Harry pressed his face against the window of the Hogwarts Express. It was raining and the sky was a light grey. Thin clouds blocked out the sun, making the world dull and meaningless. All was nothing to Harry; he needed to talk to Cedric. "You need stop thinking about Cedric!" he thought. Hermione was going to have to leave soon, so Harry and Ron could change. Hermione stood up and closed her book quietly. She exited herself and said she was going to go change with Ginny using only her body language. Harry and Ron stared at each other. "What's with her?" whispered Ron. "Yeah she's never quiet agreed Harry." Harry and Ron took of their Muggle shirts and began to change. Harry had questioned his sexuality recently as he thought about Cedric over summer break. But he saw Ron naked all the time. "Maybe it's because Ron's like a brother," thought Harry.

After Harry had changed he thought he'd go find Cedric. Harry was genuinely worried about him. He'd had no contact with Cedric ever since he'd ran through the forest with Harry at the World Cup. Harry had of course sent him a letter, but it had not received reply.

Dear Cedric,

I saw what happened after the cup and the Portkey. Are you okay?

-Harry Potter

He walked over looking through each window on the olive metal compartment doors on the train. He walked on the slightly pink tile floor, Harry had never even noticed it was pink before, nor had he noticed the ceiling being carpeted with maroon fabric instead of the floor. He assumed Ron knew. Ron hated maroon, especially maroon sweaters. Harry chuckled at moved along in his black Hogwarts robes. He finally came to one in which Cedric was alone taking off his shirt. Harry's eyes widened as he viewed Cedric's chest, tight abs, and muscular arms. He then saw Cedric pull his belt off and pull down his trousers. He was about to see Cedric take off his white and green striped boxers, when the Trolley lady came by pushing a cart filled with delectable sweets in a variety of delicious treats said "excuse me!" in a tart sing-song voice and Harry had to move out of her way which took a few minutes because Harry had to climb over, on and off of the trolley seeing as how it took up most of the aisle. He ended up getting a piece of old Drooble's Best Blowing Gum stuck to his cheek. He peered in Cedric's compartment to see him fully in robes. Harry felt disappointed. Then he realized that he had had an erection as he'd watched Cedric undress. He felt weird. He felt wrong. He almost left in embarrassment and shame, but remembered the cruelty of Amos Diggory. He had to be brave...for his and Cedric's sake. He didn't know what he was going to say. He knocked on the compartment door, and Cedric opened it. Cedric's face brightened instantly. His aquatic eyes seemed to spark, his cheeks gained colour, and he smiled a delicious smile. Harry stepped in smiling too.

"Cedric are you alright?" asked Harry in a timid voice...

"I'm..well..I..." stammered Cedric his voice also with the child like shyness. He rubbed the back of his neck and looked at Harry expectantly. Harry figured it was his time to talk.

"Look I saw what happened with your dad, and I wanted to say I'm sorry," stated Harry very quickly and blunt. Cedric looked at him as though he'd just told him that the Earth was flat.

"Harry..I..it's not your fault." said Cedric. He looked down at his shoes and started shifting around. His hands were in his pockets. Cedric felt old wrappers in there, and an old note that Cho had given him last year. He hadn't bothered to read it. Harry sat down and asked why Cedric's dad acted like that, he asked if he did that often, and all sorts of questions like that all at once. Cedric had no idea how to respond. Harry apologized for asking so many questions and told him to start at the beginning. To Harry's surprise Cedric sat down next to him, his hand landing right next to Harry's so that their pinky fingers were almost touching.

"Look Harry.. I'm g-... I'm something my father doesn't approve of. And when I told him about it he kinda'..well took it bad, and started to get angry with me a lot. He called me a disgrace and started hitting me. He took up excessive drinking, and he gets a little angry sometimes. I've never brought it up again, but sometimes he gets reminded about it because I'll do something to make him mad..and he'll just..um..you know... "Cedric's voice trailed off."It's my fault you know," explained Cedric. "I mean..I should be something my father can be proud of...something..better than Br-..." Cedric said trailing off agian. Harry felt Cedric's cold hands move over his. He let out a breath he had been holding in and made a strange squeaking noise. He felt Cedric move in closer. Harry felt a pang in his heart and a twitch in his stomach.

Cedric's face was an inch from his now. Harry stared into Cedric's beautiful, wet blue eyes. Cedric's warm breath was blowing on Harry's face. Harry watched Cedric's eyes get closer, closer, and closer. Cedric's lips were on Harry's. Cedric's mouth was on Harry's. They began kissing, and making smacking noises with their mouths. Cedric's mouth tasted like cinnamon and water. Soon Cedric's slippery tongue slipped into Harry's mouth and Harry let out a squeal in surprise and backed off.

"I-I, I have to go...bye!" stammered Harry, quite loudly. He fumbled on the compartment door handle in his urgent effort to get as far away from Cedric as possible. Cedric walked over to Harry, put his hand on Harry's and pushed down on the handle of the door and pushed it open. "Like this." said Cedric mistily, his blue eyes seemed to be filled with fog. Cedric wore a dazed smile and Harry blushed. He ran out of the compartment and ran back to Ron and Hermione. They of course asked where he'd been. Harry told him that he'd been to the lavatory. Ron looked at Harry and winked and flashed him a smile. "...what was that about?" thought Harry. Hermione stuck her nose back in her book and began whispering to herself, something about Ramthwart Weed, and how it shouldn't be confused with Gillyweed.

Ron and Harry started a game of Exploding Snap until the train arrived at Hogwarts. Ron won. Harry wasn't thinking about the game. Soon they exited the train and came to the magnificently exquisite carriages that carried them up to the school. Hogwarts was an old castle, made of old graying bricks. The stained glass windows waved from 50, 75, 100 stories above at the newcomers and the older students. As they entered the school they walked through the large, brown double doors into the Great Hall. They sat down at their House table, Gryffindor. There was an array of students all in the room, all of them Harry recognized except for the first years who were lined up between the tables and facing an old stool. Soon a big black hat was placed upon said stool. The brim of the hat opened up and an old voice began to sing a long song about Hogwarts history in general. Neither Harry nor Cedric heard the song, they couldn't concentrate. The first years were called one by one to the Sorting Hat. They placed it on their heads and it shouted out there new house. After they were assigned a house they would go join their table. Harry noticed Cedric staring at him from the Hufflepuff table just as Orla Quirke had been called to Ravenclaw house, and he blushed. He looked down at his empty plate.

There was a clinging as an old wizard with a long grey beard named Dumbledore banged his knife against a golden cup. He was the headmaster of the school and was quite well liked. "Excuse me students!" he shouted. "I'd like to introduce you to our new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, Professor Alastor Moody." The crowd of Hogwarts students looked at the new arrival. Professor Moody was a man with an old, gnarled face and a glass blue eye that swiveled around and started at random students. Moody stood up, took a swig from a flask, and sat back down. "As well as that, the new Care of Magical Creatures professor this year: Rubeus Hagrid." Now, for this teacher many people clapped especially the Gryffindors who all liked Hagrid exceptionally. The Slytherin first years clapped quietly and then followed suit of the senior Slytherins and sneered. Hargid turning red gave a little bow and sat down quickly. "Also..also students I'd like to inform you about the TriWizard Tournament that will take place at Hogwarts this year," added Dumbledore. "One of our students and two others for two other schools will compete. Now this is highly dangerous and I highly advise everyone who chooses to enter to beware that once they enter they cannot take their name out. It will be quite hard work." announced Dumbledore. "Now, the tournament will be held at Hogwarts this year. It is a very rare event and is quite and honor." Dumbledore waited for the cheers to die down and then stated. "Now, as an extra precaution only 17th years will be allowed to enter." With this a mighty uproar from the students sounded. Words like "Not fair." blasted out of the mouths of the masses of students. Fred and George slammed their fists on the table." We'll be sixteen in April! This is so fucking un-fair!" Many other complaints like this issued forth from the students. "SILENCE!" yelled Dumbledore. "Now unless you are 17 year-old you will not enter!" The students were quiet. "Time for eats!" cried Dumbledore, with that food appeared and the students helped themselves to turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy, roast chicken, honey-baked ham, applesauce and other amazing foods." Cedric looked at Harry, and Harry looked back. Harry put his cup to his lips and sipped some Pumpkin Juice. Cedric flashed him a smile and Harry spit the Juice on his front. Harry blushed and hid his eyes from Cedric. Cedric chuckled.

After the Great Feast they all retired to their dormitories. Harry closed the drawings on his bed shut and he thought about him and Cedric and what happened. "I'm not gay!" he thought as he punched his pillow. I can't be. "Yeah, Cedric is just looking at the booger again." came the sardonic voice from Harry's head. Harry frowned. "I'm not, I'm not, I'm no-" he fell asleep. Cedric was staring at him, with his beautiful eyes. He was kissing him on the lips. They were naked, and touching, in pink and gold clouds. Cedric moved his fingers through Harry's hair, making Harry moan. Harry Potter woke up but forgot about the dream; he felt a wet spot in his pajamas against his upper thigh. Harry blushed in embarrassment. "Time to change." he thought.

Okay I know Hagrid becomes CoMC professor in the fourth book but I felt like making him a new teacher in this story.

-Mr.Lucky13