✌︎︎𝙲𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚊 𝙿𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜✌︎︎

The Final Competition

Note: I think I'm going to say this in every chapter, I AM STILL FIXING THE GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, VOCABULARY, AND LITERALLY EVERYTHING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHAPTERS Y'ALL ARE ONE BUT I'M HOPING IT AIN'T A FREAKING MESSED UP ONE, thanks. x

It was the day of the third competition and the last, the four champions were standing in front of the forbidden forest while students cheered in the stands. The four champions were to go into the forest and rescue the hostage, the first to return out of the forest would win. 

They entered the forest in order depending on the points they collected in the previous tasks, (they had 30 mins to rescue the hostage), Jason went in first, followed by Xenophilius, then Andromeda and Edward were tied in 3rd. 

They made their way through the forest, faced acromantulas and other creatures, the hostages were Narcissa, Clara, another two boys they didn't know. 

"Where's Clara?" Remus asked looking around, 

"she was talking to Dumbledore earlier, she's probably the hostage for that manky bugger" Sirius rolled his eyes.

"Mood" James coughed annoyingly, Sirius glared and James looked away raising his hands in the air, the rest laughing. 

"If she is his hostage however" Sirius furrowed his eyebrows, "he better save her, from whatever's in there" he spoke confidently, "or else" he finished. 

"Or else what?" Remus grinned slightly, Sirius pretended he didn't hear him and kept looking into the forest, 

"what are they rescuing them from?" Peter asked Remus, 

"no idea" Remus shrugged.

"if he lets a hair on her head get hurt, I'll rip him limb from limb" Sirius muttered angrily, while James secretly laughed with Remus and Peter. 

Ten minutes later...

The champions still hadn't come out, and everyone was starting to get worried, "I'm really anxious to see what kind of monster they're facing" James said trying to see from above the trees, 

"no use, you can't see from here" Remus shrugged pulling him down, 

"I have an idea" Sirius drew out his wand,

"no you don't" Remus answered trying to put away his idea, 

"yes he does!" Peter said excitedly, 

"no he doesn't!" Remus repeated threw clenched teeth,

"YES HE DOES!" James cheered loudly attracting the attention of many people around him,

"NO HE DOESN'T!" Remus retorted standing up,

"YES I DO!" Sirius got up shouting and grinning. 

McGonagall walked over to where they were sitting, "oh you four, can't say I'm surprised" she huffed. "Sit down and be quiet" she said sternly, the two sat down.

Sirius held out his wand, "accio broomstick" he spoke clearly, 

"Sirius no!" Remus hissed, about a second later Sirius's broomstick came flying to him, he hopped on it. 

"Accio broomstick" James copied him, and his broom came flying next, Peter sat on James's broom with him and they followed after Sirius who was flying over the forbidden forest. 

Remus sat there muttering angrily until he finally got out his wand and pointed at one of the extra broomsticks, 

"accio" he summoned the broomstick that came flying to him. He sat on it and followed the three boys. 

"Ah Moony! Thought you'd never come!" Peter turned around, Remus rolled his eyes and laughed slightly, 

"stop here!" Sirius warned them pointing down to a manticore, 

"oh my god!" Peter gasped terrified, 

"what is that?" James turned to Remus.

"That is a manticore" he answered wide-eyed, "I know what you're thinking but we can't interfere" Remus warned the three boys, 

"well we should stay here in case then" James protested,

"no interfering, all right?" Remus looked at them,

"no interfering!" They answered at the same time.

15 minutes later...

They had been flying on there brooms waiting for the hostages to be rescued, when they saw two people come running at the manticore from different sides, 

"stupefy!" One of them shouted, it was a boys voice, 

"flipendo!" The other figure shot at the manticore, whom also sounded like a boy. 

The two kept casting spells at the manticore until another two figures came and helped, 

"they're helping each other! The lunatics!" Sirius gasped, "they're supposed to be against each other!" He complained.

"I agree" James nodded laughing, the figure that appeared to be a girl, cut the blonde girl free from the ropes and ran away from the manticore abandoning the other three, "quick!" They heard one the boys telling a brunette girl. 

"That's Clara" James pointed, the other three marauders looked at the girl he was pointing at as she ran away while being pulled by the boy. 

About a minute later, the marauders were back in their seats in the audience. 

Xenophilius made his way out with another boy, who seemed to be his hostage, and the audience cheered, he had won. Andromeda and Narcissa came in close behind, followed by Jason and Clara, and lastly Edward and his hostage. 

"A truly well done job, Mr. Lovegood!" Dumbledore congratulated the winner as he handed him the cup, everyone cheered, especially the Ravenclaws. "And of course, good job to the rest of you as well, you have done exceedingly good work to be here tonight!" He clapped followed by the crowds' cheering. 

Everyone started heading back into the castle, "did he let you get hurt?" Sirius looked at Clara, 

"what? No" she answered scoffing. Sirius eyed her for a moment and looked away, the winners of the house cup were to be announced. 

Everyone sat down on the tables according to their houses, 

"reckon we'll win!" Clara stated with a positive attitude as she sat down beside Peter and Remus, 

"oh we better" Peter nodded. "We can't lose to the slimey Slytherins, the nerdy Ravenclaws, or the weak Hufflepuffs" he laughed,

"don't call them that Pete" Clara warned, "pretty sure you don't want to cross paths with me do you?" She threatened.

"Sorry" he mumbled trying not to laugh, she laughed,

"I'm kidding!" They all laughed mercilessly, and Peter gave a sigh of relief. 

"In fourth place, Ravenclaw, with 205 points. In third place, Slytherin with 217 points. In second place, Hufflepuff with 232 points. And finally in first place, Gryffindor with 300 points!" Dumbledore announced, and the Gryffindor table cheered loudly along with yelling and whistling.

"WOOHOO! WE DID IT!" Clara shouted at the top of her lungs.