Katya stared out the window of the flying chariot, staring at the changing sky. They were on their way to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the Triwizard Tournament. Her best friend plopped down on the chair next to her, "How is our little Miss Beauxbaton." Faustine teased, she was top of her class. "So tell me dear, are you going to enter your name in the Goblet of Fire?"
"Faustine, why would I not?" Katya asked.
"Silly me, what a stupid question." Faustine replied sticking her tongue out at her.
"Are you going to enter?" She asked her friend who rolled her eyes.
"I am but everyone 'ere already knows that you will be chosen." Faustine replied smiling, though Katya caught the glimpse of jealousy in her eyes. Madame Maxime approached the two girls.
Asking in French, "Are you girls ready for the welcoming ceremony?"
"Oui." They replied.
Madame Maxime turned towards Katya, "You will be leading, are you prepared?" Katya nodded her head, and her teacher smiled at her kindly before turning and walking away.
"Oh my dear Katya, you are just my favorite student!" Faustine exclaimed flamboyantly, making fun of their headmaster.
"You are just perfect my darling! I wish all my students were like you!" Katya joined, the girls going into a fit of laughter. Katya spoke with a french accent but was originally from England, her mother moved her away as a child never telling her why. She had never known her father and her mother never gave her any details of what he was like: just told her he was dead. This was her 5th year at the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic—making her 15. Just two more year left of school.
Faustine stood to Katya's left and she led the group of girls, waiting for the doors to open into the dining hall. "For now please join me in welcoming the lovely ladies of the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and their headmistress Madam Maxime."
That was their queue. The doors opened before them and Katya rushed in followed quickly behind by the other girls of their school. She lead the girls, pausing she bowed slightly sighing; butterflies flying through the air. They dashed forwards, "Bloody Hell…" She heard one of the Hogwarts boys mumbled, and Katya laughed lightly to herself. She paused once more, curtseying. Light blue butterflies fluttered out from beneath her robes flying lightly into the air before turning into sparkling dust.
She watched as the boys from Durmstrang walked in brandishing staffs, they pounded them on the ground causing the ground to spark before kneeling over with series of twirls causing the staffs to disappear. The boys run down the hall doing a mixture of acrobats before kneeling on the ground and breathing fire in the shapes of dragons.
Viktor Krum followed by their headmaster walked through the doors and walked up to Albus Dumbledore. The Durmstrang headmaster embraced Albus Dumbledore, smiling at each other. They gathered at a table before Dumbledore's voice boomed, "Your attention please! I would like to say a few words. Eternal glory, that is what awaits the student who wins the Triwizard tournament. But to do this that student must survive three tasks. Three extremely dangerous tasks."
Dumbledore pointed his hand toward the middle of the room and a three-tiered chest sat before the students. With his wand, the chest slowly disappeared revealing a goblet with blue flames flickering out of its top. " The goblet of fire. Anyone wishing to submit themselves for the tournament merely write their name upon a piece of parchment and throw it in the flame before this hour on Thursday night. Do not do so lightly, if chosen there's no turning back. As from this moment forward the Triwizard tournament has begun."
A feast appeared before them and Katya eyes widened at the new dishes she had never seen before. She quickly grabbed a little bit of everything before digging in, Faustine doing the same.
Katya groaned in happiness, "This food is divine! I wonder what they are going to 'ave for desert!" Faustine nodded enthusiastically as she took another bite of food. Their plates were cleared some time later and desert appeared before them, all sorts of pastries laid before her: macaroon, cupcakes, cookies, pie; pretty much anything you could think of.
Grabbing a cupcake, she dipped her finger in the icing and tasted it. "O'! Do that again!" Faustine said sending Katya a wink.
"Anything for you baby." Katya replied coyly grabbing the cupcake, licking the icing off as seductively as possible. Faustine busted into laughter, "What?" Katya asked laughing.
"Man's gift to 'umanity is staring right at you." Faustine replied pretending to fan herself. Katya rolled her eyes looking in the direction her friend was. Her mouth opened with a pop. His hair was so blonde it was almost white. His eyes were a pale blue and his face was very angular; extremely attractive. Katya looked back at her friend.
"Wow…" She said.
"You're telling me. I know what your going to be doing 'ere." Faustine taunted, looking back at the attractive young man, "Well, more like who you are going to do." Katya gasped slapping her best friends arm lightly, Faustine laughing at her.
Grabbing her quill, Katya wrote her name down on a slip of parchment. Walking towards the Goblet of Fire; she ran into the young man from dinner. "Did you enjoy your cupcake?" He asked, pausing from slipping his name into the goblet.
A slight blush blossomed on her cheeks, "It was the best cupcake I've ever 'ad." Katya said a little sarcastically looking into his pale blue eyes, suddenly becoming nervous.
"Glad to hear it." The young man replied, dropping the piece of parchment in his hand into the blue flame. "Names' Draco Malfoy."
"Katya Goshawk." She replied, dropping her name into the flame. A flash of recognition showed in Draco's eyes; choosing to ignore it Katya said, "Pleasure to meet you."
"The pleasure is all mine." Draco said gently picking up Katya's hand a placing a soft kiss upon it. Her skin tingled where his lips had been. She looked at her hand then back at Draco, wondering if he had felt anything. "I'm sure I will be seeing you around." He said before turning and walking away and Katya watched him go.
"Well..what did I say?" Faustine said walking towards her confidently, "You two are going to bang." Katya rolled her eyes and watched as her friend slipped a piece of parchment into the fire.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Katya said a smile playing on her lips.
"Oh the whole 'and kiss thing, you two were banging each other with your eyes. The whole room saw it." A small blushed formed on her cheeks, "Ah, ha!" Faustine exclaimed pointing at Katya's reddening cheeks.
"Please! I don't even know 'im." Katya replied, flustered by the entire conversation. "Come, let's go to bed. I've 'ad enough excitement today."
"As you wish mi lady." Faustine said, looping her arm through Katya's and they headed back to their rooms laughing the whole way there.
