I take a deep breath and grip the vile of hate potion. I look around the room and see Bella squirming on top of Cedric, grossing out anyone who has the fate of walking past that sofa. I pour some root beer in a cup and add the potion.
I walk over to them and clear my throat, obnoxiously.
"Excuse you." Bella swats her hand near my face.
"May I talk to Cedric for a moment? It's about Herbology." Bella rolls her eyes.
"I'm sure that can wait." She says and gives me a condescending look.
"It's fine, Bella." I turn to Cedric, surprised by his answer.
"Just be quick." She squints her eyes and walks over to Vea.
"Here," I hand him the root beer. "I'm sorry about earlier. I was drunk and stupid. I just wanted you to know that I'm happy for you and Bella." I say as genuinely as I can.
"Thanks y/n. I'm glad we can still be friends." I give him a fake smile and glance over at Bella.
"Anyway, have fun. Oh, and you should probably drink something after all that making out. Wouldn't want to get dehydrated." I walk away and stand by the Ravenclaw library to wait for him to drink the potion.
"Love! Get back here!" I can hear him call out to Bella. I cringe at him calling her 'love' and take a deep breath.
"Hold on a moment." I watch him take a sip of the drink.
"Yes!" I whisper under my breath. He then, kisses her again.
"The potion takes a second to kick in." George says behind me. Cedric pulls away from Bella's lips and his face falls.
"What the hell?" He says and she tries to pull him back into another kiss.
"Yup. I think he's Cedric again." Fred says and I let out a relived sigh.
"Stop that." He says and stands up.
"Sweetheart. What's wrong?" She asks innocently.
"Where's y/n?" He asks and starts looking around.
"You don't want her. She's just a little third year whore." She says and he clenches his jaw.
"Oh fuck off, Bella." He says. He starts walking away and he finally meets my gaze.
He walks over to be as fast as he can. I almost think he's about to hug me but he just stands there.
"Um, you might want to come out into the hallway." He looks at Bella once more and follows me out of the party. I sit on the top step and Cedric follows suit.
"I don't- I don't understand. Why was I doing that. Kissing her." He looks at me with his big grey eyes.
"Bella was the one who made me invite you to the party. She gave you a love potion." I swallow hard and he runs his hands through his hair.
"I remember. She handed me a drink. She told me it was lemonade and when I drank it, I realized that it was amortentia." His cheeks go red.
"Okay, do you remember anything after?" I ask and he starts picking at a bleeding hang nail.
"All of it. God, I'm such a fucking idiot. I can't believe I acted so insane." He covers his face with his hands.
"Cedric, that wasn't you. I would never blame you for that." He leans back and sighs. "You know, you really have Elsie to thank. She's the one who made the hate potion, in record time, too." I say and nudge him.
"She also sold Bella the amortentia." He says coldly. It's silent for a moment.
"I'm not mad at her or anything. It's her job to make and sell potions. I just wish I wouldn't have been so stupid. I shouldn't have come to this. I knew it was a bad idea." He says and stands up.
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𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭 ; 𝐂𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲
Hayran Kurgu"𝕀 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠" Cedric and y/n meet on the Hogwarts Express. After she is sorted into Slytherin, an unlikely friendship sparks. Cedric is battling a past he's trying to leave behind and y/n...
