Quidditch ~~ Oc x Cedric Diggory ~~

Chapter Seven - Knee Deep At ATP

As the Saturday breeze flew through the open window, curtains flapping and flowing around the old window frame as Carson Grove awoke from a deep slumber. The rest of her friends had already gotten up to begin their weekend and had left the sixth year to sleep. Carson threw on an old flannel shirt and entered the common room, hoping nobody would see her make her way to the showers because of her extreme bed-head. But no. She happened to bump into the one person she really didn't want to. Cedric.
"Oh, Carson?" Cedric looked up at the embarrassed girl who what's intensely rubbing her eyes from a daze.
"Cedric, hi, sorry I've literally just woken up" Carson replied sheepishly
"Oh, it's ok" he replied "have you heard anything about the cup?" He asked her
"No, sorry" she replied, while picking up a few blankets, folding them, and draping them back over the striped, yellow sofa where they once lay.
"Ah, ok. I put my name in." He spoke, his eyes darting to the floor and scratching the back of his neck.
"Oh really" the girl said, cocking her head slightly as she did so "the thought of eternal glory tickle your fancy then eh" slightly mocking the boy.
"No, not really. That's the last thing I want to be honest with you" his eyes, fixed on the floor
"Ced-" she got cut off
"It's nothing, it's not important" the boy went to step away but Carson spoke up, not giving him a chance to leave.
"If not for the glory, then why? Why did you do it Cedric?" She said, clearly trying to look out for the boy, somewhat I suppose
"Carson, I've grown up my whole life in a pure blood family, my father never had the opportunity to be somebody at school, he puts his life into his work and hobbies, as I've gotten older he has made small amounts of time for me but nothing in comparison to Colette. I love my sister, I really do, but she's the golden child, she can't do wrong, she's perfect in their eyes. But what am I? I've tried so hard to please them, quidditch captain, prefect, grade A student and now, potentially a tri-wizard champion. What more could they want? Just because I'm some posh pure blood doesn't mean life is a breeze. It's a lot more difficult, you wouldn't understand" The boy huffed, he clearly had this on his back for a while.
"Wouldn't understand?" Carson scoffed "trust me. I understand. I grew up 'different' I was 'strange' I wasn't like the other kids around me, I went to a muggle primary school. I got heavily bullied, bullied to the point where I would fake being sick to stay home. But when I was at home I was always compared to my siblings for example: Cam, the oldest, he has a job, a car, and is studying to be a doctor. Jacob, he is training to be a computer engineer, he has a girlfriend and job opportunities lined up for him. What do I have? I live away from home, I'm painfully single, I have no plans meaning I have no future, yet I have so much to live up to. The bar is set and I'm not going to be able to reach it." Finally, she told someone about it all, she felt slightly freer than before. Cedric didn't speak, Carson's words lingered in the air like a slow burning incense, he locked eyes with the girl.
"Carson. We're in this together" he smirked slightly "I promise" Carson nodded, smiling as she did so "fuck you Diggory" she giggled "fuck you"

"Carrie" a voice called, echoing through the great hall. "Carrie there you are"
"Oh, Stacy" Carson's face immediately beamed with a smile, she lifted her clear glasses and placed them atop her head and placed her sewing on the large table. "It's still next week right? The wedding I mean."
"Yep still next week, Tuesday to be exact"she spoke with a grin " it's looking amazing Carrie, like... I'm speechless" Anastasia spoke with a huge smile plastered on her face. You see, Anastasia's sister was getting married next week and had asked Carson to make her a dress, that was one thing Carson loved, dressmaking. She was so passionate about it and even more passionate about helping out her best friend.
"I'm just checking that the flowers are still pink and white right?" She needed to double check before she continued to sew.
"Yup, I'm gonna miss you when I'm away next week, I know it's only a few days, but still"
"Me too Stacy, it's gonna be so boring" she frowned slightly "and I'm going to have to babysit Draco" the pair fell into fits of laughter over the thought. "Anyway, your dress should be finished soon, meet me in the prefects bathroom in an hour, you'll know if it's any different" Carson smiled. The pair had a habit of sneaking... well... breaking into the prefects bathroom, it  was just quieter and less haunted than any of the other bathrooms, it was a lot bigger too, the pair treated it like their own mini common room I guess, because they were not in the same house they couldn't meet in common rooms, so, they made their own.

The hour flew by, Carson luckily finished the dress in time and headed straight to the bathrooms. She arrived before Anastasia, hanging the dress up on a closet door. It was complete. Carson stepped back to admire her creation. Just as she did so, the door crept open revealing Anastasia.
"Hey Carr-" she froze, her jaw dropping from the dress that was hanging up in the bathroom.

"I-I-it's gorgeous" she forced the words out of her mouth "perfect. Just perfect" the Ravenclaw excitedly jumped up and down at the dress. "I love it" a smile, plastered on her face.
"I'm glad" Carson grinned. Anastasia ran into her friend, tackling her into a hug.
"Thank you" she whispered into Carson's hoodie
"It's ok, it was so much fun to make" the Hufflepuff said, wrapping her arms around her friend and playing with her hair.

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A/N
Look who's back, publishing chapters. That's right, it's me. Sorry it's been so long, I'm not going to lie, I couldn't be bothered to write BUT I did, TADA! As per, make sure to go read IvyRose_666  book "dandelions" it is amazing. Thank you so so much for reading

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