Mistaken : A Harry Potter Fanfic (sequel to Lost)

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Chapter 7: Challenge Accepted

I went to Dumbledore's Office the next day. I got a note from him which said:

Ms. Alcove,
I wish to see you in my Office at 9am this Morning. Any Detentions will be cancelled for the entire day even though I doubt Professor Sprout gave you one last night.
Professor A.P.W.B Dumbledore
P.s I rather enjoy Cockroach Clusters

I had woken up around 8 'O'clock and hurried out of bed and changed into my home clothes and went down to the great Hall for breakfast. I sat in my usual seat across from holly and i noticed Cedric by my side. "Hey Ced." I said
"Hey Olivia. you okay? you seem worried." he replied.
"Its nothing, I just have to go to Dumbledore's office at nine."
"Erm...Liv?"
"Yeah, Hol?"
"Its 9 Now." she states
"What?"
"Yeah look" She says whilst showing me her watch
"Oh My Merlin! I gotta go" i say whilst grabbing a slice of toast and fleeing the hall towards Dumbledore's Office.
Once i get there I say the password to the stone gargoyle "Cockroach Cluster" and it sprang into life jumping aside and i walked up the staircase behind it taking the steps two at a time. I knocked on the door three times at the top. i heard a soft "Enter" and i opened the door.
"Sir, I am so sorry i am late. I was at breakfast and i forgot my watch in the dorms and-" I said until he held up a hand.
"It could not be helped ms alcove, I have asked you here to ask a favor actually." he said.
"ask away professor." I said
"I ask if you would do the honor of singing at the Yule Ball at Christmas?" he said
"I don't know sir I haven't really sung in front of anyone but the giant squid in the black lake." I said
"well, if you were to I would keep your identity secret until the day of the Ball and You can practice during a lesson per week and you could see me dance with Professor McGonagall." he said
"Do I detect a hint of bribery sir? Of course I'll do it as long as you dance with McGonagall whilst she is sober." I say
"But she won't dance sober....but it's a challenge I'm willing to take." he says
"What's life without a little risk?" I said
"Well now that's all sorted, The professors would like to hear you sing." he said
"Okay, but you have to get Snape to dance as well." I challenge
"Oh you are on, Winner gets Chocolate?" he says
"It's a bet sir." i say and follow him to the teachers lounge.
"Hi professors I heard you wanted to hear me sing so here I go." and I summon my guitar unshrink it and start to play a song I wrote in the summer. I strum the chords and start to sing:

Unknown Object
You've got a face for a smile, you know
A shame you waste it
When you're breaking me slowly but I've

Got a world of chances, for you
I've got a world of chances, for you
I've got a world of chances
Chances that you're burning through.

I've got a paper and pen
I go to write a goodbye
And that's when I know I've

Got a world of chances, for you
I've got a world of chances, for you
I've got a world of chances
Chances that you're burning through

Ohhhhhh I'm going my own way
My faith has lost it's strength again
And Ohhhhhh It's been too hard to say
We're falling off the edge again

We're at the end
We're at the end

Maybe you'll call me someday
Hear the operator say the numbers no good
And that she had

A world of chances, for you
She had a world of chances, for you
She had a world of chances
Chances you were burning through
Chances you were burning through
Chances you were burning through Ohhh

You've got a face for a smile, you know
I did a final strum of my guitar and finished with a face as red as a tomato.
I quickly looked at my feet as Professor McGonagall Said "what a remarkable girl, 14 and she sings beautifully."
I look up Rather embarrassed, my hair tuned a bright shade of pink, and murmur a quick " Thanks" and ran as quick as a flash from the room.
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Later that day, the champion selection started and I was sat next to Cedric and Holly, l hardly listening to Dumbledore as I was still embarrassed about singing in front of the four heads of houses and Dumbledore himself and I agreed to sing in front of the whole school and the other two schools at the Yule Ball.
"The Champion for Durmstrang is Vicktor Krum." booms Dumbledore
'well I'm not surprised there really!' I thought
" the champion for Beauxbatons is Fleur Delacour"
'Yeah that will be a right laugh! Mrs Oh-no-i-broke-a-nail' I thought rather sarcastically
"And finally the champion for Hogwarts is Cedric Diggory!" he boomed once more
'Cedric Diggory what the fuck have you done?' I thought
"now all the champions have been chosen-" he started as another piece of slightly burnt parchment flew out of the Goblet of Fire.
I wait for the name to be said...

"Harry Potter?" said Dumbledore
what. in. the. name. of. Merlin. is. going. on. here? Harry cannot be a champion in this tournament he will be killed! he is practically my little brother. but all I can do is sit in a stunned silence until Holly starts pulling my sleeve.
" Come on, no doubt Ced will tell us what has happened." she said and I let her drag me up to the yellow common room. I walked up tithe dorms thankful that no one was inside and took my shrunk guitar out of my pocket and placed it on my bed at full size and I took my songbook out of my bag and put my pajamas on and closed my curtains around my 4 poster bed and put a silent charm and charmed the curtain so that no one could get in and only I can open them. I sit with the guitar balanced on my knees and wrote a song.
here it is
Unknown Object(pretend she wrote it)
How can I decide what's right?
When you're clouding up my mind
I can't win your losing fight
All the time

Not can I ever own what's mine
When you're always taking sides
But you won't take away my pride
No, not this time
Not this time

How did we get here?
When I used to know you so well?
How did we get here?
Well, I think I know

The truth is hiding in your eyes
And it's hanging on your tongue
Just boiling in my blood
But you think that I can't see

What kind of man that you are
If you're a man at all
Well, I will figure this one out
On my own

(I'm screaming, I love you so)
On my own
(But my thoughts you can't Decode)

How did we get here?
When I used to know you so well?
How did we get here?
Well, I think I know

Do you see what we've done?
We're gonna make such fools of ourselves
Do you see what we've done?
We're gonna make such fools of ourselves

How did we get here
When I used to know you so well? Yeah, Yeah
How did we get here?
I used to know you so well

I think I know
I think I know
There is something I see in you
It might kill me, I want it to be true

I soon heard Holly come in and i took the silencing charm down but kept the privacy charm up.
"Livvie? Are you okay?" she asked.
"Im fine thanks." Isay not daring to move due to the guitar on my lap.
"Look, i have something to ask you."
"Yeah? go ahead"
"I'm sorry but i heard you singing and was wondering if you could play me something sometime?'
"what? Where did you hear me singing?" i ask panicked
"Dumbledore asked me to go to the staff room with him and i kinda snook out with you when you went down to the black lake 1st friday back."
"Oh," I say taking the charm down and opened my bed curtainswhere my change of clothes was shown,"So why didnt you say before?"
"Because Dumbledore told me not to."
"Okay, then you must know about my little arrangement that is now a big problem"
"Yule Ball? why is it a problem?"
"Ihave stage fright."
"Right. well.. we could try you picturing the black lake when you sing?"
"Okay. I'll do it onthe night." and i put my guitar away, knowing it wouldn't work, and changed again into my pajamas and said "Goodnight Holly."
but soon all peace was about to be broken.