awww... thats nice... dont give up half-way k?

Aww. I feel bad for Cedric. I really like Hermy in this fic; she helps ickle Ceddy!!

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Cont. Chapter 4: Repeat After Me.

She gave up trying to get him to walk, and decided to let Harry help her with getting him to try and speak instead.

Every time he or Hermione tried to get him to say simple words like a baby's first word, Cedric sighed in frustration and turned his head away, tears falling from his blind, grey eyes.

"I know it's frustrating, but you're almost there." Hermione comforted the blind, disabled boy.

Cedric opened his mouth to disagree, but his dead vocal chords wouldn't let him speak and he choked on the air. Hermione comforted him and hugged him.

"I ... ar ... do ... i 'Er'ioe..." he said weakly.

"You can. You just have to try. I know it';s awful that you're forced to be in this position where you can't do anything or you can but your confidence is damaged. But I know deep down in that big, Hufflepuff heart of yours, that you have the confidence of a Gryffindor." Hermione, she whispered, mustering up her own confidence to have him back to his normal self.

"No I can't." he told her. "You may as well give up now, because it won't work."

"It will work. You WILL get your voice back. You WILL be able to move and see again." Hermione swore to him.

"It won't work HERMIONE!" he heard himself shout.

"S-say it again." Hermione stammered, shocked, looking from Harry to Cedric.

Cedric knew he had to. Not for himself, but for her. "H-Hermione." he said, smiling. He realised then that he had finally spoken one true word. "I ... wan ... o ... ry ...aen." he tried to say. "Why can I only say your name right now?"

Hermione took it as 'I want to try again' and took his hand in her own small ones. "I don't know, Ced. Just keep trying and your brain will register the words. That's how children speak, they try. Which means no giving up." she said, as Harry put Cedric's other arm around his shoulders. The pair finally got Cedric standing and slowly walking.

"Le ... e ... go. I'll ..try ... on ... y ...own." Cedric said and he felt the pair leave his side. He started taking small baby steps, feeling around, everything still blurry. He motioned for Harry or Hermione when he needed them.

Harry had told Hermione he was going to see how Ginny was and was going to ask her out. Leavng the room as he heard her say happily, "You're doing it Cedric!"

Moments later, still smiling to himself, his legs gave way and he collapsed in a heap on the floor, narrowly missing the fireplace.

"Cedric!" she cried and rushed to his side. She could feel his cocky smirk, even when he wasn't physically doing it.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"...Eah ..." he said, which she took and 'yeah'.

She pushed a few of the golden locks that had falled as she rolled him over on to his back.

"Hermione?" Harry asked from the doorway, making her jump in surprise.

"Hi Harry. How'd it go?" she asked, as he sat down next to her.

"Ginny's gone to Malfoy. Malfoy of all people! He's a bloody Death Eater wannabe! When I told her how I felt, she said I was lying and said it was Ron talking, that he wanted us two to be together because he fancies you."

"Yeah, he told me how he felt, then flew off the handle when I said I had to look after Cedric. Haven't been on speaking terms with the pig-headed Weasley since.

He hugged her sympathetically"You can't look after Diggory on your own you know."

She nodded as Harry lifted Cedric back on to his chair. "I promised his parents though. And I let you help me with his speaking." she said.

"Yeah I know. What you don't realise is that you're too **** stubborn for your own good and don't ask for help when you need it." Harry laughed.

Hermione giggled. "I'm independant that's why. I'll cope. You heard him speak my name and try ever so hard to speak more words." she looked to Cedric. "He's tried walking on his own. But You've seen him, he can only walk with all his strength and willpower and with me there with him."

"If he falls, he'll take you to the floor with him you know that." Harry grinned.

Laughing, she nodded.

"He'll get there, and sooner or later, he'll say 'Hermione, thanks for everything but I don't need your help anymore. I'm going back to my girlfriend, Cho.' and you'll have to let him go. My words might be harsh but they're true. he told her. It hurt him to say those words, but it had to be said.

She looked hurt, and avoided Harry's gaze. she walked over to Cedric.

"Don't listen to him. I'd never leave you Hermione. Not after what that b***h said." Cedric told her.

"he says you're lying." she smirked, knowing Harry wouldn't have a clue what she was on about. She was right. Harry gave her a confused look.

"Hermione." Cedric said, alerting both teens.

"Cedric, don't worry I'm right here." Hermione said, running a hand through his hair.

He can't hear you, can he 'Mione?" Harry asked.

"Oh, yes. Of couse he can." Hermione said. "That's how he could say my name and try other words."

"I've got to go anyway. Coming to dinner?" he asked.

Hermione shook her head. "You could bring me something up though."

Harry nodded and walked out.

For the use of language in the fic, I've PMd a mod to move this fic to the Restricted Section Happy reading oxoxoxoxoxo I hope not to lose my readers, love ya all

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~Sama~

That was awesome. I hope Cedric doesn;t go back to Cho. he deserves better. PAMS!!

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Jessica

its cool keep goin

Ginny and Draco? Hmm, awesome. Harry's WRONG! Ced will NOT go back to that *beep*, CHO! NO NO! PAMS!!
Amie

Harry's always wrong!!! Post soon plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!! PAMS!!!
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awwww New Reader here and i have to say this story is sooo sweet PAMS

Go Ced! but I do like D/G but I also like H/G and R/Hr. PAMS PAMS PAMS!!!
~Cassie

Chapter 5: One step at a time.

2 months later, Cedric's words had prgressed. Still desperately wanting his life back and wanting to see the young beautiful witch in front of him, who willingly gave her life up for him.

Hermione had agreed to let Harry keep helping her with getting Cedric walking again.

"Hermione, if we get him walking again, how is he going to see?" Harry asked.

Hermione shrugged. "I'll find a way. I promised his parents and I don't plan on backing down now. They need me. CEDRIC needs me." she told him confidently.

Harry nodded and silently watched his best friend stress out over Cedric, wishing he could stop her, but he knew too well that once she got started, there is no way she would stop.

An hour Cedric told Hermione that he wanted to try and walk again, so, calling Harry in to help her, the two helped the Hufflepuff to his feet.

Cedric made a motion with his hand, to tell them to step back, but Hermione kept near him as he walked. He was still blind, but not as much. His vision was still hazy.

Rain fell heavily later that evening, and a deep roll of thunder and a longflash of lightning. Cedric had looked up at the sky through the window as the flash of lightning came. He fell from his chair and curled up into a feotus position, holding his eyes.

"H-Hermione!" he called out.

Hermione who had been in the shower, heard him cry out. She quickly turned off the shower, wrapped her towel around her and slipped into her bath robe to secure the towel. Then rushed out to him. She hugged him, and she felt him relax and untense. Though he was still in agony.

"Hermione ... m-my ... eyes ... are ... stinging. It's ... too painful." he said through deep breaths, trying to calm himself.

Hermione gently pressed her lips to his closed eyelids.

"Better?" she asked, but he shook his head, no.

Hermione looked confused and went to stand up to consult a book when Cedric slowly opened his eyes, sat up and entwined his hand in hers while his other arm snaked around her and pulled her into a hug, making her jump. She looked behind her into his grey eyes, which were shining brightly and beautifully. She completed the hug by wrapping her own arms around him. He picked her up into his arms and twirled her around, the couple laughing. He set her back onto the ground. They were still laughing when Harry walked into the Common Room.

"Back to normal is he?" he asked slightly amused.

The pair stopped alomst immediately, blushing.

"Well ... all we have to conentrate on now is the speech and the stediness on his feet." Hermione said quickly, the colour not disappearing from her cheeks.

"That's an improvement." Harry said, smirking at his best friend's embarrassment. "You won't get all of that done by the time school's over. We only have a month and 2 weeks."

Hermione nodded. "We can still talk to each other though. We can hear each other's thoughts. That's how I found out he was alive. He spoke to me." she said for the first time since the arguement with Cedric's dad.

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Sorry, the next part will be posted tomorrow, AOL will cut me off now, so cya xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx

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YAY Cedric can see!! PAMS!!

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~Sama~

YAY FOR CEDRIC!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG! We should so throw a party. PAMS!!
Amie

so sweet!!!!!!!!But, I'm sorry that I haven't posted!!I've been trying to find this fanfic!One minute it was in romance, the next restricted!!!!!AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!Oh!!!!!But yay!!!!!!!!Go Hermione and Cedric!!!I know you can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I can't wait for the next post!!!!

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I have my note pad with me so I'll post it in a min oxoxoxoxo

But that was hours ago.. Post now please.>??

Mrs Felton is right.It WAS hours ago.Around 5 hours ago.PLEASE POST!!!!!PLEASE!!!!!!!!Hmmm....maybe you got lost in a never ending forest?