Disclaimer: I own Ainsley and Jada. JK owns the rest.
My stomach turned into knots. She was right. "What do I do? Do I tell him?"
"Well if I was him I would want to know, so yes tell him. And I know he feels the same way about you so don't worry about his reaction."
"But he doesn't know that I know what he said."
"That is true. Be the first to say it out loud. Make sure it's perfect timing."
"You are the best ever." I said putting out my arms for her to hug me. "Have you and Draco exchanged these 'I love yous'?"
"Well." She scrunched up her nose. "I told him I did once. And his reply was 'I know you do babe.' That was the end of it. I haven't said it since."
"I'm sorry." I frowned. Madame Pomfrey came out of her office.
"Girls I'm sorry to interrupt but it is getting really late, and you need to get to bed." She said.
"Okay. Thank you again Madame Pomfrey." Jada said smiling. She got up, hugged me, and left. I closed my eyes and eventually drifted off to sleep.
"Ainsley! Take Harry and GO! Please. Kill me instead. Back away you silly girl...." I woke up screaming. I had the dream where I saw my mother die again. I haven't had that since the summer. Madame Pomfrey rushed over.
"Are you okay? What happened?" she asked looking worried.
"I had the dream again. The one where Voldemort killed my parents." I said panting. She flinched at his name. "I haven't had it since the summer. It stopped after Dumbledore told me that Harry was going to know I was his sister."
"I think that when you hit your head, something happened to your brain, causing your memory to become stronger." She said. I sighed and put my hand on the back of my head. I was feeling a lot better.
"I think I can sit up. I'm feeling fine."
"Okay dear. Here, let me help you." I sat up and she adjusted the pillows so I would be sitting upright.
"Madame Pomfrey, do you think that I could get some books so I can do my Potions homework?"
"Of course! I'll have Mr. Diggory bring them when he comes after his first class." She answered and went off to tell him. I smiled. I couldn't wait to see him. I looked at the clock. Potions would be over soon, so she would be interrupting Snape's class. I'm sure he'll be angry as usual. I sat and thought about what I was going to say to Cedric. I don't think that telling him in the middle of the hospital wing while Madame Pomfrey was there how I feel would be the perfect moment. I was going to have to think this one out. Madame Pomfrey came back inside and went straight into her office. I looked at the clock again. Potions should have ended and Cedric should be here any moment. Five minutes later there was a knock at the door.
"Come in!" Madame Pomfrey called from her office. The door opened and I watched as Cedric poked his head in the door.
"Hey you!!!" I said cheerfully. He grinned and came inside. I noticed his hands were full. Full with books and lots of flowers he must have picked from the garden we visited the night before. He dropped the books on the table next to my bed and handed me the flowers. I smelled them (they smelled fantastic), and laid them on the nightstand that was on the other side of my bed. "They are beautiful."
"Not as beautiful as you." He said, leaning down and kissing my forehead. He went to sit down, but I grabbed the front of his robes and pulled him towards me, colliding my lips with his. I pulled back and he sat down, smiling.
"What was that for?" he asked.
"For being you." I smirked. Cedric helped me with my Potions work and then went off to his next class. After ever class he came to see me, bringing me something each time. Everyone else came to visit too. Harry came after dinner.
"How are you feeling?" he asked, sitting down.
"So much better. I feel like I could go back now, but Madame Pomfrey says I have to spend the night here and I can go off to class in the morning."
"I wanted to ask you something."
"Go ahead." I said looking puzzled.
"Cedric didn't hit you did he?"
"What?! Of course not Harry! He would never touch me like that. Why would you think that?"
"It's just that Malfoy said..."
"Harry. You know damn well that nothing that comes out of Malfoy's mouth is the truth. Especially about a Potter. You can ask anyone else that was there that Malfoy was causing trouble and Cedric stopped him."
"You are right." Harry said laughing. "Are you happy with him?"
"Honestly Harry, I am. I feel like I'm on top of the world when he's around! I never thought that Cedric Diggory could be so wonderful." I was beaming.
Harry grinned. "I'm glad to hear you say that. But you must know that if he makes one wrong move, Ron and I will make his life a living hell."
"Oh Harry, you are the best little brother a girl could have." I kissed his cheek twice. "Give Ron one of those for me."
"I will. Goodnight Ainsley." Harry left. I fell asleep and awoke the next morning, ready to go to class. Madame Pomfrey and I ate breakfast together, and I started off towards the dungeons. Midway there I got the most wonderful idea. I came across the dark hallway Cedric had pulled me into and stopped. I stepped inside and waited for Cedric. I hoped that he wasn't already in class. After waiting forever and thinking about giving up, I heard footsteps approaching. I peeked out and saw Cedric coming around the corner. This was it. It was now or never.
My stomach turned into knots. She was right. "What do I do? Do I tell him?"
"Well if I was him I would want to know, so yes tell him. And I know he feels the same way about you so don't worry about his reaction."
"But he doesn't know that I know what he said."
"That is true. Be the first to say it out loud. Make sure it's perfect timing."
"You are the best ever." I said putting out my arms for her to hug me. "Have you and Draco exchanged these 'I love yous'?"
"Well." She scrunched up her nose. "I told him I did once. And his reply was 'I know you do babe.' That was the end of it. I haven't said it since."
"I'm sorry." I frowned. Madame Pomfrey came out of her office.
"Girls I'm sorry to interrupt but it is getting really late, and you need to get to bed." She said.
"Okay. Thank you again Madame Pomfrey." Jada said smiling. She got up, hugged me, and left. I closed my eyes and eventually drifted off to sleep.
"Ainsley! Take Harry and GO! Please. Kill me instead. Back away you silly girl...." I woke up screaming. I had the dream where I saw my mother die again. I haven't had that since the summer. Madame Pomfrey rushed over.
"Are you okay? What happened?" she asked looking worried.
"I had the dream again. The one where Voldemort killed my parents." I said panting. She flinched at his name. "I haven't had it since the summer. It stopped after Dumbledore told me that Harry was going to know I was his sister."
"I think that when you hit your head, something happened to your brain, causing your memory to become stronger." She said. I sighed and put my hand on the back of my head. I was feeling a lot better.
"I think I can sit up. I'm feeling fine."
"Okay dear. Here, let me help you." I sat up and she adjusted the pillows so I would be sitting upright.
"Madame Pomfrey, do you think that I could get some books so I can do my Potions homework?"
"Of course! I'll have Mr. Diggory bring them when he comes after his first class." She answered and went off to tell him. I smiled. I couldn't wait to see him. I looked at the clock. Potions would be over soon, so she would be interrupting Snape's class. I'm sure he'll be angry as usual. I sat and thought about what I was going to say to Cedric. I don't think that telling him in the middle of the hospital wing while Madame Pomfrey was there how I feel would be the perfect moment. I was going to have to think this one out. Madame Pomfrey came back inside and went straight into her office. I looked at the clock again. Potions should have ended and Cedric should be here any moment. Five minutes later there was a knock at the door.
"Come in!" Madame Pomfrey called from her office. The door opened and I watched as Cedric poked his head in the door.
"Hey you!!!" I said cheerfully. He grinned and came inside. I noticed his hands were full. Full with books and lots of flowers he must have picked from the garden we visited the night before. He dropped the books on the table next to my bed and handed me the flowers. I smelled them (they smelled fantastic), and laid them on the nightstand that was on the other side of my bed. "They are beautiful."
"Not as beautiful as you." He said, leaning down and kissing my forehead. He went to sit down, but I grabbed the front of his robes and pulled him towards me, colliding my lips with his. I pulled back and he sat down, smiling.
"What was that for?" he asked.
"For being you." I smirked. Cedric helped me with my Potions work and then went off to his next class. After ever class he came to see me, bringing me something each time. Everyone else came to visit too. Harry came after dinner.
"How are you feeling?" he asked, sitting down.
"So much better. I feel like I could go back now, but Madame Pomfrey says I have to spend the night here and I can go off to class in the morning."
"I wanted to ask you something."
"Go ahead." I said looking puzzled.
"Cedric didn't hit you did he?"
"What?! Of course not Harry! He would never touch me like that. Why would you think that?"
"It's just that Malfoy said..."
"Harry. You know damn well that nothing that comes out of Malfoy's mouth is the truth. Especially about a Potter. You can ask anyone else that was there that Malfoy was causing trouble and Cedric stopped him."
"You are right." Harry said laughing. "Are you happy with him?"
"Honestly Harry, I am. I feel like I'm on top of the world when he's around! I never thought that Cedric Diggory could be so wonderful." I was beaming.
Harry grinned. "I'm glad to hear you say that. But you must know that if he makes one wrong move, Ron and I will make his life a living hell."
"Oh Harry, you are the best little brother a girl could have." I kissed his cheek twice. "Give Ron one of those for me."
"I will. Goodnight Ainsley." Harry left. I fell asleep and awoke the next morning, ready to go to class. Madame Pomfrey and I ate breakfast together, and I started off towards the dungeons. Midway there I got the most wonderful idea. I came across the dark hallway Cedric had pulled me into and stopped. I stepped inside and waited for Cedric. I hoped that he wasn't already in class. After waiting forever and thinking about giving up, I heard footsteps approaching. I peeked out and saw Cedric coming around the corner. This was it. It was now or never.