Dudley lay in bed thinking long and hard about the situation. He liked Hermione but she liked Krum. How could he compete with a world famous Quidditch player? He couldn't. But then, who needed Hermione anyway? There were plenty of girls that flirted with Dudley. If he pursued it further with anyone of them it could work out for him. That's would he would do. He'll find someone else and someone much prettier at that. He thought about all the girls that hung out around him and Cedric. One girl in particular jumped into his mind. Lorn was a smart and very pretty girl. She was in Ravenclaw and a good friend of Cho's. Cedric could help him out with her for sure.

He got up feeling much better than the previous day. He made his way down the corridor to the Great Hall and noticed Cedric was standing in their usual spot over by the stairs. We walked over to him.

"Hey Ced, can I talk to you in private for a minute?" He asked.

"Sure, be right back," He told Cho as she removed her arm from around his waist. They walked back a little further so that no one else would notice them or hear them.

"Hey, look Dudley. I'm sorry about this whole Hermione thing." Cedric said shrugging.

"Oh, no problem. Forget about it." Dudley started to say.

"Let me guess, there's someone new. Tell me about her bud. Who is it? Want me to help?" Cedric put in.

"Yeah, there is someone else. Lorn." Dudley said looking at his feet.

"Oh, yes. She is pretty. I'm sure I could put in a few good words. Plus she's a good friend of Cho's and Cho thinks you're great. I'm sure she'd be glad to help set you up. Girls love doing that kind of stuff, you know? The whole matchmaker bit." Cedric said smiling.

"Thanks." Dudley said looking up at his friend.

"Don't mention it." Cedric said grinning. They walked back over to the group; Cedric pulled Cho away from the group.

"Hey, can you do me a huge favor?" Cedric asked.

"Anything. What is it?" Cho asked.

"You know Dudley?" Cedric asked.

"Oh yeah, he's a great guy. What does this have to do with him?" She asked curiously.

"Well, he kinda has a crush on your friend Lorn." Cedric said.

"He does? How cute. I'm pretty sure she likes him too." She squealed happily.

"Well, maybe you could talk to her. You know, see what she thinks of him?" Cedric said smiling.

"No problem." She said smiling, "I think they'd look cute together."

They returned to the group. Dudley and Cedric made their way into the Great Hall for breakfast and Cho and Lorn hung back because Cho had said she had needed to talk to her.

"So, is there anyone you're interested in lately?" Cho asked.

"What do you mean interested?" Lorn replied.

"You know, someone you like, have a crush on." Cho said.

"Oh, yeah. There are a couple of guys that I like. Cedric's friend Dudley the most though. He's really sweet and smart to. I think the Sorting Hat made a big mistake when they put him in Syltherin, he should've been put in Ravenclaw. Why do you ask?" Lorn asked.

"No reason. I'm really hungry. Let's get some breakfast." She said and with that they both walked into the Great Hall and sat down to eat.

After breakfast she found Cedric and told him what Lorn had said.

"I think he should ask her to go to the next Hogsmeade trip." She said smiling.

"You think she's say yes?" He asked now smiling as well.

"Definitely." She said. They held hands as he walked her to her next class.