[book 1 of the "badlands" series] •i think there's a flaw in my code• It was ironic that a member of the least favorite House at Hogwarts was the Champion of the Triwizard Tournament. Cassius Warrington had never expected to be seen as anything other than another member of the Slytherin House. Accompanied by his best friend, Persephone Avery, the two are happy to face another year on the social outskirts of Hogwarts. But normal seems to have a habit of staying away from the both of them. With the announcement of the Triwizard Tournament and Persephone's mother acting more strange and anxious than usual, the year is shaping up to be more interesting than usual. Cassius enters his name into the Goblet of Fire, more out of boredom than anything else. But he never expected his name to be the one chosen. Cassius and Persephone's sixth year at Hogwarts is more interesting than usual. The return of Death Eaters place Persephone and her mother in mortal danger, a type of danger that Cassius might not be able to protect Persephone from. And that scares him more than any dragon ever could. (goblet of fire) [a harry potter au]