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Astrid was waving to George as he made his way to his seat in the stands ahead of them. She was waiting outside with the 4 other champions to be called in to the final challenge. Suddenly she heard someone call her name and turned to see none other than Remus.
"Remus!" Astrid said excitedly as her godfather walked forward, wrapping her in a tight hug.
"I am so proud of you" he said, smiling as he pulled away. She grinned back as Harry ran over, hugging the man as well. Soon enough they were all entering the arena in front of them, Remus walking beside the small girl. The group stood in front of the maze that laid behind them as they faced the crowd in their seats. Fleur stood with her sister and her headmistress, Krum with his headmaster, and Harry and Astrid stood on either side of Remus.
"Silence" they heard, looking beside them to see Dumbledore standing before a podium. "Early today, Professor Moody placed the Triwizard Cup deep within the maze. Only he knows it's exact position."
Astrid looked to Harry nervously before setting her eyes on George in the crowd.
"Now as Ms. Stellar is in first place she will be entering the maze first" Dumbledore spoke as the crowd erupted into cheers, Remus patting her back. "Mr. Potter and Mr. Krum are tied in second, therefore they will enter the maze together. Lastly Ms. Delacour will enter. The first person to touch the cup will be the winner! I've instructed the staff to patrol the perimeter, should any contestant wish to withdraw from the task. He or she need only send up red sparks with their wands. Contestants, gather round quickly."
Remus hugged Astrid once more as her and Harry approached the man with the two other competitors. Dumbledore placed his arms on Astrid and Krums shoulders as the group leaned in to listen to him.
"In the maze you will find no dragons or creatures of the deep. Instead you'll face something even more challenging. You see, people change in the maze" he said. Astrid wrapped her arm around Harry's waist as she saw the nervous look on his face. "Oh, find the cup if you can. But be very wary, you could just lose yourself along the way."
The man removed his arms and walked forward, the competitors now facing the maze.
"Champions prepare yourselves" he said quickly. Astrid took the hairband from around her wrist and pulled her hair back into a ponytail, her curtain bangs falling out around her face. She then reached in her combat boot and pulled out her wand. Each competitor walked to an entrance of the maze, Astrid walking to the one Remus was standing near. He wrapped the girl in a hug and kissed her head.
"I know you can do this" he said. "Your dad is proud of you, I told him about this and he knows you can win."
She nodded as they pulled away, facing the crowd. She looked to George who had a nervous look across his face before he met her eyes and smiled. Remus now walked away and headed to his front seat in the stands. Astrid looked over to Harry who nodded and she returned it.
