Oh my gosh, I know its been a while but here it is, at least it wasn't a year!

But thank you so much everyone for all your reviews, they make me soooooo happy and wishing that I could update again and again!

Well here it is, hope you all like!

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Cedric stood on the other side of the door to the Gryffindor portrait as he waited for Hermione. He warily smiled as the Fat Lady tried to chat to him but it was more like she was just talking to no one as Cedric had gotten lost a few minutes ago on what they were even talking about.

"Cedric,"

Cedric looked up, his grey eyes lighting up when he caught sight of Hermione. "Hey," He said walking up to her.

Hermione looked up, a warm smile on her face as Cedric placed his hands on her hips. They didn't even hear when the Fat Lady hmphed at them for not paying her any attention.

Cedric leaned his forehead against hers as he grinned. "How does a walk around the Lake sound?"

Hermione nodded her smile still in place.

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Hermione leaned against Cedric chest as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "So the feast…" She trailed.

Cedric sighed as he snuggled up even closer to her. "The ministry." He simply said.

Hermione nodded before whirling around. "I'm afraid they're going after you and Harry." She said her doe like toffee eyes looking at him full of worry.

"Me too," Cedric tightened his hold on her. "While trying to act like all is okay."

"But its not,"

"No."

"Please Cedric, just be careful this year." Hermione rested her chin on Cedric's chest, sighing as she heard his heart thump.

Cedric ran his fingers through her caramel locks. "I won't, but you too Meems. I need you." Cedric whispered.

Hermione looked up, her hands on his chest, her left hand hovering where his heart steadily thumped under her palm. "I love you."

Cedric grinned, before picking Hermione up to stand her on his toes. After doing so, he leant down to kiss her fully on the lips.

Hermione wrapped both her arms around his neck.

Cedric grinned into the kiss as he lifted her up, twirling them as they continued to kiss.

"Cedric!" Hermione protested as she felt herself being spun.

"How did I ever get so lucky?"

"Dit-" Hermione didn't get to finish as they heard a cough a couple of feet from them.

Standing by the hallway was McGonagall, Snape, and the god awful Umbridge in her pink sweatered glory.

"Nauseating." Snape said as soon as the Cedric let Hermione down.

"Ten minutes until curfew you two," McGonagall sighed.

Hermione flushed bright red as she nodded.

Cedric just grinned back as he too nodded adding a good evening and asking how they were.

Snape gave him a look while McGonagall shook her head at him. The boy really was a natural born charmer. Umbridge though peered at him, studying him. Then upon looking at his hands that were still resting on Hermione's waist, she looked up with narrowed eyes before she too hmphed not unlike the Fat Lady before upturning her nose. "I see I may need to talk to Albus about some more policies regarding students and their behaviors." She said nasally.

Hermione's eyes widened before she tried to step back but Cedric only tightened his hold not letting her get to him.

"Have a good evening!" Cedric just grinned back before taking Hermione's hand to lead them back to the Gryffindor dorms.

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"Well that was…" Hermione trialed off as she bit her lip.

"I bet you that woman has a hundred cats waiting for her back home." Cedric scowled as he thought about Umbridge. "I don't see any person willing to live with someone as foul as her."

"Cedric!" Hermione exclaimed but then sighed as she couldn't help but agree. The woman really seemed quite bigoted from the short time Hermione saw her.

"We're not going to let her win." Cedric said, his grey eyes burning with ambition. "That woman wants to take us down a peg, and we'll show her that we're stronger than her and the ignorant part of the ministry she works for."

Hermione looked up at him. She shook her head as she saw that Cedric was really quite pumped by the idea. "Don't be leading any revolts anytime soon and getting yourself kicked out." Hermione laughed as she stood on her toes to give him a peck.

"I'll try." Cedric grinned at her before pulling her into a more intimate kiss.

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Hermione couldn't help but sigh as she warily looked over at Harry during breakfast. Then she glanced over where Seamus, Dean, and the rest of the boys that normally hung around them for   meals sat. What in the world happened last night? Why did Seamus think Harry was a liar? They'd been friends since first year…

She looked up at Ron thinking maybe she could get something out of him but upon seeing Ron stuffing his plate with enough food to feed several people, she just sighed and let it go. Taking out the Defense Against the Dark Arts book she decided that she may as well get started.

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Cedric headed to the Hufflepuff table in autopilot as he'd gotten very little sleep last night. Nightmares again filled his night.

"So how's the Heads room?" Ian asked handing him a goblet of juice.

"Fine." Cedric answered as he began to fill his plate.

"Just fine?" Ian raised a brow at him. "Mate the Heads' room is rumored to be one of the grandest at Hogwarts,"

"It's beautiful yes but its half Ilium's and she's already began to decorate it like as if the whole place is hers. I swear the only place not filled with her stuff is my room, thank merlin." Cedric said.

Ian persed his lips. "Well that's what you get for delaying your trip to the Heads room," He patted him on the back.

Cedric yawned. "Meems or Alexi, yeah like that was a hard choice."

"I don't know I still have to say despite the Icey persona, Alexi Illium's one of the finest-" Brice was saying but was immediately cut off as Robbie threw a breakfast roll at him to stop him. The boy truly was an idiot, he'd been there for the debacle with Ian, Cedric, and Alexi Illium a few years ago.

"Well speaking of Mimi," Ian said changing the subject, he looked around the Gryffindor table to see if he could spot the girl that had stolen his best mate's heart. He chuckled upon seeing her. "She reallt does live up to her reputation doesn't she." He said as Hermione was buried in a book, nibbling on a croissant here and there.

Cedric looked up immediately, upon spotting her, he couldn't help but smile.

He didn't even hear Brice groan that it was too early for the mushy Cedric Diggory to come out.

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Feeling several pairs of eyes on her, Hermione looked up from her book. Upon spotting three males from the Hufflepuff table looking at her, she cocked her head. Then rolled her eyes when Robbie and Ian enthusiastically waved at her. Her eyes though immediately drew to Cedric, a soft smile on her face as she mouthed a good morning.

Cedric grinned back at her, mouthing his own before gesturing to her book.

Hermione pulled her book up to let him see the title.

Cedric laughed before shaking his head. Of course it was one of the textbooks. Love you, he mouthed back before taking a bite of his breakfast.

Ron looked up from his breakfast, his heart almost stopped when he saw Hermione mouth love you too at him. He nearly dropped his sauage in shock, but then realized that she wasn't looking at him, but behind him. He whirled around, then rolled his eyes when he saw Cedric Diggory with his friends. Mumbling under his break he stabbed his eggs before eating them.

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Cedric was about to say something more but then the owls swooped in, dropping things off for them. He briefly saw Hermione get a newspaper but his attention was soon on the pamphlet that was dropped in front of him.

Ian peered over his shoulder as he opened it. Upon seeing that it was from Professor Sprout, he quickly read through before signing the paper that said that he agreed to all the duties of Quidditch Captain for Hufflepuff.

"So wonder boy," Ian joked to earn a glare from Cedric. "How are you going to handle being Head Boy, Quidditch Captain and then the delightful N.E.W.T.S.?"

"I survived the Triwizard tournmet, I think I can handle the duties this year. Anyway this year I might actually have a good study partner." He said putting his quill away.

Ian gave him a mock offended look since he and the other guys were normally Cedric's study partners. "I can't believe you!"

"Yeah bros before-" This time Cedric, Ian, and Robbie all threw a roll at Brice before he called Hermione Granger a hoe.

As Ian rolled his eyes he grinned. "Well I don't blame you but Diggory that also means you can't be kissing Meems the whole time you two 'study'."

Cedric turned bright red before throwing Ian a dirty look.

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As Hermione, Ron, and Harry all headed out of the Hall to Double Potions, they met Cedric and his friends. Ian hugged Hermione before Cedric could, he laughed as he felt a tap on his shoulder. "She's all yours now," He saluted Cedric.

Hermione shook her head as Cedric rolled his eyes. He lightly pushed Ian out of the way as he bent down to kiss Hermione's forehead. "Where are you guys headed?" He asked all three as he stepped away.

"History first then Double Potions," Hermione said looking up at him.

"With Slytherins like every year." Harry added with a groan.

Cedric couldn't help but laugh. "Really?"

"Really," this time the trio all answered simultaneously. Then all the three of them looked at each other in surprise causing Cedric and his mates to all laugh.

"That was really cute." Wendy, one of the females of Cedric's group said.

Harry awkwardly scratched his hair. Maybe they did spend too much time together.

"Well we've got Defense first with Ravenclaws so this will be interesting." Cedric remarked.

"Ugh, if only I could conjure up ear plugs, I don't know how I'm going to be able to listen for a whole class to that god awful voice." Brice spoke up. This time no one even bothered to correct him as they felt the same.

"Yeah we have that today too," Harry said. "After Divination." He groaned again as he realized the lineup of all the professors he'd be having.

"I bloody hate Mondays." Ron said.

Hermione glanced at them sideways; she didn't have Divination but Ancient Ruins with Ravenclaws.

"Well good luck you all," Cedric said, then leaned over to lightly brush a stubborn curl of Hermione's behind her ear. "Can you sit with me at lunch?"

"Of course," Hermione answered right away.

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I know there wasn't much Umbridge, but next chapter there definitely will as both will be attending the class...