Curiosity Harmed the Black Bird. Severus Snape {Complete}

Chapter 15

Before the last task started, outside by the stands Harry and I were greeted by The Weasley Family, and Remus Lupin. I looked back to the grass and met the cold dark eyes of the potions master. There was a different feeling about them, they were somehow not like coal but like a midnight sky. Dazzling and worried.

Remus' eyes never left me as he nervously paced around. They've all tried to settle him down, I'm guessing it was the wolf instincts giving him a usual bad feeling about this. We were set at different entrances by a excited Ludo Bagman.

"Now, On my whistle Harry and Amortia," He said shortly drawing the whistle up to his mouth "Three- Two- One-" He gave a short blast on his whistle and we both hurried forward into the maze.

The towering hedges cast black shadows across the path, and, whether because they were so tall and thick or because they had been enchanted, the sound of the surrounding crowd was silenced the moment we both entered the maze. I felt as though I were underwater again "Lumos," I whispered lighting the tips of my fingers and I Heard Harry do the same behind me except with a wand, which mine was in my pocket for more serious things. After about fifty yards, we reached a fork in the maze.

"See you," I said quietly, taking the left fork while Harry took the right. I heard Bagmans whistle for the second time meaning Krum was entering the maze and I sped up. My chosen path seemed to be completely deserted, turning right I hurried on. Holding my hands far infront of me trying to see as far as I can, still nothing in sight. I unlit the tips of my fingers and took out my wand.

"Point me," I whispered with my wand in the palm of my hand. The maze seemed to grow darker with every passing minute, the sky was a deep navy color, my wand began to spin and pointed northwest. After taking another right, I found my way unblocked and no obstacles. I felt a false sense of security then I heard movements right behind me. Harry came out with ripped robes.

"I just pulled Fleur out from under these roots.. Krum looked possessed," He said breathing heavily wiping the sweat off his brow. "That's about the only thing I ran into,"

"I have seen anything," I said, Harry turned a corner as I kept advancing forward and I saw a large group of glowing butterflies coming towards me. My hands slashed down in the original 'X' motion out infront of me creating a shield but all it did was make them fly backwards.

"Oh I know!," I said shivering at the sight of the ferocious looking butterflies and pointing my wand "You're a bloody boggart! Riddikulus!," There was a loud crack and the shape-shifter exploded in a wisp of smoke.

I kept advancing forward. A few times I hit a dead end but increasing darkness made me feel I was getting through the heart of the maze. Then, as I strode down a long, straight path, I saw movement once again and my beam of wandlight I lit quickly hit a extraordinary creature, one I had only seen in picture from my Monster Book of Monsters. It was a sphinx. The body of a over large lion great clawed paws and yellowish tail ending in a brown tuft. It's head however was a woman, she turned toward me with her almond shape eyes. I raised my wand, she wasn't crouching as if to spring but pacing side to side of the path blocking my progress.

"You are very near your goal. The quickest way is past me," She spoke in a deep hoarse voice.

"You're one of those riddle askers right from back then?," I asked knitting my eyebrows together, lowering my wand.

"Yes," She said continuing to pace. "Now you will have to answer my riddle. Answer on your first guess- I let you pass. Answer wrongly- I attack. Remain silent- I will let you walk away,"

I nodded slightly not knowing what to say, this was something Hermione was good at not me, riddles aren't my most favorite thing to decode. "Okay, can I hear the riddle?,"

"A thing there is whose voice is one;
Whose feet are four and two and three.
So mutable a thing is none
That moves in earth or sky or sea.
When on most feet this thing doth go,
Its strength is weakest and its pace most slow."

"S-So. It all the clues add up to a thing is weak and it's pace is slow?," I said gaping lightly at her, she blinked and smilied. I take that as a yes.

"Voice as one...," I said pacing along with the sphinx "Feet are four, two and three. . . Most feet this thing doth go, strength is weakest pace is slow,"

The sphinx once again smiled at me cocking her head sideways.

"Four feet, two- the answer to the riddle is man!," I said stopping in spot. "When you're a baby you crawl on four, when you're a adult you walk on two, when you're old you add and walk with a cane! You're weakened from age and one voice through life," I gripped my wand as she stood aside and let me pass under her legs.

If I didn't meet anything too horrible I may have a chance. I was running and suddenly a thick mist came in place and I heard a rustle as Harry came through the bushes. The Tri-wizard cup was right in the middle like it promised.

"Am' you can have it," Harry said breathing fast never taking his eyes off the ominous blue glow the cup gave off "You told me about the tasks and I wouldn't be here without you,"

"I'm not taking it. You deserve it much more then I do," I said quickly feeling a urge to run straight toward it and pick up the cup "Remember last term? When we saved Sirius and you repealed those demetors?,"

"Together. We can win this together," He said grabbing my hand, as we both faced straight toward the prize...

"On three... 1....2....3," I shouted and yanked him forward as Harry and I grabbed for the cup handles.

What we got instead of victory was A sickening whoosh like going through a tight tube and we landed somewhere unknown , the Tri-wizard cup scattering across the grass.

((A/N: Another chapter down woot. I'm super happy how this is turning out tho I didn't expect it to take this long to finish- oops. Don't forget to comment/vote I love feedback. ALSO THANK YOU FOR 2k READS and over 200 votes!!!!! I'm so stoked! -acacacia))

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Edited and Republished April 22nd 2017