A/N: As always, I don't Harry Potter.
Her Defender
"What is handsome Cedric Diggory doing with a girl like her? She didn't even want him in the Triwizard Tournament."
"Yeah, Cho would look much better next to him. Not some bookworm."
Hermione tried her best to ignore the endless teasing that seemed to follow her as she walked to her next class. It seemed like everywhere she turned another group of girls either from Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw were teasing her. It was beginning to get on her nerves.
"She's not even pretty."
That bloody does it, Hermione thought angrily, stopping in her tracks.
But before she had the chance to retort, someone wrapped their arms around her and said, "I prefer to have her right next to me and I happen to think she's very pretty. It's because of your teasing of other girls that I wouldn't give any of you, including Cho, the time of day."
Hermione looked up and smiled, recognizing Cedric's voice.
"Thank you for coming to my defense," Hermione said, as the girls left with a Humph!
"You're welcome, love. Besides I'm the only one who gets to tease you."
Hermione raised her eyebrow, looking at him, curiously.
"In the most loving way possible," he exclaimed, with that charming smile.
Hermione rolled her eyes at his response, smiling as she did.