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"Bloody hell...." Ron trailed off, his eye were wide and staring. 'The kids who lived' had just explained to Ron and Hermione what Allie was and how she got that way. Not surprising to say, the news came as a shock. Hermione was inspecting Allie's scar closely, she traced the line on Allie's wrist with her index finger.

"Yeah, Ron." Allie said. She didn't know exactly what Ron's words meant. His response to everything was 'bloody hell'. Hermione still seemed shell shocked for the amount of information she had received in the last forty-five minutes. It was a lot to take in in one night.

"This is amazing, to think that there was someone else out there besides Harry, who lived with this burden... it's simply amazing." Hermione was intrigued by Allie's history. The fact that she was a half-vampire was also extraordinary, there was nothing else like her.

"No, Ron, I'm not going to eat you, jeez! I'm a vampire not a cannibal." Allie informed him. He shook his head at her in surprise, he was not used to her reading his thoughts then admitting to it. Allie was paying attention to his and Hermione's thoughts to make sure that their questions got answers, even if they were too uncomfortable to ask them. She wanted her friends to fully understand her and her situation.

Hermione returned Allie's arm to her, she quickly placed the bracelet back on her wrist. Her friends faces still held some shock, but the information was starting to sink in and take root. Allie gave them a sincere look. "So, are you...ok with me?" She asked with uncertainty filling her voice. She would totally understand if they didn't want to be her friend anymore but she was hoping that wasn't the case.

"Of course." Ron said, still staring at her. Hermione noticed this and slapped him in the arm. He snapped out of it and gave Allie a grin.

"Why wouldn't we Allie?" Hermione asked her. "Your the same person you have been all year. Being a... you know what will not change that." Allie gave her friends a smile. She went over to hug Hermione and Ron. Harry stood up to join in their little group hug. Allie couldn't believe how fine they were with everything. They didn't doubt her for one second. Allie had to smile to herself. She had finally met some real friends who won't judge her or run away screaming.

"I'm starving, can we go eat now?" Ron asked. Not matter what, Ron was always hungry. For some reason it was comforting to Allie. She chuckled at the red head and gave him another hug. He furrowed his eyebrows at her but his confusion ended with a smile as he returned the gesture.

"Come on, let's go." Allie said. Harry opened the door for the girls. They walked out arm and arm, laughing for no particular reason only because they were together. While they were with each other they noticed that they had begun acting their age, they turned into giggling teenage girls and they weren't sure they liked it, all they knew was they were best friends that brought out the kids in each other.

"Allie!" She heard someone call after her. She released Hermione's arm and turned around to see Cedric leaning against the wall outside the portray hole. Oh my gosh, I am dating Cedric Diggory.

"Hey." She said as she walked up to him. "What are you doing here?" She shifted her gaze to her friends, Hermione was smiling, Ron was confused (again) and Harry was giving Cedric a death glare.

"I wanted to walk my girlfriend to dinner. Is that ok? If you had other plans-" Allie cut him off.

"No, its perfectly fine." She turned to the golden trio. "I'll catch up with you guys there, sound good?"

Harry started to say something but Hermione was faster and responded first. "Sure, we'll save you a seat. Come on, Harry." She pulled him by the arm until he fell into step on his own. Ron walked behind them still not sure of what was going on.

"So why weren't you in lunch today?" He asked as they made their way to the Great Hall a few minutes later.

I was too weak to stand because I tried to drink Harry's blood. "I wasn't hungry, so I ended up going to the library." She lied to him. He nodded and continued to walk, they weren't holding hands but they were touching ever so slightly. Allie wasn't the PDA type and she assumed that Cedric figured it out. Maybe after they had been dating a while she would let him hold her hand and comment on how cold they were. They weren't like ice, but more along the lines of when you are outside in the winter without gloves and get wind burns.

They made it to the Great Hall, Cedric stopped right outside the door. They just stood their staring at each other for a few minutes. Cedric gave her a smile then bent down to give her a short, sweet kiss. Allie was happy he didn't do that in the Great Hall, their relationship was talked about enough at the first task. "What are you doing Saturday night?" Cedric asked her.

She thought about it. "I don't think that far ahead but I'm pretty sure that I'm not doing anything, why? What's up?" She questioned the Hufflepuff.

"Well, are you up to sneaking out?" He gave her a smirk, not as good as Malfoy's but definitely in the top 10 best she had ever seen. He wants her to sneak out. She laughed on the inside and a smile played across her features.

"You bet. When and where?" She gave him a smirk back. She wasn't scared of sneaking out or getting a detention. To be honest, she welcomed it. She had only snook out once this whole year and that wasn't even for anything fun. She wrote a stupid, LONG, essay for Snape, there is nothing that could ever make that remotely entertaining.

"Qudditch field at about 10." He explained the plan to the small blond.

"I'll be there." She smiled at him. He nodded his head and they walked into the Great Hall together. All conversation in the room stopped when they arrived. Most eyes were on the couple as they made their way down the rows. Allie once again was starting to feel uncomfortable under the gazes of her classmates. "Is it me or were they talking about us just a minute ago?" She asked Cedric. He smiled and nudged her shoulder with his own, he nodded his head in the direction of the Gryffindor table silently telling her to go sit with her friends. She shook her head at no one in particular and went to sit down next to Hermione.

Her, Ron, and Harry were all silent when she got to the table. Allie looked at each of her friends in turn give them all a quizzical look. She wrinkled her forehead. "What?"

"Nothing." Hermione said quickly, they all turned their attention back to their dinner and started to discuss the next task in the tournament. Harry didn't have any ideas on how to solve his egg. It really wasn't a big surprise that he asked the three to help. Naturally, they all agreed to lend him their brains. If Harry was going to win this, he would need all the help he could get.

The next day Harry and Allie sulked the whole way to their potions class in the dank, smelly dungeons. They had a double class that day and Allie was positive that it would probably be as fun as repeatedly gabbing a fork into her eye. This was the first class she would have with Snape since their oh so fun little incident in the hall. Needless to say she wasn't looking forward to it, neither was Harry.

They walked in and went their separate ways. Allie sat down next to Draco and gave him a glistening smile. They had become friends over the last month, he was actually a pretty good guy. Allie thought that all that stuff Harry said about him was just years of rivalry talking, when he was around her he was decent and nice, she wouldn't judge Draco based on what others think of him.

"Why hello there, Miss. Cullen." He sounded so dumb, he was doing it purposely however. He knew Allie was fun loving and appreciated people who were willing to sound stupid in the name of humor.

"Mr. Malfoy. How are you doing today, old chap?" She put on her best English accent, which really was terrible one. They both laughed at their little joke but quickly stopped. Snape entered the room with eyes once again enraged, he went out of his way to Allie's table and knocked her books off of her desk. Allie stood up, standing a good 9 to 10 inches shorter than the greasy man, both Snape and Allie glared daggers at each other.

"Pick them up." He snapped. Their eyes were still narrowed at each other both looked rather scary to the students in the room. His instructions were clear but Allie still didn't move. She crossed her arms over her chest and gave the teacher her most intimidating look. Unlike the fake British accent her expression was extremely well done and helped her make her point: She wasn't going to budge.

"50 points from Gryffindor." Snape spat at her, he walked to his desk and picked up some papers to hand back to the class. Allie didn't sit until his back was turned to her. She knew that he would be a total prick after what happened but that was just pure evil. Her books still held the same position on the floor.

Draco glared at his favorite professor. Allie looked at him, shock written on her face. "He's being a total git." Malfoy said as if he knew what her thoughts were. Allie laughed lightly and turned her attention back to the front of the classroom where Snape was explaining something she already knew.

It felt like the class lasted ten hours when in reality it was only two. Throughout the entire class her books laid on the floor, she was openly defying Snape's order and she really didn't care what he did to her. Every once in a while he would snarl at Allie which only made her smile all the more, this was kinda fun. When it was time to leave, Draco picked up the books for her and made sure Snape noticed him do so. Allie gave her potions partner a huge smirk and a friendly pat on the shoulder. Allie glared at Snape one more time before exiting the room, the feeling of triumph surged through her body. She felt like in some weird way she had won a battle. Allie-1 Snape-0

The time on Allie's Hello Kitty digital clock read 9:45 on Saturday night. She had to start heading down to the Qudditch pitch to meet her... boyfriend. The sound of the word was so weird. She'd never had a boyfriend before, and it would take some getting used to. She took a quick look in the mirror before leaving her dorm room and flying down the stairs.

She entered the common room and moved in the direction of the Golden Trio's usual spot. They weren't there, she spotted them at a table a few yards away, she listened in to hear them discussing Harry's egg and his plans to decipher what the screeching meant. She was going to go over to them but thought better of it. None of them knew her plan to meet Cedric and she might as well keep it that way. Hermione would eventually realize she was gone and would go up to their room and find the note Allie left her on her bed. It instructed her not to worry and to NOT tell Harry or Ron.

No one was looking in Allie's direction, she found her moment to escape. She slid out of the portrait hole and began walking down the endless maze of corridors. The school was so quite at this time of night. It gave her the creeps. A girl alone in a deserted area at night just screamed something that would happen in a horror movie.

"BOO!" A voice yelled behind her. She jumped back and gasped. She turned to see Peeve's rolling around laughing in midair. Allie narrowed her eyes at the poltergeist.

"That SO wasn't funny!" She snarled at him. He just continued to laugh and laugh at her expense. Allie rolled her eyes and started walking again. She wanted to get out of there before the dead man attracted the attention of Filtch or the freaky cat of his.

Ten minutes later the pitch came into view. Allie went down to the middle of the field and looked around for Cedric. He was no where in sight. She let out a breath that caused her bangs to fly up. She laid down on her back so she could look up at the stars.

"Hey beautiful." She raised her head and saw Cedric coming towards her. She smirked at him.

"Your late." Allie informed him while tapping at her wrist like it was the face of her invisible watch. He came over to were she lay and sat next to the Gryffindor. Cedric ran his hands through his wind blown hair.

"Actually I was early. I was waiting under the stands so no one would see me from the castle. You, Miss. Cullen, were late."

Allie sat up on her elbow. She pursed her lips at him before sticking out her tongue in a playful way. They chuckled and she laid back down this time joined by Cedric.

Allie saw Cedric raise his arm into the air and point to a group of stars. "That is the little dipper." He told her.

"Are you sure?" Allie asked.

He turned his head so he was looking at her. He wrinkled his forehead at the tiny blond. "Yes, why?" Cedric was curious to know why she questioned his observation.

"No reason." She replied casually, Allie knew that wasn't the little dipper but she wasn't going to say it, she didn't want him to feel embarrassed.

"Oh, come on. Now you have to tell me." She turned her head so they both were looking at each other. She shook her head 'no'. "Please?" he asked one more time. He was using the famous puppy dog eyes. Allie had never been a sucker for puppy dog eyes but when it came to this particular pair of eyes, she was hooked within a second.

"Alright, I'll tell you." She reluctantly said. "That's not the little dipper, it's Orion." She tried to say it without a hint of her 'know-it-all' voice that Snape commented on EVERY day. She didn't mean to sound like a smarty pants, it just sort of happened.

Cedric tilted his head to the sky. He squinted at the stars before he busted out laughing. His laughter was infectious, Allie cracked up right along with him. They were laughing for a good minute before both were out of breath. Allie furrowed her eyebrow, confusion taking over her.

"Why were we laughing?" She asked Cedric quizzically.

"Because I have always been horrible at Astronomy and this is what I get for trying to show off." Allie shook her head at him and got up. She wiped the grass off her back before extending a hand to help Cedric up, he accepted it and stood but didn't let go when he was standing. Cedric's hand cradled Allie's small one. This time she didn't mind, she gave the Hufflepuff a shy smile.

"So are you ready to go?" He asked her.

"Go where?" Allie asked as Cedric began to walk over to the sidelines of the field with her in tow.

"You'll have to wait and see." He dropped her hand and told her not to move, he would be right back. Allie did as she was told. She once again looked up to the stars, she saw all her favorite constellations that Jake had showed her when she was little. Allie noticed her hand was tingling where Cedric had held it, the feeling was foreign but she liked it.

Allie heard footsteps approaching, she turned her ear in the direction of the noise. She relaxed when the sound registered in her brain. Allie recognized the familiar way that Cedric's feet hit the grass. It wasn't Snape coming to drag her off again, thank merlin.

He came out of the dark holding a broom, the tips of the bristles grazed the ground causing a scratching noise. Allie's heart sank. Figures. She thought to herself. Cedric reached her and mounted the broom. He held out a hand for her to join him. Allie was frozen where she stood. He dropped his hand and tilted his head at the Gryffindor.

"Are you alright?" He asked her. Allie was chewing on her lower lip. She let out a small sigh.

"I,um, I'm afraid of...flying." She stated quietly, embarrassment and fear filled her features. Allie expected him to laugh at her rather irrational fear, but he didn't.

"Do you trust me?" His voice was as caring as it could possible get. Allie let the question roll around in her brain. She slowly shook her head 'yes'. "Then trust me when I say I won't let anything happen to you. Your safe with me, okay?"

Allie had to smile at his words, that was probably the sweetest thing anyone had ever said to her. She felt herself start moving toward the broom, when she got there she sat behind Cedric. Allie placed her hands securely around his waist. He patted her hand reassuringly before kicking off the ground. Allie squeezed her eyelids together so tightly that it hurt. She rested her forehead against his back, her grip on Cedric's waist grew stronger as their altitude increased.

"Sorry!" She said through her clenched jaw, her eyes still remained closed. She felt his body move with laughter.

"It's fine. I really don't mind at all." He admitted. Allie remained tense throughout the whole flight. Her eyes didn't open until she felt her feet hit a hard surface. She was off the broom in a flash, literally. Cedric looked behind him to see that Allie had already dismounted and was standing shakily five feet away, like the broom was trying to hurt her. My gosh Allie you can survive the killing curse but your scared of flying! She mentally scolded herself for being such a baby.

Allie glanced around at her surroundings, it seemed like they were on top of one of the Hogwarts buildings. She went to the edge and looked down.... yup definitely on top of a very high building with lots of pointy towers below. Cedric came over to stand next to her, the wind started up and blew his hair back gracefully. She smiled and took a deep breath. Nothing. She was in complete control of her vampire side. They stood there looking out over the grounds, Allie started to wonder why he chose this place for their date.

"So, why are we here?" She said curiously as she backed away from the edge.

"Well you've let me see your favorite place on the grounds- you know, your tree by the lake?- and I thought that I would show you mine." Cedric stated simply. He went over to a corner and retrieved a picnic basket from the darkness. He went to the center of the roof and pulled a blanket out of the basket. He shook it out and laid it on the ground before sitting down. Allie was surprised, he really thought this date out.

"How do you like my place where 'things get kinda quiet'?" He quoted her from the day he asked her to Hogsmeade. The small Gryffindor walked over to the blanket and sat down. He pulled a water out of the basket for her and a butterbeer for him. She gratefully took the bottle, twisted the cap off, and took a sip.

"It's nice. High off the ground, but nice." She said honestly. He laughed lightly at her comment.

"Well I didn't know you were afraid of heights when I set this up. Is there any other fears that I should know about before I plan anything else?" He was teasing her now.

She pressed her lips together to suppress a smile. She shook her head 'no' as she took another drink from her water bottle. They sat there for what felt like an eternity talking about anything and everything. That is everything except Allie, she dodged every question he asked about her, eventually he stopped trying to get an answer.

"So have you figured out your egg yet?" She asked thinking that the Triwizard Tournament would be a safe subject.

"Yeah, I have. The task is in a couple weeks, so I decided not to wait till the last minute." He told her. She chuckled. Cedric cooked an eyebrow at her.

"Harry is the king of last minute." Allie explained. "He probably won't try to figure it out until the day before, plus I don't think he knows where to start." She shrugged her shoulders. He nodded his head to show he understood. Allie let out a huge yawn that she concealed with her hand. The moon that was high in the sky was beginning to go down, Cedric checked his watch, it was 1:00 o'clock.

"Alright sleepy head, I better get you back before you fall asleep on me." He said playfully. Allie nodded her agreement and followed suit. Allie helped Cedric pick everything up and return it to the basket. Cedric went over to his dumb broomstick and got on. Allie stood there, tapping her foot. He crossed his arms, deciding not to say anything and let her get on in her own time. After three minutes she approached the broom slowly and mounted it.

"Good girl." The Hufflepuff encouraged her before taking off. They landed back on the Qudditch field five minutes later, Cedric took the broom back to the Hufflepuff Qudditch Team changing area before they left. On the way to Gryffindor Tower they had duck into a class room to avoid getting caught by Filch. Thanks to Allie's hearing they made it back to her portrait hole without encountering any one.

"I had a good time, thanks." Allie said with a smile. He tilted his head at her. She sighed. "Ok it would have been better without the flying but the rest of it was really great."

He laughed. "That's more like it." They got sucked into each other's eyes. The intense blue of Allie's mixing with the gray of Cedric's, like the sea before a storm. He lifted his hand to stroke her cheek. She gave him another smile and placed her hand over his. He leaned in a place a soft kiss on her lips.

He pulled back but kept one hand on her cheek and the other at her waist. She gave Cedric a wider smile than before and kissed him again, this time the kiss deepened. She wrapping her hands around his neck and ran her fingers through his hair. He moved his hand from her cheek to having both hands around her waist, drawing her closer to him so they were chest to chest. He backed her up until she was against the wall. Allie was starting to feel uncomfortable, she pulled her lips away from his, turned her head away from him and took a deep breath.

His eyes searched her face. "Too fast?" He questioned, he was not angry unlike most of the guys that Allie had met would be, but he was concerned that he had gone to far. Allie nodded her head slightly. He put his hands on either side of his face. "Ok, we'll stop. I'm sorry." Cedric said sincerely.

She placed her hands gently on his chest and looked up at him. "Don't be, it was both of us." She explained. "I better get in." She pointed to the portrait hole.

"Yeah. See you tomorrow?" He asked her.

"Definitely." She said, she went up on her tip toes and kissed him on the cheek lightly. Allie turned away from him and entered her common room, where she saw an eager Hermione waiting to hear about her eventful night.

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