metamorphmagus | cedric diggory

I like Tulips too

Jacob was at his height these days, it was becoming risky for Sofia to be around without Cedric or someone else who knew. Although even Cedric couldn't be around me at all times, he seemed to slowly be doing it less for Iris and more for me. Every time Jacob's eyes and mine meet I give him a look of vengeance, he's messed everything up.

After returning to my dorm after breakfast with Mia, I see a bouquet of flowers, a bouquet of tulips, lying neatly on my desk with a handwritten note beside it. I pick up the note carefully to see in what has to be Cedric's neat writing: I like Tulips too.

I smile and hold the note close to me, like he's somehow here with me, although this a queue, I have to go and see him. I don't have to just wait and try to imagine his presence. I grab the flowers and hold them carefully in my hands. Although as I walk into the empty common room. Cedric's lips are joined with those of another girl. Not just any girl, no. Iris Waters was in his arms, they had yet to notice that I had joined them in the room.

I will clarify that whatever Iris does that I don't know about and I then go back to do, I have no control over. Because in every situation 'Sofia' has gone back to do what their future Iris did. It's a rare type of magic, it is fate. So maybe this was fate telling me Cedric had to be with Iris. The note was too perfect to be real. Although Iris pulls away after keeping on the kiss for a reasonable time.

"I'm sorry Ced." she mutters, she is aware of my presence but chooses not to look. I have little movement, my mouth is slightly open and my eyes are sadly wide.

"I see you put 'too' for a reason, or maybe you just like playing with girls' hearts." I walk away, slamming the tulips onto the floor, the first tear rolls and I block out everything around me, all I know is that I ruined it all myself. Everything we had, banished into oblivion.

I don't hesitate to go to the library with Mia when she asks, I hope that she'll make me smile. I hope Cedric will see me in the Library, having fun without him. It used to be us. However he is in the common room and as we walk in none other than Ona barges in, how did she know how to get in?

"Cedric. Sofia. It's Iris, Jacob has her." even if I don't want to speak to him, we both run to Ona and follow her. On the way Cedric doesn't try to talk to me, he either doesn't care or feels to bad. I have to guess the first option. It occurs to me that maybe if him and Sofia never make up and if Iris comes back and we stop Jacob, Iris can just be with Cedric. That will make him happy, as Sofia will never be able too. I don't forget the joy in his eyes as his and Iris' lips met.

Ona leads us to the room where Cedric took Iris. Cedric doesn't hesitate to enter the password, I memorise it as he enters it. Then we run up the stairs. Although Ona stays by the door, almost like she is guarding it. Jacob is alone in the room, Cedric doesn't hesitate to question him.

"Where's Iris?" he asks, not caring that Iris left him after he kissed her, he doesn't understand how Iris works and I don't think he will ever succeed in doing so.

"She's here." Jacob says, a wide grin across his tanned face, his eyes on mine, he knows.

"Where?" Cedric demands, his eyes panning the room.

"She's there, right next to you." Jacob looks at me but Cedric firsts looks to his left, then to me on his right.

"What do you mean?" he had a theory me and Iris were the same person, maybe he is starting to believe it, he hasn't denied what Jacob said.

"The Golden boy isn't that smart at all, maybe not the best pick for head boy." Cedric's eyes narrows at Jacob, he hates being called that. Even if it is more a compliment that an insult, although Jacob means no joy tonight. Then, he looks at me, a meaningful glance of shock and realisation. He knows.

"It's been you, after all this time?" he looks angry, he looks upset, but mostly, he looks disappointed in Sofia. Sofia breaks, just a little bit, the first tear forms in her eyes and rushes down her cheek, followed by others. Everything little thing she has is gone, so easily, so quickly. Maybe this time she actually with disappear and really be gone.

"Always." Sofia mutters, it makes little sense but it seemed like what Sofia was destined to say. Cedric leaves, leaving me, leaving Iris, alone with Jacob. Who places the Cruciatus Curse on Sofia before taking the time turner, leaving Sofia alone to suffer, alone.

When the pain fades Sofia gets up, she walks to the Hufflepuff common room. Cedric isn't there, not like she cares. She grabs her hoodie and a sleeping bag from her trunk and she walks to the forest. She plans to spend the night by the lake, she doesn't care if she gets in trouble. Everything is too much for her right now.

However, she is not the only one who planned to spend the night by the glamorous lake, not the only one who wanted to escape. In his sleeping bag, staring out at the stars his Cedric Diggory himself.

"I'm sorry." leaves Sofia's dry lips, Cedric doesn't look nor reply. "I should have told you before but I couldn't, I couldn't bring myself to it. I was scared of this reaction, I was scared of losing you. I never intended any of this to happen when the entire Iris thing started. It was meant to be an escape, some fun. I wasn't meant to hurt anyone, especially not you but now I have. I love you Cedric, not as Iris but as Sofia. I love you because you are kind, you are caring and you are funny when you want to be. You make me smile and you just want to make everybody happy. Although I realise that you just fell in love with someone who wasn't even real. That was never meant to happen. I know we can never be the good friends we were but maybe, just maybe we can become slightly friends. Maybe you can do the impossible and forgive me and I don't blame you if you don't. I'm sorry." I give him 1 minute and he stays silent, then I walk away, I'll spend my night somewhere else. Although I feel a soft hand on my shoulder as I walk away from the forest. I turn around and our lips meet. I didn't even notice the rain that started to fall. His hands move around me and hold me close and suddenly I don't care if people know my secret. Right now, nothing else matters.