Snitches and Quaffles

The Unexpected Death

WC: 1,036

*Unbetaed

It was a couple days later, the couple hadn't talked since the library incident. They were on their prefect rounds.

"Ced?" Lisel asked her boyfriend.

He turned to her.

"I'm sorry about a few days ago, you know how I get with Charms."

Cedric took her hand and said. "I know."

Lisel tugged her boyfriend towards an empty alcove to continue the snogging session from a few days ago. Lisel's hands wrapped his neck while one of his hands rested on her bum.

"Oh, Cedric," she moaned.

The brown-eyed boy smirked at his girlfriend. After a few more love bites and moans they finished their snogging session, straightened their clothes, left the alcove and continued their rounds hand in hand. Once they were done with their rounds they walked back to the Hufflepuff common room.

Over the next month and a half, everything was normal or at least it could be with the Triwizard Tournament going on.

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It was now late June and time for the last task. Lisel was wishing Viktor and Cedric luck before they went into the maze. She shared a quick kiss with Cedric before he went in. She sat in the stands nervously.

"I'm sure they'll be fine," Alfons assured her casually wrapping his arm around her while Adam glared at him.

"I hope you're right, Alfie," she sighed.

He was incredibly nervous for his best friend. Fleur emerged first. Then Viktor a few minutes later. She rushed down to him.

"I'm so sorry," Viktor said, immediately.

"What are you sorry for, Vic?"

"I used the Cruciatus curse on Cedric," Viktor told his cousin ashamed.

Her blue-green eyes darkened as she slapped him across the face.

"Whoa, what's with all this violence?" Alfons asked.

Lisel just glared at her cousin and stormed back to her seat leaving Alfons still confused.

"I was imperiused and used the Cruciatus curse on Cedric."

Alfons could tell his best friend was telling the truth. He wouldn't hurt anyone unless they hurt Lisel which Cedric hasn't done that yet. Little did they know that would change.

About an hour later, Harry appeared with the Triwizard Cup. Everyone cheered until they noticed Cedric's dead body. Lisel collapsed into Joanna's arms and began sobbing uncontrollably even before his father could reach him. Stupid bloody Harry Potter. She was inconsolable for the rest of the night.

The next morning she woke up numb. She just lost her boyfriend of eight months whom she had fallen in love with. She eventually walked down to the Great Hall in a fog. She noticed there were black curtains behind the teacher's table. There was silence throughout the hall until Dumbledore broke it.

"Cedric was a person who exemplified many of the qualities which distinguish Hufflepuff house, he was a good and loyal friend, a hard worker, he valued fair play. His death has affected you all, whether you knew him well or not. I think that you have the right, therefore, to know exactly how it came about. Cedric Diggory was murdered by Lord Voldemort!" he exclaimed.

Lisel broke down again.

Viktor tried to comfort her but she pushed him away and fell into Joanna's arms again.

"Lisel?"

She turned to the reason her boyfriend is dead. The next thing she knew she took out her wand before she could even cast a spell she was disarmed.

"Sorry about this Harry," Viktor said walking over with his cousin's wand.

"You're almost as bad as him, Viktor. You used the Cruciatus curse on Cedric."

Before either boy could respond Professor Sprout walked over and asked to talk to Lisel. She glared at her cousin and Harry as she left with her Head of House. She was lead to Professor Sprout's office where she saw the familiar woman and a man that had Cedric's brown eyes.

"Mr. and Mrs. Diggory this is Lieselotte Epstein, she was your son's fellow prefect and girlfriend."

"It's Lisel, actually."

"So, I'm sorry this is the way we reunite again," Mrs. Diggory said.

She had spent most of the summer before her second year over the Diggory's.

"How long have you been dating our son?"

"Since Halloween," Lisel said sitting down.

Mrs. Diggory nodded. She stayed in Professor Sprout's office for a while then walked out with his parents.

"Here's your wand, Lissy," Viktor said.

She just grabbed her wand from him and stalked away.

"I'm sorry for your loss, Mr. and Mrs. Diggory," Viktor said sympathetically before he chased after his cousin to stop her from trying to hex the poor bespectacled boy.

It was time for Beauxbatons and Durmstrang to leave. Viktor was saying goodbye to Hermione. Alfons was saying goodbye to Joanna and Lisel.

"Bye Alfie," Lisel said, hugging her cousin's best friend.

"Bye Lisel," he said, trying not to enjoy the hug too much but he failed. He mentally scolded himself her boyfriend just died.

Viktor walked over from saying goodbye to Hermione. He hugged Lisel and he shared an awkward hug with Joanna. She enjoyed it a little too much so Lisel tugged her away from her cousin.

It was the next day and time to head home. Lisel sat on the Hogwarts Express staring out the window despondently. Joanna leaned over and took her hand. She rested her head on her friend's shoulder.

"I'll help you get through this," Joanna soothed her distraught best friend.

Usually Joanna was bold and brash but seeing her best friend in pain brought out her soft side. The two girls stayed like that until they reached Kings Cross. The two girls got off the train. The minute they saw Joanna's mum and dad and Lisel's dad Joanna's mum rushed to engulf Lisel in a hug. Joanna took after her mum.

"I'm so sorry, sweetie."

"Thanks Mrs. Lincoln."

"We have a good friend who is a psychologist, would you like to go if you need to talk?" Mr. Lincoln offered his daughter's best friend.

"We'll keep it in mind but it would be hard since they wouldn't know about magic," Lisel told him.

Mr. Lincoln nodded. Lisel shared a hug with her dad. And the two girls parted ways after another hug between the two of them.