The wrong Champion

AU at it's best. No one in Hogwarts was ready for the fourth name called out… especially Hermione Granger. The second champion of Hogwarts.

Chapter one

Err come again

Hermione Granger sat at her table doing the best she could to cheer for the third champion, of course it had come as a big surprise for Hogwarts for Hufflepuff to become the representative of Hogwarts as this house was usually forgotten house.

Hermione had to accept the fact that Hufflepuff needed this glory if not just for the fact of their house but because they needed their names in the history books.

Turning back to her dinner Hermione was aware of the buzzing conversations around her, Harry and Ron were chatting about how this turn of events would present a problem for Quidditch before pointing to Oliver Wood Gryffindor captain who didn't seem too please at having lost out on his up coming games.

But before she could comment that after last years terrible Quidditch game the whole hall fell into silence watching Dumbledore catching a fourth name from the Goblet.

"Oi I thought it was only meant to be three" Ron hissed as Harry shrugged watching with interest as Dumbledore read the name a few times his eyes hardening.

Hermione looked up to see the old wizard turn his blazing eyes to the Gryffindor, for a moment Hermione want to snort knowing that the twins were playing a horrible trick and had indeed got their name into the Goblet. She could imagine the after math once Mrs Weasley was informed, when Ginny nudged her.

"what Ginny" Hermione snapped before she found everyone's eyes on her and the blush flooding her cheeks.

"HERMIONE GRANGER" Dumbledore's voice bellowed his eyes focusing on her and the colour now draining from her face.

He couldn't mean to have called her name… she didn't even attempt to enter.

"Hermione he's calling your name" Harry hissed as Hermione shook her head unable to state that it must be some mistake. Before she knew what was happening she was dragged to her feet by one of the twins then shoved forward.

Stumbling forward Hermione ignored the looks and the whispers, feeling tears flooding her eyes and her heart pounding in her ears.

"Professor" "not now miss Granger, in there" Dumbledore ordered pointing to the chamber the champions had entered while Hermione stared at him blankly, surly he didn't mean it.

"But Professor I'm… I didn't" "Now Miss Granger" Dumbledore hissed causing Hermione snapped her mouth shut before nodding meekly racing towards the chamber trying to understand what had just happened. Her name could not have come from the Goblet for the sheer fact she had never put her name in it nor gotten anyone else too.

She was still deep in her thoughts when she emerged into the room it wasn't until someone touched her shoulder that she was brought back and gave a strangled yelp when she saw Viktor Krum and Fleur Delacour staring at her oddly before whipping her eyes around to see Cedric Diggory by her side with both eyebrows raised.

Waiting… for what Hermione hadn't known straight away until she saw his hand still on her shoulder.

"Sorry what" she asked as Cedric frowned lowering his hand staring at her in confusion.

"Did Dumbledore have a message for us" Cedric questioned as Hermione blanked again the thoughts that her enthralled her on the walk down here caught her up once more.

"No… no" "GRANGER" Dumbledore bellowed causing the two Hogwarts to jump and spin to see him and Mad Eye moody watching them.

"How did you do it" Dumbledore demanded stalking over to Hermione who flinched back, she didn't even bother to look up into Dumbledore's eyes.

"I didn't do it sir… you have to believe me" Hermione pleaded feeling the tears pool again while Moody limped over to them.

"Albus" "did you get an older student to your name in to the Goblet" Dumbledore demanded as Hermione snapped her eyes up and shook her head.

"No sir… that would be against the rules" Hermione exclaimed floored at the thought she would do something like that.

"Albus you know that's nonsense" Moody declared as Hermione pleaded with Dumbledore who scanned her face before he sighed and nodded.

"Very well… but I will want a full explanation of what has happened" "but that's just it sir I can't explain it because I have no idea as to what happened. I didn't put my name in the Goblet" Hermione attempted to reason ignoring the strange noises from the other three students around her.

"We shall talk about this further later my dear" Dumbledore assured looking at her for the first time with assurance and a softer look.

"Thank you sir may I go back now" Hermione questioned hating the fact that she was the centre of attention.

"I'm afraid not… it seems someone or something has bent the rules" "sir I can't… I mean it's not fair and against the rules" Hermione squeaked not even taking comfort from the hand pressed on her shoulder nor how Dumbledore attempted to steer her to a chair.

"My rules miss Granger… not the Tri-Wizard rules, any magical creature can attempt to compete but I didn't want any of the younger students to attempt it" Dumbledore told her as Hermione shook her head once more.

She didn't want to compete… she didn't want to be one of the champions and no matter what she wasn't going to be swayed to remaining in the Tournament.

She was Hermione Granger after all… stubborn miss know it all.

As stated before this is AU... as AU as you can get. I know what your thinking how the hell did Hermione join and most of all what the hell am I thinking because Harry was entered because Voldermort wanted to kill Harry and not Hermione. Well your just going to have to read on. And as stated before I'm stuck on Hermione/Cedric (the fan vids have not helped in the least to get me off of this couple).