It makes you wonder

Chapter 7 Year 4 part 1

Lucius walked into his library. "I have some interesting news to share." Everyone turned to look at him. "It seems we are now hosting the Triwizard Tournament this year at Hogwarts."

"They aren't really bringing back that death trap tournament?" Severus was worried about the students who would be entering it.

"Yes. I heard the Minister and Dumbledore talking about it. I waited until Dumbledore left and got the Minister to fill me in on it. They have been planning it for over a year already." Lucius sat down in his favorite chair. "They are putting an age limit on it finally. You have to be 17 to enter. I removed our conversation so that Dumbles won't find out."

Severus watched Harry as everyone began to talk about this new information. He nudged Tom. They watched Harry now, tuning out the Malfoy family and Sirius talking about it.

"So this Triwizard Tournament, how hard is it to get an underage wizard into it?" Harry asked finally.

Sirius and Lucius looked at him. "I believe we can go around it with a few spells as they would use with some charms and with some of our own spells it could be done." Severus wondered what Harry was thinking.

Harry thought for a few minutes and left the room. "Do you think he is planning on joining the Triwizard Tournament?" Lucius asked.

"Yes. I think he already knows more about it than we think he does." Tom had an idea of what Harry was going to do.

"I wouldn't be surprised." Sirius commented from his corner of the library. "I saw him reading some old history books earlier."

"He is going to do it." Severus responded. "He is going to make it this year's event."

Tom summoned the few books Harry had been reading. "I think you are correct. Here is a book on the rules too. I am just wondering how he knew about it and for how long."

"I wonder how he is going to pull it off." Draco stated but before anyone could say anything else Harry entered the library again.

"Tom, do you still have that book on spells Slytherin used during the Battle of Hastings?"

"Yes, it's with my personal books in my study." Tom watched as Harry left the room again. Tom jumped up from his seat. "He better not even think of taking that book out of my study."

"Why?" Sirius put a hand on Tom's arm, stopping Tom from leaving the room.

"I have spells on it to prevent that from happening."

"Like that is going to stop him." Sirius commented. Tom turned, sighed in defeat, went back to his seat. "You know I am right." Severus just smirked at them.

"Yes, I do. That kid is going to have my whole library at his disposal and there isn't a thing I can do to stop it. Some of those spells shouldn't be able to be performed by someone his age. I caught him doing them effortlessly just yesterday. Some of those spells took me months to learn and he just tosses them out like they were candy."

"I am still trying to figure out how he gets around my personal wards. He removed the protective curses or wards I have on things. He even found the Malfoy family books that no one knew was in the back corner until he found them. I had to move them, he found them again. I gave up, I just leave the wards up now."

"He can read our magic and auras. He is also able to see dark magic." At their questioning looks, Severus explained what Harry told him. "I was informed during his first year. By day three he already figured out I was marked. Quirrell was possessed. Dumbledore was evil just because he could see the dark magic in us. Actually, he had everything figured out, including the stone."