My Love For You

Chapter 7: The Third Task

We all awoke on a drizzly spring morning. Hermione and I skipped steps as we ran down to the dormitory stairs.

Harry was stressing out big time. Ron was with him. "Ron! This maze! There'll be a ton of dangerous stuff in there! What will I do??"

Ron patted his shoulder. "At least it's the last task. Then it'll be all over."

Hermione cut in. "Oh, come on, Ronald Weasley! The last is the most dangerous! He needs help to survive! I'll help you along the way, Harry."

Harry smiled. "Thanks, 'Mione."

I hugged Harry tightly, making him blush. "I'm crossing my fingers you do well, and remember, many people are cheering you on!!" I giggled.

Ron's stomach growled. "Come onnnn. Let's get fooooooood."

Hermione looked at him, disappointed. "All you think about is food. I'm surprised you're still hungry after the Chocolate Frogs you hid under your bed." Ron stared at her in shock as she pulled out Chocolate Frog wrappers from her bag. "You littered these yesterday, and I found some in your room. Now, to the Great Hall!!"

Ron scowled, and we all walked to breakfast.

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We sat down, and Draco walked over. "Hey, guys. What's up?"

"Oh, nothing," Harry groaned, hunched over a book.

Ron peeked at him. "Yo, Harry, mate, what are you reading?"

Harry looked up. "Just a book to HELP ME SURVIVE FOR TODAY!!"

Hermione handed him some pumpkin juice to cool him down, and I nestled my head on his shoulder.

Draco looked at him. "Oh, that's right, the third task. Wish you the best, Harry."

Harry shrugged, "Thanks, Draco. That's very kind of you to say." He turned the page and continued reading.

I kissed his cheek and whispered into his ear. "Are you feeling alright? Is it just that stress gotcha?"

Harry ruffled my long, dark-brown hair and turned pink. "I'm okay, Kiara. Thank you for caring." I frowned, and Harry shrugged.

"I know there must be something other than the task." I ruffled his hair to get him back for ruffling mine.

He chuckled, "Trust me, I'm okay. Maybe Trelawney has been getting to me. The Grim and all that bs."

I sighed, "Well then, alright. Again, I'll be crossing my fingers for you, love." He smiled and kissed me, giving me a face that read, "I know you will be."

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(Harry's POV)

"CEDRIC DIGGORY AND HARRY POTTER GET A 3 MINUTE HEADSTART!!" called out Dumbledore, "THEN VIKTOR KRUM, THEN FLEUR!!"

I positioned myself to get ready to run, and Dumbledore yelled, "ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, GO GO GO!!!"

I ran into the maze with Cedric. I didn't care if any of the other champions won; I just wanted to survive.

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I fought my way through everything, and now the Cup is gleaming before me.

Cedric stood beside me, and suddenly, he spoke up. "Harry, you take it."

I look at him. "No! You!"

"You helped me with the dragon."

"Well, you helped me with the egg!" Then, I came to my senses. "Wait. How about we grab it at the same time? Do we tie? It's still a Hogwarts victory."