Updates will be slowed down for a while. I had a chimney fire and lost a lot of my stuff in it, including my computer, so don't expect any considerable speed from me for at least a month. Hopefully Toshiba will either fix or replace my computer but if not I have insurance that will cover it.

Harry stood with his wand out, eyes scanning for movement, ready to strike. Beads of sweat came off of his forehead onto his glasses slightly obscuring his vision. Harry considered wiping them off for a brief moment but wasn't willing to expose himself for even a moment.

"Stupify!"

Harry heard this shout and quickly rolled to avoid the jet of red light.

"Stupify!" Harry shouted pointing his wand in the area the previous jet of light came from. Harry was confident about his aim but found himself frustrated as he watched it bounce off an invisible barrier in a flash of white light.

Harry started to move around on the floor crawling between chairs and desks, hearing footsteps approaching him. He knew that he would have to think fast to defeat his opponent. Harry could just see the figure of a man behind a desk two rows in front of him when he remembered the charms lesson he had months before.

"Depulso!"Harry shouted aiming at the desk, launching it into the man behind it who flew backwards with a thud.

Suddenly the lights returned to the classroom and Tom started to clap.

"Very good Harry, creative use of a banishing charm. You must work on your nonverbal casting though, Krum and Delacour will have a fair grasp on the concept and that gives them an advantage," Tom explained.

"I'll work on that sir," Harry replied with a smile.

"Excellent! Are you okay Remus?" Tom shouted to the man who was picking himself off the floor.

"Never better sir, though I'm not sure how I feel about using an empty classroom as training grounds," Remus replied dusting himself off.

Tom started to laugh before responding, "I'm sure your friend Mr. Black used empty classrooms much better than we are now,"

Remus laughed as Harry cringed, that was a little more than Harry ever wanted to know.

"You have an excellent point sir. Great job Harry, that was some quick thinking," Remus said beaming at the young man.

"Yes it was, and next week we will be working on two on one dueling so find another man Remus," Tom said.

Remus picked his brain for a moment before he picked out one individual. Harry noticed this and wondered who else he'd be dueling next week. He knew one thing for certain though, he would definitely have to practice, not only nonverbal magic but new magic as well.

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"Are you finding anything Hermione?" Harry asked over the book he was reading

"Unless you're interested in a spell to set up a tent I haven't found anything. What about you Ginny?" Hermione asked with a sigh.

"Well, I've found the spell that Appleby Arrows' fans used to use, you know the one that shoots arrows out of your wand," Ginny said blushing.

Harry couldn't help but smile at his girlfriend, not only was she beautiful but she was willing to help him find information that could help him in the final task.

"That's a start, make sure you write it down Ginny, I've got a lot of practice to do and I'd be happier not to have to haul these books around with me," Harry said knowing Ginny would find it funny.

Harry looked at his friend, his girlfriend, and the pile of books and knew instantly that it would be a long, but worthwhile, night.

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Harry stood on the lawn outside of Hagrid's hut, across from him were his DADA professor and "Uncle" Remus Lupin and his Godfather, Sirius Black.

"Wands at the ready!" Tom shouted and all three raised their wands, "And begin!"

Suddenly jinxes, curses, charms, and hexes were being hurled across the lawn. The two older men had an advantage in knowledge and experience but Harry was a smaller target and much more energetic.

Lupin and Sirius used spells that Harry had no knowledge of, including one that prevented him from speaking, not that he needed to, he was fairly good a nonverbal magic now, having practiced it every spare moment for the past week, even neglecting his paper for potions.

The fight seemed to end when Harry was turn upside down and started to levitate but that didn't stop him, he continued to cast spells. He hit Sirius with a banishing curse that knocked him ten feet back. It ended however when Lupin obscured Harry's vision and disarmed him.

"Well done all of you!" Tom shouted, "Now undo whatever you have done to Harry,"

"Yes sir," Sirius said with a sly grin as he preformed the counter-jinx.

Harry suddenly fell from the air to the ground with a thud and Sirius broke out in laughter.

"What was the Sirius? Can you teach me?" Harry asked with much enthusiasm.

"Of course I can Harry, that jinx is Levicorpus the counter-jinx is Liberacorpus, simple enough. Come on Pup, let's get some practice in!" Sirius said with as much enthusiasm as Harry had asked with.

"Hold it just one second Mr. Black; I have a few words I'd like to say quick," Tom started, "Now Harry the final task is in a few days and you are as ready as you will ever be, just remember think on your feet, never turn your back to the enemy," Tom looked over at Ginny who had been sitting with Hagrid watching before whispering to Harry, "and never date a woman with more than two cats,"

Harry laughed and looked back at his girlfriend with a smile, thinking how he'd never have to date a woman with more than two cats because he had Ginny, and he knew she'd never have a cat, let alone two.

"One last thing Harry, I want you to have this," Tom said before taking off his ring and giving it to Harry, "I'm not a fool, I know I won't live forever, but when I'm gone just think off me and turn this ring over in your had three times and I'll be there to help guide you,"

Harry could feel himself tearing up, he hated to think Tom may die anytime soon but he knew it was inevitable. Harry wasn't sure what Tom had meant when he said that he'd be there to guide him but he knew if that man said it that it wasn't a lie.

"Now young man, I believe your Godfather would like to practice some more with you, good luck and I'll see you the day of the third task," Tom said with a wink.

So how was it? I really feel like I'm starting to get to the good part of this tale, GoF was my least favorite of the books but the events from it have a lot of importance to this fic. Please review and feel free to ask me any questions, I do like to respond to people.