Sofia has prepared her confession to Mr. Cedric. Unfortunately, he has already fallen in love with someone else. Unrequited Cedfia. Oneshot. Written for Cedfia Week 2022. Prompt (Day 3): Almost.

He pictures the butterflies from his childhood books again as they flutter in the distance, this time fleeing from the red smoke-filled skies of his parents' birthplace. It's a one-way trip, much like his own. And yet they still feel the reverberations from the past, those days over fifty years ago.

As children, he and Roland used to sneak out into the hallways late at night, the stars sparking above them, Enchancia resting below. Cedric had been the excellent hider out of the two of them, even then, his skills honed from ducking under desks, cloaking himself behind shadows, cowering in school bathrooms. - Roldric, Cedrelei, Rolelei. Oneshot.

Born a Squib to Pureblood parents, Vernon Dursley was pushed off a pier in an effort to manifest magic he didn't possess. After nearly drowning and being rescued by Muggles, he has managed to erase most of his connections with the magical world in favor of living a 'perfectly normal' life. When his wife's sister's child shows up on his doorstep, Vernon must make a choice.