Chapter 18 - The 1st task

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Oliver P.O.V

I hear everyone in the stands shouting and cheering. I hear Fred and George in the background but I don't concentrate on what they're saying.

Hermione P.O.V

I can hear everyone cheering and can't help the nervousness that rises up in my chest. Cedric approaches me.

"You nervous?"

"A bit..."

"There's nothing to worry about you'll be fine." Viktor says.

I walk around the tent nervously until I finally stop by the tent door. I hear a whisper.

"Pssst." I look at the door confused and walk towards the side. I suddenly feel a cool breeze hit my face.

"Hermione is that you?" I hear the voice say. I recognize it as Harry.

"Harry." I whisper back smiling.

"How are you feeling?... Ok?"

"Just a bit nervous..." I say trying to calm my nerves down once again.

"I expect you to be." He whispers back. I hear him sigh. "The key is to concentrate. After that you just have to-"

"Battle a dragon." I hear him hum in response. A silence overcomes us. "Just don't give up whatever you do, ok?"

"I won't." I say trying to sound confident.

"Good...I better go. I'm not supposed to be here." I nod and hear Harry's footsteps retreat.

Suddenly Rita Skeeter bursts into the tent.

"You have no business here." I hear Viktor say.

"He's right the tent is for champions and... friends only." Fleur says.

"Hmmm no matter." She says and Dumbledore walks into the tent.

"Good day champions. Gather round please." We all circle Dumbledore. "Now you've waited, you've wondered and at last the moment has arrived. The moment only four of you can fully appreciate."

Barty Crouch comes in. " Champions in a circle around me. Miss Delacour over here please. Mister Krum and Miss Granger over here." We all crowd in a circle around him. "Right, Miss Delacour if you will."

Fleur puts her hand in the bag and pulls out a little green dragon. "The Welsh Green. Mister Krum." He holds the bag towards Viktor and he puts his hand in before pulling out a little dragon that I can't really see. "The Chinese Fireball." He says in a praising tone. Cedric puts his hand in the bag and pulls out another. "The Swedish Short- Snout. Which leaves..." I put my hand in the bag and pull out the final figurine of a Hungarian Horntail.

"The Hungarian Horntail. These represent very real dragons, each of us has been given a golden egg to protect. Your objective is simple. Collect the egg. This you must do, for each egg contains a clue, which without you can not hope to proceed to the next task. Any questions?"

"Well good luck champions. Mister Diggory at the sound of the cannon-" The cannon beside us goes off and people gasp. Cedric walks forward. The entire crowd is cheering his name. He leaves.

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I sit on a bench and listen to Dumbledore speak.

"Three of our champions have now faced their dragon. So each one of them proceeds to the next task. And now our fourth and final contestant." I stand up and walk towards the middle of the stands. I hear people cheering my name and notice that every stand is full. I look up and my gaze ,meets with Ginny's. She smiles at me reassuringly.

The cheering stops and I see the golden egg. I try to make a run for it and the Hungarian Horntail hits me with it's tail. I hear everyone gasp. The dragon roars and I hurry to stand to my feet and run . I can feel the heat of the fire on the back of my legs.

I look behind me and see the dragon which causes me to gasp. It flaps it's wings and tries to come near me. I back away slowly. It's tail hits me and I hear everyone gasp. I try to grab on some rocks but can't grab them. The tail swings again and sends me flying into some rocks.

"Your wand Hermione. Your wand." Ginny yells.

I take out my wand.

"Accio broomstick." The dragon sends fire towards me again and I run and hide behind some rocks. The Hungarian Horntail suddenly flies above me and I move again. I notice a broom in the air and try to creep behind the rocks as quietly as possible. I turn back and see the Hungarian Horntail next to me and it blows fire towards me. I hide behind a rock and then see the broomstick near and without another thought I hop on and fly. I hear everyone cheer. I fly towards the egg when I realize the dragon is chasing me. I feel fire being blown and fly through the roof of the teacher's stand with Hungarian Horntail right behind me.

I fly away from the stands and towards the castle. I try to outsmart the dragon when it comes around the other side of one of the towers and hits me with it's tail. I fall landing on the tower roof and sliding down really quickly. I let out a scream. I almost fall off of the edge when I grab onto the roof. I let out staggered breaths. The dragon lands on the tower. It tries to come towards me but the tiles from the roof slide underneath it.

I look down and see my broom below me when suddenly I slip off of the roof. I grab onto the window sticking out of the tower slightly. I try my best to hold on.

"I can't do this...I can't." I close my eyes and remember Harry's words from earlier that day. I open my eyes and look at the dragon. I look down and the back at the dragon. I let go of the roof and fall. The dragon get's its claws stuck in the roof.

When the Hungarian Horntail gets its claws free it comes after me. I put my broom under me and fly again. I laugh in relief. I fly over the castle and through the gap of the bridge. The Hungarian Horntail flies under it trying to catch up to me and shoots fire. I notice the bridge leaving the school and get an idea. I fly through a gap in the bridge and the dragon halts to a stop trying to figure out a way past. The dragon breaks part of the bridge and tumbles down.

I slow down and look at the bridge. I fly back to the stands and everyone erupts into cheers. I fly towards the egg and grab it.

Everyone claps and Ginny, Harry, Lee, Oliver and the twins come through.

"I knew you could do it Hermione." Ginny says as she hugs me. I hug her back.

"I still can't believe I did it." I say with a light hearted laugh.

"It's because you're Hermione Granger. You can do anything." Harry says.

"Harry I feel like I'm turning into you." Everyone in the group laughs.

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