Chapter 1: The Game Begins
At the opening feast, Dumbledore announced a special event held by the Magical Games Dept of the Ministry of Magic. It is a game called Surviving Clarvanra. In which the 18 lucky students that shall be chosen by the Book of Champions will go to an island and face challenges.
The prize is 1000 galleons and a Firebolt 2006. "At the end of the feast all 5th and 6th year students are to come up and sign your names in the book if you wish to participate."
The cheers were heard through the great hall. Ron looked over at Harry with a look of wonder. "Wha d ya tnk" said Ron with a mouthful of food. "Ron that's disgusting!" said Hermione. "Sorry Hermione." he said after swallowing.
After it calmed down, Harry looked at the others and asked if they wanted to do it. Ginny said "I think we should make a bet girls against boys. Hermione and me against you two. What do you think?" "Sure what do you want to bet?"
said Harry. Ron said "It doesn't really matter Harry, cuz we're gonna win."
With that, Ginny grabbed Hermione's arm and whispered into her ear "Let's make this good. How about we bet them that if we win they have to be testers for Fred and George for a week." Hermione smiled and nodded.
"Okay, if we win you have to be testers for Fred and George for a week." Hermione said to the boys. "You're on, but if we win you have to go out with Crabbe and Goyle." Ginny turned green but agreed to the terms.
After they signed up they headed upstairs to Gryffindor Tower. Ron and Harry played a game of wizard's chess while the girls went to unpack.
The next evening Dumbledore announced the names of the contestants. "The names chosen by the book are:
Ernie McMillan
Cho Chang
Blaise Zambini
Ginny Weasley
Seamus Finnegan
Lavender Brown
Dean Thomas
Draco Malfoy
Hannah Abbott
Neville Longbottom
Hermione Granger
Padma Patil
Pansy Parkinson
Susan Bones
Ron Weasley
Parvati Patil
Luna Lovegood
Harry Potter
"And the supervisors will be none other than our own Professor Snape, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Trelawney. I will be the host of the games myself. And now the rules will be as follows:
Number one: You may bring only 2 personal items such as a toothbrush or toothpaste. (No food items or anything that bears a house symbol.)
Number two: There will be no showing house favoritism or deducting house points. (As he looked at professor Snape)
Number three: Your tribe, which will be announced shortly, will now be your family. You will do your best to make sure your teammates can depend on you.
"If caught using your wand for any of the challenges, your team will lose that challenge and you will be escorted back to the school and will no longer be in the game."
"The 3 teams will be:
Team Acromantula:
Professor McGonagall – team color is Black
Harry Potter
Ronald Weasley
Hannah Abbott
Blaise Zambini
Lavender Brown
Luna Lovegood
Team Ashwinder:
Professor Trelawney – team color is Fuchsia
Ginny Weasley
Hermione Granger
Pansy Parkinson
Susan Bones
Seamus Finnegan
Ernie McMillan
Team Chimaera:
Professor Snape – team color is Orange
Pavarti Patil
Padma Patil
Dean Thomas
Neville Longbottom
Draco Malfoy
Cho Chang
Teams need to be packed, have eaten, and be ready to go at 8:00am tomorrow. You will be given a list of items you may and may not bring. You will want to bring your swim suits and Professors will wear their robes. If there are any questions they will be answered tomorrow morning before you leave."
The next morning all members meet in the entrance hall with their packs. Dumbledore quickly uses his wand over the packs to verify all qualify. In Pansy's pack she had a small vial which Dumbledore had Professor Snape check. They found it contained a love potion. It was quickly disposed of. Dumbledore held out 3 portkeys to the supervisors. All were taken to different small islands surrounding a larger island.
"Wow, I can't believe this." Ron said while covering his eyes due to the bright sunshine. Professor McGonagall had them gather around her as she read the list of things to be done. They were told they needed to gather firewood. While they were gone she transfigured a tree branch into a 3 bedroom cabin. There were 3 four poster beds in 2 of the bedrooms and a bathroom connected to each. The third bedroom and bath were hers. She stocked the refrigerator with pumpkin juice and anything else she thought they might want.
Meanwhile, on the next island Professor Snape was ordering everyone to build a shelter. As soon as the shelter was completed, he sat down and sneered at them. He sent them out to gather wood for a fire. After the wood was piled at the edge of the clearing. "Professor shouldn't we be collecting nuts and berries while it is still light enough to see?" asked Padma. "Ms Patil, you will do as I tell you." said Professor Snape.
On the last island, Professor Trelawney had used her wand and had a really nice log cabin with indoor plumbing, and nice comfy furniture. The kitchen area had a fully stocked refrigerator. "Professor is this allowed?" asked Hermione. Ginny horridly said "Shut up Hermione!" Professor Trelawney in her ethereal voice said "Of course it is my dear. You will do much better if you are well rested."
Professor Dumbledore sent Fawkes with a message for all to gather on the larger island. He stated that he would be inspecting their campsites and the worst one would receive a little something. He disapparated and then a few minutes later he apparated back. "I found that 2 of our groups used their allowed privileges. One group did not, although I am not sure why not. They will be getting the helping hand of this." He waved his hand and a basket of bedding. Pillows and sleeping bags for everyone. They thought they were getting a one up on everyone else. Snape smugly looked at the other groups. "Well, let's take this stuff and head back to camp." he said.