Muggle-Born Princess: HPF

First Task

Esme's POV

So Ron is still being an idiot. Some reporter is here covering the tournament. Harry figured out what the first task is. He'd have to battle a dragon. He had Hermione and I help him master the summoning charm, so that he could use his firebolt to out maneuver the dragon. Which I must say it pretty smart.

Anyway Hermione went to wish him luck. While I went to go save her a seat. I arrived and the Beauxbaton students call me over. "Princesse Esme!" they shout.

"C'est juste Esmée" I correct them. They smile sheepishly asking if I'd sit with them. "Sorry girls, I'm sitting with my friend Hermione today" I tell them.

"She can sit wit us" one of them states.

"I'll ask her" I state. Just then I spot Hermione and call her other. "They asked if we'd sit with them" I tell her nodding to the Beauxbaton students.

"I don't have a problem with that " she tells me. The girls look happy. Hermione and I sit down as Ludo stands up to address the crowd.

"Now I'm sure you're all wondering what the champions must do in this task and how they are scored" he says. "Well that's simple, each of the five judges will give a champion a score out of ten. Points will be taken off if there is damaged to the real eggs and damaged to the dragon" he states.

"Dragon? Eggs?" the crowd mutter.

"Oh no" I say.

"What is it?" Hermione asks me.

"Dragons are dangerous enough at the best of times. But a mother dragon protecting her eggs. Will kill anything that gets to close" I state.

"Each champion must retrieve a golden egg being protect by a dragon each. Which will hold a clue to the next task in February" Ludo states. As a Swedish Short-snout is brought out with her eggs. "First champion up facing the Swedish Short-snout, Cedric Diggory" he says.

A canon sounds and Cedric steps into the arena. I play with my necklace. Praying for all the champions to be alright. Cedric turns a boulder into a Labrador, which distracts the mother dragon. Long enough for him to collect the golden egg. But he still got hurt as he tried sneaking away. But the burns didn't look to serious. He scored pretty well.

Next was Fleur Delacour against a Welsh Green. She used her veela inherited voice. To lull the dragon to sleep. Which worked. But when the dragon snored, a stream of fire lit his skirt on fire. As she collected the egg. She held her nerve and didn't make a sound. As she extinguished the fire as she ran away.

Third was a Chinese Fire-ball. A very beautiful dragon. Viktor faced it. He aimed for the dragon's weakest point. It's eyes. Using the Conjunctivitus Curse, blinding the dragon. Which made her panic and destroy several of her own eggs. Viktor retrieved the golden egg, but lost points from four of the judges. His head master still gave him ten though.

Lastly a Hungarian Horn-tail is brought out. And was she mad. Be smart Harry. Just then Harry appears and has to dodge a stream fire from the angry dragon. "Your wand Harry!" Hermione shouts.

"Your wand!" I shout.

"Accio firebolt!" he says loudly. He steps hidden from the dragon until his firebolt appears. He mounts it and takes to the sky. The mother dragon shoot more fire at him and he narrowly dodges it.

"Man he can fly, are you watching this Krum?" Ludo asks. Harry gets out of range of her fire. She follows him with her head. Not moving from her protective spot over her eggs. Harry has to lure her away some how.

Suddenly Harry starts to dive and then pulls up before the dragon could get him with her powerful jaws or tail. He does this several times. She becomes frustrated and shoots another stream of fire at him. Which he dodges.

The mother dragon snarls straining her neck trying to reach him. He does the same maneuver several more times. He finally succeeds in getting her talons away from the eggs. He dives steeply at them. He grabs the golden egg putting on a burst of speed. As the dragon sweeps her tail at him. It grazes him, but he got away.

The dragon tamers appeared. They knock her out and put her back in a cage. With her eggs. While, Hermione, Ron and I ran down to the medical tent. We hugged Harry and Ron finally stopped being an idiot. Harry got the second highest score. So the leader-board was Cedric, Harry, Viktor and Fleur.

Hermione and I returned to the castle alone. Letting the boys talk in peace. We went to the library and started to do homework. "If that was the first task, I hate to think what the other two are" I say.

"Agreed" Hermione says. "I was reading about past tournaments" she tells me.

"Of course, and?" I ask.

"There's a ball held on Christmas night. Called the Yule Ball" she tells me. "No doubt it'll be announced soon" she states. "Do you think we'll be asked?" she asks me.

"Don't know" I tell her. "But lets make a deal" I tell her.

"What sort of deal?" she asks me curious.

"If neither of us is asked, we'll go together as friends" I state.

"I like the sound of that" she tells me with a smile. "I need shoes and accessories still" she adds.

"We'll go shopping next time we're in Hogsmeade" I assure her. She nods her head and we continue to study. Until it was dinner time and we joined the boys at our house table.

A/N

Picture above of the Hungarian Horn-tail and picture on the external link of Harry dressed for the first task.