Best Fake Smile ⊳ Harry Potter

08 | RITA SEEKER?

    ESTRELLA sighed, walking to the dining hall and quickly spotting a new face. She smirked seeing Cedric trying to avoid kindly the questioning of blonde woman who was being followed by a quill. The woman then ran off to Viktor Krum who quickly fled the scene.

Amused at the sight, she took advantage of the new sitting arrangements and walked to Harry. "Is someone sitting here?" Estrella asked him. Harry choke on his pumpkin juice when he saw her leaning down next to his face. "Hi." She said to him, holding back a laugh.

"Hi." Harry said to her.

Estrella handed him a napkin while his blushed. "Now, Harry we can't have you die before the first task. Can't we?" Fred said to him with a smirk.

Estrella looked over her shoulder at the woman who was questioning Fleur Delacour. "Who is she?" Estrella said to them. "Hogwarts normally doesn't get visitors." She quietly added.

"That is the reporter I told you about. Works are the Daily Prophet and is working on a story with the champions." Harry answered her.

"Rita Seeker?" Estrella said to him. Fred and George chuckled at her, shaking their head.

"Rita Skeeter." George commented to her.

"Works on the Daily Prophet." Fred added to her. "And prepare yourself...here she comes..." Fred whispered to them. Estrella felt someone behind her. She looked up to her curiously.

"The boy and the girl who lived." Rita said to both of them. Estrella frowned at her, confused at her words. Harry sighed, standing up from his table. "I am interviewing the champions for a once in a life story. I will love to hear more about what happen to your parents...maybe that's why the two of them get along so well. You were raised by trauma, by pain and loss." Rita said to them.

Estrella eyed the quill that moved and stopped consistently, not matching what she said. "What you got written, maybe I can add something." Estrella said curiously, keeping her eyes on the quill.

"Is that you accepting an exclusive interview?" Rita asked her. Estrella was about to answer, and from Rita's shoulder she could see Cedric giving her a warning look. Then she looked up to the woman.

"I will think about it. I would hate the remove the spotlight from our beloved champions." Estrella said, putting her best smile forward. Fred and George held back a laugh while Neville watched the event unfold. "Truly tragic...and fearful but our champions will pull us through." Estrella said to Rita. Harry held back a smile. Then she turned to him. "wouldn't you, Harry?" she said to him in front of Rita.

"Oh, of course he will. This is good....but about the interview-" She began but was cut off by Professor Snape.

"Interviews aren't carried on the dining halls. I believe Dumbledore explicitly said the assigned times and room for you. I will lead you to them if I could." Professor Snape said to her in his monotone voice. Rita eyed but was stopped by Professor McGonagall who was walking her way.

"There you are Miss Skeeter. I will lead you to the interview room." Professor McGonagall said, taking a good hold of Rita Skeeter and walking her away from the table. Estrella laughed loudly at the sight, quietly thanking McGonagall for the intervention.

"What's amusing Potter?" Professor Snape said to him. Harry frowned about to make an excuse but Professor Snape took off.

Estrella broke into another set of giggles. "He has it out for me." Harry said to her.

"Well, he did intervene. Didn't he? He could have let you made a fool of yourself." Estrella pointed out to him. Then she continued to look at Rita. "Either way, good look because she looks nosy." She whispered to him.