Competitor

Chapter Eight

I walk in the pavilion. Everyone is saying nasty stuff to me. I just keep my head down and continue on.

"Where you goin Weasel?" Parkinson asks as she stops me.

"Please use proper Grammer if you are going to insult me."

"I asked you a question."

"To the library. Can you please move?"

"Not until you sing for Potter to admit Diggory is the true Hogwarts Champion."

"Am I chop liver?"

Harry comes over and pulls me away. He gets Cedric over.

"Dragons. The first challenge is dragons."

"What?" I practically shout. Everyone looks at us. Cedric pulls us to another spot.

"If that's true, be prepared. Dragons are nasty."

"Okay. Do you know anything more about the challenge Harry?"

"That's it."

I nod my head and leave. People keep on shouting rude things at me. Each one hurts about as much as the last. I take off running once no one is near me and head straight for the girls' bathroom on the second floor. The one that is empty because of Moaning Myrtle. I sit on the ground and cry.

"I know how you feel," I hear. I look up to see Myrtle. "They are rude to those that are different."

"They think I'm a bloody cheater and monster."

"Is that all?"

"Most are to cruel to repeat."

"It'll be better one day, at least for you."

"I'm sorry Myrtle. That you never got the chance to see a better life."

"Oh. Don't worry."

She starts moaning and floating off. I clean my face up before I leave. I'm honestly shocked that the faucets still work. Especially after last year. Once I put myself back together, I exit. No one seems to notice me. Which I don't mind. I go to the library and start research on dragons. Draco sits down by me.

"Dragons?" He asks.

"Yerp. First challenge."

"How can you prepare for that?"

"No bloody clue."

"Maybe you could use..."

"DADA. Best thing I can think of."

"Well, I'll start the research for the paper."

I curse under my breath. I completely forgot about the essay from Snape. Three pages about Wolfbane. And after last year, I would have gladly forgot about that.

"Thanks Draco. I have to do more research."

"Helps you."

"Mentally prepares and calms me in many ways."

He nods his head and we just work in silence. A nice of a change from people shouting at me. I take a deep breath. First challenge coming up, and I am terrified.