I do not own Harry Potter, This is just a fan fiction
The days were long, and boring. The castle was cold and a complete example of disorder, and the food was fatty, lacking flavor, and the meat was not cooked properly. He wondered if he could apparate to a nice french dinner and have a nice meal for once, but then he was told that no one could apparate into or out of Hogwarts. The person even let him read his copy of a history book about Hogwarts. The book was an insult more than it was informative.
They painted Salazar as a greedy, immoral, and hateful person, who built the chamber of secrets to kill all the muggle born students. Godric Gryffindor as an example of honor, the only things they got right was that Rowena was very much into pursuing intellectual advancement and Helga was a model of hard work. The real reason was told in a secret journal, that Harry found in remains of the Gaunt Manor.
Salazar was ambitious and cunning, but the one thing he did not stand was immorality. He had caught Godric having an affair with both Helga and Rowena at the same time. Salazar could not stand him fooling around with 2 of his friends, and so he confronted Godric about it. The man behaved like he was god's gift to women, and did not apologize or even say that he would stop. Salazar built the Chamber of Secrets to be the constant guardian of Hogwarts. He warned that one day one of his descendants would return and set the school back on an honorable path.
Harry knew that if his ancestor saw what his house had become, he would cry, and feel so ashamed that he could hardly contain it. The house was full of greedy, self promoting, and cheating students, and not a day went by that the bloody baron did not suffer at what the students did. "Cunning and Ambitious, but nowhere did it say immoral."
How far did Godric go to make Salazar look like an absolute worst example of a wizard? The supposed honorable and loyal Gryffindor was actually a womanizer, who two timed Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff founders, and even went and blamed Salazar for his worst acts. He even blamed him for the deaths of several students, never mind that he was the one who killed them, after they threaten to expose him for having raped them. Never mind that he was the one that first started to call the ability to talk to snakes evil.
The only thing that made the long days livable was Fleur, but even that had proved not to be problem free, a red haired idiot from Gryffindor, decided to make passes at her, at every single time he saw her. The idiot was really putting Harry's patience through a workout, because it took every once of his self control, for simply stopping himself from going over to the idiot and beating his skull in. He did manage to learn the name of the fool, after a week of him pestering Fleur, his name was Ronald Weasley.
After 3 weeks Harry had enough, he walked over to the office of Minerva McGonagall and he knocked on her door, by beating against it with his fist. "Is there a problem young man?" Harry glared at her with an almost icy glare. "I do believe there is, otherwise I wouldn't even come to your office. Madame McGonagall." Minerva told him to step inside so they could discuss it, in private.
Harry sat down, and refused a cup of tea. "This must be rather severe problem, do tell?" Minerva herself did serve herself a cup of tea, "One of your students, a Ronald Weasley has been for the last 2 weeks making romantic advances towards Fleur Delacour." Minerva took a sip from her tea and asked why would that be a problem. "She is my mate, in other words my wife. Your student has been hitting on my wife for the last 2 weeks, and not one of your staff has done a thing to stop him."
This made her cough up a little of her tea, "Are you certain that she is not using her aura to cause it." Harry told her that he was. "So what do you propose I do about it?" Harry looked at her and she knew she would not like his answer. "You or someone of your staff gets that fool to stop making advances at my wife or I will consider this an attack on my families honor, and I will act according to the tradition of most ancient and noble houses."
This made Minerva stop drinking her tea all together. "You do realize what that would mean? That is not a sort of thing we would like to happen." Harry once again glared at her, "Then the course of action is clear, get the fool to stop or I will stop him, and the Weasley family will have one less mouth to feed." Minerva could not believe it, this was supposed to be James Potter's son, how could he talk about killing so casually.
"You do realize that you would end up ending someone's life, killing someone's sibling, son or friend?" Harry did not look bothered by the idea at all. "Then stop the fool or I will permanently. He will respect my mate and our union or die. There is no other course of action I will accept, not even being paid a large amount of money. He stops or he dies." Harry walked out of the office, in a way that would have made Salazar Slytherin proud.
The very next transfiguration class, Minerva decided to call Ron to her side, and she asked him very politely that he should stop hitting on the young french witch, named Fleur Delacour. Ron asked why should he? She was hot and he wanted her. "Mr. Weasley, the lady in question is married to someone in her school. He has been very clear, that if you continue he will consider such acts an attack on his honor and that of his house, and will act accordingly."
Ron being the moron that he was, he told her that he would do whatever he wanted, and no foreign student was going to stop him. "He will challenge you to a duel to the death, and trust me, the young man has no problem at all in ending your life." Ron did not even look scared, "How much can a french wizard in training do against me." Minerva decided to call in his father from a nearby fireplace.
The man appeared and looked at his son. "Why am I needed? What has Ronald done this time?" The man looked at Minerva waiting to hear as he took a seat in a nearby chair. "Arthur, your son has been hitting on Fleur Delacour, a married witch. Her husband has had enough after 2 weeks of constant romantic advances towards her by your son. He has asked me to put a stop to it, or he will consider his next flirtatious comment to be an attack on his honor. I am hoping that you and I will be able to make your son stop or this person will kill him, and he will be with in his rights to do so."
Arthur told his son to stop pursuing a relationship with the married woman, as it would have deadly consequences, and instead try to get a girl in his own house to fall in love with him, say Hermione Granger was an excellent choice as far as he was concerned. But Ronald would not listen to his father's wise words. He said he wanted the french babe as his lover and no one was going to stop him, till at the very least he managed to sleep with her at least once.
"Then son I will tell your mother and your siblings to prepare for your funeral. This young man will kill you, and he would be in his rights to do so. Minerva mind telling me the name of the man who will end my son's life?" Minerva answered Harold Gaunt. This made the man lose all color on his face, and start shaking out of sheer fear, "Are you an idiot son? You just insulted the shadow's honor and you think he will not be able to kill you. That bounty has killed at least 50 dark wizards that we know of. You will wish you were kissed by a dementor by the time he is done with you."
Arthur left to tell his wife of the son's impending funeral. Ron did not believe it, but the fear in his own father's face was making have doubts. Hermione was a best smart girl, decent and loyal, if only she did someting about that hair, and those uneven teeth, then maybe Ron would consider his father's advice, but for some reason he did not want to give up on this one stupid idea, sleeping at least once with Fleur. The boy should know better, even Draco, who also considered the blond to be a real beauty, did not make a single comment that could be misunderstood as hitting on her.
On the last day of the third week, he finally saw what Harry was capable of, not expecting it a hit wizard showed up and was trying to kill Fleur, to make her father be too sad to pass some major legislature back in France. Harry simply did his job, he dropped out of sight, and wearing his traditional work clothes, he appeared out of a shadow, the hit wizard had no chance, he did a very powerful reducto spell at close range that blasted the man to pieces. Ron saw it, as most students did, they were eating breakfast in the great hall.
Ron finally realized that he really might died, he walked over to where Harry and Fleur were eating breakfast and whispering and kissing each other. "Exxcuse me, Harold I have a question for you." Harry told him to go ahead and ask. "Is this lovely young witch your wife?" Harry told him yes, without even waiting for a second. Fleur also told him that Harry was her husband, and she hoped for him to be the father of their children.
Ron realized what he had been doing, and without another moment, he asked to be forgiven by both Harry and Fleur. Fleur of course forgave him, but Harry simply told him to put himself in his place, what would he do if someone he never met, tried to steal his beloved wife? Ron saw the wisdom behind that question, and he simply answered that he would also be as angry as he was. "Well don't do it again, and all is forgiven. But you will not get a second chance, do that again and you are a dead man."
The last day of the worst month in Harry's life came and and the Goblet looked like it finally decided on who the Champions were going to be. It began to send the first name, and Albus read the name, "The first Champion is Victor Krum." Victor stood up and walked to the room in the back as he was instructed to do. Another piece of paper. "The second Champion is Fleur Delacour." She too did as Krum and walked towards the back room.
The third paper came out, "The third and final Champion is Cedric Diggory." Cedric walked to the room where the other 2 champions were. It looked like Mad Eye Moody relaxed somewhat. The Goblet flared once more, and one last piece of paper came out. "Harry James Potter, is our last Champion. Please will Harry James Potter join the other champions."
Harry did not want to but he knew this was a magical contract, fail to comply and you lose your magic. Harry walked over to the back room. Fleur rushed to her mate, thinking that he was here to congratulate her. But he was not going to do that, if how angry his face looked. "Is something the matter, my beloved?" Harry held her close, and whispered. "Someone entered me into the tournament against my will. What is worse they used the name I hate most." Fleur tried to comfort her mate, and kissed him all over his face, and finally on his lips.
"Harold, what in the world is wrong, for as far as I known you, you are not one to be angered without reason." Victor walked over to his friend. That is when Madame Maxine, Krakaroff, Albus Dumbledore, and Snape came into the room. "It looks like Harold Gaunt's birth name is Harry James Potter. The long lost son of James and Lily Potter. I wonder why he used the name of Harold Gaunt." Albus told the 4 people that apparently were the tournament champions.
"Because I had it legally changed, due to the abuse and neglect laws back in Bulgaria. You know those laws don't you, Headmaster Krakaroff." Igor took this as being given a chance to rub it in, "Indeed I do. The laws clearly state that a child may chose a new name, if his parents abuse or neglect goes on for over 1 month. After 1 month of neglect or abuse the child could no longer consider himself as a member of that family after all."
"My abuse and neglect by my birth parents lasted more than 4 years. I was within my rights to chose a new name. I chose Harold Gaunt, as I am the Lord of that house, as verified by the Goblins of Gringrotts. Harry is merely a nickname I kept, so that I would never forget, and would never let it happen to my children."
Albus did not care one bit, "Never the less that law is not recognized here in England, and so you must participate while using your birth name as Harry James Potter." Albus knew this would make both James and Lily feel indebted to him, for making their family famous, if only by having their family recognized as a having a member participate in the tournament.
Mad Eye Moody was mad, and I mean really mad. He marched right in after looked at the Goblet, and found something out. He kicked the door open and walked right next to Harry. "I am afraid some coward decided to trick the goblet into thinking there were 4 schools in this tournament, and then placed this young man's name as the only candidate for that last school. I am sorry, young man, but it looks like you will have to participate, but Harold you are welcomed to come to me, for any advice I can provide."