Loss and Love | cedricdiggory x reader
prompt: you and cedric are both chosen for the triwizard tournament but he ends up dying in your arms
a/n: huge huge angst. also cedric dies in a different way and this was longer than expected so i hope its good :)
When you and Cedric Diggory were both chosen for the not so “tri” wizard tournament, it was a complete shock. Both of you were the best of friends and had been dared by each other to put the name in the goblet. After Dumbledore called your names, you were both thrilled to not only be participating in the tournament but participating in it together.
You both liked each other. A lot. And become even closer in the tournament definitely did not help trying to get over the crush.
“Hey.” You heard a knock on your one bed dorm. It was nice being alone because people could visit whenever they liked without annoying your dorm mates.
“Hey, Ced.” You recognized the boy by his voice. You both sounded extremely tired because you were. The last task was tomorrow and it was going to be the hardest of them all.
“You alright?” His voice echoed into your room as he stood by the doorway. You turned around from your desk and saw him. His rosy cheeks that made you melt, his honey colored hair that you loved playing with, and his fricking smile. His adorable smile.
“Yea, just really tired. And worried.” You stood up and walked to him. Your eyes met and held a longing, comfortable stare. The corner of Cedric’s eyes crinkled as he smiled weakly.
“Don’t worry. We’ll get through this. We passed the last two challenges without dying. I’m sure we can get through this one.” He put both hands on your shoulders and pulled you into a hug. You still smelled his fainting cologne and relaxed in his touch.
“Thank you, Cedric.” You sighed as you reluctantly pulled away due to the time, which was 11pm. “Gotta go sleep. See you tomorrow, Cedric.” You walked into your bed and flew yourself onto it. Cedric just stood by the doorway, watching your drift into sleep. He smiled sadly.
“Goodnight, Y/n.” He whispered.
The next morning didn’t lift your mood up even though almost everyone cheered you on or wished you and Cedric good luck.
“Come on, Y/n. You’ll both be fine.” Zacharias Smith helped get your some eggs and a piece toast on your plate.
“Yea, you guys crushed the last two tournaments. The third will be a breeze. Plus you still have till tonight. Just revise some spells or something. I think Dumbledore said you just needed wands for this one.” Another friend of yours comforted.
“Thanks, guys. I guess you’re right. I shouldn’t worry that much.” You gloomily ate the bread.
“Look. Cedric doesn’t have a worry in his mind.” Hannah Abott pointed the the person sitting next to you. He looked like his regular self. Munching on sausages and reading the prophet.
“Well, he’s so much smarter than me anyways.”
“Uhh, yea no. You are the master at charms and DADA and... well everything.” Cedric said. You laughed at his compliment.
The sun was setting and it was almost time. You put on your Hufflepuff shirt that you were supposed to wear during the last task. You grabbed your wand and headed out your dorm. Everyone else was already at the stadium so the common room was empty except one other person.
“Cedric?” You couldn’t make out the person near the door because of the pile of books that sat in front of him.
“Oh hey, Y/n. You ready?” asked Cedric as he emerged from the books. He was wearing the same shirt as you except it looked a lot better on him than you.
“You didn’t have to wait for me.” You pulled open the door and began walking down to the courtyard where the task was going to be held.
“Eh well whatever. Didn’t want to be down there with so much people anyways.” He jogged up to your side as you walked down the stair cases. No one talked until you both reached the entrance of the small stadium where Viktor, Fleur, and Harry were standing. Harry did a small wave at you in which you returned. He looked just as nervous as you were but Moody seemed to have said something to make him relax.
“Y/n.” Cedric placed an arm on your shoulder and turned you around to face him. “It’s going to be just fine. I’m guess this whole task is a maze, looking at all the grass and stuff. Let’s just stick together okay?”
You only muttered a small okay back, but he seemed to have heard it. He gave you a small smile and snaked his hand towards yours as you both turned back around to face the stadium. Your hands both grasped each others as Dumbledore explained the rules.
And that’s when it started. The headmaster gave the signal and you were all sent into the maze. You lost sight of Cedric already. It was so dark and the hedges were so thin, you could barely squeeze through the thorns. A scream was heard and you instinctively followed it. It sounded like Fleur’s and whatever it was, it sound like she was in need of help.
You swerved through the corners and ran faster as Fleur’s screams came closer. You could swear you were almost there until you weren’t. It wasn’t her screams at all. It was a spider’s callings. A huge spider clambered it’s ways towards you.
“Shit!” You fell and picked your self back up as you ran as fast as you could. You dared not look back because you didn’t need to. The spider’s legs were thundering right behind you. You yelled spells so fast you were surprised they even came out because half of them sounded like gibberish.
“Incarcerous!” You stopped and turned around, yelling the spell with all your might. You begged this would work or else that spider would stomp you to death. Ropes from your wand sprouted out and pinned the spider to the ground. But it was only enough to stall it so you could run only a tad bit farther.
You ran as fast as you could and took as many corners as you could. You halted to catch your breath and asked yourself how the hell you managed to run that fast without breaking your lungs. Fearing the spider was still coming after you, you hid in between a few branches in the hedges and held your breath, listening for its footsteps. There were none and you relaxed.
Then he came to your mind. Cedric. You needed to find him and tell him you were okay. And see if he was okay. Your thoughts were interrupted by sudden human footsteps. They were running towards your direction. You didn’t flee, you kept your wand up and slowly moved back. It could be Cedric or it could be some other monster.
“Cedric!” You ran to him and wrapped your arms around his neck.
“Y/n! I’m so glad your safe but we have to go.” He grabbed your wrist and made you run with him.
“It’s Viktor. He’s turned bad. His eyes are white.” The brown hair boy panted. His face had rubble on it and a few scars but he wasn’t gravely injured given that he could still run quite quick. You didn’t answer but just kept running by his side. You looked at his face and admired his features. It was so wrong to be doing this during such a situation but you couldn’t help but notice how his hair blew into his face as the wind blew to him.
But you didn’t notice the stupid rock that was in front of you. Your left foot hit the rock and you fell forward, slamming your face onto the wet, muddy grass. You could hear Viktor’s running towards your direction. While you scrambled to get up, Krum already saw you two.
“Stop, Krum!” Cedric stepped in front of you, raising his wand in a protective stance. “This isn’t you. You’re under the Imperius curse aren’t you?”
Krum changed his focus from you to Cedric. He still had life in him, but he seemed to have ignored what Cedric said.
“No! Cedric!” You leapt to your feet and tried to pull Krum who flung himself onto your best friend. Krum was as heavy as a boulder and pinned Cedric to the ground.
“Y/n! Just go! He’s going to curse you. He’s much more skilled than all of us!” Cedric managed to yell. Viktor put his left hand onto Cedric’s chest as he fumbled for his wand with his right hand. Before you could yell any counter curse, Viktor already pushed you into the hedge and the vines began to drag you in.
“Cedric!” You tried to fight off the vines but even more came and wrapped around your legs. You were immobilized and couldn’t do anything as the hedges closed around you.
“Stupefy!” A familiar voice rang. It was Harry Potter’s. “Cedric are you alright?” Cedric didn’t respond and instead rushed to where you were pulled in.
“Bombarda!” exclaimed Cedric. The hedges blew up and made a clear passageway to where you were.
“Cedric, what happened to Krum?!” You frantically asked as Harry and Cedric tore the vines that were tightening around your shins.
“Harry, got him. Ran somewhere else. Are you okay? I thought they had you.” Cedric’s hands ran through your face, brushing off the rubble and dirt.
“Thanks, Harry.” You finally got released from the vines and thanked the Chosen One. He gave a small smile back. “And Fleur?” You asked, suddenly remembering how you saw everyone but her.
“The vines got her. I sent some sparks, she’s probably safe now.”
All three of you began to walk together through the maze, not exactly sure what you were looking for. You and Cedric were holding hands again and Harry walked along side the both of you, cautiously looking around for any other signs of danger. A faint blue glow at the end of the long passage way caused all of you to turn your attention to it. It was the cup.
In the flash of a blink, all of you started to run towards the cup. A sudden surge of greed entered all of your minds. Cedric and Harry pushed and pulled each other as they were fighting for the cup. You wanted to win too but you’ve never seen Cedric act like that. So greedy. So violent.
“Stop, Harry! Stop, Cedric!” You yelled as the two boys still tugged at each other. The hedges behind you were quickly closing in. You took hold of Cedric’s arm and tried to tell him to stop.
“Get off me!” He yelled as he pushed you back. Shocked, you ran past them. If they were going to fight, better not be involved with it. You were both ahead of them and closer to the cup, but a sudden scream stopped you.
Cedric was on the floor and bound by those vines. He was being pulled back like the vines were living things. Hungry for someone. You looked at him and at the cup then back at him.
“Please, Y/n! Harry!” His hands tried to grab hold of something to pull him back up, but the vines were too strong.
You looked at the cup and Harry once more. The 4th year nodded and both of you aimed your wands at Cedric.
“Reducto!” You and Harry shouted. The vines turned to dust and Cedric quickly stood back up.
“Thank you. I thought you guys would leave me there.” He panted as he brushed left over vines on his shirt.
“Honestly, me too.” You jokingly responded. The three of you laughed despite the current life or death dilemma.
“I’m sorry for pushing you, Y/n,” apologized Cedric suddenly. “I have no clue why-”
“It’s okay. In the midst of whatever’s happening right now, I know it wasn’t you that pushed me. You would never do such a thing.” You looked into his brown eyes.
“Er, uhm. We gotta do something. Those hedges are closing in on us.” Harry blurted out. “Who gets the cup?” He hesitantly questioned.
“Let’s just all get it. Does it really matter now?” Cedric suggested. You and Harry agreed and broke off into a run. The hedges were inches from grabbing you three. You all leapt and grabbed the cup. You felt yourself being picked up from your feet. What was happening?
Suddenly, the three of you fell onto more hard grass. Your head span for a few seconds until adjusting yourself to the scene.
“It’s a portkey.” You heard Cedric brilliantly remark. “And where are we?”
“Yea, where the hell are we?” You slowly stood up, using a random stone to help you up. The random stone wasn’t a stone at all. It was a huge statue. “What the?” You whispered.
“A graveyard. At least I think it’s a graveyard.” Harry was walking around as well. He knew they were there because of him. He put both you and Cedric in danger. Then something caught his eye. A grave.
“Cedric, Y/n we have to get back to the cup,” panicked Harry as he kneeled down to read the grave. It had the surname none other than Riddle.
“Harry what’s going on?” You asked, getting scared. Someone emerged from somewhere in the graveyard and Harry suddenly screamed. His hand flew to his scar.
“Harry! What’s happening?” You and Cedric knelt down to help the boy in pain.
“Get back to the cup!” Harry commanded before adding another haunting scream. The person who emerged was a short man. He was holding something. A baby of some sort but it was like a skeleton.
“Who are you and what do you want?” Cedric raised his wand.
“Kill the spares.” A voice hissed. A jet of red blasted out of the man’s wand. Cedric suddenly yelled in pain as he fell to the floor.
“AAAH! STOP! STOP!” shouted Cedric. His body was twitching to uncontrollable amounts. You rushed over to Cedric’s side. His eyes were rolled to the back of his head while the red spell kept making him twitch. The man then directed his aim to you. Another red spark hit you. It was the Cruciatus curse.
Pain shot through your body as you tried to fight it off. It felt like your body was lit on fire as knives from all over pierced every part of your body.
“No, Y/n! Cedric!” You heard Harry plead. “Don’t kill them! You want me right? I’m right here! Leave them alone!”
The pain finally stopped and you both laid on the ground, almost lifeless.
“Cedric...” You used the last bit of energy to crawl to him. “It’s going to be ok.” You lied as you situated yourself beside him. You held his hand as he slowly turned his head to look at you. Everything was blurry. The only thing you could make out was Harry being bound by some moving statue. And some bald man walking to him.
You never would’ve guessed that these would be the last few minutes of your life. You couldn’t move a single limb as you were too tired to.
“Y/n...” Cedric rasped. “I love you. And I’m just really glad that we’ll die together.” He smiled. His stupid smile.
You tried to fight your eyelids open as you felt your heart almost give in.
“I love you, too.” The words of death left your mouth as both of your battles finally fell into an abyss of loss and love.
