Disclaimer: I own Ainsley and Jada, JK owns the rest.
Katie jumped up and rushed me out of the Great Hall and into the nearest bathroom. She kicked open a stall door and I lunged at the toilet, throwing up. I began to sob and Katie stroked my hair.
"Shhhh." She said. "I'm sure they aren't going to allow Harry to compete." She helped me stand up and flush the toilet.
"Oh Katie. Something awful is going to happen. Just awful." I cried and she hugged me tight. I brushed my teeth with a simple spell and by the time she helped me compose myself all the students had returned to their common rooms. We walked towards Gryffindor Tower. We were halfway there when I heard someone shouting my name. I turned around and saw Cedric running towards me. Katie squeezed my hand and left.
"I love you Katie. Thank you for helping me." I said as she walked away.
"You know I love you more!" She sang and jogged away. Cedric stopped in front of me panting.
"Harry just told me what happened. I ran out of there to find you as soon as they told us to go to bed." He said breathlessly. "Everything will be okay. I will make sure nothing happens to Harry in this tournament."
"So they are letting him be in the tournament?" I raised my eyebrows
"Well yes, but.." I cut him off by turning around and crossing my arms. I let the tears that were burning in my eyes fall freely.
"It's not Harry I'm worried about. It's both of you. I don't want either of you in this tournament."
"But I thought you wanted me to get champion!" He said placing a hand on my shoulder.
"I did! But only because you wanted it so bad." I looked at the floor. Cedric turned me around and I gazed up at his face. He wiped away my tears.
"Everything will be fine. Trust me." He said softly and leaned down to kiss me. I continued to frown. "Hey...you wanna come back to my room and talk more about this?" he said nervously. I looked into his eyes and couldn't resist.
"Can I go change and grab a bag first?" I finally smiled. He sighed a sigh of relief and nodded. "I'll meet you at the bottom of the stairs in 10 minutes." I ran off towards the stairs and hurried up to the portrait. I quickly said the password and entered the common room, everyone cheering and applauding and patting Harry on the back. Everyone stopped in their tracks and looked at me. I smiled weakly and walked towards my dorm. When I got to my room I quickly took off my robe and grabbed a bag. I stuffed some pajamas in it. I dug around for something to change into. I settled on a short pink ruffled skirt and a white off the shoulder shirt. I put on some flip flops, retouched my makeup in the vanity mirror, and ran back downstairs. Fred and George's jaws dropped. I heard a couple of hoots and whistles.
"Congratulations Harry." I said walking over to him.
"Thanks." He mumbled. I walked out of the portrait and back down the stairs. I spotted Cedric sitting at the bottom.
"Hey." I said. He got up and turned around.
Katie jumped up and rushed me out of the Great Hall and into the nearest bathroom. She kicked open a stall door and I lunged at the toilet, throwing up. I began to sob and Katie stroked my hair.
"Shhhh." She said. "I'm sure they aren't going to allow Harry to compete." She helped me stand up and flush the toilet.
"Oh Katie. Something awful is going to happen. Just awful." I cried and she hugged me tight. I brushed my teeth with a simple spell and by the time she helped me compose myself all the students had returned to their common rooms. We walked towards Gryffindor Tower. We were halfway there when I heard someone shouting my name. I turned around and saw Cedric running towards me. Katie squeezed my hand and left.
"I love you Katie. Thank you for helping me." I said as she walked away.
"You know I love you more!" She sang and jogged away. Cedric stopped in front of me panting.
"Harry just told me what happened. I ran out of there to find you as soon as they told us to go to bed." He said breathlessly. "Everything will be okay. I will make sure nothing happens to Harry in this tournament."
"So they are letting him be in the tournament?" I raised my eyebrows
"Well yes, but.." I cut him off by turning around and crossing my arms. I let the tears that were burning in my eyes fall freely.
"It's not Harry I'm worried about. It's both of you. I don't want either of you in this tournament."
"But I thought you wanted me to get champion!" He said placing a hand on my shoulder.
"I did! But only because you wanted it so bad." I looked at the floor. Cedric turned me around and I gazed up at his face. He wiped away my tears.
"Everything will be fine. Trust me." He said softly and leaned down to kiss me. I continued to frown. "Hey...you wanna come back to my room and talk more about this?" he said nervously. I looked into his eyes and couldn't resist.
"Can I go change and grab a bag first?" I finally smiled. He sighed a sigh of relief and nodded. "I'll meet you at the bottom of the stairs in 10 minutes." I ran off towards the stairs and hurried up to the portrait. I quickly said the password and entered the common room, everyone cheering and applauding and patting Harry on the back. Everyone stopped in their tracks and looked at me. I smiled weakly and walked towards my dorm. When I got to my room I quickly took off my robe and grabbed a bag. I stuffed some pajamas in it. I dug around for something to change into. I settled on a short pink ruffled skirt and a white off the shoulder shirt. I put on some flip flops, retouched my makeup in the vanity mirror, and ran back downstairs. Fred and George's jaws dropped. I heard a couple of hoots and whistles.
"Congratulations Harry." I said walking over to him.
"Thanks." He mumbled. I walked out of the portrait and back down the stairs. I spotted Cedric sitting at the bottom.
"Hey." I said. He got up and turned around.