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By the way, I haven't been saying this so I will now: I own no one except Willa, Lucy and Ben. Unfortunately I do not own Cedric Diggory/Robert Pattinson.

Chapter 8- Forever

That night, Willa had a horrible dream. In the dream, she was in a dark, empty room with a single chair in the center. All of a sudden, her younger brother appeared in the chair, his face expressionless and slightly dirty. Willa walked cautiously towards her brother.

"Henry?" she called nervously. Nothing. He simply stared past her, a dead look on his face. His eyes were dead; no spark of life was in them. When she got close enough, Willa bent down to his level, and grabbed his shoulders.

"Henry," she shook him as she started to breathe quickly.

"Henry, look at me. Look at me! Please! Just, just look at me." Tears began to form in her eyes. Suddenly, a raspy voice came from out of no where and it reverberated through the room.

"Pity, my dear Willa. Your precious brother fails to acknowledge you. Perhaps he's been dead too long to even recognize you."

"Who are you?" Willa demanded.

"Don't you remember me, Willa?" the voice inquired. "How could you forget?"

Willa turned around quickly to face a hideous looking man, who had murder and hatred burning in his eyes. It was him. Lord Voldemort.

Willa's eyes opened wide awake. She was panting and beads of sweat clung to her forhead. Her heavy breaths woke up Lucy instantly.

"Willa what's the matter? Are you alright?"

Willa stared past her friend trying to catch her breath. To Lucy, it was like she hadn't even asked the question.

"Willa?"

"I'm fine," she breathed. "Just a bad dream, that's all."

Lucy hesitated.

"Okay...night."

"Night," Willa replied putting her head back onto the pillow. She didn't want to fall back asleep at all. She wanted to run into Cedric's arms and stay there and just cry. She wanted to tell him everything about her past. To have him comfort her, to feel so safe and warm in his embrace. Technically, she could go down to his room right now but it was three in the morning and honestly she was too shaken to do anything. Willa felt her eyes slowly close as she fought to keep them open. In an instant she was asleep again.

Thankfully the dream did not return to Willa in the four hours that she was asleep before getting up for classes. When she got up, Lucy was already dressed and washed and heading to the common room. Willa decided to skip breakfast and told Lucy to tell Cedric that she wouldn't be down. Lucy happily obliged and left the room. After she left, Willa slowly took out the family photo album she had found under her bed before coming to Hogwarts. She opened the cover to find the family portrait; four pairs of joy filled eyes stared and blinked back at her. They waved and smiled and laughed. They were a complete family only in this photograph. Willa traced her dainty fingers over the glossy picture before turning the page. It was pictures of family outings and vacations. It amazed Willa that with such a short time together as a family, they had accomplished so much together, experienced so many things. The next page was filled with photographs of just her and brother and it was then that Willa burst into sobs. She couldn't fight it anymore. Since her brothers death Willa had never gotten a good cry out of it. And now she sat on her bed, staring at pictures of her and her dead brother through water filled eyes. The sobs escaped her rapidly and the tears flowed endlessly.

It took Willa a while to regain control of herself. When she did so, she splashed cool water on her face and got dressed in her school sweater, skirt, tights and black flats before throwing on her school robes. She combed her wavy red hair and put it on pony tail with a yellow ribbon to match the Hufflepuff yellow that was on her robe. Finally she hid the photo album in her luggage and gathered her school books. Willa had completely missed breakfast which meant she was on her way to her first class which was potions. When she arrived at their usual table, Cedric turned to her, grabbed her hand and pulled her into the seat next to him.

"Are you alright? Lucy said you weren't coming down to breakfast."

"I'm fine," Willa told him. Cedric gave her a look; he didn't believe her.

"Really," she smiled at him. "I'm okay. I just wasn't hungry. That's all." Cedric still didn't completely believe her. He could tell by this look her eyes that he usually didn't notice. And he knew here eyes quite well. He looked straight at her and studied her face.

"Alright," he finally said.

As they finished talking, Professor Snape called the class to attention. Much to the dismay of the students, he revealed there was going to be a surprise test starting that very moment. "Shit," thought Willa. "My day just keeps getting better."

After the test, which Willa was absolutely sure she failed, the class went on as usual. Although, Willa noticed out of the corner of her eye that Cedric was staring at her. And staring at her, and staring at her.

That wasn't like him. He was usually very absorbed in class except for the occasional whisper in her ear or smile.

"Mr. Diggory," Snape yelled from his place in front of the class. "Does there happen to be something on Miss Hardcastle's face that requires staring at?"

Everyone turned to the two of them. Cedric cleared his throat and looked away from Snape's glare.

"No sir."

"Well then perhaps you should pay attention to the lecture. I am sure that you will have plenty of time for staring at Miss Hardcastle later."

A couple of wolf whistles and hollers filled the classroom as Willa and Cedric blushed in their seats.

"Silence!" Snape yelled and the room quieted instantly. He then went back to teaching. Of course, Willa was absorbed in something else. She was thinking about that awful dream and trying to make some sense of it. Then it occurred to her; there was only one person who could help her sort this out and she was going to find him. She needed to talk to Harry Potter.

After the day's classes, Willa went on her mission to find Harry. It was times like this when Willa wished the school wasn't literally a maze. She finally found Harry in the back of the library with his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. All their eyes turned towards her as the two realized Harry had spotted someone.

"Hello," Willa said awkwardly. All three murmured hellos before Willa made her way closer to them.

"Sorry for intruding your study group but I really need to talk to Harry about something. Its important."

Ron and Hermione got up and grabbed their books.

"Of course," Hermione smiled. "C'mon Ron. We'll see you up in the common room, Harry." The two said goodbye to Willa as they walked past her. When they were gone, Willa sat down next to Harry.

"Sorry again for interrupting you guys," she said once again.

"Its fine, really," Harry assured her.

"I'm Willa by the way," Willa said shaking Harry's hand.

"Harry," he said still shaking.

"Okay, um, I came here to tell you something I'm not supposed to tell anyone."

"Alright."

"Um," Willa took a breath in. "You know how your parents were...killed by Lord Voldemort?"

Harry nodded. "Yeah."

"Well, my brother was killed by him too."

Harry's eyes grew wide. He wasn't the only person in this school who was tormented by Lord Voldemort's legacy. There was someone else.

"You're serious?"

"Unfortunately so. I promised Professor Dumbledore that I wouldn't tell anyone but I needed to talk to you and the reason I need to talk to you is because last night I had a dream." Harry instantly thought about his own dream with Lord Voldemort.

"You had one too?" he asked. Willa nodded and went on to explain her dream. He nodded every so often as he listened carefully. When Willa had finished, Harry honestly had no idea what it meant.

"This is all really weird," he stated. "There wasn't any young looking man or older looking man with him?" he asked.

"No," Willa said strongly. "It was just him."

"Well, I'm sorry Willa but I don't have a clue as to what the dream means. Believe me I wish I did. Then I could solve all my own problems."

Willa stared at the table and then looked up Harry.

"Well then I suppose there isn't much we can do," she said with a weak smile. "Thanks for listening to me though. It helped a lot. Especially when I can't talk to anyone else about it."

"No problem," said Harry. Willa stood, took her books in her arms, and nodded goodbye. But before she was out of Harry's sight, she turned to him again.

"Oh and by the way, I think your doing an admirable job in the tournament. Cedric speaks very highly of you."

"Thanks. He's doing a great job as well."

"Yeah he is," Willa smiled to herself. "I wish you all the best Harry."

"Thank you. And if you ever need to talk to me again, don't hesitate."

"Thanks. See you around."

"Bye," Harry said raising an open hand as she nodded and left.

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When Willa returned to the common room, there were several kids studying in groups but no sign of Cedric. She went up to her room and found him on her bed. When he heard her come in he sat up immediately and walked over to her. Cedric took her face in her hands and smiled.

"Hi," he said.

"Hi," Willa responded with a smile. Cedric then met her lips with his. It was a soft kiss but still had a bit of intensity. When they broke apart, Cedric walked over to her desk and picked up a parchment with notes written all over it.

"Here, I um, made another set of notes for you. I could tell you were totally absent minded from class today."

"Cedric, you didn't have to do that. I should take full responsibility for my poor classroom performance."

Cedric smiled widely.

"Is it so bad that I care so much about you and want you to do well?"

"I suppose not," Willa replied. "Thank you."

"You're welcome," he said taking her hands. "Now let's get down to dinner."

That next morning, Willa and Cedric slept until eleven-thirty. She could not have been more thankful it was the weekend. All this past week had been nothing but tests and quizzes and labs and this nightmare had not made it any better. Now as she lay in Cedric's warm and safe embrace, she felt a lot better. Willa knew that this was how she wanted to spend the rest of her life. Yes she was only seventeen but Willa wasn't foolish. Maybe she hadn't been with any other boy but maybe she didn't need to be. Maybe this was all she needed, Cedric and only Cedric. With this new found discovery and rejuvenation, Willa got an idea. She kissed Cedric softly and slowly wiggled free from his embrace as he still slept and left the room. She went to her room, washed up, got dressed in jeans and a purple shirt, put on a jacket, grabbed some money and left for Hogsmeade.

When Cedric woke up and found that Willa had gone, he got dressed and went to find Lucy. Only she found him first, the second he stepped foot in the common room.

"Cedric!" she cried. "You'll never guess what just happened!"

"Uhm, what?"

"Ben just asked me out!" she said in almost a shriek.

"Oh that's great Lucy. I'm happy for you two."

"Me too!"

"Have you seen Willa?" they both asked in unison. The two laughed.

"No," said Cedric. "I was going to ask you."

"Yeah I don't know where she went. But if I find her I'll let you know."

"Same," Cedric agreed.

Willa was gone all day and when she got back quickly hurried back to her room. Thankfully Lucy wasn't there. She took a long shower, then blew dry her hair for once making it shiny and smooth with a gentle wave. She then put a tad bit of make-up on and put on what she had purchased that day. Over that she put her bathrobe and left for Cedric's room.

When she got there, Cedric wasn't there. Now, Willa wasn't one for snooping and going through other peoples things, but she couldn't help it this time. Willa had been in Cedric's room plenty of times but she had never actually looked around. On his desk and dresser he had pictures of him and his friends and then of him and his mom and dad. They both looked so nice. Just as she was about to open his desk drawer, Willa heard his voice growing closer. She quickly moved away from drawer and over to his bed but didn't sit down.

Cedric opened his door as he said goodbye to some other boy. After closing the door, he noticed Willa standing by his bed.

"Willa," he said sounding relieved. "I've been looking for you all day. So has Lucy , she-"

While he had been talking, Willa had crossed over to him and silenced him by putting a finger over his lips and then placing a seductive kiss on them. She let herself linger a moment and then pulled away.

"Wow," Cedric said. "What happened to you this afternoon?" he commented on her new sultry attitude. Willa smiled and undid her robe, revealing a soft pink, short silk nightgown. Cedric said nothing for a minute as he took it all in. She looked beautiful and he knew exactly what she wanted.

"You're sure this time?" he asked her. Willa nodded.

"Yes."

Cedric pulled Willa into a passionate kiss and as they kissed they made their way onto his bed. They continued to kiss as Willa removed his undershirt and undid the belt on his pants before removing those as well. Cedric slipped off Willa's panties and pulled the straps of her nightgown down off her shoulders.

"I love you more than anything, Willa," Cedric said when they took a moment for air and when they realized they were both naked.

"I love you, Cedric. I want every part of you. Forever."

"Forever," he promised.

They began to kiss again, slow at first and then growing more intense. When Cedric entered her, Willa gasped. It hurt, but at the same time felt unbelievably good to her. This was it, and that night, Willa and Cedric got exactly what they wanted: all of each other.

Later that night, Cedric lay awake looking out his window to the full moon that filled his room with a cool blue light. Willa was asleep, her hand on his bare chest, her head on his shoulder. Cedric held her close and leaned over to kiss her forehead. He then placed his head back onto his pillow. After this night, he was absolutely positive that he wanted Willa for the rest of his life. He was never going to stop loving her. He thought about what their life would be like together but then remembered there was still one more task left in the tournament two days away that he needed to win. One more task that could possibly take his life. Cedric knew he couldn't dwell on this now. He was with the love of his life. That's all he needed now.