I just wanted to say a massive Thank You to everyone for reading, following and liking this story it is a massive surprise to see how much you love this story. So on that note here is chapter 3. Can't wait to hear what you guys think.
A/N: Anything that you see in italic's is taken straight from the books and again I own nothing but Elizabeth.
Elizabeth had gone back out to her spot under the tree to continue reading, before she knew what was happening the Weasley's had all started making a racket in the backyard. She looked up to see tables flying and heard the others exit the house, so she collected her things and went inside to help. She placed the books and blanket in the living room, before heading back into the kitchen where she could see Mrs Weasley muttering to herself. She noticed Ron and someone who she guessed to be Harry running out the door. Mrs Weasley wasn't having much luck. She was so angry with the twins, she had allowed the pot on the stove to smoke and there were vegetables being chopped quite brutally on the bench.
Elizabeth looked at the woman in front of her trying to get dinner prepared for twelve people and was amazed at how well she was handling it all. She wanted to help but she didn't want to cross Mrs Weasley either so she thought it safer to head outside and meet Harry. She walked outside to see Harry, Ron, Ginny and the twins cheering and laughing as Bill and Charlie attempted to knock each other's table out of the air. Hermione was hovering on the edges not sure if she should be cheering or scolding, Elizabeth had just stood between the twins about to cheer when Percy poked his head of the window and told them to keep it down. The little party soon dispersed into setting the back garden ready for dinner. Hermione dragged Elizabeth over to Harry and introduced them. "Harry, it is wonderful to meet you. Hermione has told me all about you and your adventures at Hogwarts." she said noticing him relax a little when she didn't mention the whole Boy who Lived thing.
"Its great to meet you, I never knew there were other Wizarding schools. What is it like going to a school in Australia?" He asked her rather excitedly, so whilst they helped set up for dinner Elizabeth answered his questions happily as he hadn't been there to ask the day before. He even managed to ask a few that the others hadn't, which was nice and allowed the others to find out new things about her.
By seven o'clock the two tables that had been placed outside and were now full of Mrs Weasley's famous cooking, Elizabeth sat herself towards one end of the table out of the way and enjoyed listening to everyone else talking. Percy and his father discussing work, Bill being told off about his long hair and earring by his mother and the boys discussing the World Cup again. Every now and again she would slip into a conversation with Hermione about school and the ministry.
Eventually Mrs Weasley looked at her watch and realised the time sending everyone to bed. "Harry, leave your school list out and I'll collect it when I get the others. Elizabeth, you forgot to give me yours earlier so please leave it out as well." Mrs Weasley said as she ushered everyone in side.
"Mrs Weasley, thank you but I already have my supplies, Professor McGonagall took me weeks ago. So I have my things, but thank you for the offer." She replied as she followed the other girls up to Ginny's room. All three girls quickly made sure that they had everything they needed for the World Cup packed into a small bag each, before saying goodnight and turning the lights out.
Before any of them felt they had really gone to sleep, Mrs Weasley was in their room waking them up, then she came back because apparently they were taking far to long to get downstairs. They walked into the kitchen behind her to find the boys looking as pleased as they were to be up before the sun. Mrs Weasley was none too pleased when she found that the twins had been trying to smuggle out products that their mother had thought they had destroyed. However her mood had brightened when they all left, telling them to have a good time and to stay out of trouble, though that last part was aimed more towards the twins.
Elizabeth didn't understand why everyone was complaining. Sure the scenery was a little greener than she was use to but in all honesty she loved to hike. It was a brilliant pastime when it was cooler back home, plus their Astronomy class had to hike out to the middle of nowhere for classes and they spent a lot of time in the desert around her old school, both flying and walking. She was intrigued about how everyone was going to be getting to the World Cup, and lucky for her Harry asked Mr Weasley first. He was explaining the problems that had arisen with getting a hundred thousand wizards accommodated and in a location in ways that didn't break the secrecy laws. He also explained they would be taking a Portkey, and that they had to get to the top of Stoatshead Hill on the other side of the village.
When they got to the top of the hill, Mr Weasley stated they had ten minutes to find the Portkey. Shortly after they all spread out to find it they heard a voice calling out saying they had found it. After the two gentlemen had greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries, Mr Weasley briefly introduced Hermione, and herself to Mr Diggory. Elizabeth couldn't help but notice the look that passed over Mr Diggory's face when he looked at her; it was a mix of shock, fear and a little hatred. Thankfully Mr Weasley introduced Harry quickly, which sent the other man into a long-winded one-sided conversation about how his boy had beaten Harry in a Quidditch game last year. His son Cedric seemed to be quite polite and Elizabeth noticed that he looked like he wanted his father to stop talking. The adults seemed to register the time and got them all prepared, after explaining that you only needed a finger on the old boot that was the Portkey to Harry, Hermione and herself, they begun the count down. It happened instantly. Their feet left the ground, Elizabeth could feel Hermione and George (she thought) on either side of her, shoulders bashing together. Before she knew it, her feet hit the ground, she was upright until Ron fell, causing a domino affect and George grabbed her on his way down, which didn't help. She looked, up none to pleased, especially when she saw that three of their party had managed to stay standing.
Elizabeth picked herself up and followed the others through what looked to be a deserted stretch of a misty moor for about twenty minutes or so. When they reached what looked to be the edge of the campgrounds, she watched as Harry helped Mr Weasley pay the man at the gate and listened to the chatter of the teens around her. After having been told where to go, they set off in search of their own campsite. As they walked through the rows of tents Elizabeth noticed that whilst some wizards had tried to blend in and had Muggle-looking tents, others didn't seem to care at all and had gone all out in their decorating. When they finally reached their site, it became rather apparent that no one had ever set up a tent before without magic. Mr Weasley asked Harry who sent a look of panic towards Hermione, after seeing this, Elizabeth decided to pipe up, "Mr Weasley, let me help I've done this before. I'm not very good but I'm sure we can all get this done quickly." The others sent her a thankful smile and got stuck into building the tents, though Mr Weasley was more of a hindrance than help.
After sending Hermione, Harry and Ron off to find water, Mr Weasley got the remaining children to gather firewood much to his children's displeasure. Elizabeth remembered doing this with her parents a lot back home as they went camping often during the holidays. After they gathered the wood, Elizabeth watched as Mr Weasley enjoyed playing with the matches for a little while before she got up and showed him how to use them properly. By this stage the trio that had left for water had gotten back and filled the others in on the school friends, they had run into along the way. The fire had been lit but it took at least an hour for it to get hot enough to cook on, not that they sat there doing nothing, they had plenty to watch. Mr Weasley kept up a running commentary of all those walking past for the benefit of his guests as his own children knew a lot of them or generally didn't care.
They just got the eggs and sausages on for lunch when the remaining Weasley boys arrived. They all settled down and dug in, still watching what was happening in front of them. When they were about halfway through their meal, Mr Weasley jumped up and greeted a man that looked well in Elizabeth's opinion ridiculous. His yellow and black Quidditch robes stretched across his rather large stomach, which he clearly didn't have when he had first worn these robes and his over all appearance reminded her of an over grown cocky firstie. Mr Weasley introduced him as Ludo Bagman, after doing so Bagman asked for bets on the game and was not disappointed when the twins took him up on the offer. Elizabeth looked him over again and knew that he wasn't going to be an honest man; nothing about him suggested it and she didn't like the look of hunger that filled his eyes and face when he hooked the twins in.
Elizabeth went back into the tent Mr Weasley had set up for the three girls and pulled out more books to read before finding her way back to the fire side. She no longer wanted to talk to or look at wizards from the British Ministry, after all the few that she had been introduced to or who had seen her when they wondered over to their campsite and had given her a look of shock and fear. She decided she wouldn't be able to notice them and their stares if her head was in a book. But she needn't have bothered, the excitement of the big event had distracted everyone and the idea of merchandise being brought excited everyone. Elizabeth got swept up in the excitement along with everyone else, and happily brought a lovely little green rosette for herself as well as one each for the twins, who had given Ludo all their money. The rosettes seemed to find themselves on their shirts when they weren't looking, thanks to a nifty little spell she knew, and she almost got away with them not knowing until the boys asked their father if he saw where they came from and he smiled pointing at her. Before she knew it she was sandwiched between both twins who thanked her and tried to suffocate her or so it felt.
Shortly after recovering from her twin sandwich, they heard a deep gong like sound in the distance and a line of green and red lanterns blazed to life through the trees lighting the path to the stadium.
"It's time!" said Mr Weasley, looking as excited as any of them. "Come on, let's go!"