Disclaimer: I own Ainsley and Jada. JK owns the rest.
"What? Dumbledore?" he asked.
"No. Snape. Yes Dumbledore."
"Oh. Nothing. Just something about the tournament."
I eyed him suspiciously. "What about the tournament?"
"Nothing important."
"Cedric." I stopped walking and faced him. "This tournament is the VERY dangerous. People have DIED! And if you are going to put your name in the goblet to try and represent Hogwarts, I think it's very damn important."
He sighed. "It's just that he said that I was practically a shoo-in into the tournament, and he would really like to see me represent the school!!" He was so very excited. I could see it in his eyes. I smiled weakly.
"Why would you think that wasn't important to me?! That's wonderful!" I hugged him, but I couldn't shake the weird feeling I had. We continued to walk towards the library when we came across Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"Hey!!" I said smiling. "What's up?"
"Hi!" Harry grinned. "Hey Cedric. We are just sending a letter to..." he stopped.
"It's okay Harry, he knows. I told him everything about Sirius."
Cedric put his arm around my shoulder. "Look Harry, I'm so sorry for the way my father was acting at the Quidditch World Cup. He was being really rude, and I apologize."
"There's nothing to apologize for. It's not your fault. You did catch the snitch before me last year."
"But only because you had fallen off your broom and I didn't see. I tried to tell them, but they wouldn't listen to me."
"It's okay Cedric. Where are you guys going?" Harry asked.
"To the library to do our Potions homework." I answered. Hermione giggled. She was so cute and growing up so beautifully. I wouldn't mind her and Harry getting together.
"If you see Malfoy in there, watch out. He's in an incredibly cocky mood today." Ron warned.
"When is he not in a cocky mood?" I laughed and Cedric and I started to walk away. "Bye guys!"
"Bye!" they all said in unison. Finally Cedric and I arrived at the Library. It was surprisingly full of people. Cedric and I found an empty table in the back corner. Unfortuately the table was next to Malfoy and his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle.
"Great." I muttered and told Cedric that I was going to get a couple of books for the assignment. I went up between two rows of books and spotted Jada. "Hey!" I whispered.
"Oh my God! Hi!" she smiled. "What are you doing here?"
"Potions homework." I sighed.
"Soooooooooo. Tell me about what happened with Cedric!?"
"Well..." I proceeded to tell her the story, even the part about Pansy spying on us.
"Ugh. That bitch Parkinson. I hate her. She has done nothing but try to make my life miserable ever since Draco broke up with her."
"What is her deal? As long as she doesn't try to pull something like that on Harry, I'll be fine. Thank God I don't think I have to worry about that." I rolled my eyes.
Jada laughed. "Are you here with Cedric?"
"Yes. Actually we are at the table next to Draco's." I pulled a book off the shelf. "See you later!" I wiggled my eyebrows at her and we linked pinkies like we did the day before. I walked back to the table and sat down.
"That's quite enough Malfoy." Cedric was saying. Draco was laughing.
"Why on earth would you want to associate yourself with a Potter? They are filthy." Draco said and his crew laughed. I continued to look at the book as my face fell and I could feel my cheeks getting red. My eyes began to fill with tears.
"Shut the fuck up Malfoy." Cedric said angrily.
"Potters are nothing but filthy, disgusting, mudbloods." Draco continued to taunt.
"THAT'S IT MALFOY!" Cedric jumped up lunged at Draco.
"Cedric NO!" I screamed and tried to stop him. I was too late. Draco had jumped up as well and I watched as Cedric's fist collided with Draco's jaw. Crabbe and Goyle jumped up and grabbed Draco's arms and he fell backward. Cedric was fuming. I ran over and tried to pull him back. Crabbe and Goyle jumped towards Cedric, causing me to fly backward into the wall. My head made a sickening thud as it hit the wall. The last thing I saw as I fell to the floor was Fred and George come running to help Cedric.
"What? Dumbledore?" he asked.
"No. Snape. Yes Dumbledore."
"Oh. Nothing. Just something about the tournament."
I eyed him suspiciously. "What about the tournament?"
"Nothing important."
"Cedric." I stopped walking and faced him. "This tournament is the VERY dangerous. People have DIED! And if you are going to put your name in the goblet to try and represent Hogwarts, I think it's very damn important."
He sighed. "It's just that he said that I was practically a shoo-in into the tournament, and he would really like to see me represent the school!!" He was so very excited. I could see it in his eyes. I smiled weakly.
"Why would you think that wasn't important to me?! That's wonderful!" I hugged him, but I couldn't shake the weird feeling I had. We continued to walk towards the library when we came across Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"Hey!!" I said smiling. "What's up?"
"Hi!" Harry grinned. "Hey Cedric. We are just sending a letter to..." he stopped.
"It's okay Harry, he knows. I told him everything about Sirius."
Cedric put his arm around my shoulder. "Look Harry, I'm so sorry for the way my father was acting at the Quidditch World Cup. He was being really rude, and I apologize."
"There's nothing to apologize for. It's not your fault. You did catch the snitch before me last year."
"But only because you had fallen off your broom and I didn't see. I tried to tell them, but they wouldn't listen to me."
"It's okay Cedric. Where are you guys going?" Harry asked.
"To the library to do our Potions homework." I answered. Hermione giggled. She was so cute and growing up so beautifully. I wouldn't mind her and Harry getting together.
"If you see Malfoy in there, watch out. He's in an incredibly cocky mood today." Ron warned.
"When is he not in a cocky mood?" I laughed and Cedric and I started to walk away. "Bye guys!"
"Bye!" they all said in unison. Finally Cedric and I arrived at the Library. It was surprisingly full of people. Cedric and I found an empty table in the back corner. Unfortuately the table was next to Malfoy and his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle.
"Great." I muttered and told Cedric that I was going to get a couple of books for the assignment. I went up between two rows of books and spotted Jada. "Hey!" I whispered.
"Oh my God! Hi!" she smiled. "What are you doing here?"
"Potions homework." I sighed.
"Soooooooooo. Tell me about what happened with Cedric!?"
"Well..." I proceeded to tell her the story, even the part about Pansy spying on us.
"Ugh. That bitch Parkinson. I hate her. She has done nothing but try to make my life miserable ever since Draco broke up with her."
"What is her deal? As long as she doesn't try to pull something like that on Harry, I'll be fine. Thank God I don't think I have to worry about that." I rolled my eyes.
Jada laughed. "Are you here with Cedric?"
"Yes. Actually we are at the table next to Draco's." I pulled a book off the shelf. "See you later!" I wiggled my eyebrows at her and we linked pinkies like we did the day before. I walked back to the table and sat down.
"That's quite enough Malfoy." Cedric was saying. Draco was laughing.
"Why on earth would you want to associate yourself with a Potter? They are filthy." Draco said and his crew laughed. I continued to look at the book as my face fell and I could feel my cheeks getting red. My eyes began to fill with tears.
"Shut the fuck up Malfoy." Cedric said angrily.
"Potters are nothing but filthy, disgusting, mudbloods." Draco continued to taunt.
"THAT'S IT MALFOY!" Cedric jumped up lunged at Draco.
"Cedric NO!" I screamed and tried to stop him. I was too late. Draco had jumped up as well and I watched as Cedric's fist collided with Draco's jaw. Crabbe and Goyle jumped up and grabbed Draco's arms and he fell backward. Cedric was fuming. I ran over and tried to pull him back. Crabbe and Goyle jumped towards Cedric, causing me to fly backward into the wall. My head made a sickening thud as it hit the wall. The last thing I saw as I fell to the floor was Fred and George come running to help Cedric.