"Do I smile or..." she asked.
"Smile! It looks good on you!" Cedric answered quickly, without hesitation.
The Gryffindor looked down and blushed.
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(goblet of fire ~ deathly hallows)
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All five of the Weasleys had been sat inside Hagrid's hut, politely refusing any rock cakes and tea that was pushed their way. He had agreed to sneak them into the woods where their older brother, Charlie, had brought some dragons over for the first task.
When it got dark enough, the six of them had trailed through the Forbidden Forest, Ron jumping every time one of the dragons roared.
None of them had seen him in a while, so they all pulled him onto tight hugs when they first saw him.
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Cedric and Ethan were sitting opposite Aria and Bella on the grass in the courtyard, testing her for a Potions quiz she had coming up, the four of them not wearing the Potter Stinks badgeds on their robes.
"What's bezoar commonly used for?" She asked.
The Hufflepuff thought for a second, "Treating common potions."
Aria smiled, throwing a sweet at her and flicking through her notes in search of the next question, "What is another name for the plant more commonly known as wolfsbane?"
"Aconite." She replied without a moment's hesitation.
"Bella, I think you are ready for your test!" She smiled, throwing another sweet to her. Cedric laid down on the grass, with a book in his hand, casting occasional looks at the Gryffindor.
Ethan nudged him, pointing to the other Hogwarts champion walking towards them, "Potter's coming."
Cedric bolted upright as Harry reached the four of them.
"Can I have a word?" He asked, "With you and Aria?"
Cedric nodded, the pair of them standing up and following Harry around a tall tree, "Dragons," he simply said, "that's the first task. They've got one for each of us."
"Are you serious?" Cedric asked.
Aria was confused, until the point as to why she was here, but quickly realised, "I've seen them, in the Forbidden Forest."
"And Fleur and Krum, do they..?"
Harry nodded, walking off and leaving the two of them alone, both of them moving back to Ethan and Bella. Aria's eyes suddenly snapped over to one of the paths, where Ron and Seamus were heading straight for Harry.
"Excuse me," Aria said, straightening her robe, "looks like I've got some fallout to contain."
She strode purposefully across the courtyard, all but ripping her brother and Harry apart, "If you two can't get along, just stay away from each other. Problem solved."
"Good idea." Ron said, walking off with Seamus.
Aria looked at Harry, "He'll come around, he always does. Just ignore him while he thinks things through."
