That night in the Gryffindor common room, there was a subdued party
going on. Sirius and James had nicked bottles of butterbeer from the
kitchens and now everyone was sitting around morosely, talking quietly
amongst themselves.
When Sirius and James had entered and handed out the butterbeers, James stood up and said, "A toast. To Cedric Diggory. May he have a quick and thorough recovery." With that James held up his glass and murmured, "Cedric Diggory."
All of the students in the common room followed the suit. After that, James sat down in front of the fire with his friends. They looked oddly foreboding, their shadows casting eerie shapes against the crimson wall.
Lily was looking so morbid, no one dared get near her. She was staring into the depths of the fire, completely oblivious to everything going on around her.
Students began to slowly filter up the stairs, wishing the eight of them goodnight before retiring to their respected dormitories.
Around midnight, only James, Lily, Sirius, Amanda, Remus and Selina were in the common room. Marissa and Peter had left about two hours previous without a word. Nobody was saying anything to each other, each of them lost in their own thoughts.
Amanda and Sirius did not have their tongues down each others throats and were sitting side by side on the couch, Amanda's head resting on Sirius' shoulder. James was sitting on the arm of the couch, next to Lily who was residing in the armchair. Selina and Remus were sitting on the floor, leaning their backs against the couch.
Tentatively, Sirius cleared his throat. "So, what do you reckon? Do you think Diggory is going to pull through this?"
"Why ask us?" Selina asked monotonously.
"James and Lily saw him. What do you think?" Remus answered for him.
"Well, from what I saw, it was pretty bad. I don't doubt the Healers at St. Mungo's, so I think that he will pull through this. What do you think Lily?" James said.
"What?" Lily tore her gaze away from the burning log she had been staring at for the past hour. "I'm sorry, I was thinking about Cedric."
"That what we are talking about. Do you think he'll pull through this?" Remus intoned.
"Merlin, I hope so. No one deserves to be in that condition for doing nothing wrong. Hell, no one deserves to be in that position period. But if he doesn't, I don't know what Amy would do. She loves him so much. They've been dating since when? The first Hogsmeade visit?"
They all laughed weakly. "Yea, that sounds about right. They are fiercely loyal to each other, Hufflepuffs through and through." Amanda said quietly.
"Well Diggory had to be pretty strong to live through an attack like that, so I'm sure he'll be up and around by the time N.E.W.T.s roll around," said James.
"Well, lets talk about something else. I feel really morbid and this is a touchy subject. We should just drop it," Selina uttered.
Sirius nodded his head in agreement. "Well, what are you guys doing over Easter break?"
"I don't know, what are we doing James?" Lily asked.
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Author Note: Sorry it took forever to update! Went on vacation and I spent time with my month old baby brother so I didn't have time to update. Next chapter is going to get pretty interesting...
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When Sirius and James had entered and handed out the butterbeers, James stood up and said, "A toast. To Cedric Diggory. May he have a quick and thorough recovery." With that James held up his glass and murmured, "Cedric Diggory."
All of the students in the common room followed the suit. After that, James sat down in front of the fire with his friends. They looked oddly foreboding, their shadows casting eerie shapes against the crimson wall.
Lily was looking so morbid, no one dared get near her. She was staring into the depths of the fire, completely oblivious to everything going on around her.
Students began to slowly filter up the stairs, wishing the eight of them goodnight before retiring to their respected dormitories.
Around midnight, only James, Lily, Sirius, Amanda, Remus and Selina were in the common room. Marissa and Peter had left about two hours previous without a word. Nobody was saying anything to each other, each of them lost in their own thoughts.
Amanda and Sirius did not have their tongues down each others throats and were sitting side by side on the couch, Amanda's head resting on Sirius' shoulder. James was sitting on the arm of the couch, next to Lily who was residing in the armchair. Selina and Remus were sitting on the floor, leaning their backs against the couch.
Tentatively, Sirius cleared his throat. "So, what do you reckon? Do you think Diggory is going to pull through this?"
"Why ask us?" Selina asked monotonously.
"James and Lily saw him. What do you think?" Remus answered for him.
"Well, from what I saw, it was pretty bad. I don't doubt the Healers at St. Mungo's, so I think that he will pull through this. What do you think Lily?" James said.
"What?" Lily tore her gaze away from the burning log she had been staring at for the past hour. "I'm sorry, I was thinking about Cedric."
"That what we are talking about. Do you think he'll pull through this?" Remus intoned.
"Merlin, I hope so. No one deserves to be in that condition for doing nothing wrong. Hell, no one deserves to be in that position period. But if he doesn't, I don't know what Amy would do. She loves him so much. They've been dating since when? The first Hogsmeade visit?"
They all laughed weakly. "Yea, that sounds about right. They are fiercely loyal to each other, Hufflepuffs through and through." Amanda said quietly.
"Well Diggory had to be pretty strong to live through an attack like that, so I'm sure he'll be up and around by the time N.E.W.T.s roll around," said James.
"Well, lets talk about something else. I feel really morbid and this is a touchy subject. We should just drop it," Selina uttered.
Sirius nodded his head in agreement. "Well, what are you guys doing over Easter break?"
"I don't know, what are we doing James?" Lily asked.
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Author Note: Sorry it took forever to update! Went on vacation and I spent time with my month old baby brother so I didn't have time to update. Next chapter is going to get pretty interesting...
Moony2187