Hufflepuff boy - Cedric Diggory x male oc x Viktor Krum

17

"Looks a bit peaky, doesn't he?" Ron said, looking down at an unconscious Harry. Sitting on the bed beside Harry's body is Cayden, who is holding onto his twin brother's hand that is closest to him.

Both of Cayden's arms are wrapped with bandages again. Turns out his small pain is not a small pain, there were multiple bruises and cuts under his Quidditch clothes.

"Peaky? What d'you expect him to look like? He fell fifty feet." Fred said, glancing at Ron.

"Yeah, c'mon, Ron. We'll walk you off the Astronomy Tower and see how you come out looking." George said, smiling in amusement when Ron's face paled.

"Probably a right sight better than he normally does." Harry said, opening his eyes and Cayden, Ron, Fred, George, and Hermione slowly came into his focus, standing at the foot of his bed except Cayden who is sitting next to him.

"How are you feeling, Harry?" Cayden asked, helping Harry sit up on the bed.

"Brilliant." Harry said, nodding to Cayden in thanks.

"Gave us a right good scare, mate." Fred said.

"What happened?" Harry questioned, looking at them.

"You fell off your broom." Ron said, and Cayden snorted.

"Really? I meant the match. Who won?" Harry asked, looking at Cayden for answers when no one answered him.

"We won..." Cayden muttered, looking down at his bandaged arms. "Cedric wanted a rematch, but... Oliver declined." He said, glancing at Fred and George who is looking at him with a frown. "Harry, he wanted it to be a fair match. We, wanted it to be a fair match." He said, looking back at Harry. "Professor Dumbledore was furious when he saw the Dementors on the grounds."

"What happened to your arms?" Harry asked, pointing at Cayden's arms.

"Hurt myself trying to catch you." Cayden said, shrugging, smiling at Harry.

"He thought it was a small pain." Hermione said, looking at Cayden with an unamused expression. "And when his sleeves were removed, it was filled with bruises and cuts." She said, looking at Harry. "Madam Pomfrey talked his ears off when she saw it."

Harry turned his head to Cayden, raising his eyebrows.

Cayden smiles sheepishly, fiddling with his fingers. "It didn't feel like a big pain at the time." He said, shrugging.

"Thank you for saving me, Cayden." Harry said, watching Cayden's sheepish smile turn into genuine.

"You're welcome." Cayden said, looking away from Harry. "There's something else." He said, looking back at Harry, watching him frown. "Your Nimbus, it landed in the Whomping Willow." He said, nodding to Ron, who tips a bag of splintered wood and twisted twigs onto the bed.

Harry nods and looks at Cayden. "Whose are you playing against next?"

"Ravenclaw." Cayden answered.

"Can you even play?" Ron asked, looking at Cayden's bandaged arms.

"It's already healing from the potions, Ronald." Cayden said, standing up, turning his head to look at Harry. "I'll see you soon, Harry." He said, bending down to give a hug to his twin who returns the gesture before pulling away.

"Good luck on your match, Cayden." Harry said, smiling up at Cayden.

"Thank you, I'll need it." Cayden said, smiling. He waves goodbye to everyone and starts making his way towards the Quidditch Pitch to practice.

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Cayden laughs, watching the Hufflepuffs celebrate from winning the match against Ravenclaw. Even though they still have a match with Slytherin.

"You must be our lucky charm or something." Cedric said, sitting down next to Cayden in the common room.

Cayden looks up at Cedric, a smile still on his face. "How so?" He asked, leaning back against the couch.

"We've never won this much before." Cedric said, leaning back against the couch, relaxing.

"We still have a match with Slytherin." Cayden said, moving on the couch so he could lean his head on Cedric's shoulder.

"Winning this far is enough." Cedric said, shrugging one of his shoulders that was not taken by Cayden's head.

Cayden hums, closing his eyes as his breathing slows down. Later when he wakes up, he finds that he is laying down in Cedric's bed with the blanket up to his shoulders. His arms are wrapped around Cedric's center, head on the teenager chest. Cedric's left arm is wrapped around him, sleeping as well.

Cayden closes his eyes, falling asleep once again.

In the next Quidditch match, Hufflepuff also won against Slytherin. And ever since that happened, the Hufflepuffs have been calling him lucky charm.

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"I think he's wrongfully convicted." Cayden said, laying down on his bed, eyes looking up at the ceiling.

"You're right." Delphine said, looking around the dormitory in her human form. "He is wrongfully convicted." She said, turning to look at Cayden. "Sirius didn't betray the Potters. He would never." She said, looking down at her hands. "He would rather die than betray the Potters."

"Then why was he in Azkaban?" Cayden asked, sitting up from the bed, looking at Delphine-- or Kiwi-- who is now looking out the window. "Why didn't you say anything?"

"I tried." Delphine said, looking at Cayden sadly. "My word against them, who would win?"

Cayden frowns, leaning back against the headboard. "That's horrible." He said, looking up at Delphine. "What was he to you?"

"A friend." Delphine said, smiling. Her blue eyes are shining brightly as she thinks about what they had gone through many years ago when they were students like Cayden, Cedric and the others. "We were like you and Cedric." She said, looking at Cayden. "Unbreakable. Loyal."

Cayden smiles, turning his head towards the dormitory door when he hears it opening. And Cedric walks into the dormitory with a book under his arm.

A meow is heard and one second later Kiwi jumps onto his lap, making herself comfortable.

"Professor Snape wants you to visit him tomorrow." Cedric said, placing the book on the cabinet at the end of his bed, looking at Cayden who is petting Kiwi.

"Alright." Cayden said, smiling. "Cedric, what's your Patronus?"

"My Patronus?" Cedric questioned, wondering where this is coming from.

Cayden nods. "Yes."

"A badger." Cedric said, sitting down on his bed. "Why are you asking?"

"I was thinking of learning the spell." Cayden said, shrugging, placing Kiwi down on her bed as she starts to fall asleep.

"It's advanced magic." Cedric said. "But I've seen you do harder stuff before."

"Really?" Cayden asked, looking at Cedric who nodded.

"You've helped the Professors by collecting the stuff they needed." Cedric said, smiling softly. "And helping them when needed." He said. "You've helped them so much that they're expecting you now."

Cayden smiles. "Maybe I'll ask Severus to teach me the spell."

"He does have a soft spot for you." Cedric said, taking the book he had placed on the cabinet.

Cayden softly smiles, looking down at Kiwi who is looking up at him with a glint in her eyes.