A/N Ugg to much work to do. I'm sorry if I can't post in the next two weeks but I've got a lot of work to do, hockey practice, and an orgo exam. :( Sigh

The next evening everyone at Hogwarts was excited to find out who the Champions would be. Nicolas took the spot between Mackenzie and Ariadne again trying out his luck at cheering her up. Cedric just played with his food in anticipation and Ariadne was staring off in to space. Tricia came by giving her sister a big hug. Gwendolyn shyly gave Ariadne a letter that Oliver had asked her to deliver to Ariadne. She politely took it and patted Gwendolyn on the shoulder.

"I just though you should know," Gwendolyn squeaked out, "the girl he was with means nothing to him. It's all one big mistake he told me. He said he couldn't remember what happened because he had too much to drink." Ariadne just smiled and the girls went on their way. Ariadne started to cry.

"I hate him I truly do, why does he have to get poor little Gwen into his mess. I don't believe him." She took a long sniff and the grabbed on to Cedric. "How can he do this to me and expect me to forgive him like nothing ever happened." She threw the letter to the ground and buried her face in Cedric shoulder. "Why can't more guys be like you, just one giant teddy bear?" She wiped her face and he smiled at her.

"Being a teddy bear can sometimes be a curse you know. I'm lucky I've got a girl friend who loves it, but most girls can only think of me as a friend."

"But you're my best friend, and I don't ever want to change that." He kissed her forehead. The Dumbledore stood up to make the announcement "Oh he's making the announcement oh I hope it me."

"So you did enter?"

"Yeah I did late last night. I though that if I got chosen it would something I could rub in to Oliver's face. But now I just want something to concentrate on. I need to stop thinking about him. It drives me nuts when I do and I just can't stop crying." Finally Dumbledore called the first Champion from Drumstrang, Viktor Krum, Cedric rolled his eyes.

"As if there was any doubt." The champion from Buaxbaton was called, Fleur Delecourt. Ariadne watched as Nicolas face fell, and she could almost see tears forming in his eyes. She almost laughed. But then in anticipation she grabbed on to his hand without realizing it. She scrunched her eyes shut and squeezed as hard as she could. But her name wasn't called. It was Cedric's. She looked at him and he looked surprised but quite excited.

"Oh Merlin, Cedric, it's you. Oh congratulations." If Ariadne couldn't be champion, than defeinetly she would have wanted Cedric to have it. She was quite please. She then realized she was holding Nicolas's hand and pulled his out of his and blushed, but he just shook his hand, and returned to pitying himself for not getting to be champion for his school. Then another slip came out of the cup and when no one was expecting it the name, Harry Potter, was called out. Ariadne looked at Mackenzie in surprise. She looked up front for Cedric to see his reaction but he had already gone in to the room with the other champions. Mackenzie just gave a look of confusion but Dumbledore said that the cup had chosen him and that he must compete. Later that night Cedric came back in the Hufflepuff common room and everyone cheered for him. Their house had never had a lot of recognition but now they would at least get some. Cedric told them that he asked how Harry had gotten his name into the cup and he still denied putting it in.

"Wood," the captain called. "That's the sixth quaffle you've let in tonight. I've never seen you play this poorly. You better shape up or we can find another player to fill your spot. Good keepers are a sickle a dozen, but a great keeper is hard to find. You've got talent kid but if you keep playing like this you'll never get full time spot." Oliver shook his head. He had never play so poorly at a Quiditch practice before in his life. But his mind could not give up the fact that Ariadne was upset and he was the cause. If she had just kept one of his letter and maybe even had sent one back, he could shake the feeling. He knew she hated him, and nothing hurt more. "Wood! Look alive, this one's coming in easy," the captain called to him again. It hit him in the stomach but didn't hurt. Finally the captain called an end to practice. "Ok, family or girl, which is it?"

"Huh?" Oliver asked.

"When I see a talented player look like a first year rookie on a house team, I know that the problem is either family or girl. Which is it?"

"Girl, I made a terrible mistake while inebriated and she found out about it. I've been trying to apologize but nothing's getting though."

"When does Hogwats go to Hogsmead?"

"I don't know, the only person I could ask is my neighbor, Gwendolyn."

"Find out, I'll give you the day off and you can go talk to this girl. But I want you playing better. Wood you have to potential to be great and I don't want to loose you, but if you keep playing like shit I won't think twice. Now hit the showers mate." Oliver showed and ponderd on what he would actually say to Ariadne when he talked to her. He then sent his owl for the millionth time to Hogwarts with a letter to Gwendolyn asking her when he could come and visit. Then as he left he saw Shay.

"Wood wait up," she called as he was leaving the pitch. "Look I know you've got a girl friend, but I really think you're great. I want to be your friend if nothing else. Look why don't we grab lunch. I know a place where I promise we wont be seen."