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This story is being made as a challenge to my self to see how fast I can pump out chapters if I don't care about plot, canon, relevance, length, spelling, grammar, or continuity (Since those things are where most of my time go).
It started because someone asked just how fast can I write a story when I try. So at the end of ever chapter I will put down the number of hours, minutes and seconds the chapter took to write.
But the rule is that I have to put out one chapter every day and can't start on the next chapter until the next day.
This will not be my best work, but it will hopefully be entertaining.
Lets see how long I can last.
Chapter Ten
The Champions Have Come
All the students were at their house tables and waiting for the Champions of each school to be announced. Danny was confident that his name would be picked out. The Goblet was brought out in front of the school.
"Now if you name is pulled you will go into this back room back here." Barty Crouch called out.
After a minute of waiting, the flames turned from blue to red. A piece of paper flew out of the Goblet and Dumbledore grabbed it. "Fleur Delacour" There applauds all around as the blond girl from Beauxbatons went to the back room. The flames turned blue again.
The flames went red a second time and a piece of paper flew out. Dumbledore caught it again, and looked at the paper. He rubbed the bridge of his nose will the flames went from red to blue again. "Danny Clockwork." Dumbledore said in a tired voice. There were about seven people cheering; Ginny, Neville, Lee, Fred, George, Krum, and Luna. The rest of the school seemed to have a shared moan as if to say, 'The legend grows'. Danny got up and quickly followed Fleur through the back door.
The flames went from blue to red again. And the Durmstrang Champion was "Viktor Krum".
Everyone was starting to talk again when the Goblet went red for a fourth time. "Cedric Diggory" Everyone in the audience was confused, why did Hogwarts have two Champions and was it something that Danny did.
The Goblet went red for a fifth time. The last name came out and Dumbledore looked worried, "Harry Potter". Harry didn't understand, he didn't want to be in the tournament like Danny or Krum, how did his name end up in the cup.
All five Champions gathered together in the back room, at the moment none of the teacher were watching them. The Silence was embarrassing them all. "So," Danny started, "I am Danny. I am thirteen and from America. I am joining the tournament because my adopted father told me to." He paused before saying, "Now someone else's turn to share."
Viktor took him up on that. "Viktor Krum, I am here for trill and because my headmaster pushed it on me. But I am a lover of the game. I thought I would see you in here Danny. You will make the game interesting."
"I am not going to play this name game with you little boy." The girl said before turning away. A few seconds later she turned back and said. "I am Fleur Delacour, and I am in this tournament to win because I am the best the ever was."
"Cedric Diggory, and I wanted to show that Hufflepuff isn't a second rate house." Cedric said.
"Harry Potter, and I didn't put my name in." Harry said.
"Yeah considering you have been telling me none stop for the last four days not to enter because it was pointless danger I didn't think you put your name in." Danny said.
"Just make the best of it. That all you have to do." Viktor said with a shrug.
"Oh before I forget I refill the cartages with ectoplasm." Danny through the cartages to Viktor.
"Thank you, Danny." Viktor put them away.
"Wait, what?" Fleur asked seeing this exchange.
"Viktor asked me to teach him how to fly using 'Spirit Weaving'. It is really no big deal." Danny said.
"But you are opponents." Fleur said.
"My dad only said I had to enter, he never said I had to win." Danny said. "And Viktor is in it for the spirit of competition. This isn't exactly a death match, and even if it was that is no reason not to be friendly."
"Are you insane?" This time it was Cedric.
"Probably, what do you think Viktor, Harry, am I insane?" Danny asked with a goofy grin on his face.
"Considering your friends… There is a real possibility." Viktor said also smiling.
"You know you're one of my friends right." Danny said.
"Then I must be mad as well." Viktor responded.
Then all three headmasters and Crouch as well as Snape and Moody entered the room. Causing electric sparks to dance on Danny's hands. "Where does it say that the hosting school gets to have three Champions." Karkaroff was ranting.
"I am just transferring in, I have only been here three more days then you have, the cup probably thought I was representing an American school and left me in a category all on my own." Danny said interrupted Karkaroff's rant.
"Fine then but what about Potter." Karkaroff said.
Dumbledore went over to Harry, "Did you put your name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry." Dumbledore asked him.
"No." Harry said.
"What about you Mr. Clockwork?" Dumbledore asked Danny.
"Everyone saw me put my name in. I didn't mess with the cup." Danny said.
"So you didn't put Harry's name in?" Dumbledore asked.
"Why would I do that, Professor? He was always against the idea of me entering." Danny said back.
"With all due respect Headmaster, neither Danny nor Potter have the magical experience needed to trick an object like The Goblet of Fire." Snape said. "Regardless how amazing Danny's 'Spirit Weaving' skills are you can't overshadow the goblet, and his other magics are only above average." Harry couldn't believe his ears. Snape was standing up for him. "Now the only question is who put Harry's name in and what do we do."
"What are you talking about the Triwizard Tournament is a great honor that some have died for." Maxime said.
"That is exactly the point." Professor Moody shouted. "They want him to die trying."
"Well I demand that we put more names into the goblet. Three Champions for each school." Karkaroff demanded.
"We can't, the Goblet of Fire won't be active again for another three years and we can't stop them from participating because the cup is a binding contracted." Crouch complained.
"Then this really is no choose, this year there will be five Champions." Dumbledore sighed. "You will have to complete three takes in order to win the Triwizard Cup. The first task is in three weeks. Good luck you may leave now. But before you go, Danny could you tell me how you got past my ward?"
"I have a Medallion that cancels space and time based magic around me." Danny said. "My dad gave it to me after I stopped my third Dark God. He said I might need it someday." This was pretty much the truth.
Everyone that had not heard that Danny fought Dark Gods could not register what he said before he left the room.
"Did he say that he has taken down at least three Dark Gods, Albus?" Crouch asked.
"We believe that he has, though he refuses to give us an explanation." Dumbledore said. "We mostly know it is true because the ghosts in the castle worship the ground the boy stands on. They call him the Prince, the Great One, Sir Phantom, or sometimes the Pariahs Bane. He is the second child of Lily and James Potter who was long thought died and has a magic that was long since lost and wields it with a power that no one has ever seen." A silence fell over the room.
'He is more interesting than I thought.' Thought Viktor as he to left the room.
'That little boy holds a lot of secrets. Maybe he would be some uses to me.' Thought Fleur already planning on how to best temped Danny.
'Why me?' Was the only thing in Harry's head.
'So I am competing in a tournament against a boy that overcame beings that some would call gods. How is that fair?' Cedric asked himself as he was leaving.
Viktor caught up to Danny and they went outside to practice working with ectoplasm. "Alright since you are starting to get the hang of attracting the ectoplasm we could go one of two ways. Either we can focus on performing a spell with the ectoplasm or we can try to change the properties of the ectoplasm. You will need to be able to do both without losing your grip on it in order to fly."
"Which do you suggest?" Viktor deferred to Danny's knowledge on this one. "You are the one that knows how this stuff works."
"All right then. I think that we should start with a spell because it will give you more experience holding onto the ectoplasm before you have to change your emotional state will holding it." Danny said lifting his staff. It glowed and light green color and then he said. "Ario Shavanera Erecten Spiritus." A light shield that looked to be made out of green glass appeared before Danny. "A stronger one would be clear and I could adjust the size by putting more ectoplasm into it. But before we start using the ectoplasm with it I want you to try practicing the spell so it becomes second nature to do it so you can concentrated all your being on holding the ectoplasm will doing it. The words are Ario… Shavanera… Erecten… Spiritus and the wand movement will be a simple over arc motion."
They spent the next twenty minutes getting the pronunciation right, but finally Danny was satisfied and let Viktor move on to using the ectoplasm. "Remember that you will not get this right the first time. The spell is longer than most and you cannot under any circumstances think about it once you have the ectoplasm on your wand. Know I will leave you to this will I train a little with my chains." Danny went a little will off and started up his normal training section with his chains. 'I haven't trained in my ghost form since I got here.' Danny thought, 'I will do that tonight.'
After about one hour Viktor had emptied all the cartages without being able to produce more than the smallest of shields and only then for a split second before the disappear. Danny took the cartages and told Viktor that he would meet him at dinner and that he would refill the cartages after telling Viktor again that it was ok that he hadn't got it yet.
Danny went back to the Slytherin dorm room where he received several pats on the back as well as some glares for becoming a Champion. Danny didn't care too much. He went and grabbed the stuff for his shower, making sure to get the shampoo that had the multicolor hair dye in it so that no one would suspect him of it. He went and took his shower. Looking in a mirror for the first time in forever Danny realized just how affective Snape's scar remover potion had been. Where once his entire body was riddled with no lesser than a hundred scars, now there was only four of the more ugly ones; Two blades, one burn and the spot where the ecto-electricity killed him.
Danny got dressed, poured his ectoplasmic energy into the cartages and left to go eat dinner. But on his way to the door leading out off the dorm room he stopped. He turned his head and saw the Fenton Thermos sitting there out on the counter. 'Jazz would yell at me if she knew I wasn't carrying it around, even if the portals are down.' He grabbed the thermos and when down to dinner.
"What took you?" Neville asked as Danny sat down next to him.
"Just taking a shower after some practice." Danny said.
"Nice hair, white suits him. Right Ginny?" Lee pocked Ginny how was turning scarlet.
Danny was glad that no one back home could see him then. The random hair dye was stuck on white and didn't seem to want to change. Danny knew that the only difference between him and Phantom now is the eyes. Luckily few people outside of Amity Park knew about Phantom and wizards wouldn't have heard do him.
"Thanks but I don't know why my hair is not changing colors like everyone else's." Danny said.
"I think it makes you look dashing." A voice behind Danny said. The group turned to see Fleur standing right behind Danny. "Do you mind if I sit with you."
"I am not really supposed to sit here so I am not the person to say no. What you do you a say guys?" Danny asked the rest of his group.
All the boys immediately said a variation of 'yes please do'. Danny noticed that they all sported blushes that made all of their faces as red as a Weasley's hair.
"You guys alright?" Danny asked. "You seem a little red."
All of the boys started to say just how fine they were, while Fleur sat down next to Danny, pushing Ginny aside. "You must be brave to try to enter the Triwizard Tournament." Fleur said will suggestively moving around and touching Danny's hair. All this when completely unnoticed by Danny thought the rest of the group was furious. The boys that Danny was getting all the attention and Ginny because Fleur was acting like a slut.
"Not really," Danny replied, "Fred and George also tried there hardest to get in and did a lot of fast and impressive research to get past the ward."
Fred and George both started to puff up with pride and were going to say how 'it was nothing' and 'we really would have got it if we had a few more hours', but they were stopped by Fleur saying. "But where they failed you succeeded." Fleur was now leaning on Danny making it hard for him to eat.
Danny did he best to ignore it until Viktor showed up. "Hello Danny. I thought we were all assigned tables to eat with?" Viktor asked seeing Fleur.
"Well I am not exactly supposed to be here either." Danny said with a smile. "You're welcome to join." Viktor said down. "Here are the cartages again. I am sure with practice you can get the shield down. I think?" Danny didn't sound all that sure but he still throw the cartages to Viktor.
"Why are you helping him?" Fleur asked.
"Because he asked." Danny answered with a shrug. "I am not going to turn down a fellow lover of the skies."
"But he is your computation not your friend." Fleur said.
"I don't see why he can't be both. I once dated a girl who had been trying to kill me for months and was still trying to kill me." Danny said. "In the end she dumped me so that she would be able to concentrate her time on killing me, even though we still liked each other." Danny started to rub the back of his neck. "That was a weird week." Everyone was staring at him now, even the guys that had fell for Fleur's charms broke free momentarily to stare at him.
"I must visit this America." Viktor said. "If all of them are this mad I would love to watch a normal day in the life of American." Viktor said with a smile.
"Not everyone there is crazy. And I took a large quantity of the crazy with me when I jumped town. But you can always go to Austin, Texas. I hear it is pretty weird there." Danny said when something that he for some reason expected to happen happened. A short blue mist came from Danny's mouth. He was immediately on his feet staff in hand and looking around for the Ghost. "Everyone get out of the Hall!" He shouted. No one moved, they thought he was still being crazy.
Out of nowhere missiles appeared and were heading straight for the Gryffindor table. "Ario Shavanera Erecten Spiritus!" Danny got up his shield and the exploded leaving nothing be green smoke. "Show yourself Skulker. Or is the great hunter to scared to face his prey?" Danny shouted to the empty air. Everyone was panicking by now.
"I fear nothing." A large robot appeared or of thin air. "I Skulker the Greatest Hunter in all the Ghost Zone fears no prey. And today Whelp, I will have your pelt."
"By the Ancients Skulker I know your obsession demands that you hunt but you might want to pick a different target. I mean we have fought like a hundred times, and the only why you ever won was Jazz accidentally shooting me in the back during our fight." Danny said will rubbing his temples as if the only thing Skulker was giving him was a headache.
"But you are by far the most interesting prize. And you just become more and more valuable. After all I hear you were adopted by Clockwork and named the Crowned Prince of Ghosts."
All the students' jaws dropped. Danny Clockwork was some kind of super ghost fighting prince. The legend just keeps growing. "Ok since when am I a prince?" Danny said.
"The Observant named you prince three days ago." Skulker said.
"They didn't even have the decency to ask me first!" Danny yelled. "What if I don't want to be a prince? Not that what I wanted ever mattered to you ghosts anyways but still. This is worse than the time they made a religion around me and built a museum in my honor."
"Enough talking whelp, I will have your pelt." A machete popped out of Skulker's arm as he prepared to rush.
Danny raised his staff. "Neovs Armeo Tearen Un Magikus!" Danny's whole body started to glow white with wisps of green vapor floating away. His normally blue eyes turned green. He had not transformed into his ghost form, but he had brought out his ectoplasmic energy was coated himself in it and was using it to enhance his human muscles. He could not reach the two hundred mile an hour top speed like he could in his ghost form, but zero to sixty in half a second with a top speed of eighty is nothing to laugh at. And even if he could only lift five tons instead of twelve he was more than a match for Skulker in his robot suit.
Skulker did a wide swing from above, but Danny parried with his staff and countered with a punch to Skulker's elbow severing the arm with the machete. Skulker staggered back a few feet and brought up the other arm a gun flying out and shoot. Danny didn't have enough time to dodge completely so he ended up getting hit in the left shoulder. Danny didn't miss a beat dashing up to Skulker a hooking his staff behind one of Skulker's legs before punching him in the face with his injured left arm. Skulker started to fall over and Danny repositioned himself beside Skulker and lifted his right leg. Right as the robotic suit was bouncing up off of the ground Danny brought down his leg in an over powered ax kick that quickly severed Skulker's lower half from his upper. There were a few sparks and the robot suit shut down.
"Is it died?" one of the first years asked.
"No, that was just the suit." Danny said kicking the head off of the armor. He picked the head up and stuck his hand into it. In a second he was holding what looked like a glowing green blob. "This is the true form of Skulker. He is a lower powered common spirit due to his size. But he is very resourceful and good with machines and traps. I would say on a threat scale from one to ten he would be a solid four if not a low five."
"You shouldn't underestimate me Whelp." The blob said.
"I'm not Fright is only a six." Danny said. "And I think anything about a three is always worth my time." Danny took out the Fenton Thermos and a blue vortex of light sucked Skulker in. "Ended the same as always Skulker." Danny said giving the Thermos a shake. His hair decided to take that time to change colors and was suddenly every color in the rainbow at once.
"Danny are you ok." Ginny ran up to him and started to examine his shoulder. "We need to get you to the Hospital Wing immediately."
"Come down, Ginny I have had worse. I will get it bandaged up, but it isn't smart to add magic to ectoplasmic wounds though. All that will go is excite the ectoplasm and case it to do more damage." That was not true but he didn't want a full examination. "I can remove it later with 'Spirit Weaving' and then heal the wound ok."
"Promise me that you will be ok." Ginny looked at Danny seriously with tears starting in her eye, causing Danny to blush.
"I promise. I have been doing this for two years. I know the ropes." Danny gave her a pat on the back and then he let her drag him to the Hospital wing.
After he left the Great Hall exploded into questions. "Who was that? How did he know Danny? Why did he try to kill Danny? Who was Danny? What did Clockwork have to do with this? Who were the Observant? And why would they make Danny their Prince and one day King. Danny was live wasn't he?" No one new anything and it just kept getting louder and louder. In all the confusion the twins and Lee, with the help of Neville, grabbed the armor and took it back to Gryffindor tower with plans on repairing it and using it as a prank on Halloween.
Danny got to the Hospital Wing and once Ginny was out of the room he Transformed and repaired his arm is five seconds, not even leaving a scar. Turning back to his human form he walked out and told Ginny it was done and showed here the spot where the burn used to be.
"I still need to go to Detention with Hagrid." Danny said turning away and was about to head off when Ginny grabbed his arm.
"Danny, The first Hogsmeade trip is going too been next weekend, and I was wandering if we could go together. You know just the two of us." Ginny said, blushing like crazy.
"Oh, huh, sounds good to me." The signal was clear enough to even reach Danny's head up in the clouds. "It will be nice to talk without the others around." Danny said to make sure he got the point right.
"Yah, I will see you then." Ginny turned and practically skipped away back to the Great Hall.
Danny quickly turned and run as fast as he could out of the entrance hall and Down to Hagrid's Cabin. Hopefully the detention was something that could help him get his mind off of how not to make an idiot of himself in front of a girl he likes.
"Ah, Danny I 'as told that ya 'ere going to be in the 'ospital Wing tonight 'ith a burn." Hagrid said.
"I got it taken care of, and I would hate to miss the detention because I was careless in a fight. That is something that you need to be punished for not babied." Danny said.
"If ya say so. We will be making a clearing in the forbidden forest for some larger animal stables. Now because of the nature of the animals we can't house them near the school so we will be going a good ten miles in before we start. This are going to be all nighters detentions so your Professors have been told to go easy on you if you end up tired in classes." Hagrid said will handing Danny and axe.
They walked for about two hours with Danny jogging to keep up, since Hagrid didn't want him using magic during his detention. Danny asked some questions about magical creatures and the magical world, and Hagrid asked some about ghosts and there world. Eventually they came upon an area that showed signs that someone had been cutting down the trees.
Both Danny and Hagrid lifted up their axes and went to work. In around six hours then managed to clear over eighty trees. Before Hagrid said they needed to head back so that he could feed the animal back at the castle. Hagrid was impressed with how well Danny kept up with him. After six straight hours of work the boy was still not tried out.
Once they got out of the forest Hagrid said, "'e got about one fourth the 'ork done tonight,f and 'e thought it 'as going to take two 'eeks. I am glad they stuck ya 'ith me, Danny. It makes my life easier. Now do ya 'ant to see the horses before ya go, or the Blast Ended Skrewts that I am going to show in class tomorrow."
"I would like to see the horses since I will end up seeing the Skrewts tomorrow anyways." So Hagrid showed him the horses and he helped replace the hay and shovel out all the dung before he went back to the castle roof. He called Tucker and talked a little will about girls before remembering that Tucker was hopeless when it came to love. So Danny just rolled over and went to sleep on the roof.
This chapter took 2 hours 42 minutes 39 seconds to write.
I don't do french accents, I've never even meet a real french person before.