Triwizard Worldwide

The summer careened by so fast that everyone was caught a bit by surprise when August came around. Teddy's last day in England was spent in absolute chaos. "Okay," he said finally, the third time he'd run upstairs to check his room. "I have underwear, pants, and robes. They're sending spell books along ahead of us. I have quills. Anything else, I can get there. Enough already."

Andromeda laughed and put her book back on the shelf. "Are you ready to go to Harry's?"

"I think so. Are you sure…?"

"Teddy, we've been over this. I will come up for your tasks, but I think it would be better for you to have Harry stay with you."

"Okay. I'll owl you tomorrow when we get there," Teddy said, tapping his trunk and bags with his wand. His things disappeared—sent to Grimmauld Place—and he pulled on his jacket. "Love you."

"I love you too," Andromeda said. She pulled him into a hug. "Be safe."

"We'll take a Portkey over, since James is nowhere near old enough to Apparate," Harry told Teddy. "What does your letter say to do once we get there?"

"I'm to check in at the Hogwarts dorm. I'll be allowed to drop my things at the registration booth, and they'll be sent up. After that, they're taking all the champions on a tour of the place—some place outside of San Antonio. It's an abandoned rock quarry to Muggles."

"We'll have to drop you off before we check in at our flat, I suppose."

"I have to be there at nine, it says."

Harry nodded and put a hand on Teddy's shoulder. "I suppose I should go make sure the boy is packed then…."

"Will Albus and Lily be able to come for any of the events?"

"Probably not. Ginny's schedule is hectic, and they're a bit young for everything. James and I will be there the whole time, though, to cheer you on."

Teddy was going to die—he knew that for certain. The moment he'd landed from the Portkey trip, he'd nearly fainted from the heat. "Harry," he said, feeling like he was about to faint. "What the hell?"

Harry laughed. "Come on, let's get you signed in."

They wandered over to a door underneath the "Welcome" banner. There were a few witches and wizards there, all of whom waved him over to the registration booth.

"Name?" the witch at the booth asked cheerfully.

"Teddy Lupin."

She looked up at him and smiled. "I was rooting for you," she told him. "You and Jessi, of course. I'm a Salem grad myself, so kind of had to cheer her on. Here's your room number—633, on the fourth floor. Your building is the Hogwarts and Kyoto dorm. Hogwarts rooms are on the fourth and fifth floor, Kyoto's on the second and third. Your classrooms are on the ground floor. We'll give you the grand tour of the rest of campus when the rest of the champions get here. My name's Laramie," she said, holding out her hand. "If you need anything before term starts, just let me know."

"Cheers," Teddy said, smiling. He waved for Harry and James to follow him and led the way up to his dorm.

"She liked you," Harry teased.

"That's quite enough from you," Teddy muttered, blushing.

There were only two other beds in Teddy's dorm. One had a Ravenclaw banner hanging from it, and the other had a Hufflepuff banner. "Dylan and Paris must've gotten permission to come."

"Who all was allowed to come?" James asked, bouncing onto Teddy's bed.

"Fifth, sixth and seventh years with high marks. They have to get their parents' permission though," Teddy explained.

"You alright here? It's about time for us to check in at our flat."

"I'll be fine. I'm going to unpack, and then we have the tour."

"Right then. We'll be back later for the feast."

Teddy jogged down to the main hall again. He saw the rest of the champions standing around. He already knew Ayira—she'd introduced herself earlier that day. The others looked up as he approached.

"You must be Teddy," a boy with an accent thicker than Teddy's said. "I'm Owen."

"New Zealand, right?" Teddy asked, shaking his hand.

"That's right! This is Jessi, and Kyosuke. Ayira said she knows you already. Er…and over there is Matteo. He's not the social type."

"He's a jerk, in other words," Jessie said, pulling her black and blonde hair into a ponytail. "You keep up with his interviews during the Continental Tournaments? He's a tool. Thinks he's some sort of god…."

The boy in question was surrounded by his mates, giving the group of champions a sneering look every once in a while.

"Eh…he'll come around," Teddy said. "We'll be living together, basically. It's nice to meet all of you."

"And you," Kyosuke said.

"Are you all ready?" Laramie said, coming over to them. "Matteo! Let's get started."

Matteo sauntered over, looking supremely annoyed that he'd been ripped from his conversation. "As you wish," he said.

They spent the next hour walking around the quarry, looking at the complex. The dorms and main hall were in the first section. The area they would be competing in was in the second section, blocked off by a rock wall. They walked through the dorms, Laramie going over the rules. When they got to the Matteo's dorm, he broke off from the group.

"Where you at, Matt?" Laramie called.

He peeked out of his room. "I'm good," he said. "I'll be here if the champions have to do anything important."

Teddy caught Jessi rolling her eyes and stifled a laugh.

"Fine," Laramie said. "Let's get back down to the main hall."

Students began swarming the complex the next day. Teddy and Kyosuke stayed around the main hall, hanging out with the sixth year Slytherins who'd be staying there. By the time everyone was there, Teddy had an arsenal of things to put in his first letter to his grandmother. First, Americans weren't as uncivilized as she thought. Close, but not quite. Second, the heat only took an hour or so to get used to. Third, she was wrong about the food. It was horrible. Sure, he'd only had one meal—something called a chalupa—but still. He'd be owling Grandmum Weasley for food. Hopefully the food at the feast would be better.

He sat next to Freddie at the students and the champions' families filled the main hall. "Ready for this?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" Freddie asked, punching his arm.

"I guess," Teddy said, chuckling. He sat back in his chair as the lights dimmed and the headmasters of the respective schools filed into the hall and stood at the head table. The panic he'd felt the past year came back to him as the international judges came in behind them. The final judge came in and tapped the casket with his wand. It fell away to reveal the Goblet of Fire.

LbN: Had to do another sort of intro, but the story will kick off next chapter in full force. :)