Secrets (A Severus Snape Story)

Chapter 29 - The Goblet of Fire

It was half past five and nearly every student sat in the Great Hall, including Durmstrang and Beauxbatons. There was going to be the Halloween Feast, plus the choosing of the Triwizard Champions.

I did not put my name in the cup. I'm not that idiotic, plus I'm not 18 yet. Fred and George tried to put their name's in the cup with the use of an Aging Potion, but that did not end well. It seems most of the Durmstrang students put their name's in the cup, not sure about Beauxbatons. I also heard that Warrington, a Slytherin, put his name in early in the morning. The Hufflepuffs won't stop talking about some bloke named Cedric Diggory, I have no idea who he is. I'm not entirely sure who's going to get picked... I just hope whoever gets picked knows the consequences.

I sat in between Judith and Draco. Beside Draco was Gabriel. We decided we would all sit at the Ravenclaw table. Draco didn't seem to happy about this, but he followed us anyway. For once, his other three idiots wasn't following his every command.

"Did any of you put your name in the cup?" Judith asked, leaning forward and looking at all of us.

Draco shook his head. "We're all too young, especially me." He sulked, frowning at the floor. I let out a short laugh as I ruffled his hair. He glared at me from the corner of his eye, before he turned his attention to the Gryffindor table.

"Stupid Potter." He mumbled angrily under his breath. "Why does everyone like him? It's not like he's that important." He crossed his arms and sneered his way.

Gabriel shrugged. "I mean, he did defeat You-Know-Who when he was a baby... so... eh yea." He said quietly, flipped his hair out his face.

Draco glared at him with hatred. "Did I ask you, Mudblood?" He barked, venom in his voice. The Hall was filled with excited chatter, so nobody heard his remark except for us four. Before anyone could react, my hand 'accidentally' found my way to the back of his head.

He let out a startled cry as his hand immediately flew to his injured head. "Raven! What was that for!?" He cried, scowling at me.

I shrugged innocently. "Sorry, my hand does that when somebody insults another on something they couldn't prevent from happening." I said before I crossed my arms, turning my head to the Entrance Hall.

"OOOOH!" Judith waved her hands around. She grabbed onto Gabriel's shoulders and shook him. "DID YOU HEAR THAT? SHE JUST TOLD HIM OFF! OOOOH MY GOD." Judith practically screamed in delight. I blushed a dark red as a few people looked our way, but quickly turned their attention to something else.

Gabriel blushed and shuffled nervously. "Y-Yea... T-Thanks Raven." He stuttered, looking down to the floor. I smiled in his direction, accepting his thank.

Draco scoffed before he brought his hand up to Gabriel. He looked to the side, avoiding eye contact. "I'm sorry I called you a Mudblood." He mumbled, his cheeks slightly tinted pink.

Gabriel looked at him, shocked by his behavior. I mean, this is Draco Malfoy we're talking about. He rarely apologizes for calling somebody names or being rude in general.

Gabriel slowly raised his hands up and shook his head. "A-Apology accepted." He mumbled, the blush on his cheeks growing. They shook each other's hands for a brief period before Draco pulled away abruptly.

Dumbledore stood up from his seat and raised his hand, indicating for the Hall to be quiet. The chatter died down as we all turned our attention to the old wizard. Professor Karkaroff, Madam Maxine, and all the other Professors seemed tense and alert. Ludo Bagman was smiling and waving at various students, while Barty Crouch looked bored.

"Well, the Goblet is almost ready to make it's decisions." Dumbledore said, scanning the Great Hall. "I estimate that it requires one more minute. Now, when the champion's names are called, I would like to ask them to please come up to the top of the Hall, walk along the staff table, and go through into the next chamber from their next instructions." He pointed to a door behind the High Table.