ripple effect

pumpkin spice & carrot cake

 " Cedric! Hi. Hello.Crap i'm sooo sorry. I didn't break your spine did I? ." You blush and fumble for words while he helps you up.

"Haha no, it's my fault I should've cleared out of the landing area sooner. It's just that I've dropped something" Cedric chuckles with his warm velvet like voice, finding your embarrassment cute. You ask him what he's lost in hopes of making up for crash landing onto him.

"My dad lost his glasses when we landed, and well, he can't see shit without them" Cedric chuckles but you can tell he's worried. (y/n) helps him search the field as more and more witches and wizards start dropping down from the cloudless sky.

(y/n) Deauxville and Cedric Diggory were friendly acquaintances. Nick and Cedric were friends and he usually spent a couple weeks at the Deauxville manor during the summer. Memories of late night campfires and intense water polo matches flood your mind. You loved having your friends over during the holidays, they brought life to the regal old manor.

This summer was the first time in three years that your friends didn't stay at your house. Instead you told Nick to take his friends to your family's summer house in St. Tropez. It's not that you didn't enjoy their company, unlike Nick his friends weren't complete assholes, but it would have been too stressful to hide your dad's condition from them.

You are still searching in the grass when you hear Diggory say something but you're too lost in thought to understand. Before she could react (y/n) felt an arm snake around her waist and yank her away just as a dozen wizards holding a rusty bucket crash down in the spot where she was standing moments ago.

You whip your head around to see Cedric holding you.

"Found them" He flashes you his signature smile while holding out a pair of wiry glasses.

You laugh and thank him for saving you from the two hundred pound wizard that would have landed on you otherwise. He's standing so close to you, you breathe in his scent. He smells overwhelmingly good, like mahogany and pumpkin spice and coffee. He smells like a slight autumn breeze that carries orange brown leaves along with it. He smells like-" Bloody kids these days, too daft to even walk off the landing area! Unbelievable!" The moment is ruined by an old wizard with wispy hair hollering at you and Cedric.

Cedric pulls away and whispers " Let's get out of here before we're nearly crushed to death again"

You walk away from the field explaining to Cedric why your brother couldn't come when the Quidditch stadium comes into view. It was a huge building with the right side covered in Irish green and the left side in Bulgarian red. It was covered in gigantic posters with different Quidditch players. Looking at the posters, you spot this year's superstar Victor Krum, the ever brooding bulgarian seeker. You force yourself to rip your eyes away from the stadium and look around the grounds.

There were thousands of tents in all shapes and sizes, ranging from canary yellow to cyan blue.

It looked like thousands of giant pieces of confetti had dropped down from the sky onto this field.

You must have slowed to a stop without noticing because Cedric takes your arms and points to a faded yellow tent and a smaller quilted red tent.

" The yellow one, that's the Weasley's tent and the one next to it is mine. I gotta give these to dad." He says, holding out the glasses. "See you later?"

You hum in agreement as he disappears inside the red tent.

Mr. Weasley is engaged in conversation with Ludo Bagman so (y/n) walks over to Harry, Ron and Hermione. Hermione immediately takes you in her arms when she spots you. You and Hermione had become close friends during your second year when she had started to tutor you and that's how you came to meet the golden trio. Finally, when she lets go from her seemingly never ending squeeze, you hug Harry and Ron.

"Harry! You've grown at least a foot during the summer!" You exclaim, looking him up and down with amazement.

He was so much taller than you remembered, you physically had to crane your neck to look at him in the eyes. He blushed slightly just as two familiar voices behind you screech

"HERE IS OUR FAVOURITE SPOILED BRAT!"

"Look who it is! Pumpkin spice and carrot cake" You retort back.

Fred and George pick you up and spin you around while you kick your legs fighting to get out of their grip.

"Put me down Fred! George! I'm serious. Fred STOP. Shit! That tickles stop!" You laugh hysterically.

Someone behind you coughs and they turn around still holding you. Cedric is standing there holding your bag.

"(y/n) I was wondering if you needed help setting up your tent" He says jutting his chin to the vacant spot next to his own tent.

"Yes, thank you" You glare at your captors ."Just as soon as these two buffoons decide put me down"

"Fine. But just because Prince Diggory came to save the damsel in distress." George says while bowing down dramatically.

"I am NOT a damsel in distress" You say embarrassed.

"Better go before we change our minds" Fred chimes in with a sly smile.

Just then you feel a small hand tugging on your tennis skirt. You look down to find a small house elf who says something barely audible.

"Goodmorning Miss Deauxville" The house elf whispers looking at her feet. "My name is Winky and I've been sent by Mr. Crouch and Mr. Fudge to request that you peg your tent in the ministry's quarters."

You suddenly remember why you're here. To talk with Barty Crouch Sr. and Cornelius Fudge about a very secretive business deal.

"Oh sure, um I'll be right there"

"What's wrong (y/n/n)? Too fancy to be next to us?" Says Ron teasingly but looking slightly hurt.

" If Mr. Crouch has requested her presence and she must go at once. We must not keep Mr. Crouch waiting." Percy says before you can answer.

" Percy, why don't you go suck Mr. Crouch's-" You cut the twins off.

"No,no. Trust me I would rather stay here but my dad sent me here to finalize a business deal with the Minister" Answering Ron's question.

Mr. Weasley and Ludo Bagman decide to join in on the conversation.

"What kind of business deal?" Asks Mr.Weasley.

"It's secret" You whisper loudly and everyone looks at you curiously. You swear you saw a knowing glint in Ludo Bagman's eyes when you mentioned the deal.

" Anyways I must get going because wE mUsT nOt kEeP Mr. CrOuCh wAitiNg!!" You say mocking Percy who glares at you. The twins laugh and start trying to predict the outcome of the game.

A hand grabs your arm and you look up to see it's Harry.

"Can I walk you there?" He asks with hope in his eyes.

"Of course" You smile back.

You grab his hand and he blushes slightly. The two of you head off towards the official looking blue Ministry tents while catching each others up on your summers.

AUTHORS NOTE:                                                                                                                                                                     Um I don't own any of these characters or pictures.   Also reminder to be kind to all kinds :)                love,      luna xx