Chapter 12

Harry was tired…

I mean really really tired!

These past few days had almost been too much for any student but for Harry, this was torture!

Not only he was still recovering from the incident last week but there was also the studies he had missed and had to do, and people to talk too before the winter holidays. Oh, and there was going to be this Yule ball thing which will be held in a week and he had to find a girl who could dance with him…

Yes a girl! Not George! A GIRL!

To summary this week for him we have to start at the beginning:

First of all Harry had asked George what Dumbledore wanted to talk about with him and Fred. George only said that Dumbledore wanted to know from who they got their things from and were the drinks came from. The twins told him that, the things or NSTCEO(normal-stuff-they-can-experiment-on) as they liked to say where from different kinds of muggle-stores and things people wanted to get rid of and gave it to them since they clearly wanted it.

As for the drinks, they came from a small store in Diagon Ally where they could buy alcohol for a cheap price. Harry asked if they would get in trouble for it but George calmed him down and said that Dumbledore didn't care as long they were carful with this things in the future and to not give any alcohol to the first and second years.

To Harry this sounded as Dumbledore had had an outgoing teenage period since any "normal" headmasters, principals or teachers would have put Fred and George to detention or even kicked them out of school.

But, Dumbledore was who he was.

Anyway, the first normal day for Harry came the day after. He hadn't got to Gryffindor Tower yet so when he came down to the Great Hall for breakfast, the entire Gryffindor table erupted in cheers and attacked him with hugs and high fives. Many in Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff clapped their hands as well but the Hufflepuff's got many angry eyes from the Gryffindor's mostly because there was still the competition between Harry and Cedric.

The Slytherin table…

Well, they glared of course and Malfoy just stayed silent.

Anyway, the day began well but the last lesson was potions and even if Snape had pretty much saved Harry's life he didn't take it easy with him. Makeing Gryffindor loose twenty points and Harry to write an essay about why you couldn't mix pumpkin seeds with the seeds of tiger-flower and goblin earwax.

Then the following day Harry received a letter from none other then his godfather, Sirius Black:

Dear Harry

How are you doing? I'm so sorry for not be there for you right now, but as you know it's too dangerous for me to be out in the open. The auror's are still looking for me which makes it impossible for me and watch your progress in the tournament.

However there are things we need to… talk about.

First of all, did I have to find out that you are in a relationship with George Weasley through the Daily Prophet?! I have to honestly say that I have mixed feelings about that.

First of all I'm happy that you have found someone and I hope that he makes you happy.

However, I am concerned about his intentions. I know that I shouldn't listen to what people say or what the Prophet say, but I am your godfather and who ever decides to date my godson will answer to me about it.

And I want to talk to you of course. There are things we need to talk about relationships and… that kind of stuff. I know this is awkward and believe me, this is uncomfortable for me too, but it's necessary.

Anyway, this letter starts to get too long but I'll see you soon! Take care!

Snuffles

Harry had completely forgot to send an owl to Sirius about him and George! Hell, he had even forgot that Sirius even existed! What godson he turned out to be…

Harry wondered what Sirius wanted to talk about and frankly he was nervous to introduce George to him. What if he didn't like him at all?

But what really freaked Harry was that the Daily Prophet knew about him and George! Skeeter would probably be more irritated and would want to interview both him and George!

Great…

Harry wrote to Sirius back and excused to him that he had to find out through that way and that if there was anyway they could communicate face to face they should do it soon.

Then the day after that, McGonagall announced them about the Yule Ball. None of the guys liked the idea and the girls obviously liked the idea. However the best was when Ron had to dance with McGonagall in front of the whole school. That was probably one of the rare occasions when all of the houses chaired the same laugh, even Gryffindor and Slytherin.

But then McGonagall came to Harry and George…

Flashback

"WHAT! YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" George said to McGonagall when she told them that Harry had to go out with a girl to the Yule ball.

"I'm not, Mr. Weasley and do I have to remind you to hold your tongue when you are speaking to me?" she said and glared at George. "But why am I not allowed to take my boyfriend out?" George said pleadingly, McGonagall sighed when she saw the boy. "Because it is tradition… I can't change it and neither can Dumbledore, I'm sorry." She said and George knew he had lost the battle.

Harry looked at him and took his hand in his. "However there is one thing-" George snapped his head back at her "Mr. Potter can dance with whom ever he wants to after the formal dances, I hope that pleases you two" she said to both of them. George looked at her and then at Harry. Harry thought about it, if he asked a girl to dance with him at the formal dances and if she accepted that he only was going to dance with her then and then later with George, it would be perfect.

End of flashback

The thing was though that whom should he ask?

Apparently, all the girls wanted him now since he got together with George. He said that girls like gay guys, more so in this world then in the muggle world.

However, Harry didn't want to ask a stranger he wanted to go with George and every time a girl came up to him asking him to go to the ball he always blurted out a no. Ron always said that Harry was stupid and when he tried with the same girl who asked Harry, they always laughed in his face and went away, which always made Hermione laugh as well.

The day didn't just end there. By the end of that day George had come up to him and said he was going with Angelina.

Harry had known that there had been a fling between them a few years ago, which of course was the topic in every Gryffindor's conversations in the common room for a year. So Harry wasn't all that thrilled with it. However he knows that they are only friends now and Angelina was probably the best choice for George, but it still annoyed Harry a bit.

Then the day after it, Dumbledore wanted to see him.

They didn't speak too long. He wanted to know how Harry was doing and if he remembered anything else from the party. Harry said he didn't and Dumbledore understood. He also said that he had been in touch with Sirius as well and was going to order a safe place for him so he could fire call Harry soon.

Then Cedric wanted to speak with Harry about something. George was of course "against" it but he knew he couldn't control Harry's life even if he sometimes wanted to, just so he could keep him safe.

This weekend was the last one the students could go to Hogsmeade for this year so Harry took the opportunity to send Cedric an owl if they could meet then. Harry used Hedwig and she almost immediately came back with an answer.

Dear Harry

Yes, this Hogsmeade trip is fine by me. Meet me outside of the village right before you come up to the Shrinking Shack. And I think I don't have to tell you to come alone, right? This is private stuff!

Cedric

And when George got the news that Harry was going to met Cedric alone he couldn't deny the jealousness. He pouted in the common room for a day and Harry rolled his eyes when he came back after dinner, seeing his boyfriend be at the same position in the couch as before and kissed him on the cheek.

George sneaked into Harry's bed that night which made Harry laugh and George pout more.

And so the weekend came…

Harry was with Ron, Neville, Seamus and Dean on their way to Hogsmeade. Fred and George had already gone in the morning so they could find new things they could take and experiment on, Hermione had gone to the library instead not only because she wanted to study but also because Ron had suggested that Harry should go with her and then she told them that somebody had already asked her, which Ron didn't believe.

The result ended that none of them spoke to each other but Ron didn't stop talking about her.

"As if someone would ask her!" he said as they were walking, "I mean not to be mean or anything, but she is only in her books all the time and she even says that she thinks boys are just wasteful!" he continued. "Mhmm…" Seamus said clearly tired of Ron's bickering.

"Well it can only been someone who hasn't any other choice besides her! Who, who can it be?! It's none f you guys?" he asked them with daggers in his eyes and looked from one to another.

"No! It's not me! I'm going with Lavender!" said Dean and held his hands up.

"And me with Parvati!" said Seamus he to holding his hands up. Everyone skipped over Harry since they all knew that he hadn't got anyone so their eyes landed on Neville who looked uncomfortable, more then usual.

"Neville?" asked Ron and Neville took one step back. "I-I'm going with Ginny…" it became quiet and Seamus and Dean looked at each other and hold their breaths. Harry met Neville's eyes and he basically said with his eyes to the taller boy "Sorry I can't help you now" and everyone could see Ron's face become redder by the second.

Neville had two choices: 1. Run for his life, or 2. Stay and take whatever destiny was planning for him.

He took number one and ran the fastest as he could. "NEVILLE! STOP RIGHT THERE!" Ron screamed and ran after him, the three remaining boys started to laugh.

Harry waved good bye to them as they reach the village and told them he would met them back at the castle and went to the road that led to the shirking shack.

There was a lot of snow now and it seamed to not stopping yet. He could see the old house now and the memories of what happened there the year before came back to him. Sirius, Reamus turning to a werewolf, Wormtail, the dementors…

Harry sighed, somewhere Wormtail was now with Voldemort or at least what was left of him. He got a feeling that something was going to happen this year… The nightmares he have at least once a week and with the death eater attack at the world cup this summer…

Then suddenly Harry felt a hand on his shoulder, which made him surprised and he almost lost his balance but another hand took a hold of his shoulders.

"Whoa! Look out there, Harry!" Cedric said and Harry blushed with embarrassment. "Cedric…" Harry greeted him and regained his balance, "Sorry if I scared you but you didn't hear me when I called for you" he said and smiled at Harry.

Cedric looked just like a muggle with the cloth's he was wearing. He had a pair of jeans and a black jacket and brown leather shoes. The only thing that said that he was a wizard was the Hufflepuff scarf he was wearing around his neck. He looked good…

Obviously every girl in school thought so about Cedric but even the boys (even if they hated him for it) admitted that he looked good, but this was the actual time Harry thought if he saw Cedric in the streets of muggle London he would easily mistake him for a model or an actor.

"It's nothing…" Harry said.

"So…" Cedric said and leaned against one of the tries behind them, "How are you feeling?" he asked Harry. "Better but tired" he said and Cedric gave him a small smile, "Well that's good" he said "Are you going to the Yule ball with your boyfriend?" he asked later. Harry started to think why Cedric was asking these questions but he answered anyway, "No, I'm not allowed to dance with him at the first dances but I can do it later" he said and Cedric nodded but Harry saw that Cedric got a small frown on his face.

"You?" he asked Cedric, "Oh, I'm going with Chu Chang…" he said and looked at Harry. Now Harry really thought there was something else Cedric wasn't telling him.

"Eh, Harry there is something I need to ask of you…" 'Well that was fast' thought Harry.

"Why I asked you to come here and meet me is because I need your help with something and in return, I can help you with the egg…" Now Harry was definitely interested.

"Alright" Harry said and waited for Cedric to begin.

"I haven't told anybody about this so what I'm about to tell you is very very personal, do you understand?" Cedric said and Harry nodded.

Cedric took a deep breath.

"I'm bi and before you say: 'Well that's not big of a deal' and maybe it's not, but it's just that… Well it is a big of a deal for me…" he ended.

Harry didn't know what to say. Cedric Diggory was telling him of all people that he was bi!

As in bisexual?!

They didn't even know each other that well so this was definitely a surprise for Harry.

"And as I said…" Cedric said and looked down on his shoes. "I haven't told anyone, not even my parents… You are the first to know…"

"Why?" Harry asked and Cedric looked at him, he laughed a little "Honestly I don't know… I thought that maybe telling you of all people could help me to deal with it, you know since you are together with George Weasley I thought…" Cedric ended and looked away from Harry.

"Maybe I shouldn't have said it to you, I shouldn't even have bring you out here… Forget that I said anything…" he said and was on his way to leave but Harry stopped him.

"Cedric wait!" Harry took Cedric's arm and made him turn to him. "You can't suspect that you can say something like that and then just leave, can you?" Harry said, "Look… I know it isn't easy. In the muggle world there are people that kill themselves when they discover their sexuality and when me and George was going to come out I was afraid that his family was going to left him and me and that our friends would leave us too… But as you see they haven't…" Harry said and gave Cedric a small smile and he smiled back.

"What I want to say is… I know how you feel… And if you want to talk about it… I'm all ears" he said and released Cedric's arm.

Cedric looked at him for a while and then he got a smile on his face, "Thank you…" he said and hugged a surprised Harry.

"Well, well, well! What have we here!" said someone who wasn't Harry or Cedric which made them brake apart. The voice belonged to someone who Harry knew all too well, and he didn't like it one bit.

So who might it be hmm?

Sorry for being slow (again XD)!

So Cedric is bi, will this affect Harry and George in a way? Since George is clearly uncomfortable with them spending time together. So yeah, next time we will know more of Cedric's intentions and Harry has to find a girl he can dance with at the Yule ball!

So until next time!