"Fierce, fierce friend"

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The orchestra played, their trombones booming and their trumpets whistling as people stood up and cheered, me and Harry leant over the body, tears and sweat dripping from our faces. I looked up at everyone, my face emotionless and my eyes blank, first at Snape, who was stood, like all the teachers, with worried looks on their faces. When he saw me, he nodded. Suddenly, there was a scream and people stopped moving and clapping, all standing in their seats.

I looked away, searching for Draco, once I found him, he had horror displayed on his face. With another wave of tears on the horizon, I looked back down at Cedric's boy, closing his eyes.

"Harry! Olivia!" Dumbledore tried pulling us off Cedric, I couldn't leave.

"Godsakes, Dumbledore, what's happened?" Fudge called out, sitting himself next to Dumbledore,

Harry looked up at Dumbledore, "He's back! Voldemort's back! Cedric, he asked Olivia to bring his body back..." Harry explained.

"I couldn't leave him there! Not there.." I cried, clutching his body again.

Dumbledore looked at us both, putting his hands on our shoulders. "It's alright, it's alright. He's home, you all are.."

Fudge stood up, "Keep everyone in their seats!" He shouted, muttering to Snape. "The body must be moved, Dumbledore, too many people!"

"Let me through!" I heard Amos shout. "That's my son! That's my boy!" Amos cried, rushing down to his son, collapsing next to us. "My boy!" He cried.

I felt Harry move from next to me, Moody began taking him away, but Harry screamed and refused. Looking a Amos, with tear filled eyes, I began choking on my words. "Amos..I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I tried-I..I told him!" I cried.

"I tried...I promise, I tried!" I continued to cry, Amos looked at me, engulfing me as we cried over Cedric's body. "I tried" I kept repeating as he rocked us.

Amos kept screaming and I could feel everyone's eyes on us. Dumbledore parted Amos from me an ordered Snape to get me. Snape wandered over to me, pulling at my shoulder, urging me to move. "No..I..I can't leave him!" Snape pulled me further away, Amos' screams still filling my ears. "I can't leave him!" I repeated.

As we left, Snape took me back into Hogwarts, stopping us in a corridor. "You must hold onto this pain, let it fill you when you meet the Dark Lord, don't let his...way's, change you, do you hear me, Olivia?" Slowly, I nodded.

"Good, I'll leave you here, let you do some thinking..--"

"--Severus, come with me!" Dumbledore's voice boomed from down the hall. Severus nodded at me before taking off.

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Sitting there quietly, I was deep in though when I felt the heat of someone else. "Are you okay?" His voice ran into my ears.

"He..he was stood there, I told him to get back to the cup, I told him...He was too curious then.he was gone. I told him! I tried, I couldn't let go, I should've done something!" I cried.

Draco wrapped his arm around me and brought me into his side. "I'm sure you did everything you could, it's not on you..okay? None of it.." He cooed.

"He told me he'd wait for me, asked me to bring his body back, told me he loved me..All for what? He's gone and I'll never get him back, Amos won't get his son back..And I won't get my best friend back..." I cried, tears falling like a slow waterfall dancing with the wind. He didn't tr to sympathize with me, or console me with anymore petty words, he sat, his arm around me, saying nothing.

As we sat in a comfortable silence, I wondered about us, me and him? Would it be easier now Cedric was gone? Or harder? "Draco..." I started. "What are we? Are we a thing or not?..I just..I need to know right now..." I admitted with an exasperated sigh.

I heard him sigh, a loud one from the side of me. "I think..I think we need to wait and see til after you meet the Dark Lord, I think it's best, it stops either one of us becoming too attached if it's not going to last.."

With a slow nod, I agreed. "Yeah, it's not fair if I--I change.."

"You won't..this is just a precaution for us both.." He admitted with a sigh.

Neither of us sad a word after, we both starred out into the night, looking at the stars that flickered and pounced in the sky, a new one seemingly reappearing.

(Please listen to song now for best effect. You may stop reading or continue while the song is playing)

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Dumbledore sat in his chair, gathering his words and thoughts as we all sat listening with intent. "Today.." He began, "We acknowledge, a really terrible loss, Cedric Diggory was, as you all know, exceptionally hard-working." He continued as he arose from his chair.

"Intricately fair minded, and, most importantly, a fierce, fierce friend.." He paused, giving me time for a single tear to drip onto my shirt. Seamus squeezed my hand reassuringly. "And therefore, you have the right to know exactly how he died." He took another pause, sauntering down the step slowly, towards his pedestal.

"You see, Cedric Diggory was murdered, by Lord Voldemort.." He looked at us all as people shifted uncomfortably. I squeezed my eyes closed, squeezing out another tear as he continued. "The Ministry does not wish me to tell you this, but to not do so I think would be an insult to his memory.." Another pause.

"Now the pain we all feel at this dreadful loss reminds me, reminds us, that while we may come from different places and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one..In light of recent events, the bonds of friendship become more important than ever. Remember that Cedric Diggory will not have died in vain, you remember that and we'll celebrate a boy who was kind and honest, and true to the very end...The very end.."

His words lingered in my mind..

Draco's POV

"Now this dreadful loss reminds me, reminds us, that while we may ome from different places and speak different tongues, our hearts beat as one.." I stopped listening, looking over at Olivia who had her eyes closed, shut tight, stood next to Seamus as everyone looked down, solemnly.

Nothing was going to be the same, everything was about to change, a week from now and she would be a Death Eater, just like Crabbe and Goyle..

Everything she was sure to hate, she was going to become, I feared for her, if she didn't make it out the same, how would I bring her back? Could I?

Maybe Snape was right, maybe this put with becoming a Death Eater would crack her and I wouldn't be able to bring her back...

Maybe her hatred for the Dark Lord was going to be too much and she'd attempt to kill him...

My mind began racing with what if's and why's..

Her life would never be the same after this and my life would never be the same if she left..

(Let song finish)

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I rolled my trunk up to Snape's office. "You all packed?" He asked, answering the door. I nodded.

"Can I make one stop before we go to the Malfoy manor, just one?" I requested. With a small sigh but a nod, he agreed. "I wish to see Amos...Cedric wished me to make sure he was alright..If this is the last time I will be able to, I wish to see him"

Snape nodded in an understanding manner. "Come on, a quick stop.."

"I headbutted Draco's father, in the graveyard..." I admitted.

Snape stopped dead in his tracks, turning to look at me with wide eyes and raised brows. "You did what?"

"To get away, back to the port key.." I whispered.

He gripped the bridge of his nose. "Oh what will we do with you? Come on" He said, his face still expressionless but his tone showing humor.

I had only a few days before I met with him, I was going to spend one of them with Amos..