𝚃𝚘𝚛𝚗- Cedric x Reader x Draco

Hufflepuff-pride

"𝙄𝙛 𝙄'𝙢 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙨 𝙃𝙤𝙜𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣- 𝙄'𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙃𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙛𝙛-𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨!"

Time skip: 10 days later

Cedric's POV

And , again, we're sitting in the Great hall.

But it's not just for a simple meal like every day. Today's a feast. It's even more decorated than on the days after the holidays, it seems to be an bigger event than the sorting ceremony.

Dumbledore is standing in front of us and all the teachers are sitting next to him, even Mr. Filch is  there, even though he looks like someone forced him to stay in for the feast.

Today, the other students will arrive at Hogwarts. There's a tension, everyone is excited and all the students are talking.

I'm sitting in between Adrien and Polly, quite in the back of the hall, but we're able to see everything without always being seen, so we can talk about whatever we like.

„Cedric, you good?" Polly winks at me and makes me realize I just zoned out, she waves her hand in front of my face to get my attention. I shrug my shoulders and turn around to face her. „Very funny." I try to sound as cold as I can, but for sure, I have to laugh.

„Are you guys excited?" a boy from across the table asks us and I start nodding, even though I am not, to be honest. In the end, there are just some other students, and they will stay here for a few months. All of the drama is so unnecessary.

„Ced, are the rumors true?" I shutter. Rumors? It's already been more than a week, why should they find out now? I'm fucked if they found out.

„They are! Ced here will become our champion!" Adrien taps on my shoulder and starts laughing as I start coughing. The rumors. The other kind. I relax. „I will TRY." I say, „As far as I know,this Goblet is the one deciding, not us."

„Finally, a Hufflepuff champion! It's always just the Gryffindors, ugh!" A girl sighs, and I can't help, but laugh.

If that's the reason why they want me to participate, good luck to me.

No, my reason is definitely not making my house great again, also I don't want to be a „champion". I want to make my Dad proud.

„I...I don't mind if I don't get selected. This Goblet will make it's choice. But if I'm chosen as Hogwarts champion- I'd love to show the other students what Hufflepuff pride is!"

I raise my mug (there's hot chocolate in it. Nothing like Whiskey, not even butterbeer) to end my toast, and the people around me start cheering and, for a moment, everything is okay.

„Damn, you're good!" Adrien whispers, and in this moment, the doors of the Great Hall open.

And suddenly, everything is quiet.

„Wow. This woman has loooong legs." Adrien mumbles and I laugh. „Not just long legs!" I earn a annoyed look from Polly. „She's taller than Hagrid, isn't she?" she looks up at the woman, for 4'11 Polly, this woman must seem even more of a giant than for us.

„She's like- double of your high!" Adrien grins and Polly gently slaps his shoulder. „What do you guys think? How tall is she? 6'4?" I ask, still staring at this woman. „Taller. At least a foot taller than you, Ced." Adrien tries to calculate her height with his hands, comparing them to me.

„Look, her arm is already like...Do you think I should ask her?" „No, Adrien. If you as her about her height, she'll slap you in the face, probably. And a slap from such a hand...Good luck, see you at the hospital wing!" Polly laughs, and I feel like I'm heavily third-wheeling right now.

I mean, it's okay, if you have two best friends, one will always be the third wheel, but they last days, it was intense. Nevermind. Maybe I should stop thinking about it, and just talk to them.

„Look, the are the students!" Adrien almost shouts, and all the people in the hall are looking at the door, again. Wow- I suddenly feel dirty in my robe. All the Beauxbatons students- about 20, a lot of girls and only a few boys- are wearing light blue robes, the girl's ones are more like dresses, while the boys are almost wearing suits.

Adrien's eyes are glued on one of the girls. She has very long, almost platinum blonde hair and the way she moves makes it seem like she'd be a dancer, a Ballerina.

Adrien is not the only one looking at her, tons of Hogwarts boys are staring at this girl.

Yeah, she's pretty. But she is not my girl. My girl is sitting as far away from me as possible. Because she's been ignoring me.
My girl is sitting as close to the Slytherin table as possible. Because she wants to be as close to her boyfriend as possible.
She isn't my girl.