Hufflepuff boy - Cedric Diggory x male oc x Viktor Krum

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A fire crackles as Harry toys with the Snitch Dumbledore bequeathed him, glancing at Cayden who is fiddling with his invisibility ring, sitting down between Cedric's legs on the floor with Viktor beside him.

"You're sure it's hers?" Ron asked, turning a strand of hair in the firelight.

"Positive." Hermione said, glancing at Cayden and catches the invisibility ring he throws at her.

Harry turns to the two wands on the table and extends the longest to Cayden who will be drinking the Polyjuice Potion to become Bellatrix LeStrange. "I reckon you should take this then."

Cayden takes the wand into his hand, studying Bellatrix's wand in his hands.

"How will we know what it is when we get in there? After all, a Horcrux can be anything." Ron said, looking away from Cayden.

"I'll know. I can't explain. It's like..." Harry trailed off, touching his chest. "... they sing to me."

Hermione and Ron exchange a troubled glance.

"That's a bit scary." Ron admits.

"It is, Harry. Did Dumbledore ever say anything to you, something that might explain why--" Hermione was cut off by Harry's words.

"No. I just know. When one's near." Harry said.

Hermione and Ron stare at him, silent, when a floorboard squeaks. They turned and saw Bill and Fleur, Fleur hands Cayden a long black woman's cloak.

"This is the closest I could find to what you both described." Fleur said, smiling at Cayden who returns the smile.

"It's perfect. Thank you, Fleur." Cayden said, giving Fleur a nod.

Fleur lays the cloak in Cayden's hands, then steps back next to Bill. He studies the four. "You're leaving, aren't you."

"In the morning." Harry said, nodding.

"And Griphook?" Cedric questioned.

"He'll be leaving too." Cayden answered this time, leaning his head back to look up at Cedric who smiled down at him, leaning down to peck him on the lips.

Bill nods, staring off in the distance briefly. "Listen, I don't know what you're up to, but I know goblins. If you've struck any kind of bargain with Griphook, you must be exceptionally careful to live up to it. If you don't... he won't be forgiving."

They all sit in silence, watching Bill withdraw.

"I wonder what you'll look like with those on." Cedric said, trying to break the tense silence, smiling when he was successful.

"Don't even think about it." Cayden said, knowing what Cedric is thinking about even though he didn't voice it out loud.

"I didn't even say anything." Cedric said, raising his eyebrows, and Harry, Ron and Hermione look at them with amusement.

"No, but I know what you're thinking about." Cayden said, narrowing his eyes at Viktor when the man starts to slowly smile at him.

"But, think about the experience." Cedric said, grinning at the idea.

"I hate both of you." Cayden said, huffing out a laugh when Cedric pouts at him.

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Cayden, Hermione and Griphook, who are clutching the sword, approach from the cottage.

"Bloody hell... that's a sight." Ron said, looking at Cayden who is in the form of Bellatrix LeStrange.