June 19th, 1995
It was now Adelaine and Lee's two year anniversary. Sadly, Adelaine didn't get to spend much time with him because he had detention for playing a prank on Jeremy getting him back for what he did to her.
Currently, she was waiting for him to get out of said detention. She was reading one of the books his mum had bought her to pass the time. She had been waiting for an hour or so now.
"I'm free!" Lee exclaimed happily walking out of the room.
Adelaine closed her book and smiled up at her boyfriend.
"Hey love," he greeted sitting next to her and taking her hand.
She smiled.
"I know we didn't get to spend lots of time of together for our anniversary since I had detention." he sighed, caressing her fingers with his thumb softly.
"Don't worry about it, that's what I get for falling madly in love with a prankster," Adelaine told him.
He smiled and gave her a quick kiss.
"Oi!, Adelaine it's time for our rounds!" Cedric smirked, playfully at his honorary sister and her boyfriend.
Adelaine pulled apart from Lee and said. "Well, duty calls."
"Okay, love."
Cedric and Adelaine started to do their rounds.
June 24th, 1995
It was now five days later and time for the last task. This task was a maze.
"Good luck, Ced," Adelaine said, hugging her honorary brother.
"Thanks."
Cho gave him a quick kiss. Adelaine couldn't help but smile she really liked them together. The two girls went up to the stands before the task started. The whistle went off and they went in one by one.
"And now we wait," Adelaine sighed, nervously.
Lee took her in his arms and kissed her forehead in reassurance. She buried her head into his chest.
Fleur and Viktor came out subsequently. Now, they just need Harry and Cedric. Nobody expected what was coming. Harry appeared.
There was cheering until they noticed he was lying over Cedric's body.
"That's my son!" Amos yelled, running down towards his son's dead body.
Adelaine couldn't move she was completely frozen in Lee's arms tears steadily falling out of her eyes and onto Lee's shirt. Cho was on the other side of the pitch sobbing her eyes out. Lee tried in vain to comfort his inconsolable girlfriend. She had just lost her brother in all but blood. He was heartbroken as well. Voldemort was back.
"Can I sleep in your dorm, tonight?" Adelaine asked numbly, once they reached the Fat Lady.
"Anything you want, love."
Adelaine nodded. She cried herself to sleep in Lee's arms that night.
June 25th, 1995
The next morning, she woke up Lee's arms still wrapped around her like he didn't want to let her go. Not that she particularly cared though.
"Morning love," he whispered, softly.
"Morning, was last night a dream? Am I going to see Cedric when I go back to my common room?"
Lee sighed sadly and said. "As much as I wish it was, it wasn't." he said, kissing her forehead.
His heart ached for his girlfriend.
"Oh, bugger," she swore.
He stroked her cheek and wiped away a stray tear that had fallen out of her eye.
The couple got up and shuffled around getting dressed. Fred and George woke up as well not even daring to ask Adelaine how she felt. They knew she would more than likely snap at them or something.
The group walked out of the dorm and down towards the common room. They walked solemnly to the Great Hall. Adelaine noticed there were black curtains behind the teacher's table. There was silence through out the hall until Dumbledore broke it.
"Cedric was a person who exemplified many of the qualities which distinguish Hufflepuff house, he was a good and loyal friend, a hard worker, he valued fair play. His death has affected you all, whether you knew him well or not. I think that you have the right, therefore, to know exactly how it came about. Cedric Diggory was murdered by Lord Voldemort!" he exclaimed.
Adelaine cried silently on Lee's shoulder again and she noticed Cho also crying silently. The conversation she had with Cho earlier this year about if she ever hurt Cedric, Adelaine would hex her to oblivion meant nothing now.
"Ms. Romero and Ms. Chang?" Professor Sprout and Professor Flitwick asked, after the funeral.
The two heartbroken girls turned to their respective heads of houses.
"It seems like Mr. Diggory may have sensed that he wouldn't make it through this tournament, we were cleaning out his dorm and we found two letters addressed to the two of you."
"Letters?" The two girls asked, surprised.
The two professors nodded and handed the letters to the girls. They both looked curiously at the letters as the two professors walked away.
"Do you want to read yours first?" Adelaine asked Cho. She was his girlfriend after all.
Cho shook her head and replied. "You should read yours first, he was practically your brother."
There was a few second silence.
"We could open each other's letters," Cho suggested.
Adelaine thought for a moment and said. "That could work."
They switched letters and Adelaine opened Cho's letter. Her letter read:
My dearest Cho,
If you're reading this, I'm probably dead. I've never been good at expressing my romantic feelings for anyone. The short time we were together, I completely fell for you. I hope you feel the same way.
Yours,
Cedric
Adelaine's heart broke even more.
"Here's your letter, Adelaine," Cho said, handing her the letter.
"Thanks."
The two girls parted ways.
"Adelaine?" A voice asked.
She turned to see Harry.
"I tried to tell Cedric that he should leave me to fight Voldemort -" Adelaine cut him off.
"Harry, I don't blame you for his death. Cedric was my brother in all but blood -" He cut her off this time.
"That's why you should blame me."
Adelaine shook her head and said. "But I don't, Cedric was just being who he was an honorable git," She said, fondly.
Harry sighed and walked away.
"Bloody noble Gryffindors," Adelaine chuckled shaking her head.
"What's this about bloody Gryffindors?" Lee grinned at her.
She turned to face her favorite bloody noble Gryffindor, also known as her boyfriend and best friend.
"So, what were you saying?"
"Nothing that concerns you, Lee," Adelaine laughed.
Lee nodded and wrapped his arm around Adelaine.
July 3rd, 1995
It was now time to board the train. Adelaine did her rounds alone. She went back to the compartment.
"So, what did Professor Sprout and Professor Flitwick want after the memorial?" Lee asked.
"Oh, nothing," Adelaine said distractedly, siting next to him.
Lee knew when she didn't want to talk so he just dropped the subject. They continued riding home in silence.
They reached Kings Cross station. Adelaine was instantly pulled into a suffocating hug by Mrs. Jordan.
"Mum, don't suffocate my girlfriend," Lee laughed.
"I'm so sorry for your loss, honey," she said, loosening her grip on her son's girlfriend.
Adelaine now sees where Lee gets his death grip from.
Adelaine weakly smiled at her boyfriend's mum and said. "Thanks, Rita."
"If you need anything, we'll be here for you."
"Mum, I've told her the same thing many times," Lee said, taking Adelaine's hand and caressing her fingers with his thumb.
They went their separate ways after Adelaine and Lee shared a quick but loving kiss. Adelaine still has the letter but she hasn't had the strength to read it just yet. Lee was completely there for her.
