I’m sitting in the Hufflepuff common room sipping on tea that has way too much sugar for so early, as my friend plops down next to me.
“Did you finish the charms essay that is due on tomorrow?” Alice asks nudging me out of the trance I’m in staring at the fire.
“Hmm. Oh yeah I finished it sometime last night.” I answer turning to look at my best friend who has a habit of procrastinating till the last minute.
She tucks her short dark hair behind her ear before asking in her sweetest voice “Could you help me with mine.” She gives me really bad puppy dog eyes “Pleasssseeee Y/N”
I groan closing the transfiguration book before turning to her. “Only if you stop giving me those eyes… they’re going to be in my nightmares”
She cheers before wrapping her arms around me “You’re a life savor.”
I sigh “Sometimes I wish I didn’t love you as much as I do.”
“But you dooo.” she says all singsongy.
As we’re sitting in the library going over the charms essay Eli, Cedric’s friend comes up too me.
”Y/N” He whines before straightening out his Hufflepuff jacket realizing Alice is sitting across from me. “Hi Alice.”
A blush starts creeping up Eli’s neck as he sees Alice give him a small wave.
“What’d you need Eli?” I ask grinning looking between my two friends knowing Alice has liked him since forever.
Eli is staring at Alice too distracted to hear me asking him what he came here for.
I clear my throat and he looks up startled before smiling sheepishly.
”S-sorry about that, but I came here to tell you Cedric has just been whining and complaining all day about his cold, yet he refuses to go to Madam Pomfrey.”
I get what he’s saying before he even asks.
”So you want me to go upstairs and talk some sense into him.”
Eli rubs the back of his neck and I hear Alice sigh staring at his forearm veins.
”Exactly. Y/N you are the only one who can talk common sense into him and even if you can’t he listens to you.” Eli states before continuing “He was getting so annoying just complaining about not feeling good and he’s the one who won’t get treated.”
I smile knowing how stubborn my boyfriend can be from first hand experience.
”I’ll see what I can do.” I pause thinking before looking between Alice and Eli a grin taking up my features. “Ya know I heard you’re good at charms.”
Eli nods which means I can continue on my offer. “Since I have to deal with Cedric, and I was originally supposed to be helping Alice with charms…”
Alice’s eyes go wide as she realizes what I’m trying to do. Her eyes are telling me “no no no” but I know she just needs to be violently shoved out of the nest for this to work.
”so can you help her with the essay?” I ask giving a smile towards the poor unsuspecting boy.
Eli nods eagerly before slowing his head “Yeah, yeah sure I can help her with the charms essay.”
I stand up grabbing my bag from the floor and cracking a smile at Alice and her blushing form.
”Good luuuuck.” I mimic her singsong voice from earlier waving goodbye as I head up to the common room to help my sick boyfriend.
As I start heading up the stairs to the 6th year Hufflepuff boys dorm Matt closes the door.
”Oh thank god Cedric is becoming unbearable, and I’ve only been in there for 5 minutes to grab my books.” Matt sighs sidestepping me before heading down the stairs.
I open the door and the first thing I see is a mess of blankets half on and half off of Cedric.
”Cedric?” I call out softly stepping over the mess of blankets at the end of his bed.
His eyes open and he gives me one of the crooked smiles that always my made heart swoon.
”Y/N? Love is that you” Cedric rasps rubbing his eyes.
”Yes it’s me I was summoned because apparently nobody can stand you sick.” I say softly sitting down on the bed next to him.
He chuckles before groaning and curling up closer to me.
”My head hurts.” He grumbles burying his head in my side.
“Madam Pomfrey could fix that.” I suggest trying to convince him to go to the nurse.
”No. I hate being in there after last year.” He admits rolling onto his back.
I sigh remembering how long he was in the hospital after the triwizard tournament last year.
I run my fingers through his hair pressing a kiss on his forehead.
”I know baby but you’re burning up.”
He relaxes into the bed as my fingers work through his hair and he grumbles.
”Why do I have to get sick. I should be invincible now that I survived Voldemort, but now I’m sick.”
I laugh at how miserable he seems to be and he huffs. “What kind of girlfriend are you. Enjoying seeing me in pain.”
I take my hands away from his hair and get more comfortable next to him.
“I don’t enjoy seeing you in pain but it’s nice to take care of you when you always take care of everyone else.”
Cedric closes his eyes as he snuggles up to me. His entire body is burning up and he has a light sweat coating his forehead making some of his hair stick to it.
I brush the hair off his forehead pressing another kiss against it.
”Ced come on we’re going to Madam Pomfrey.” I say as I start to sit up.
He wraps his arms around my torso holding me close to him.
”Noooo” He whines burying his head in my neck pressing light kisses on my collarbone and shoulder.
”Nope let’s go.” I say attempting to pull him up but he just collapses his body weight on me pinning me underneath him.
He grins up at me from where his chin rests on my chest.
”What if I just stay here.” He says moving his face closer to rest on my breasts.
”Cedric Diggory get up.” I say sternly.
”You don’t want to stay like this.” He says giving a sympathetic look and a small smile.
”I would… but right now you are sick.” I replied.
”If I go to Madam Pomfrey will you stay and cuddle with my afterwords?” He propositions nuzzling into my chest.
”Fine. If you go see her than we can cuddle afterwords.” At my words Cedric lifts his head up groaning how heavy it feels.
I stand up grabbing his shoes and a sweater so all the girls aren’t gawking at his figure in the hallways.
Cedric slides the sweater on and then slips his shoes on.
”Ready love?” I ask holding my hand out for him to take.
He interlaces our fingers his palm sweaty before standing up on wobbly feet.
”C’mon” I tug at his arm as he slowly starts to follow me.
”Yeah yeah yeah I’m coming.” He grumbles wrapping his arm around my waist leaning the majority of his weight on me.