Severaly, months had passed, it was already December at Hogwarts. The movement of the D.A was dying down slowly, however they had did a lot in that time period. However, Mei was still scared out of her wits, Seamus had to drag her from class to class, especially when they were going to go to their Defence Against the Dark Arts class, which was now called just Dark Arts.
Their professor, Amycus Carrow, just frightened Mei. He would always make comments about her relationship with the Malfoy family and talk about Death Eaters right in front of her, as if he was going to recruit her as one.
Thus, as the class ended, Mei bolted out of the class room. Seamus and most of the class following, no one liked that class, except the Slytherins, whose parents were susposedly Death Eaters.
"Finally, we get to go home." Seamus sighed as the reached the common room, "I thought I would die if I went another month without break."
Ginny sat beside Mei, "However, it doesn't end even though we get back home. I mean, Harry, Hermione, and Ron are still out there, the ministry wants them dead and Dean-" Ginny stopped herself before she would cry again about her boyfriend and Seamus didn't look like he was going to smile any time soon.
"But at least we're with out families, right?" All of them nodded, "Come on, let's not talk about this anymore."
"Like how you're staying at Cedric's house this break?" Neville smirked.
Mei's eyes widened, "How do you know, I only told Seamus." She looked over at him, but he looked as dumbfounded as her.
"Well, now I know. I just assumed the obvious, by the way I heard some Slytherin girls talking about you in charms class today."
Ginny rolled her eyes, "Is Pansy still jealous that you were going to marry Draco? You two are siblings now, can she just stop."
"It's not about Draco. They say Mei is getting fat, thus she is pregnant with Cedric's baby and they are getting married." This made the whole group laugh, and made others around them too.
However, Seamus blushed, knowing that the only true part to that rumour was that she was getting married. It felt awkward for him to keep this kind of secret, when it seemed so obvious especially if you connect the dots. She did wear a necklace with a ring on it and another ring to on her finger. As well, she got letters from Cedric almost eveery morning, he wondered why no one was suspicous.
"That's just saying, she thinks I'm fat!" Mei screamed, examining her stomach, "I wish I was evil enough to actually participate in Dark Arts class."
Seamus chuckled, "Well, you're not and you should never because Pansy is an idiot to think that and pick on you. By the way, we should go to out rooms now, I mean we're leaving tomorrow."
Everyone nodded in agreement and headed to their room. Before, Seamus could go upstairs, Mei got his hands.
"Be safe when you get home, I don't want to loose my best friend." She smiled weakly.
"You don't have to worry about that." He smiled and pulled her into a hug, "Happy Christmas, Mei."
She smiled, the way that made Seamus feel warm inside, "Happy Christmas Seamus." They spent a few long seconds in the hug, before she went out, "Don't forget my present, okay?"
He nodded, "Happy Christmas again, to you, your family, and-" He paused and looked at the ring again, "And to Cedric, hope your engagment goes well." Then they went on their seperate ways.
-//-
Mei quickly worked her way around people at King's Cross Station. She noticed that every one looked as if there was a grey cloud over them. However, the sight of their children, just made the a billion times happier.
This happened, when Mei saw her parents near the exit. She sprinted even more, and ran into the arms of her parents, with Cedric behind them.
Mei couldn't help, but be ecstatic, "Let's go home, I don't want to be outside with the Death Eaters." Cedric scowled, looking at the sea of people.
"There are some here?" She whispered as her father pushed her trolley.
"No, but I don't have a feeling about this place right, so let's go." He told her.
Soon, they came to the Diggory house. Already on the dining table was a huge plates pf food. She was welcomed with hugs from Cedric's parents as soon as she entered the room. They all sat in chairs around the table and started to eat.
"Is hogwarts doing fine?" Her mother asked.
She shook her head, "We have mostly the same teachers, but two were replaced by the Amycus and Alecto-"
"Carrow?" Cedric's father yelled, Mei hesitantly nodded, "How could they bring Death Eaters into the school, how can Headmistress McGonagall allow this?"
"Headmistress McGonagall? She's not headmistress. It's Headmaster Snape-"
Amos Diggory was about to say something, but Mei saw that Cedric had eyed him, which him shut up, "Dear, have you talked to Xenophilius lately?" He said, trying to change the subject.
"No, I didn't, but many people is saying that something is wrong with him. It's not about him saying weird things in his newspaper though, so I wonder." The conversation, went more in detail, but Mei zoned out, due to the fact that she didn't know the man.
She tapped Cedric's hand, "Who is Xenophilius?"
"Luna Lovegood's dad, you know the one who runs the Quibbler." She nodded, but she still zoned out until they called her name.
"What?" She seemed baffled when everyone looked at her.
Her soon to be mother-in-law smiled at her, "We're wondering when the wedding should be, Cedric said right after you graduate and get a job."
"It wouldn't even take long for you to get a job since you have three wonderful men recommending you to work in the ministry" His father responded.
She nodded, "That sounds good, but if I don't find a job soon, then we'll have the wedding sooner."
"How about the venue, the dress, the colour scheme, the theme, the wedding party?" Her mother asked.
"I like the colour tiffany blue or coral, as for the dress, I'm thinking of going shopping during Easter break, however I will be at Seamus house-"
"Then on the last day of Easter break, Seamus, and all of us will going shopping in london." Her mother recommended and she nodded.
"I like tiffany blue since it would be best for both genders, so that will be the colour scheme, while Mei and I want to the wedding at her house, since by the time the wedding the flowers in her yard would be in bloom. As, for the wedding party, there will be a maid-of-honour and best man as well as four other bridemaids and groommen, I will pick two and she will pick two for each." Cedric declared.
Mrs. Diggory wrote all of this in a notepad, "Who are the people?"
Cedric started, "My best man is Bill Weasley, my two groomsmen are Michael McManus and Oliver Wood. Bridemaids are Maxine O'Flaherty and Heidi MAcavoy.
"And yours?" she asked Mei.
"My maid-of-honour is Hermione, the bridemaids are Fleur and Luna, while the groommen are Seamus and-" She didn't know how they would react if she said this name, "Draco."
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