Harry Potter x Cedric Diggory
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P.S. hii this is my first fanfic so be nice please!! this is a universe where harry was never "the chosen one" nor does voldemort exist :)
Harry James Potter, starting his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He arrives at King's Cross with his companion, Ronald Weasley. A tall and lanky ginger-haired boy who has been Harry's best friend since his first year at Hogwarts. While Harry is making his way to Platform 9 3/4, he notices an older, muscular, charming brunette boy, about 6'1. He stares at him, infatuated, admiring his beautiful face and his chiseled features. Not noticing it has been an entire minute, staring at the older boy, captivated. Hearing his laugh and smile, similar to a golden retriever. Harry was obsessed. He turns to Ron, who is busy trying to fix his broken CD-case.
"Ron.. who is that?.." Harry asks in curiosity. Ron turns around and smiles. "Looks like someones finally talking.." Ron says, chuckling. "No, seriously, who is he?"
"Cedric Diggory. Year 7." Ron states. "What do you know about him?" Harry says.
"He's some.. prefect for Hufflepuff.. He's also on the Quidditch team.. striker." "His dad works with mine.."
Harry stares at Cedric, who was talking to his much-older year 7 friends. In the split of a second, Cedric suddenly turns to look at Harry, who has been obviously staring at him for the past 5 minutes.
Harry immediately looks away to look at Ron.
"Ron, quick, how do I look?!"
"Mate, you look fine, it's not like he'll care.."
"But what if he thinks i'm an absolute loser?!" Harry says, obviously terrified.
"Guess you'll have to find out." Ron says, looking over Harry's shoulder, pointing at Cedric, who was standing behind Harry, towering over him.
Harry instantaneously turns around, flustered.
"Sorry.. was I..interrupting anything.... or" Cedric says.
"No! No.. you weren't..." Harry says, obviously very nervous.. He stares at the older, taller boy in complete disbelief that the boy he has been staring at for the last couple of minutes is standing right there in front of him.
"So I just.. came to ask.. are you on the Quidditch team.. by any chance..? Could've sworn i've seen you play Seeker. You're a star." Cedric states, as he chuckles and smiles.
"Oh!.. yeah!" Harry stutters. "I mean.. i'm not the best but... you know.. why'd you ask?"
"So.. me and all the other Quidditch players are gonna throw a little party.. with some other people once we arrive at the castle. It's in the Hufflepuff common room. if you wanna come, you're welcome..." Cedric smiles.
"Sure..! Yeah.. I'll be there... thank you....." "Im Harry."
"Pardon?" Cedric asked, raising his brow and bringing his ear closer to Harry.
"Im Harry." Harry raises his voice, so Cedric could hear him properly.
"Harry.. Nice to meet you.. Im Cedric." He smiles and puts his hand out to shake Harry's hand.
Harry instantly shakes Cedrics hand, smiling and beaming.
Cedric smiles and walks away to his Year 7 friends. As he walks away, Harry instantly turns to Ron, smiling.
"Whats with you and this guy, Harry?" Ron asks.
"He just... seems nice.. God forbid I want some new friends for a change... not like you and Hermione aren't enough for me or anything.." Harry smiles and chuckles as Ron does the same.
"Whatever mate." Ron says, still laughing. "Get on the train."
Ron and Harry put their trunks away, and make their way to the train. As they get on, Harry looks to his left, trying to spot Cedric with his friends inside the compartment. After passing multiple compartments, Harry finally spots Cedric. His face instantly lights up and he smiles. Not long after, Cedric looks back and smiles back at him then throws a small wave "hello" at him.
Harry instantly waves back. Cedric then looks away and Harry, very obviously flustered walks away from Cedric's compartment to search for his own. As he begins to walk away, Harry suddenly trips over. Cedric, inside his compartment could hear the sound of Harry tripping. He instantly gets up to see what happened and spots Harry on the ground.
Cedric offers a hand to help the boy up, and he accepts it and gets up.
"I-..I-.." Harry stutters
"You alright?" Cedric asks, genuinely worried about him.
"Im fine.. Sorry you had to see that.." Harry exclaims.
"No! Don't worry.. Im just glad you're fine." Cedric smiles and ruffles Harry's hair. "See you." Cedric walks back to his compartment and closes the door.
Harry is insanely flustered as he walks to find an empty compartment. Once he finds an empty compartment, he sits down, Ron sits down as-well, facing him.
Harry looks around as the train stars moving, his face beaming and smiling. Blood rushing through his cheeks as he thinks about the older boy. God, he was so perfect. Harry couldn't do anything but think of him.
Ron notices Harry looking around the compartment, smiling and blushing.
"What's got you so happy?" Ron exclaims
"Nothing.... Don't worry about it.." Harry says, you can hear his smile through his voice.
"It's Cedric isn't it.." Ron says.
"Maybe.." Harry smiles and looks at Ron.
They continue to chat about the usual teenage boy shenanigans, quidditch, music, girls.
Multiple hours pass, Ron and Harry just blabbering. Soon enough, they arrive at Hogsmeade station. Ron gets up and gets his carry-on from the overhead trays. Harry gets up and does the same as-well.
Ron and Harry both get off the train and head to get their trunks. As they are on their way, they hear a repulsive, stuck-up voice. Hogwarts' very own Draco Malfoy.
"Well well well... Harry Potter and his little friend...." Draco exclaims.
"Come to torment me again Malfoy?" "Glad you found something else to do besides cry in your fathers arms." Harry states, laughing.
"What'd you say about my father?!" Malfoy raises his voice in anger, grabbing Harry's shirt collar aggressively, bringing him closer to his face.
"We got a problem here?" Cedric appears behind Malfoy, with his Year 7 friends. Cedric crosses his arms and stares Malfoy down.
"Look! Potter's brought his little boyfriend!" Malfoy lets go of Harry's collar and turns to look at Cedric.
"Mess with Potter again and I will knock every single tooth out of your little mouth, understood?" Cedric places his wand on Malfoy's neck. Malfoy shivers.
Malfoy closes his eyes and nods. Cedric takes his wand off Malfoy's neck and pushes him away. Malfoy walks off quickly and doesn't look back.
"You alright?" Cedric exclaims, putting his hand over Harry's shoulder, smiling.
"Yeah.." Harry smiles. "Just.. classic Malfoy, nothing new."
"Alright." "Whenever he bothers you, tell me. I'll deal with him." Cedric smiles back at Harry and ruffles his hair. He pats him on the cheek and walks away with his friends. Harry stands still, blushing.
Harry and Ron make their way to the carriages, Harry still flustered about what happened. I mean, Ron and Hermione always talk back to Malfoy, yet this time it felt different. Harry knew deep down, he had this gut feeling about Cedric. His soul reacts differently whenever he was around. His masculine, cold hands, his sharp jawline, his beautiful voice, his grey eyes, made Harry feel something.
As Harry gets on the carriage, he still can't help but think about him. He was like a fallen angel sent from a castle in heaven. Several minutes pass yet Harry couldn't take his mind off Cedric. Why would he stand up to Draco for him? Why him especially? Harry contemplated but later gave up since overthinking would just annoy him more. He took his mind off it and thought about how he was gonna see Cedric tonight at the party.
Harry and Ron later arrive at the castle and go up to their rooms. Harry unpacks and looks at his wrist-watch, the party had completely slipped his mind. He instantly grabs a sweater and jeans and some deodorant. He quickly gets changed in the Gryffindor common room bathroom and puts his deodorant on. He grabs his best cologne and sprays it all over himself.
"Mate.. I get that you fancy him, but this is just too much." Ron says, chuckling.
"What?!... Fancy him?! Are you mad? I-.." Harry lashed.
"Whatever you say....." Ron teased.
Harry walks away in frustration, he puts in Converse on and walks out of the common room. He quickly walks into the boys bathroom to check out he looks. He wouldn't dare going into a party where Cedric would see him looking like a mess. Why does Harry even care about that? Why does he care what Cedric thinks? Harry speculated. He looked at his reflection in the bathroom mirror, and looked at himself.
"I...like.. Cedric Diggory..." Harry whispered to himself.
Harry couldn't believe he actually liked Cedric. He had came out to Ron and Hermione before but never actually been with a boy. Harry couldn't. He'd met him just today.. Harry brushed it off and fixed his hair up.
Harry soon makes his way out of the boys bathroom and makes his way to the Hufflepuff common room. As he walks, he trembles. He breathes heavily and his stomach is in a pit. He cant shake the feeling that he actually likes Cedric.
As Harry walks closer to the Hufflepuff common room, he contemplates wether he should even go. He trembles and bites his lips anxiously. He takes a deep breath and walks in.
Upon his arrival, Harry is surrounded by unfamiliar faces. His ears are filled with people's chatter and loud music coming from speakers, which overwhelms him. He suddenly doubts wether Cedric even wants to see him. Feelings of regret suddenly fill his head. In the blink of an eye, he hears a familiar, recognizable voice. The voice of Cedric Diggory.
"Harry!.." Cedric yells to Harry, putting a hand up, waving to him.
"So glad you could make it." Cedric exclaims, shaking Harry's hand.
Harry shakes Cedric's hand and smiles.
"Come, sit down." said Cedric. He leads Harry to a nearby sofa. Cedric sits down and pats next to him, signaling Harry to come sit down next to him. Harry then sits down next to Cedric, so close like he's almost glued to him.
"Want one?" Cedric picks up a beer in a glass bottle and hands it to Harry.
Harry nods and smiles at Cedric, embarrassed.
"Oh.. no I don't drink.." Harry says.
"You don't drink..?" Cedric raises an eyebrow is confusion.
"..Good boy." Cedric looks at Harry and smiles, then he pats him on the cheek.