Chasing Shadows || Draco Malfoy x OC

Year 4- Ch. 85

**T.W- Death**

Céline and her friends made their way to the stadium with the rest of the school. They got lucky enough to get seats close to the field. As the field came into full view, Celine's stomach churned. It was not the Quidditch field she had seen the year prior, now it had a large twenty foot maze what had an eerie aura surrounding it.

"That looks creepy to go through..." Daphne said out loud as she stood next to Céline.

"Extremely." Agreed Tracey, who stood on the other side of Daphne.

"There's something that feels weird about it... it's so.. unsettling." Céline said, unable to keep her eyes off of it.

"It's probably just your nerves." Said Draco who stood on the other side of Céline. She saw in her peripheral vision Daphne nodding in agreement.

"Yeah, I'm sure it's safe, look." Daphne said, pointing down at the group of people in front of the maze. Céline ripped her eyes away to see what looked like, Hagrid, Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Moody wearing are illuminating red stars on their hats, except Hagrid who had it on his vest.

Then they all walked in separate directions of the maze. Céline's eyes then fell on the four champions. Specifically, Harry and Cedric. She fiddled with her robes unable to get rid of the nerves she was feeling. She made herself believe that it was the same kind of nerves she felt while she watched them durning the first task.

Mr. Bagman then put his want next to his throat and his voice came booming out over the stadium.

"Ladies and Gentlemen the time has come for the third and final task of the Triwizard Tournament to begin! Let me remind you how the points currently stand, in first place with eighty-five point each, Mr. Cedric Diggory and Mr. Harry Potter, both of Hogwarts School." The stadium erupts with applause, "in second place, with eighty points, Mr. Viktor Krum, of Durmstrang!" More applause. "And in last place, Miss Fleur Delacour, of Beauxbatons Academy!" The applause and cheers continued.

Céline noticed Harry looking around, he waved in one direction, before searching again until his eyes land on her, she smiled and waved to him with her uninjured arm and he returned it.

"So... on my whistle! Harry and Cedric," said Mr. Bagman. "Three— two— one!" He blew the whistle. And everyone watched as Harry and Cedric run into the entrance of the maze, disappearing into the darkness.

Céline clamped her eyes shut, and prayed to whoever was listening in the starts to keep them safe. 

After five minutes, the whistle blew again and Krum hurried into the maze. And after another five minutes the final whistle blew and Fleur ran into the maze at last. Then they all sat there and waited.

All they could to was wait. The time passed and with each passing minute, Céline became more nervous. They head some explosions that they couldn't mistake anywhere, after all they'd been hearing them all year long.

"Those Blast-Ended Skrewts." Draco smirked, "I supposed there as some use to them." Daphne rolled her eyes.

After a couple more minutes they heard a female scream, and Céline's heart jumped. "Fleur..." she muttered to herself. The crowd were whispering amongst themselves, wondering what could have happened. One of the patrolling professors went into the maze and came out a few minutes later with Fleur, looking very shaken.

More time passed, a few more explosions from the Skrewts and then after a couple of minutes, Celine winced as she heard someone yell in pain.

"Who do you think that could have been?" Tracey asked, also looking unsettled by what they just heard.