She looked down to see Cedric and Harry laying on the ground, but something looked off about the two.

She looked closer and screamed

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The students in the stands all stood up to get a better look at what Hermione had screamed about. She ran through them, pushing them out of the way, bawling her eyes out as she shouted and yelled. When she reached the stairs she saw Amos already at the bottom, sprinting towards Cedric's lifeless body.

"THATS MY SON! CEDRIC, CEDRIC WAKE UP, PLEASE MY BOY, WAKE UP!" He sobbed and clutched Cedric's shirt into his fists.

Hermione sprinted down to where Cedric laid, kneeling down next to him, her tears falling on to his cheeks as she blurrily stared at him in the eyes.

"Cedric, no, please! I love you, I LOVE YOU WAKE UP! PLEASE CEDRIC!" She cried, crashing her lips onto his as a last resort to wake him up. It always worked in the fairy tales, and Cedric was supposed to be her happily ever after.

Hermione and Cedric's parents were interrupted by Harry, who had gotten up and started to shout to Professor Dumbledore.

"He's back! Voldemort's back!"

The crowd of students, teachers and parents all gasped and several started to scream. Hermione was in too much grief to care. She continued to try and wake up Cedric, but she had no progress, he laid lifelessly in her arms.

For half an hour, Hermione and Cedric's parents were in too much shock to move from Cedric's side. Even when Madame Pomfrey came over to try and take Cedric's body away, they refused to allow it. She returned to the other champions to mend their injuries.

Hermione noticed shortly afterwards that Harry had gone missing, but only when she went to go ask him what had happened that killed Cedric. She wiped her tears and walked over to Professor Dumbledore, who gave her a pitiful look.

"P-P-Professor Dumbledore, w-where's Harry?" She Asked as another tear streamed down her face.

"I assume he's getting his injuries checked up by Madame Pomfrey," he replied in a small voice.

"But he never went in the tent. I-I think I saw Professor Moody take him up to the castle," she sobbed.

"Oh no. Oh thank you miss Granger. Minerva! Severus! We must go! Now!" He called and the three of them ran up to the castle.

Hermione laid down on the ground next to Cedric and closed her eyes. She felt the dirt stick to the tears that continued to pour down her eyes like a waterfall and she let it be. She opened her eyes when she felt a strong hand patting her back, hoping that it was Cedric, but knowing that it was not.

"Hermininny? Are you alright?" Asked Viktor Krum.

She found it too hard to reply, so instead of talking, she cried even harder, closing her eyes hard as she wailed her lungs out.

"Hermininny? Do not worry, Hermininny, now me and you can be together. It will all be alright." He said.

"No it will not be alright! HE WAS MY BLOODY BOYFRIEND FOR MERLINS SAKE. I LOVED HIM! SO YOU NEED TO LEAVE ME ALONE BEFORE I HEX YOU TO OBLIVION BECAUSE YOU AND I WILL NEVER BE TOGETHER! NEVER! So leave me ALONE!" She pushed him back and cried even harder than before. Krum, giving her a hurt look, backed up slowly and walked away.

She gave all of her strength to stand up and walk towards Amos and Cecilia, Cedric's parents. They pulled her into a very tight hug and the three of them stayed mostly still, except for the small shaking they all let off as they silently sobbed into each others shoulders.

Madame Pomfrey walked up to them slowly, trying to avoid startling them and angering the three of them. "I'm truly sorry, but we must take his body now," she said with a sad look.

Her and another teacher took Cedric's body and lifted it onto the floating stretcher and paused to see if they were going to protest.

"Where are you bringing him?" Asked Amos with glassy eyes.

"To the hospital wing. The three of you can come and stay with him until the witches from St. Mungo's arrive, then you will have to leave."

The teachers lead the three of them to the hospital wing and put Cedric in the last bed to avoid startling any students who came in. Hermione, Amos and Cecilia all sat down in the chairs next to his bed. Hermione grabbed his hand.

They sat for several minutes in silence, as they thought that their tears had seemingly run out. But to no avail, Hermione started to sob again, and was enveloped in a hug by Cecilia, which made her sob even harder.

"You would have been a great daughter in law," whispered Cecilia. "We love you so much, even though we don't know you that well, Hermione."

"Thank you," Hermione whispered through her whines and groans of grief. They stayed in this position for ten minutes, until the healer from St. Mungo's arrived.

"I will give you five minutes to say your goodbyes," she said when she walked through the curtain. Hermione and Cedric's parents nodded their heads slightly and stared at the witch, waiting for her to leave them alone. She got the message quickly and waited behind the curtain. Hermione watched as Amos and Cecilia took Cedric's hands and sobbed.

"Cedric, we love you so, so, so much. If you can hear us, we want you to know how proud we are of you, we will never, ever forget you, and you will live in forever in our hearts," sobbed Cecilia.

"We love you son," said Amos, taking Cecilia into a hug. They left the cubicle, leaving Hermione and Cedric alone. She took his hand and her tears fell onto the mattress that Cedric's body laid on.

Hermione took his hand in hers and kissed it for many seconds. "I-I love you so m-much, Cedric. I will never forget you and I will n-never love someone th-the w-way I lo-loved-d you," her words started to break. She hiccuped and sobbed hard as she imagined what her life would be like without him.

Cedric's funeral would take place the next day. Hermione was called into Professor Dumbledore's office a few hours after Cedric was taken to St. Mungo's for an autopsy. She approached the statue of an eagle and said the password provided to her.

"Cockroach Clusters."

The statue spiralled up and revealed a staircase to the headmasters office. She climbed the stairs and went knock on the door to find it already open.

"Come in, Miss Granger," said Professor Dumbledore when he noticed her. He was sitting at his desk with Professor McGonagall standing next to him. Hermione walked closer and took a seat across from them. She had never been in Professor Dumbledore's office before, but she was in too much grief to inspect it like she had with the other Professors.

"Miss Granger, we know that you are feeling terrible right now, but we have to ask you to do something for us," said Professor McGonagall.

"What is it? I'm not answering any more questions, Madame Pomfrey and the healer from St. Mungo's already asked me too many." Hermione spat with more spunk than she intended.

"No, Miss Granger," Professor Dumbledore replied in a soft tone.

"We are asking you to bring Cedric Diggory back to life."