AN: Alright this is a fourth year Harry Potter story.

Cost of Pride

Chapter 1

Fleur Delacour was confused, she was used to being stalked by boys and now her most recent stalker was the boy-who-lived himself, Harry Potter. He would follow her around whenever he could and he would have a smile on his face like he was truly happy, after a week she had had enough so she turned around and confronted him, "Why are you following me?" she demanded.

Harry just stammered and withdrew into himself, "I promise I'll stop.". He just walked away in a defeated manner but he did keep his word and stop following her. But she noticed that he now walked with his shoulders slumped with the air of a man who has lost his last hope but whenever she got near him he would perk up briefly only to whither once she passed, before the feast she decided to pull him aside and talk to him, "Harry why are you only happy when you're following me?" she demanded putting some of her allure into it to get him to talk, she knew that he could keep his mind around her but she hoped that that mixed with surprise would make it work.

Harry clearly struggled to not say anything before he sighed and gained an expression that was both wistful and pained "I grew up not feeling loved but when I'm around you I can get the feeling of love.".

Sighing Fleur asked him, "You do know that it's not real don't you Harry? That it's just my allure?".

Harry nodded his head trancelike, "I know and it doesn't bother me." Harry blurted out his next sentence and she could tell that he was close to escaping her allure, "Because when I'm around you I don't feel like killing myself.".

Fleur was stunned, that was why he followed her, she scooped him up in a hug "Harry you need to talk to someone about that.".

She looked down and saw that he was still depressed and had locked up from the hug, she sighed as she broke the hug and took his hand, "You are sitting next to me for the feast.".

She dragged him to the Ravenclaw table and sat him down before taking her own spot next to him, glaring at anyone who gave them a questioning look. When she was chosen as her school's champion she turned to Harry and told him, "I'll be back soon Harry.".

He nodded as she left but no one noticed that he once again looked lifeless, that was when he was chosen, he stood up and walked to the room with the champions, not even hearing what the people around him were saying. Bagman came in, "Amazing! Everyone, may I present to you Harry Potter, the fourth Tri-Wizard Champion.".

Fleur gasped before running over and hugging him while everyone else stood there shocked, "Harry it's going to be ok.".

He nodded "I don't want to compete, I just want to be left alone.".

Dumbledore came in and heard that "I am sorry but the contract is binding, you will have to compete.".

He nodded as Fleur broke the hug, but she still stood close to him. They went over the rules and were told to go back to the dorms, as Harry walked in to the Gryffindor common room people surrounded him, most congratulated, Ron tore into him saying that he was a cheat and that he wanted more fame, Hermione didn't say a word just sat on the couch reading a book and ignoring him. He went up to his room and went to bed.

When it finally got quiet he left and walked out of the dorms, heading up to the astronomy tower and stood on the edge. He was bracing himself when he felt someone grab him and pull him down, "What are you doing up here? You should be in bed!" it was Professor Sinistra, the astronomy teacher.

Harry bolted and tried jumping over the side but he was pulled back up by a spell and held in midair, "Just let me die please!" he begged, tears flowing down his face.

Sinistra was shocked, she sent off a patronus charm to the nearest teacher to help her and after a few minutes Professor Snape arrived, "Potter, out of bed again I see. Don't worry Sinistra, I'll take him back.". Sinistra went to say something when Harry suddenly broke free but was caught again by Snape, "Don't even think about trying to escape Potter." he said with his wand leveled at him.

Harry, still with tears in his eyes, shouted "Do it! You hate me enough, do me a favor and kill me! Put me out of my misery." Snape just stood there shocked as he lowered his wand, "Do it you greasy git! Kill me, please kill me.", Harry feel to his knees crying "Please! I just want to die.".

Snape stunned him before he put his wand away and picked Harry up, "Sinistra you may help me by opening any doors." he said curtly before walking off.

When they walked into the hospital wing they were met by Madam Pomphrey who sighed when she saw Harry, "What did he do now?".

Sinistra spoke "He tried jumping off the astronomy tower and when that failed he begged Snape to kill him. He needs to be placed on suicide watch and get mental help.".

Madam Pomphrey gasped as Snape placed him on a bed, she transfigured his clothes into a hospital robe, placed his wand in a safe, and then she woke him from being stunned. When he got up and started thrashing she gave him a sedative potion making him go to sleep "I'll talk with him in the morning, you can go.".

The Professors left and Harry slept till the next morning, Harry got up the next morning and tried to get up but found that he was strapped to the bed so he couldn't move. When he tried breaking free he heard Madame Pomphrey say "It's useless, you'll just end up hurting yourself.".

Harry glared at her "Let me go, please I just want my suffering to end.".

She shook her head "I can't do that.".

Harry looked broken she gave him a calming potion, "Tipsy." a house elf appeared, "Watch him and don't take your eyes off of him, not for anything. Don't listen to him just sit here, watch him, and make sure he doesn't hurt himself.".

She then walked out and down to the great hall, kneeling down she said in a soft voice so only the headmaster could hear, "I'm going to have to pull Harry Potter out of the tournament for now due to medical concerns.".

The Headmaster was shocked, he didn't hear anything happen last night, but then again he did cancel the teachers meeting this morning, "How did he hurt himself?".

She sighed, "All I can tell you is that he is under suicide watch and that is only because you're his headmaster and Mr. Bagman needs to make a decision.".

This stunned both of them, "Surely this is just a stunt to get out of the tournament?" Bagman asked.

She simply shook her head, Snape who heard the conversation leaned over, "He begged me to kill him last night after Sinistra stopped him from jumping off the astronomy tower.".

This surprised them both "Then he cannot compete for time being, until he has regained his mental stability." Bagman said.

The score board for the tournament made a noise like a gong causing people to look at it and see Harry's name go dark. When the students and faculty started whispered conversations Dumbledore stood up, "Harry Potter is medically unable to compete and is out of the tournament for now.".

Madam Pomphrey stood and went to leave when she was joined by Fleur, "Can I see him?" she asked the nurse and got a nod in return and they both went up to the hospital wing where Madam Pomphrey showed her to his bed and walked back to her office to make a call to an old friend.

Fleur saw the restraints and how calm he looked plus the house elf watching him. She had seen this before with her Uncle and immediately figured out what was going on so she immediately sat down next to his bed and started running her hand through his hair making him get a contented smile "Why Harry?"

Harry had tears in his eyes now, "I want the pain and suffering to end, I want to see my family again.".

Fleur shook her head "Harry do you really think that your parents would want you to kill yourself?" she asked.

Harry cried "I just want the pain to stop.".

She sighed before removing his restraints and climbing into bed wrapping an arm around him and laying his head on her chest, "Only you can make the pain stop Harry, you can't bottle it up, you need to talk with someone.".

He sighed before saying in an emotionless tone "My family is my pain but Dumbledore makes me stay with them because of bloodward protection .".

Fleur was confused "Bloodward protection?" she asked.

Harry sighed "My mom's sacrifice created a protection and I need to be with someone of her blood in order for it to work.".

Fleur had heard of those, "Harry the best ward can sometimes be better than Bloodwards that are fueled by hatred. If your family is your source of pain then the wards aren't going to be worth much, but tell me Harry, why is your family your source of pain?".

He dint get a chance to speak before Madam Pomphrey came back in with a man, "Harry this is Sigmund McGraw, he's here to help you.".

Fleur was about to get up to leave when Harry wrapped his arms tighter around her, "I'm only going to talk to him if Fleur can stay too.".

Madame Pomphrey was about to berate him when Sigmund spoke up, "That's fine Harry, as a matter of fact why don't you talk to Fleur about what you were discussing when I walked up and I'll just sit here, listen, and make my diagnosis.".

Harry looked to Fleur and she nodded "It's fine Harry, he can help." Harry nodded and the doctor sat down on the bed next to his while Madam Pomphrey left back to her office, "Alright Harry so please answer my question.".

Harry sighed before giving her his life story, how he lived in the cupboard under the stairs, how from the day the day he learned to walk and understand what was being said he was forced to do chores all day every day, how he wasn't allowed to do better in school then his cousin. He explained how he was starved and locked away as punishment for days at a time or beaten until he was bloody. How he was forced to use a bucket as a toilet and sleep next to his mess with rarely a bath and even then only in cold water. How badly his family tried to stop him from coming here and how he was locked in a small bedroom and feed through a cat flap, given cold soup and stale bread in proportions barely suitable for a cat. How he had his life had been threatened since he got here, how he had at a chance for happiness with his godfather and it was shattered by the idiots in the ministry, how his oldest friends abandoned him after the choosing of the champions, how he was forced to go back there every year because of the blood wards but he didn't want to and begged Dumbledore to let him stay anywhere else, how he was bullied in elementary school and forced to wear his cousin cast offs ensuring made no friends there.

Fleur was crying by the time he was finished while the doctor was upset, he spoke up "Harry you were treated as a slave and far worse than any prisoner of war I've ever encountered or read about so I am not allowing you to go back there. Ms. Delacour, I can sense you your allure so because of that, along with the fact he seems to trust you, I am going to recommend you stay near him and continue to talk to him. ".

She nodded to the Doctor as he stood up and marched to the headmaster's office anger clear on his face. When he entered the office the headmaster looked up with a smile, "Ah doctor is Harry doing better?".

"First I have a question for you." Sigmund told him and when he got the nod to continue he asked, "Are you Harry's magical guardian?".

Looking surprised for a moment the Headmaster nodded and said, "Yes I am, Why?".

Glaring Sigmund told him, "Then I am stripping you of that position for deliberate child endangerment through my authority as an ICW medical examiner. You are being placed under arrest pending your trial." before summoning the Headmaster's wand and stunning him before he could react. He then bound the headmaster in chains and floated him down the stairs to the Main Doors.

On the way there he met Professor McGonagall, "What do you think you are doing with the Headmaster?!" she demanded drawing her wand when she saw him.

"He is under arrest for child endangerment as well as human slave trafficking. He is being taken to an ICW holding cell until his trial which will be held by the ICW instead of your Wizenagamot due to his position and to avoid him getting off easily." he told her.

"I highly doubt that so I am going to have to demand that you release the…" McGonagall started before she was cut off.

"If you don't believe me then go ask Harry Potter and Fleur Delacour. Harry is the one who was used as a slave by his relatives the Dursleys and harry had begged to be taken away from there but Dumbledore refused so he is being taken to trial." Sigmund told her before walking off leaving a stunned Deputy Headmistress behind.

Meanwhile in the hospital wing Fleur was talking to Harry, "Harry I think you should compete in the tournament." Fleur told him and when he looked at her askance she continued, "Hear me out Harry. Your house mates turned on you driving you to try to kill yourself. Your friend Ron think you are nothing but a fame whore while the Hermione girl seems to think you're an idiotic cheater. Compete and show them that there is a cost to their pride. Teach them never to mess with Harry Potter.".

After thinking about it a moment Harry nodded and gained a hard look as his magic seemed to swirl around him, "They are going to regret betraying me Fleur. That I can promise you.".