McGonagall after meeting with Dumbledore and Snape came down to the Gryffindor dorms and sat with all her student. After hearing from members of every year, and listening to what they had been suffering from the dungeon bat. She had seen the rivalry get worse over the years but until Hermione pointed out what Dumbledore had done at the end of her first year Minerva hadn't believed the staff were part of the problem.

The next morning Severus tried to give her whole house detentions for refusing to attend his classes.

McGonagall stood causing his to go quiet as he stood there mouth open to continue berating the students. "Severus Snape you will keep your mouth like your mind. Closed." She said in a firm voice. "It is written in the Hogwarts Charter that heads of house can review and veto any detentions given to a member of their house if they suspect it was assigned unfairly. I will be going over every detention issued to any Gryffindor for the rest of this year. As for that order you tried to hand out I am using said power. Also in the charter is the option for students to hire private tutors. My entire house has decided that it is in their best interest to self study potions. So long as they have a guardians permission there is nothing that can be done. Since I have here in my hand those forms you will not terrorize my charges again."

As she took her seat Harry stood. "The Professor is correct as usual." He said with a smile and nod to her. "We are tired of the substandard education we are being given and we have said enough. We are united in our protest of four classes and their abysmal teachers. No Gryffindor will be attending Potions, History, Divinations or Muggle Studies. Currently we are self studying these classes, but we are looking for proper tutors who have mastery's at the international level." He said repeating the speech Hermione, Lavender and Angelina had spent the night writing. "ANY of you wishing for a better education and changing the policies of the school you are welcome to join us at any time. That goes for our guests as well. Please feel free to stop by and see what we are working on or stay for some help. We will be using the old music hall two doors down from the library. Thank you." He finished sitting back down.

Harry was very proud that he kept his face from turning beet red until he was seated. He hated his fame but Ron was right, he was the most strategic choice of speaker. People would listen to the-boy-who-lived where they would ignore others. When the silence following his speech got too long Harry hid his face in Viktor's robes. The Bulgarian wrapped his arm around Harry kissing the crown of his head and pulling Denis, who was on the other side of Harry into the shy boy's side. Colin was under Viktor's other arm. He got a small mischievous smirk. Taking a small spoon of porridge that was sitting in front of Viktor, Colin held it up to Harry. He blinked at the spoon wide eyed then followed it back to Colin who was laying across Viktor to feed him. Harry's face darkened to almost purple but he opened for his boyfriend to feed him.

After taking the bite. Harry chuckled because Dennis took the attention off him by kneeling on the bench and leaning over Harry to feed Viktor a strawberry. Seeing the same shocked face on his largest boyfriend sent Harry into giggles. Which only grew when Viktor smirked and took not only the fruit but the tips of Dennis' fingers into him mouth causing the younger boy to squeak. They all soon joined Harry in laugher.

While the too cute display was going on Hermione and Ginny were hugging each other to keep from squealing like fangirls. Ron was chuckling and Seamus, the closet hopeless romantic, had a stupid smile on his face.

The four spent the rest of breakfast in relative peace occasionally sharing a bite with one another. Most of the hall was shocked and silence descended again when Cedric with his girlfriend Cho on his arm came over to the table a few minutes before the meal ended.

"Harry." The other boy said stopping behind the tetrad.

Harry looked up at him. Some time during the meal Dennis had moved so he was sitting on one of Viktor's knees between him and Harry. "Yes Cedric?" He replied questioning.

The boy actually looked sheepish. "Not many people know but... Well I've always wanted to be a Hit Wizard." Cedric confessed.

Harry smiled. "That's a hard job." He said having looked at what he'd like to be when... if he graduated. "Is there something I can do to help?"

"Yeah. I've had a solid O in potions and history all 7 years, but I'm just barely getting an EE in defense. I need a solid O to get into the Auror program and have any hope of becoming a Hit Wizard. Can you help me?" HE asked. "The whole school knows how good you are in defense. I'd be glad to help tutor in potions or history in exchange."

Harry gave him a wide smile. "I'm not all that, but I'd love to help you." He then raised his voice some. "If Felur will join all us champions can train together." Lowering his voice again since he gained the Vella's attention and she had joined them. "Viktor told us he only came here to make new friends and I think we could be great friends."

"I would like that very much." Felur said. "I am Felur." She said holding out her hand to Cho.

The other girl looked a bit jealous of the beautiful vella. "Cho, Cedric's girlfriend."

"Cho!" Cedric said in shock.

Harry blinked. "I never would have thought you were so insecure." He told the female seeker.

She pinked. "Sorry. I... your... sorry." She said turning pink and feeling ashamed.

Felur smiled softly. "Thank you, for the apology. Many girls they... they think I to ensnare their boyfriends. I promise I do not."

"Hermione?" Harry said asking his smartest friend since he was confused by the scene.

"Miss Delacour is part Vella. Like the women at the world cup. They can release an allure to attack men to them. Some people have called them land sirens." She replied in her typical lecturing voice. "I think it's ridicules to think a strong woman would need to enslave a man." She added with a huff.

Felur gave the younger girl a bright smile. "Exactly." she said.

"Allure?" Harry said looking between them. "Is that what sent the twins and Ron all loopy?"

"Yes Harry. Weren't you effected? Did you feel the urge to go down and do whatever those ladies wanted?" Oliver asked. He had also been at the cup but hadn't meet up with the Weasley's before the attack started.

Harry shook his head. "They were pretty enough I guess. I couldn't really see them very well." He replied with a shrug. "Anyway. We should all train together for the tasks. That we it's a true test of skill. I'm sure we all have our strong suits. So if we study on our own then it's really the luck of the draw. Where if we all know the same basic things it's more a test of how well we use our knowledge and think on our feet."

Cedric smiled broadly. "That sound's perfect. Why don't the four of us train together on the weekends for a few hours then work individually during the week, so we don't fall behind in our studies."

"That's a great plan." Harry said. "Hermione can you make up a training schedule for us? If you tell her what your strengthens are she can make sure we have a nice balance. Hermione is simply brilliant at planning." He said. As they were all headed out the doors to get to class.

"How long before a snake joins them?" Flitwick asked as he watched the students leaving.

"Not very long I would guess." Sprout replied. "I was firmly against this idiotic competition but I think Albus this may just be the beginning of a better age for Hogwarts." She stood and prepared to leave. "And as always Severus I will be looking over all points deductions and detentions given to my badgers. Don't think you can get to Harry through them." She said a dangerous look in her eyes. The man was beyond angry but he had just enough sense to keep his displeasure to himself. Pomona was just as inconspicuously dangerous as her house symbol.

Over the following two weeks the school turned calm. There were a few students from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw who joined the protest, most notably was Susan Bones niece of the head of the DMLE. Susan very publicly handed her form to Madame Sprout that very day at dinner along with her best friends Hanna and Ernie.

As the day of the first task approached everyone became more subdued instead of excited. It seemed like they all felt this was just the calm before the storm...

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AN: I shall evilly leave it there. :)