her // cedric diggory × reader

-eight-

"She's the first one that I see,
She lives in daydreams with me"

-She (Harry Styles)

The Yule Ball

Y/N sighed happily as Cedric hugged her tightly. She indulged in Cedric's vanilla scent as she relaxed comfortably in his strong arms.

Until the warmth was gone.

Y/N opened her eyes to reveal the wooden pillars of her bed in the Hufflepuff dorm room.

It was just a dream.

But Y/N found consolation through the fact that at the moment, it was still a possible thought.

She looked over to Aurelia who was still snoring softly in her bed across the room. Y/N glanced at her clock. It was 5:30 in the morning.

She decided it would be nice to get some air before all the bustling began for the day. After all, today was the day of the Yule Ball.

Y/N quietly tiptoed over to the bathroom to get ready. She snuck out of her room as she walked down the steps leading to the common room.

It was slightly chilly as it was early in the morning. Y/N walked over to the large window seat. The window was blurred by icy frost covering the edges. As she gazed out, she admired the outside. The clouds were a slate-gray and the sun wasn't out yet. It was foggy. The trees that were once spots of red, orange, yellow, and brown were now thin and bare. Soft snow layered the misty atmosphere of the school.

Y/N slipped on her warm, beige faux coat. She was about to turn around to leave the common room when a pair of arms wrapped around her. She felt them lower their head onto her shoulder.

She froze.

"Going somewhere?" A deep, silky voice questioned.

Y/N felt their breath against her ear.

A delicate whiff of vanilla clouded her sense of smell.

She quickly turned around to see, fully dressed for winter, Cedric Diggory smirking down at her.

Immediately she felt butterflies flutter in her stomach as blush flushed her cheeks.

Cedric had an amused glint in his eyes as he then slowly leaned in to be eye level with Y/N.

Only inches away from his face, Y/N was getting flustered.

"No hello?" Cedric said, pouting.

"Well in my defense, you didn't exactly say hello either, Ced." Y/N replied nonchalantly, backing away slightly.

Cedric pulled an appalled face expression before laughing.

"Well I suppose you're right. Since we're both up, do you mind taking a visit to the kitchens with me for breakfast?"

[ time skip ]

After a fulfilling meal, Cedric and Y/N walked to the Hufflepuff dorms when he suddenly took hold of her wrist and headed a different direction.

Y/N had to start running to keep up with him because of his long legs. Perks of being tall I guess.

Finally, after passing through multiple corridors and pathways, Cedric had slowed down.

They were at the Black Lake.

Y/N reminisced on her memory of their first picnic date here.

She turned around to look at Cedric who was already laying down making snow angels.