Cobra's bite

9

It was time. The first task of the tournament.

Dragons. When Harry told Marian that, her heart skipped a beat. Bunch of under age witches and wizards were put to fight against a dragon. Even an adult couldn't do anything against one.

The champions were all in a tent getting ready both mentally and physically.

When Marian walked in there stood the champions, Hermione, Rita Skeeter, Dumbledore, Bartimius Crouch. Hermione left the tent and Marian walked up to Harry.

"Good luck Harry." Marian hugged the boy shortly before she gave good luck wishes to the three other champions and she was shooed out of the tent.

She decided to sit among the students with her siblings and Hermione instead with the teachers. They settled down and waited for the first champion to walk to the arena.

The task was intense and dangerous but the first three champions all got the golden egg and survived from their dragons. Cedric Diggory although got burned quite badly by his dragon making Madame Pomfrey quickly apply some kind of healing cream to his face.

Then it was Harry's turn. He wasn't doing so great before Hermione shouted down at him and reminded him of his wand. It didn't take long for his broom to fly to the arena after that. Then one of the worst possible things happened. The dragon got loose and started to chase Harry. With his broom he flew off of the arena and towards the castle. Then silence. Everyone sat there and tried to see if they could see Harry or the dragon somewhere in the distance. But nothing. The roar of the dragon was heard once in a while. Suddenly Harry flew back to the arena, his broom smoking and his clothes dirty and ripped but he was alive. Everyone cheered.

He did it. He got the egg!

~

"Is it okay if I leave Hogwarts grounds today after the school day is over?" Marian asked Minerva.

"But of course. That is your personal time and you choose how to spend it." Minerva nodded and smiled gently. "Can I ask what you plan on doing on a Friday evening?"

Marian smiled. "Right. Of course. Thank you. I'm going to Diagon Alley to the new tea shop that has opened."

"Oh yes, I know the place. I myself might need to go one day. How have you liked your job so far?"

"I really loved it." Marian nodded. "It's great that I can help students with anything they want to discuss. School life, home life or life outside of classes."

"Yes, my dear and you have done that amazingly so far. Keep doing what you do."

~

Later that evening Marian arrived at the tea shop, walked in and sat down and waited for Coby to arrive. A silver rose. She would know it was him by a silver rose he would carry.

The bell above the door of the tea shop rang. A tall brown haired man with brown eyes and a neatly trimmed mustache and beard walked in. Marian looked at him and saw him carrying a silver rose with copper leaves in his hand. Coby.

"Miss Weasley." He walked up to her. "Can I join you?"

"Of course. You were the one I was waiting for." She smiled. Marian couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed that she would not be seeing Coby's actual face on this date. It would be actually nice speaking to him and not a disguise. But of course she knew that the disguise was also necessary. Coby handed her the silver rose. Marian took it gently. "It's lovely, thank you."

"Smell it." Coby sat down.

Marian did. She closed her eyes and smelled the rose. It smelled like... nothing. She opened her eyes again and gave him a questioning look but to her surprise Coby wasn't in his disguise anymore. He sat there as himself.