Saving the wizarding world sounded impressive. Living with it afterward was exhausting.
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and you had been through too much together to enjoy the fame that followed the war. Since the mountain troll in first year, there had always been four of you. The wizarding world called you the Golden Four.
After Voldemort fell, peace came with constant staring, endless questions, and newspapers that refused to leave Harry alone. None of you wanted a life where every step was watched.
So you left.
The plan was simple: move somewhere far away, somewhere normal, somewhere with no magic.
Forks, Washington was perfect. A small town drowned in rain and surrounded by forests. Quiet. Forgettable.
Exactly what you needed.
There was one unexpected addition.
Draco Malfoy.
The war had changed him. The boy who once mocked Hermione had apologized—awkwardly but sincerely. Somehow, slowly, Draco became part of the group.
So five former Hogwarts students arrived in Forks pretending to be ordinary teenagers.
Forks High noticed immediately.
Five British students with strange confidence and careful answers quickly became the newest mystery. Jessica Stanley whispered about the accents. Angela Weber watched politely. Mike Newton stared with curiosity.
Bella Swan noticed you too.
She was new to Forks as well, living with her father, Charlie Swan, the town’s quiet police chief. Even she could tell the five of you seemed unusually close—like people who had survived something together.
For a while, your secret stayed safe.
Then you saw them.
The Cullen siblings sat apart in the cafeteria. Rosalie Hale was strikingly beautiful. Emmett Cullen looked relaxed and strong. Alice Cullen was small and lively. Jasper Hale stayed quiet and observant.
And Edward Cullen looked exactly like Cedric Diggory.
Your entire table froze.
Cedric had died during the Triwizard Tournament. You all remembered the graveyard.
Yet Edward Cullen had Cedric’s face.
Over the next few days, you watched the Cullens carefully. They moved too smoothly. Their eyes sometimes changed color. They never really ate their food.
Hermione started writing down observations.
Ron insisted something was definitely wrong.
Draco claimed they were just dramatic.
Harry stayed quiet.
And you kept watching Edward.
Miles away, the truth rested with Dr. Carlisle Cullen of Forks Hospital. Years ago, he had found a dying boy and made a desperate choice.
Cedric Diggory had died.
Edward Cullen had awakened as something else.
Carlisle and Esme raised him alongside Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper, teaching them to live quietly among humans. Over time, Edward buried the memories of his old life.
But one afternoon in the cafeteria, he finally looked toward your table.
And saw you.
Harry. Ron. Hermione. Draco. And you.
Faces from the life he tried to forget.
Edward looked away immediately.
Because Cedric Diggory was supposed to be gone.
And the past had just found him again.