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Allie woke up at 6:00 o'clock on Saturday morning. She just couldn't sleep any longer, her neck hurt from laying all funny the night before and if she laid there for another minute she was going to go nuts. She sat up, threw on her glasses and stretched her arms over her head. Allie hated being practically blind. She was a vampire, they were supposed to be invincible, things like bad eye sight defiantly didn't happen to them. She wondered if it was a side effect of surviving the Killing Curse. After all Harry couldn't see anything without his glasses either. She made a mental note to talk to Dumbledore about it.
She tumbled out of bed and went over to her dresser. She opened the top drawer and retrieved her toiletry bag. Allie proceeded to go down to the girls bathroom to shower, do her hair, and put in her contacts. She rarely wore make-up, it was unnecessary when you were a vampire, but she put on a bit of eye linear and dab of mascara. The black make-up emphasized her shocking blue eyes even more than usual, she nodded her approval to the mirror.
Allie didn't know what she wanted to do with her hair for her date in Hogsmeade with Cedric. She didn't want to straighten it, because that was what she did everyday. But then again she didn't want to curl it and look like she was trying too hard. Allie decided on giving her blond hair soft waves. A cute and playful style that was also easy to do. She would look relaxed and thats what she wanted.
After finishing up in the bathroom and returned to her room to find that her room mates were still asleep. She looked at her alarm clock, it read 7:30 am. Allie sighed, she had nothing to do till 10:00 and she tended to get bored easily. She thought she could try to act like a teenage girl and worry about what to wear on her date, but that seemed like it would be near impossible. She went to the closet that she shared with Hermione and started to look through her clothes.
Allie's choice was a pair of ripped dark jeans with a double breasted button up gray hoodie, under the hoodie she wore a white lacy tank top. She slipped her bracelet with the Cullen crest back on to hide the lightening bolt scar on her wrist and then put on a black dangling necklace. She thought she looked decent enough. She looked at the clock again, 8:15. She couldn't try to get ready any longer, there was nothing in the world she hated more than getting ready in the morning, well she hated Voldemort way more but at the moment he didn't count. Getting ready sucked. She went to the foot of her bed and slipped on her black sneakers.
She went down to the common room to see a few students had waken up since she last was down here. Most were still in their pajamas, though. Kids at Hogwarts would sleep all day if they could. She spotted Neville and went to talk with him. Allie liked the somewhat awkward boy. He reminded her of a friend she used to have when she was little. They would play when her and Jake went to visit his dad back on the reservation in Forks.
They talked about Herbology and other school topics for the better part of an hour before Hermione came down. She joined them for a moment before Neville excused himself to go to breakfast.
"So are you excited about your date?" Hermione asked. She was happy for her friend. Hermione thought Allie and Cedric worked well together.
"Yes, I am, if you must know. Are you hanging out with Harry and Ron today or are you gonna find Hottie McQudditch?" Allie smirked. Hermione's face reddened.
"Stop calling him that! And nothings going on, I'm just hanging out with Harry." She looked away for a moment before changing the subject.
Ron came down in a less than chipper mood. He wanted to go get something to eat and asked the girls to join him.
"What about Harry?" Allie asked.
"What about him? He doesn't need me to enter the Triwizard Tournament , I'm pretty sure he doesn't need me to go get breakfast." Allie rolled her eyes and let out a deep breath that caused her bangs to fly up.
"Grow up, Ron. You guys go ahead. I'll wait for him." They left for the Great Hall and Allie was once again left alone. Harry and her had made up and everything was fine between them now. By fine, she meant that they were back to normal but at the mention of Cedric's name Harry would stomp away from whoever it was that said it like a little child.
Speaking of Harry stomping. Allie could hear him coming down the stairs. She knew it was Harry by the way his footsteps fell.
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Harry was not in a good mood today. It was the dreaded day when Allie would go out with... Cedric. Even thinking the name made Harry clench his teeth, what was so special about that perfect Hufflepuff Cedric? He still had no idea why Allie was going through with this. When he reached the bottom of the stairs he saw the girl who had turned his life upside down in the common room. All negative thoughts left his brain and all that was left was her. She was standing by the bookshelves reading the spins of the books. Allie had her arms folded across her chest as she slowly paced the length of the shelves. She sensed his presence and turned to give Harry a lopsided smile. Harry noted that her hair was different then normal but he liked the way it looked on her. Her outfit was simple but still stunning, as always. Once again Allie Cullen left Harry speechless.
"Hey sleepy head" She said in her sing song American accented voice.
"Hey." He gave her a smile. "You look great." She looked down at her feet before responding. "Thanks. So do you." Harry chuckled. He was in a plain red t-shirt with a black zip up track jacket. He looked like he always did.
"What are you still doing here?" He questioned.
"Oh. I decided to wait for you. Ron was being... Ron and made Hermione go down to breakfast with him and I wasn't going to leave you up here by yourself so here I am." Harry's face lit up. He walked over to her and motioned to the portrait hole. "Shall we?"
"We shall. I'm starving."
They walked down to the Great Hall and sat down. Hermione was no where to be seen. Harry and Allie must have just missed her, so they sat alone. Things were quiet for a while during the time they were eating.
"So do you have any special plans for Hogsmeade?" Allie asked Harry after she finished her breakfast. Harry had finished off his food a good five minutes before her. Even though Allie was very small she could out eat him and Ron put together.
"Nope." Allie nodded her head in response. Harry noticed her glance down at his wrist. Her eyes widened a bit. Allie yanked his wrist and turned it so his watch was facing her.
"Dang it! I have to meet Cedric in two minutes. I gotta run." Harry felt as if his heart stopped. He just remembered that he would not be showing Allie around Hogsmeade, she did not take any extra time to look good for him. It was all for Cedric. She stood up and adjusted her clothes. She stopped her last minute preparations and stared at Harry. She had a regretful look on her face.
"Maybe I'll see you are around? Me, you, and Hermione could get a bite to eat or something?"
He didn't look up at her. He stared at his hands in his lap and responded "Yeah, sounds fine. Have fun with Cedric." She pursed her lips together. Allie opened her mouth to say something but thought better of it and just walked away. Harry watched her go, he could feel his blood boiling under his skin. He had never cared for anything more than her, he didn't know how he knew that, Harry just felt that way about her. And to watch Allie walk away to meet another guy was almost to much for him to handle.
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Allie looked around to try and find a glimpse of her date. There were so many students that the task was almost impossible. She stood on tip toes but it didn't help any, she still only came to the boys shoulders that stood in front of her. She planted her feet on the ground and stood there with her arms crossed in frustration.
All of a sudden she smelt a familiar cologne. She looked to her side and saw that Cedric was coming up to her through the sea of people. He wore that amazing smile of his that made Allie's legs feel like Jello. He was wearing jeans and a button down navy blue oxford. He had a few buttons undone and rolled the sleeves up to his elbows which gave his look a relaxed feel.
"Hello." He smiled down on her. "You look absolutely beautiful."
"Thanks. So do you." She scrunched her eyebrows at her words. She sounded like a complete moron. She chuckled nervously, Cedric did the same. The Great Hall emptied a bit as students began to walk down the small village.
"Ready to go?" He asked her. She nodded in response. They headed down to the gate that led them into Hogsmeade. The two walked in silence until they reached the small town. Allie thought that it was the cutest little village she had ever seen, even cuter than quaint little Forks. She whipped her head in every direction trying to take it all in at once. Cedric smiled at the tiny blond. Her eyes landed on his gray ones, he was still grinning at her.
"What's wrong?" She questioned uncertainly. She thought that she would die (if that was possible, no one quite knew how that worked with her) if she had food stuck in her teeth or something equally embarrassing.
"Nothing. Nothing at all." He told her cryptically. They continued walking. The couple turned a corner and Cedric stopped in front of a frilly pinkish colored building. Allie looked at the the flowery sign that read 'Madam Puddifoot's'. She then turned her attention to the window. She glanced in and saw a bunch of couples... well coupling. She looked up at Cedric. He had an uneasy look on his face. Allie was started to feel uncomfortable. How could just one guy make me feel uncomfortable and embarrassed in one day!? That never happens! For the most part Allie rarely cared what people thought and feeling like this was close to impossible for her to handle.
"Um..." Cedric started. "You don't want to go in there, do you?" He finished the question and lifted his gaze to meet Allie's.
"Not particularly." Allie rubbed her hand up and down her arm.
"Really?" His uneasiness melted away at her words like they reassured him.
"Yeah... That kind of stuff isn't exactly my thing..."
He let out a deep breath. "Good"
Allie lifted her eye brow. That wasn't the reaction she was expecting. "Good?"
"Yeah. I've been on dates before and that's usually the place the girls pick to go. And honestly I can't stand that place it's so..."
"Pink frosting." Allie said, disgusted. She faked a gag that made Cedric chuckle.
"Ha. Yeah." For some reason Allie's strange logic made complete sense to him. "So what would you like to see first?" They fell back into step and strolled down the lane.
"I'm not sure. Take me to your favorite place." Cedric thought about it for a minute. Where did he like to go? His eyes drifted down to the girl next to him, and then the place came to him. "I know exactly the place. You'll love it." She smiled at him. "Come on" He grabbed her hand and half ran down the next three streets. He thought that he should slow down a bit considering that his legs were twice the length of Allie's and it might be hard for her to keep up. But she seemed to be doing just fine so he kept going.
"Cedric, where are we going?" She called after him.
"You'll see! We're almost there!" They rounded one last corner and Cedric came to an abrupt halt which caused Allie to slam into his back. There you go being a klutz again. She scanned up and down the street. Cedric squeezed her hand and pointed to a building in front of them. It was a used book shop. A smile appeared across Allie's features, it was so big her face almost couldn't contain it. "You brought me to a book shop?"
"You like books. I thought that you would like this place, it's got a great selection."
She graced him with a grin before dragging him by the hand into the store. The shop smelt of old books and leather. It was one of Allie's favorite smells in the whole world. She skipped down the aisles touching the spines of every book in reach. Books were the only constants in Allie's life. No matter where she was in her life, books were there (it was cheesy but true). One title popped out at Allie. She pulled out the old dusty volume and read the title out loud.
"The Tales of Beedle the Bard?" She asked. Cedric came up behind her and took the book from her hand.
"Ah. I remember this book. It's a bunch of children's tales. My father used to read these stories to me when I was little."
He gave the book back to Allie. She gazed at it, Allie loved fairy tales when she was little. Back when she was five or six she wished she could have been a Disney Princess instead of a vampire, Princesses got pretty dresses and all vampires got was a thirst for blood. This book intrigued her. She'd never heard any tales from the Magical World before and she assumed that they would be extremely fascinating. She leaned against the shelf and skimmed through the pages.
"Do you like it?" Cedric asked her after giving her time to peruse the tales.
"Yeah, there are some interesting stories in here, I've never heard anything like them." She was still mesmerized by the book when Cedric snatched it from her hand. She snapped her head up.
"Then it's yours." He smiled. He started to walk toward the register.
"No, Cedric I can't let you do that." She followed after him. She tried to grab the book from his hand but he lifted his arm until the book was out of her reach.
"Yes, you can." She pursed her lips at him and tried to jump for the book. He laughed at her feeble attempt to grab it from his hand, she was no were close to reaching it. "Please, I want to do this." He said in a serious voice.
She folded her arms. "Fine." She said irritatedly. Allie was a very independent person. She didn't like people to pay for things for her. The only reason she was allowing Cedric to do this was because he said it was something he wanted to do, but that's it.
He paid for the book and they left the store. They had no destination in mind as the walked. "Thank you, for the book. I really wish you wouldn't have though, it was too much."
"It was my pleasure and no it wasn't too much. The way you looked when she saw the store was reason enough to do it. I have never met anyone who was so passionate about books before." They walked a little farther. "So what do you miss most about the muggle world?"
Allie thought about it. She really had nothing to go back too. Jake had moved on with his life. He would always be her adoptive father and she would always love him, but he had to go back to his werewolf ways in Forks since new born vampires have been appearing in the area. He had a destiny just like Allie did. So she decided on telling Cedric what she loved most after Jake and books.
"Candy" She informed him. "I have not had a single piece of candy since I have arrived at Hogwarts. Isn't that sad?" Cedric chuckled.
"The thing you miss the most about your life is candy?"
"Yup." She grinned. It sounded silly but it was true.
"Well, Miss. Cullen, I believe I can be of some assistance." He led her to a candy store a couple blocks away. It was better than the book store. Her face glowed with happiness.
"Holy cow." She said in awe. They stepped into the sweet smelling store and browsed around. Cedric explained all the different types of candy to Allie. Candy in the Magical world was a lot more complicated then it was in the muggle world. It seemed like some of it was even dangerous to eat. The kind that fascinated Allie the most was Berty Botts Every Flavor Beans.
"There can't be every flavor, can there?" She asked Cedric.
"Oh, yeah. The box isn't lying. One time I got a puke flavored one. Probably one of the worst days of my life." Allie laughed. She grabbed a box from the shelf, she thought she would be adventurous and try them.
"Here. I've got it." Cedric informed her. He reached to take the candy from her hand but she was faster and pulled it away.
"I don't think so. You've spoiled me enough for one day." He started to pout like a little kid. She shook her head at the tall Hufflepuff. Allie wasn't budging. She noticed that he had some candy in his hands.
"I'll tell ya what. I'll let you pay for mine, if you let me pay for yours." Cedric didn't seem to like that idea. But she read his thoughts and he was about to give in. He realized that she was stubborn and she would stand her ground. Smart boy. She thought.
"Alright. You win." He handed her his candy and he took hers, they then proceeded pay for the treats. After they left the shop Cedric suggested that they go to the local pub called the Three Broomsticks for butterbeers. Allie agreed to his plan, she could use a break from the walking.
When they entered the Three Broomsticks, the two found the pub to be packed with Hogwarts students. They searched the perimeter until the found an open booth. They quickly took in before someone else did. Thankfully Cedric sat on the opposite side of her. It drove Allie nuts when couples sat on the same side of the table.
"Can I get you something to drink?" Cedric asked politely.
"Just a water, please." She responded. He nodded his head and walked over to the bar. She looked around the pub and spotted Harry and Hermione sitting at a small table close to a set of stairs. They must not have noticed that she and Cedric had come in because neither one was looking on to see how the date was going. She was glad about that. Harry had the Tournament to worry about, she didn't want him to get upset about this whole situation again. Cedric returned with a water for her and a butterbeer for himself.
"Thanks." She said in her sweet voice.
"Of course." They sat and people watched for a while. Allie really had a great time with Cedric. He was so sweet and caring. It was probably the best date she had ever been on. OK, so it was the only date she had ever been on but still it was a damn good one.
"So are you nervous about the first task tomorrow?" She really didn't approve of him and Harry being in the dangerous Tournament but boys will be boys, and even a vampire couldn't stop them from trying to reach for fame and glory.
"Not really. I know what the task is which made it easier to prepare for." He stated, she thought he might have been smug about being the Hogwarts Champion but he was very humble about it. She really had to stop making assumptions about this guy.
"Dragons? Yeah, Harry has been working hard with Hermione to prepare, too" Cedric was surprised. He didn't think she would know what the task was, but he should have figured that Harry would have told her. After all her and Harry were close, they were always together, hanging out and stuff like that. He felt a ping of jealously in the pit of his stomach at the thought.
"So you and Harry are good friends? He asked trying not to sound interested. He played with his butterbeer bottle in a casual way.
"Best of." She responded. She wasn't going to lie to him about it. "He's a good guy, he's the closest friend I have besides Hermione." Her words put Cedric's mind at ease. He was grouped with Hermione which had to mean she thought of him as a 'girlfriend', right? He let the jealousy roll off his back, he hated the feeling the emotion gave him.
"You're going to the task tomorrow, right?"
"Nah, I think I'll stay at the castle." She sounded completely serious to Cedric. His eyes widened. He was about to protest and insist that she go and watch when she busted out laughing before he could. "I was only kidding, Cedric." She said through fits of laughter. "I wouldn't miss it."
"You better not. I have a feeling that you'll be my lucky charm."
"Are you sure about that? I'm pretty sure I'm very unlucky. I'm like an anti-leprechaun." After everything that had happened in her short life she knew there was no way that she could be lucky for anyone.
"I'm positive." He said with certainty.
"Ok. But don't blame me if you lose." He promised her that he wouldn't. They finished their drinks in silence.
"So what's your story?" He asked. My story. Ah, she hoped that he wouldn't ask about her. They talked about him on the way down the Hogmeade so she knew that it was only a matter of time before the spot light was on her.
"It's the dictionary." He gave her a quizzical look. She chuckled lightly. "It's boring. There's nothing special about my life." She stated simply, she started to rip at the label on her bottled water.
"Oh come on. That's not true." He said. She just shrugged her shoulders. "Tell me about your family." Her eyes shot up to mix with his. Her usually bright gaze was colder than usual.
"My whole family died in a fire when I was a baby."
Cedric's facial expression dropped. He felt like the biggest jerk in the world.
"I'm sorry..." He didn't know what else to say.
"It's ok. You didn't know." She laid her hand on his to reassure him that he did nothing wrong. She knew that he felt bad for it, (she had been reading his mind since Honeydukes) but how could he be expected to know that about her? Allie decided to change the sore subject by asking Cedric about the girls who wanted to go to that 'pink frosting' tearoom. He reluctantly told her the stories. Allie got a pretty good kick out of them.
"So what about you?" He questioned after her fit of giggles settled down.
"What about me?" She asked the dark haired Hufflepuff.
"Look at you! You must have had some boyfriends who were almost as entertaining as my dates." She chuckled lightly at him. Wow. People always assumed she had three boyfriends at a time because of her looks, so much they knew.
"Well the truth is that I have never...." She didn't want to admit it, but thanks to her friend, word vomit, she did anyway. "I've never had a boyfriend before."
He looked at her with a almost shocked expression. "You're joking." He stated and asked at the same time. She shook her head 'no'. "How come? You could have had one if you wanted to."
She really didn't want to answer it. But the look in his eyes scooped her up and made the wall she built around herself come crashing down.
"I don't trust people, most of the time they let me down. If you don't get close to someone, they can't hurt you." She hated that she was like that but after everything that happened she couldn't help it. He looked down at his hands.
"You're on a date with me." He quietly said. "If you're so closed off then why are you here with me?" His tone was full of hurt and curiosity.
Allie had asked herself the same question many times. Why was she letting her guard down for him (and Harry)? What was it that was making her change her ways? She told him the only thing she could think of. "I feel connected to you in someway, I know it's strange but you just seem so familiar, like we met before I came to Hogwarts. It's silly I know...." But its the truth.
He smiled at her and reached over to take her hand in his own. "It's not silly, and I'm glad your letting me in and allowing me get to know you." She half smiled at him. They once again changed the subject to a lighter one.
They sat in the Three Broomsticks and talked for an hour before Professor McGonigal came in to announce that it was time to return to the school. Hogwarts students poured out of the town in small groups or couples. Allie and Cedric walked slowly, they were two of the last people to make their way up to the castle.
When they reached the school they lingered in the Great Hall for a few minutes, neither of them saying a word. Everyone left to either go to their common rooms or to other parts of the building, which left the couple alone.
"So I guess the dates over." Cedric said.
"I guess so." Allie replied.
"How was it?" Allie laughed at his somewhat silly question.
"Brillant. You did good." They went silent again. Allie looked down at the book she carried in her hand. "Thank you again for the book and the candy. It was very sweet of you to do that," He nodded his head and smiled down on her. "I guess I'd better go find Hermione. I told her I'd meet up with her after we got back."
He was disappointed, but he didn't let it show, he wanted to spend more time with her, "I understand. I had a great time."
"Well that's good. Sometimes my intensity scares people. I'm glad you can keep up." He laughed, but she wasn't joking. Allie knew the way her eyes turned red when she got mad or scared, with such intense emotions came her equally intense vampire ways. Silence filled the Great Hall once again. She thought he would kiss her, but he didn't. She was impressed, most guys went in for a kiss within the first ten minutes of the date, he didn't.
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Cedric was trying really hard to be a gentleman. He didn't want to pressure her and to be quite honest he was scared that she didn't want to kiss him. A few more seconds went by before Allie said "See you tomorrow, Cedric. Good luck."
She started to walk away but then stopped. She turned around and raced over to him. She got up on her tip toes but she still couldn't reach his face. She went back down on her flat feet then put her hands on his shoulders and pushed him down so he was crouching slightly. Once he was at a level that she could reach, she leaned in and gave him a sweet kiss on the cheek.
When she pulled away he smiled at her. She returned the gesture but before he could say anything she was already halfway up the stairs that led to Gryffindor Tower.