Triwizard Tournament ~ LCS edition ~ ft fncsabine

Chapter 10 ~ Whavey

Zorah POV

As Marcin and I are waiting for Anne to return, Flitwick walks up to me. "You are last to go in." He says and I nod. "Are you ready Marcin?" I hear Oliver, their headmaster ask him as Marcin is walked in. "Where is Louanne?" I ask him, a little confused. Flitwick smiles. "She is brought to another tent. They'll check her there before she goes to the champion's tent." He says and I nod. We wait for quite a while before Oliver goes in himself. Flitwick steps next to me. "You can do this. Remember what you have learned and stay calm." He says and I nod. Suddenly someone gives a thumbs up and Flitwick brings me into the dark space. The door closes and I whisper "Lumos maxima" under my breath. A little over 3 meters is visible and I sigh. "Honestly?" I whisper and look around. Suddenly I feel something crush under my feet. I look down and screech. "Riddikulus!" I shout and the major spider that was in front of me was suddenly one of those muggle fake spiders. I keep walking on and looking, even finding a few odd potions here and there before the second boggart serves himself. It is my uncle and aunt standing right in front of me. "Uncle Drake? Aunty Toria?" I ask softly. "You just had to betray us all, didn't you?" Draco asks me and I look at him. "Betray you?" I ask in shock. "We see you hanging out with all the filthy mudbloods. You hurt us. We were better off without-..."Toria says and I slowly get the feeling something is off. "Riddikulus!" I yell and manage to choke out a laugh. The two disappear into smoke and all that is left is two wax figures of them wearing pink tutus and a bright green wig. I walk past them and keep looking for whatever I have to look for. Suddenly I see a faint glimmer underneath a stack of paper. I reach to grab the book when suddenly a little girl and Eefje sit on the desk. "You could've defeated Anne. You chose not to. I am proud of you." She says and I turn to face her. "Eefje?" I ask. "What are you doing here? And who is she?" I ask looking at the little girl. "Your biggest mistake. No one could ever love you, you know?" She says coldly and I look at her, my mind not yet sure if this is a boggart or Eefje herself. "Yes, you abandon everyone and everything. Even your friends and lovers aren't safe. You shou-" She can't even finish before through the tears I scream "RIDDIKULUS!", grab the book and run around trying to find my way out. I can't remember a single thing until I hear Flitwick break through my haze and find myself, on my knees, on the floor, clutching the book. I look up and stare into his eyes. "Come." He says and helps me up. I am brought to a small tent where I am put on one of those hospital tables. Pomfrey comes into sight and does her check while I keep clutching the book and staring in front of me. "-told them I wasn't on board with the boggart times a hundred. Look at the poor kids" She says and I look up to her. "Are Marcin and Louanne okay?" I ask softly and she nods. I nod too and smile at her as she drapes my cloak around me. "Come on, it is time for the scores." She says and helps me up. Flitwick grabs my hand and nods. "It is almost over." He says with a gentle smile and I walk out of the tent towards the platform. I see Louanne and immediately hug her. "Are you okay?" I whisper softly and she nods. "I'll be fine." She whispers and we stand there, waiting for Marcin, who is more dragged onto the stage than he walks, pale as hell. "The judges have come to a decision. Louanne Myrtille, with a time of 7 minutes and 39 seconds, you came in first and showed us your skill and self-confidence in this challenge. The jury scores you:" Mr. Henry of ancient runes, says and the judges one by one show their score. Madam gives an unsurprising 10, McGonagall gives an 8, Steer gives an 9 and the prime-minister of magic gives an 8 as well. "A total score of 35 out of 40!". Then he turns to Marcin. "For the second competitor of today, Marcin Jankowski, you came in last with a time of 23 minutes and 57 seconds. The judges award you:" and the grades shoot up. A 6, two 7's and an 8. "28 points out of 40! Congratulations Marcin!" Mr Henry shouts before the judges turn to me. "Zorah Greengrass, with a time of 9 minutes and 3 seconds, you came in second. The judges award you:" and 3 8's shoot up with one 9. "33 points out of the 40." He says and turns to the public. "That was it for the this challenge! We will see you next week!" Mr Henry screams as he closes off. I walk off the stage and hug Anne again as our friends run towards us, including Scarlet, Glenn, Olivia and Elisabeth. I hug them and as soon as Eefje is in front of me I look away. "Sorry" I whisper and walk off, tears in my eyes, and run off. Bora follows and sits me down on a bench. "Deep breaths." He says in that calm voice of his. He is such a leader and you just want to follow his calls. I start breathing and he smiles. "I am not going to ask what happened in there because we saw fragments. We saw Eefje in the Arena and that must've been traumatic. There were no sounds in it so we missed a lot. Paul, Eefje and all the others will take care of Anne, and you know that. But no one followed you. Does that have a reason?" He asks and I look at him. "I shut people out when I am sad or upset. They learned not to follow me, when I am like this I don't need a wand to shoot magic. Last time someone followed me, I set the quidditch pitch on fire when I dropped to my knees. Didn't even murmur a spell. So everyone taught themselves to stay away." I whisper softly and he smiles. "Those are the moments you need to let someone in. So talk to me please." He says and I look at him. "I am not good at talking. Mom never allowed me to so I just don't." I say and he smiles. "Then we practise." He says and sits down next to me. "What did you see that has you this upset about Eefje?" He asks and I look at him. "She held a girl, the most beautiful and precious little thing I had ever seen and then she told me she was proud I let Louanne win. I was confused, but I think it was the judges way to tell me to hurry up and let me know I couldn't be first anymore. Then I asked who the baby girl was and she responded with it being my biggest mistake and that everyone leaves me eventually." I cry at the end of the sentence and I feel the comforting arms of Bora wrap around my shoulders. "We won't leave, not if you mean anything to Louanne or to any of the other girls. We stick together, no matter what." He says with a small smile and I nod. "Come on, I will tell Eefje she shouldn't worry and that it is your decision if you want to share. Enjoy that you got the book." He says and we walk back to the group. Marcin has joined and walks up to me and pulls me in for an overly tight hug. "I am so, so sorry for everything the last few weeks, I shouldn't have gotten mad. So I want to correct things and do the right thing now." He says and pulls out a beautiful black box and goes onto one knee. I freeze and look at the group. "Zorah, I know we haven't had much time to spend together and that I may not have reacted the way I should've when I found out that in a few short months I may call you my wife, but I do love you and I want to make sure you are mine forever. So, my beautiful, fiery Zorah, will you marry me?" He asks and all I manage to do is nod yes as I clasp my mouth. He gets up and pulls my hand towards him and gently puts the golden band with multiple sapphires around my finger and briefly kisses it before giving me a side hug. I just stand frozen, staring at Louanne and Eefje.