A/N: Hello! I'm back! I hope you enjoy this chapter. It's the aftermath for
everyone!
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"I can't believe she is gone, you know? It's only been ten hours and I feel like I have a hole inside of me now," said Christina.
"And she was starting to grow a soft spot for me," said Sirius, giving a weak chuckle.
"I'm gonna miss her," said Ginny sadly.
Cedric was no where to be found.
Harry walked in, followed by Cho Chang.
"What is SHE doing in here?" snarled Hermione, standing up.
Cho looked very uncomfortable.
"I um, I'm here to uhhh apologize," she said.
"And?" said Harry.
"And I know that I am the biggest idiot on the world for feeding You-Know- Who information. He said that it was Harry's fault Cedric was dead and I believed him," she said.
Hermione nodded slowly but said, "It'll take some time for everyone to fully forgive you. I suggest you stay away from Cedric,"
Cho nodded and walked away.
Hermione turned back to look at the ruin's of Hogwarts.
"I was talking to Dumbledore and he said that it'll be fixed in time for the Masquerade ball." She said.
"Was Cylia's b-body ever f-f-found?" asked Christina, near tears.
"No," answered Ginny.
Christina started sobbing and Stacey put an arm around her shoulders.
Christina shrugged her arm off then stood up and ran off.
Charlie started to follow her, but Ginny tugged on his arm and said, "Let her be,"
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Cedric looked glumly at the sidewalk her found Cylia all those years ago.
"She was so tiny and vulnerable," he murmured.
"Who was?" his mother asked, walking up to him.
"How did you find me?" he asked.
"Well, I thought about Cylia and you then decided to check here. Everyone is worried sick about you. Anyway, who was tiny?" she replied.
"Cylia," he muttered.
"You loved her, didn't you?" she asked matter-of-factly.
"Of course I did. How could I not?" he answered.
"I'm assuming that's a rhetorical question," she said.
Cedric, not caring that his mother was there, gave a dry sob.
"What am I going to do without her!? Without her, I'm not whole! I just don't know what to do anymore," he said.
His mother placed a hand on his back and rubbed it soothingly.
"Sweetie, you loved her more than life itself. It's going to take time to recover. But remember, you are always surrounded by people whom love you," she said.
"I know, I know!" said Cedric frustratingly, running a hand through his hair.
"Listen, I got to go, just remember what I said, ok?" said Mrs. Diggory, giving her son a hug and she apperated out.
Cedric sighed and decided to head back to what was left of Hogwarts.
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"Cedric! Where the bloody hell have you been!?" screamed Aliza, jumping up to hug him tightly.
"And she bite's my bloody head off whenever I curse," Sirius muttered under his breath.
"Can't---breathe---" wheezed Cedric.
"Oops, sorry," said Aliza, embarrassed and releasing him of her grasp.
Cedric sighed and answered, "I was at the sidewalk where I found Cylia."
"Anybody seen Christina?" asked Ron.
"No. She ran off about thirty minutes ago," answered Hermione.
"Well, I'm volunteering to re-build Hogwarts," stated Ginny.
"As am I," agreed Hermione.
"Did you see those dorky clothes we gotta wear?" asked Draco.
Hermione pulled out a box and opened it then pulled out a T-shirt.
"Muggle clothes," sniggered Hermione.
The shirts were white with big blue words that said, "VOLUNTEER TO RE-BUILD HOWARTS!"
"Well, let's get started," said Ginny.
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Hours later, Ginny and Hermione were begging Madam Promfrey for some pain- killing potion.
"PLEASE!" pleaded Ginny.
"No, these potions are for those who were injured last night!" said Madam Promfrey and shooed them out of the medical tent.
"Heifer," mumbled Ginny.
Hermione rubbed her back.
"Why did we agree to volunteering?" asked Hermione.
"Temporary insanity?" suggested Ginny.
"Yep," said Hermione.
Ginny giggled.
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Stacey was always with Cedric, doing crazy things just to make him feel better.
Cedric was improving every day and he was grateful to have friends that cared about him so much.
"You are coming to the ball tonight, whether you like it or not!" said Stacey the night of the Masquerade ball.
Cedric groaned and Stacey muttered something and he was in a fancy suit with a black mask around his eyes.
Stacey giggled and left to change.
Stacey changed into a blue gown that flowed past her feet in the back.
She wore a blue mask with silver glitter on it.
Ginny was wearing a scarlet dress that had flared sleeves and had an ankle length skirt. She wore a red mask with golden glitter. Hermione's dress was pale purple and had a thin lace collar.
Her mask was white with silver glitter.
Aliza's dress was pale pink and was one shoulder. Her mask was also white, but with pink glitter.
Harry, Sirius, Stacey, Christina, Charlie, Aliza, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Draco, Oliver, Pansy and Cedric all walked into the great hall.
It took exactly one week to re-build Hogwarts, thanks to magic.
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It's short, I know! But three more chapters left, including the epilogue!
Enjoy, y'all! R/R! Btw, this story has a surprising ending, and I can't wait to write it!
The song in the last chapter was "Bring me to Life" by Evanescence.
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"I can't believe she is gone, you know? It's only been ten hours and I feel like I have a hole inside of me now," said Christina.
"And she was starting to grow a soft spot for me," said Sirius, giving a weak chuckle.
"I'm gonna miss her," said Ginny sadly.
Cedric was no where to be found.
Harry walked in, followed by Cho Chang.
"What is SHE doing in here?" snarled Hermione, standing up.
Cho looked very uncomfortable.
"I um, I'm here to uhhh apologize," she said.
"And?" said Harry.
"And I know that I am the biggest idiot on the world for feeding You-Know- Who information. He said that it was Harry's fault Cedric was dead and I believed him," she said.
Hermione nodded slowly but said, "It'll take some time for everyone to fully forgive you. I suggest you stay away from Cedric,"
Cho nodded and walked away.
Hermione turned back to look at the ruin's of Hogwarts.
"I was talking to Dumbledore and he said that it'll be fixed in time for the Masquerade ball." She said.
"Was Cylia's b-body ever f-f-found?" asked Christina, near tears.
"No," answered Ginny.
Christina started sobbing and Stacey put an arm around her shoulders.
Christina shrugged her arm off then stood up and ran off.
Charlie started to follow her, but Ginny tugged on his arm and said, "Let her be,"
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Cedric looked glumly at the sidewalk her found Cylia all those years ago.
"She was so tiny and vulnerable," he murmured.
"Who was?" his mother asked, walking up to him.
"How did you find me?" he asked.
"Well, I thought about Cylia and you then decided to check here. Everyone is worried sick about you. Anyway, who was tiny?" she replied.
"Cylia," he muttered.
"You loved her, didn't you?" she asked matter-of-factly.
"Of course I did. How could I not?" he answered.
"I'm assuming that's a rhetorical question," she said.
Cedric, not caring that his mother was there, gave a dry sob.
"What am I going to do without her!? Without her, I'm not whole! I just don't know what to do anymore," he said.
His mother placed a hand on his back and rubbed it soothingly.
"Sweetie, you loved her more than life itself. It's going to take time to recover. But remember, you are always surrounded by people whom love you," she said.
"I know, I know!" said Cedric frustratingly, running a hand through his hair.
"Listen, I got to go, just remember what I said, ok?" said Mrs. Diggory, giving her son a hug and she apperated out.
Cedric sighed and decided to head back to what was left of Hogwarts.
*-*-*
"Cedric! Where the bloody hell have you been!?" screamed Aliza, jumping up to hug him tightly.
"And she bite's my bloody head off whenever I curse," Sirius muttered under his breath.
"Can't---breathe---" wheezed Cedric.
"Oops, sorry," said Aliza, embarrassed and releasing him of her grasp.
Cedric sighed and answered, "I was at the sidewalk where I found Cylia."
"Anybody seen Christina?" asked Ron.
"No. She ran off about thirty minutes ago," answered Hermione.
"Well, I'm volunteering to re-build Hogwarts," stated Ginny.
"As am I," agreed Hermione.
"Did you see those dorky clothes we gotta wear?" asked Draco.
Hermione pulled out a box and opened it then pulled out a T-shirt.
"Muggle clothes," sniggered Hermione.
The shirts were white with big blue words that said, "VOLUNTEER TO RE-BUILD HOWARTS!"
"Well, let's get started," said Ginny.
*-*-*-*-*-*
Hours later, Ginny and Hermione were begging Madam Promfrey for some pain- killing potion.
"PLEASE!" pleaded Ginny.
"No, these potions are for those who were injured last night!" said Madam Promfrey and shooed them out of the medical tent.
"Heifer," mumbled Ginny.
Hermione rubbed her back.
"Why did we agree to volunteering?" asked Hermione.
"Temporary insanity?" suggested Ginny.
"Yep," said Hermione.
Ginny giggled.
*-*-*-*-*
Stacey was always with Cedric, doing crazy things just to make him feel better.
Cedric was improving every day and he was grateful to have friends that cared about him so much.
"You are coming to the ball tonight, whether you like it or not!" said Stacey the night of the Masquerade ball.
Cedric groaned and Stacey muttered something and he was in a fancy suit with a black mask around his eyes.
Stacey giggled and left to change.
Stacey changed into a blue gown that flowed past her feet in the back.
She wore a blue mask with silver glitter on it.
Ginny was wearing a scarlet dress that had flared sleeves and had an ankle length skirt. She wore a red mask with golden glitter. Hermione's dress was pale purple and had a thin lace collar.
Her mask was white with silver glitter.
Aliza's dress was pale pink and was one shoulder. Her mask was also white, but with pink glitter.
Harry, Sirius, Stacey, Christina, Charlie, Aliza, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Draco, Oliver, Pansy and Cedric all walked into the great hall.
It took exactly one week to re-build Hogwarts, thanks to magic.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
It's short, I know! But three more chapters left, including the epilogue!
Enjoy, y'all! R/R! Btw, this story has a surprising ending, and I can't wait to write it!
The song in the last chapter was "Bring me to Life" by Evanescence.