Hogwarts-L.S.✓

Stolen possession

~Chapter 33~

More weeks flew by and everything was back to normal. Harry and Louis continued to insult each other, hexing or simply saying rude things but whenever it was just the two of them, they were bickering at most.

"Harold did you figure it out?" He watched Harry groan putting down his book, and raising his gaze to his blue orbs. "No, I've got nothing."

"Well I have an idea so come on and bring the egg." Harry got up abruptly, worried as the next task will be in two days and followed him.

They walked to the prefect's bathroom but this time didn't do anything odd. Louis actually started to run a bath.

"What you want us to relax? Have a spa day?"

"Don't be thick Styles, we'll put the egg underwater. Let's just say I've heard this and that around." Harry's features scrunched up in a frown. "You don't mean cheat right?"

"No, you bloody git, I meant from the ghosts. Harry there are merpeople in the Great Lake, it would make sense. Now stop annoying me and get naked."

Harry blocked, completely freezing on the spot, not able to do anything but stare since Louis did as he's instructed. The curly-haired lad was sure he cannot contain any of his bizarre feelings if they get into a tub together absolutely bare. He hasn't even gotten as far as to figure out said emotions.

"Or I guess you could also get your clothes wet if you wish." He simply turned away, not able to watch any longer. By the time he got naked and into the water, Louis was also in, facing the other way and fumbling with his egg.

"So what exactly will we do?"

"Just hold your breath." Louis pushed it under the surface and opened it, ducking down. He felt the taller lad do the same and they both listened to the egg singing the task.

"Well that gives us a few more inconveniences."

"A few inconveniences? Have you ever been told to hold your breath for an hour Louis?" Louis shrugged and pushed himself out of the tub, grabbing a towel. Harry closed his eyes, not wanting to do anything stupid like have a reaction. He stayed still until he felt something being thrown at him.

"Come on we can't sleep we need to go to the library." Harry took the towel off his head and got out as well.

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"We've been at it for hours and nothing."

"Okay so here's what we'll do, tomorrow we try to find something again and if we come up with nothing, I'll give you gillyweed."

"What?"

"Don't worry about that just yet, we still have a full day."

Harry honestly wanted to strangle Louis, and he will. It was already the day of the challenge and yesterday almost past midnight they gave up. They broke into Snape's storage again and he was told to just eat the horrible smelling weed right before going into the water.

Now that was lovely but he literally disappeared after that and Harry just wanted to talk to him before going down, and have a hug again.

He shook it off and even took a pretty big detour to avoid Skeeter who was utterly pissed at the boys. Her fault to begin with and no one had proof against them. Not a single soul.

He walked to the edge of the deck and watched the rest of the champions. They all looked way more confident than he felt. He simply ate the dumb gillyweed, almost choking while doing so but he got on with it.

After half an hour and a lot of struggles he finally managed to find what Dumbledore was on about and felt exceedingly guilty.

Louis was tied up with three other people, stolen from a champion and waiting to be save. Why did they even choose Louis?

Hermione was also there with Cho and Fleur's sister but it only added up this way. None of the contestants beside him ever talked to the tiny lad before.

He swam closer grabbing his face delicately. He was clearly not choking but he wasn't sure how much time he has. Suddenly he watched Cedric saving Cho and nodded when he motioned his watch.

He untied Louis' leg and hold onto him tightly, wrapping both of his arms around his petite waist. He turned back and thought some more. Did Dumbledore mean when he talked about losses? They surely would be saved right?

He figured that he cannot take such risk so he swam back, keeping Louis close. Suddenly a huge shark appeared but he soon realised it was Krum and he took Hermione from the victims. Only Fleur's sister was left among them, no one coming for her.

Harry knew that he can't leave her to be so he quickly undid her ties as well. The gillyweed stopped working but he kept going.

Suddenly something caught his leg, all he was able to do is push Louis and the little girl upwards, hoping they'd actually reach the surface.

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"What do you mean Harry isn't here just yet?" Hermione was frenetic while Cedric acted as confused as everyone else.

"He was there as first but appeared to be waiting, to see if anyone would be left there."

"The stupid git knows nothing about contests." Sneering was heard but most people truly were fed up with the curly-haired lad and his odd values.

Dumbledore shut out all of the shouts as the clock turned, two people appeared. Everyone looked out onto the lake to see Tomlinson and Fleur's little sister.

Louis was not swimming but looking around frantically, while the little girl was helped out.

"Styles?" Everyone watched how the tiny lad went down again instead of coming out.

Louis was going deep, starting to feel the push in his ears and even getting a slight headache. He barely had any air left and his vision started to get patchy. Just as he was about to give up and go back for more air, or pass out he wasn't sure, his eyes fell onto Harry's form.

The taller boy just stunned the nasty creatures that were attacking him but fainted right after. Louis used everything in himself to swim there before he'd breathe in and after grabbing the lad he pulled his wand and technically shot themselves out of the water.

Everyone started to cheer upon seeing them make it, while they were both coughing loudly. Harry took the towels given and wrapped two around Louis' smaller frame while keeping one to himself.

"I'm sorry for getting you into this."

"It's okay, sorry for not being here this morning." They both chuckled at that but people started to stare so the tiny lad stood and walked away but still took the time to lean down and whisper into his ears.

"Thank you, if I repair from almost dying I'll face an even harder faith and listen to another joke of yours."

Laughing loudly, his eyes twinkling the curly-haired lad watched him walk away. He'll make this one extra special.