way to go, tiger | Lorenzo Berkshire

࣪𖤐 Y4 | 22 . Date Night

UNDER PRESSURE — QUEEN & BOWIE
'Cause loves such an old fashioned word, and love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night.'

There are two weeks before the Final Task and Cassie lies on her front on the Astronomy tower, books and parchment sprawled across the floor. Cassie rubs a frustrated hand over her face, "I don't know anymore, Ced." she sighs.

"My minds just blank." he adds, running his hands through his hair with stress.

It's been over a month since him and Eddie stopped talking. Cedric came to Cassie one night on the Astronomy Tower bawling his eyes out. Cassie listened to him until the sun came up. She didn't think she'd ever understand what happened between them, but all that matters is that both of them are happy. Eddie seems okay and Cedric has been doing better. He broke up with Cho after Cassie made it clear.

Eddie and Cedric however can't live without each other. They've agreed to stay friends, pushing aside whatever feelings they had for each other. It makes Cassie happy to see them smiling and laughing together again.

"Right, let's get our facts straight. It's the Final Task— it'll be the hardest one yet. If you thought holding your breath for an hour to rescue me was hard enough, this will be ten times worse. They'll throw all sorts of obstacles at you, they'll do everything in their power to test you. That's the point of this tournament, Ced."

Cedric nods, "I just wish I knew what the task was. If I knew even a hint it'd make this all a lot easier."

"Let's talk opponents instead— at least we know them by now. Delacour; she doesn't stand a chance against you— well, unless it involves a modelling task." she snorts, making Cedric chuckle. "She came last in the previous task and it took her the longest to get the egg out of all of you. So far, she's right at the bottom of the winners."

"Yeah, doubt she's much of a threat."

"No, definitely not. But I'll tell you who is a threat." she says. "Krum." both her and Cedric sigh. "He's lucky enough to have his headmaster as his mentor. Igor Karkaroff was a Deatheater, he knows how to play dirty. With that said, you must be careful of Krum— avoid him at all costs. However, luckily for you, he isn't all that smart. That makes things easier for you, you see. He's not put a bit of thought into this tournament— it's all Karkaroff."

Cedric writes down pretty much everything Cassie rambles about. She's an easy speaker on stuff she's confident in. Words escape her mouth before she even realises how they make sense.

"Last but not least; Harry." she states. "I'll be completely honest, Ced, I really don't think Harry poses a threat to you. If it comes to some sort of physical fight, he won't fight you. He's too noble for that— he told me himself he'd let you win if it came to it." she explains. "However, he is much smarter than you think. He's got three years of experience on you— three of which he's beaten the Dark Lord."

"Yeah, can't lie— that kind of trumps all of my experience." Cedric snorts.

Cassie laughs, "Another thing I've noticed is Moody taking a liking to him. Yeah, he helped you out with the egg, but he's been in Harry's ear the whole time. This makes you the only champion without a mentor. Maxine is definitely helping Delacour— whether she's doing a great job is pretty self-explanatory." she says with a raise of her eyebrows. "Krum has Karkaroff and Harry has Moody and probably Dumbledore— he says he doesn't pick favourites but we all know he has a soft spot for him."

"What can I do about that?" Cedric asks.

"But," she starts. "They don't have a crazy insomniac of a sister, do they?"