slytherin princess

chapter sixteen

The dates continued. Cedric always found some way to make her day great, whether it be taking her to Hogsmeade or quiet walks around the castle at night. He used his prefect duties as an excuse to take her on midnight strolls, they visited the lake and the astronomy tower.

"And that one is yours... Lyra" he smiled, pointing at the constellation she was named after, the harp. Her smile grew, Narcissa had done the same thing with her and Draco when they were small. She'd sit them down on a balcony, or the patio and point out their namesakes in the night sky.

Her head rested on his shoulder as his arm wrapped around her, holding her close. He slowly began to point out certain constellations and she pointed some out to him too, noting the stars people in her family were named after. Neither of them mentioned Bellatrix.

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School was getting close to being over and Lyra was enjoying spending every moment she could with Cedric, wrapped up his embrace.

As the term came to a close, their exam grades came out. Lyra was sat with Hermione as they opened them.

Defence Against the Dark Arts : Outstanding

Arithmancy : Outstanding

Care of Magical Creatures : Outstanding

Ancient Runes : Outstanding

Potions : Outstanding

History of Magic : Outstanding

Charms : Outstanding

Transfiguration : Outstanding

Astronomy : Outstanding

Then it came to Herbology. She didn't want to see it. She was certain she'd failed.

Herbology : Exceeds Expectations

Her eyes widened in shock, a smile formed on her face. Hermione looked over at her grades and smiled,

"Oh Lyra!" But before Hermione could finish her sentence she ran off to find Cedric. She found him the Hufflepuff common room, looking at his own results.

"Love!" He smiled, pulling her into his arms.

"How were your results?" She asked, his smile grew and he showed her the results slip. He'd passed and scored exceptionally high in everything. "That's amazing! I'm proud of you..." he flushed red at her words and kissed her forehead.

"Thank you love, how were your results?" She smiled up at him and his eyes widened slightly,

"I passed Herbology!" He held her closer, his smile growing.

"Oh love that's amazing, I'm so proud of you" he held her closer and she giggled slightly. "I'm assuming you aced everything else?" She nodded slightly and he kissed her cheek, "that's my smart girl" she flushed red at his compliment. "You like it when I call you mine?" She nodded slightly, going redder and he chuckled, "I'll have to do it more often then" he kissed the bridge of her nose. His arms remained wrapped around her, and she didn't want to leave his embrace.

The year was coming to a close and Lyra was not looking forward to going home, especially since it meant spending time with Draco. Draco had been getting on her nerves lately, he was always going on about how much he hated Cedric and constantly speaking ill of him, she hated it. Cedric was important to her and she really liked him. She used to hate his perfection but now she liked it. And she liked that he was her boyfriend. He was her perfect guy.

"Hey...." Cedric came and sat down next to her, Lyra looked up at him, "I have to sit with Luna on the way home" a glare spread across her face, "I know you two don't get on, so I don't expect you to join us, but she's my best friend... other than you" her cheeks flushed red at the compliment,