Willow || Cedric Diggory

The Sweet Rehearsal

When the Christmas break have passed, it was time for Rey to once again board the Hogwarts Express. He love how he managed to spend the rest of the holiday with his families, albeit Cedric couldn't spend the entire break with him. The Hufflepuff had to accompany his mother at home due to his dad's absence in aiding the ministry to hunt down Sirius Black. He was pretty lonely and he missed Cedric so bad. But on the brightside, his entire family would send him off to Hogwarts Express now, instead of the usual, which only involves Adrian.

Adrian... Talking about that guy, ugh. His brother haven't stopped being weird around him ever since he had caught him and Cedric at the end of their makeout session last Christmas. Rey couldn't really think of how his brother's mind work. He had indirectly caught him doing the deed with whoever that person was last summer and he seemed to be fine with it. But when he caught him and Cedric, he got weirded out.

Even so, Rey was glad that Adrian didn't hexed his boyfriend to bits. But still, the weird vibes! Ugh... does every oldest brother have to act the way Adrian was? They were just making out. Besides, his brother did not even bother to knock the door first.

The family sped down the motorway, heading right to London in record speed due to Adrian's driving. It wasn't until he exited the motorway, Adrian decided to lower the speed so that it would be more appropriate in limit. Rey couldn't understand how his other brother Beau still managed to do his assignments in that car. But because it was Beau, he decided to not ask anything.

Once they arrived at Kings Cross, his mother excitedly got out of the car followed by his father. By the looks of it, she wanted to show off to his father about the Hogwarts Express. Beau followed his mother while busy sticking his nose in a book, leaving him and Adrian alone. Adrian just helpfully brought his luggage onto the cart and rolled his eyes at Lunox, who was chirping happily at him.

"Why were you so weird with me?" Rey blurted out as the two walked their way slowly to the platform nine and three quarters.

"Weird? What do you mean by weird?" His brother snorted.

"You know... Looking at me weird. Silently looking at me weird. Have I mention that one evening when you were murderously looking at your entry books?" Rey tried to get rid the memory of Adrian's murderous face that he saw on new year's eve.

"Right," Adrian dragged his word, "I was just worried about you."

"I have one question and I need you to answer it veraciously." His brother's look warned him that he won't take any lie. Not that morning, not anytime soon.

"Shoot away." Rey took a deep breath to prepare himself from whatever Adrian had in store for him. The eldest was silent for a few seconds before shooting his question.

"Did he or did he not force himself to you?" Adrian lower his voice, as his brother figured that this kind of male and male topic is still frowned upon in the 1990s London. Muggle London.

"Who? Cedric?"

"Yes."

'Where the hell did he get that thought from?'

"No! Why would he do such thing?" He hissed at Adrian for questioning such absurd question.

"Because I couldn't cover for you from mom and pop on why you used a scarf even when you're inside. Which, I bet it was your boyfriend's. But anyway, really? New fashion sense? What a blatantly lame lies." Adrian scowled at him. Rey sensed that there was another reason behind his brother's argument, but he didn't pry any further.

"Hey! I'm the one who prefer him to go at me like that." His remark about his preference in private moment with Cedric caused Adrian to gag mockingly.