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I'll Punch A Fish In Its Face If Deserved!

The day of the second task dawned bright, beautiful, and bloody cold. All of the contestants knew what the task was; they had all agreed to spite the ministry by working together, which wasn't forbidden in the rules. Despite knowing their task, all of them were more than a little angry about being forced to take a dip in the frigid lake in the middle of January!

They were all lined up on the docks while one of the ministry officials explained the rules as vaguely as possible. The four ignored the loud cheering from the crowd as they ditched their robes, showing the different swim suits they wore. Harry glared at the stands when they heard people whistling at Fleur's one piece suit.

"Honestly, how you haven't punched anyone in the face yet, I don't know! If you ever want me to go full Black Family Insanity on them, I totally will!"

"I may take you up on that offer!"

The cannon fired, causing all four to dive in. Harry waded out before popping a handful of Gillyweed, generously provided by Sev, into their mouth. They had practiced the transformation for a month, but it still caused them to grimace at the horrible taste. Carefully sinking under the water as gills began to form on their neck and webs between their fingers and toes.

They began to make their way through the lake to the Merpeople village, that was where their lost treasures were supposed to be. The four had looked at a schematic of the bottom of the lake, made by Geegee, to figure out where they would need to go. It was now a small, friendly race to the village.

Harry was nearly there when they heard struggling from a patch of tall kelp. Fleur had gotten tangled and was attempting to fight off a group of Grindylows. With a few well placed stunning spells and some struggling, the girl was free of the tangle and ready to continue. The two stayed together, not wanting to get lost or attacked again.

The other two were waiting for them once they got there. Their treasures were people! Who the actual fuck signed off on letting a bunch of unconscious children being placed in a dangerous lake? Harry wanted to have a few words with them, they were just gonna talk, promise!

Viktor was going to take Hermione, Cedric grabbed Cho, Fleur's sister was cradled against the girl's chest, and Ron was cut free of the tether by Harry. The merpeople seemed confused on what to do as the four worked together to free their respective person from their tethers.

Once everyone was free, the group surfaced together. They ignored the cheering from the crowd as they helped the others get to the dock. Blankets, hot chocolate, and medical exams awaited them while the judges, the ponces, tallied the scores.

"How dare they take my sister! She could have been hurt! She is only seven!"

"Yes, well, wizards are not known for their common sense," Harry's dry wit got a few snickers from the group. "I think I've thawed enough for a few warming charms."

Harry managed to cast a few warming charms, focusing on the hostages and hitting Fleur with one before she could protest. Viktor and Cedric got each other while Hermione forced one on Harry. Once all of them were warmer than before and filled with delicious hot chocolate, the judges finally gave the scores.

"Because the champions worked together, we will be awarding points based on their methods of getting to their person!"

"For his use of a partial shark transfiguration, we award Mr. Krum forty points! To Mr. Diggory, we award forty-seven points due to his use of the bubble head charm! To Miss Delacour, forty-seven points as well, for the bubble head charm! And to Mr. Potter, Forty-five points for the use of Gillyweed! The last task will be held in May. The champions will be informed a month before. Have a nice day!"

Madam Pomphrey didn't give any of them a chance to make a break for it. She practically dragged every champion and hostage to the infirmary before anyone could interfere. They were all bundled up in enough blankets to cause heat stroke, but they had been allowed to move their beds together to make a giant bed!

This was where Sev found all of them at dinner. Most of them were taking a nap while a few snacked on food the house elves had brought them. Among those asleep was Harry, who had managed to fall asleep half on top of Viktor and Ron. He shook his head as he brushed past to speak to Madam Pomphrey about getting a copy of Harry's medical exam.

"I can't give you the information, Severus."

"I have a written note from their guardians. We need a copy to get them set up at another school."

"No, I can't give you the information because I don't have it. Dumbledore blocked me from giving them an exam of any kind. I was only allowed to help with obvious injuries."

Severus froze, anger coursing through him. He turned on his heel and stepped out of her office, walking straight to Harry. He gently shook them awake before half dragging the child into the office. He then floo called for Sirius and Remus. It took three minutes for them to get there, both absolutely pissed off.

"I want a full exam done, please," Remus was fighting to keep control as Siri made the, sit down in one of the chairs. "And if it isn't too much trouble, we'd appreciate a written statement on why they haven't gotten an exam until now. Thank you."

The exam only took a few minutes, Madam Pomphrey used a few different examination spells and a complete medical history spell. Once the spell had provided a parchment detailing every injury they have had, Madam Pomphrey cursed rather vehemently, a scottish accent slipping through, before turning and storming out.

Harry's eyes widened before they bolted out the office, trying to catch up before the medi-witch could kill the headmaster. Their godfathers were hot on their heels when the three realized where she was going. The gaggle of teenagers in the infirmary watched as the medi-witch was chased through the room and out the big doors.

The five burst into the headmaster's office after an eventful chase through the castle. Harry would also keep Dean's girly screech in their mind as a fond memory! Anyway, Dumbledore had been going through a bit of Wizengamot paperwork when Madam Pomphrey began to yell at him.

"If you stay on as the Headmaster after this, I'll quit! How dare you allow a child to go through this! How could you fail like this for a second time! I could hang you with that damn beard of yours!"

"That's quite enough! I only did what I thought was best for young Harry. I will remain as the headmaster just as you will remain as our medi-witch."

"No. Consider this my resignation. I'll be leaving at the end of the year. Now then, Harry, back to the infirmary! You are in for a rough night of breaking and re-healing bones!" With that, the four were being herded back to the infirmary by the Medi-witch to heal all the injuries that were never treated.