Snitches and Quaffles

Untitled Part 5

Word Count: 1,117

A few days later, Cedric and Lisel were strolling down the corridor, holding hands when Viktor walked up to them with Alfons by his side, as per usual.

"Hey, boys," she greeted her cousin and his best friend.

"It's nice to see you, Lisel," Alfons greeted back, eyeing Cedric suspiciously.

"This is myo boyfriend, Cedric. You already know him, Viktor, since he's one of the Hogwarts champions."

Viktor nodded, also glaring at Cedric.

"It's nice to meet you," Alfons said, his jaw tensing.

"You too."

Without further ado, the quartet parted ways.

Alfons didn't know what was going on with him. Why was he suddenly jealous of Cedric? He couldn't fancy his best friend's cousin, could he? No bloody way. She was like a sister to him but then why did he want to snog her senseless lately? Good thing Viktor was too caught up with that curly-haired muggleborn to notice that his best friend was agonising over the fact that he was possibly falling for his cousin, the very cousin he was insanely protective of.

It was a few days later when Viktor met Cedric again.

"Hey Viktor, what can I do for you?"

"I want to talk to you about Lissy," Viktor said sternly.

Cedric looked confused and asked. "Who's that?"

"I mean Lisel, that's just my nickname for her."

Cedric nodded understandingly.

"You know if you hurt her, I'll hurt you."

Cedric nodded and Viktor walked away without another word.

It was now time for the first task which was apparently dragons, according to rumours, at least. Lisel was in the competitor's tent with Viktor and Alfons.

"I can't believe you're fighting a dragon, that's bloody insane!" Lisel exclaimed.

Viktor chuckled and said. "I'll be fine."

"This is nothing to laugh at, Viktor!" Lisel scolded, her hands on her hips.

The next thing she knew, Cedric pulled her into his arms and briefly kissed her. Viktor and Alfons cringed for different reasons. After the picking of the dragons, Alfons and Lisel were escorted out of the tent. Lisel led Alfons to the Hufflepuff stands and sat down.

"Move!" a voice came from the side.

Lisel looked up to see her best friend, Joanna. The two girls haven't talked to each other since their argument earlier that month, which made sharing a dorm very awkward. Lisel moved and Joanna plopped herself down on the other side of Alfons.

Viktor was the first to go up against the dragon. Lisel cheered when he retrieved the egg. Next was Cedric, he retrieved the egg, but in the process, he burned his handsome face.

"That's what he gets," Joanna laughed.

Lisel glared at her friend for saying that about her boyfriend. The champion from Beauxbatons was next and she also got burned. Last was Harry, and he retrieved the egg by flying on his broom.

"Wow, that was impressive!" Alfons exclaimed.

Lisel was used to seeing Harry play Quidditch ever since the boy's first year. Though, it was Cedric that gave her the highlights of a game.

After the task, Lisel ran towards the tent to check on her cousin and boyfriend. Cedric's burned face was the first thing she saw, but the burn wasn't that bad anymore, thanks to Madam Pomfrey. On the other hand though, Viktor was just fine.

There was an announcement of the Yule Ball a few days later, and the rumours about who asked who started almost instantly.

The Hufflepuffs were learning to dance after the announcements. The class was held together with the Slytherins. Lisel started dancing with her ex-boyfriend, Aaron Forester, a Slytherin in their year. They had briefly dated in their third year and stayed friends once they broke up. He was her first boyfriend and first kiss.

"So, you're dating Diggory?"

Lisel nodded and said. "Yeah, I am."

"That's good."

Soon, they finished dancing. That was the end of that dance, and it was time to learn another type, so they were asked to change partners. Cedric and Lisel made their way towards each other, met in the middle and started dancing.

"I assume we're going to the ball together?" Lisel asked, trying not to step on her boyfriend's toes.

"Yes, of course," Cedric said.

The two Hufflepuffs continued dancing until the end of the class.

After the dance lessons, she met up with Alfons by the Black Lake, just like she promised him before classes.

"I assume you're going with Cedric to the Ball?" Alfons asked.

Lisel nodded, breaking Alfons' heart with one swift movement.

"Would he be willing to give up a dance with you, so I could have a dance too?"

Lisel nodded and said. "Cedric isn't the seriously jealous type, as far as I know at least. He can't stop me from dancing with you anyway."

Alfons' heart sped up as she gave him a smile.

"You can ask Joanna, I'm sure she'd appreciate the offer, even though we're not talking."

Alfons nodded and asked. "What happened between you two?"

"She's convinced that Cedric will break my heart again," Lisel sighed.

"What do you mean 'again'? Have you guys dated before?"

She leaned against the trunk of a tree and began their saga. "Cedric and I were close friends in our first year, but the next year, after he joined the Quidditch team, he couldn't give me the time of day for the next two years. That changed again when we were both made prefects last year."

Alfons nodded and he hoped Cedric didn't hurt her; if he did, he'd hex him to oblivion. The duo stayed out by the Black Lake for awhile, and then walked back in the castle after sunset.

A few days later, Lisel walked into the Transfiguration classroom and sat down in the front row. Next to her, were two Gryffindor girls, Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet. Joanna walked in next and sat next to Lisel.

"You're finally sitting next to me again," Lisel pointed out.

Joanna nodded and said. "I'm sorry for everything I had said. I guess I was just jealous that Viktor hasn't given me the time of day, while the boy you've fancied since last term has finally noticed you."

Lisel just leaned over and hugged her friend.

"I don't know what he sees in that nerdy know-it-all," Joanna sighed.

Lisel glared at her friend playfully and said. "Hey, there's nothing wrong with being a nerdy know-it-all."

"But at least you're not annoying most of the time."

Before Lisel could respond the class started. During class, Cedric stared at Lisel and she stared right back.

"Oh, it seems like my prediction was right; maybe I shouldn't have dropped Divination," Fred Weasley scoffed, noticing the couple flirting.