It was the end of the school year. Dudley's first year at Hogwart's. He
had done exceedingly well in all of his classes, even Potions. Altogether
it hadn't been a bad year, at least academic wise. On the other hand,
Dudley had lost the best friend he had made at Hogwarts. Cho was so
depressed she hardly ever left her room, which meant Dudley hardly ever saw
Lorn since she was consoling her friend.
It was the very last day. The sky was clouded and the sun barely shown through them. It seemed like all the trees and flowers were bowing in respect for Cedric. As Dudley gat on the train Lorn ran up to him.
"Hey Dudley! I need to talk to you." Lorn said catching her breath.
"What's up?" Dudley said precatiously. Lorn wasn't smiling and he could tell whatever she was about to tell him wasn't good news.
"Dudley, I can't see you anymore?" Lorn said looking down at her feet.
"And why not?" Dudley asked irritated.
"Because you were Cedric's friend, and you remind Cho of him, which makes her cry and so on and so forth. So as you can see, it really would be best. At least for now." Lorn said.
"You've got to be kidding me?" Dudley said glaring at her, "Cedric was my friend and you don't see me asking you not to hang out around her."
"Well, Cho and I have been friends forever. I'm sorry Dudley...this is just the way things have to be." She said as she headed down the train and shut the door of a compartment, which loud sobs could be heard coming out from.
"You're really better off without her," a familiar voice from behind him said. Dudley turned to see Hermione. "If she was willing to give you up, then you weren't meant to be. There are lots of other girls."
"Yeah, I know, I just thought...well nevermind." Dudley said sighing heavily.
"I know. I thought the same thing about Viktor." She said blushing.
"So that didn't work out for you?" Dudley asked. She shook her head in response. Dudley rubbed the back of his neck. "Hey, I'm real sorry about being such a jerk to you."
"Don't be. I deserved it." She said.
"No you didn't. I was just jealous." Dudley said.
"How about we just forget about it and start fresh?" Hermione asked.
"Okay. This comparment is open. Want to sit with me?" Dudley asked.
"Sure," Hermione said smiling.
In the next compartment Ron had his ear pressed up against the wall. "What are you doing?" Harry asked as he threw a was of socks him.
"Looks like Dudley and Hermione have patched things up." He said grinning at the look on Harry's face.
"You've got to be kidding me." Harry said rolling his eyes.
"Well, you've got to admit that Dudley's a big improvement over Viktor." Ron said pretending to go weak in the knees.
"Let's talk about something else," Harry said as a tiny owl flew into their compartment buzzing around and hooting excitedly.
It was the very last day. The sky was clouded and the sun barely shown through them. It seemed like all the trees and flowers were bowing in respect for Cedric. As Dudley gat on the train Lorn ran up to him.
"Hey Dudley! I need to talk to you." Lorn said catching her breath.
"What's up?" Dudley said precatiously. Lorn wasn't smiling and he could tell whatever she was about to tell him wasn't good news.
"Dudley, I can't see you anymore?" Lorn said looking down at her feet.
"And why not?" Dudley asked irritated.
"Because you were Cedric's friend, and you remind Cho of him, which makes her cry and so on and so forth. So as you can see, it really would be best. At least for now." Lorn said.
"You've got to be kidding me?" Dudley said glaring at her, "Cedric was my friend and you don't see me asking you not to hang out around her."
"Well, Cho and I have been friends forever. I'm sorry Dudley...this is just the way things have to be." She said as she headed down the train and shut the door of a compartment, which loud sobs could be heard coming out from.
"You're really better off without her," a familiar voice from behind him said. Dudley turned to see Hermione. "If she was willing to give you up, then you weren't meant to be. There are lots of other girls."
"Yeah, I know, I just thought...well nevermind." Dudley said sighing heavily.
"I know. I thought the same thing about Viktor." She said blushing.
"So that didn't work out for you?" Dudley asked. She shook her head in response. Dudley rubbed the back of his neck. "Hey, I'm real sorry about being such a jerk to you."
"Don't be. I deserved it." She said.
"No you didn't. I was just jealous." Dudley said.
"How about we just forget about it and start fresh?" Hermione asked.
"Okay. This comparment is open. Want to sit with me?" Dudley asked.
"Sure," Hermione said smiling.
In the next compartment Ron had his ear pressed up against the wall. "What are you doing?" Harry asked as he threw a was of socks him.
"Looks like Dudley and Hermione have patched things up." He said grinning at the look on Harry's face.
"You've got to be kidding me." Harry said rolling his eyes.
"Well, you've got to admit that Dudley's a big improvement over Viktor." Ron said pretending to go weak in the knees.
"Let's talk about something else," Harry said as a tiny owl flew into their compartment buzzing around and hooting excitedly.