Author's note: Okay, I know Cedric's mom is not in the movie but I put her in here just because I thought it worked. Also I know I'm ending it kind of weird but this is the end of year four for Harry, next chapter, will begin year five for Harry, last year for Cedric, are we on the same page? good:) enjoy.

Chapter Two

A new ending

Before anymore words could be exchange between the two champions Cedric became dizzy and realized how sick and light headed he really was. He felt Harry grab his arm and heard the crowd hush.

"Cedric? Cedric!" were the last words Cedric Diggory heard before his world went black.

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When Cedric woke up he was in the hospital wing, his parents and Headmaster leaning over him, all three of them seemed to be starring at him.

"What?" was all Cedric could think of as he pushed himself up to a sitting position, once he was up he saw Hermione and most of the Weasley's standing behind them.

"You-you were hit by the killing curse, weren't you," Hermione said, Cedric could tell by her tone that she wasn't asking just merely stating the fact.

"How-how did you know that?" Cedric asked sitting up even more.

"When you passed out, you were brought here immediately, it didn't take them long to find this," Mr. Weasley said handing Cedric a small hand held mirror, "Look at your forehead."

Cedric did as he was told, moving his hair to the side he let out a small gasp when he saw it. There it was, just like Harry's but on the other side of his forehead, a lightening bolt scar.

Cedric tried to form the question but for some reason, how and why and who would not form in his mouth even though he knew who, luckily Dumbledore noticed what he was trying to say.

"We don't know how it happened, Though Harry says Voldermort has returned but I don't see how," Dumbledore said putting his hand on Cedric's shoulder and giving it a small squeeze.

"But it is true, I saw it myself, I don't know how because I was out cold for most of it, but I do know he's back!" Cedric nearly yelled as he tried to get out of bed.

"What a minute young man just where do you think you're going?" Mrs. Diggory said as she pulled her son to her and started smothering him in a hug.

"Um, mum, I can't breath," Cedric managed to get out, then his eyes widened when he realized Harry wasn't in the room at all, and turned back to Dumbledore, "Where's Harry?"

"Oh don't worry about Mr. Potter, he's with Moody, he's fine, just a little frightened is all he keeps yelling how You know who is back and how he almost killed you," Dumbledore said he was worried about Harry but Cedric had taken top priority when the medical ward had told him what they had found.

"What-No!" This time Cedric managed to get out of the bed and pushed passed Fred and George who tried to stop him and out of the wing.

"Cedric?" Everyone said at once and then got up and followed after him trying to get him to stop. But Cedric wasn't stopping, not even for his Hufflepuff friends as they passed him in the hall.

Cedric ran all the way to the main offices and stopped in front of the office he was aiming for, pulling out his wand he threw open the door just as so called Moody was about throw a spell on Harry.

Cedric raised his wand, "Epelliamus!" He shouted as he threw the spell onto him making the older wizard's wand fly out of his hand.

"Cedric, get Harry out of here, we'll take care of this," Dumbledore say pushing Harry toward Cedric.

Cedric opened his mouth to say something but the look his father gave him stopped him, he grabbed Harry and they both helped each other limp back to the hospital wing.

As they walked Harry turned to Cedric, "How did you know?"

Cedric shrugged, "I don't know, all I knew was that Moody was the one to set the cup in the maze, and when Dumbledore said that you were with him something just clicked and I knew you were in trouble." Cedric looked down at Harry's arm noticing the long ugly gash that was along his right forearm. "Oh wow Harry, that gash in your arm looks bad, when did that happen?"

Harry shook his head and shrugged, "Somewhere between where I thought you were dead, and when we landed in the clearing, its not as bad as it looks."

"Right-we'll see," Cedric said with a half smile as he opened the door to the medical wing for his new best friend.

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Two weeks later.

Cedric was back in the Hufflepuff dorms packing up for the break of the term, he couldn't believe that he really shouldn't have been standing there putting the last of his cloths into his trunk. He sighed and lightly ran his fingers through his hair, his fingers running over the new scar that now graced the left side of his forehead wincing a little as he did.

"Well, it may not be pretty to look at but it sure beats the alternative," Cedric said to himself sighing again as he pulled his hair forward covering the scar. He picked up his trunk and headed on down to the Great Hall.

Once there he left his trunk and his owl with the rest of the Hufflepuff's belongs and made his way inside, but instead of going to the Hufflepuff table, he made his way to the table where Harry, Ron and Hermione sat talking, they smiled when Cedric joined them.

"You don't mind do you?" Cedric asked as he took a seat between Harry and Hermione.

"Of course not, you're always welcome over here Cedric," Harry said with a smile patting Cedric on the shoulder with his good hand, his other in sling hung across his chest.

Hermione smiled then continued with the conversation bringing Cedric into it, "We were just talking about what we're doing for the summer Cedric, so, any plans?"

Cedric smiled, he never noticed how Hermione was able just to act like nothing big had happened two weeks ago that he and Harry had almost been killed, but there she was talking like it was the end of just any old term.

"Cedric?" Hermione's voice made Cedric realize he had zoned out.

"Hum-," Cedric said snapping back.

"Summer-any plans?" Hermione asked again.

"Oh-no not that I know of, my dad might have some plans but I'm going to be studying a lot, after all next year is my last," Cedric said and then realized how he had said it, "Um-that didn't come out right, you know what I mean."

The three fourth years laughed, then Hermione said, "We'll have to write each other, as much as possible."

Ron laughed, "That will be a lot of owls going back and forth."

"I'll leave a light on for you owl Ron, I hear he is kind of blind, and not sure which way is up," Cedric said with a laugh.

"He is not blind, he's just-a little-distance impaired," Ron said trying to defend his family owl.

It was distance impaired that made the other three burst out laughing in fact both Harry and Cedric would have ended up and the floor if they had been holding each other up by their backs.

"Attention students! The other schools will be leaving now, come outside to say goodbye," Dumbledore said breaking into the laughter.

Harry and Cedric helped each other up still chuckling and headed out to the open courtyard. They could already see the other two schools heading out and they sat back and watched as their fellow students ran and waved good bye to their new friends.

Cedric turned to Harry, "Well, it was some game hu Harry?"

Harry nodded, "Yeah, some game."

Cedric smiled and turned his attention back to the retreating boat and carriage. He sighed, he didn't know what the summer and the next year held for him, but now he knew he and Harry, wouldn't have to face it alone.