Tatianna watched as Neville and Luna boarded the Hogwarts express. She wouldn't be going to be heading home that summer; she would be staying with Hagrid and taking care of the mythical creatures as an internship. She had decided that instead of becoming a healer she would rather work with creatures then sit in her room and do nothing, not to mention she would be able skip all of her parent's ridiculous parties. She would miss hanging out with Neville and Luna but she figured that she would just make up for it during the school year. Draco's summer was much different.

Draco's summer consisted of attending dozens of parties and gala's. He had grown into his inheritance a few weeks after his return from school. His parents decided that he would need to start looking for his mate. As a veela he wouldn't be able to survive without her however he didn't really need to start looking for her until he turned 16. He understood that they were worried for his health and if he really thought about it the sooner he found her the better but still. He was getting sick of having to meet girl after girl in hopes of finding one. In any case he figured that he would find her while he was at school, his father had told him that Hogwarts would be hosting the Triwizard Tournament and that meant that there would be an even higher chance of finding her.

The school year started and Tatianna couldn't wait to see her friends. She sat at the Slytherin table waiting for the others to arrive. She watched as they all filtered in and took their seats. Dumbledore made his speech he mentioned that they would be playing host to two schools, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, for the Triwizard tournament. The school had gotten a new DADA teacher, Tatianna found him unsettling; the way his fake eye rolled around without any real reason and it creeped her out. The Durmstrang students had been directed to sit at the Slytherin table and a few of them at around her. It was awkward at first, their accents were heavy and she had a hard time figuring out what they were saying. After she figured out that they were mostly ignoring her she felt more comfortable.

Defense Against the Dark Arts then next day was not fun; the teacher was absolutely insane in her opinion. He decided that he would teach them the unforgivable by showing them what each of them did. What really ticked her off though was when he decided to pick on Neville and bring up his parents. She was glad when class finally let out.

Over the next few weeks watching the older students put their names in the goblet of fire became a popular pass time. She would go with Luna and Neville and do her homework while listening to the students cheering. She watched as Fred and George Weasley tried to trick the age line and enter their names only to be thrown out of the ring with grey hair and beards. It was funny; though she found thought they were a bit foolish for thinking they could pull it off. Sometimes while she was there she would catch Draco staring at her. She had noticed him staring during meals and while they were in the common room too. She wasn't sure what to make of it; at first she thought that it would bug her but surprisingly enough, it didn't. In fact, she felt almost comforted by his somewhat intense stare though she would never mention it.

Soon it came time for the champions from each school to be chosen. The energy from the group was almost tangible as they waited for the first name to be drawn. First was Viktor Krum to represent Durmstrang, then Fleur Delacour for Beauxbatons, and Cedric Diggory for Hogwarts. The Great Hall burst into applause, suddenly the Goblet spat out a fourth name. Dumbledore picked it up; the fourth competitor was Harry Potter. The roar of displeasure was deafening, teachers and students alike were all upset. Harry himself looked shock and with good reason. There was no way he would have been able to put his name into Goblet, which either meant that someone else did it for him, or his name was put in without his consent. From the look on his face she would venture to guess it was the second choice.

Before long it was time for the first challenge. She filed into the stands with all the other and looked out into the arena. It was rocky terrain with what looked like a cave in the middle. In the mouth of the cage there was a golden egg. Soon handlers came out bringing with them a fierce looking dragon. The champions were going to have to go through the dragon to get the egg. She couldn't watch as each of them faced off against their dragon. It was too intense for her and she was afraid that one of them would get hurt. She thought for sure Harry was a goner when the dragon broke the chain holding it and chased after him. He was lucky he was able to summon his broom but it would take a great amount of skill to get away from it. He managed to however and he ended up tied for first place with Viktor Krum.

The next day the Yule Ball was announced. Professor McGonagall was teaching all the students how to properly dance so that they wouldn't embarrass themselves or the school at the dance. She ended up paired with one of the quitter boys in her year, for which she was grateful. Most of the Slytherins already knew how to dance since most came from well to do pureblood families so the lesson didn't last long. Over the next few weeks some of the Durmstrang boys asked her to the ball. Apparently she wasn't as good at being a wall flower as she thought. She turned them all down, none of them quipped her interest so she was no reason to go with them. She was planning to attend the dace alone. She didn't have to worry about getting a dress her mother sent her the outfit she was to wear.

The day of the Yule Ball her mother sent her a house elf to do her hair and makeup and help her into her dress. It was an A-line Ball gown that was silver and black, accompanying it was a Stella Mccartney Isobel Patent Sandals, a Ritchies Auctioneers Diamond Necklace, and a pair of Koji Diamond Chandelier Hoop Earrings. The house elf used a beautiful silver eye shadow to bring out her eyes and painted her nails a dark green; finally it twisted her hair into a delicate up-do and added three small black rose clips.

She decided to wait to head to the ball until people had started dancing so that she wouldn't draw a lot of attention to herself. She slipped in and quickly sat down. She had promised Neville that she would save a dance for him but she wasn't too worried, people weren't exactly lining up to be her dance partner. Besides, she was perfectly fine with sitting back and watch all the colorful couples twirl around the room.

Draco was stunned when he caught a glimpse of Tatianna. The dress she was wearing fit her perfectly and showed off her body without making her look like a prostitute. He looked down at Pansy, whose dress barely covered everything it should; normally he would have been just fine with her showing so much skin but tonight it just made him sick. He suddenly found himself wishing that Tatianna was his dance partner instead. He watched Longbottom offered his hand to Tatianna and scowled when she took it. She should be dancing with him not some looser Gryffindor. He watched them dance for a while before one of the Durmstrang students cut in. He watched as she continued to switch partners before finally he decided it was his turn. He cut in not caring that he was doing it in the middle of a song and that he had left Pansy standing alone in the middle of the dance floor.

Tatianna was surprised when she was suddenly dancing with Draco. He was probably the last persons he ever expected to dance with; she had to admit though he was light on his feet. His hand was warm on her back and she found that she quite enjoyed the feel of it, though she would never admit it to anyone. They danced for a few songs before she finally decided she needed to sit down. They ended the dance and parted ways. She went back to her table in the back and spent the rest of the night watching the different couples dance, chat, and even make out in the more secluded corners, though she didn't watch those couples for long, she left about an half hour later.

Draco watched as Tatianna left the ball before turning and clenching his hand, it was still tingling from holding Tatianna's. She had a small hand that fit perfectly in his; it was soft and delicate just like every other part of her. He shook his head a little and focused back on the people around him. He needed to focus on school and finding his mate not some girl who he had a slight interest in.

Two months later the second task took place, everyone gathered down at the lake. Apparently something important had been taken from each contestant and they all had an hour to get it back. She watched as the first three dove into the water, Harry however seemed to be having some trouble. All of the sudden he fell into the water holding his neck, next to her Neville uttered something about killing Harry; she glanced at him quickly before looking back at the lake. She figured he had helped Harry get his way to stay underwater. She then headed up to the platform where all the other Slytherins were sitting; she had at least half an hour before anything interesting happened. She figured she should at least be comfortable while she waited. Fleur was the first to appear was although she didn't appear to have anything. Cedric came next and he appeared to be pulling a person to shore, when he got closer she realized that it was Cho Chang, Cedric's girlfriend. Then was Viktor Krum with Hermione Granger. Harry arrived after the hour mark but he had two people with him instead of one, it appeared that he had saved both his person and Fleur's. He was originally placed in third but because he saved two people and apparently found them first he was bumped up to second. The second task was more intense than the first, if the third was more extreme than the second Tatianna wasn't sure she would be able to handle watching it.

Four months passed and it was time for the final challenge. The champions were all going to go into a magical maze looking for the Triwizard Cup; whoever finds it first would declared the winner. She watched with bated breath as Cedric and Harry entered the maze followed by the other two. The suspense was killing her. Dumbledore had said that each would face obstacles that could alter their life forever. She didn't like the thought of one of them coming out of the maze changed forever; they were all too young for that. Fleur was the first out it seemed she couldn't handle the maze and ended up sending out a distress signal. Later Viktor came out and it was pretty obvious to everyone that something wasn't right with him. People started cheering but something wasn't right. Cedric wasn't moving and Harry was kneeling over his prone body. Suddenly Fleur let out a terrified scream people's clapping slowed to a halt as Dumbledore approached the two boys, he tried to move Harry away from the other boy but refused to be moved going so far as to lay himself across Cedric's body. Harry was saying something but Tatianna was too far away to hear, however it was apparent that he was crying. The officials seemed to be conversing about something when suddenly Mr. Diggory, with Mr. Weasley following him, ran out onto the field to see what happened. He suddenly seemed to collapse next to Cedric yelling something about 'my boy!' by that point everyone knew something was very wrong. Cho who had been standing close to the field appeared to have started to cry. Cedric Diggory was dead and the mood was very somber as the crowd watched the father grieve for his lost son. Tatianna had to look away, the whole scene was too sad for her.

The ceremony that was held in remembrance of Cedric was dismal as everyone tried to come to terms with what had happened. During Dumbledore's speech he told everyone how he died, against the Ministry's wished he informed them all that Cedric had been murdered by Lord Voldemort. Tatianna's mind went blank upon hearing that. She didn't know how to take the information. While it was true that her parents believed in blood-purity they never supported Voldemort for a second and she feared what that meant for her family now that he was back.

The rest of the year flew by though the energy that usually came with the end of the year was greatly subdued in light of the tragic incident that had recently occurred. Tatianna boarded the train with Luna and Neville and found a compartment quickly. They talked about what all had occurred during the year and Neville told them that Harry had told him that Mad-Eye Moody had actually been Barty Crouch Jr. in disguise. After a while the three's conversation trailed off leaving them to enjoy the calm silence. It had been a long and tense year and the brief peace that the silence brought was welcome…

I would like to apologize if I messed up any part of the tournament it's been a while since I've seen Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I've posted Tatianna's Yule ball outfit on DeviantArt you can find it by searching Tatianna's Yule Ball Outfit. I hope you guys enjoyed the seventh chapter! I would like to thank jennelyn12, SliverKitsuneGrlAngel, and Thumper The Hare for following my story.

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