Harriet Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Chapter 10

The next few weeks hadn't gone by well. Ron and Hermione would ignore her, especially Ron. The first task was in November and she had no idea what it was.

Lately Neville had been staying with her to keep her company. Right now they were at the Black Lake and Neville was in the water looking at plants.

"Amazing, amazing!" Neville repeated.

"Neville, you're doing it again." she said.

"Oh, right sorry."

"Rare types of magical plants?"

"Professor Moody gave it to me. That there day we had tea." he said.

Then they heard something. "Why don't you just tell her yourself?"

When they got there Hermione walked up to them.

"Ronald would like me to tell you, that Seamus told him that Dean was told by Pervaty that, Hagrid is looking for you." Hermione said.

"Is that right? Well, what?" Harriet said confused.

"Uh," she looked at Ron again and then came back. "Dean was told by Pervaty that- please don't ask me to say it again. Hagrid is looking for you." Hermione said.

"Well you can tell Ronald-" Harriet started.

"I'm not an owl!" Hermione snapped and they left.

A few hours later she was with Hagrid.

"You brings your father's cloak I asked you?"

"Yeah I brought the cloak. Hagrid what's going on?" she asked.

"Sorry about keeping secrets from you."

"What's with the flower? Hagrid have you combed your hair?!"

"A matter of fact I have." Suddenly they heard something. "Come on." he said.

While they walked a little more they both were quiet.

"Hagrid?" Someone said.

"Oh, the cloak, put the cloak on." he said. So she put it on and watched. "What's more a lad?"

"Oh Hagrid I thought you weren't coming. I thought you had, forgotten me." Madame Maxim said.

"Forget you?"

Harriet stuck her tongue out in disgust. "Ulg."

"What is it you wanted to see me? When you spoke of it earlier you sounded so, exhilarated."

"You'll be glad you came, trust me." Then he moved a branch and saw dragons.

"Blast e manifest! Can we get closer?" She got closer.

"Dragons? That's the first task? You're joking!" Harriet said taking the top of her cloak off.

"Come on Harriet, dragons aren't that bad." Suddenly fire came to them. "Although, I have to admit, the Hungarian Horntail is a nasty beast."

The next day she was outside walking when she bumped into someone.

"You like the badge?" someone said.

"Excuse me."

They didn't move so she pushed them and headed to find Cedric.

"Can I have a word?" she asked when she got there.

"Alright." he said with a shrug.

"You stink Potter!"

So they headed somewhere quiet to talk.

"Dragons, that's the first task. They've got one for each of us." she said.

"You're serious?" he said shocked.

"Yes."

"And ah, Fleur and Viktor they know?" She nodded.

"Come on Ced, leave it." someone said.

"Hey listen, about the badges. I bought them not to wear it." he said.

"It's alright."

Then she started walking again and saw Ron and Seamus. So she sped up.

"You're a right file git you know that?" she said.

"Think so?" he said.

"I know so."

"Anything else?"

"Yeah, stay away from me."

"Fine."

Then they split up and she kept walking.

"Why so tense Potter? My father and I have a bet you see. I don't think you're going to last ten minutes in the task. He disagrees, he thinks you might last five." Malfoy said.

"I don't give a damn what your father thinks Malfoy! He's vile and cruel. And you're pathetic." she said and turned around.

"Pathetic?" Malfoy said and took out his wand.

"Oh no you don't sunny!" Moody said and turned him into a ferret.

"Stinking, noisy!"

"Professor Moody!" McGonagall said. "What, what are you doing?"

"Teaching." he said.

"Is that, is that a student?!"

"Technically it's a ferret." he said and put him in Crabbe's pants.

When he got out and McGonagall switched him back to normal.

He stood up and looked at them. "My father will hear about this!"

"Is that a threat? Is that a threat? I can tell you stories about your father greasy hair boy!"

"Alastor?"

"It doesn't end here!"

"Alastair, we never use transfiguration as a punishment. Surly Dumbledore told you that?"

"He might have mentioned it."

"You will do well to remember it." Then she turned around and left.

Moody just made a weird look on his face. "You, come with me!"

So she followed him to his office.

"So, what are you going to do with your dragon?"

"Oh, well-"

He took out a chair. "Sit."

She sat down. "Listen to me Potter, by your age you can turn a whistle to a watch. As for Ms. Delacour, she's as much a fairy princess as I am. Come on Potter, what are your strength?"

"I don't know, I mean I can fly I'm a fast flyer but-"

"Not the way I've heard it."

"But I'm not allowed a broom."

He leaned closer. "You're aloud, a wand."