"I don't like this," I tell Cedric, keeping a tight grip on his arm and holding onto his hand.
"I need to do this," He sighs, letting me go and dropping his name into the goblet. All his friends crowd him, hollering.
I sigh and walk back to my common room. When I walk in, Pansy is looking directly at me. Nope, not today Satan.
I exit and wonder down the halls. I end up walking up some stairs. A lot of stairs, actually. When I get to the top, I realize I'm in the astronomy tower. I stare off the side until the smell of weed fills my nose.
"Gross!" I yell at Mattheo when I spot him, "that smells like shit."
"You or the weed?" He jokes.
I scoff and look away again. "Someone's got their panties in a twist." He says.
"Don't talk about my 'panties', Riddle," I sneer.
He looks me up and down. Disgusting. Without giving him the time of day, I go to the courtyard where I assume-
"Hey," Theodore says, grabbing me into a hug.
"Hey Nott," I smile, my mood lifted yet again.
"Bad day, beautiful?" He asks.
"Cedric put his name in," I admit, pulling away from the hug.
"Dang," Nott says, "I'm sorry."
"Eh," I say, "he'll be ok, right?"
"Right." Theodore agrees.
"What do you have next period?" I ask.
"Free period, you?" He replies.
"Same, wanna go hangout?"
He immediately knows where I'm talking about going. In silence, we walk to our spot, the big tree I don't exactly have a name for yet. There's a room inside where we always chill.
I lay on the bed and stare at the ceiling. Theodore lays next to me.
"Draco's been very... Draco lately," I point out.
"I heard him and Pansy shagging last night," Theodore chuckles.
"Yuck," I laugh.
"Yeah," He agrees.
"Cedric's gonna be fine." Theodore states.
"I really hope so," I admit.
"He loves you. He wouldn't leave you." He says.
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"It's extremely possible I won't even get chosen." Cedric argues.
"It's also possible you will get chosen." I mutter.
"Negative Nansy," He comments.
"Not the time for jokes."
Names fly out of the goblet. I don't recognize any of them. Until, I do.
"Cedric Diggory," all of the Hufflepuff table goes crazy.
My jaw hangs open and I'm left alone at the table. Theodore rushes to my side, hugging me.
"Oh my Merlin," I whisper.
Cedric is smiling like an idiot. A piece of my soul breaks off and falls into the pit of my stomach. Time slows and I try to keep my composure.
"Come on," Theodore says, Cedric is taken away and so am I.
Theodore takes me to his dorm. We sit on his couch and I lean my head on his shoulder.
"I can't believe he got in." I breathe.
"I'm more worried about the way Riddle was looking at you." Theodore comments.
"What?" I ask.
"Have you spoken to him?" He says, staring deep into my eyes, "recently?"
"No," I lie.
"Why are you lying?" Theodore orders.
"I'm not." I say sternly.
"Bullshit." He scoffs.
"What does it matter, anyway?" I ask.
"Riddle is no good." He says.
"I've heard." I reply, "but nobody has actual reasons."
"He's the dark lords son, is that not enough?" He has hate in his tone.
"No," I say, "it's not."
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Fanfiction💫suggested by: Tabbykat_kitkat💫 Taylor Jordan is new to school she immediately finds her people. But they show their true colors. Then, she meets Mattheo. Do opposites really attract, or will they stay enemies?
