Harry Potters Twin Book Four

Beautifully Dangerious

The prospect of talking face-to-face with Sirius was all that sustained me over the next fortnight, the only bright spot on a horizon that had never looked darker. The shock of finding myself school champion had worn off slightly now, and the fear of what was facing me had started to sink in. The first task was drawing steadily nearer; I felt as though it were crouching ahead of me like some horrific monster, barring my path. I had never suffered nerves like these; they were way beyond anything I had experienced before a Quidditch match, not even my last one against Slytherin, which had decided who would win the Quidditch Cup. I was finding it hard to think about the future at all; I felt as though my whole life had been heading up to, and would finish with, the first task.

Though some part of me couldn't help but be excited. This was my chance to prove myself, in front of the whole school too. Not to mention facing a dangerious monster could help me with pretty much any carreer I had in mind. An Auror would be my choice of carreer.

The emotions swam through my mind too quickly for my taste, and was leaving me with a bad head ache. Bonnie would tell me I was beng rediculious, Dani would tell me to go to Madame Promfrey, Hermione would tell me that Dumbledore would never let anything hurt me, and Harry would tell me that if he found out what the first task was, he would make sure I'll get past it.

The only one who could completely ease my nerves was Cedric. Yes, we are now very close. I stuck to my promise with Bonnie and distracted the other girls long enough so I could capture his attention. I remember how I did it perfectly...

Flashback~

"There's your chance, Nixie" Bonnie said urgently as we both sat a few feet away from the other Gryffiindors and stared down at the Hufflepuff table, where Ced was surrounded by swooning sixth and seventh years. "Take it."

"Okay, okay," I said bravely. I've talked to Cedric before, I wasn't nervious anymore. "Im on it."

I got up and sprinted across the Great Hall, running my hand through my hair so it looked slightly tousled.

I gasped loudly so that a few Hufflepuff heads turned my way. "Oh my Golly! Victor Krum is going for a swim!"

The girls surrounding Cedric turned to the window and it had to be destiny that made the Giant Squid spalsh around as though someone had jumped inside. The girls squeled like scared pigs and raced eachother out of the Great Hall.

I slid in the seat next to Cedric and smiled at him. "Hi, Ced. We've never talked since the Wand Weighing."

"Yeah." He grinned crookedly at me. "Nice distraction, Nix."

I blushed and ran my hands through my hair again. "You caught that."

"I would have to be blind not to notice," Cedric chuckled cutely. "You could have just came and talked to me."

"Why? Missing your fan girls, already?" I said, smiling to hide the jealousy boiling inside of me. "I assure you, if you are, they will soon find out that 'Victor Krum' is actually the Giant Squid."

"No, I'm glad you got rid of them," Cedric said, either ignoring my fire eyes or oblivious to them. "They were getting annoying."

"Am I annoying you," I put my albow on the table and studied him carefully.

"Not at all." He said, and I could tell that he was being truthful.

The thought made me smile, he made me smile. I lied that I always felt fuzzy and warm around him, like I didn't have a scar on my forehead, like I was normal. Well, as normal as a teenage witch can get.