4. Dreams & Dragons
I was pulled back into reality.
That was three years ago, I told myself about the dream. I remember all of that really fast, and accurately, as if it was yesterday.
I woke properly from the sound of smashing glass in the common room. It sounds like Harry and Ron were fighting.
I looked around the room. Hermione was still asleep, and there was sweat dripping down her forehead.
"Hermione? Hermione!" I shook her. Her eyes opened in a flash. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, err, bad dream," she said.
"Well, it can't be as weird as mine," I wagered.
"Really? Tell me yours."
"Remember, when the Cullen's first told us they were vampires? Well, it was that day, as well as the days before it." Hmm…
"Did you see Harry last night?" I asked her.
"No, but Ron seemed pretty peeved off when Harry's name got pulled out of the goblet, don't you think?" she thought.
"Yeah, have you seen Ron? I have only seen you and the Cullen's," I mused the last part aloud.
"Umm, no. But I would guess that they are still sleeping."
"Ugh, I am going for a shower," I got up and grabbed a pair of my jeans and a t-shirt. "See you in a tick."
I turned on the hot, relaxing water. I don't know, but hot water always seems to make me relax, and think things over. I had been in there for five minutes, so I decided to turn the water off. I changed into my clothes, and then dried my hair with my wand. I left it out, as it was quite cool outside.
I walked out of the bathroom, and over to where Hermione was.
"Are you okay?" I asked, concerned.
"Err, yeah. Just, um, the bad dream."
I decided that I shouldn't persist. "Okay, I am going to go down to the common room. I'll see you later."
I walked out of the room, and down the stairs to see Alice, Rose, Emmett, Jasper, Harry, Ron and Edward already sitting there.
"Seamus and Dean aren't up yet?" I asked them, trying to lighten the mood as I went to sit on Edwards lap.
"No they aren't," was Harry's simple reply.
"Good morning, sweetheart," came Edward's voice from behind me. I turned around, and I felt his lips meet mine.
"GUYS! Keep the snogging down to minimum!" Complained Alice. "Please!"
I giggled at that. I looked over to the stairs, where I saw Hermione and Ginny come down the stairs, with grim looks on their faces.
"Do I need to ask?" I asked Edward.
"Don't, they are just, discussing something," he replied to me.
"Hello," said Hermione. She went over to sit next to Harry, and then Ron shot her a dark look, so she decided to sit with Ron.
Ginny came down and took Hermione's spot next to Harry. "Morning," she said brightly.
We all looked around. It was dead quite. Alice, Rose, Emmett and Jasper got up to leave.
"We are just going to have a walk before breakfast," Alice explained, and then they climbed through the portrait hole.
"I'm leaving, c'mon Hermione," Ron got up, and Hermione followed hesitantly, and so did Ginny.
"See you guys," parted Hermione. She and Ginny looked upset in having to follow Ron around everywhere.
We had breakfast, and then went outside. It was Saturday, so we had no classes. I was sitting next to Harry against a tree, and Neville was walking in the water, looking at plants. (The Cullen's were hunting) Harry was reading Magical Water Plants of the Highland Lochs he got from Neville, who got from Mad-Eye Moody. Ron and Harry still weren't talking.
"Amazing! Amazing…" Was the voice of Neville talking to himself.
"Neville. You're doing it again," complained Harry.
"Oh, right, sorry," Neville replied.
I heard footsteps coming up behind me, so I decided to take a look. It was Ron, with Hermione and Ginny. Ron was explaining something to Hermione, and Hermione looked annoyed.
I shook Harry. "Look."
He got up and turned toward the three. Hermione went over to him.
"Ronald would like me to tell you, that Seamus told him, that Dean was told by Parvati that Hagrid is looking for you." She finished.
"Is that right? Well, you – What?" Harry asked, confused, and so was I, so I walked up and stood next to him.
"Err," Hermione walked up to Ron to ask him something again. She walked back over.
"Dean was told by Parvati that…Please don't make me say it again. Hagrid's looking for you," she started to walk off.
"Well you can tell Ronald-"
"I'm not an owl!" Exclaimed Hermione.
"Just…leave it, Harry, c'mon," I looked over to see that Hermione was walking away with Ginny, to leave Ron and Harry glaring at each other. I pulled him to take him away.
The Weasley twins were taking bets on who would get their egg safely out of there. It was the day that the four champions had to face their dragons.
Harry went off with Hagrid, just like Hermione told him, and he found out that there were four dragons as the first task. It also turned out that Ronald was there before Harry, and didn't even bother to enlighten him.
I was standing outside the tent, wanting to talk to Harry, and to give him some advice. I saw the Cullen's walking over to their seats, and Hermione, Ron and Ginny with them. They wouldn't miss me for a minute or two, would they?
"Psst," I said to whoever was inside the tent, and closest to me at that moment. I repeated myself, hoping that Harry was there. (A/N: I changed Hermione with Bella, and this might help something that unravels later on in the story.)
"Harry? Is that you?" I asked as soon as I felt the other side of the tent open.
"Yeah," he answered back.
"How are you feeling? Okay?" He didn't answer. He didn't need to. "The key is to concentrate. After that you just have to,"
"Battle a dragon," he cut me off. I needed to give him some comfort. I felt so worried for him.
I opened the tent, and hugged him, and he hugged me back.
I heard and saw a flash of a camera.
"Young love!" Floated Rita Skeeter's voice as she walked in the room. We broke apart immediately. She started to walk in further. "How…stirring. If everything goes...unfortunately today, you two might even make the front page."
"You have no business here," came Victor Krum's voice. "This tent is for champions, and friends."
"No matter, we got what we wanted," she smirked and walked over to the door.
Then Professor Dumbledore came in, and I had to leave.
"I'm sorry, Harry. Good luck," I walked out of the tent, feeling scared for him. He was like the brother that I had always wanted. I couldn't let him die.
I walked over to the stands, and found the Cullen's talking about something, and I decided to leave the alone. Although, when I walked by them, they all threw glares my way, well, except for Alice. She just…looked.
I was scared. What were they talking about? I was definitely me. But what though?
I walked over and stood next to Hermione.
"Hey," I said.
"Hey, where were you?" Asked Hermione.
"Oh, I was wishing Harry…err…good luck," was the main gist of it. No need to mention Rita.
"How is he?" Asked Ginny. "He must be so nervous. At least he isn't going in blinded; he knows what is coming for him."
"Yeah, he is trying not to let anyone see that he is actually scared, trying to act tough. But, I could tell that he was when Rita came," Oh, crap. I stuffed that up. The caught my stuff up too.
"What? Why was Rita there?" Exclaimed Hermione.
"Well, when I got there, we were just talking through the tent, and then I felt scared for him, so I hugged him, and then Rita walked in, and then she took a photo, and then said 'If everything goes…unfortunate today, you two might even make the front page!' and then Victor said something to her, and then she backed off, and then I left. That's all of it."
"That sly git!" Exclaimed Ginny.
"Yeah, I know," I agreed with her on that.
All through this conversation, Ron was just getting tenser and tenser, not saying a word, and now he has finally let rid of all his tension.
"Hmm…" I thought aloud.
"What?" asked Hermione.
"Oh, nothing."
The cannon was shot over near the tent, and that meant that the first contestant was ready.
"Cedric Diggory!" His name was called out over the loud-speaker.
We looked over toward the entrance, and there he was. He didn't look shaken, just focusing entirely on something.
Time passed, and Cedric had gotten his egg, then the other two came and passed, and they both had gotten their golden eggs.
"Harry Potter!" Harry's name was called.
He stumbled to the opening. There was a chorus of 'Harry! Harry!' repeating over and over, and as soon as he came into to view, almost everyone erupted into cheering. So much for hating him before.
Harry stumbled out; he saw the egg, but not the dragon. He started to make his way toward the egg, but then the dragons' tail came down and almost hit him. He ran, and hid behind one of the rocks, and then kept switching between rocks until he got close to the egg.
"Your wand Harry! Your wand!" I screamed out to him when he was right near me.
"Accio Firebolt!" He said. He still started to run, but then the sound of his broomstick coming made him feel a whole lot safer.
But the dragon was still after him.
Harry flew over the top of where the professors were, and the dragon followed, and its' tail cut the shelter in half.
"GO DRAGON!" Shouted out Fred and George.
"Where has he gone?" I asked Hermione after a minute of waiting.
"I don't know," she sounded worried, like how I was.
After another couple of minutes, we heard Harry come back. There was another chorus of cheers. He landed and caught the golden egg, the dragon nowhere in sight.
How was that for the fourth chapter? I know I made the first three a dream, but many of my friends wanted Edward and Bella to be together. But sorry to disappoint you guys, it may not end out to be that way.
I will try to update soon, and the next chapter might be a long one.
Mrs. Stephie Leigh Cullen xx
