Cedric slept the whole afternoon, even though he had not intended to miss more than one class. He woke up, feeling refreshed, and his knees were healed.

"Good afternoon. Feeling better?" asked Madam Pomfrey.

"Yes, thank you." Cedric replied politely.

"Then you may go."

Cedric nodded, and rose, and headed out into the hallway. He began to head for the Hufflepuff dormitory.

"Acromantula." Cedric said blandly to the portrait. It swung open, and he clambered inside. Seeing the faces of his friends, he remembered he needed to talk to Cho. He turned around and headed back out. The portrait grumbled about a waste of an opening.

"Sorry." Cedric called back, heading for the Ravenclaw tower. But then he remembered, although a Prefect, he had no idea where it was. By sheer luck and chance, he ran into Cho. He giggling friends were with her.

"Hi, Cedric." Cho greeted.

"Hey, Cho. Could I talk to you alone?"

"Sure." Cho turned to her friends, who were giggling even harder. They had all met Cedric, but Cedric felt awkward near them because more than one of them had had a crush on him in the past. But he had only liked Cho. Her friends turned and walked off.

"Meet you in the Great Hall after, Cho!" One called as they left.

"What is it, Ced?" Cho asked.

"Well, we've got one more day until the year is over. And it's our final year." Cedric began. He blew a straggly stand of hair out of his face. Cho smiled.

"Mhm." She said, encouraging him to continue.

"And I don't think I can stand living with my dad anymore. I'm moving out." Cedric continued.

"Oh...good job." Cho said, hoping that was the thing to say.

"Yeah. Thanks. But. I want you to come with me." finished Cedric.

"Oh, Ced! Sure. But I can't just walk out on my parents. I need to say it in person."

"Okay." Cedric answered feeling majorly relieved. "We can stop by at your house for a visit...to get your things..."

"It's a deal." Cho said, kissing Cedric lightly on the cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Yup."

"Bye then."

"Bye."

They parted, and Cedric walked to the Hufflepuff dorm, thrilled. The feeling sank when he saw his owl tapping at the window. He let him in, and saw a letter from his father. He read it.

You will not move out until you get a decent job and have your wages. I will not buy you a house, and you have not enough gold in your gringotts bank. If this Cho girl had influenced you into this, you are not to see her ever again. I forbid you. I expect to see you home in two days time.

Cedric scowled, burning the letter. It was things like this that made him dislike his father. Amos Diggory was a control freak. Cedric was not about to tell Cho she couldn't live with him. He would make due with whatever money he had, and would get a job. He had intended to keep in touch with his father, but if Amos was going to be like that, then it wasn't needed. He burned the letter. Then he went to bed.