Wow. Exams left my brain feeling like it was raped and left in an alley to die. And I hate this chapter, but I think that's because it's the first thing I've written in a week. Yeah. My Advanced Chemistry exam was I-N-S-A-N-E. But I gotta B on it.

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Random parties were fun.Hufflepuff had had a party for Merlin knows why- probably because a few students had managed to smuggle alcohol back from Hogsmeade. The trip had been dull, but Cedric had loved it. He'd spent it alone, walking through shops... actually looking at the items for sale for once. And actually, he caught himself buying a couple things, simply because they looked fun.

But the point is the party. The awesome party, which had several drunken, yellow-clad boys now wrestling, a few others yelling insults at each other... while laughing, of course. Girls stood near the wrestlers, giggling like mad as they drank firewhiskeys and made bets on who would win.

Cedric had taken advantage of being single- hey, he was a nice looking guy. He could do whatever he wanted with whomever he wanted. But now his head was spinning, and he wanted a break. Thus, he had wandered from the safety of his common room.

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When he staggared into the kitchen, the last thing he'd expected was to see someone else there. Pink lipstick was smudged on his bottom lip and his left cheek, as well as a few faint smears on his neck. His hair was more touseled than usual.

But he had nothing on the other boy in the room. His hair was constantly a mess, no matter what he did to it.

"Hey, Harry!" Cedric piped, getting over the shock and striding over to a table, where he scooped up a cookie, surveyed it, then took a bite. Harry was surprised as well, and still had a mouthful of his own cookie. Swallowing, he bobbed his head in a little nod.

"Hey. Cedric." Obviously, the older student had alcohol in his system- his cheeks were flushed, and Harry couldn't think of a time he had seen Cedric more relaxed and close to being half naked. Yes, half naked. He had shrugged on a uniform shirt, but not tucked it in. One button had been done, but Harry could still catch a glimpse of a toned chest and flat stomach. When Cedric had first sat down, the shirt had billowed despite the button, and because of the disheveled state of his clothes, Harry saw a hint of the dark trail of hair that started at his navel, then disappeared behind Cedric's belt.

"Doing alright, mate?" Cedric asked, before pushing the rest of the cookie into his mouth.

"Yeah. Alright, I guess. You look like you... were having fun doing whatever you were doing." The awkward statement got a chuckle and a nod from the seventeen year old.

"Mhmm. Little party in the commons. Nothing too big. So what're you doin' down here?"

"Getting a snack. I got to dinner late-"

Wait. Cho was late for dinner too...

"-and so I had to rush and eat and I didn't get very much."

What the hell is Cho playing at?

"Cedric?"

A jolt brought the Hufflepuff from his thoughts, and he focused on Harry, who had taken a concerned step toward him. Waving a hand, Cedric leaned over the counter to snatch another cookie.

"Just thinking. Sorry." He broke it in half, pushing one into his mouth.

"Oh... well... I'm gonna go, okay? I'll seeya around."

But Harry's legs didn't lead him to the door, nor did Cedric's reflexes draw away when the fourteen year old approached him. Hazel eyes clashed with green as he moved closer, and Cedric found that his heart was racing.

A gasp passed his lips as Harry rather abruptly and uncharacteristically seized a handful of Cedric's uniform shirt and hauled him up to him. Where the hell had that strength come from!

Thin arms circled him, and Cedric felt pressure as Harry... hugged him? What the hell was he hugging him for? What the hell was going on? Gah!

"Cedric, I just wanted to thank you."

"...Um. For what?"

"For not hurting her too badly when you broke up."

"Wait- WHAT!" Cedric shoved away now, staring down at Harry. "What are you talking about, Harry!"

"Cho. She was a little upset at first, but she got over it." There was a glint in Harry's eye, and Cedric's narrowed.

"What do you mean?"

The happy sigh that broke Harry's lips made Cedric's stomach churn, and the younger boy's shoulders bobbed in a shrug, then he walked out of the kitchen.