camellia withlock│draco malfoy ✓

27│the first task

CHAPTER 27: the first task

Hermione and Harry are sitting in the library the day before the first task. Harry is still trying to learn the Accio spell and Hermione is trying to find out what Melia signed to her a few weeks ago but haven't been able to figure it out yet. She lets out a loud groan.

"You're still working on what Melia signed?"

"Yes, and I can't figure it out!"

He chuckles, "You know, Shawn McClain knows sign language. Why don't you ask him?"

She hits him lightly on his arm, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?!"

"I didn't think of it before now, and I didn't know until this morning."

"Oh..."

"Can you help me with the spell now?"

"Yes, sorry."

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Melia and the others are sitting on the Slytherin table eating breakfast. It's the day of the first task today and Melia can't stop fidgeting. She knows he's going to be alright but can't stop worrying regardless. Draco moves her face towards him and kisses her on the lips. She melts into the kiss.

"Stop worrying, he'll be fine," she lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding.

"I know," she whispers. He gets up from the bench. "I'll see you later, love," he kisses her on the head before walking away. The girls in front of her moves closer.

"When did that happen?" Millicent and Daphne say in unison.

"Did what happen?" she says oblivious.

"The kiss, you dumbass," Pansy says.

"Oh, since that birthday party you through me,"

"And you didn't tell us?! You kept it for that long?"

"Sorry," she whispers.

"We need to know all the details!"

"I'm sorry guys, but I need to go. I'll see you later," she hears them shouting after her but ignores them. Melia goes over to the Gryffindor table and sits down beside 'Mione. The two of them say hello to her. They talk for some time until Harry has to leave to get ready. Hermione and Melia decide then to walk towards the arena. They find a place to sit and Hermione goes to say good luck to Harry. Draco comes and sits down beside her. He moves her hand up to his mouth and kisses it. Trying to calm her nerves.

After some time, Hermione comes back and the cannon fires. First out is Cedric. He used a transfiguration spell to change a rock into a dog to distract the dragon. The dragon took the bait, and Cedric went for the Golden Egg. Cedric retrieved the egg and passed the task.

The next was Fleur. She enchanted the dragon to sleep and retrieved the egg. After that came Krum, He used the Conjunctivitis Curse to blind the dragon and retrieve his egg. He lost a few points since the dragon destroyed half of the real egg.

Then Harry came as the last champion. He enters the rocky arena and the crowd is cheering his name. He sees the golden egg sitting alone, he makes a run for it, but the dragon appears. Harry's forced to retreat behind a rock as the dragon flames him. He stumbles and falls around the arena.

Hermione stands up, "Your wand Harry! Your wand!" Melia squeezes Dracos' hand.

Harry summons a broom. He jumps on and flies off, the dragon gives chase. The dragon bursts through the crowd and they look stunned. The crowd is mostly silent, waiting for him to come back. A few minutes later he comes flying towards the arena and the crowd erupts. He goes straight for the golden egg. Melia and Hermione jump in excitement and she hugs Draco. Then the two girls together with Ron walk over to the tent where Harry is.

Ron moves towards him first, "I reckon you'd have to be barking mad to put your own name in the goblet of fire."

"Caught on, have you. Took you long enough."

"Wasn't just me who thought you'd done it. Everyone was saying it behind your back."

"Brilliant. That makes me feel loads better."

"At least I warned you about the dragons."

"Hagrid warned me about the dragons."

"Yes, but then he told me, and I told Hermione that Seamus told me that Parvati told Dean that Hagrid was looking for you. Seamus never actually told me anything, so it was really me all along. I thought you'd be alright, you know, after you figured that out."

"Who could possibly figure that out? That's completely mental."

"Yeah it is, isn't it. Suppose I was a bit distraught."

"Boys," Melia lets out a small chuckle before all four hugs each other.

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"Oh, look mums' sent me something... Mum sent me a dress??" Melia sits down on the Gryffindor table.

Harry laughs, "Well it does match your eyes. Is there a bonnet?"

"Ginny these must be for you."

Her face shows pure disgust, "I'm not wearing that, it's ghastly." Melia and Hermione laugh.

"What are you two on about?"

Hermione laughs some more before answering, "They're not for Ginny they're for you! Dress robes."

"Dress robes? for what?"

(A/N) Some of the lines in this chapter are from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie script, which mean that I don't own it. Everything else is written by me.