A/N: sorry for the story alignment I cant fix it but i hope you will read and i will try to make sure that it doesn't happen again. also disclaimer i do not own harry potter that right belongs to J K Rowling. please read and review
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Chapter 2:
"What is going on here? I was told there was a fight happening." The man with the beard
said.
"I am sorry to say sir that it was me. I have only been here about two hours and already
got in a fight." Harry stated in a respectful tone. Seeing the confused look on the mans face he
decided he should elaborate further. "I am Harry Potter. I was brought here because I am to
participate in some tournament." Harry said and saw the flash of recognition in the man's eyes.
"Ah Harry, my boy, why weren't you brought straight to my office when you arrived? I
am Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of this fine institute." Professor Dumbledore said. "Now
what is this you are saying about fighting?" by this point others had made their way out of tower.
"Professor Dumbledore it isn't his fault." Ginny said and then continued. "After the
events of my first year my brothers tend to be over protective. So, when I didn't return right after
classes and showed up with a stranger two hours later they assumed the worse. They approached
us, and Harry's training must have taken over because next thing I knew I was against the wall
with Harry between me and the rest of the common room with a knife drawn. Ron made a smart
comment and I told him in no uncertain terms to stop or he would most likely be hurt. Then
asked Harry to put his knife away, which he did. The next thing we know Ron has punched
Harry in the face and he retaliated and accidently broke his hand. At which point Ron's
roommates attacked Harry. Harry disabled them without injury to either party, and then he came
out here." Ginny concluded.
"If you want Professor I can give you a copy of my memory from the encounter to view.
I don't know how to remove the memory, but I read it is a plausible thing to." Hermione said.
"Thank you, Ms. Granger that sounds like a great idea now focus on the memory. You
are focusing on it?" When Hermione nods Dumbledore conjures a vial and then puts his wand to
Hermione's head and drew out the memory of the fight then he turned to everyone else.
"Students it is time for dinner please. I will make announcement to the rest of the school about
Mr. Potter's arrival." He said then turned to Harry. Mr. Potter if you would be so kind to come to
my office I will explain about the tournament you have been entered in." Dumbledore said with a
twinkle in his eye.
"All due respect professor I know about the tournament. I must compete in the three-
different task. If I have any question I will ask Professor McGonagall. She didn't decide to leave
me with relatives who despised me. I also formally request any further communication between
you and myself go through my Uncle Archibald and that includes any punishment to be set for
damages to the student body. Now if you will excuse me the lovely Miss Weasley was going to
give me a tour of the school but I suppose we better go down to dinner and finish our tour after
dinner." Harry said then he turned offered his arm to Ginny who took it with a giggle and a slight
blush and walked past a slightly stunned Dumbledore and a dumbfound Hermione. They walked
for a while, until Harry laughed and said "Well, no matter how dramatic that was I still have no
clue where I am going." Ginny laughed and steered him toward a set of stairs heading down and
precedes down the stairs. As they walk she points out different parts of the castle and where
different classes are held different views form the castle windows and so forth.
"– And over there is the Transfiguration class room. Charms one floor directly below but
we wont pass that on the way to dinner." She continues talking and as Harry listens to her. While
he looks all around them, he notices the pictures. Harry was intrigued by the moving subjects
There mini tour finished in the great hall with her leading him to a part of the table with
three other kids that she introduced as her year mates from Gryffindor. There was Colin Creevey,
Demelza Robins, and Ritchie Coote along with other students she was friends with. He could
also see the two-identical red-headed boys that had approached him and Ginny when they had
entered the Gryffindor common room.
As Harry sat down one the boys started speaking "Hello young man- "
He stopped and the next one started. "nice to meet you- "
"but who are you- "
"and why are you hang around our sister?" the second one finally finished. The where
both looking at him curious anger/fear on there faces.
"I am Harry Potter and I am hang out with your sister because she was in the entrance
when Professor McGonagall, my uncle and I arrived at Hogwarts. Why this is any of your
business I don't know, but I can tell you that if Professor McGonagall didn't trust me or Ginny
she wouldn't have left us alone together. If you wonder how I know this, it is due to my uncle's
part in your last war. He coordinated with certain members of your world as well as the muggle
world to create at network of protection for muggleborns and muggles alike. I can name three
muggleborns at this table who were directly protected by my uncle's group."
Everyone with in hearing distance looked up in surprise to learn that a muggle had
protected people from threats of magical attack. Once the shock of that revelation had worn off
the one of the redheads spoke up again "I am Fred Weasley and this ugly buffoon sitting next to
me is George Weasley and we are worried because a dark handsome stranger is hang around
with our sister and we had no clue as to who he was. After her first year we are worried about
strangers being around her."
"We regret to admit we didn't take our brotherly duties seriously enough when she first
came to Hogwarts; and she was abducted and taken in to a secret chamber deep below the castle
and would have been killed if she hadn't been saved by Neville Longbottom, Albus Dumbledore
and our brother Ron." The second brother George continued with out even breaking stride in the
explanation.
Harry looked at Ginny to see she was steaming mad. "Well you gits you don't just charge
us without actually knowing what was going on. If you had waited a couple of minutes I would
have willingly introduced him to you guys but no you have to charge in like a pack of dominate
males and try to protect me with out and idea as to what is happening." She took a breath and
was about to continue speaking when there was the clear sound of metal on crystal.
Every eye in the hall turned to look up at the head to see professor Dumbledore rise from
his chair. "Good evening all I hope you are enjoying the lovely dinner prepared by the kitchen
staff. As you know last night the champions for the Triwizard tournament were chosen by our
impartial judge the goblet of fire, but the unexpected. Unlike the three champions that have been
chosen in the past, there have been four champions chosen and even stranger one of them was
not in the school at the time of the choosing. In the last twenty-four hours since the choosing we
have indevoured to bring the fourth champion to the school. I am pleased to announce that he has
arrived." After a pause professor Dumbledore continued. "Harry Potter if you would please stand
at least wave to everyone in the hall so they can see you, and then in half an hour I would like for
all four champions to meet me in the small room off the hall directly behind the head table. That
is all please enjoy the rest of your dinners." Professor Dumbledore said sitting down and looking
at the Gryffindor table where Harry sat. with a sigh Harry stood long enough to look around at
all the tables, wave, and then he returned to his seat at the table. As Harry sat down people began
to talk to one another again.
The rest of the dinner passed with out much drama other than then all the people staring
at Harry. Once he finished eating he excused himself and head for the small room off the back of
the hall he could see three other students heading the same way. One was a tall brown-haired boy
in Hogwarts robes with the insignia of a badger on the left side of his chest proclaiming him to
be a member of the house Hufflepuff. Next there was a slender blonde girl who seemed to float
across the ground toward the room she had a grace about her that seemed to say watch me and he
could see that most of the male population of the school was doing just that. The third and final
person was a Boy about a head short than the first boy he had a slim build, but he could tell that
it was all muscle. The only thing about this boy that didn't scream physical poweress was that he
walked slightly duck footed.
Harry was the first to reach the door with the other three right behind him. He held the
door for them as they went by the female champion smiled at him and he could feel the magic in
her presences. He growled and said "Keep your magics to yourself girly you are not my type and
I am not interested." She gapped at him for a moment huffed and flipped her hair over her
shoulder while storming into the room. He just shook his head and wandered into the room he
glanced around the room and saw there was another exit on the far wall and that three other
people in the room were all standing toward the middle of room. He walked to the side of the
room and found a patch of shadow to stand in were he could see both doors and there was no
way for someone to come up behind.
After about five minutes of waiting Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall came in
along with for other adults that Harry didn't know. as they came in Dumbledore looked around
and said. "I thought Mr. Potter came in with the rest of you?"
The other three champions glanced around realizing for the first time that Harry was
nowhere to be seen or at least easily spotted. The boy in Hufflepuff robes was the first to speak
up. "He did come toward the room with us but I don't know if he entered for certain due to the
fact that he held the door open for the rest of us and could have walked away once we all
entered." The boy said.
Harry smiled as he stepped out of the patch of shadow he was standing. "Or you all just
need to be more observant and I didn't stand with everyone else due to the fact that you make
lovely targets with your backs to either of the doors in here." Harry said with a smile as he still
stayed off to the side of the room and didn't come to the middle.
"What do you mean both doors Mr. Potter there is only one door in and out of this room
and that is the one we just entered through." Professor McGonagall stated looking at him
curiously. Harry was confused, but just shrugged and gestured for them to continue.
"Hello to our champions, I am Mr. Bagman as most of you know and I am one of the
members of the ministry of magic and judging this tournament. I am going to tell you about the
first task of the tournament, it would have happened last night except one of the champions was
not here. Now that that has been rectified we can continue with the instructions. So, the first
challenge is meant to test the contests courage and daring it will take place on the twenty fourth
of November. That is all for now, unless someone has something to add?" Said the shortest
person in the room. He stood at about 5 feet 2 inches and was on the slightly overweight side of
things and his nose looked like it had been smushed onto his face at least once.
"No Ludo that will be all for everyone except Mr. Potter I would like to speak to him
private. So, the rest of you are dismissed to do as you wish, and Mr. Potter please follow me to
my office." Professor Dumbledore said in his usual jovial voice with that annoying twinkle in his
eye.
"Professor as I have informed you before I will only talk to you with permission and presence of
my uncle. So, seeing as you haven't had a chance to speak to him I will take my leave and go
rejoin Ms. Weasley who I believe plans to show me some more of the castle this evening. Also,
Professor McGonagall if you could let me know about sitting in on some of the no magic
preforming classes I would appreciate it. Good evening all." Said Harry and left room for the
great hall where he did find Ginny waiting for him. They head back out into the castle and Ginny
took him on the most direct route back to the guest rooms that took him by the entrance to the
dungeons the defense against the dark art rooms as well as the arithmancy and ancient runes
corridor.
As they reached Harry and his uncle's room he turned to Ginny "I have enjoyed getting
to know you and I would like to continue to do so. Also, I was wondering if you took either
arithmancy or ancient runes those are the two class I want to take, and I would like to try and
enchant my armor and weapon because I don't know what they will allow me in the task once it
is know I can't use a wand." He said in a rush due to nerves, a feeling he wasn't used to even
when facing off against opponents that were bigger than him.
"Harry first calm down, second I enjoyed and would love to continue hanging out with
you. Finally, I am taking both Ancient runes and Arithmancy, and I have never told anyone else,
but I am actually an enchantress. I have a knack for enchanting items. I have managed to extend
my trunk to hold more stuff but never weigh more than if it were empty. I think I got the trait
from my dad but I think it is also heightened by the fact that I am a seventh child and also the
first girl born in seven generations." Ginny said, but before Harry could reply a bell tolled out
and made Ginny jump and exclaim. "Oh god that's the ten minutes until curfew bell I must go I
will meet you tomorrow at five thirty tomorrow at the room of requirements I would like to do
some training with you if not learn some muggle self-defense techniques."
Harry agreed and bid Ginny a goodnight with a small kiss to the check as he entered the room.
His uncle smiled at him knowingly but made no comment just asked how his tour and dinner
was. When he learned of the fight he wasn't too impressed and told Harry that as punishment he
need to add another twenty reps of each nightly exercises. Harry nodded and went to his room
did his exercise and went to bed wondering what his stay at Hogwarts would hold in store for
him next.