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This chapter contains violent actions.Please read with caution.

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I watched out over the deserted hall, impatiently waiting outside of Cedric's classroom — usually, I would enjoy having a free period, generally spending it with Hermione and Luna. But not today — today was different,

I was supposed to talk to Cedric yesterday with Blaise present, but I refused. I avoided the two best friends all day, till it was too late. I refused to let Draco have his ways with me — therefore, I told Blaise that I would meet him later,

I know that there's no way Cedric would agree to anything with Blaise present. He despised them — he hated everyone that was in Slytherin. I never found out to know why he did. He never told me, but I could tell that they were competitors in quidditch, and I think that the completion followed him off the field.

At this point, I wasn't certain he'd even listen to me, not after what passed at dinner a few nights ago — he was wrong in his doings, I know he was — but he also has a bad habit of not letting things go. On my sixteenth birthday — I was gifted a lovely silver necklace from the Malfoys, and by Cedric being Cedric, he refused to talk to me until I agreed to take it off,

But I have to try talking to him, even if it bothered me — Draco defended me, he stuck up for me, even if he wanted to deny it. I owed him this — It's a funny thing, me, owing Draco Malfoy something.

The entry to the classroom flung open, and swiftly the quiet, somewhat peaceful hallway was now filled with students and noise — a trail of students shoving each other out of the way before my sights caught onto the tall, brown-haired Hufflepuff strolling past me.

He winced back as I tugged his arm, grey eyes bored through mine, wide-eyed, '' What do you want?'' Cedric spat at my startled front, yanking his arm back — I meet grey eyes as I stared at him with spite by his heartless demeanor, '' Well — speak up,''

Cedric's lip still coated bruised by the other night, '' What's your problem, Diggory? I questioned him, causing his brows to furrow, lips pressed into a firm line, '' I need you to do something for me —,''

His arms crossed over his chest as he eagerly waited for me to speak my mind, '' Why would I ever do—,''

'' Because you owe me, Cedric — because you hurt me,'' I snapped, his face slightly fell at my words as his eyes grounded, '' What you did to me — was cruel and mean, and I'm asking you to do something to make it up to me,''

He nodded at my words, still staring down at his feet, '' I need you to be quiet about what Draco did to you.'' Cedric's neck jolted up at my words as a curve arced on his lips,

'' Is that so?'' He taunted me, sounding amused by the situation, '' You want me to protect your beloved little boyfriend?'' I felt my temper failing me as I clenched my fists — not even caring about the fact that he called Draco my boyfriend, '' How about, no?''

I chewed on my bottom lip, trying to gather my temper together, '' Not even to protect your beloved little girlfriend?'' I fired back as I rose a brow, earning a shocked look from the boy — eyes bored through mine with hatred as his breaths heaved,

'' You wouldn't,'' He snapped, voice breaking in uncertainty, shoving his clenched fists into his pockets, '' You wouldn't do that,''

'' I would—,'' I smirked, leaning onto the wall behind me, twirling a curl of hair between my fingers, '' And do you know why I would do that, Cedric?''

'' Because you called me a whore, when you were the one dating Cho behind my back — you deserved what Draco did to you.'' My words left him gulping. He looked at me in disbelief running a hand through his hair,

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