Fire On Fire

Chapter Eight ~ Champions

I'm standing with Harry, Ron and Hermione in the 'Great hall' as we wait for the champions to be chosen for the tournament.

"I really hoped to enter this year." I sigh to Ron and Harry.

"It's a shame really. But we sill have three years left, we can enter then." Ron says

I nod not saying anything, I was planning to leave school after this year, the only person I have mentioned this possibility to is Hermione and Ginny. I will tell the others another time.

"Still, it would have been great to have a chance this year." I pout a little, Ron and Harry chuckle a bit.

"Why would you even want to enter? It's very dangerous, I mean people have died in these tournaments." Hermione asks a cringing a little at the thought of her friends being in the tournament.

"I have my reasons, it's not like I necessarily want to be chosen or anything, I just wanted to have the chance to enter." I explain a little.

"Sit down, Please!" Dumbledore asks everyone in the hall, Hermione sits on the seat in front of Ron and I on the window sill while harry takes a seat at the table between Seamus and Lee.

"Now the moment you've all been waiting for! The Champions selection!" Dumbledore announced as he waved his hand around the room slowly to put out with lights in the hall.

He walks up to 'The goblet of fire' and touches the cups lightly, staring directly into the flames he takes a few steps back. The flames grew and turned red as a piece of parchment flies out and lands in Dumbledore's hands.

"The Durmstrang champion is ... Victor Krum!" Dumbledore announces, I'm happy for him but I wish it was me instead.

Everyone claps and cheers for him as he shakes hands with the Hogwarts headmaster and makes his way into another room to wait for the others champions.

"The champion from Beauxbatons ... Fleur Delacour!" Dumbledore announces the second champion, she looks a little stuck up to me, but hey she could be a really great person for all I know.

Once again everyone claps for the new champion but the Beauxbatons girls cheer louder then anyone as Fleur walks up to shake Dumbledore's hand also and walks into the other room. Another name comes out.

"The Hogwarts champion is ... Cedric Diggory!"

All of the Hogwarts pupils cheer as Cedric takes the stage with confidence shakes hands with the Hogwarts head master and walks into the same room as the other two.

"Excellent! we now have our three champions! But in the end only one will go down in history. Only one will hoist this
chalice of champions, this vessel of victory the tri-wizard cup!"

Everyone cheers, but soon the goblet glows red once more and another two names fly out.

Dumbledore catches them like the ninja he is and reads...

"Harry Potter." He mutters in disbelief and he then opens the other name.

"Alexandra Karkaroff." He also muttered ... WAIT WHAT?!

"Harry potter ... Alexandra Karkaroff?"

"Say what now?!" I say loudly out of suprise making a lot of people look in mine and Harry's direction. I continue to sit there a little while longer stunned with my jaw slightly hinged.

"But my potion failed?" I mutter a whisper to myself.

Ron hears me and we make eye contact I watch as his emotions flash on his face, at first he looked upset at me, then then a little worried but in the end he lips twitched upward slightly, but that quickly leaves his face as he continued to look upset in Harry's direction.