I didn't know what to say. Should I tell him the truth? Or should I lie and pretend as if nothing happened. Ugh, It's hard to decide.
,,Are you okay?"
,,Y- um, yes. Yes I am." I lied.
,,Then why are you crying?" He asked concerned.
,,I don't know, um..." I decided to lie. I don't want to hurt Cedric either. I don't want to pull anyone into my problems anymore.
,,I just- I just read a sad book you know." I was bad at lying, but good enough for Cedric to believe me.
,,Oh ok, then c'mon, let me bring you to your dorm."
We reached the painted portrait and I turned the last time back to Cedric to say thank you, before I muttered the password and walked into the common room. I wanted to go to my dorm, but I felt a slight grip on my shoulder. I jumped scared back to face the person and a girl smiled at me.
,,Hello" she said.
,,Um, hello" I looked at her confused. I've never seen or noticed her before. What does she want? ,,Can I help you?" I asked her and she just pulled me to the couch by my sleeve.
,,I just witnessed what happened to you." I looked at her confused, still not knowing who she is and what she's up to.
,,Anyways, um... I wanted to ask you are you ok? Did he hurt you?"
,,Um no, thanks. I don't want to be rude, but who are you?"
,,Oh... I'm sorry for not introducing myself. I'm Greenstone, Millie Greenstone. I'm in the same year as you."
,,Oh, why did I never notice you?"
,,I don't know." She shrugged.
,,Um, I am-"
,,(y/n) (y/l/n), I know" she interrupted me.
,,How did you-"
,,Oh please, you are famous."
,,Wha-" I could never finish my sentence. She always interrupted me.
,,Like, you are the interesting talk at Hogwarts. You are befriended with the golden trio, you have Draco Malfoy's attention and you are Cedric Diggory's girlfriend." She had put an extra pressure on the names.
Oh- I've never really seen myself that way. She was right, I had a lot of drama in my life, just because of these people, but how I already said... just because of these people. I think that if I hadn't been in any interaction with any of those people, not a single student would've known me.
,,Ok, but now about you." I tried to change the subject. I don't like to be the centre of attention. ,,Tell me something about you."
,,Um, alright. I'm a pureblood. I'm friends with Daphne, Millicent, Pansy..." she listed other names, while I looked at her for a second as she said Pansy. Like, she is befriended with Parkinson? Maybe she is like her. I mean-
,,Hello?" She waved her hand in front of my face, ,,Are you listening to me?"
,,Um, yes" I looked back at her.
,,Ok, where was I? uh um, my parents are close with the Malfoy family and I'm in Slytherin, but you know that. Otherwise I wouldn't sit here, right?" She began to laugh.
I pretented to find it funny, too and smiled, ,,mhm." Broken humour, not to be mean, but erm, girl no.
She told me everything. Like, literally everything. I listened to her halfway, but what caught my attention was as she asked me about Malfoy. She didn't ask normal questions, no, she asked me if we were a thing or worse, she wanted me to tell her every single word he had said to me. Really odd if you ask me.
I just ignored the weird questions,
,,Um, friends with Parkinson, huh?" I don't even know why I said that. My brain just tried to change the topic and it could be everything until we are not talking about the relationship between me and Malfoy anymore.
,,Yeah but I don't like her anyway." She rolled her eyes. Something told me she was acting as if. The eye roll looked like it's fake, but yeah nevermind. After a few minutes I said that I wanted to go to sleep and went to my dorm to sleep.
,,You belong to me. Come to my side or you will regret it"
,,NEVER" I screamed
,,You will regret it" Voldemort's voice got quieter.
He disappeared and I stood at a field... alone. No one was there, until a body dropped at the ground. I was shocked and ran to the place, where the body was lying. The only thing I could recognize was a pale hand, which isn't moving at all.
I couldn't see the face of the unmoving body, but walked closer to see who it was. As I reached the body I wanted to take off the hood and-
,,Dead" someone said behind me. ,,Dead" it was a girl, that repeated herself.
I turned around and before I could see her face, she collapsed. She was obviously crying because of the dead body, that was lying in front of me. I ran towards her and rubbed her back.
,,Hey, it's ok" she looked up and- and the girl... the girl was me.
,,No, nothing will be ok." She sobbed and then disappeared.
I looked back to the spot, where the body was, but no one. He disappeared either and there was just me in the middle of a field... alone, left.
I felt my chest being empty. I literally felt nothing. It was a horrible feeling. It felt like I lost everything and everyone in my life. I was hopeless.
,,You still have the time to choose my side."
,,Voldemort."
Suddenly, his wand touched my throat and I began to cry. I was lost. What should I do? No one loves me and no one will stop me or give me the advice to do the good thing. I was overwhelmed.
I sat up, sweating and breathing heavily. What are all these dreams about? I thought. Why do I keep seeing myself in my own dreams? It's terrifying.
As I got dressed, I walked to the great hall and sat down. Someone tapped my shoulder and I turned around.
,,Are you okay? You look like you haven't slept all night." Cedric sat beside me
,,Yes, um, just a nightmare." I said quickly, not wanting to talk about it.
,,What was it about." He hugged me and I burried my head in the crook of his neck. I tried to hold the tears back and bit my lips to not let out a noise, but I was unsuccessful. I sobbed into his neck and Cedric held me tighter, now rubbing my back and kissing the top of my head.
,,Shush, I'm here for you." I pulled myself back and looked him in the eyes.
,,Thank you." I smiled and he returned one. I turned back and saw a pair of grey-blue eyes looking at me. He looked worried, but I just turned back to eat.
,,Um I want to go to the bathroom." I stood up and Cedric nodded. I walked out and stopped as a cold hand held mine.
,,I'm sorry. Um, about yesterday." Malfoy aplogized, but I didn't turn to look at him.
,,It's fine." I said and pulled my hand out of his grip. ,,Wait." I turned back as I realized, that he apologized. ,,Did you- did you say sorry?' I smiled and he rubbed his neck nervousley. ,,Did I make you, Draco Malfoy apologize?" I began to chuckle quietly.
,,Really witty." He rolled his eyes.
,,whatsoever" I turned back and wanted to walk.
,,Uhm, (y/l/n)?"
,,Yeah?"
,,Uh, are you okay? I mean, I saw you crying."
,,Um yes, I am. Don't worry 'bout it." Then he left without saying anything else.
As I came back, Cedric was waiting for me and before I could sit down, he held my hand and led me out of the hall.
,,Where are we going?" I smiled excited.
,,Just to our place."
As he said our, I got goosebumps. Yes, yes it was our place. Mine and his.
We just skipped every class and sat there, talking and laughing.
,,Are you scared?" I asked him after a long silence. We were lying on our back next to the lake, looking at the stars.
,,Of what?"
,,The tournament. Are you scared to fail?"
,,Uhm, I don't know. I just really hope, that I won't fail."
,,Me too." I kissed his cheek and laid back down to watch the stars. It was now midnight and I was enjoying the time with Cedric. Just a few days until the second task and I'm afraid, afraid, that something will happen to him.