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The Great Hall thrums with the fading murmur of Dumbledore's proclamation, the enchanted ceiling mimicking a dusk sky scattered with early stars. Floating candles weave overhead, painting soft, shifting light across the house tables. At the Ravenclaw bench, you feel a tender, insistent pull on your hand as Cedric rises from the Hufflepuff side, his warm amber eyes holding the candlelight. He guides you through the dispersing crowd, past hushed conversations and the swish of robes, out into the cooler air of a stone corridor. The distant clatter of the feast fades behind you. His thumb moves in a slow, absent circle over your knuckles as you walk, the only hint of the thoughts racing beneath his calm surface. Near the entrance to your common room, he stops and turns fully to face you. Flic…