I'm Not Running
By Little Gin Blossom
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or the characters. I think we should all know this by now. * * means taken directly from GoF. [ ] author's notes Summary: AU. What if Harry Potter ran away during the Third Task? How did he escape? Who will take him in? What's it like to be in a family where you're just a normal kid? Chapter 1- The Third Task ~^~~~^~
*"Kill the spare."
A swishing noise and a second voice, which screeched the words to the night: "Avada Kedavra!"*
"NO!" Harry Potter shouted as he pushed his fellow Tri-Wizard champion to the side.
"We don't have time for this. Stun the other one and get the Potter boy!"
"Stupefy!" The second voice shrieked.
Harry felt himself being dragged over to the center of the graveyard. The owner of the second voice was tying him to a gravestone. [I think we all know what happens here; Voldemort comes back using Harry's blood and all that so we'll just skip to the duel.]
*He concentrated every last particle of his mind upon forcing the bead back toward Voldemort, his ears full of phoenix song, his eyes furious, fixed . . . and slowly, very slowly, the beads quivered to a halt, and then, Just as slowly, they began to move the other way . . . and it was Voldemort's wand that was vibrating now . . . Voldemort who looked astonished and almost fearful. . . .*
The bead then touched Voldemort's body, and the result was instantaneous: Unearthly shrieks of pain filled the night air. His body started to disintegrate. Harry looked at the body of his parents' murderer and realized that he had finally done it. He defeated Voldemort. Then it dawned on him that he defeated Voldemort. What are the Death Eaters going to do? He thought worriedly. As he fell to the ground, he noticed the circle of Death Eaters watching him fearfully.
He walked over to the Tri-Wizard cup, then thought of a plan to not have to face anymore publicity. He turned around to face the circle of dark hooded figures and stunned the one with the silver hand. Peter Pettigrew. As he dragged Wormtail's motionless body by the cup he noticed the Death Eaters had started to Disapparate form the circle. Good, he thought. Harry place Cedric and Wormtail's hand on the cup simultaneously and watched their bodies disappear.
And now Harry Potter disappears, Harry thought. He looked around the graveyard and wondered where he was exactly. The-Boy-Who-Lived started walking to the small town below the hill he was on. [I don't know if the graveyard is on a hill or not, so let's just pretend.] It was too late at night for anyone to be out, so he didn't have to worry about anybody seeing him. He reached the edge of the town and saw a sign indicating that the town was called Little Hangleton. This is where I was during that dream last summer, Harry thought. [Yeah, Harry thinks a lot. You got a problem with that?] He kept on walking, not wanting to be in a small town where gossip travels fast. And so he walked thinking [There's that thinking again.] of what his story was going to be. What was going to be his . . .alibi, if you will?
As our hero approached the nearest city, Great Hangleton, he conceived a brilliant plan; he'd pretend that he was an amnesiac who just wandered into the city not knowing anything about his past. Almost the truth, he said to himself bitterly. He'd say the only thing he could remember was his name. But what name would he decide on for him. The-Boy-Formerly-Known-As-Harry Potter decided on Adam, figuring it was kind of symbolic. ~^~~~^~
Cedric found himself in a bed in the white washed hospital wing with the headmaster's face directly above his. "What happened?" Cedric asked.
"We were hoping you could tell us, Mr. Diggory. What is the last thing you remember happening? Do you know what happened to Mr. Potter?" the headmaster asked with concern evident in his voice.
"Well, Harry and I decided to take the cup at the same time, so we did, and it took us to a graveyard. When we got there, a short guy in black robes was standing in front of us. He was holding a bundle or something. The bundle told him to 'Kill the spare'. The Short Guy performed the Killing Curse. I think he was trying to kill me with it, but then Harry pushed me out of the way and the Short Guy stunned me and that's all that I remember."
"Yes, I see. Was that man over in that bed the Short Guy you were talking about?"
"Yeah. Do you know who he is?"
"That man is Peter Pettigrew. I know he's supposed to be dead, but Sirius Black is innocent. He will be able to prove his innocence with Mr. Pettigrew here. I'll try to stop Sirius form asking you questions about Harry. I can't guarantee anything, though. He's a bit protective of his godson."
"Sirius Black is innocent? Ok then. . . . But how do you know he's innocent if he has been on the run for a year and in Azkaban for twelve years before that?"
"I have my ways, Mr. Diggory. Now you need to sleep. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night."
"Good night, Professor Dumbledore."
With that, the old headmaster moved on to the next bed. "Ah, yes, Mr. Pettigrew. I'll be turning you over to the ministry after you tell me who the Death Eater at this school is. The sooner you tell me, the less severe I'll have you punished."
"It's Barty Crouch, Jr., sir. He's under a Polyjuice Potion. He's masquerading as Mad-Eye Moody," Wormtail stuttered in a shrill voice.
"That would explain why he's been acting so odd," Dumbledore said more to himself than to Wormtail. "Well, I'll be giving you over to Cornelius now. "You will most likely be put in Azkaban for life, if you're lucky. I'm sure you'll have some time to think over all the horrible things you've done to so many people." The quiet rage was evident in the older man's voice. "Petrificus Totalus!"
With that, Dumbledore sent for "Professor Moody" and Cornelius Fudge. What a great way to spend the night Harry Potter disappeared. ~^~~~^~
[Ah, my first fic. Please review. I don't care if you say it sucks, just let me know how I'm doing. I'd also like to say sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes. Well, leave you review and if you have any suggestions, feel free to leave them.] ~~~Little Gin Blossom
By Little Gin Blossom
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or the characters. I think we should all know this by now. * * means taken directly from GoF. [ ] author's notes Summary: AU. What if Harry Potter ran away during the Third Task? How did he escape? Who will take him in? What's it like to be in a family where you're just a normal kid? Chapter 1- The Third Task ~^~~~^~
*"Kill the spare."
A swishing noise and a second voice, which screeched the words to the night: "Avada Kedavra!"*
"NO!" Harry Potter shouted as he pushed his fellow Tri-Wizard champion to the side.
"We don't have time for this. Stun the other one and get the Potter boy!"
"Stupefy!" The second voice shrieked.
Harry felt himself being dragged over to the center of the graveyard. The owner of the second voice was tying him to a gravestone. [I think we all know what happens here; Voldemort comes back using Harry's blood and all that so we'll just skip to the duel.]
*He concentrated every last particle of his mind upon forcing the bead back toward Voldemort, his ears full of phoenix song, his eyes furious, fixed . . . and slowly, very slowly, the beads quivered to a halt, and then, Just as slowly, they began to move the other way . . . and it was Voldemort's wand that was vibrating now . . . Voldemort who looked astonished and almost fearful. . . .*
The bead then touched Voldemort's body, and the result was instantaneous: Unearthly shrieks of pain filled the night air. His body started to disintegrate. Harry looked at the body of his parents' murderer and realized that he had finally done it. He defeated Voldemort. Then it dawned on him that he defeated Voldemort. What are the Death Eaters going to do? He thought worriedly. As he fell to the ground, he noticed the circle of Death Eaters watching him fearfully.
He walked over to the Tri-Wizard cup, then thought of a plan to not have to face anymore publicity. He turned around to face the circle of dark hooded figures and stunned the one with the silver hand. Peter Pettigrew. As he dragged Wormtail's motionless body by the cup he noticed the Death Eaters had started to Disapparate form the circle. Good, he thought. Harry place Cedric and Wormtail's hand on the cup simultaneously and watched their bodies disappear.
And now Harry Potter disappears, Harry thought. He looked around the graveyard and wondered where he was exactly. The-Boy-Who-Lived started walking to the small town below the hill he was on. [I don't know if the graveyard is on a hill or not, so let's just pretend.] It was too late at night for anyone to be out, so he didn't have to worry about anybody seeing him. He reached the edge of the town and saw a sign indicating that the town was called Little Hangleton. This is where I was during that dream last summer, Harry thought. [Yeah, Harry thinks a lot. You got a problem with that?] He kept on walking, not wanting to be in a small town where gossip travels fast. And so he walked thinking [There's that thinking again.] of what his story was going to be. What was going to be his . . .alibi, if you will?
As our hero approached the nearest city, Great Hangleton, he conceived a brilliant plan; he'd pretend that he was an amnesiac who just wandered into the city not knowing anything about his past. Almost the truth, he said to himself bitterly. He'd say the only thing he could remember was his name. But what name would he decide on for him. The-Boy-Formerly-Known-As-Harry Potter decided on Adam, figuring it was kind of symbolic. ~^~~~^~
Cedric found himself in a bed in the white washed hospital wing with the headmaster's face directly above his. "What happened?" Cedric asked.
"We were hoping you could tell us, Mr. Diggory. What is the last thing you remember happening? Do you know what happened to Mr. Potter?" the headmaster asked with concern evident in his voice.
"Well, Harry and I decided to take the cup at the same time, so we did, and it took us to a graveyard. When we got there, a short guy in black robes was standing in front of us. He was holding a bundle or something. The bundle told him to 'Kill the spare'. The Short Guy performed the Killing Curse. I think he was trying to kill me with it, but then Harry pushed me out of the way and the Short Guy stunned me and that's all that I remember."
"Yes, I see. Was that man over in that bed the Short Guy you were talking about?"
"Yeah. Do you know who he is?"
"That man is Peter Pettigrew. I know he's supposed to be dead, but Sirius Black is innocent. He will be able to prove his innocence with Mr. Pettigrew here. I'll try to stop Sirius form asking you questions about Harry. I can't guarantee anything, though. He's a bit protective of his godson."
"Sirius Black is innocent? Ok then. . . . But how do you know he's innocent if he has been on the run for a year and in Azkaban for twelve years before that?"
"I have my ways, Mr. Diggory. Now you need to sleep. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night."
"Good night, Professor Dumbledore."
With that, the old headmaster moved on to the next bed. "Ah, yes, Mr. Pettigrew. I'll be turning you over to the ministry after you tell me who the Death Eater at this school is. The sooner you tell me, the less severe I'll have you punished."
"It's Barty Crouch, Jr., sir. He's under a Polyjuice Potion. He's masquerading as Mad-Eye Moody," Wormtail stuttered in a shrill voice.
"That would explain why he's been acting so odd," Dumbledore said more to himself than to Wormtail. "Well, I'll be giving you over to Cornelius now. "You will most likely be put in Azkaban for life, if you're lucky. I'm sure you'll have some time to think over all the horrible things you've done to so many people." The quiet rage was evident in the older man's voice. "Petrificus Totalus!"
With that, Dumbledore sent for "Professor Moody" and Cornelius Fudge. What a great way to spend the night Harry Potter disappeared. ~^~~~^~
[Ah, my first fic. Please review. I don't care if you say it sucks, just let me know how I'm doing. I'd also like to say sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes. Well, leave you review and if you have any suggestions, feel free to leave them.] ~~~Little Gin Blossom