Dumbledore's Niece
By realixweatherfairy
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Winx Club
Chapter 3: The First Task
The next week passed by before Estrella noticed that something was fishy with Moody. She couldn't figure out was wrong with him, but her acute senses continued to tell her that something was off with the professor and she kept a close eye on him when he was around Harry. Sirius, she also noticed, kept close to her and glared at the guys who continued to look at her as if she was the sun and the moon. Every day she had guys trailing after her like they were faithful golden retrievers, or something of that sort. He still didn't know that she was the Alfea Champion. Currently she and Sirius were standing in a courtyard while Harry was speaking to the other Hogwarts Champion. As Harry was walking over to them, Malfoy started being an arse.
"Oh, boy," Sirius heard Estrella groan. He looked at her and said, "What?"
"A parasite that must be dealt with," she told him and inclined her head towards the blond, "That, my beloved Sirius, is the son of your wretched cousin Narcissa and her pompous husband Lucius." He didn't let her see how her calling him 'beloved' affected him and scowled and hissed, "That brat is no cousin of mine!"
"Don't worry. Harry shares your ill-opinion of him. They've been enemies since day one," Estrella told him, chuckling. Her gaze sharpened as Malfoy drew his wand and pointed it at Harry's turned back and was at Malfoy's side immediately and kicked him in the shin, making him double over in pain. When he looked up at her, she said, "It's not nice to attack from behind," she turned to Sirius and continued, "Fairy magical etiquette says you must face your opponent when attacking!" making him laugh, a sound that warmed her insides every time she heard it. Everyone in the courtyard including Cedric Diggory and Harry started laughing, much to Malfoy's dismay. He glared at Estrella as he stood up and said, "Just wait until my father hears about this!"
Estrella only laughed and replied with a sneer, "Oh, yes, go run off and cry to daddy dearest. Please, that threat has no power over me. I could mop the floor with him if I so wished." Malfoy sneered and walked off with Crabbe and Goyle following not far after. Estrella and Harry returned to Sirius's side and Harry said, "That was great, Ella."
"I know ain't I," Estrella laughed until she heard the other girls yelling her name. Turning to them, they told her, "The Trix are on their way here!"
"The Trix? Here? Dear, Merlin, what on earth could they want?" Estrella growled, making both Harry and Sirius look at her weird before Sirius asked, "Ella? What are the Trix?"
"Sirius, where we come from we also have witches, but these witches are nothing like you are. Let's just say these particular witches have been a pain in our backsides since freshman year," she said, "Trust me, you don't want to know." As she spoke, three young women about the other girls' age, if not a little older, appeared and were all glaring at the fairies, who all glared back except Flora, whose face was blank.
"Hey, pixies, which one of you are participating in the tournament? We want to say our last goodbyes," the white haired sneered, while laughing maniacally. Estrella glared at her and stood forward. It was best that Sirius find out now rather than later.
"I am, witch," she growled. Icy stopped laughing and sneered, "Oh, well, well, if it ain't the only Winx pixie who doesn't have her Enchantix. She'll never last." Estrella gritted her teeth at the fact that they just had to bring it up. She knew that she was the only one of the Winx Club who didn't have her Enchantix, but she was going to prove that she didn't have to have her Enchantix just to beat a bunch of no good witches.
Sirius just looked at her. This was the first time that she had said that she was Alfea's Champion. Why didn't she just tell him? It was then that he remembered how protective he had been of her as a child and understood why. He would have gone ballistic if he found out. He'd nearly blown up the island of Hawaii when he found out that Harry's name had come out of the Goblet. Now that he knew that Estrella was also in the tournament, he was going to have to watch both his godson and the only girl that he'd ever truly cared about get hurt, and he knew they would.
"I don't need to have my Enchantix to take care of the three of you," Estrella said in an icy flat voice, "Magic Winx!" and she transformed into her Winx form. Sirius had never seen her transform before and was mesmerized. He watched as she took to the air and sent an array of lightening bolts at the three witches. Each took a hit of at least three lightening bolts each before Icy sent an array of ice spikes at her. She dodged and created a tornado. As soon as the Trix were caught up in the tornado, she whispered, "Transportis Mocmortis!" and the tornado and the Trix completely disappeared. When she landed again, the girls ran over to her and said, "Good job, Ella, you really showed them," making her laugh.
Another week went by and the day of the First Task arrived. Fleur, Krum, Cedric, Estrella, and Harry waited in a large tent near the Quidditch field. When Hermione showed up and gave Harry a hug, a bright flash blinded Estrella for a few moments before she realized that Harry and Hermione were being harassed by Rita Skeeter. Watching two of her very best friends being harassed by the lame reporter for the Daily Prophet made Estrella's blood boil. While Krum reprimanded Skeeter, Estrella walked over towards the photographer that was with her and took the camera out of his hands and trashed it.
"Hey!" the man cried, but didn't say anything else at the look of anger on Estrella's face as thunder rumbled outside the tent. Walking over to Skeeter, Estrella took a fistful of her clothes and pulled her closer and she hissed, "Say one more thing about Harry or Hermione, you will personally answer to me. And trust me, it will not be pleasant." The way her eyes flashed made the threat all the more potent and Skeeter looked scared. It was not a smart move to anger a fairy, especially since she was half witch and Dumbledore's niece on top of it. Taking a fistful of the photographer's robes, Estrella dragged the two of them out of the tent and threw them to the ground and said, "I don't want to see you near Hogwarts grounds for the duration of the tournament." As she walked back into the tent, she wiped her hands together and said, "Good riddance."
"Thanks, Ella," Harry and Hermione told her. Estrella smiled and said, "No biggie." After that, the judges came in and explained the rules of the First Task while Hermione quietly exited the tent. Then, Crouch offered the pouch first to Fleur, who pulled out a miniature Welsh Green, then Krum who pulled out a miniature Chinese Fireball, then Cedric who pulled out a miniature Swedish Short-Snout, then Harry who pulled out a miniature Hungarian Horntail, much to his horror, and then finally Estrella who pulled out a miniature green dragon who looked similar to the Horntail. She gently rubbed its head and said, "It's an English Farrell."
When she looked up, she was surprised to see everyone looking at her with wonder on their eyes and said, "What? I did a report on dragons for Care of Magical Creatures when I was a student here." Crouch shook his head as Dumbledore said, "These are the dragons that you will be facing. Mr. Diggory, at the sound of the cannon…" he was interrupted by the cannon being shot off and Cedric left the tent. After an hour, Fleur left and another hour after that Krum left as well, leaving Harry and Estrella alone. Estrella noticed that Harry was trembling, no doubt frightened by the prospect of going up against a dragon as fierce as the Hungarian Horntail and since he was the next Champion to go, Estrella could see why. She leaned over and covered Harry's hand with her own and said, "Don't worry so much, Harry. You'll be fine."
"Easy for you to say. You signed up for this," Harry muttered. Narrowing her eyes at him, Estrella whapped Harry on the back of his head and he shouted, "OW! What was that for?"
"For being stupid. Of course, you didn't sign up for this, but it doesn't mean that you won't be fine," Estrella scolded, "You're smart and what you don't know, or understand, you'll learn. I know you, Harry. You've got a good head on your shoulders; you just need to learn how to use it," and whapped him against the back of the head just for good measure. Harry just looked at her for a moment, trying to understand her. He knew that he was drawn to her, but so was Sirius. He could see it in the way that Sirius looked at her and sometimes the way she looked at him, but he, Harry, was not attracted to her, not in that way. He saw her as the sister he never had, the same with Hermione. He was protective of her and everything where she was concerned. The sound of the cannon went off again and he left the tent, not feeling as nervous as he had been before. Estrella had that effect on him; the power of being able to calm him in an instant.
Estrella watched him go, and prayed to Merlin that the boy she saw as a brother would get through this task safely; well, as safely as Harry could. The boy was an absolute danger magnet! She sighed and sat back in her seat. She wasn't very worried about facing her dragon. It was Harry she was worried about. The boy was like a little brother to her. She could remember what his mother had asked her the last time that she had seen him before James and Lily had been murdered by Voldemort.
Flashback-14 years ago
4 year old Estrella stood next Lily who held a one day old baby Harry on a couch as her uncle and James spoke.
"He's so cute," she cried, making Lily laugh. Estrella smiled and held out her pinky finger to the child, whose small hands wrapped around it. "He looks so much like his daddy!"
"Indeed, he does, sweetie," Lily crooned, a soft smile on her lips as the baby laughed and smiled at Estrella, "It seems that he likes you, little one."
"I like him, too," Estrella announced, and continued to ask the baby, "Will you be my baby brother?" Lily and James had been like a third father and second mother to her. She absolutely adored them and the feelings were mutual on their parts and they were extremely protective of her as well, as was Sirius and Remus, James' best friends, who both chose at that moment to walk in and started talking to James and her uncle.
"Will you promise me something, sweetie?" Lily asked, a serious look on her face
"Anything, Aunt Lily," Estrella said, worried at the seriousness in Lily's voice. When they had first met, James, Lily, Sirius, and Remus had insisted that she call them her uncles and aunt, which she obliged to most willingly.
"As Harry grows up, he will need someone to lean on besides James and myself," Lily said, "We will not always be able to be there for him. Will you promise me to be a friend to him?"
"Of course, I will, I promise, Aunt Lily," Estrella cried, excitedly. Suddenly Sirius and Remus came over to see Harry, as this was the first time that they had laid eyes on the boy, especially poor Remus.
"Man does he look like his father, probably has his spirit for trouble, too," Sirius commented before turning to Estrella and saying, "Hey, Squirt!"
"Uncle Sirius! Uncle Remus!" and she threw herself into both of their arms for a bear hug. It was not very often that she got to see them and she loved it when she did. Sirius picked her up and sat her on his shoulder. She smiled at him, but she couldn't get over the weird feeling that it was to be the last time that she'd get to see her Aunt Lily and Uncles James, Sirius, and Remus. And, indeed, she'd been right. A week later, her uncle had given her the news that James and Lily had been murdered by Voldemort, and Sirius had been wrongly imprisoned in Azkaban. She didn't get to see her Uncle Remus, as he never visited, in the next two years before she was sent to her mother's relations and the fact that she could have done something to help kept eating at her. She'd been devastated and hadn't gotten back to normal in weeks. Luckily, she'd finished her witch schooling before she'd left. She'd always been highly intelligent for children her age and had progressed faster than they had as well.
Flashback End
Despite many memories that had faded over time, that was the one memory that stayed with her. She remembered her promise and she swore that she would never break it. A princess never breaks her promises. She'd always in her own special way looked after Harry over the years and the way that his uncle and aunt as well as their gluttonous pig of a son treated him disgusted her. If she'd had her way, Estrella would have showed them exactly what she thought of them, but it would have gotten her into trouble and then what? She wouldn't be able to help in the upcoming battle with Voldemort and she knew it was coming. Like her uncle, she'd never been afraid to speak his name.
"Don't worry, Aunt Lily, I'll look after him," she whispered out loud as her other aunt, Amelia, came in to see her.
"Nervous?" Faragonda asked.
"No, Aunt Amy, I'm fine. Just worried about Harry," Estrella told her.
"I know that you see the boy as your brother," Faragonda said, patting her shoulder.
"He shouldn't have been brought into this," Estrella growled, "If I find out who put his name in that Goblet, I'll murder them!" Faragonda sighed and left the tent just as the cannon went off, signaling that it was Estrella's turn. Taking a deep breath, she left her seat and exited the tent, entering the Quidditch pitch to the loud screams of the spectators. It was then that she saw the large green dragon, a larger replica of the miniature that she'd drawn earlier. At first it shot a stream of fire at her, which she dodged and threw a ball of water at it and then she shouted, "Magic Winx!" and transformed into her Winx form and took to the air, hoping to force the dragon into the air as well. The dragon continued to shoot streams of fire at her, but she dodged before going higher into the air. After that pattern was repeated a number of times, the dragon finally followed after her. As the dragon followed after her, she dived and started to circle the dragon in order to confuse it. She was the fastest of the Winx Club when it came to flying. After circling a few times, she dived again and grabbed the Golden Egg.
She ignored the cheers and the crowd as she approached the Judge's table to get her scores. Madame Maxine, though grudgingly, put up a ten, as did Crouch, her uncle, and Ludo Bagman. Karkaroff, being the douche he is, put up a five. Glaring at him, Estrella walked back the Champion's tent to meet up with the other Champions. She'd already heard that Harry had done almost the same thing that she had and had been marked pretty well for it though, unlike her, he'd gotten hurt. When she saw him, she gently placed her hand on his shoulder, and whispered a few words, and it glowed purple, which meant that it was healed.
"Thanks, Ella!" he told her with a smile. She smiled back as the other Champions joined them. Cedric smiled at Harry and told him well done when Ludo Bagman entered and told them when the Second Task was to be and that the Golden Egg held a clue. When Harry and Estrella entered Gryffindor tower, Harry was immediately pounced upon by half his house while Estrella went and plopped into the seat next to Sirius and sighed. He looked at her and asked, amused, "Long day?"
"You have no idea," she said sarcastically.
