A few days later, I woke up and remembered that it was the day of the First Task. I felt my stomach lurch with excitement and also worry. Both of my friends, Harry and Cedric were going to participate in the First Task. I felt sick with the idea of one of them getting hurt during the task. I decided to wish them luck before the tournament.
Cedric was sitting on the Hufflepuff table, talking with his friends. I took a breath and walked towards him. "Hi Cedric!" I sat next to him, patting his shoulder. "Hey." He smiled at me. I felt his anxiety. "Are you okay?" I told him.
"Yeah, not bad." I smirked at his statement. "So I wanted to wish you a good luck before the tournament. Please don't get yourself killed! Promise?" I said with both sarcasm and worry.
"I don't think getting killed is something you ask for." He said. I furrowed my eyebrows at him and then he said, "Okay, I promise!" I smiled. "Good luck for the task!" I waved at him and sat the place next to Hermione. "Hey little sister!" I hugged her and she laughed, hugging me back. "How are you doing?"
"Good, you?" she asked. "I am a bit worried about the task but I'm fine. I came here to wish you luck, Harry." I looked at Harry, who was now looking at me. "Well, thanks Alinda!" He smiled at me sympathetically. "Always... Also, did you see the twins?"
"No, I think they are going to sell some of their products, so they are preparing them." Ron said, joining in the conversation. He was annoyed because Harry didn't tell him he decided to put his name. He actually didn't do it in my opinion. Someone wanted him to take place at the tournament so he can get hurt or whatever. "Oh, alright. I'm going to find them. See you in the tournament, you three!" They said goodbye and I made my way back to the Common Room. I entered the Common Room but didn't see the twins. I saw Lee sitting and asked him where they were. He told me that they were in their dorms. Great... I went downstairs and found their dorms. I knocked on the door before going in the room. They were sitting on a bed, organising a trunk. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, as you can see, we are preparing our products to sell to people!" George said, sarcasm thick in his voice. I rolled my eyes and said, "I can see what you're doing. Do you need any help?"
"Actually it is almost finished." George said, closing the suitcase.
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I was going to the stadium where the competition was going to take place, with Hermione and Ron. Fred and George were selling their products, of course. "I am going to visit Harry!" Hermione said, leaving us. "Whatever." Ron muttered. I smirked and followed him. After a few minutes, Hermione, Fred and George came. Bagman got out of the tents and told what was going to be the first task. It was... dragons? My eyes widened. They were going to compete against dragons. It was too dangerous... too dangerous for Harry.
The first one to compete was Cedric. Everyone applaused for him and I shouted "Go Cedric!" He waved at us while his eyes were skimming over the stands.
The dragon flew out of nowhere, pouncing on the ground, giving Cedric a nasty burn. He didn't get up for a while and I started to get nervous. "USE YOUR WAND! YOUR WAND, CEDRIC!" I shouted loudly for him to hear. He still didn't get up. "I can't watch it!" I closed my eyes and felt someone hold my hand softly. I opened my eyes and it was Fred. He smiled at me and I returned it. I felt my cheeks get heated, so I looked away. I also saw that Cedric rose and he used a spell. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for him to get rid of the dragon. At last, Cedric was able to grab the egg. Then there was Fleur, and Krum. I wasn't too worried for them.
Finally, it was Harry's turn.
He used his wand and he shouted "Accio Firebolt!" After a few seconds, I saw a broom coming near. He picked it quickly and flew away from the dragon. After a while, they were out of sight. We couldn't see the dragon or Harry. Silence took all over the stadium. Everyone was waiting for Harry to come and get his egg. Hermione and I looked at each other. Hermione was looking anxious. Suddenly, I heard a noise and Harry was there. Everyone cheered and Hermione shouted "YEAHH!" I laughed and joined her.
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We decided to have a celebration for Harry's victory. "Blimey, this is heavy!" Lee said, carrying the egg. "Open it, Harry. Let's see what's inside it!"
"He's supposed to work on the clue on his own." Hermione stated. "I was supposed to work out how to get past the dragon on my own, too!" he muttered. She glared at him. "Yeah Harry, open it!" people echoed. The moment Harry opened the golden egg, there was a terrible noise, a screechy wailing. Harry quickly closed the egg. "What the hell was that?" said Seamus, staring at the egg that now was shut. "It sounded like someone getting tortured." said Neville. "I think you will face the Cruciatus Curse!"
"Don't be stupid, Neville," said George. "It's illegal. They wouldn't use the Cruciatus Curse on the champions. I think it just sounds like Percy singing...maybe you've got to attack him when he's in the shower."
"Want a jam tart, Hermione?" Fred said. Hermione looked doubtfully at the plate he was offering her. Fred grinned. "It's alright," I said. "He knows that I will kill him if he does something to you or that tart." Fred said, "I haven't done anything to them. It's the custard creams you got to watch-"
Neville, who had just bitten into a custard cream, choked and spat it out. Fred laughed. "It's just a joke, Neville!" Hermione took the jam tart. Then she said, "Did you get all this from the kitchens, Fred?"
"Yep, Ally and I." Fred said, grinning at her. "How d'you get in the kitchens?" asked Hermione in a casual sort of voice. "Easy," I said. "concealed door behind a painting of a bowl of fruit. Just tickle the pear, and it giggles and-" Fred finished when I stopped him. "Why did you ask it, Hermione?" I asked suspiciously.
"No reason, just curious" she said quickly. "I don't think you'll try to go there and give them some clothes, right?" I said. Hermione didn't answer. "Don't you go upset them and tell them they've got to take clothes and salaries!" said Fred warningly. "You'll put them off their cooking!"
"Stop Fred," I said, trying to calm him down. "She's my sister, I know her. She just wants their freedom and happiness. But Fred's right. At Hogwarts, house elves are happy to work here." I said, patting her shoulder.
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"Let's go sleep. We had quite a day! Good night, Freddie!" "Good night, Al" I hugged him and he returned it. I smiled at him before going upstairs with 'Mione.
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Hii guysss again!! I tried to write another chapter and I did. Just be patient. Frelinda can happen any second right now! Also, please comment your opinion about the book or the chapter. If I have mistakes anywhere, you can tell me. Additionally, on top of the chapter, there is a video I found about Hermione and my OC's faceclaim, Elena Gilbert from TVD <3 I thought it was a cool video edit , so yeah I hope you enjoyed the chapter :)
