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CHAPTER FOUR
It has been three days since he had seen Pansy Parkinson. And those three days were torture. He wasn't able to get any sleep, and all he did was reread her last letter, his mother's ring on his palm the whole time.
He remembered exactly what happened. He told his father after his graduation that he was seeing someone seriously. Amos Diggory was ecstatic and was really looking forward to meeting her. That was, until he heard her name.
"My boy," his father started. "The Parkinsons are way too out of our league. They are part of the Sacred 28 and her great, great grandfather was former Minister of Magic. Surely you do know what that means."
He insisted. He said he will find a job and make sure to show the world that he deserved her. He promised her forever, and he will do everything to keep that promise.
He went on to look for a job for months, with his father reminding him time and time again that it wouldn't matter, that they were just from two very different worlds.
He treasured her letters. Despite the distance, they never failed to send each other owls even when she was busy with her studies at Hogwarts.
After almost a year of fruitless search, his father's words finally got the best of him. He realized he couldn't tie her down. She deserved better than a small cottage in the edge of the woods… Pansy Parkinson was a princess after all.
He tried his best to ignore her letters. He knew that it would hurt her. But even more, it hurt him too. He just kept on repeating in his head that it was for the better.
Five months have passed, and she kept on sending him letters which he kept in a small box beside his bed. He responded to each one of them, letters that he never sent and kept on the same box.
It was a Saturday in May when he received what was to be her last letter to him. He opened the envelope with a smile, but his face fell when the ring fell to his open palm. He was expecting something like this… But he never expected the pain he felt as he read her letter.
He wanted to see her, and he will. He packed his things and decided to leave.
He apparated to Hogsmeade, he knew how Pansy loved going to Honeydukes to buy sweets every weekend so he knew he would find her there. He would explain. He would apologize. He would beg if he must. Just so he could have her in his arms again.
He was settled in one of the tables at The Three Broomsticks when he saw her come in. She looked the same as always, a clique of Slytherin girls giggling behind her.
He was about to stand up to get her attention when Draco Malfoy and his friends came in. He handed Pansy a big package of what seemed like Honeydukes sweets, and she smiled at him. Their friends teased them, and for awhile he was frozen to the spot.
She's way out of your league, a voice which sounded very much like his father said inside his head.
He watched as the Slytherin crowd occupied a table away from him. They were all talking and laughing, and in the middle of it all, the renowned Slytherin prince and princess whispered at each other, like they were in their own separate world from their loyal subjects.
He downed the last of his butterbeer, and with one last look towards his beloved, he left quietly, fully decided that leaving her was necessary.
He clutched the ring the whole way out, hoping to hear her voice call him back. But she didn't. She didn't even realize he was there. She was too busy ruling a kingdom where a Cedric Diggory does not belong.
His father was right. He didn't deserve her after all.