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"-I AM NOT FRATERNIZING WITH THE ENEMY, RONALD! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO IS OBSESSED WITH THAT FREAKISHLY SILLY WONKY FART!"
"IT'S WRONKSI FEINT! YOU'RE THE BRAIN HERE YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT!"
"YOUR LUCKY TO HAVE BRAINS!"
Cedric Diggory listened closely before running into the courtyard along with another Hufflepuff prefect. He had a feeling someone was about to be hexed to Jupiter.
"Hey! Hey! Whats going on!" Cedric yelled over the screaming. He recognized the source of the noise as Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.
"HEY!" The two prefects yelled. Suddenly, Hermione took a violent jolt at Ron. She would have almost crushed him if Cedric had not caught her waist and pulled her back. The two prefects struggled with the two Gryfindors as they each seemed to ignore the fact that they were being held back. Some students had even stopped on their way to class to watch.
"G-Granger! Stop!" Cedric pleaded while struggling to hold the young witch back. "Granger!"
"What!" She screamed as she flung around, her hand hitting the boy strait in the nose. Hermione's eyes widened as she saw red liquid start to flow freely. Cedric let Hermione go and put a hand over his nose to hide the blood. Hermione scowled as she heard Ron laugh.
"I-I'm so sorry!" Hermione said as she pulled out a handkerchief. Cedric took it and held it to the blood.
"Come here!" He said angrily as he took Hermione harshly by the wrist and pulled her inside the school.
"Your hurting me!" Hermione choked. "Stop! I can walk on my own!"
Cedric led Hermione into an empty classroom and slammed the door shut.
"What were you thinking! Someone could have been seriously hurt!" Cedric growled. "Oh, wait, someone already was!"
"I'm sorry!" Hermione said, tears threatening to fall. "I really didn't mean to hurt you! Honest!"
"Well, you did!" Cedric said roughly. "If you hadn't had been fighting with Weasley none of this would have happened! You-"
Cedric was cut off by Hermione's soft sobs. She had collapsed on a bench nearby.
"G-Granger," Cedric said, his voice softening. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to- I didn't-"
"Shut up!" Hermione cried. "Just shut up! Give me detention if you want! Just be quiet!"
Cedric noticed Hermione holding her wrist. He kneeled down and removed her hand gently. He then took her hand in his own and examined her wrist.
"Ouch! Stop!" Hermione scowled. "That hurts!"
Cedric's eyes widened as he realized what he had done.
"Granger, follow me! We need to get you to the Hospital Wing." Cedric said. Hermione reluctantly stood up while wiping her tears. Her and Cedric walked in a terribly awkward silence as the made there way to the wing. Once in, Cedric explained everything to Madame Pomfrey. Hermione was taken into a small room. Thirty minutes later, Hermione came out in, of all things, a cast. Cedric walked up to her slowly.
"H-Hermione, I'm so sorry." He whispered as he eyed her cast.
"I-it's alright," She sighed looking to her feet. "It's just a little fracture."
"Let's get you to your common room." Cedric said as he took Hermione's hand and led her in the general direction. He was about to walk past the Fat Lady when Hermione stopped him.
"This is it," She said quietly, still afraid to actually look up at him. "Go now. I don't want to reveal the password."
"I'm sorry, Hermione." Cedric said as he held her chin up gently.
"It's fine." Hermione said as she jerked away. Cedric understood her gesture and walked away.
"Chilly Maggots." Hermionemuttered and the portrait opened. She headed inside hoping not to see Harry or Ron.
"Hermione! Hermione! Wait up!" A voice called. Hermione spun around to see Cedric sprinting towards her.
"Hello, Cedric." The witch smiled, obviously in a good mood.
"Hey," Cedric replied. "How is your-"
"Wrist?" Hermione finished. "It doesn't hurt anymore. Only if peck on the cast."
"You did that?" Cedric laughed.
"Oh, shut up!" Hermione said as they started to make there way down the hall.
"So, what did you name it?" Cedric asked.
"What?" Hermione said in a confused voice.
"The cast. What did you name it? Please tell me you named it!" Cedric smiled.
"No, was I supposed to?" Hermione asked.
"It's tradition!" Cedric said in a voice of mock surprise.
"For you, maybe." Hermione laughed.
"I broke my arm three times and I named each of my casts." Cedric looked down at the young Gryfindor.
"I'm afraid to know what!" Hermione joked.
"For your information, I named them Bob, Joshua and Timothy." Cedric said failing to use a serious tone.
"Bob? Why would you even name a toe nail Bob?" Hermione said, obviously puzzled.
"Never mind," Cedric said. "Let's worry about a name for yours."
"How about Peaches?" Hermione asked. "It's nice."
"It's cute! Casts are not cute!"
"Okay, then. You try!"
"Ced."
"Ced? I am not naming it after you!"
"Hey, Ced! How's it going?"
Hermione laughed as Cedric rubbed her cast gently and continued to talk to it.
"Hey Hermione," Said Harry as Hermione entered the Gryfindor common room that evening.
"How's the wrist?"
"Ced's fine." Hermione sighed as she plopped down into a chair.
"Who?" Ron asked.
"Oh, nothing. It's fine." Hermione said as she realized she was actually using Cedric's name suggestion.
"I'm going up to bed."
"'Night, Hermione." The boys chorused.
Hermione entered the girls dormitory and was about to climb in bed when she noticed a piece of paper lying on top of it. Hermione picked it up and began to read.
Hermione,
Meet in the courtyard before lunch tomorrow. Bring Ced.
C.
Hermione laughed at the note while wondering what he could want. She put the note on her nightstand and got into bed.
"Goodnight, Ced." She laughed lazily.
"Hermione, Hey!" Cedric smiled as Hermione entered the courtyard.
"Hey." She smiled.
"Did you bring Ced?" Cedric laughed.
"Like I had a choice!" Hermione snapped playfully. Cedric gently lifted Hermione's wrist and placed a sticker on it. Hermione looked surprised to see the words 'My Name Is Ced' flashing brightly on the sticker.
"I can't go around like that!" Hermione gasped. "Most normal people do not name their casts!"
"We're not normal though," Cedric laughed softly. "We're idiot's. Both of us."
Hermione rolled her eyes as the two continued to talk.
Hermione sat quietly as Madame Pomfrey prepared to take Hermione's cast off.
"Goodbye, Ced." She whispered. Hermione felt a rather pleasing gust of cool air come over her arm as the cast was slipped off.
"There now, good as new!" Madame Pomfrey mused.
"Thank you!" Hermione said as she left the Hospital Wing and went to find Cedric.
"Ced died." Hermione stated simply as she threw the cast in front of Cedric who was studying in the library.
"Ced! No!" Cedric pretended to cry. Hermione laughed and sat down beside him. He took her wrist and gently held it up.
"I'll miss Ced." He laughed.
"I won't." Hermione pretended to scowl at the cast. "He needed an attitude adjustment."
Cedric laughed as he took wiped back Hermione's hair. He then slowly put his hand to her cheek.
"I'm sorry." He whispered. Cedric then moved closer to the girl beside him. Their lips thenmet softly, caressing each other gently. Hermione pulled back and put hand to her lips.
"Do I look like I care?"
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