Rose continuously visited Harry over the next 3 days in the hospital wing, making sure he was alright. She didn't know why, but she believed him about Voldemort being back, pretty much no one else did, including Cedric, which caused a bit of tension between them, but she did.

On the night of the end-of-term ball, Rose was up in her room, getting ready when Angel came in. Before Angel could say anything, Rose asked, "This isn't too casual right?" Angel laughed. "Rosie, since when do you care?" she asked.

"I always care!" Rose exclaimed, standing up and smoothing out the navy blue dress. It was the softest velvet with a pink strap that ran right under her chest, and then flowed out until a little below her knees. She paired this with the necklace Cedric had gotten her and some black high heels, her hair in a messy bun on her head.

"Anywhoo, you look great and Cedric's waiting for you downstairs...I let him in the common room, I hope you don't--" But the rest of her sentence was drowned out by yelling downstairs.

"Oh god!" Rose exclaimed, grabbing her navy blue sheer shawl and running down the stairs as fast as she could without tripping in her heels.

"Calm down, Harry," Hermione was saying to Harry who was standing up, an angry look on his face. Cedric was in front of him, glaring right back.

"If it weren't for me, you could be DEAD right now!" Harry shouted.

"Yeah, well if you had SAVED me maybe we wouldn't even be in this situation! Instead you were too coward to!" Cedric exclaimed right back, oblivious to Rose standing at the staircase.

"What are you talking about?" Harry shouted in disbelief. "I saved your fucking life in that maze! What would have happened if you had taken the cup instead of me?"

The room grew deathly quiet as Cedric's face paled. A sob sent everyone's head turning over in the direction of the staircase, where Rose stood crying. She turned around and quickly ran back up to the dormitory.

"ROSE!" both of them shouted. Cedric turned to Harry. "Back off," he hissed and ran up the stairs, but Angel blocked the door. "Angel, let me through!" he exclaimed, trying to get past her.

But before he could even try to get up any further the staircase turned into a slide and the both of them went sliding down to the bottom. "Dammit!" Cedric exclaimed, running a hand through his hair.

Inside the dorm, Rose said on her bed, crying her eyes out. The scene in the common room played over and over again in her mind.

She didn't know why everyone couldn't just get along...if not for their own good, for her happiness at least! All she had wanted for tonight was to go to the ball and have a fun time, but now it looked like that wouldn't be happening.

"Rose?" came a voice from the door. "Rose, it's me, Cedric...please let me in." She looked up and mumbled, "Come in."

She moved her head when he walked in so that it was buried in the pillow, her lying on her stomach. She felt the bed temporarily sink and Cedric's hand rest on her back.

"Please talk to me," he said, rubbing her back gently.

A shudder ran through her body as she let out a shaky breath, closing her eyes tight and not budging her head from where it lay on the pillow.

"I hate what he's doing to us," he mumbled and Rose reluctantly turned her head to face him.

"What he's doing to us?" she repeated in disbelief. "You're to blame as much as he is!"

She buried her face right back in the pillow and scooted away from him, always known to be very stubborn and not very easy to forgive.

They didn't speak for several minutes until Cedric sighed in resignation. "I love you," he said softly, getting up from the bed. "I just hope you still love me too."

A tear fell down Rose's face as she felt Cedric get off the bed and walk over to the door. A sob escaped her throat and she sat up, looking over to the door, "Oh god I do still love you," she cried, but he was already gone. She fell back on her bed and sobbed for she didn't know how long, all she knew was that when she looked up at the clock, it was 8:30...the ball started half an hour ago.

After fixing her makeup and checking herself over and over, Rose headed to the common room to find it deserted. Glad that no one was there, she went down to the Great Hall to see if Cedric was there

She approached the doors and hesitantly went through them to find every student inside, dancing. Just as she entered the fast song that was on stopped and a new, slower song started.

The band started to sing as she looked around the hall for him. There were small tables everywhere, most of which were empty. She spotted Harry, Ron and Hermione in a corner, talking...she saw Ginny and Neville dancing but there was no sign of Cedric anywhere.

"...and dance, your final dance, this is your final chance, to hold the one you love...you know you've waited long enough..."

Rose looked around the hall some more, her shawl loosely draped around her shoulders as she walked by.

She finally spotted him at one of the tables, talking to his friends from Hufflepuff. She walked up behind him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"...So believe that magic works don't be afraid of being hurt, don't let this magic die, the answer's there oh just look in her eyes..."

Cedric slightly jumped at the contact, turning around to see who it was. Something passed over his eyes, Rose didn't know what it was, but it didn't look very friendly. Rose drew her hand back and placed it at her side, not knowing what else to do.

She averted her eyes from his, not wanting to see the tears that filled them. "I'll just...go," she mumbled, starting to walk away.

"...and make your final move mmm, don't be scared, she wants you too, yeah its hard you must be brave, don't let this moment slip awayyyy..."

Cedric listened to the lyrics and sighed, getting up and reaching for her hand before pulling her in his arms.

"...believe that magic wooorks, don't be afraid, afraid of being hurt, no, don't let this magic die..."

She looked up and smiled, letting a tear fall from her eyes.

"...ohhh the answer's there, just look in her eyes, and don't believe that magic can die, no no no this magic cant dieeeeeeeee..."

Cedric held her close as they danced to the music, just letting all of their frustrations leave their bodies as the music took over them.

"...so dance, your final dance, cause this is...your final chance..."

She leaned her head against his chest as the music ended. Though people all around them were leaving the dance floor, they just stood holding each other.

"I'm sorry Cedric, I'm sorry I let you leave," Rose whispered as he pulled her over to a corner away from everyone else.

"No, don't apologize, it's not your fault," he replied immediately. "I shouldn't have gone in there...I knew he was gonna be in there."

"Let's not fight anymore Cedric..." Rose whispered, wrapping her arms around him and resting her hand on his chest, "I hate fighting with you."

"Me too," he said, stroking her hair. "You know...it just hit me...tonight is my last night here at Hogwarts."

She looked up at him in horror. "No..." she mumbled.

"I don't want to leave either...this place has been my constant for the past 7 years...I don't want to leave it...or you," he said quietly.

"I'll write every week," she told him, tears filling up her eyes. "And I'll visit you over Christmas, Easter and summer breaks...I'll even sneak you into my trunk if I have to!"

Cedric laughed and kissed her heatedly for a few moments before looking back down at her, "You are so beautiful Rose...I love you so much," he said, gazing directly into her eyes, "I don't want to be away from you...but just think about how wonderful it will be when we finally see each other again."

She couldn't say anything, for she feared that she would start crying if she did. He placed a hand on her cheek and kissed her forehead.

"What if you find someone else while you're gone?" she sobbed, not able to hold it in any longer, "Someone who you just...click with more than me...someone that you love more than me?"

"You know that'll never happen," he mumbled, pulling her closer.

"But how, Cedric?" she cried.

"I won't let it," Cedric said. Rose sighed and pulled away from him. A look of slight alarm appeared on his face but then she reached out and grabbed his hand.

"Let's just have fun right now...and then later..." she said, leaning into him and kissing him.

"Mmmm," he mumbled after the kiss. "You know, in the half hour you weren't down here with me, I seemed to have forgotten what your kisses taste like." She giggled.

"Well, maybe you need another reminder," she whispered, kissing him again.

She giggled as he started to kiss her neck and pushed him back, "Not now, everyone's here," she said in a reprimanding tone. She took his hand again and led him out to the dance floor as a fast song started playing.

Rose moved her hips, letting her body flow with the music. Cedric stepped behind her, his body moving in rhythm with hers.

He placed his hands on her hips, grinding against the back of her as the music took hold of their bodies. Cedric groaned when Rose turned around, gyrating her hips against his and sliding her hands down his chest.

She teased him like this until he stopped her and growled, "I need you...now."

"Can't hold on any longer?" she asked playfully, turning around and rubbing her backside against his groin, "I thought you could last longer than that Mr. Diggory,"

"Why this torture, Miss Beaumont?" he asked, making a puppy dog face at her when she faced him.

"Because I'm having fun," Rose giggled, throwing her hands above her head and dancing as the music sped up.

He pulled her closer, feeling her move against his body. She felt his hardness pressing against her back and moaned with longing.
The song finally ended and Cedric turned on his bedroom eyes, taking her hands and leading her off of the dance floor and out of the Great Hall, not stopping until they reached the prefects bathroom. As soon as he closed the door, Rose pushed him against it, kissing him savagely.
Cedric reached down to her leg and pulled it up, wrapping it around his own as he slid her shoe off. Rose jumped up on him and removed her second shoe as Cedric slid his hands under her dress.
He slid off her stockings and her panties followed as she unbuttoned his shirt. Cedric's breath became shallower and shallower as she started nipping at his neck once his shirt was off. He groaned and temporarily lost control, this one mistake
resulting in them falling back and into the bath.
Neither said anything. Cedric pounced on her, attacking her lips again as he reached to unhook her bra.
The water made it somewhat harder for him and she giggled throwing bubbles at him as he tried to unhook it.
She helped him unhook it and threw it out of the tub. "What is it with you and clothes, Cedric?" she asked, pressing her body against his.
He smiled and pulled away from her, climbing out of the tub. She gazed at him questioningly, "What are you doing?" she asked, treading the water where she was at.
He walked around the floor like a model on a catwalk before stripping down to his boxers. He stood there, staring at her as she giggled. "Care to help me?" he asked.

"No, I'd much rather watch you really, but thank you for offering," Rose said, giggling and throwing more bubbles at him.
He smiled and took off the boxers. Rose started whistling until he jumped into the tub with her.
He emerged from the water mere inches from her body, slowly backing her up until she was against a wall in the tub, cornered.

"Help! Help!" she squealed as he tickled her. "Oh, Mr. Diggory! That's no way to treat a lady!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were a lady," Cedric replied, smirking at her, one of his muscular arms still on either side of her though.

She tried to break free of his grip but he was insistent. "Mr. Diggory, let me go or I'll have my boyfriend beat you up!" she shrieked as he nipped at her neck.

"But if I let you go then where will you go?" Cedric asked, moving in a bit closer than he was before.

"Far away from you," she answered, giggling uncontrollably.

"And why would you want that?" Cedric replied, so close that their foreheads were touching and he was staring deep into her eyes.

She opened then closed her mouth. "Good point," she said and kissed him fervently.

She wrapped her legs around his waist, blushing as his erection pressed up against her bare skin, and wrapped her arms around his head, kissing him breathlessly.

"Make love to me," she panted and he obeyed her wish.