Melody Riddle and the Goblet of Fire

Chapter 15: The Schools Arrive

October came sooner than we thought, the air crisp and cool, and there were buzzes of heavy excitement as the arrival of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang drew nearer and nearer.

Draco practically shrieked his excitement about Viktor Krum coming to Hogwarts, thus riling up Lissy's excitement. From the model of him, she saw how good he was at flying and after her first flying lesson she became a huge fan of Quidditch.

I began tutoring lessons for Draco, Marcus, and Lissy all together in the common room whenever we were free. I found it slightly funny because they were each learning things that were completely different levels from each other. Marcus would have something terribly complicated, Draco and I had the same lessons so I call it rather moderate, and Lissy's was so easy I could hardly believe that that was all I learned in the first month of my first year here.

Our classes had been becoming steadily more difficult as the weeks went by, more difficult and more demanding. Particularly with 'Professor Moody,' because one day he decided to announce that he would be putting the Imperius Curse on each of us in turn.. just to demonstrate its power and see whether we could resist its effects.

Draco practically decided to run out and never come back at the idea, but he was called on first. 'Professor Moody' cleared the desks away with a sweep of his wand to give a lot of space and cast the Imperius Curse on Draco.

He did a number of gymnastics while running around the room, an interesting feat I never thought possible from him. Though, a person could literally do anything under the Imperius Curse.

Other classmates placed under the curse did many other amazing things. No one seemed to be able to fight off the curse until 'Professor Moody' had taken it off. Pansy sang – horribly, but sang — the national anthem while bouncing around the room, rubbing her stomach, and patting her head. When he got to Becky, she bent her knees as though to jump, but then she jumped while preventing herself from jumping and fell down to the ground.

"That's more like it!" 'Professor Moody' said. "You damn near beat it! I will get back to you to try again. Next time, everyone watch Miss Figsund's eyes, that's where you see it. Miss Riddle, your turn!"

I stood in front of him, deciding to see what he would try to make me do before pushing him out. "Imperio!" he muttered.

I was surprised at the blissful feeling I was given, but I still thought angry thoughts to myself as I heard his voice at the back of my mind. He was saying: Act like a monkey... act like a monkey...

Okay, that is the stupidest thing ever... no! And with ease, I pushed him out. He nearly fell over.

"Damn good job, Miss Riddle! Did everyone look at her eyes?" he asked.

"Really stupid," I muttered to Draco and Becky. "He wanted me to 'act like a monkey',"

They burst into silent laughter.

"I would have loved to see that," Draco commented, causing him to receive a painful pinch on his arm from me.

For Transfiguration we were given a large load of homework by Professor McGonagall, to which most everyone groaned.

"You are about to enter a most important phase in your magical education!" she said, her eyes glinting at all of us dangerously. "Your Ordinary Wizarding Levels are drawing nearer, you know!"

"But Professor, we don't take them until next year!" Draco whined.

"Indeed, and best to prepare you now... you're lucky we start this early."