Waking up early for school was something Cassie did not miss while in Hogwarts.
Walking downstairs, she was not surprised to see only Luna and Hermione ready and drinking tea. She rolled her eyes at the fact that either of them could function without caffeine and made her way to the coffee maker.
Hermione scrunched up her nose at smell. "I don't see how you can drink that."
Cassie ignored her as she put in two packets of sugar and a dash of French vanilla creamer before taking a sip, sighing in relief. "And I don't see how you can have that much energy this early without any caffeine, but you don't see me complaining."
Draco laughed at the 'smartest witch of the age' as he walked into the kitchen, moving to Cassie, and grabbing a mug before getting coffee himself. The drink was one of the things he had come to appreciate over the summer though he took his completely black. "You look even lovelier than normal, Miss Potter." He whispered as she walked to the breakfast bar to get a breakfast bar.
Though she'd never admit it, she liked that he noticed that she had gone a little extra with her outfit. The outfit was simple with a tan button up top that's sleeves were rolled to her elbows, dark blue jeans, copper colored knee-high boots, and a red, grey, and orange dotted scarf. Simple gold earrings hung from her lobes and three thin gold bracelets were on left wrist while her necklace and ring were around her neck as always, hidden under her scarf. She'd gone with her normal copper leather purse that matched her boots and her grey and copper backpack. Her makeup was light but enhanced her hazel eyes and her bright red hair was straight and down except for a thick braid that stretched around the back of her head.
Nothing too extravagant but nothing too causal.
One by one all the other teenagers made their way to the kitchen and ate before getting ready to go to school. Draco was driving Cassie, Neville, and Luna. Theo was taking the Greengrass sisters, Crabbe, and Goyle. Blaise was driving Ginny, Ron, and Hermione.
It was a quiet ride. Luckily, they got there early enough to all get parking right next to each other and start discussing their schedules to make sure everyone knew who they were with. Cassie and Draco were in English while Ron and Hermione had History. Ginny, Goyle, and Tori were unlucky and had gym first. Luna and Neville had science, but not together while Blaise, Crabbe, Theo, and Daphne were headed to Latin.
The more students that came into the parking lot, the more attention they received but they didn't really care. It was expected with Forks being such a small town and thirteen new teenagers was beyond abnormal.
No, they didn't care who else was here.
Until Luna smiled and said. "I'm finally going to meet a vampire."
That had them all snapping their heads to her before they moved to see a shiny silver Volvo and a red Camaro pull into the parking lot. The Camaro opened to reveal four young looking vampires, two male and two females. The Volvo opened to reveal another male with tousled copper hair who opened the passenger door to reveal a plain and mousy human girl.
"They won't cause problems." Luna lilted out which caused them all to relax. Thanks to Remus and a few other creatures they had met, they knew better than to judge. If Luna, who could see auras and was sort of a seer, said they were fine, they were.
"Cassie?" Draco looked confused as he stared at the dazed expression on the Girl-Who-Lived who was staring at the back of the bronze haired vampire.
It took her a minute before she turned back to them before she could see his face. "Sorry, I don't know what that was."
Before she could say more, the bell ring and they made their way to class. The English teacher was thrilled to have two students from London in her class and spent almost half the period asking Draco and Cassie questions.
The rest the classes before lunch was the same. There wasn't really any work besides some basic beginning unit questions, so everything was sort of dull.
Except for the fact that people wouldn't leave Cassie alone.
A peppy brunette called Jessica Stanley had cornered her and practically asked for her life story as they walked from Latin to Math which was Cassie's final class before lunch. She was sadly stuck with her since the teacher put the two of them next to each other.
While Cassie tried to pay attention, Jessica proceeded to inform her about how the school operated, clicks and all. She also gave her the information on the vampire family, the Cullens.
The blonde boy and girl, Jasper and Rosalie Hale, were supposedly foster kids and twins. The other three, Emmett, Edward, and Alice, were also siblings. They were all adopted by the town's best doctor, Carlisle Cullen, and his wife. Rosalie and Emmett were a couple, as were Alice and Jasper while Edward, the bronze haired boy that she had been unable to look away from, was dating the police chief's daughter Bella who had moved to Forks from Phoenix the past semester as a sophomore.
Neville, Goyle, and Crabbe had glared at the annoying girl for the entire period, seeing how uncomfortable she was making Cassie. When the class ended, they dragged their friend away from the chit and got lost in the crowd headed to the cafeteria.
Draco, Blaise, and Theo had pulled together a few tables, so they could all sit with each other. They all ate mostly in silence till Cassie started telling them what she learned about the Cullens.
Rosalie, the prettiest of the two girls, was apparently in gym with Tori and Ginny, so they were able to see her up close. Her eyes were golden which meant she, and probably the rest of the Cullens, were animal drinkers and therefore safe.
They entered later than the rest of the group. Rosalie and Emmett, who seemed to resemble a linebacker entered first followed by Alice, a pixie like girl, and Jasper, who looked to be new at the diet considering how tense he seemed.
"So, I guess we don't have to worry." Ron shrugged as he turned back around. "As long as they don't bother us…"
Clunk!
He cut off as Cassie dropped her plastic water bottle, staring at the door as if in a trance. Her normally creamy skin tone was paler then even when she had been in the hospital the previous summer, and her eyes were about to pop out of her head. Her lips were parted in utter shock and she appeared to be holding her breath.
Draco, who was sitting next to her as always, immediately started trying to get her attention, thinking she was having a flashback. "Cass look at me. You're safe. You-Know-Who is dead. You're alive. We're alive. We're safe." He murmured, pulling her limp and frozen hands into his.
"What the fuck?" Their eyes moved from the frozen brunette to stare at Blaise who had his mouth on the floor. They followed his eyes and froze, staring at the final member of the Cullen clan who had finally entered the room.
It was a figment of their imagination or memories that were causing them to hallucinate. There was no way they were looking at who they thought they were.
"It can't be." Ginny whispered before her eyes widened. "Cassie, weren't you staring at him for no reason, earlier?"
The girl in question nodded though she looked like she was going to be sick.
Theo shook his head. "That doesn't mean its…"
"What other explanation is there?" Daphne shot her boyfriend a glare.
They all looked at vampire who was now sitting with the others in the corner with the Swan girl, trying to take in the differences. His hair was just a shade darker, his skin paler, and his eyes golden instead of grey. He was also inhumanly attractive.
And the spitting image of one Cedric Diggory.
"At least he's still a pretty boy." Ron said getting incredulous stare from everyone at the table. "What? He is."
Cassie looked like she was about to hyperventilate. Luna turned to Draco who was just as freaked out. "Take her home Draco. He's in her next class and she can't cope like this. Blaise can tell the teacher she had a panic attack over something and you took her home. Just go to the nurse and tell them. Sirius put this in her files as something that could happen."
And it did happen. Cassie got triggered at the weirdest things, so they had no idea how to prevent one from happening over new issues. It was a side affect from growing up with abusive relatives, losing her soulmate, and fighting the darkest wizard of the age all by the time she turned seventeen.
Draco slowly pulled her out of her seat and towards the nurse's office, leaving the others who watched.
The nurse let them out without a problem and he practically dragged Cassie to his car. He made sure she was in her seat before he shut her door and practically sped to his before leaving the parking lot, driving like a bat out of hell.
His hands clenched the wheel as he teeth started grinding together, utterly confused and pissed. Why? Why now?
"How?"
He moved his eyes from the road to look at Cassie who was staring at him, completely lost and more than a little afraid. "I don't know, pretty girl. But I swear we'll find out."
As much as he hated that Diggory was possibly back, that any little chance there was for him and Cassie was gone the second she saw him that morning, he knew he would do anything to make him, if it was Cedric, remember. Cassie was one of the few people Draco Malfoy cared about.
And he would be damned before he let anyone hurt her again.
~Back at Lunch~
The others were just staring at each other in shock, their gazes occasionally flicking to the Cullen table every now and again to make sure they weren't completely off their rockers.
"How is this possible?" Tori turned to Hermione.
The 'smartest witch of the age' thought over it for a moment. "My guess is that he ran across the vampire who turned him after he was sent back in time and was turned but that would only work if Edward is Cedric. The problem is, he might have lost his memory because he didn't happen to have the same recognition that Cassie did."
"What about the Swan girl? He might think she's his soulmate which could cause his recognition of Cassie to be repressed."
Neville brought up a good point. Hermione shrugged. "That could be true. What we need to do is figure out whether or not he is Cedric."
The bell rang then, causing them all to get out and start to head to class.
Blaise and Ginny, who both had science walked together, knowing that Draco was probably taking care of Cassie.
Ginny luckily had Chemistry as her science while Blaise, and normally Cassie, had Biology. After dropping his girlfriend off at her class, the Italian wizard prepared to meet the vampire that was possible Cedric.
He was one of the last people in the room, which caused everyone to stare at him. The teacher, Mr. Varner, waved him over to his desk. "You must be Blaise Zabini, one of our new students. Is there any of the others in your group in this class?"
He nodded. "Cassie Potter, but she had a medical issue that caused her to leave during lunch. She should be back tomorrow."
The man nodded, before showing him his seat. Unfortunately, he ended up next to Swan while Cassie was next to Cullen. The utterly dull girl immediately started interrogating him. "What happened to your friend? I saw the blonde boy pull her out of the cafeteria pretty fast."
Blaise glared. "Not that it is any of your business, but Cassie had a medical emergency and Draco took her to the nurse to get permission to take her home."
Normally, that would cause people to stop asking questions, but this girl seemed too thickheaded to get the point. "What medical emergency? Is she sick or something?"
The wizard rolled his eyes. "Or something. She's been through more than most should have to at seventeen, none of it was her choice but she dealt and survived. She's earned the right to be able to go home when something happens that causes a problem she has to flare up without nosey little girls to be putting their nose in her business."
She glared at him. "My father is the chief of police and my boyfriend is…"
"Edward fucking Cullen, teenage vampire extraordinaire. I don't care who the fuck your father is, and I don't care that you are dating a veggie vamp either. You're human sweet cheeks, with no special abilities of your own."
That caused both her and her boyfriend to stare at him, proving Blaise's suspicion that the boy was listening in. "How do you know?"
He smirked at her. "The supernatural world is made up of more than just vampires and shape shifters who turn into giant puppy dogs like the La Push boys do. I'd learn if I were you to be careful who you try to threaten. I know some who would shut those lips of yours forever if you tried this shit with them."
That shocked her to silence and he turned back to focus on the teacher. The second the bell rang he was out of there and meeting Ginny at her door.
"Is it him?" She asked, grabbing his arm and leading him out of the building. Sadly, they weren't in the same class, him having PE and her Latin.
He scoffed. "I didn't get the chance to check. I had to sit next to his holier than thou girlfriend who tried to play twenty questions with me about Cassie. It wasn't till I snapped and told her that some in our world would rip her to pieces that she finally shut her mouth."
His redhead girlfriend glared at him. "You told her what?"
He rolled his eyes. "I had no choice Gin, she wouldn't shut the fuck up and tried threatening me with her cop dad and undead boytoy. If that is Diggory, I'm going to shake him silly and ask him what the fuck he was thinking dating her. If he stays with her over Cass, then he's an even bigger moron and all that hair product he used at Hogwarts must have melted into his brain."
That caused Ginny to laugh. "I'll help you."
He kissed her and let her go to Latin while he walked towards the gym, finding Crabbe waiting for him. Normally Cassie and Draco would join them also but well…
'Damn you Cullen or Diggory.' It didn't matter to Blaise whether they were the same person to him, they both had screwed up. If Cedric hadn't taken on the Voldemort to protect Cassie, he wouldn't have been lost in time and Cassie wouldn't have been forced to be without him. Cullen, wearing Cedric's face, was just shoving all her memories and lost dreams in her face.
Crabbe and he made their way to the gym only for him to groan at seeing Swan, the Stanley chit that had attacked Cassie earlier, and Stanley's stupid boyfriend that had started in on Draco earlier. He could swear that they had all made a pack to find out as much information as they could for the school rumor mill, and he would probably be right.
Thankfully, they weren't changing out that day, only learning the rules and the curriculum. The Coach talked the entire time, so the crazy trio couldn't talk to them.
When the bell rang they practically raced to their cars where the others were waiting, all looking haggard from the long day and all wondering what had happened with Cassie.
When they got to the house, Fleur was waiting for them. "The others are in the library researching." Just as they were all about to go, Fleur grabbed Ron's arm. "Is it true?"
The youngest Weasley boy looked at his sister-in-law. "We don't know but it bloody hell looks like him."
They all went to the library only to find the adults researching. Cassie was laying on the couch with her head in Draco's lap while her feet were in Viktor's. Her blue eyes seemed to be staring at something far in the distance.
"Cassie?" Daphne asked, trying to get her attention.
The brunette girl sighed and sat up, making Draco frown. He had been running his fingers through her hair and was not to inclined to stop. "I'm fine." She said, turning her head to face them. "Sorry I scared you."
Theo huffed. "It's understandable."
She smiled softly before turning her eyes to Luna. "Do you know if it's him?"
The blonde shook her head. "Not really. It's all a bit fuzzy when I look for anything about him. One of the girls in his coven is like me though."
"Alice." Tori answered. "She's in my class right after lunch and apologized that Edward's presence scared us. She would also really love to meet you." She gestured to the 'Girl-Who-Lived'.
Sirius growled. "I'm not sure about that."
Fleur hit him with a book. "Of course that is fine. How else is she supposed to find out if it is actually Cedric?"
The Animagus looked at her in shock while the kids and Snape burst out laughing.
They spent most of the afternoon researching before going into the home theatre and watching Deadpool. It was nice to end the night laughing, even though they knew what was coming the next day.
