The black lake that was once without any large waves now rocked back and forth, disturbed by the sudden surfacing of a large ship. You watched from the windows of the castle, as young men came ashore. You and Draco were walking to dinner and you had opted to take the long route. You didn't want to be surrounded by all those smart alecks just yet. Plus, the ship of the Durmstrang was very impressive to look at.

"Wow…" You awed. "Tff. Looks gaudy in my opinion." Draco scoffed. "Says the Malfoy." You retorted. "Play nicely with the new kids, Draco. Please?" You asked, that maternal caring side of you coming right out. "But I don't want to, Mother!" He whined. "Then you can't play at all." You said, smirking playfully. Draco pouted before you both burst into laughter. "Come on, Y/N. We'd better get going or else the guests will get to the Great Hall before we do." "Oh no, we can't have that! What horrible hosts that would make us!" You agreed, before strutting off to the Great Hall with your friend.

Once there, you begrudgingly let go of Draco's arm and went to look for Luna Lovegood, the only Ravenclaw you could really tolerate. She was sitting quietly, beside Padma Patil, yet not with Padma Patil, if that makes any sense. "Luna!" You called, sitting beside her. "Hello, Y/N. How are you?" "I'm excited, I hear that a certain celebrity is visiting our school… If you know what I mean." "Viktor Krum? Yes, I'm well aware that he attends Durmstrang. Do you think they'll serve pudding tonight?" She asked. "I believe they will, it's a Hogwarts classic after all." You replied.

Soon Professor Dumbledore stepped up to the podium to announce the arrival of our guests. "Now that we're all settled in for dinner, I'd like to make an announcement: This castle will not only be your home this year but home to some very special guests as well. You see, Hogwarts has been chosen…" Mr. Filch ran up the center aisle and whispered something into Dumbledore's ear. The pair conversed for a minute before Filch ran back down the center aisle.

"So, Hogwarts has been chosen to host a legendary event: The Triwizard tournament. Now for those of you who do not know, the Triwizard tournament brings together three schools for a series of magical contests. From each school, a single contestant is selected to compete. Now let me be clear, if chosen you stand alone. And trust me when I say these contests are not for the faint-hearted, but more of that later. For now, please join me in welcoming the lovely ladies of the Beauxbatons Academy of magic and their headmistress Madame Maxime."

A slew of girls in baby blue outfits danced gracefully into the Hall, releasing butterflies into the air. A large woman strutted in behind them. One of the Gryffindor boys, Seamus, poked at a redhead and muttered something his ear while looking at the headmistress. "How rude." You thought. Once all the girls were at the front of the Hall, they bowed. Dumbledore took Madame Maxime's hand and kissed her knuckles, politely. Everyone applauded, especially the boys. You huffed when you saw that Draco was gawking at the girls.

You signaled for a girl sitting across from him to kick his shin under the table. "Ouch!" He winced, looking at her with a "What was that for?!" look. She then pointed back to you, who gave the lad a death glare. "What?!" He asked. "Can't I appreciate something beautiful?" "Not unless that 'something beautiful' is me!" You hissed. "Now, wait a minute, Y/N. You're not a Slytherin, green is not your color, it's mine." He said, pointing to you. "Shut up, Malfoy!" You snarled, turning away from him to continue listening to the headmaster.

"And now, please greet the proud sons of Durmstrang, and their high master, Igor Karkaroff." The doors open to let in a line of young men brandishing staffs and striking them against the floor. You frowned, watching the spark effect leave little marks on the ground. "I hope they plan on fixing that." Then they started running up the aisle and doing backflips and break dance moves. "Show offs." Another young man was walking with the high master, and you saw the same redhead from before start fanboying over him. You took a closer look at the young man's features, suddenly recognizing his face. Viktor Krum.

"Albus!" Karkaroff chuckled, opening his arms. "Igor." The headmaster embraced the foreigner. You felt a ball of parchment hit the back of your head. You turned to look at Draco, who was seething. "What gives you the right to gawk over Viktor Krum if I can't gawk at a girl?!" "I wasn't gawking. I was silently expressing my displeasure that they left singe marks on the floor." You said. "Oh." He said, a tad bit embarrassed. You nodded once, before turning around again.

Once all the newcomers were settled, the feast appeared before you all. Prime ribs, roasted chicken, steak, turkey, with an assortment of vegetables to accompany the meal. Afterwards, the main course disappeared, being replaced with dessert. Much to Luna's delight, the pudding was set right in front of her. She quickly scooped some up for herself, while you settled for some apple pie with whipped cream and caramel drizzled on top. As usual, the Hogwarts pie was the best of all pies in existence. Many of the ladies from Beauxbatons were sitting with the Ravenclaws, while a lot of the men from Durmstrang were with the Slytherins. Once again, you caught Draco looking at one of the girls, so you ended up glaring at both of them for the remainder of the meal.

Once the meal was over, you stood up with the rest of your house and left the great hall without even saying good night to Draco. "I sense jealousy in your aura, Y/," Luna said, as you climbed the stairs to Ravenclaw Tower. "So what if there is, Luna?" You asked, curtly, before realizing how rude that was. "Oh, forgive my rudeness, dear friend." You said, about to cross through the door, when it shut in front of you, asking for another riddle. "I am never touched, but often held. If you have wit, you'll use me well." The knocker said. "What am I?" "You're a tongue, doorkeeper." You said, almost instantly. The door reopened, letting the next flood of Ravenclaws into the common room.

You then followed Luna up to your dorm room. Once inside you changed into your night clothes and completed the rest of your nightly routine. After climbing into bed, you found yourself drifting off to sleep, ready for tomorrow, a Saturday, to arrive. The sun shone down onto the grounds outside the school. You were nice and warm inside your blankets, and you didn't want to leave them to get cold over the day ahead, so you simply put on your headphones. "Pandora." You tapped the headphones twice. A random upbeat song came on, and you recognized it as one of your favorites. You smiled, and half-dancing, half-getting dressed to the beat.

"What are you doing, Y/N?" Luna asked, watching you move in an utterly ridiculous fashion. You make an 'N' with your wand, as a way of pausing the song, and turn to her. "I'm listening to my favorite song. Do you wanna hear?" "Sure." You took off the headphones and swished your wand from right to left, as a way of saying start the song over. "Sonorus." You point at the headphones, the song starts and is loud enough to be heard throughout the room. You were lucky. Only you, Cho, Padma, and Luna were in this dorm. Cho and Padma liked your music, and now you had Luna dancing along. Soon, the song woke up the other two, and they smiled. Soon all four of you were dancing around the room

Once you all got dressed, you were laughing and smiling. "Say what spell is that, Y/N?" Luna asked. "I call it Pandora. I just need to tap my wand twice on my headphones and then it will start streaming music." "Pandora was my mother's name! I'm sure that she'd be honored that you named a spell after her!" "Wait what?" You laughed. "I didn't know that! It's just that one of my muggle cousins showed me her phone and it had this music app on it called Pandora. And then she gave me her old headphones. See, she thought I had a phone of my own. Nope, but the headphones work perfectly fine."

Luna was still happy that her mother was thought of. You smiled at her and made your way to your seat in the Great hall. It was dark, except for the goblet of fire in the front. You paid no mind to the cup, seeing as you couldn't care less about this whole Triwizard Tournament thing. You just wanted to get by in school. You grabbed a biscuit, some butter, and some jam. After preparing a jam and butter biscuit, you munched on that, watching as seventh years from all three schools went and dropped their names into the cup.

Then, a certain blonde came and sat next to you. You could see Cho and Padma glaring, while Luna just stared at him. What makes it even worse what that you were listening to Bombshell Blonde. You quickly paused the song, chucked the headphones, and turned to look at him as though you weren't currently listening to a song that made you picture him as a girl. "Heyyy!" You said, plastering the most realistically un awkward smile you could muster on your face.

"Hello, what's with the embarrassed look?" He asked. "I have no idea what you're on about." You replied, trying not to blush. "You're blushing." He said, smirking. You swatted at him, but he leaned back so that you missed. "So? How about we go to Hogsmeade together? Mmm?" He said, holding out his elbow for you to take. You looked over at the others, who were either scowling and shooing you both away, or were Luna, who was giving you a thumbs up. So you gathered your things, still munching on your biscuit, and took the arm of your Slytherin crush.

Mr. Filch checked you both off the list, and you allowed Draco to lead you down the path to the village. You were one of the first kids to get there. "Honeydukes, Y/N?" Draco offered. "Yes, I've been craving some salt water taffy." Inside the shop, you took a deep breath in through the nose. The room smelled overpoweringly of sugar, candy serums, and chocolate. Delicious. Draco pulled you towards the counter. "One bag of taffy." He ordered for you. You started to pull out some money from your purse, but he stopped you. "My treat." "Since when are you so generous?" You asked, though it was evident that you were delighted by his actions. "I have no idea what you're on about." He said, mimicking you. You scoffed, playfully. Once the bag was full, the counter jockey handed you the bag and Draco paid for it.

As you were about to rummage through for your favorite flavor, Draco plucked one out of the bag, causing your gaze to follow his hand with a look of dismay. He laughed, popping the chewy treasure into his mouth. "So that's why you decided to pay for it! So that you, the vying suitor, could steal pieces of my dowry?" This caused him to choke on the piece of taffy, before looking at you with wide eyes. "What?!" He sputtered. You laughed. "I'm just kidding, Draco! My dowry is in licorice wands! That way I don't eat it!" This caused Draco to laugh a little awkwardly. "But, what about the vying suitor thing?"

Your laughter died down some, but you still stuck to your amused smile. "I'm kidding, Draco. As if you would ever pursue a simple halfblood Ravenclaw, like me." However, in the bottom of your heart, it hurt so much to say that. You popped a pink piece of taffy into your mouth the sweet taste and chewy texture easing your sorrow ever so slightly. It was enough to hide the longing in your eyes. Masked with contentment, you didn't notice the half-hearted chuckle from the unwitting bearer of your affections, and the murmur of agreement, laced with sadness.

Suddenly, your attention was directed to the group of boys from Durmstrang that were marching into Hogsmeade, led by a few of the Hogwarts students. You tilted your head at the sight. Hogwarts students were required to have the consent of a parent/guardian in order to be able to go to Hogsmeade. Surely, the parents of Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students didn't know of Hogsmeade, so how were they allowed to go? As if he was reading your thoughts, Draco replied. "Perhaps they don't need permission…" "Not fair." You pouted. "Should we ask them?" Draco asked. "Absolutely not. If they weren't allowed to be here, then Filch wouldn't let them through." You said. "Besides, it's not our business."

Draco nodded, and you both walked off to enjoy your taffy together. You found a quiet bench beside the three broomsticks and were enjoying your taffy when a beauxbatons girl passed by. Draco trailed off from talking about how stupid some of the Slytherins were, specifically Crabbe and Goyle, and his eyes followed the girl as she made her way towards the door. Your fists clenched around the bag, and you got up, using it like a nunchuck and whacking him in the head. "Oww!" He replied, but you were storming off in a fit of wrathful envy.