She Will Be Loved (for 7musicalmuses) 2/7

Apr 17, 2006 22:58

Title: She Will Be Loved
Author: hiphopmarmalade
Rating: PG (K+}
Pairing/Character: Cedric Diggory/ Hermione Granger
Summary: Cedric watches Hermione’s life after his death
Word Count: 1,265
Warnings: AU- Cedric and Hermione were together during the events of Goblet of Fire. Also obvious Character Death.
Notes: I don’t own Harry Potter or “She Will be Loved by Maroon 5. Written for 7musicalmuses. Please feel free to read my other works. Pairings can be found in the side bar of safe_side



Beauty queen of only eighteen
She had some trouble with herself
He was always there to help her
She always belonged to someone else

Cedric sighed. Hermione was marrying Ronald Weasley today. She had just turned 18 and it was after the second war. In the war she had become severely injured. She had only survived because Cedric had given up his ability to stay with all other departed souls and be a ghost. He stayed out of sight most of the time. He just couldn’t let her die. It hurt so much to watch her with Ron. Cedric wanted to be in his place. He had loved her ever since his sixth year.

I drove for miles and miles
And wound up at your door
I've had you so many times but somehow
I want more

Cedric had gone to practically the ends of the earth in order to keep Hermione alive. He had begged and pleaded to keep her alive. Now his punishment was to follow her and to haunt her. He had been able to love her for a year and it seemed like it was enough but the torture of having to watch her all the time killed Cedric on the inside.

I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
She will be loved

Cedric really didn’t mind having to follow her around all the time. He remembered how she looked when Harry brought Cedric’s body back after the third task. Tears poured from her face like raindrops and she was trying to smile because Harry was alive. no one knew about the relationship that her and Cedric had shared. He just wanted to take her in her arms and hold her. She looked so broken. He just wanted to love her.

Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
I know I tend to get so insecure
It doesn't matter anymore

Cedric was always there for her. She never knew anymore. I mean he never wanted to scare her. He just wanted his beautiful princess to remain happy and beautiful and not have to worry about a thing. He always wondered what would happen if she saw him-If she were to see what had become of him. The thought scared him. However, it had been about a year now. Now she could never know. She would never know what he did for her. It was a complicated situation and he just couldn’t tell her.

It's not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us along
My heart is full and my door's always open
You can come anytime you want

Cedric remembered how much they talked during the tournament. It was becoming more and more clear to Hermione that adults can not be trusted. It was a lesson that everyone seemed to learn eventually. She took it hard. Before that time Hermione used to think that everything one needed to know could be learned in books or from authority figures, but as each task she learned more and more that adults can mess up too and books won’t tell you about death. Cedric was always there for her as much as he could be. She knew he would always make time for her and that was the important part.

I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved

Hermione cried over Harry’s body after and Voldemort and Harry both died. It was tragic really. Harry had to die in order to get rid of Voldemort. He was a horocrux. No one comforted Hermione. It was raining and she was convinced that everyone thought her tears were raindrops. Ron and Neville were getting over the thrill of jointly killing Voldemort. The rest of Weasleys were comforting Ginny. Just the day before she and Harry and become engaged. Luna was off in her own world. She was the one who killed Harry once it became apparent that he had to die. Hermione was busy battling the Malfoys with Snape of all people. She couldn’t cope as well as everyone else who was around Harry and Voldemort and knew what happened. She knew she should smile. Voldemort was gone. But it was hard. She was alone.

I know where you hide
Alone in your car
Know all of the things that make you who you are
I know that goodbye means nothing at all
Comes back and begs me to catch her every time she falls

Cedric remembered all the things Hermione said when she visited his grave. It was a lot like the year before he died where she would come to him with her fears and problems and he would listen. Whenever she was hurt or upset she would come to his grave and tell him about it. He supposed it made her feel better. Each time she said this was the last but it never was.

Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful

Cedric cherished the times she came to talk to him. It always made him thank that he was the only person she could rely on. It made him feel special. It made him feel like nothing had changed and he wasn’t really dead.

I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved

Watching Ginny do Hermione’s hair was boring Cedric so he left to go check on the Groom. What he overheard made him happy. He never thought that Ron was good enough for Hermione but as he listened to Ron tell Neville how much he loved Hermione and how much she meant to him he realized something. She had someone to love her. He understood what had happened yesterday.

Please don't try so hard to say goodbye
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye

When Hermione came to his grave yesterday she told him that she had to love Ron one-hundred-percent. She told Cedric that he would always hold a place in her heart as her first love but she had to move on. She also mentioned that she thought he should too. It was like she knew. She knew about his bargain. Hermione was always so clever. It hurt him at the time but he got it now.

Yeah
I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain

Cedric watched Hermione walk down the aisle in the backyard of The Burrow. The sunlight shone making her look angelic and Cedric saw tears of happiness in her eyes. One of the more curious things about Hermione Granger was that ever since Cedric died she could only cry if it was cloudy or raining. But here she was in daylight with happy tears in her eyes. At that moment Cedric realized he had fulfilled his end of the bargain.

Try so hard to say goodbye

As Ron Weasley kissed his new wife Cedric floated away to finally be at peace.

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