Twenty six

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"Aries, why are you walking around with no shoes on?" Seamus asked, joining her rush.

Aries stopped walking and checked her feet, making sure she's still barefoot. "I'm not wearing shoes to avoid some animals."

Seamus furrowed his brows in confusion. "Animals? What sort of animals?"

"Dumb men," Aries deadpanned. "Some guys told me if I walk barefoot in the last task, they'll leave my friends alone for a month, and here I am." she chuckled.

"What did we do to deserve you?" he said with a charming proud smile.

"Aries." Harry called behind them. Both of them turned around and gave him a questioning look. "We're going to be late, come on."

"There's time left, Harry. We want some alone time together, if you may allow us." Seamus grinned at her mischievously before turning back to Aries.

Harry angrily broke those two apart and grabbed Aries' wrist before dragging her away from Seamus's grasp. "Come on!"

"Hey!"

"Harry, what were you doing?" Aries asked as soon as she got out of the corridor and into the main hall.

"Where are your shoes?" he asked exasperatedly.

"Um..." she looked down and saw that her shoes were nowhere to be seen. "Oh no, where are they?"

Harry recognized that sarcastic tone, he sighed and gave up. "Seamus, you may follow us now!" he shouted.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the third and final task of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin! Let me remind you how the points currently stand! tied in the first place, aith eighty five points each. Mr Cedric Diggory and Mr Harry Potter both of Hogwarts school! in second place with eighty points, Mr Viktor Krum of Durmstrang Institute! and in third place, Miss Aries Black of Hogwarts school! and lastly, in fourth place, Miss Fleur Delacour of Beauxbatons Academy!"

Harry leaned to Aries and spoke. "Mrs Weasley is waving at you over there with the rest." he pointed at a spot among the crowd where the Weasleys are.

Aries spotted them and gave them a little wave and a wide smile. "Wow, even Bill is there."

"You have so many admirers, Aries." Cedric commented while watching everyone clap and cheer for their champions.

Aries raised her eyebrows in amusement at the sudden statement, she slowly turned her head towards Cedric who is looking at her with his usual playful grin. "Would you like an autograph?" she said sarcastically.

Cedric smiled in defeat. "Why do you hate me so much?"

"Why do you love me so much?"

"So... on my whistle!" Bagman gave a short blast on his whistle.

The champions hurried forward into the maze. Heavy mist settled in. Aries started traversing the maze, creature noises are all around, it was creepy.

Aries went from turn to another, it was endless, but not until she heard Cedric's loud voice, his shouting made her stop and go to a different direction, where his voice came from.

"Cedric—?"

She stopped when she saw Krum fall on the ground after he got hit by a spell, then she spotted Cedric and Harry standing next to each other.

She quickly got get wand out and pointed it at Cedric. "Stay away from him." she threatened coldly.

"Aries, he's not going to hurt me, lower your wand." Harry calmly said.

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