You Know I Love You, Right? (Cedric Diggory x Reader)

Chapter 6

As I sat in the Hufflepuff common room sobbing, there was nothing in that moment that I had wished for more than a time turner, because that night was the worst one I've had in ages.

It all started when I heard a knock at my door in the middle of the night.  Hannah Abott and I both sprang up to answer it, and standing there at six feet and one inch, was Cedric Diggory.

"Seriously how do you keep getting here?  Isn't there a spell that stops you from coming upstairs?!" Hannah asked.

"I'm a prefect, I'm required to know a counterspell that allows me to come up here in case of emergency.  Now can I please borrow your roommate for a second?"

"It sounds like someone's abusing their powers."  Hannah scoffed before going back to bed.

"I'm not coming down Cedric.  I'm tired and I want to go back to bed."

"Please, I just want to explain myself."

"I think we've done enough explaining for today- goodnight."

I tried to slam the door but he stopped it right before it could close.  I knew Cedric wasn't going to give up anytime soon so I reluctantly went downstairs with him.

We sat on the couch once more.  I scooted as far away from him as possible, to the point where I almost fell off.  He placed his wand on the table, took off his robes and sighed.

"I shouldn't have gotten so angry and I'm sorry."

"Cedric hearing you say 'I'm sorry' is starting to get repetitive, especially when you keep doing the same thing."

"I know, I know, it's just that when I saw you with Draco I got so mad all of a sudden."

"And why is that?"

"Because he's not, he- you deserve better than him."

"Why do you get to say what I deserve and what I don't?"

"Because!  Okay?  I just know he's bad news, did you forget your breakup?"

"Cedric I'm not your daughter, you can't tell me what to do.  Draco and I are happy, don't you wanna see me happy?"

"Of course I want to see you happy, just not with him."

"Well who would you rather see me happy with?"

He didn't respond.

"Maybe, you're just jealous!"  I continued, "Jealous because I've realized that I don't belong to you, and that you can't keep me from seeing other people."

"I never said that."

"Actions speak louder than words.  You just want to keep me with you for some sick and twisted reason!  But I'm done.  I'm not your pet so stop treating me like one."

Our little chit-chat had turned itself into a full blown argument, my blood boiled at the realization that Cedric had been manipulating me our whole friendship.

"Good Merlin you're so conceited sometimes?  Do you really think I'm the one that keeps you around?!  You're constantly hanging around me like some little pest.  I have so many other friends to be with.  How many do you have again?  Neville?  No.  Hannah?  Barely."

Then the worst sentence that could ever come out of my mouth slipped out like vomit.

"I'd rather be friends with nobody than be friends with you!"

He gasped, I was trembling.  What did I just say to Cedric?  Did I want to take it back?

He sighed, "Fine, let's have it your way."

"Fine."

He stormed out of the room, leaving me there on the corner of the couch, frozen.  I had just ended my nine year relationship with my best friend.  Why did I say that to him?  Why?  Why did it make him so angry that I was with Draco?  Before I knew it I was crying on the couch, I just couldn't take this stress anymore.  The tournament, Cedric, Draco, everything.  I just wanted to close my eyes and wake up and have all of my issues vanish into thin air- just as my friendship with Cedric had.

I woke up the next morning on the couch again, with little to no motivation to go to breakfast.  I had lost my appetite, nothing really mattered anymore.  My best friend is gone and nothing else matters.

Not even Draco?  I thought

Not even Draco.

I guess I really wasn't in love with my boyfriend.  I can only imagine how upset he'll be when he finds out.  It was just another thing to worry about.  Merlin, why is it that I couldn't fall in love?  It honestly just felt like a curse.

If I could never fall in love, I could never be with anyone.

Ever.

It's just not fair to the other person.  I groaned at the thought of having to break up with Draco again for the same reason.  Maybe I could try to find a way to make him not like me instead?

What if I made Draco fall in love with someone else?

And with that I found myself a reason to get up and go to breakfast.