I'm Not Perfect | Seamus Finnigan

The Third Task

Seamus' P.O.V.

Emma was stressed out because Riley was stressed out. Riley has been dreading this day since the tournament was announced and Cedric was named Hogwarts' champion. Emma was sitting next to Riley, who was sitting next to George. I sat on the left of Emma. Riley seemed to be shaking in her seat.

Ludo Bagman counted down, "3... 2... 1... GO!"

Harry, Cedric, Fleur, and Viktor ran into the hedge maze. We couldn't see anything, until red sparks flew up. People went in and came back out with a man that looked tired and sick. 

"Is that Barty Crouch?" Emma asked. 

"I think so... How did he get into the maze? What was he doing in there?" I replied.

We waited longer. More red sparks flew up and out came Fluer Delecour, followed by Viktor Krum.

For a while, nothing happened, then we saw Harry and Cedric appear. Harry clutching the trophy,

People were cheering and music started playing. Riley stood up.

People were cheering but it was slowly fading. Fluer screamed. Dumbledore stood up and said, "Keep everyone in their seats. A boy's just been killed."

"NO!" Riley screamed, and ran down the stairs, "Let me through! Let me through! That's my brother!"

Riley's father ran after her, "That's my son!" 

Riley got to Cedric and fell to her knees.

Her father did the same, "That's my boy!", sobbing.

"ARE YOU HAPPY NOW YOU GIT? I WARNED YOU! DIDN'T I?" Riley yelled.

"Riley." George came running down the stands, and made it to RIley. He got on his knees next to her. 

She started wailing and screamed, "I HATE YOU!"

She went wide eyed and said, "No. I - I didn't mean it. Please - please just -.! I have to heal him!"

"Riley!" George yelled, trying to calm her down, "You can't - there's not - you can't heal the killing curse. It's final."

She was still sobbing and held on to George. He wrapped his arms around her and stared at Cedric's lifeless body. Unmoving. Never to move again.

"Riley." Emma said.

She walked down and sat next to Riley. George and Emma both hugged Riley. Enveloping her in a sheild. As if it would help protect her from the sadness that was ripping her apart.

Mad-eye started to pull Harry away from the crowd. 

"Wait." Emma said, running up to catch Harry. 

"Stop. Dumbledore would never let him go in a time like this. Dumbledore would need to speak to him."

"Get back, girl." Mad-Eye said, pointed his wand at Emma.'

"HEY!" Neville and I yelled, sprinting over there. There was so much chaos going on, half the people seamed to be focusing on Cedric's lifeless body, and the other half on Emma and Mad-Eye.

He shot a spell out of his wand and Emma went flying backwords.

 I now had my wand out, pointing it at Mad-Eye.

"What do you think your doing?" I asked.

"Get back or so help me I will kill you right now!" he yelled.

Neville pulled out his wand and Mad-Eye began to focus on him. As soon as he turned his head I yelled, "Expelliarmus!" 

Mad-Eye jumped out of the way and said, "Stupefy!"

"Protego!" I shouted before the spell had gotten to me. It bounced back and hit Mad-Eye. He was shot backwards and landed in a heap on the ground. 

Dumbledore rushed over, "What is going on here!" 

"He attacked a student!" Proffesor McGonagall said.

"You dueled a Proffesor and won?" Dumbledore asked,

Dumbledore took Harry and Mad-Eye to his office and everyone was sent to their dormitories while they figured all of this out.

Seamus, Fred, George, and I stayed back with Riley.

"Riley. It'll be alright."

"No it won't! Things will never be the same!" 

It took a while to be able to calm Riley down enough for George to lead her back to the dormitory. Fred, Emma, and walked behind them glumly.

We were silent. No words were spoken the whole way. When Emma moved to go to Ravenclaw tower I said, "What are we gonna do?"

She stood there in silence before giving a calm and quiet, "I don't know."