Rough Diamond (The Poisonous Princess Book 3)

Ambitions

The Gobelet of Fire was installed in the middle of the great hall, on evenings many people were around it, watching the volunteers, supporting them, or dreaming.
A blue magical circle was summoned around it, to repel any underage participants. So Bellamy asked for older friend's support and I planned to do the same.

Some weeks later, the Weasley twins, who were 16, made a loud entrance at this same gathering. They were full of assurance about the aging potion which took them long hours to cook.

Hermione, as usual, gave them a lesson.

"A simple beginner's potion of age diversion can't possibly fool the line and the great wizard that Dumbledore is."

They answered that the most simple way could actually be unpredictable.

We were all surprised that it worked... They succeed to get inside the charm line and insert their papers in the flames... for a second. But then, they abruptly got thrown backwards, same as their papers. Disappointed, they fought on the floor, with grey hair growing fast on their heads. It was like two grandpa fighting on the floor. Really comic.

The funny show ended up when a Durmstrang guy arrived to submit his own vote. Afterwards many students followed him outdoor.

"Did anyone tried to cross the age line without charm ?" I asked to the Weasleys

"No, how one could do that ?" Fred was confused.

"What if that blue charm was fictional ? Like borders are symbolic. One can always jump over a barrier..."

The redheads and Bellamy fund my idea interesting so I felt confident.
I stood up from my banch and walk just in front of the gobelet.
The few students left were looking at me carefully. I stepped slowly to cross the blue circle...
Nothing happened.
Even after several seconds, I was inside the age line, at 13, and nothing happened.

They all made round eyes and tryed to do the same. A couple of students, under aged, stepped in but they were all ejected abruptly.

Left alone in the zone, I made a cunning smile and claimed :

"Guess rule doesn't apply to me."

Then I required to my friend :
"Please give me a piece of paper before I get kicked out."

I wrote Isabella Prince and attempted to insert the paper in the cup. But the flames immediately burnt it like a regular fire ! It just turned to ashes. Strange...

We were all confused. I couldn't be biologically 17, I didn't even look older than my real age, so why the control-charm didn't ejected me ? Yet, my name was not accepted. It was like a part of me was relevant but not the rest...

My eyes randomly crossed with Penelope Clearwater, who just entered then, and my brain suddenly clicked.
She was a Ravenclaw girl who also had troubles with the basilisk during my first year. We talked about this event once. She didn't like me much but was thanksful that the chamber of secret was cleared. And she was in her final year, so it was the designated person to support me...

"Hi Penelope. How are you ?" I started.

"Isabella Green ? Good evening."

"Hey would you do something for me ?"

"You Slytherin really walk around, bump into random people and ask favor..."

"No, of corse not. But i was actually thinking about you. I think I should tell you that I saw you the other night... And you wouldn't want any teacher to know that you meet you boyfriend after bed-time hours, specially since you two are prefects..."