Ello all of my readers once again!

Welcome to another chapter of Ever Wondering Mind! :D

Like I said in the last chapter, I've been getting tons of ideas for this story. And, I think now is the time to get started back on this story.

So far, this story is coming along slowly – with six reviews or so.

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Now, let's begin the story.


Chapter 7

"Come along, all of you; stick together and don't stray from the path – yes, good all of you." Mr. Weasley rambled while the group walked in the dark, dense forest, clutching their purchases for the Quidditch World Cup, and trying to follow Mr. Weasley as he held his wand in the air while being lit.

For Bella and the others, it was a difficult task to walk in the darkness, only to stumbled on roots and rocks a couple of times; for mainly Bella, it had to be the worst stumbling experience ever. She never stopped stumbling over roots, only to have Edward, Jacob, Cedric, or the others break her fall from tumbling face down in the dirt.

"Mr. Weasley? What will happen if the Ministry of Magic sees me here?" Edward asked as they continued their trek through the forest towards the stadium. "I don't know, Edward. We'll just have to explain it to them before they can harm you or Bella." Amos Diggory answered him instead; Edward nodded and pulled Bella closer to his side.

Finally, they broke through the trees and looked up in amazement at the stadium. "It can seat over a hundred thousand wizards and witches. The Ministry has been working on it all year, and Muggle Repelling Charms covers every inch of this stadium." Mr. Weasley explained to the teens as they stared at it in awe. "How can I see it then?" Bella asked him. "You must have a bit of a witch gene in you somewhere, Bella dear." Amos Diggory commented.

"That means you won't be a problem getting inside." Ron muttered to her. "Let's get to our seats then, everyone." Mr. Weasley announced, ushering everyone over to the stadium, getting in line. Bella, Edward and Jacob had their tickets ready when they came up to the ticket teller. To everyone's surprise, the ticket teller only told Mr. Weasley their seats absentmindedly, not paying any attention to Edward or Jacob.

"I wonder why he didn't freak out like the others." Jacob mumbled to Edward, jutting his thumb over his shoulder, back at the ticket teller who was now ushering in more wizards and witches.

The group climbed endless stairs, climbing higher and higher towards the roof top of the stadium. "Ah, the Weasleys." A chilling, snake-like voice mused from one set of stairs below the large group, causing most of the teens to look down. A tall man with silvery blond hair, cold grey eyes and a large nose stared up at the group, wearing a dark cloak over a fine suit. A young teenage boy about Cedric's height stood next to the man, sneering up at Harry, Hermione and Ron. "And friends." He added, sneering at the others.

"Lucius." Mr. Weasley greeted him gruffly, trying to be polite. The teenage boy stared at Bella and Jacob with sneers, but his eyes grew wide when his gaze landed on Edward. "What's a bloody vampire doing here?!" The boy asked incredulously. "Draco…" Lucius Malfoy hissed, silencing the boy.

"Bringing a vampire to the Quidditch World Cup, Arthur? Really, are you trying to get fired?" Mr. Malfoy asked him, clicking his tongue in disapproval. Edward growled lowly in his chest, pulling Bella closer to him.

"Let's move along." Mr. Diggory muttered, pushing his son up the stairs, as Cedric glared down at Mr. Malfoy's son like the others. Edward snapped out a snarl at Draco, smirking as he saw him jump and scuttle after his father. Jacob laughed and bumped fists with Edward, as Bella rolled her eyes at them.

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The group finally reached their seats – which were at the very top of the stadium, near the roof. Bella looked anxiously through her Omnioculars, pointing them downwards. "Is that how the field is supposed to look like?" Bella asked Harry. He nodded, watching Ron look through his own Omnioculars.

"Oh, the program says that each team is bringing in their homeland's mascot!" Hermione exclaimed, looking intently down at her program. "Both teams do that so they can put on a show for us." Mr. Weasley told them, nodding down towards the field. Ludo Bagman – a man with a round face that was gleaming with excitement at this moment – came charging towards the others, with the Ministry filing in after him.

He whipped out his wand, pointing the tip to his throat and said, "Sonorus!" before speaking over the roaring fans in the stadium. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome! Welcome to the final of the four hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup!"

He paused when the roar of the fans turned into screaming and clapping. Fans waved their flags of the teams they were supporting. The group cheered along with them, as Ludo smiled in anticipation.

"And now, please welcome the Bulgarian National Team Mascots!" he yelled, everyone cheering with him again; supporters of the Bulgarians roared in approval, the right-hand side of the stands became a solid block of scarlet red, while fans of green and white booed and hissed.

"Ah! Veela!" he hissed to Amos Diggory, straightening out his robes. "What are Veela?" Bella asked Edward, who had his fingers stuffed in his ears and buried his face in Bella's hair, breathing in her scent heavily. "They're dangerous creatures in the Wizarding World; they attract men from their beauty." Edward hissed in her ear, shutting his eyes tight. Bella looked at the others and saw that the other teenage boys were staring down at the field in awe, while Hermione and Ginny rolled their eyes in disgust. Bella looked down at the field through her Omnioculars, as she saw beautiful women with bright, moon-like skin and white-golden hair that fanned out perfectly dancing gracefully onto the field, earning lots of loud cheers, cat calls and whoops from the men portion of the stadium.

Bella instantly felt her self-confidence drop; surely Edward would like dating those women instead of her. But, then again, if Edward would be interested in those creatures, then why did he stuff his fingers in his ears? If he would want one of those creatures, then he would be acting like the others off to the side; Bella's heart instantly sped up when she felt Edward licking her ear, reassuring her that he was absolutely perfect where he was now.

Finally, the Veela had stopped their dancing and sat down on the Bulgarian, the roars of the men quieting down. Edward sighed happily and removed his fingers from his ears, kissing Bella on the neck softly. "Harry? What are you doing?!" Everyone looked over at Harry, who had one of his legs coming over the railing, his eyes set in a daze. Harry looked at everyone with his cheeks a bright red before he swung his leg over to his side again and stood, ashamed, by his friends.

Jacob chuckled over at the boys – he had done the same thing like Edward and covered his ears to block out the Veela's dance. "And now, please welcome the Irish National Team Mascots!" Ludo Bagman roared over the angry yells from the men, causing the Irish supporters to roar back in excitement.

Suddenly, buzzing was heard from behind the group, causing Edward to pull Bella swiftly down, crouching, while the others copied their move. Green and gold zoomed over their heads, speeding around the stadium. The crowd looked up in amazement, the colors turning into a large rainbow and arching over the stadium. The rainbow faded away, balls of light merging together, forming a shimmering shamrock in the sky. Golden rain began to fall, as Ron exclaimed, "Excellent!"

Heavy gold coins rained down, bouncing off their heads and seats. Edward chuckled when he saw the creatures, making the others turn towards him. "Leprechauns." He stated, clapping with Mr. Weasley. They joined in his laughter and clapping, watching the shamrock move over the rest of the crowd. Ron handed Harry a fistful of gold, along with Hermione and Bella; he blushed from the coins, but placed them down on the ground by his seat.

The shamrock dissolved and Leprechauns drifted down towards the Veela, sitting down on their side of the field. "Now entering the field; please welcome – The Bulgarian National Quidditch Team! I give you – Dimitrov!"

A scarlet figure zoomed out onto the field from an entrance below, making the Bulgarian supporters applaud. "Ivanova!" Ludo cried, another scarlet player zooming onto the field behind Dimitrov. "Zograf! Levski! Vulchanov! Volkov! And… KRUM!" Ludo cried, as the Bulgarian team zoomed onto the field.

"That's him! It's Viktor Krum, Harry!" Ron yelled from off to the side, pointing down to the field. Bella looked down onto the field with the others, as Edward scoffed. Viktor Krum had thin, yet dark and sallow-skin, with a larger nose than Edward and thick, black, bushy eyebrows. "He sort of looks like a human Emmett." Edward mumbled to Bella, causing her to giggle and nod.

"Now, presenting the Irish National Quidditch Team, I give you Connolly! Ryan! Troy, Mullet! Moran! Quiggley and… LYNCH!" As Ludo announced their names, seven green blurs had swept onto the field, waving to the roaring Irish supporters.

The teams all lined up on their sides, sitting tensely on their brooms as they waited for the whistle. The crowd waited with impatience, as four blurs zoomed into the air. The whistle blew when the blurs were released, as both teams rose into the air, going after the blurs with lightning speed. Harry watched in amazement with the others, staring with eyes wide as he tried to keep up with the teams.

"TROY SCORES!" roared Ludo over the crowd, making Bella jump in surprise; she didn't even see anyone in the field – all she could see were a bunch of blurs. She then saw that Troy was now making a lap of honor around the field. The leprechauns rose into their air and formed a shamrock, while the Veela watched them sulkily.

The game continued on, with Ireland scoring two more times, earning more and more roars of cheering from their supporters. As the game progressed, it had gotten faster – and more brutal. After brutal tactics from the Bulgarians, they had scored their first goal. "Fingers in ears, boys!" Mr. Weasley shouted to the boys, as they each stuffed their fingers in their ears. Edward did the same thing like before, and then the Veela had stopped their dance, letting the game continue.

The game raged on, with the Bulgarians playing more brutally than before. Lynch had crashed into the ground after falling for Krum's dirty trick, as the crowd booed and hissed at Krum. "He'll be okay, only got ploughed – that's it. Of course, that's what Krum wanted." Charlie assured Ginny who was hanging onto the railing while leaning over the edge and looking down onto the field with a horrified expression.

"I don't think I would ever let you play this sport, love." Edward whispered in Bella's ear, tickling it with his ice cold breath. Bella nodded wordlessly, causing Jacob to glare at Edward. "You're going to cause her to faint, leech." He growled, making Bella jump all of a sudden. Edward sighed and ignored Jacob; Bella only sighed like Edward and focused back on the game.

Suddenly, Edward and Jacob stiffened simultaneously, as everyone looked over at them. "What's wrong?" Cedric asked Bella, making her shrug. "Edward, Jacob…" Bella trailed off, both poking their arms. They shook their heads and looked at each other, then down at Bella. "What?!" Bella asked, panicky.

"Well, my family is here…" Edward began; Bella instantly relaxed. "Along with the pack…" Jacob trailed off as well. "What's so bad about them then?" Fred and George asked them at the same time. "Victoria is back… with people in dark robes and skull masks." Edward muttered, making all of them freeze on the spot.

"Dad!" Cedric and Ron shouted, gaining attention from everyone that was around them. "What, Ron?" "What is it, Cedric?" Mr. Diggory and Mr. Weasley asked them. "Sir, we have to leave now." Bella urged. "Why is that, Bella?" Mr. Weasley. As she opened her mouth, she was cut off from a scream by Ginny, making everyone turn towards the source.

Victoria was balanced on the edge of the opened roof, scanning the crowd with hungry, crimson eyes. "Ah!" Bella screamed by mistake, causing Victoria to whip her head towards it; she smiled sadistically. "No!" Edward and Jacob shouted, as Victoria leaped and landed behind Bella. She grabbed Bella around the waist and picked her up forcefully, leaping down. Edward snarled and jumped onto the railing, before jumping off and following after her.

Everyone in the crowd had stopped watching the game, and allowed their attention to be directed at the two vampires who were jumping around the crowd. Other vampires had followed in after the evil vampire, as Harry and his friends recognized them as the other Cullens from Edward's descriptions of them; Carlisle with his kind, compassionate face with his stern voice, Esme with her heart shaped face and sweet soul, Emmett with his boyish face yet large muscles, Jasper with his brooding face yet his knowledge of tactics and strategies, Alice with her pixie size and a matching attitude to go with it, and Rosalie with her long, flowing hair yet her venomous attitude towards Bella.

Alice whipped her head towards Edward and Victoria – who still was holding Bella – and ran after them, jumping from box to box. Emmett, Jasper and Rosalie followed after her, while Carlisle and Esme found Jacob and hurried over to him. "The pack is waiting outside the stadium for you, Jacob." Carlisle informed him, as he nodded and ran off, running down the stairs. "I take it that you're friends Edward, Bella and Jacob?" Esme asked Ron, Harry, Hermione, Cedric, Fred, George and Ginny; along with Bill, Charlie and Percy who had been with their family for a while.

"Yes." Hermione answered. "We have to hurry out of the stadium and leave this campsite now; men in black robes and skull masks are outside now and causing havoc to the tents and everything." Carlisle explained to them. "But what about Edward and Bella?" Ginny piped up, watching Edward still run after Victoria.

"Wait a minute…" everyone turned towards Ludo Bagman, along with the Ministry who was standing behind him. "Are you all vampires?" He asked. Carlisle pursed his lips before nodding. "What is one of your kind doing in our Quidditch World Cup?!" he asked angrily. "We're sorry, but Victoria came here to follow Edward and Bella, and to destroy her. We all have to leave now before someone is seriously injured." Esme apologized.

"And did you say that men in black robes and skull masks are outside, destroying the campgrounds?" another wizard asked her. "Yes; the wolves are trying to stop them, but they need help." Carlisle urged. The Ministry hurried down the steps and out of the stadium. "Stay with the Cullens, and don't leave each other sides." Mr. Weasley hissed to his children, hurrying after the Ministry.

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"Edward!" Bella screamed as she continued to be carried away from Victoria, while Edward and his siblings ran after Victoria. "Let her go, Victoria!" Emmett roared, while the wizards and witches in the stands moved out of the way as the Cullens came running towards their section of seats.

"Okay, fine. If you want her to be let go so badly…" Victoria trailed off menacingly, before dropping down onto the field, where the Quidditch team was still hovering in the air. She smirked when she landed on a field goal post and then, peeled Bella away from her and dangled her by the collar of her shirt; Bella gasped and began squirming.

"No!" Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Cedric cried out, as everyone in the stands began screaming and yelling. Edward gasped along with the crowd and shook his head, snarling. He crouched, and leaped down the stands, gaining speed and he drew closer to Victoria and his Bella.

"Ah, ah, ah!" Victoria taunted, as she released one finger, causing Bella to whimper and squirm even more. Edward froze and crouched on a stand, staring at Bella with wide, panicked filled eyes. He knew that if Victoria let go, Bella would die from that height of the goal post to the ground; he wasn't sure, however, if the Quidditch teams would rescue her.

"Come any closer, Cullens, and the human will die!" Victoria screeched out. The other wizards and witches had had enough of this and got up, running down the stairs – all they wanted was to get out of the stadium. Bella looked pleadingly at anyone she could make eye contact with.

"So what will it be, Edward Cullen?" Victoria asked, making Edward snap his furious gaze over to her. "Let me leave in peace with the human so I can kill her, or will it be an instant death for her?" Victoria asked, shaking Bella from her collar; Bella jostled and began sobbing, squirming even more.

Edward could only stare at Bella with panicked filled eyes, as she met his gaze as well. Then, he shifted his gaze towards the Quidditch teams and looked pleadingly at them. Lynch looked between him and Bella, along with Victoria. He smirked and nodded to Edward, while sending hand motions to the others.

Bella also looked between the Quidditch teams and Victoria, before her eyes lit up in relief; she was going to be rescued.

"Confringo!" Lynch shouted, directing his wand towards Victoria – who had miraculously held Bella a distance away from her – caused her to fly backwards, letting go of her grip on Bella. She dropped, screaming, and Viktor Krum raced forward on his broom, as Bella landed on it with a thud.

Krum raced towards the top of the stands, while the Cullens ran after Victoria's body – which had gotten up from the blast of the spell – and now was running after Krum and Bella. Krum hovered next to the teens, Carlisle and Esme, as he helped Bella down to the stands. She nodded to Krum in thanks, while he nodded back and flew back down towards the field, where his teammates were waiting for him; the Ireland team had already ran off the field.

"Oh, are you okay, sweetie?" Esme breathed as she embraced Bella in a hug. "I'm fine, thank you, Esme." Bella mumbled, tears still falling from her eyes. Edward came jumping up from the railings and embraced Bella, burying his nose in her hair, breathing in and out.

"Okay, now let's go outside and find your fathers." Carlisle stated to Cedric and Ron, who nodded, and with that, the group ran out of the stadium to face more chaos.


I was planning on leaving off when Victoria had shown up, but I decided I wanted to be nice in this chapter and continue it on for a bit.

So, what did you think? Good? Horrible? Terrific? Awful?! Please let me know in a review! :D

In the next chapter, we'll continue it on from when they're all running out onto the campgrounds.

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~*Lady Lily of Darkness*~