His Marked Equal

by lvidler.op

AU. OOC. Starts at the end of the Tri-Wizard Tournament, with Harry and Cedric being transported to the grave yard. Harry changes things by rescuing Cedric and calling in Pettigrew's life debt. Harry can still burn things with his hands when he's desperate enough, and Cedric is feeling protective of the younger boy. "And the Dark Lord shall mark him as his equal..."

10. Quidditch

AN: I don't own Harry Potter, and I am alive. I had a fairly busy late summer/early fall with helping move my parents, jam, and just the craziness of that time of year. However, now that it is somewhat calming down, I have time to write.

Ahh, last chapter we had comfy feels from both Lucius' and Harry's points of view, as well as a different view on magic. We also see a start of a philosophical discussion on whether or not the Philosopher's Stone was cursed or not, as well as Harry's invisibility cloak.

Friendly Quidditch

"Harry, want to go fly in the yard?"

Cedric's cheerful voice was heard behind Harry.

Harry, who had his hands in the warm soapy water, looked around the kitchen so he could give an accurate account of what he had left to do.

"Sure. I'm almost done here. I've just got this last pot to wash and apparently more than just the cutting board, as I found the knife and peeler."

Cedric laughed and playfully tapped Harry's shoulder lightly.

"Yeah, I don't know how many times I've done that. It seems to be the end of a dishwasher's chore is always the same."

Harry's mouth move in a somewhat pensive manner. He sighed over the sink of warm water before glancing beside him again in the older boy's direction.

"I guess that is something that we both have in common? Doing lots of dishes as kids?"

"Yeah, what other chore would an adult give a kid? I've sometimes helped babysit around the village, and you have to have a way to teach them responsibility somehow. Besides, what other chores should a small child be doing?"

"Not all of them?" snorted Harry.

"All of them? No, way. That's too much and they need to have time to play or learn, to just be kids."

All at once, Cedric realized that he had brought up a sore topic for Harry, and that it was heading into harsher ground than Harry was willing to let him have at this point.

"All done now?" he asked, hoping to quickly ease the room.

"Yep," the dark haired boy agreed as he wiped up the last crumbs and spills from the counter in the kitchen.

"Ready to grab a broom?"

"Sure. I'll be back in a minute."

Ten minutes later saw both boys in the air, enjoying the feeling of freedom as the wind rushed through their hair.