The Triwizard Tournament

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by let_kra

by let_kra

The first few weeks at Hogwarts flew by so quickly it was getting creepy and Y/n found herself next to Hermione and Eva-Maria,watching the students from other European magic schools come to them.
Sirius sent her a letter back.There wasn't much written in the letter,Y/n hadn't had a long message or story to offer,and besides,Sirius couldn't risk getting caught.The chance is significantly higher when needing to receive and write two letters,so Y/n actually getting a letter back,caught her by suprise.And maybe only two sentences filled the blank paper,but she still read them every evening
,,Stay safe forever Y/n.I love you so much,
Sirius"
,,Durmstrang"
Eva repeated the name
,,What a harsh sounding name,no?"
Hermione acknowledged
,,Must be balkan,Serbia,Albania-
Bulgaria"
Y/n turned around
,,They are a Wizarding school from Bulgaria."
,,Cedric Diggory,"
Y/n clicked with her tongue
,,-what an honour."
Knowingly,Eva and Hermione slowly walked away from their place and began to whisper,while sending Y/n cheeky grins.
Cedric became nervous and began fiddling his fingers,behind him all his Hufflepuff friends.
,,Y/n I have a question-
But just as he started he quickly was interrupted
,,Y/n,I believe you're with the wrong friend group."
Ron put his hands on her shoulders and guided her to the left,where Harry and two extremely disappointed looking girls were standing.
,,Well it was a pleasure to see you again,Diggory.
We'll go now."
Cedric just stood there flabbergasted,while Ron smiled sweetly at him and Y/n just shrugged her shoulders and mouthed a small ,Sorry'.
,,Ronald what was that about?"
Hermione hissed as soon as Ron and Y/n got to them.
,,That was foul Ron,very foul!"
Eva scoldingly agreed.
Harry didn't say anything,he was too happy about Y/n getting away from Diggory.
But still,he felt dumb,how foolish for him to think that she would ever see more in him than a friend.
,,Y/n would've missed Beauxbatons' entrance.Fortunately I'm a good friend and got her back in time so she wouldn't miss this amazing event."
Lie.He did it for Harry.And Harry knew.
Beauxbatons' entrance was indeed beautiful tho,yet Y/n found herself looking for Diggory.He did look quite disappointed,however she promised that she would talk to him again.Soon.
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,,Well,now we're all settled in and sorted...
I'd like to make an announcement.-
The door to the great hall opened
,,This castle will not only be your home this year.."
Y/n couldn't focus on Dumbledore's speech,instead she was looking at Filch,who ran purposefully forward to Dumbledore,or at least tried to run.
,,That's how you run,when you don't know how to mind you're own business."
Eva-Maria looked just as confused at Filchs' attempt to run as Y/n.
,,I mean does this man even sleep?All he does is walk through the corridors."
,,I really don't know Y/n,I really don't know"
The both shifted their gaze forward to Dumbledore again.
Dumbledore and Filch began whispering
for a few seconds and then Filch turned back to the entrance with his very,very odd run.
,,So,Hogwarts has been chosen to host a legendary event:"
All attention now on Dumbledore.
,,The Triwizard Tournament."
Ooh's and Aah's now going around the great hall.
,,...the Triwizard Tournament brings together three schools for a series of magical contests.From each school a single student is selected to compete.Now let me be clear.If chosen,you stand alone.And trust me when I say...these contests are not for the faint-hearted"
Eva turned to Y/n
,,So you will definitely not compete."
,,The first time I've ever felt proud to be faint-hearted,really."
,,For now.please join me in welcoming the lovely ladies of the Beauxbaton Academy of Magic...and their headmistress,Madam Maxime."
The doors opened again,but this time it wasn't Filch who entered the Great Hall,no,
the contrary actually.Loads of beautiful girls streamed into the hall.
,,They must be Veelas.Not all of them of course,but at least half of them."
Y/n remarked.
,,Ya think?"
,,Definitely,they're extremely charming and enchanting."
Just there the Beauxbaton Girls let out butterflies in every direction and the students did not seem uninterested,especially not the boys.
The headmistress caught the attention as well,with her great height.
Arriving at the teacher's dining table,the girls bowed and the applause and whistles echoed in the Great Hall.Dumbledore kissed Madame Maxime's hand and the Beauxbaton girls sat down at the Ravenclaw table.Dumbledore rushed to his Podium again and with open arms he announced
,,And now our friends from the north.Please greet the proud sons of Durmstrang,and their high master,Igor Karkaroff."
And Durmstrang's performance was,well,very intense.They came in wearing simple brown-grey-ish uniforms and thick,fluffy,black hats.They hit the ground with what looked like sticks and created a spellbinding rhythm,not only that,but as soon as the sticks landed Ground,sparks flew.Either they were enchanted or the men from Durmstrang were so strong that they created enough friction with such a short impact to start a fire.Now they waved their sticks around as they continued forward to the teacher's table.And now it was very clear that McGonagall preferred the performance of the girls from Besuxbaton.
Suddenly the boys dropped their sticks and rushed forward towards the podium with an incredible speed.They did somersaults,cartwheels,everything.
And there he came.Viktor Krum.Y/n immediately thought of Ron and quickly looked over to the Gryffindor table,but Ron was already watching Krum enthusiastically .
You looked at the entrance because there was Krum,but then the guys at the front made a fire in the shape of a big snake ,you didn't even know where to look.
,,That's what I call an introduction."
Everyone was shook.
Igor and Albus hugged like good friends.
And the foreign students sat down at the Hogwarts tables.
And after the plentiful events,that happened today,Y/n found herself extremely hungry.And as soon as she thought about her growing hunger,thousands of dishes appeared on the table.In fact,she was chatting with the Beauxbaton girls.They were really nice,somewhat strange,but very nice.Above all,she got along with Fleur Delacour.
She even told Y/n that she had planned to take part in the Triwizard Tournament.Y/n was immediately full of admiration,completely amazed at how someone could dare to do something like that.
,,Well I wish you the best of luck"
Fleur accepted Y/n's hand warmly.
,,Thank you"
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,,Your attention,please!"
Now there was a small golden tower in front.
,,I'd like to say a few words."
Dumbledore touched the tower gently,a sign that his speech would refer to it.
,,Eternal Glory."
Many people's faces lit up immediately.
,,That is what awaits the student who wins the Triwizard Tournament.But to do this,that student must survive three tasks.
Three extremely,dangerous tasks."
The Weasley twins were among the most enthusiastic reactions
,,Wicked"
,,For this reason the Ministry has to seen fit to impose a new rule.To explain all this we have the head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation:Mr.Bartemius Crouch"
As Crouch walked forward to Dumbledore ,the sky suddenly collapsed over the great hall and a flash of lightning came through,but someone was there quickly to clean up the mess.A strange looking man,stocky,with torn clothes and one eye blindfolded,moving in all directions.
Y/n didn't know the man.She only caught his name.Mad-eye Moody,how many excited voices told her.But she was sure that wasn't his real name.
,,My dear old friend,thanks for coming"
Moody looked up and shook Dumbledores hand
,,-stupid ceiling."
But before Moody sat down he drank from his strange-looking bottle.
Now all the attention was on Crouch again.
,,After due consideration,the Ministry has concluded that,for no student under the age of 17-"
He couldn't even finish his speech because many students,clearly under 17-years old were interrupting him,including Fred and George
,,That's rubbish!Thats rubbish!You don't know what you're doing!"
It got worse and worse,so bad that Dumbledore took charge again.
,,Silence!"
Now Dumbledore revealed what was hidden under the golden tower.
Everyone was amazed,as the gold melted off and a Goblet appeared in front of them.The goblet started to spew blue fire.
,,The Goblet of Fire.Anyone wishing to submit themselves to this tournament need only write their name upon a piece of parchment and throw it in the flame before this hour on Thursday night.Do not do so lightly.If chosen,there's no turning back .As from this moment the Triwizard Tournament has begun."
Y/n looked over at the Hufflepuff table and saw Cedric staring at the Goblet of fire with interest,too much interest for her liking.
Lejla appeared to have noticed Cedric's interest too.
,,What are you planning to do?"
She asked carefully
,,Well,I don't know,maybe try to win eternal glory?"
A smug smile crept onto his face.
"Cedric-"
But Cedric was already on his way to the entrance,better said,on his way to Y/n.
He couldn't be shaken off so easily.
Ron already wanting to approach Cedric and Y/n again,but he stopped when Eva's murderous gaze pierced him.
"Don't you dare!" she mouthed while Hermione held Ron back.
"So what do you think of that?"
"You really have a knack for sneaking up on people out of nowhere."
Cedric and Y/n moved along.
"Think of what?"
Now Y/n stopped to look Cedric in the eyes.
The listening Hermione,Eva,Ron and especially Harry,also stopped.
"The tournament"
Y/n sighed
"I'm not as excited as you."
"So,you're not a fan of the eternal glory thing?"
Cedric grinned.
"Cedric,oh please,eternal glory?
Name me one,just one winner,of the Triwizard tournament."
Cedric looked down
"You risk your life to be the king of the kings for a maximum of three months,then you'll be out of school and no one will remember you anymore.So,I think of it as something stupid,thoughtless and completely irrational."
And so she left Cedric standing there.
"But,I still wanted to ask you something..."
He whispered for only him to understand.
"What happened?"
Eva asked shocked,Hermione appearing next to her.
And Harry slept really,really well that night.
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