The Boy Who Died by koalathebear (pg)

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Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Cedric Diggory/Hermione Granger
Author on LJ: koalathebear
Author Website: Fic Index
Why this must be read: This is one of those pairings that makes you stop, think for a second, and go "did they even TALK in the book?" Then you can't help but read it - Train Wreck Syndrome - and once you have, you don't know why you never did before because the fic completely blows your mind. This fic is well written. It's characters are real, and well fleshed out, and it's not completely unbelievable. It works itself into canon well enough, that if you step back, it could, possibly, have happened. And then there's those fics that make you cry - and you know you do it, even if you don't tell anyone, because sometimes you just can't help it. This is one of them. And despite the number of kleenex's you'll go through and the odd pairing it is, you'll find yourself wondering how this didn't really happen.


"Because sometimes people are fools," Cedric said, his jaw tightening as he dropped his hands away from her slim shoulders and looked away, staring at the snowflakes falling onto the ground. She was staring at him, her eyes very dark and hard to read. "Sometimes it takes people a long time to figure out how they feel about things and in the meanwhile, they bumble around like bloody great idiots ....I ...." he cut himself off abruptly. "Look, Granger - you'd better get back inside, it's cold, I don't want to have to put on my prefect's hat and put you on detention for wandering around at this hour. Besides, we wouldn't want Weasley saying that you're fraternising with the enemy now, would we?"

That made Hermione laugh and she smiled up at him, a faintly arrested expression in her dark brown eyes.

"Thanks Cedric."

"For not giving you a detention? Get a move on if you don't want me to change my mind," he told her.

She laughed again, the sound making his heart ache and she ran to the archway and turned. "Good night."


The Boy Who Died

Comments

[koalathebear.livejournal.com]

I wanted to thank you again for this :) I don't think I've ever had one of my fics recommended like this :) I'm really touched and flattered. :)

[unperfectwolf.livejournal.com]

Well you, and this fic, deserve every rec I five it! THis fic is really one of my favorites - one of my top three or four favorite fics. I'm glad you're touched, I always like making people feel good when I rec their stuff.