A Nexus Devil (Dxd x Multi Crossover)

The First Task. Jake's Struggles part 1

POV: A Sad Goblin...

Grok Bonecrusher, a goblin representative at the Triwizard Tournament for Gringotts, knew he was in trouble. He was in a lot of trouble! He was absolutely going to be killed if Jake Gremory lived! When Gringotts had found out some suicidal American kid who didn't even have a wand was somehow picked as the Hogwarts champion, the bank representatives knew they were looking at a guaranteed suckers bet for some easy money. Therefore, they were going to set his survival odds to 1 in 10 to draw desperate people in, and then they would rig the monster drawing so Jake would end up facing the most dangerous beast in the tournament—the Hungarian Horntail. He was sure to die, and they'd take in some easy money!

What was truly surprising, or rather unsurprising, was that the amount of people and the money bet on Jake was simply staggering! Gringotts thought that maybe a hundred or so people would throw away some money on some desperate odds, but in reality, there were thousands of people who bet on Jake surviving! And it was all Grok's fault! Grok had gotten a tad bit drunk the night before and made a small accounting error when he was writing up the betting odds for the six competitors. Jake Gremory was supposed to be 1 to 10 odds that he survived; instead, a drunken Grok had accidentally added an extra zero, making the odds 1 in 100. And people weren't just betting 1 or 2 galleons as a laugh—there were some real degenerate gamblers betting hundreds and even thousands of galleons on Jake! The winning payouts were going to be so insane, and it seemed like everyone in the whole stadium wanted to get in on it! If the kid survived, then Gringotts, a bank that had stood proud for hundreds of years, would be financially ruined!

There was only one solution—Jake Gremory had to die! And Grok needed a special potion to make it happen...

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"...AND HARRY POTTER SUCCESSFULLY DRIVES OFF THE THREE DEMENTORS WITH HIS MASTERFUL USE OF THE PATRONUS CHARM. THIS SURPRISING VICTORY MAKES HARRY NOT ONLY THE FASTEST CHAMPION SO FAR TO SUCCEED BUT ALSO THE ONLY ONE TO EMERGE UNSCATHED!" The announcer's voice rang throughout the tent.

'It seemed that Harry had fended off those Dementors easily,' Jake thought with some surprise. That was seriously fast! Harry's name was called, and he was finished with his fight within a five-minute period!

Jake exited the waiting tent as its final occupant and headed for the arena. As he was walking, he spotted Luna holding his familiar, Blaze.

*Chirp chirp!* Blaze, who was sitting happily in Luna's cozy arms, chirped happily at seeing his master, Jake!

Jake waved at the Ravenclaw girl as he approached the duo. "Hey Luna, I just want to say thanks for watching Blaze for me these past few days while I prepare for the tournament," Jake said sincerely. As psyched as he'd been initially to get a familiar, Blaze, who was still a baby bird, wasn't exactly old enough to take care of itself and hunt for food yet. He required a surprising amount of care, which was sort of a big job for Jake who was preparing for the tournament. At least it was according to Luna. Jake had learned not to question her wisdom though. Luna, who turned out to be an awesome friend for Jake, was happy enough to volunteer and care for Blaze for Jake until his familiar was old enough to hunt on his own.

With a dreamy smile, Luna just told him that it was fine. She herself didn't really have any friends in Ravenclaw, sadly, so Blaze was apparently a welcome reprieve from spending her time alone in the common room. Jake had asked her before why she didn't have a familiar of her own, and she simply told him that her destined partner hadn't been born yet...

Luna, with Blaze in her arms, walked with Jake to the arena entrance. Jake turned to Luna and smiled cockily. "Well, this here is my stop, Luna. Make sure you and Blaze get a good view from the front row. I'm about to go whoop a dragon's ass!" Jake declared as he marched into the arena, with all the spectators cheering for him.