Forgotten Malfoy// Cedric

Chapter 82

A light blinded me and it took a few minutes for my eyes to adjust. I looked around and all I saw was the light, I pressed my hand against some sort of glass in front of me, and the moment my fingers hit the surface, I saw Harry and Voldemort. Harry was determined, he was fighting hard, and I was looking down rooting for him. I looked more to the left, and saw Neville killing the snake. The more I saw, the more I realized how hard everyone was fighting, I smiled feeling comfort in this. No one had given up, I kept my hand pressed against the glass. They were all going to be okay, they had each other, and they had determination. I sighed, realizing how alone I was, but it didn't feel much different from when I was alive. The day I lost Cedric I lost a piece of myself, and then I lost Sirius, Dumbledore, Fred, Remus, Tonks. It all kept piling on, and each death broke me a little bit more. I watched as Voldemort erupted into tiny black pieces shooting everywhere, and Harry stood up. They'd won. Voldemort was gone, and this time he wasn't coming back.

I shook my head wiping my tears, I wanted to hug Harry to celebrate with him, but I hadn't won. I was dead, which meant I'd lost. "Love, you don't need to cry anymore. It's over, all that fighting, you're safe here. I'm here." I didn't need to turn around to recognize his voice. I met his eyes, letting him wipe more of my tears.

We stared at each other for a long time, I didn't need to say anything because his eyes said it all. I felt my knees weakening, and he caught me slowly collapsing to the ground with me. "You're not alone anymore beautiful." I reached out gently placing my hand on the side of his face. We both lay on our sides not breaking eye contact. "I know Cedric, I've missed you." He gave me a small smile, "I should've been there, I saw everything Alyssa. It isn't fair." I gave him a small smile, "can you hold me. Like you used too." I felt Cedric pull me so close to him that I couldn't move, I set my head against his chest, smiling, we were both sprawled out on the floor. "Even if you were there Ced, nothing would have changed. You didn't deserve to die." He sighed, "I wish I could've been there, to help you with losing everything else, with killing Peter."

I shook my head, "you taught me so much about love Cedric, you made me realize how much I was worth. You can't blame yourself for not being there, because of you I was able to live with myself, and all the loss. God when I lost you Cedric I broke, but somewhere along the line I remembered who you were. You were the person who taught me to take care of myself, and I knew you would've wanted me to move on, find a way to put myself together. And I did, and then Sirius was gone. The pain never stopped, but I kept fighting, because I needed to fight for everyone I lost. It all started with you." He gently played around with my hair, "I know Lyss, I know everything. I watched it all love. You are the bravest girl I've ever met. Bloody hell Lyss, I was dead and you were still making me fall deeper in love with you." I laughed, "it's been four years Ced, and there wasn't one day that went by where I didn't think of you." He pulled back giving me a genuine smile, "guess you really did like me then."

I looked up as Fred walked towards us, "oh mate, I think she more than bloody liked you." Fred pulled us both off the ground and together the three of us looked down at Hogwarts, "will George be alright Alyssa?" I turned to him, slowly shaking my head, "no Fred of course he won't. Would you be if it was you who lost him?" Fred nodded, "you're right, I'm sorry, you shouldn't have died Alyssa, you always fought so hard." I leaned against Cedric, "you shouldn't be sorry, you and I are going to be just fine. Right Ced?" He nodded, "of course you are. The hardest part is watching everyone you love lose you."

I found my mother, she was crying into my fathers shoulder, he looked as though he had tears falling down his own face, "Is he crying?" I whispered. Cedric nodded, "he is." Fred scoffed, "they don't get to cry Alyssa. Not for you." I bit my lip, seeing Draco with his back up against the wall staring into space blankly. "No they don't, but they're going to. Because they know everything they did wrong." Cedric set his chin gently on top of my head, "you two shouldn't watch this. There's nothing you can change as much as you might want to. Don't put yourself through that pain." I did as he said turning away, "it's all over." Fred pressed his hand up against the glass, staring at George, "well now that he's not here, you two can admit I'm the handsomer twin." I smiled, "I don't know Cedric, I'm still thinking George." Cedric laughed, "they're always better alive."

This made the three of us burst out in laughter, and I felt incredibly happy for once. I didn't want this feeling to end, and I didn't want to leave their sides ever again. Everything was over, I wouldn't lose anything else again, I wouldn't go through that pain, because I was here with the people I'd lost, and I was finally going to be okay.