"Fee!" his face and voice softened. He dropped to the floor and crawled over to me. "What's wrong?"
I badly wanted to bat him away, tell him to get lost. But I needed comfort so much, and he was the only person I was going to get it from.
"I love him so much, Cedric!" I burst out crying again, leaning on his shoulder.
"Oh, Fee! Is that it? It's just a boy? God, I thought it was something serious." he sighed.
I stood up aggressively, almost causing him to fall backwards. "It's not just a boy!" I shouted. "You don't understand!"
"You're right, I don't." for a slight second I thought he was going to slam the door and walk out on me, but he didnt. He sat me on my bed and spoke softly. "So tell me."
"I love him."
"But it's just a..." he began.
"No! It's not just a fucking boy! He's not just anyone! This is different, what me and Draco have..." this time he was the one to cut me off.
"Draco?" he shouted back. "Draco fucking Malfoy?"
"You don't know him like I do, Cedric! You don't understand!"
"Duh!" he stuck his tongue out at me. "No one fucking does, it's Draco Malfoy, Ophelia! You can do so much better!"
"No I can't! He loves me, Cedric, and I love him. Nothing anyone can say or do will ever, ever tear me away from him. He's the reason I'm alive, he's the reason I was put here. He's everything to me, Ced. Please don't take my everything away from me."
Cedric's expression suddenly changed, from the look on his face, I knew he knew I meant every word I said. I leant over to give him a hug and started crying once again.
"I'm sorry." I choked through my endless tears. "I just want to make you proud, Ced. I know he's not the best person in everyone else's eyes, but he is in mine. You can't choose who you love, but I know that I definitely love him."
I felt a watery drop hit my head, I looked up and saw a wet trail from his eye leading down to his cheek. He kissed the top of my head.
"Fee, I'm always proud of you, whatever you do. I know that what you just said came right from your heart, and when you talk about him, I can see that you love him and I believe you. He isn't the ideal person I would've picked for you, Fee, but if he makes you happy then that's all that matters. If you're happy, then I'm happy."
"Oh, Ced!" I cuddled closer to him. "I know I'm throwing a big deal, but I just, I've never felt this way before... I've never had luck with relationships, and now that I've found someone that I love and that loves me in return, I don't want to lose it."
"I know," he stroked my hair. "I know."
"And I have no way of speaking to him, what if we go back and he doesn't feel the same anymore?"
"Phelia, he's probably thinking the exact same thing about you." I felt warm inside. That was something I never expected to hear from Cedric about Draco Malfoy. "And if that does happen, then he'd be losing the best thing that has happened and will ever happen to him." he smiled gently.
"You're the best brother in the world!" I hugged him tight. "But, promise not to tell anyone about this or I will rip your fucking balls off."
"Of course I won't tell anyone, Fee. I promise."
"Thanks, Ced." and I carried on hugging him. He actually is the best brother in the world, and there's no one I'd rather tell anything to than him.
