29. Into the Depths

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It was a bitter cold rainy day of 24th February and everyone was bundled up on the stands which one would wonder why spend an hour outside in the cold watching nothing but the stupid Black Lake where they could be inside having hot chocolate and staying god damn warm even with the heating charms on and around the stands it was still freezing cold

"We have to go in there?!" said Fleur to the others in the group "it's freezing out here we are going to catch our death out here"

"My dear Veela it is sadly a must that we have to go through this if we want to keep our magic" said Taerel as he sat on the pier that had been made to get them out there, he splashed his bare feet in the water "colder than I thought"

"You're mental it's freezing out here I didn't think it would be like this when I put my name in the goblet back in October" said Cedric to them making the other champions nod in agreement

"At least you chose to do this I however did not, but alas I have to do this so then I can go back home if that old coot will let me" Taerel was pissed he couldn't find Charity anywhere and when he informed Barnaby about it all he went looking himself and when he came back and told him that she was in the lake the Elven Prince of the Heikrana family was beyond pissed but he had to wait his time to get to her

Severus was beyond pissed as well when Taerel told him where Charity was he tried to break the spell placed on her but he couldn't and when he told Dumbleshit about it all he said was that it was for the 'greater good' Severus was ready to ram something fucking hard so far up the old coots arse he could be able to see it but Taerel told him to wait

"Patience my dear Little Snake patience we will get him at his own game trust me about it, everything will come together like it must"

"I understand but he's kidnapped our mate! I can't understand why he would do that?!"

"Because my Little Snake it is who we most cherish I can sense who is under there and if you three would like to know...." he looked to the others

"Please" said Viktor not knowing what else to say as here was a High Elf and his family respected them over the generations

"Very well Heir Krum I will tell you, yours is the annoying girl that keeps following me around the bushy haired one...."

"Ah yes Miss Granger" said Severus to them to clarify it

"...next is your mate Cedric...."

"Cho is down there?!" Cedric was shocked by this

"...lastly it seems that your greatest fear is here Pretty Veela your younger sister...." he said no more when Fleur looked

"Gabrielle is down there?! she has a massive fear of open water! she's also meant to be in school back in France not here!!"

"But she is and it might be because she got kidnapped by the old coot keeping me here"

Just before any could comment about it the judges all came forward

"You each have an hour to collect what had been taken from you, we don't know what it is as we aren't privy to that information..." said Ludo to them

"...use what ever charm or transfiguration you want you have an hour, you can go at the sound of the cannon" just then said cannon went off

Three of the champions dived into the water Cedric and Fleur cast a bubble head charm while Viktor did a partial transfiguration into a shark all three swam off into the deep water

"Mister Potter are your going to rescue what is hidden beneath the waters?" asked Dumbles

"I could but I know who is down there as well as the others that must be rescued, do you think it is ok to kidnap an eleven year old esteemed headmaster, did you also know she has aquaphobia? also did you ask her parents before taking her from the school where her parents still think she is, let us remind ourselves at who her father is François-Pierre the Minister in France

I think he and is lovely wife would be appalled that their youngest is here and not at school I do wonder what they will think about that shall we go and see?"

"Mister Potter please complete the task" said Dumbles to him

"Very well" he jumped in hardly making a splash before appearing again looking up at them "you do know that we could of just summoned them to us right? I could very easily done that and head off to get warm but I will do what you say and go and get Charity" swims off

'How in the hell did he know that she was down there and that I brought the youngest Delacour here for this very reason?!' he looked to his fellow judges as well as Headmasters hoping they wouldn't descend on him

Taerel swam slowly taking everything in he had never been in a mermaids village before he had spoken to the ones back home but this was completely different and new he was inside one and his grandfather was going to be so jealous of him

He spotted Viktor rescue Hermione as he but through the ropes that held her there, Cedric was finding it slightly harder as he was fighting off the mermaids to get to Cho, Fleur's bubble was popped sending her back to the surface quickly or she would of drowned leaving her poor sister there

Taerel wasn't happy and so slowly waved his hand towards Gabrielle breaking the rope and letting her float upwards but she wouldn't wake up until she was safe and out of the water

He looked towards Charity and swum over to her and brushed his hand against her cheek "oh Little Berry what have you gotten yourself into" he gave her a kiss before cutting the rope next thing he knew was spears in his face

"Whoa there friends I come not to harm you I come for my mate she was taken from me"

The mer person that was in front of him stopped and looked at him "you speak our language?"

"Yes I do I was taught back home before being brought here by the man who runs the school here"

"Ah that man is an annoyance that we have tried to bar from our waters but he came to us stating that we are to hold these here until you come and get them we didn't want to but he threatened us by taking our young from us if we didn't and kill them"

"What a heartless man, I have grown to abhor him be brought me here from the Elven Realm to take part in this tournament which I do not to be apart of" looks at Charity as she floated by him

"You get rid of the man and we will be grateful for it we do not want him in our waters or near our young he has harmed us more than he cares to admit"

"I will do just that we just have to do one more task, no if you would excuse me I must be going back to my other mate who is very worried"

"You are of the Heikrana family are you not?"

"Yes I am, I am Taerel Alaion Heikrana the grandson of Kelvhan Wyrran Heikrana of the Healing Elves of the Realm pleasure to make your acquaintance who might you be?"

"I am Vega chieftain of here we are pleased to meet you young Elven we will let you go with no harm done to you"

Taerel nodded took hold of Charity's hand and guided her off and back to safety

On the pier everyone was around the other champions not one noticed Taerel getting out of the water as they were more than happy to focus on the other three and François-Pierre shouting at why his youngest was here and not at school, Dumbles didn't have his or Apollione's permission to bring her here

Severus noticed and slipped to Taerel picking up Charity carefully before heading towards his chambers ignoring the points being rewarded

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I know Fleur's father isn't given a name

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