Fire On Fire

Chapter Seven ~ Failure

Hermione and I are sitting in the great hall together, at the moment she is reading ... Um I don't know what she is reading ... Anyway... I'm currently reading a book on advanced charms and entchantments, I'm doing this so I can learn a counter spell of some sort for the 'Age line' around the goblet so I can then sneak my name into the goblet this evening. While I'm doing this I am watching in envy as students put the names into the goblet of fire.

"Come on, Cedric. Put it in!" A random boy, who's name I do not know, said excitedly as he and another boy pushed Cedric passed the 'Age line' impatient. I couldn't help but pout a little knowing I couldn't get in there that easy.

Cedric turned to face the flames of the goblet and carefully put his name into the goblet, his friends all clapped and cheered for him while he wore a toothy grin. As he walked away he didn't seem to acknowledge or notice Ron putting his hand up to high-five him, Ron slowly and awkwardly put his hand back down by his side in disappointment, I feel bad for him, maybe if I can figure this counter spell out we can both put our names in together.

"Eternal glory. Be brilliant, wouldn't it? Three years from now, when we're old enough to be chosen." Ron said dreamily, sounds like he would be up for it to hehehe.

"Yeah, rather you than me." Harry chuckled a little, I couldn't help but agree with harry, its probably best if he didn't enter, too many people want to hurt or kill him.

"HaHa! Yes!/Yeah" Fred and George suddenly yelled as they came running into the hall with two viles in hand.

"Thank you, thank you." Fred says proudly as he high-fived students cheering for them

"Well, lads, we've done it." He continued

"Cooked it up just this morning." George says with a proud grin.

"lt's not going to work." Hermione sung next to me, I looked at her with a smirk and the twins came on either side of us.

"Oh, yeah?" Fred said from next to her.

"And why is that, Granger?" George said from next to me.

"You see this? This is an Age Line. Dumbledore drew it himself." Hermione said as a matter of factly rolling her eyes.

I continue to sit there smirking slightly.

"So?" Fred

"So *exhales* a genius like Dumbledore couldn't possibly be fooled by a dodge as pathetically dimwitted as an 'Aging Potion'." She says as though its the most obvious thing in the world, which is I suppose is true unless they made it to the exact gram and followed all instructions. But if they get there names in it will save me time on this research, so I will just let this play out.

"But that's why it's so brilliant." Fred

"Because it's so pathetically dimwitted." George

They both stand up on the bench infront of Hermione and myself.

"Ready, Fred?" George asks as the both start shaking there potions ... your not suppose to shake it.

"Ready, George." Fred

Although I was curious to see if it would be enough to trick the 'Age line' I decide to keep their mistake to myself and remain silent, watching in amusement.

"Bottoms up." They say in union as they link arms and drink the spoiled potions.

They both jump over the line from the stands and there was a moment of silence...then everyone cheered for the twins.

"Yes!/Yeah! Hahaha" They celebrate successfully entering the circle.

"Ready?"

They carefully put their names into the flames and wait a moment while my smirk grew by the second slowly turning I to a toothy grin.