The Fatal Enchantment

She's the Treasure

                I sat in the Gryffindor common room, revising my subjects on which I was giving my N.E.W.T.s which were next month. I had applied for Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Charms, Potions Making, Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures, Ancient Runes, and Astronomy. I sat on the scarlet red couch by the fire place in my . I sat in the corner, flipping the pages of my Advanced Guide to Transfiguration book, when Professor McGonagall came up to me.
"Miss Potter, you need to come with me. Don't worry you aren't in any trouble. It is something to do with the task." She said. I nodded as I shut my book marking it with my hippogriff wing feather book mark and kept it on the table, as I went out with Professor McGonagall.

Hermione's P.O.V.:-

I was in the library with Harry and Ron as we went through books which would help him in the second task.
"Harry, tell me again." I said asking him to repeat the riddle.
"Come seek us where our voices sound." Harry said.
"The Black Lake, that's obvious." I replied, urging him to continue.
"An hour long you'll have to look." He said.
"Again obvious, although I admit, potentially problematic." I said. This gave him the creeps. I wish in times like this Mia is by our side. I hate to admit this, but that girl is smarter than me. She's a genius. It's a wonder how she isn't in Ravenclaw. Or in Slytherin regarding how sneaky, cunning and resourceful she is... I wonder where in the name of Merlin she is right now...
"Potentially problematic?" Harry said. "When was the last time you held your breath under the water for an hour, Hermione?"
"Look, Harry, we- we can do this. The three of us can figure it out." I reassured him, at least that's what Mia would be doing, had she been in my place right now. Right then, our little discussion was broken.
"I hate to break up the skull session. Professor McGonagall would like to see you in her office. Not you, Potter and Weasley, just Granger." Professor Moody said.
"But sir, the second task is only hours away and..." I protested.
"Exactly. Presumably Potter is well prepared by now, and could do with a good night's sleep. Go. Now!" he replied as he barked at me like I was something disgusting, dirtier than the dirt under his pair of shoes. I felt insulted by decided not to argue with him. He's a legend for an auror, he's seen dark arts with his eyes, and he's now a teacher. If I argue, he might give me a detention. I cannot afford that now. I went out of the library and went to the second floor, to the Transfiguration classroom. There I saw Professor Dumbledore, with Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Professor Sprout, Professor Flitwick, Madame Maxime, Headmaster Karkaroff, and Mr. Crouch and surprisingly Percy... and I saw Cho Chang, a little girl who looked like Fleur Delacour, and Alexia! What's Mia doing here!
"Oh Miss Granger!" said Professor McGonagall. "Please take a seat. Now for the second task, the champions must take back something which is most close to them. For Miss Delacour, her sister Gabrielle, for Mr. Diggory Miss Chang, you are for Mr. Krum while Miss Potter is for..."
"Harry" I gasped. Alexia is here as Harry's treasure, I'm as Viktor's. good to know he sees me as someone really close, Gabrielle if am not wrong must be related to Fleur, so therefore she's her treasure and Cho was Cedric's date to the Yule Ball. I wonder how he didn't ask Mia, considering how he is flirting with her... but I guess the administration of the love potion and points being knocked off and the threats of Moody along with detention from Snape and being nearly about to be beaten to death by Mia must have backed him off her.
"Yes, now please drink this" said Professor Dumbledore. "It's a sleeping draught, brewed to perfection by Miss Potter and Professor Snape. It'll last for an hour." We took the potion and drank it away.

Barty's P.O.V.:-

I hadn't met Alexia since last night. Usually she'd turn up to be tutored by me on Defense against the Dark Arts, though she doesn't need it, or to help me grade the years 1-6. But she didn't come last night. I was worried. I hadn't seen her at breakfast as well. Was she ill or something. She's not the type of girl to avoid her food even when ill, as Severus told me at the times of the feast. But that sonny, suspects something is going on between Lexi and me, and so does Potter boy. Those two are very observant. Even the Slytherin friends of hers are suspecting something. They say something about the the sexual and spiritual tension between Lexi and me...
I found the Longbottom boy walking by.
"Longbottom!" I called out. He jumped as he relaxed on seeing me. How the hell did this boy, this cousin of mine get sorted into Gryffindor Merlin knows... "Where is Miss Potter?"
"I ....d...do...don...don't k...know............" he replied stammering away. He went and gave Potter his gillyweed as he spoke to him. I wonder where she is. We went to the Black Lake. May be Lexi went there with Mr. Davies or with her Slytherin friends. She's certainly not with her Gryffindor friends, and of course not with Diggory, she'd rather drink some basilisk's venom than spend time with Diggory. So definitely not Hufflepuff. So it's either Ravenclaw or Slytherin. The girl is really intelligent. Too intelligent for her age...
I stood next to Potter and saw Lexi was nowhere. Where can she be?!!!!!
"Welcome to the second task. Last night something was stolen from each of our champions; a treasure of sorts." Dumbledore announced. "These four treasures, one for each champion, now lie on the bottom of the Black Lake. In order to win, each champion need only find their treasure and return to the surface." Oh Merlin! Salazar! No! Alexia is at the bottom of the lake. She is Potter's treasure. What if Potter does not succeed. Even though she brewed a brilliant potion with Snape, still, what if she is killed by those marine creatures down in the lake on her way to the shore... "Simple enough,".
"Put that in your mouth." I barked at Potter, desperate to see Lexi safe and sound by my side.
"...except for this: they will have but one hour to do so, and one hour only."Dumbledore continued. "After that, they will be on their own. No magic will save them. You may begin at the sound of the cannon..." the cannon boomed as Potter began choking. I thumped his back, but he caught onto my hand. Stupid boy! Idiot boy! Your sister's at the lake your dunderhead! I thumped his back again and he fell into it... I just hope he succeeds with the task. How did I ever forget about the plan of the second task!!!!