Cedric was also frozen for a time. "You do?" he asked."Yes," I whispered. "I do." I started to move closer to him, but..."Mione, don't," Cedric warned. "You may pull out your IV again."I stared at Cedric with a saddened expression."I have a better idea."Cedric rose from the bed, carefully scooping me into his arms then sitting back down at the head of the bed, leaving me cradled in his lap, my head laying on his shoulder."Please, don't do it," I begged, my voice sounding muffled from my face being buried in his shoulder."I can't let Malone go on killing people, Mione," Cedric said as he stroked my hair."Please," I repeated, now looking at him with tears in eyes, showing him my fears.Cedric stroked my cheek. "I'm going."I shut my eyes tightly for a second. "At least take Harry or Ron with you. Or Neville. Don't go alone.""They did offer to go with me," said Cedric. "And I turned them down."I sighed as I looked down at Cedric's arms wrapped around me. I ran my fingers along his hands."I have to do this alone," he whispered in my ear, his warm breath blowing against my neck. "I will not be responsible for anyone's death.""Only your own," I mumbled sadly."I'm not going to die," Cedric said raising my chin to look into his eyes."How do you know?" I asked. He began to rub my cheek. I raised my hand to join his on my face. "You said it yourself, he's killed many innocent people. What's going to stop him from killing you?""You're tired," was his only answer. "You should sleep.""You'll be here when I wake up, right?" I asked.Cedric merely nodded as he continued to rub my cheek. The feeling of his warm hand on my face was beginning to make it hard to keep my eyes open. I soon fell into a dreamless sleep, still in Cedric's lap, my head on his shoulder.The next morning, I awoke to find that I wasn't in Cedric's arms, but back in my bed, my room was empty."Cedric?"Where was he? Didn't he say he would be here when I woke up?The door opened and Cedric walked in dragging my trunk behind him."Good, you're up," he said as he kissed me."Where were you?" I asked."I had to get your trunk from the Weasleys. The train leaves in three hours."The door opened again and the same nurse came in."Good morning, Miss Granger," she greeted me. "Are you ready to go home?""You have no idea," I answered as she removed my oxygen tube from my nose. Cedric chuckled as he sat down next to me on the bed.When it came time for her to remove the IV, I buried my face into Cedric's shoulder. He chuckled again as he stroked my hair."It's not funny," I mumbled into his shirt.After I got dressed and before I left the hospital the nurse told me that if I was still experiencing the effects of the poison, such as the violent coughing or dizziness I should come in right away. Hearing that made me wonder if they really did remove all the poison.I ended up going to the train station alone. Cedric went on ahead. He explained that he to go to a prefect meeting on the train. He also said that I didn't have to worry about my trunk because he would take it with him. So, as I approached the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. I checked to see if anyone was watching, there were barely any people at the station this time of the day. I closed my eyes tightly then ran at full speed toward the brick wall.When I opened my eyes I found the Hogwarts Express and thick clouds of steam in front of me. I looked around at the many smiling faces of the parents bidding their children goodbye onto the train and I was surprised to find that Mr. and Mrs. Weasley weren't there."Hermione!" I heard Harry cry.Before I could turn to get a look at him, Harry pulled me into a tight hug and began to spin us both. For a second, I felt like I was in a fairytale. My arms were still around his neck when lowered me down."I've missed doing that," he smiled.I laughed as I hugged him again."You're not going to break your promise, are you?" Harry asked as we still held each other.I rolled my eyes."Where is everybody?" I asked."They're already on the train. I wanted to wait for you.""That's sweet," I said. "Where are Mr. and Mrs. Weasley?""One of their neighbors showed up saying he saw their ghoul from their attic on the loose," Harry explained.The train whistle blew, singling for everyone to get on board."You ready for a new year?" Harry asked as we approached the train."Yeah," I said.Harry smiled at me as he boarded the train. Before I boarded I gave the platform one last glance. This was the first time I was glad Mother and Father didn't come with me. I have a feeling if they knew what happened to me during the Quidditch World Cup, they wouldn't have let me come.The train whistle blew again and I boarded. I found that I had lost sight of Harry as the train began to move. As I walked through the compartment, s
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