Cedric Diggory: Tournament

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I couldn't help but bite my nails as thoughts filled my mind. Too many what if's filled my brain. Saturday was the final challenge of the Triwizard Tournament. Today was Thursday. My boyfriend, Cedric, was the Hogwarts champion and though he did very well in the other two challenges, this was the final one so I couldn't help but worry. I stared at the almost finished potions homework laying on my desk, then decided to finish it another time. I couldn't think. I grabbed a book and layed down, just to be interrupted by a knock on the door. "Come in" I said, knowing who it was. I looked up and watched as an oh so familiar brown haired boy walked into my dorm. "Hey love'' he said, his voice breathy. Somethings wrong. "Hello darling" I say, reaching out with my arms. Cedric puts his bag down and immediately lays down on me, his head on my stomach. "What's wrong baby" I say, running my fingers through his hair. He looked up at me and hesitated a moment. God I loved his eyes. "I'm nervous" he said quietly, looking away from my gaze. I took a deep breath, thinking of what to say. I didn't want to tell him I was worried too- that would make it worse. "I'm sure you are. But you know what, you are the strongest, bravest person I know. You've got this.'' I said. He didn't look too convinced, but he did seem to relax a bit. Cedric closed his eyes and fell asleep, so I did the same.

Saturday
Today's the day. Tournament day. I pulled on a pair of black leggings and then grabbed Cedric's spare jersey and slipped it on. Ced had went to his dorm to change, but was coming back. Since he wasn't here, I decided to curl my hair before starting my makeup. Just as I was finishing, a pale faced Cedric walked back in to my dorm. I turned around and saw the expression on his face and immediately went over to him. "Baby I promise it'll be ok" I said, hugging him and rubbing his back. He wrapped his arms around me and I felt his head rest on my shoulder. "What if it's not though" he mumbled. "Aw Ced, please don't think like that." I remarked. I felt him take a deep breath and he pulled away from me. "I'll try not to" Cedric softly replied. "I love you" I whispered as I kissed his cheek. "I love you too" I heard him say in an extremely soft and quiet tone. We hugged one last time and then made our way to where the final challenge would be taking place. Before we entered the crowd of people, I made sure to get a moment with Ced before we went in. "Good luck, I'm sure you'll be great." I said, trying to look chipper but concern was clouding my eyes. Cedric nodded, and I slipped one of my bracelets onto his wrist. It was my favorite one. It was a bolo bracelet made of soft, braided leather that was colored black and yellow- Hufflepuff colors. He glanced down at his wrist and smiled a little, then we locked eyes. I placed my hand on his cheek and we kissed. After pulling away, I looked at him again. "Please be safe." I tell him. "I will" he replies. I sigh, knowing Cedric will have to soon go. "I love you" he says softly. "I love you too" I whispered back. We gave each other small grins before heading our separate ways. I made my way up to the stands where I sat between Ron and Hermione. "Hey Y/N" Hermione greeted me, knowing how worried I was. Ron looked at me sympathetically and I gave a small smile. None of us said anything, the silence was louder than words could have been.
A while later, the competitiors returned. Everyone rushed down to greet them. I shot out of my seat and shoved through people, just to be greeted with the sight of someone's unconscious body. No no no no no, I thought to myself. I pushed through some more people and saw that the person laying on the ground was Harry. I didn't see what condition he was in though. He was taken to the hospital wing almost immediately. All I knew was that he was unconscious but still had a pulse. I hoped he was ok. But I had another problem- I didn't see Cedric anywhere. "Ced?" I called out pushing my way through a crowd. "Y/N?" I heard a familiar voice shout in the distance. Oh thank merlin. I started running and shoved people out of my way. "Ced!" I exclaimed once I saw my green eyed boy. He saw me and began running toward me as well. We met in the middle and engulfed each other into a bone crushing hug. I felt a few tears land on my shoulder as I tried to hide my own. We pulled away from each other and gazed into each other's eyes. "I-i couldn't tell who was laying there, I thought it might have been you. Oh my merlin Ced I'm so happy you're ok" I rambled, wiping tears from his cheeks. I then noticed the terrified expression on his face. "Love, are you ok?!" I asked frantically. "N-no. Voldemort was there. So were his followers. I-i didn't know what to do. I thought he was going to kill me." He ranted. As soon as I heard Voldemort's name, my eyes grew wide. "Oh God Ced, I wish you never had to go through that." I said, thinking of how he could have very easily been killed. I wouldn't be able to live without him. "Can we go now?" Cedric asked, his voice laced with fear. "Of course" We walked back to my dorm and I immediately ran a hot shower for Cedric. "Go ahead and shower, I'll go get fresh clothes from your dorm. You've worn all of the ones you left here." I gently tell him. "Ok. Thank you love." He thanks me, kissing my cheek. He's still on edge, understandably. I go over to Cedric's dorm and grab him a pair of sweatpants and a long sleeved white shirt. I get back to my dorm just as Cedric was getting out of the shower. "Here love" I say laying his clothes in the bathroom on the counter. "Thank you love". I walk back out of the bathroom and quickly change, brush my hair, and wipe off my makeup. By that time, Cedric was done in the bathroom and he went over and sat on my bed. "Feel any better?" I asked him, still slightly worried about him. He nodded and smiled a little. "Yeah, thank you princess." I kissed the tip of his nose. "Anytime my love." I then crawled into bed as well, but noticed how uncomfortable my boyfriend was. He kept moving around, seeming unable to find a comfortable way to lay. "You ok Ced?" I ask, looking at him. "Just sore" he says. I nod and walk to the bathroom cabinet to get my heating pad. I plug it into the outlet beside my bed before asking, "Where's it hurt the most?" "My left knee" he explained. He must have been hurting pretty bad to not even refuse help. I move the covers a bit and lay the weighted heating pad on his left knee. "Thank you baby" he says, tired. "Any time darling. Why don't we go to sleep now, you're tired." I suggest. With no hesitation, Cedric buries his face in the crook of my neck. "I love you." I whisper ever so softly. I feel a soft kiss on my neck, and then I look over to see my boyfriend sleeping peacefully. It's nice to finally see him relaxed.

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