𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐔𝐋 (Tom Riddle) [ 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗗 ]

xviii. third task pt.2: the maze

Previously,

"I, Lord Adrian Kane Krum, hereby disown, Iris Amelia Potter-Krum, so mote be it."

+x+

Iris stared at her father, no Adrian Krum, in shock. She felt the Krum family body leave her magical core, her body but it didn't really affect her much. But it did disrupt the occlumency shields, letting Grindelwald in for just a slither of a moment.

"I-I understand," Iris said stiffly. "Er. . . If you'll er, excuse me, I'll be going to my godparents," Iris said shakily, voice breaking at the end.

"Iris. . ." But it was too late, Iris walked off to godparents with unnoticeable tears streaming down her face.

+x+

"Ladies and gentlemen! Get ready for the third and final task!" Ludo Bangman shouted into the megaphone.

Cheers erupted from the stands. The five champions came out, parents and siblings — or godparents — were next to the entrances of the maze.

"Good luck, Flower," Draco whispered into Iris' ear.

"You haven't used that nickname in forever! And now it's back," Iris pouted, showing her puffy eyes.

"I'll kill them, I swear on my hag of mother's grave," Sirius muttered angrily.

An equally as fuming Remus put a hand on his husband's shoulder. Perhaps to calm him down or to calm himself down. Perhaps both.

'Mad-Eye Moody' came up to the group.

"How long are you going to be disguised as that, Mr. Crouch?" Mors in his mortal form said out of nowhere.

This made the group jump. Crouch narrowed his eyes at him but it was ignored when he turned to the hazel-eyed girl.

"You've been avoiding me," he tutted.

"Now, just who in bloody hell are you?" Sirius asked glaring when Mors put a hand on the girl's shoulder.

Suddenly Remus whimpered. Not audibly to the other champions but just to the group around him. Mors smirked at this.

"What the fuck did you do?" Sirius asked calmly but the anger and worriedness in his eyes said it all.

"Enough Mort. And you already know why I've been avoiding you and Grandfather," Iris replied nonchalantly.

"Mort. . . Death?!" Sirius whisper shouted.

"Yes, catch up cousin and don't be so loud," Narcissa hissed at the man, hitting his arm. Lucius snorted at Sirius wince.

"Why in Merlin's name have you been talking to-" But Sirius was cut off.

"You be careful in there. If you get hurt, I'll drag you to death land and back multiple times," Vita said, then embraced her in a hug.

Harry was carefully watching his sister, trying to ignore the pestering of his mother, Mrs. Weasley, Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley. He couldn't necessarily hear the group but he could read their lips.