Lily Potter and the Triwizard Tournament

A/N: This is set 26 years the end of book seven, and 7 years after the epilogue. Obviously there are DH spoilers, and as it's set a long time after the books there are lots of OCs. Sorry to anyone who doesn't like OCs, but I can't really help it.

I've used Ginny and Harry as who the stories about because they haven't put up new characters yet: it will be Lily and Hugo.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognise, anything you don't recognise is probably mine.

Chapter 1

The Potter house was as normal as any home in which two wizards, one who is possibly the most famous in living memory, and one who has only recently finished his education, and two witches, one almost as famous as her husband, and one who is said to be one of the best witches of her age, live in can be. There was always at least one of the four owls hooting away, whilst broomsticks never got put away unless Ginny Potter was on a major cleaning spree – which only happened every three years or so. Even with just one child still in education, spell books and parts of potions kits were all over the house, although there were even more prototypes from Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, despite the fact that James Potter, the creator of the products, had not lived in the house for two years. Albus Potter had less things lying around – he had disposed of his school things as soon as he had finished school, but had only had a month and a half to start collecting other objects such as the Quaffles he constantly bewitched to fly at himself. The only part of the house without the school equipment, Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes' prototypes and Quaffles was Harry Pottter's office, although this was in no way tidier – it was instead full of piles of parchment, documents and everything else that comes with being head of the Auror Office within the Ministry of Magic, as well as the Boy Who Lived Twice and the Chosen One. However, despite the image the house might give to any muggle of the type of family living here, on the morning of the 14th August 2024, the conversation was quite normal.

'So what time are we going?' Lily Potter asked her mother.

'Five to seven – we're invited for seven and there'll be too many people coming to try and arrive at that time – all your cousins are invited, and there are a lot of them.' Ginny replied.

'Do you know if they're all coming? I know Fred'll have to be there, and obviously Gem and Leanne… Hugo and Rose are coming – I asked him this morning – what about Sam, and Bill and Fleur's?'

'Sam… it depends if he went with Percy and Penny on their holiday – I haven't heard yet. Sebastién and Alexiane will be, but I think Angélique has to be in France working. I've got no idea about Victoire and Teddy.'

'And James isn't coming?'

'No. Someone's got to stay at the shop, and out of the Wheezes' managers he's least related to the girls, George being their dad and Fred their brother.'

The normality of life with that family finished there – getting to the party, they used the Floo Network, and the presents for Gemma and Leanne were mainly magical. The conversations over the twins' 17th birthday cakes – which were magically hovering by themselves – were just as strange. Lily was absentmindedly listening to the conversations. At one end, Bill and Sebastién were discussing work. 'We need to be careful. Griphook's got half the goblins thinking that anything goblin-made in the vaults can be taken and it's not stealing.'

'I know, but what can we do? As you said, half the goblins agree with him.'

Next to them, George and Fred were discussing work as well, with Al listening in. 'James was saying we should do more muggle magic tricks – they're getting much more popular.' At the word muggle, granddad Weasley began listening.

'You should do some handbooks – yes, George, handbooks – on how to do tricks without magic – muggles manage it, so we should be able to. Card tricks would be good.'

'Cards?'

'Like Exploding Snap cards – muggles have created about a hundred games to play with just 52 cards, and they do tricks with them as well.' Grandpa Weasley was the only one who seemed fascinated with them, and he was the one talking.

Opposite from them, Lily's mother, grandma and aunts were giving Victoire tips on being a good wife, even though she and Teddy were waiting another year before they were actually going to get married. Across from Lily, her father and Ron were discussing the ministry, with Rose listening avidly and Teddy and Sam chipping in every so often.

'Lily?' Her name snapped her out of her thoughts, and to another conversation. She looked towards Leanne. 'Did you get your Hogwarts' letter this morning?' Lily nodded. 'Will you be old enough to enter the Triwizard?'

'Yeah. I got the extra letter as well – so did Hugo. We'll both be seventeen before Halloween, even though we're only sixth years.'

'Oh right. I couldn't remember when your birthday was. And you too?' Leanne looked towards Hugo, who nodded. 'I definitely want to try out. I'd love to see Beauxbatons, after everything Angél and Alex have said about it.'

'Beauxbatons?' Alexiane joined in. 'You'll love it. It's a palace rather than a castle, and it hasn't got any dungeons or towers – Sebastién told me Hogwarts has?'

'It has. Lots of towers, and we have lessons in the dungeons.' Hugo confirmed. 'They're horrible and dark.'

'My common room's in the dungeons, but it's not like the potions classroom – it's bright and full of… of comfy places.' Gemma added.

'But the Triwizard… I never though about all the things the letter said.' Leanne continued. 'Having to be able to speak French – I'm so glad Fleur and you lot-' Leanne looked at Alexiane who smiled '-taught us it now – and not being at Hogwarts to take classes and N.E.W.T.s.'

'I think the letter said we'll get lessons whilst we're over there?' Lily looked questioningly at Leanne.

'I don't know. Gemma was the one who read the letter. She just told me what it said.' Lily and Leanne turned to Gemma.

'It did say we get taught, but I wonder if we get taught in Beauxbatons' lessons – in French.' Gemma replied.

'And what about N.E.W.T.'s? Will you have to do that next year with us, instead of this year? I'm glad I don't miss the important exams. What did Angél do when she came with Beauxbatons for the Hogwarts Triwizard?'

'Well, at Beauxbatons our main exams are sixth year-'

'Don't you have major exams this year then?'

'No, as I said, not until next year. Seventh year we don't have exams either, or even lessons as such, but we learn how to cope with the outside world and start training for jobs, so Angél didn't miss much for the Triwizard.' Alexiane replied. 'So, are you all coming to Beauxbatons?'

Gemma, Lily and Hugo all nodded, as Leanne said 'Of course. But since the letter, I've been wondering how many other people will come – how many can actually speak French? Although I think some girls might just go so that they can go to the Yule Ball.'

'Yes. At Beauxbatons we do balls better than you, or so Angél says. Apparently you just clear the tables from the dining hall, and add a stage?' Alexiane looked questioningly at the four of them.

'We don't know. None of us were old enough for the Yule Ball at the Triwizard. You could ask anyone else except Victoire, because they were all either old enough or invited as dates.'

'Oh right. So you've never been to a ball? You'll love Beauxbatons'. We do them to the full. We have a room especially for balls, with appropriate decoration, staging and lighting. We have an end of year ball every year, and as often as the students can persuade the teachers to let us have one. You should get your teachers to organise more, if you only ever have the Yule Ball.'

'I guess we could, but I doubt they'd say yes, which is why I think that people will go just for the Yule Ball. Everyone's getting – or already has – extra special dress robes for it.' When Leanne mentioned clothes, Hugo turned and started chatting to Teddy. 'Have you got anything yet, Lily?'

'No – until the letter came, mum thought – or at least wanted to think – that I was too young since I'm only sixth year. Now the letters have come, and since dad reminded her that he won the Tournament when he was a fourth year, I think she realises I'll go. I think I persuaded her to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow. This is my first ball, so I want to look great. Have you got your dress robes yet?'

'Fleur gave Gem and me dress robes as our birthday presents – she knew the Triwizard was this year already.'

'Of course she did. That's why Angél had to be in France – her Department's organising the Triwizard, or else she'd be here celebrating you two coming of age.' Alexiane explained.

'I thought she was just the equivalent of an undersecretary.' Hugo rejoined the conversation, and Teddy started listening in as well.

'She is, but they need everyone at the moment, organising everything for the tasks.' Alexiane replied.

'I wish I'd got to see a Triwizard. Neither of the Triwizards which happened whilst I was at Hogwarts were at Hogwarts and I was too young to compete both times. You're lucky. You and all your cousins have seen one at Hogwarts – sorry,' Teddy apologised. 'except you, Alex, and Victoire – and you four are going to another at Beauxbatons. Neither Victoire nor I ever saw one, but the rest of you Weasley cousins did, even if no one's competed yet.'

'Angél's been the only person who was the right age so far, and she did come over from Beauxbatons, but the Goblet didn't pick her.'

'This time you've got four possible candidates though, so the Weaslettes have-' Teddy caught Lily glaring at him '-sorry, the Weaslettes and the Potterlette have a high chance of being chosen. But you know' Teddy added, looking at Lily, 'Your hair shows you're a Weasley, and you look more like Ginny than Harry, so you shouldn't mind being called a Weasley – everyone knows you are one, and they're not a bad lot.'

'I don't mind the Weasley bit. I mind the Weaslette, and while we're on the subject, the Potterlette. You didn't notice, but we all glared at you when you said it.' Lily replied. Teddy looked at Alex, Gemma, Leanne and Hugo, who were indeed all glowering at him still. 'Although I do like your point that the Weasleys are likely to be chosen by the Goblet, both because of the number of us and because we have the great traits that the champion needs.' Teddy laughed at Lily at the last part, and although she began glaring at him again, it wasn't long before she and all her cousins were laughing at her too.

A/N: Thanks for reading. Please review. Aricia1