Back in the common room later that evening Hermione could do nothing but recall her talk with Cedric. They had talked about anything and everything. She didn't know why, but once he said 'Just Trust Me' she spilled her heart and soul to him. She just couldn't stop talking. The only thing she didn't tell him was that she liked him. Or the fact that she liked him a lot. Hermione just told him about how how Ron and Harry never even noticed she was a girl or the fact no one ever noticed her period. To her surprise he had said 'I notice you'.
She honestly thought about slapping him but resisted and thought maybe he was telling the truth. And at the thought of that she blushed a bright red. She sat on her bed and blushed again at the fact that he had smiled at her after she blushed when talking to him. Knowing it was going to be a long night she lay in her bed looking at the ceiling. She knew she had to sleep but she could only think of Cedric. She finally drifted of to sleep and the next day would be a busy one. The two other schools competing in the Triwizard Tournament would be arriving tomorrow. Dumbledore had told them all about it during the feast in the Great Hall. No one under 17 could enter and it would be the most dangerous thing these people have seen in awhile. Cedric was 17... would he enter? No he couldn't possibly want t... Or would he? Oh great now she would be worried about him entering the tournament. This crush on Cedric was doing her no good. She couldn't pay attention during classes and now she was going to worry her head off about this tournament. And the bad thing she didn't even know if he was going to enter. She just wanted to scream!
The next day she awoke with a major headache. She of course didn't get very much sleep and that's what was probably contributing to her headache not to mention all the thinking she was doing. Hermione got dressed and went down to the common room. There sat Harry and Ron waiting for her.
"Hermione, you ok?" Harry asked.
"I'm fine. I just couldn't sleep that well. I'll be fine really."
They had yet another feast due to the arrival of the two competing schools. Hermione sat at the Gryffindor table in between Harry and Ron. Everyone had been talking amongst themselves when Dumbledore announced the entrance of the ladies of Beaxbatons had occurred. All the guys were amazed at how beautiful and graceful the girls were. The all stared with their mouths wide open. The girls of Hogwarts did not find this very amusing. Although they did find the guys of Durmstrang very appealing. Hermione noticed one of the gentlemen looking at her peculiarly.
"Blimey! It's h..him. It's Viktor Krum!" Ron said.
Why was the seeker of the Bulgarian Quidditch team looking at her so odd. Did she have something in her teeth. She didn't know and it wasn't a very comfortable situation. Hermione wasn't the only one who had noticed this. At the Hufflepuff table Cedric was overlooking the staring fest that was going on with Viktor. Honestly Cedric felt a strange emotion ocer coming him. What was the emotion. He felt a certain rage and also a clench in his chest. It was jealousy. Why on earth was he jealous. He had never had to be jealous before. Well that was because all the girls came running to him, he didn't have to chase them. Then something all of a sudden caught his attention. It was the blaring Goblet of Fire at the front of the Great Hall. This sparked Cedric's interest. Maybe if he entered he could get Hermione's heart. If he entered he would be a hero and she would fall head over heels in love with h... Wait... what? Love? I can't...threes no way I... There was no other way to explain what he felt. And then it hit him like a ton of bricks.
He loved her... He loved Hermione Granger. He couldn't tell her this of course. She had enough trouble trusting him as it was. He would just wait it out and find out what she felt. Bur first he had to get her attention. How on earth could he get her attention. Then it struck him. Cedric would plant a secret admirer note. It was corny but it was well worth it. Hopefully the triwizard tournament would get her attention, but just for safe measures he would plant the note and see if she was interested in finding out who the mystery admirer was. All he knew was that he had to have her no matter the cost. First thing was first he had to become friends with her and make her trust him.