned.
"Excuse me professor?" Cedric looked over at his partner. 'Damn, I don't know this person… why was I reduced a year anyway?' Cedric thought to himself as Snape closed in on him.
"I asked you what the next ingredient was to be added to your potion." Snape's greasy hair fell over his face making Cedric hide a gag. He surely hadn't missed that part of Potions class.
"Well, could it possibly be worm wood since that is what is added to every potion we seem to make sir?" Cedric leaned back in his chair looking at Snape defiantly.
"Lucky guess." Snape snapped straight up again looking down at Cedric. "20 points from Hufflepuff for Mr. Diggory's cheek!" The Hufflepuff half of the room groaned and probably muttered a few curses directed towards Cedric. Hopefully that 20 points hadn't taken them out of the lead for House Cup since after all it would be the first time in decades Hufflepuff won the House Cup.
Cedric managed to get out of Potions luckily with out losing anymore points because of his new found rudeness. 'What's wrong with me any way?' Cedric waited for the answer from his "conscience" who enjoyed talking to him whenever possible. 'Hello? Are you awake up there?'
'Well, you don't have to get all snooty! If you just would have waited!'
'You're supposed to be there all the time.'
'Don't remind me… I like to get away from you sometimes.'
'Oh shut it. Why am I so rude.'
'I don't know… talk to Dumbledore.'
'Fine, I will then.'
Cedric walked towards Professor Dumbledore's office stopping in front of the gargoyle who jumped aside opening the door before Cedric could mutter the password. "Oh, Cedric… are you telepathic? We were just coming to find you."
"Sir?" Cedric looked at him with a confused grin on his face and saw three heads behind Dumbledore. "Mum… Dad?"
"CEDRIC! It is true… I couldn't believe!" Cedric's mother ran out to him hugging him and crying and his father placed a hand firmly on Cedric's shoulder. The other person was still standing with their back to him. Cedric could see a hint of red hair and wondered if perhaps it was Mr. Weasley… or maybe Percy. It would be dreadful fun to pick on Percy again.
The person turned quickly around and smiled. This was a person Cedric never believed he would see again… could it really be… Lillian Potter? It had to be… Cedric had seen pictures of the wedding it was Lillian Potter… Harry's mother. But how… why was she… "Good day to you Cedric… I see you have adapted nicely to your new life."
All Cedric could do was nod his head. He noticed that Mrs. Potter was semi- transparent so she surely hadn't come back to life. Finally he managed to mumble something, "But how are you here?"
"Mr. Diggory, if you are not going to pay attention, why did you bother coming back?" Cedric blinked and looked up realizing he was in potions class with Snape again and groaned.
"Excuse me professor?" Cedric looked over at his partner. 'Damn, I don't know this person… why was I reduced a year anyway?' Cedric thought to himself as Snape closed in on him.
"I asked you what the next ingredient was to be added to your potion." Snape's greasy hair fell over his face making Cedric hide a gag. He surely hadn't missed that part of Potions class.
"Well, could it possibly be worm wood since that is what is added to every potion we seem to make sir?" Cedric leaned back in his chair looking at Snape defiantly.
"Lucky guess." Snape snapped straight up again looking down at Cedric. "20 points from Hufflepuff for Mr. Diggory's cheek!" The Hufflepuff half of the room groaned and probably muttered a few curses directed towards Cedric. Hopefully that 20 points hadn't taken them out of the lead for House Cup since after all it would be the first time in decades Hufflepuff won the House Cup.
Cedric managed to get out of Potions luckily with out losing anymore points because of his new found rudeness. 'What's wrong with me any way?' Cedric waited for the answer from his "conscience" who enjoyed talking to him whenever possible. 'Hello? Are you awake up there?'
'Well, you don't have to get all snooty! If you just would have waited!'
'You're supposed to be there all the time.'
'Don't remind me… I like to get away from you sometimes.'
'Oh shut it. Why am I so rude.'
'I don't know… talk to Dumbledore.'
'Fine, I will then.'
Cedric walked towards Professor Dumbledore's office stopping in front of the gargoyle who jumped aside opening the door before Cedric could mutter the password. "Oh, Cedric… are you telepathic? We were just coming to find you."
"Sir?" Cedric looked at him with a confused grin on his face and saw three heads behind Dumbledore. "Mum… Dad?"
"CEDRIC! It is true… I couldn't believe!" Cedric's mother ran out to him hugging him and crying and his father placed a hand firmly on Cedric's shoulder. The other person was still standing with their back to him. Cedric could see a hint of red hair and wondered if perhaps it was Mr. Weasley… or maybe Percy. It would be dreadful fun to pick on Percy again.
The person turned quickly around and smiled. This was a person Cedric never believed he would see again… could it really be… Lillian Potter? It had to be… Cedric had seen pictures of the wedding it was Lillian Potter… Harry's mother. But how… why was she… "Good day to you Cedric… I see you have adapted nicely to your new life."
All Cedric could do was nod his head. He noticed that Mrs. Potter was semi- transparent so she surely hadn't come back to life. Finally he managed to mumble something, "But how are you here?"