"Welcome to the final task! This will determine who the true champion is and who will receive eternal glory!" The crowd cheered as the four victors took their positions. "Seeing as Mister Potter has the most points, he will go into the maze first, followed by Mister Diggory and Mister Krum, and finally Miss Delacour."
I looked around and saw Barty Crouch standing beside Harry, disguised as Mad-Eye. It was about to begin. The beginning of the end. My stomach started to churn as the cannon sounded, and Harry slowly staggered in. all would end here.
Standing up, I tried to make my way out of the crowd. I had to meet Barty down in the tents so I could be near the portkey. I was supposed to accompany Harry to Riddle's Mansion.
"Artemis. Where are you going?" Someone had grabbed my hand and pulled me to them.
"I have to use the restroom." Turning around, I could see that Ron had grabbed me.
"Oh, alright. Don't get lost." Smiling, he let go and I made my way down to the tents.
By the time I had gotten there. Fleur had made her way in.
"Finally you're here." Came the gruff voice of Mad-Eye. He was sitting in the chair and was staring at me.
"Sorry. Let's just get this over with." I hated how I had to deceive everyone today.
He stood up and walked towards me, grunting with each step. I could smell a little bit of fire whiskey on him; apparently this day wasn't much better for him.
"You don't leave until the boy makes it there-"
"I know my job. You stay with yours." I snapped, glaring at the man.
"Same old spitfire," he chuckled as he reached into his pocket, pulling out a necklace. Taking a hold of it, I was sent through the air. Colors swirled around and the ground seemed nowhere in sight.
That was, until it hit me. It came at me with such force, the I thought I had lost some of my teeth.
"Artemis?" Came a voice I knew by heart. "What are you doing here?"
Slowly I stood up, making sure that the world wasn't still spinning.
"That doesn't matter." I said, trying to figure out which Harry was the real one as the double vision kicked in.
"Whatever. On the count of three, we bout touch it. Right, Harry?" There was someone else there? There couldn't be anyone else!
As my vision settled, I saw the face of Cedric Diggory running at me full speed. Then, colors started to swirl again.
Landing again, this time on my back, the world stopped spinning all at once.
"Wait, the cup is a portkey? Is this another part of the tournament?" Came Cedric's voice. I stood up as a figure made it's way across the grounds.
"Cedric, go back to Hogwarts." I said, as the figure withdrew it's wand.
"Why?"
"AVADA KADAVERA!"
I turned away, as the green light shone through the night.
"No. NO!" Harry screamed.
The smell of whiskey and sweat came closer as the stature of wormtail came hobbling over to Harry, wheezing like a suffocated animal. I almost gagged at the smell of him.
Pettigrew grabbed Harry and hung him a on a statue, which wrapped it's hold around him.
His little ritual began. I moved away from it all to hide within the shadows. Blood from the enemy. Flesh form a servant. All meant to revive the Dark Lord once again.
Lights cackled as an object was put into the large pot. A horrible sizzling sound echoed throughout the night. Almost…almost as if something was boiling.
I closed my eyes, trying to block off all the sounds. Trying as hard as I could to stop seeing what was going through Harry's mind. All I felt was pain. Harry's searing headache, Voldemort becoming one again, Pettigrew's missing limb. All of it! I could feel all of it!
"Ah, finally." Came his cold vice. The same voice that has haunted my nights since I was young. He was back. He is back. The Dark Lord, the one most feared person on the continent. "Give me your arm Wormtail."
"Master, thank you-"
"Your other arm." I heard Peter suck in as Voldemort put something on him.
More people were coming. More were making their way to the old graveyard. I couldn't see their faces, but I could tell who most of them were.
Lucius, McNair, and others stood around him. All fo them were in awe, but also feared what he might do to them, since all of them thought he was dead. None of them wanted to know what exactly the Dark Lord would do to them. None of them wanted to even think of what he had in mind.
"My friends. My loyal followers. As many of you thought, I was dead. Those thought were premature and not well conceived. I am alive. To many of your dismay."
Mumbling encircled them. One of the Death Eaters stepped forward.
"But, my lord. How is it that you made your way back to us?" The voice of Lucius Malfoy echoed throughout the yard.
"That is simple. It's the blood of young Mr. Potter."
"All of us were wondering, my lord. How did you get Potter here?"
"Ah. Now that was tricky." I stayed by my shadows, not wanting to move. "Miss Black was very helpful in that regard. Yes Lucius, Sirius Black's daughter. She easily complied with me once I was able to get her to do what I wanted her."
"That's-that's a lie!" I could still feel Harry's pain as he tried to speak.
"Is it Harry? Hadn't you realized anything strange about your friend? Haven't you noticed she has tried to avoid you until now?"
"Stop." My voice was no more then a whisper as I felt his pain increase.
"And where is she now? Where is she, Harry? That's right, she's hiding in the shadows, away from you. She's hiding so she doesn't have to see you."
"STOP!" I walked out from my hiding place to face him.
He was even less human then what I remembered. His skin was almost translucent, making him glow in the night. Blood red eyes stood out from his face as a grin covered his face.
"Don't tell everyone that I'm a coward!" I screamed as I walked closer to the snake. "The only coward here is Pettigrew! You threatened to kill my father and anyone else I was close to unless I brought him here!"
I couldn't look at harry. Knowing that he would see me differently. I knew he wouldn't stay with me, or want to be near me after this night.
"Well, I guess the girl has some courage, but I wonder- how far will this loyalty to her friend go? When can I be able to break this courage?" Pointing his wand back at the statue, it let go as Harry grabbed his wand.
"Let's test it." He took one last look at me and turned to Harry. "I trust you know how to duel?" Harry glared at the demon. "Even if you don't, you're going to learn quickly. AVADA-"
"-LIARMUS!"
The both screamed the different incantations almost simultaneously. A red and green jet flew at the other and locked together, forming almost a bond. Sparks flew fromt eh center and made a visible light dome around the both of them.
I ran over the where Harry stood, trying so hard to keep his ground. When I looked at the other Death Eaters, they were trying to get through the dome to no avail. It would be useless for me to try.
Trying to read harry's mind, I couldn't. I couldn't even form a connection with him. It was almost harder then moving a brick wall.
As soon as it happened, the connection broke. A chorus of screams echoed hroughout as harry grabbed my arm and we ran to the portkey.
"Harry, let go!"
"No, we have to get back to Hogwarts!" I pulled my arm out of his grip and he turned on me. "Are you mad?"
"Bringing you here was one part of my job. I still have some unfinished business to take care of. Take the body and go!" Grabbing out my wand, I shot spells back as the Death Eaters charged. "Go now! Before the portkey leaves!"
'Make sure that you make it back.' Harry said, as he invaided my mind.
'No promises.'
I fell to the ground. Needles and knives were shoved into my skin. It hurt! I-I couldn't do anything but scream. Oh God! Please make it stop!
Then, everything went black.
