Standing Alone.

Chapter 10 - May I have this dance, My Lady?

A/N: Ah- A bit late. I apologise for that. My College is starting up, after summer, so I have been a bit stressed with that, on top of work. I hope you enjoy this new chapter. And I just wanted to tell the people who read my other book, 'Don't wanna go', that two chapters, of Book Three has been puplished now. Have fun reading!

"The Triwizard tournament!" Albus exclaimed, smiling proudly. Harry was walking down the hall as he heard those words, his feet stopped moving and he just stood there, staring straight ahead. "Tomorrow, the schools, Durmstrang and Beauxbaton, will arrive here and take part in the games with us! Students here at Hogwarts, are permitted to join, are they 17 or older." Whining and complaints sounded through the room, and then Harry slowly walked in.

"Stop whining." He said and they all looked at him with raised brows. "The Tournament is a death sentence. I cannot fathom what has posessed you to bring it here, Albus, but it sure as hell can't be for anything good." He said, having a staring competition with the old headmaster. They had had a lot of those through the years.

"Mr. Potter, please refrain from speaking out of order." Minerva began to scold, but Harry just ignored her.  "What you say, Albus, wanna sacrifice a few more kids for the 'greater good', or something? Don't get all excited about wanting to sacrifice your own lives for something so trivial as this." Harry smirked when he saw Albus looking away, turning his own head, he walked to go sit with his friends.

"Damn. You really have some balls..." Crabbe said and Harry grimaced at him. "What have we talked about speaking with food in your mouth, Crabbe." He raised a brow at the boy, who quickly swallowed and blushed crimson, Crabbe bowed his head with shame. "Sorry, Harry..." He muttered and Harry stiffly nodded, buttering up a single piece of toast for himself.

The rest of the day went like any other Friday would, or well, any other Friday at Hogwarts.

Standing in front of the lake, Harry glanced over his shoulder, seeing his friends on the picnic blanket. He smiled softly and then turned his head back towards the lake, his black trench-coat covering his thin shoulders, and his boots giving him a bit more height.

Raising his hand out towards the lake, he exhaled softly and watched white frost cover the surface, making the lake freeze to around a 15feet depth. Taking a deep breath, he locked the spell and made sure only he would be able to defrost it and then stepped out onto the ice. "HARRY! What are you doing!?" Draco shouted and Harry turned around, smirking a bit, he placed a finger to his lips and then bent down in his knees, running his hands over his shoes, they turned into black ice skates, his black ice skates.

Straightening his back, Harry began to move further out onto the ice. Slowly putting one foot in front of the other, Harry felt his spirit free, closing his eyes with a happy smile. Beginning to move in circles around the big chunks of ice, Harry heard more and more people coming to look. His hands, which had been behind his back, moved up to his hair, conjouring a hair-tie, he moved it all up into a messy bun, a few curls still bouncing down in front of his face.

Whistling reached his ears and he glanced over, just as he secured his band, seeing Draco, Luna and Pansy all cheering and clapping their hands, he smiled softly, the other three were moving their things closer to the lake, and that was when Harry noticed just how many had actually come to watch. His black Cargo pants, clashing with his trench-coat, Harry began to find it too hot under the many layers.

Moving his hand down his front, skilled fingers opening the buttons, he circled around and handed his jacket to Fred in the passing, the boy winking and smirking at the younger. Harry rolled his eyes and turned back to his skating. Picking up speed, he began to spin around, shaking his hands down by his sides.

His long sleeved black turtleneck, sat tight to his body, the sleeves covering his palms with a hook around his thumb. Taking off his glasses, feeling everything blur with them on, he had them in his mouth while moving his arms outto either side of him, bending down in his knees and arching his back. "BE CAREFUL!" He heard Luna's voice and it made him laugh and while still in that position, he had circled around and was now by the twins again, he winked and got back up, taking the glasses from between his teeth and handing to them with a bow.