Ethereal ✭Fred Weasley✭

37.

"Our champions are set to embark on yet another dangerous task, to retrieve something that was taken from them overnight! They have one hour to retrieve these treasures, and are set to dive into the lake at the sound of-"

BANG!

The oldest champions dived into the water at the sound of the cannon that Filch had set off too early, leaving only Harry standing on the platform. He looked greatly distressed as he jerked around for a moment until Professor Moody shoved him into the water, his figure soon disappearing through the murky water. Applause echoed as far as the forest that surrounded the lake and the giant clock that was magically hovering nearby started ticking loudly.

"Where's Harry?" Sophia cried worriedly when she spotted Fleur, Viktor and Cedric swimming away from the spot of their dive. "I can't see him! Does he even know how to swim?!"

"I don't think he'd be competing if he couldn't swim love," Fred spoke up with amusement.

"He's not supposed to be competing at all Fred!" she whipped around in her place to look at Fred, riddled with worry. "What if he drowns?! I don't remember him ever saying he knew how to-"

"Turn around you tosspot!" Fred cut her off as he grabbed her shoulders and forcefully turned her around, only to just catch sight of Harry doing a very impressive back-flip in midair before diving back into the lake again. Sophia felt the sudden weight that was once upon her shoulders disappear and physically breathed out a sigh of relief. Fred chuckled as Sophia leaned her head back against his chest with her eyes shut, enjoying the view of her experiencing the seven stages of grief in a matter of seconds.

"You worry too much," George piped up from next to her with a smirk on his face that was identical to the one that Fred also wore. "You're worse than our mum."

Sophia ignored the two for the rest of the task as she watched the large clock tick away almost timelessly. Fleur Delacour came up from the lake empty handed before the hour was up, Dumbledore announcing that she will not be continuing the task. She had numerous scratches and what looked like tentacle marks all over her skin. Sophia cringed as the girl was wrapped in a towel and treated for her injuries while being surrounded by other Beauxbatons students. It wasn't long before Krum and Diggory emerged from the lake, shocking everyone as Hermione Granger and Cho Chang were with them. It was then that everyone realised that the 'treasures' that were taken from the champions were people they held dear to them.

The clock soon chimed as the longest hand landed on twelve, initiating the end of the task. Harry still hadn't emerged from the lake, putting Sophia in another fit of worry. She had also worked out that since Hermione came up with Viktor Krum, Ron must have been Harry's 'treasure' to save. Two of her best friends were now lost in the lake as well as some other poor soul that Fleur was meant to retrieve.

"Calm down Soph," Fred urged, seeing her head jerking around the surface of the lake for any sign of Harry. "Dumbledore won't let him die down there. It's all for the drama."

"You do know Ron's down there too right?!" Sophia exclaimed without taking her eyes from the water.

"Eh not a great loss," George joked with a shrug of his shoulders.

At that moment, a disturbance of the water suddenly occurred below and three figures gasped for air as they bobbed up on to the surface of the lake. Sophia watched with a wide grin as Harry, Ron and a small blonde girl were pulled up on to the stands and smothered with towels. She ripped away from Fred's loose arms and ran towards the stairs, finding herself down on the lowest platform within seconds. She rushed towards Harry's body that was sitting down with three blue towels wrapped around him, still spluttering and coughing.