After five seconds more of sobbing into Fred's chest I was yanked away and pulled into a bone crushing hug by Mrs Weasley who cut off all blood circulation.
"Tay? Tay you still alive?" Fred asked worriedly
"Oh Tay Fred told me that Cedric was your friend! I'm so sorry!" Mrs Weasley cried disabling my lungs in the process
"Mrs Weasley! Can't - breathe!" I gasped
She let go of me and I took a much needed gulp of air and looked back at Cedric. As I did Minnie came over and asked for Ryan, he went with her with a frown on his face. Just when I really need my best friend to cry to. As if fate would have that's when Trina came along crying her eyes out even Cedric never said one word to her that I'm aware of. I took a deep breath and then turned to face my sister.
"Tay can you believe it Cedric dead! He was one of my best friends!" She cried
I sighed. Little attention grabbing floppy wanded dementor boggerer.
"Trina you never had one conversation with C-Cedric" I said through my tears
"So I knew him" She snapped her tears stopping instantly.
"Not really"
"So who's this dear?" Mrs Weasley asked gesturing towards my sister.
"Mrs Weasley this is my little sister Trina, yeah my mom likes T names"
"Well hello Trina"
"Hey Mrs Weasley" Trina said cheerfully "Hey Fred still don't see why you're going out with Tay while I was available"
Oh she did not just say that! In front of his mother as well. Grr
"Because she's prettier, funnier, a better singer and an all-around lovely person" Fred said and I smiled
"Aww thank you" I said pecking his lips.
Trina glared but I really couldn't care less as I spotted Ryan and pushed Trina out of the way and ran up to him who told me everything what happened with Minnie. Turns out Sirius was in Dumble D's office and wanted to see him and Harry. And that Moody was really Barty Crouch Jr so Sirius was right there was a death eater at Hogwarts trying to kill Harry whose wand core came from the same phoenix as You know who's wand core and their wands had a connection and Cedric came back but he was more like a ghost. And now we're going to the hospital wing to see Harry. Sirius was with him in dog form; Ryan grinned at him and started petting him. Mrs Weasley rushed to Harry engulfing him in a big mother bear hug. Harry told us he was fine which I didn't believe for a second he just saw Cedric get killed by You-Know-Who he is far from fine.
"Ryan I'm sorry he was your friend if I-" Harry started
"It wasn't your fault. Voldemort is just pure evil" Ryan told him "Anyway he's not gone he's always with us like my mom used to say: The heart may be weak and sometimes it may even give in but deep down there's a light that never goes out"
Sirius nudged Ryan's hand with his nose and Ryan fussed him again. Madam Pomfrey came and gave Harry a potion for dreamless sleep and he fell asleep. I felt two arms wrap round my waist and looked up to see Fred and smiled leaning against him. When Harry woke up again we could hear Minnie and Fudge arguing then Dumble D stepped in with Snape. According to them once again our minister for magic shows his stupidity by having a dementor escort him to Crouch Jr so of course as soon as the dementor saw him it swooped upon him and sucked his soul out. He was worse then dead now. To make matters worse that son of a banshee also didn't believe Harry for saying You-Know-Who is back which made me hate him if possible even more. I see Cedric just woke up one morning and decided that today he would die did he? The agruement went on Fudge stormed out refusing to believe the truth pausing only to give Harry his prize money for winning the tournament. Then Dumble D asked Sirius to transform and there was chaos. Mrs Weasley was shrieking her head off and Fred and stepped back several paces taking me with him with his arms in a vice grip around my waist protectively. Grr stupid males. I struggled against his grip. Unfortunately Fred thought I was struggling so I could run away as far as possible.
"It's okay I'm here. He's not going to hurt you." He cooed to me
"I know you idiot! That's why I want you to let go!" I screamed back
He did and walked over to Sirius and gave him a hug while Fred and Mrs Weasleys foreheads creased in confusion. Dumble D told Sirius to alert Remus, Arabella Figg and Mundungus Fletcher and then to lie low at Lupins for a while and that Ryan would meet him there after the year had ended as Ryan had spent all of his holidays at Lupins since his first year at Hogwarts.
At the Leaving Feast instead of the house colours drapes decorating the great hall as usual they were all black for Cedric and I found myself in tears yet again. Me and Ryan couldn't sit at the Hufflepuff table not without Cedric nagging at us our lack of concentration in lessons or our nicknames for teachers or his personal favourite topic our fake predictions for Misty. So we found ourselves at the Gryffindor table where we'd always be welcome and for once we weren't nagged at by Minnie and Brussel Sprout. We all raised our glasses to Cedric and fresh tears poured down my face. I may have tuned out but only because I was thinking about what Ryan's mom had written on her tombstone. I go with Ryan every year on her Death day to see it. It says:
Thinking of you where ever you are. We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that one day our hearts will blend. Now I will step forward to realise this wish. And who knows, starting a new journey may not be so hard, or maybe it has already begun. There are many people in his world but we all share the same sky - one sky - one destiny.
She must've been a wise witch when she was alive. Lupin said she was nearly sorted into Ravenclaw but the hat had thought she'd suit Hufflepuff better. I think I was almost sorted into Gryffindor cause I have the traits for a Gryffindor according to Fred and Mike but according to Cam I had to be a Hufflepuff because I must have tons of patience to put up with Ryan all these years but the same could be said to him about Zac. All too soon it was the end of the feast and tomorrow morning we would be back on the Hogwarts express back home where a summer with Trina awaited me. Ah well I suppose it would be better than Harry's at least I could escape to Lupins to spend two weeks with Ryan and the rest of the guys but Zac wants to invite Cat which I don't mind because Cat is the sweetest and dimmest girl I have ever met but Cameron was thinking about Leah who I did mind. Did you know she dyed all of my white tank tops pink?! How she got in my dorm is a mystery to everyone. Fred invited me to his as well so my summer looks okay I guess. On the train everyone was silent Cameron was reading the Daily Prophet whilst Mike glared at it.
"Anything about you know" He asked
"Nope Fudge is keeping everything on You-Know-Who quiet" Cameron answered
"What about Rita?" Zac asked making no attempt to disguise the venom in his voice.
"Don't worry about her"
"She won't be writing anything unless she wants the world to know about her." added Leah "Ah I love blackmail"
"What?" Mike said confused
"We found out how she was listening to peoples conversations" Cameron answered
"So did she do it?" Cat asked who was sitting on Zac's lap.
"Here I say something I never thought anyone would say - never mind me but Zac actually gave us - well Leah the idea first"
"What did I say again coz I can't remember" Zac said
"Bugging"
"But she said -"
"Not that kind of bugging you twerp!" Leah snapped "Skeeter is an unregistered animagus and can transform into a beetle"
"Where is she now?" I asked
"Hermione has her."
"So when we saw Malfoy talking to himself in a corner-" Ryan started
"He was talking to Rita Skeeter? Yes. That's how she's been getting those interviews with the Slytherins" Cameron explained
Just then Fred and George knocked on the compartment door.
"Just going to see Harry, Hermione and of course our dear brother care to join us" Fred asked
We got up and made our way to the trio's compartment where we saw Malfoy and his cronies we guessed that they weren't invited and jinxed before we thought.
"Thought we'd see what you three are up to" said Fred in a matter-of-fact tone stepping on Goyle as he walked into the compartment followed by George who was taking care to tread on Malfoy
"Interesting effect" Commented George looking at Crabbe "Who used the Furunculous curse?"
"Me" Answered Harry
"Odd. Seems those two shouldn't be mixed he's got tentacles all over his face. Well can't leave them here don't add much to the decor do they?"
"Wait!" Called Leah and she pulled out her camera and took a picture of Crabbe "Yep this being framed and going on my bedroom wall"
Cameron sighed and I gave him a look that said 'let it go` I mean its Leah what did he expect? Harry, Ron, George, Ryan and Mike shoved the troublesome threesome out of the compartment as Fred pulled out a pack of cards and we started to play exploding snap.
"Are you going to tell us then?" Harry asked the twins as we were half way through our fifth game. "Who you were blackmailing?"
"Oh That" George said darkly
"It doesn't matter it wasn't anything important" Fred added "Not now anyway"
"We've given up"
But they kept asking and pestering them until Fred gave in.
"Alright if you really want to know it was Ludo Bagman"
"Bagman are you saying he was involved - " Harry said
"Nah nothing like that. Stupid git" George said "He wouldn't have the brains"
I tuned out I'd heard this all before. Poor Fred that was all his and George's savings. So Ryan got his guitar and started playing so together we made a Maroon 5 medley:
Me: Just shoot for the stars, if it feels right then aim for my heart, if you feel like it then take me away and make it okay. Yeah you really make me wonder about you
Ryan: Oh baby it's hard when it feels like your broken and scarred nothing feels right but when you're with me, I'll make you believe. Girl you really make me wonder about you.
Me: I wasted my nights you turned out the lights now I'm paralyzed
Ryan: Still stuck in that time then we called it love but even the sun sets in paradise
I don't mind spending everyday
Me: Sunday morning rain is falling
Ryan: Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Me: Steal some cover share some skin
Ryan: Look for the girl with the broken smile
Me: Sunday morning rain is falling
Ryan: Ask her if she wants to stay a while
Both: And she will be loved. And she will be loved. And she will be loved. and I won't go home without you
Me: I know it's hard to remember the people we used to be
Ryan: But I am in misery
Me: You it's too late to make it but is it too late to try?
Ryan: Why won't you answer me?
Me: Oh baby you are all I need in darkness you are all I see. Come and rest your bones with me driving slow on Sunday morning
Ryan: And it goes like - This love has taken his toll on me she said goodbye too many times before
Me: Now take me by the tongue and I'll show you all the moves like Jagger. I got the moves like Jagger.
Ryan: My heart is breaking in front of me I have no choice yeah I won't say Goodbye anymore
Me: look into my eyes and I'll own you with all the moves like Jagger. I got the moves like Jagger.
Now I'm at a payphone
Ryan: I don't mind spending every day
Me: All of my change I spent on you
Ryan: Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Me: Where have the times gone?
Ryan: look for the girl with the broken smile
Me: Where are the plans we made for two?
Ryan: Ask her if she wants to stay a while
Both: And she will be loved x6
The train came to a halt and I got off and met up with Trina and my parents then decided to wait for Fred since I had met his mother it seemed only fair he meet mine. I found him and rushed up to him where he told me Harry had given him and George his winnings from the tournament. Then I dragged him to say a quick hello to my parents then pecked his lips as he went off to a family of red heads that could only be the Weasleys and I left with my family for home.