Chapter 6: Say it in a little prayer

On the train ride home, Harry, Ron & Cedric challenged each other to a game of Exploding Snap on the floor whilst Hermione and Ginny talked on the chairs.

"Do you fancy Cedric or something, Hermione? it's just the way you look at it and everything." Without realising it, Ginny had dropped the bombshell on her bookworm friend.

Four pairs of eyes faced Hermione, as the boys stopped playing, waiting for her to answer.

"Erm ... I ... w-well ..." she stammered.

Cedric took pity on her. He got to his feet and gently brushed his lips across her own. It wasn't a proper kiss, but the others saw it in a different light.

"Kiss her properly, Ced." Ginny said, and at that time, Draco saw fit to walk in.

"If any of you don't mind, I'd like a talk with the red-haired woman of my love life, that woman being Ginny. And, Diggory, you can do better. Don't kiss that filthy Mudblood." he drawled as Ginny walked out the compartment with him, giving him a look that would kill.

"Stupid imbicile." Ron and Cedric muttered, Harry and Hermione looked at each other and rolled their eyes, smiling.


Hermione lent over to Cedric who had sat on the floor for another game with Harry and Ron, and she kissed him.

Jealousy welled up in the pit of Harry's stomach as the pair kissed. Seeing Hermione pull away from Cedric for air, he wanted to hex the Hufflepuff into oblivion.

"Hermione, could I have a word, in private?" Cedric asked.

"Yes of course." she said, grinning.

Walking into the next compartment, Cedric kissed her gently on the mouth.

Pulling away, Hermione whispered, "Wait." She manuvered from her position and closed the blinds on the windows and the door, then whispered "Silencio." and settled herself back in Cedric's arms.

Nothing was heard from the two teens for the next hour or two.

**in the boy's compartment**

"Maybe we should go find them. They've been gone for nearly an hour and a half." Ron said.

Harry nodded. "We should be almost home now so they can't really disappear for long." he said.

Harry and Ron set out to find Hermione & Cedric.

Hermione had forgotten to lock the door & their compartment was the third one to be checked.

Ron yelled at the sight he saw before him, whilst Harry tried to be the decent one and tried pulling Ron out and closing the door.

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I'll post the rest of chapter 6 tomorrow oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo