To Dudley's great surprise he received a letter from his father. Despite what he had said, Vernon and Petunia missed him greatly and wanted him home for the Christmas holidays. He would be returning home. He was slightly disappointed. Most of his friends were going home as well, but a few were staying and he wanted to hang out with them.
He had purchased a book from Hogsmeade on their last trip, it was a silver bound book, the updated version of Hogwart's, A History. He had wrapped it carefully and headed down to the Great Hall. After wishing Cedric good luck and a Merry Christmas he made his way to where Hermione was standing and produced the present.
"Wow, is this for me?" She asked smiling.
"Yeah, it's nothing too special, just a little something I thought you might like. I'm going home for Christmas so I wanted to give it to you before I left," He said grinning as she ripped off the wrapping paper.
"This is sooo great! I've been wanting to get this ever since it came out. Thank you so much." She exclaimed and she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
His smile had gone from big to ear to ear. "Well, umm.. I better be going. Merry Christmas." He turned and stumbled down the hall and out the door to the grounds.
"Now what was that all about?" Ron said smiling as he walked up to her.
"It was none of your business, that's what. But if you must know he gave me a Christmas present."
"Oh, how sweet. I think he's quite smitten with you." He said grinning.
"Oh shut up." She said as she walked away from him.
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Dudley got on the train and had a whole compartment to himself. Most of the students were staying because of the tournament. He, now after their run in, wanted to stay as well. He liked Hermione. He wouldn't admit it to the other Slytherins but he had told Cedric. Cedric promised when he got back after Christmas he would help him win her over. Dudley had after all helped to set him up with Cho, it was the least he could do. Dudley sat back and smiled thinking about Hermione and wondering if Cedric could really help him to impress her. It was worth a shot. He fell asleep, and stayed asleep all the way to King's Cross.
He had purchased a book from Hogsmeade on their last trip, it was a silver bound book, the updated version of Hogwart's, A History. He had wrapped it carefully and headed down to the Great Hall. After wishing Cedric good luck and a Merry Christmas he made his way to where Hermione was standing and produced the present.
"Wow, is this for me?" She asked smiling.
"Yeah, it's nothing too special, just a little something I thought you might like. I'm going home for Christmas so I wanted to give it to you before I left," He said grinning as she ripped off the wrapping paper.
"This is sooo great! I've been wanting to get this ever since it came out. Thank you so much." She exclaimed and she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
His smile had gone from big to ear to ear. "Well, umm.. I better be going. Merry Christmas." He turned and stumbled down the hall and out the door to the grounds.
"Now what was that all about?" Ron said smiling as he walked up to her.
"It was none of your business, that's what. But if you must know he gave me a Christmas present."
"Oh, how sweet. I think he's quite smitten with you." He said grinning.
"Oh shut up." She said as she walked away from him.
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Dudley got on the train and had a whole compartment to himself. Most of the students were staying because of the tournament. He, now after their run in, wanted to stay as well. He liked Hermione. He wouldn't admit it to the other Slytherins but he had told Cedric. Cedric promised when he got back after Christmas he would help him win her over. Dudley had after all helped to set him up with Cho, it was the least he could do. Dudley sat back and smiled thinking about Hermione and wondering if Cedric could really help him to impress her. It was worth a shot. He fell asleep, and stayed asleep all the way to King's Cross.