*** The end of Term ***

Hermione sat on the Astronomy Tower window ledge, watching the beautiful, sunrise scenery, waiting for Cedric to come back with breakfast from the Great Hall.

He insisted on going on his own. She had been in such deep thought and lost in the amazing horizon before her, she hadn't niticed Cedric stumbling back up to her.

"Are ... you ... alright ..." he said between pauses, trying to sort his words. Seeing her jump in surpirse, he had to rush over to her and take her in his arms.

"Yeah, I'm fine. How's your walking and talking coming?"

"Ok, I am still trying though." he said, pressing his forehead gently against hers.

Cho Chang had taken her unknown timing to enter the Astronomy Tower with Ronald Weasley, giggling like crazy. Upon seeing Cedric and Hermione, she shoved Ron into hiding. She glared at the couple.

"Cedric! What are you doing with ... with HER!?" she asked, shooting Hermione with a look of daggers.

"I think we were talking, Chang!" Hermione spat her name out as though it were an unwilled act for her to do so. "And if you loved Cedric, you wouldn't bad mouth him behind his back because he was disabled!!" she shouted, then jumped from the ledge to the stone floor. She pulled Cedric to their Comon Room.

"Sh-she talked about me? More than that time she found out I overheard her the first time?" he asked, positively shellshocked.

"Yes, Cedric. I'm sorry but she has." she said, moving to hold him, but he moved back away from her, as though disgusted by her touch.

"How come you didn't tell me?!" he asked.

"I didn't want to worry you or hurt you." she said.

"Get out. Leave!" he said and pushed her out.

Tears welled up in her eyes. He hadn't treated her that way before. Not caring where her feet took her anymore, she started walking. She entered the Forbidden Forest afer wandering aimlessly around the grounds.

Back in the Common Room, Cedric began to feel guilty about what he had done, and decided to go after her.

"Harry, have you seen Hermione?" he asked as he came across him.

Harry nodded, saying, "She walked past me, crying. If she's not in the library, I don't know where she is."

Cedric walked to the library, only to discover she wasn't there. Worrying, Cedric looked all over the school, stumbling along the way. He didn't think she was stupid enough to go into the forbidden forest, so he decided not to check it, but he still found no sign of her after an hour of searching.

He walked to the Hospital Wing, not knowing or caring where he went. There he saw Hagrid, Ron and Harry sitting next to an unconscious, bruised and cut up girl.

"Who is that?" Cedric asked, in fear that it was the one he love so dearly.

" 'Ermione." Hagrid said.

Cedric's heart sank, and took no hesitation in taking a place next to Hermione and taking her hand in his own.

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Post the next and final part of Chapter 5 tomorrow oxoxoxoxoxox