Harry Potter one-shots

Drowning: Cedric Diggory

A/n the water is Love and this whole thing is a metaphor for falling in love just in case you don't get it. The song is instrumental and I think it goes really well with this one-shot so you can play it if you want, of course, you don't have to although I would recommend it.

As I drew closer to the water I felt my heartbeat speeding up not by much, but every step taken made my heartbeat quicken.
As I continued walking I heard distant footsteps behind me although I didn't look back towards the sound.
I felt my footsteps slowing down involuntarily even though all I wanted to do was reach the water but I was also terrified to meet the water because when I finally encounter the water everything changes.
I felt a cool breeze brush against my forearms as I neared to the water.
As the water touched the tip of my toes I felt as though my heart would pound out of my chest.
I stopped walking in fear of what would occur if I kept moving.
I stood on the edge of the water with my arms crossed, staring at the horizon, letting the cool wind whip at my hair.
Until the footsteps that were behind me faltered beside me.
"You don't have to do this you know," he told me.
Him, man was he something else, his light brown hair fluttering from the wind, his hazel eyes staring forward at the skyline.
"But I want to, I'm just not-" I started but he finished my sentence "Not sure if you're ready." I nodded.
That was it before he took off running further into the water practically throwing himself into it once he was deep enough.
I slowly brought myself to walk again.
The water was warm like it would be on a hot summer day and it was almost as if it was calling me deeper.
I continued walking, up until I was knee height in when I paused not sure if I wanted to continue.
It was then that I saw it.
It was him again except this time he was holding a hand out to me, gesturing me to come to him.
Yet I still was reluctant.
While my heart was jumping and doing little flips at the thought of reaching him, my mind was not, my mind was doubtful and unsure if this was what I wanted.
I pushed my mind away and followed my heart, which wanted to explode at the thought of being fully submerged in the water with him.
So I proceeded walking until shoulder height which was when I was hit with a thought.
The thought that this may be the worst decision of my life.
I floated for a while at the top of the water, waves hitting me gently, splashing my face in the process, only adding to my uncertainty.
The waves at the surface were nerve-racking.
Still, I took a deep breath and let myself sink until I was fully engulfed in the water.
Being under the water was calmer unlike the surface, but still, I was uneasy.
It was as if the water was too calm.
I waited for anything, something to happen and it never did.
I considered swimming back to the surface and the shore but I couldn't.
I couldn't move or breathe but I was okay with it.
I was totally and utterly content with it, whilst also having a panic attack at the same time.
I closed my eyes in an attempt to calm myself but was unsuccessful.
I opened my eyes again but to the face of him.
He smiled at me reassuringly and I for once felt at peace and truly happy.

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