Disclaimer: Ainsley and Jada are mine, JK owns the rest.
"So!! How about this Triwizard Tournament?" he snapped back reality.
"Oh. Yeah, Angelina was telling me about it. Are you thinking of entering?"
"Actually I am. I'm pretty excited." He answered.
"I wish you the best of luck Cedric, sorry to leave you, but I've got Transfiguration now. See you later?"
"Yep, have a nice class." He left, and I watched him leave. I entered McGonagall's class and quickly sat down. The class started to fill up and a gorgeous girl walked in. There was only one seat left, next to me, and she took it.
"Welcome class to sixth year Transfigurations. We'll be moving on to bigger items this year, and this is going to require partners. As for now, your partner will be the person you are sitting next to. You will now take this time to introduce yourselves and get to know your partner." McGonagall was exceptionally cheerful today. I turned to the girl next to me.
"Ainsley Potter. Sixth Year Gryffindor." I stuck out my hand. She took it.
"Jada Felton. Fifth Year Slytherin."
"Fifth year? Ahh you must be advanced. Well then, perhaps you can help me out this year." I laughed.
"Slytherin hates Gryffindor." She said coolly. My smile faded. "But there is something about you that I like."
"I was thinking the same thing." I replied. "But I don't think anyone should know that there is a Gryffindor and Slytherin that actually get along."
"I agree. Secret friendship?" she put out her pinky.
I linked my pinky with hers. "Secret friendship." Transfiguration was turning out to be my favorite class so far. I really liked this Jada girl, I'm glad we made friends. After class I headed to the Great Hall to get something to eat. I only had one more class, Charms, with Katie. Then I was done. I met Katie at the Hall, and we walked to Charms together. Flitwick was his usual charming self. I adore that class because he brings humor to it. It flew by and Katie headed to her Potions class, while I headed back to Gryffindor Tower. I said hello to the Fat Lady and recited the password. When I walked in I spotted Harry, Ron, and Hermione sitting near the fire.
"Ainsley I have something for you." Harry said looking up.
"Ok Harry just let me go put my bag in my room." I ran up the stairs and threw my bag onto my bed. I came back down and Harry already had his gift for me out.
"Here." He said, handing me two photographs. I gasped while he continued. "Hagrid just gave them to me, he told me to give them to you." The first was a picture of our family, mum holding baby Harry, and dad holding me. We were waving and smiling like life couldn't get any better. The second was a picture of me and our godfather, Sirius Black. We were playing outside, he was throwing me into the air.
"Oh Harry." I said, my eyes filling with tears. "Thank you so much." I gave him a quick hug. "I think I need some air, and some time alone." I walked out into the hallway and started down to go outside to the courtyard. On my way down, I ran into Cedric.
"Long time no see." He laughed. "Wait, Ainsley what's wrong? Do you want to talk about it?" All I could do was nod. He led me out the door and we walked towards a tree that was far from the school. We sat down in the secluded area. I handed him the photographs and a tear spilled from my eye.
"Wow." Cedric said quietly. I quickly calmed myself down. I began to tell him everything. About Sirius, about the Carmichaels, what I could remember of the night my parents died.
"And now Sirius is on the run, and I have no idea where he is. I'm so worried about him." I stood up and Cedric followed. "I even have a scar." I turned around and pulled my hair from the back of my neck. There, on the back of my neck to the left was a lightening bolt shaped scar. I dropped my hair and turned back around. Cedric's hand was outstretched like he was going to touch it.
"I...just...I don't know what to say." He said.
"I'm scared Cedric. I'm scared of what the future holds. I'm scared of what fate will bring..." Then suddenly out of nowhere he leaned forward and kissed me. The feel of his soft lips upon mine made me weak in the knees. He pulled away.
"I'm so sorry." He began. He couldn't say another word, because I had grabbed his face and pulled him toward me, kissing him again. It started out as a sweet and innocent kiss, but then I felt his tongue begging for entrance, which I gladly accepted. I felt him place a hand gently on my neck and that was enough to make me melt into his arms. I was his for the moment.
"So!! How about this Triwizard Tournament?" he snapped back reality.
"Oh. Yeah, Angelina was telling me about it. Are you thinking of entering?"
"Actually I am. I'm pretty excited." He answered.
"I wish you the best of luck Cedric, sorry to leave you, but I've got Transfiguration now. See you later?"
"Yep, have a nice class." He left, and I watched him leave. I entered McGonagall's class and quickly sat down. The class started to fill up and a gorgeous girl walked in. There was only one seat left, next to me, and she took it.
"Welcome class to sixth year Transfigurations. We'll be moving on to bigger items this year, and this is going to require partners. As for now, your partner will be the person you are sitting next to. You will now take this time to introduce yourselves and get to know your partner." McGonagall was exceptionally cheerful today. I turned to the girl next to me.
"Ainsley Potter. Sixth Year Gryffindor." I stuck out my hand. She took it.
"Jada Felton. Fifth Year Slytherin."
"Fifth year? Ahh you must be advanced. Well then, perhaps you can help me out this year." I laughed.
"Slytherin hates Gryffindor." She said coolly. My smile faded. "But there is something about you that I like."
"I was thinking the same thing." I replied. "But I don't think anyone should know that there is a Gryffindor and Slytherin that actually get along."
"I agree. Secret friendship?" she put out her pinky.
I linked my pinky with hers. "Secret friendship." Transfiguration was turning out to be my favorite class so far. I really liked this Jada girl, I'm glad we made friends. After class I headed to the Great Hall to get something to eat. I only had one more class, Charms, with Katie. Then I was done. I met Katie at the Hall, and we walked to Charms together. Flitwick was his usual charming self. I adore that class because he brings humor to it. It flew by and Katie headed to her Potions class, while I headed back to Gryffindor Tower. I said hello to the Fat Lady and recited the password. When I walked in I spotted Harry, Ron, and Hermione sitting near the fire.
"Ainsley I have something for you." Harry said looking up.
"Ok Harry just let me go put my bag in my room." I ran up the stairs and threw my bag onto my bed. I came back down and Harry already had his gift for me out.
"Here." He said, handing me two photographs. I gasped while he continued. "Hagrid just gave them to me, he told me to give them to you." The first was a picture of our family, mum holding baby Harry, and dad holding me. We were waving and smiling like life couldn't get any better. The second was a picture of me and our godfather, Sirius Black. We were playing outside, he was throwing me into the air.
"Oh Harry." I said, my eyes filling with tears. "Thank you so much." I gave him a quick hug. "I think I need some air, and some time alone." I walked out into the hallway and started down to go outside to the courtyard. On my way down, I ran into Cedric.
"Long time no see." He laughed. "Wait, Ainsley what's wrong? Do you want to talk about it?" All I could do was nod. He led me out the door and we walked towards a tree that was far from the school. We sat down in the secluded area. I handed him the photographs and a tear spilled from my eye.
"Wow." Cedric said quietly. I quickly calmed myself down. I began to tell him everything. About Sirius, about the Carmichaels, what I could remember of the night my parents died.
"And now Sirius is on the run, and I have no idea where he is. I'm so worried about him." I stood up and Cedric followed. "I even have a scar." I turned around and pulled my hair from the back of my neck. There, on the back of my neck to the left was a lightening bolt shaped scar. I dropped my hair and turned back around. Cedric's hand was outstretched like he was going to touch it.
"I...just...I don't know what to say." He said.
"I'm scared Cedric. I'm scared of what the future holds. I'm scared of what fate will bring..." Then suddenly out of nowhere he leaned forward and kissed me. The feel of his soft lips upon mine made me weak in the knees. He pulled away.
"I'm so sorry." He began. He couldn't say another word, because I had grabbed his face and pulled him toward me, kissing him again. It started out as a sweet and innocent kiss, but then I felt his tongue begging for entrance, which I gladly accepted. I felt him place a hand gently on my neck and that was enough to make me melt into his arms. I was his for the moment.