Hey I looked at this story I couldn't believe that I haven't updated since 2007:Shame on me, though I had reasons. Anyway I'm finally back at least for quite some time.

I just wanted to thank everybody who has looked at this story and read it.

A special hug goes to all the lovely people who kept reviewing this and who are actually the reason why I continue this now.

I think I deserved that kick in the a** , right?

Well, now you get a new doesn't happen anything that important in it but I still hope you like it.

Yours Patty

Chapter 4: No turning back

The next morning was as boring as the breakfast I set on my own at the Hufflepuff `friends` were eating their meals a few meters away from me and chatted eagerly. Probably about stuff like girls,girls and…the Tri Wizard Tournament…

Suddenly I lost my appetite and put the bread back on my plate.

Just thinking about that tournament thing gave me a head ache.

I still hadn't put my name in the goblet and today in the evening Dumbledore would already pick the champions.

Sighing deeply I got up and locked myself in the prefect's room.

If I could just tell my parents that I didn't had the slightest desire to enter, let alone to win that tournament. I don't want eternal glory and more than that it would be pretty embarrassing when everybody in the wizarding world knew my name, right?

I wouldn't be able to walk around peacefully.

For a few seconds I was actually glad that you had to be at least 17 years old to enter and that that arrogant Malfoy kid was not able to compete.

Slowly I grabbed a feather, put it into the black ink and then wrote my name on a parchment of paper.

It wasn't important what I thought it were my parents that mattered. And even though I didn't have the same opinion about things I still love them and I wanted them to be proud of me. Everybody wants to make their parents proud, I guess but I wished I didn't have to put an act to do so. Why couldn't they just stop pushing and see ME? Not the son they wanted to have.

Slightly annoyed I shoved the paper in my cloak and made my way down the stairs. "Hey, Diggory." I looked up in surprise.

Dan kept smiling at me. Immediately I remembered. Dan. That guy whom I found in the empty class room together with his…

I better not think about that anymore.

"Hey, Dan. What happened?" Dan took a deep breath. "Nothing. I thought I'd be in big trouble now but I am not and I have you to thank for that." I didn't understand a word that boy was saying. "Huh?" "That is so cool of you that you haven't talked about it to the teachers or Dumbledore. I know it isn't a daily thing here to see two guys make…" I interrupted him quickly. "No problem." With that he left and that was pretty much the only conversation I had.

Before dinner I finally had the courage of putting my name in the goblet and who knows maybe I had luck and they picked someone else in stead. Unfortunately fate wasn't very kind with me these days…

"And the Hogwarts' Champion is CEDRIC DIGGORY!"

I stared at the head master wishing he had made a mistake and all of this was just a stupid dream of mine. But nothing happened. While the entire hall was filled with applause I stumbled to the room where the other two champions had disappeared and faked a great happy smile. This was such a night mare!!!

When I entered the room I saw the other champions looking at me with a pitiful glace. The girl quickly brushed a strand of her hair back and then looked away. But what else an you expect from a woman named Fleur Delacour? I mean that sounded already special and arrogant. And the guy to her left was easily identified as Viktor Krum. I had seen him at the Quidditch World Championship but I have to admit that without his broom he doesn't look that 'big' anymore. Still frightening.

His hair was tied back, his hands were made into light fists and his piercing dark eyes stared right through me. Unconsciously

I took a step back and didn't see the person behind me. When I contacted with the other I turned around in shock and my eyes widened in surprise as I recognized confused that it was non other than Harry Potter…

I know it wasn't a very long chapter but I hope you liked it nevertheless!!

Until then,Patty