Gained A Couple Battle Scars (Second Installment)

Chapter 11: Reassurance and Questions

It didn’t take long for me to know every detail about what happened at the first task. Everyone was talking about it. Apparently Harry’s task was the most interesting. The dragon managed to get loose and Harry flew away towards the castle with the dragon chasing him.

I heard Fleur and Viktor did well with getting the golden egg, though, their dragons didn’t get loose. Harry had to go to the hospital wing due to a sprained wrist and when I see Cedric he has a cut on his face from the dragon.

After being finished with my classes for the day I walk to the Great Hall to do some more research on my scar, I picked up a few books from the restricted section that I think might help. Of course, I charmed the books to look like different books. As I begin to walk into the Great Hall someone taps me on the shoulder, I turn around and see Cedric, smiling at me. He pulls me off to the side to talk to me.

“I never got the chance to thank you.” He says, I look at him curiously. “The task. You told me to look behind me. If you didn’t yell that then I would be in way worse shape that this.” He points to his cheek.

“It's no problem. It looked really scary, after I knew you were alright I left, I couldn’t even watch the rest of the champions…” I look at him.

“You really do care for me, don’t you?” he says.

“Yes, I always have…that’s what I’ve tried to you, but, you walked away from me. I…I screamed for you Cedric, you broke my heart.” I can hear my voice crack.

“I'm sorry, for breaking your heart. I hope to never make you sad again.” Cedric leans down and kisses my cheek before going into the Great Hall.

I can feel my cheeks get a tiny bit warm as I walk into the Great Hall. I watch as Cedric sits down at the Hufflepuff table and I take a spot next to George. He smiles at me as I pull out a book and begin to go through it. Angelina is sitting next to him on the other side and then Fred is next to Angelina. George lifts up my book to look at the cover.

“Charms, eh? Didn’t know there was a chapter on blood magic.” George says, smirking at me.

“Obviously, it’s not a charms book. I got it from the restricted section. Honestly, why even have these books here if we cant go through them. Restricted just makes me want to go in there more.” I say.

“You are such a Slytherin.” George says with a grin.

“ Shut it, Weasley.” I laugh as Dean Thomas sits across from me.

Hes a boy in Harry’s year. He has dark skin that match his dark eyes, his laugh is contagious and you cant help but smile when he does. He seems to be hanging around the twins lately. Honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he started doing pranks with them in the near future.

“Blood magic?” Dean says, looking at my book.

“Trying to do a ritual?” he asks.

“No. More like, trying to banish something…” I watch a little first year walk over to Ron who is a little further down from me, hes carrying a large box.

I watch as Ron opens it, he pulls out an old looking robe. Looks outdated, and even has fringe. What a sight, I try not to laugh as he holds it up to himself. He looks at Ginny and walks over to her.

“Ginny, these must be for you.” He says.

Ginny puts down her spoon and looks offended,

“I’m not wearing that, its ghastly.”
Hermione begins to laugh. “They’re not Ginny.

They’re for you.” She says.

Fred, George, Angelina, Dean and I begin to laugh hard and I put my book away.