Chapter 8

The Punch

"Please get Cedric! I need to talk to him!" I ran up to a Hufflepuff boy. He probably thought I was crazy. My eyes were red and puffy, I looked like had ran for 10 minutes straight, because I had. He nodded and hurried into the common room.

After a few minutes, Cedric came out. He took one look at me, and engulfed me in a big, brotherly hug. I hugged him back, without hesitation. Cedric took my hand and pulled me down the halls.

He pulled me to the same spot we had our last talk in. The boy sat down and pulled me down with him. "What happened to you? Who do I need to beat up?" Cedric immediately asked. "M-Malfoy" I sobbed. Cedric hugged me again, but I could feel the anger radiating off of him. "What did that little git do?" the boy's voice was calm, but stern.

I told Cedric about what Malfoy had told me, at the black lake and tonight at the Astronomy tower. After I ended my story, my best friend stood up, pulling me up as well. "He said WHAT?!" Cedric was fuming, "Where is he?" My crying had stopped by now, and the sadness was replaced by fear. "Calm down, Ced!" I put my hands on his shoulders to calm him down. "He hurt, you N/n!" He pushed my hands off. Cedric quickly turned around and ran into the castle. I ran after him: "Cedric! Cedric, stop!" He didn't listen. The boy just kept on running trough the halls. I kept telling after him.

After minutes of running we saw the person I didn't want to see. Malfoy. Cedric stormed up to him, fuming. He grabbed Malfoy by his collar: "You disgust me, Malfoy! How dare you?!" Malfoy's scared expression was replaced by a smirk. "Can't even fight your own battles, Hallow?" he chuckled. This gesture angered Cedric even more. He pulled out his wand and pressed it against Malfoy's throat. "Ced, calm down!" I cried, "He's not worth it!" Cedric released Malfoy and backed away. I, however, stepped forward. Malfoy sniggered again and made eye contact with me. I could swear I saw a glint of guilt in his eyes.

"What are you gonna do? Hex me? Oh right, you're too weak to do it!" Malfoy teased. This enraged me. I clenched my fists and took another step forward. Then I saw red. I don't even know what happened, but Malfoy and his cronies ran away, not looking back.

Cedric behind me chuckled lightly. I turned around to fave him and asked: "Uhm, what exactly did I do?" I felt dumb asking that question, but I really wanted to find out.

My best friend almost burst out laughing. I just stood there looking utterly confused. "What do you mean?" Cedric wiped a tear. "I just saw red, I honestly have no idea what happened, Ced!" I smacked his arm. "You kinda punched Malfoy, square in the nose!" He laughed again. "I did?!" my eyes widened. "Yeah, you did." The boy smiled at me.

"Well, he did deserve that!" I smirked. "You have got to stop hanging out with me, N/n! I'm a really bad influence!" Cedric teased.

I pulled Cedric in for a gentle hug. After all that had happened today, it felt nice to be able to relax. The boy gladly accepted my hug.

"If you ever need anything, you always know where to find me. I'm here for you, Y/n, I always will be." Cedric whispered.

"I know, Cedric. I know."

I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I suck at uploading on time! Don't kill me, please!

Anyhow, I have a tiny announcement.

I will be uploading on Friday! Yay!

Now, you're probably wondering why. Well, the answer is simple. IT'S DRACO'S BIRTHDAY! Hurray!

The chapter will probably be short, but at least it's something!

Love you

~Rose :)