Queenie skipped to charms with Rita, her muggle born dorm friend singing 'Hakuna Matata' from the muggle film the lion king. They received strange looks from the pure bloods but the half bloods and muggle borns found it highly amusing as they jumped past in their Hogwarts uniforms with Hufflepuff tie and robes on. Queenie was quickly becoming known as the (slightly crazy) funny, loud girl who managed to socialise with almost anyone but was also able to get on with work and achieve.
They'd been at Hogwarts for just over a month now and Queenie was really seeing her pets' true nature. Her white speckled tawny owl, Utah had already flown to and from Turkey 18 times where as her blue Russian kitten, Pablo had barely left her dorm.
In that month her and Cedric had become firm friends, him finding her optimism and laid back attitude refreshing as his parents were constantly breathing down his neck about grades and Quidditch. With Queenie, or 'little one' as he'd taken to calling her, he felt like he could let go and it wasn't a secret in the Hufflepuff boys dorm that Cedric had a crush on the bubbly Blonde but being in Hufflepuff where a key trait is loyalty, Cedric really didn't have to worry about one of them running off to tell her.
Cedric was on his way to Defense Against the Dark Arts when he saw Queenie and another girl, who he believed to be called Rita skipping down the corridor singing about mottos, grubs and Huna kataka? Cedric shook his head he'd never understand that girl but that was part of her appeal.
Said appeal is why Cedric had chose to go to DADA via Charms-Cedric had decided to ask her on a date purely to see if she were as perfect a romantic partner as she was friend. Cedric had no doubt she was but would rather be safe than sorry.
Queenie was in tears of laughter, smiling like a Cheshire Cat as she leaned against the wall outside Charms, laughing heartily. Rita was in much the same state while her other comrades: Marie, Gemma, Cho, Rohm, Jeremy, Harriet, Jenny, Leah, Joshua, Freddy and Charles laughed (a little less than those two) at their display.
"Oh my god! Queen Bee! You're p-purple" Freddy chuckled, using another one of Queenie's nickname while informing her of her new skin colour. This called them all to laugh harder. A sudden cough, a throat being cleared, burst their giddy bubble. The group turned to see the schools golden boy who'd recently turned 13.
"Erm, Little one can I have a word?" He asked, a little nervous-Why must Girls travel in packs?
"Sure" She smiled and walked towards him before taking his hand and pulling him down another corridor that was practically deserted aside from Mrs Norris.
"What's up?" She asked
"Up? Nothing's up" Cedric replied and Queenie smiled again
"Ok, what's down then?"
"Nothing"
"Wrong, the floor is down!" She giggled bouncing up and down slightly and Cedric chuckled.
"You know that really was bad but as repayment for cracking such an awful joke in my company I ask you agree to a date with me" Cedric smiled, keeping his calm exterior while his insides erupted with nervous tingles
"A date?" Queenie croaked, the Turkish girl unsure of what to say
"Yes, a date. Hogsmeade weekend is this Saturday and even though we can't go third years and above can so school will be deserted pretty much just my year and yours so we could maybe go for a walk around the grounds and maybe eat together after? …" Cedric explained letting his nervousness show slightly
"Um … sure"
"Cool" Cedric smiled feeling instant relief.
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Queenie slipped into Charms like a cat. Quick, stealthy and unnoticed. Taking her seat next to Gemma, her entire immediate social circle turned to her as they were sitting adjacent, forward and behind her.
"What was that about?" Rohm asked from the table behind her
"He asked me on a date" Queenie replied slowly
"CEDRIC DIGGORY ASKE-" Cho began to shout from the desk to her left before Harriet (who was sat next to her) clamped a hand over her mouth. A majority of the class and Professor Flitwick glanced at them before (eventually) returning to their work.
"Yes that's what she just said so zip it, Chang" Harriet hissed and Cho glared. Cho like the most of the school's female population felt some sort of attraction to Cedric.
"And you said?" Joshua, a blond haired, brown eyed Ravenclaw probed
"… yes" Queenie whispered and Cho, Marie, Jenny, Rita and Leah giggled and squealed while the other groaned attracting the classes attention yet again.
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"How do I look?" Queenie asked surveying her reflection in a full length mirror. She was wearing a white cotton/linen button up shirt with three quarter length sleeves, mid denim ripped skinny jeans and tan leather Chelsea boots. Rita had made up her face she now looked run way ready. Queenie normally only wore BB cream and tinted lip balm for school so now with foundation, mascara, eyeshadow, eyeliner, bronzer, blush and lip crayon painted on her face she felt heavy. Leah had help her French braid her hair which she'd left to rest over Queenie's shoulder.
"A-maze-ing!" Rita squealed and Leah giggled, Harriet just rolled her eyes.
"Harry?" Queenie enquired with a sheepish smile
"You look alright, I suppose" Harriet let a smile slip on to her face and then suddenly all of them (including Jenny who had just re-entered from the bathroom) embraced in a giddy group hug but Harriet was somewhat reluctant
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Cedric and Queenie agreed to meet in the Hufflepuff common room.
"Hi"
"Hey" the two greeted each other
"You look stunning" Cedric smiled
"You don't look to shabby your self!" Queenie smiled helping the awkward atmosphere disappear.
Cedric was dressed in boys slouchy dark denim skinny jeans, loose fitting kaki green t-shirt and sandy timberland lace up boots. He offered out his arm to her
"Shall we?"
"We shall" She giggled taking his arm.
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The two chatted constantly throughout date and any conversational pauses were comfortable silences. The two always enjoyed each others company but this was different it was almost like a need in both of them to be close to one and other.
"So how's Quirell with your class" Cedric asked, he had one arm around her shoulder, bringing her into his side and she had her arms wrapped around his waist, her head essentially resting on his chest.
"Alright, but he doesn't really let us do anything. Then again the Slytherins to pick on him terribly" Queenie replied, looking up at him with a coy smile
"For his stutter?"
"And his turban" the two rounded the corner only to be greeted by two identical redheads, both of whom were grinning mischievously.
"Oh look what we have here …" one began
"A new Hogwarts couple?" The other finished
"I think so Georgie boy" oh, so that's Fred said.
"Cedric and Queenie sitting in a tree doing something they shouldn't be. Ends with X , starts with S oh my god they're having …" they sang in unison
"Boys!" Queenie interrupted quickly
"I'm pretty sure that's not how it ends, right Fred?" George countered
"Right George" he curtly nodded and Queenie rolled her eyes .
"Can we move past and continue with our lives or is there something you wanted?" Cedric asked, preferring to keep his time alone with Queenie to a maximum
"Why of course Mr Diggory, fine lady" George said as they stepped the left and both bowed.
Cedric and Queenie shared a look before continuing on. Unbeknown to them Weasley twins were already plotting before they even got to the end of corridor.