Scorpius kept trying to talk to Lily, but she acted like he didn't exist. She was in no mood to speak to him, and she couldn't imagine that he had something to say that he had not already told her or that could make things better. She decided that she was going to talk to him eventually, but she had no idea when that would be.

Several weeks later, during breakfast, Professor Tuffin made an announcement to everyone. "If I could have your attention, please?" he said loudly. Everyone turned to face him, and many people stopped eating. "I'm sorry to inform you, but there will be no classes this morning." Everyone was very confused, and some people started cheering. "But classes will most likely resume this afternoon." A few people groaned, but most of the students were generally very happy to miss morning classes. "Now, you may be wondering why, so I will tell you. The Capitol has decided to put on a little ceremony in the center of each of the districts, and everyone has to attend the ceremony in their district. This means all of you students will attend in a few hours. Yes, even the Hogwarts students. In exchange for allowing the adorable little Brits to stay in their district, we had to agree that the students had to join the ceremony as well. They have asked us all to dress in nice clothes for this. They have not told us anything about the ceremony other than what I have just told you. Everyone is required to attend. Thankfully, the center of the district is not far from here, so we will walk there when it is time to. In the meantime, everyone back to your dorms so you can get ready and dress up nicely for the ceremony. Thank you!"

Everyone was excited, nervous, and anxious for this mysterious ceremony. After about two hours, everyone was ready to go to the center of the district. Professor Tuffin and Professor McGonagall lead the way. They arrived in about fifteen minutes. Other people from the district were arriving as well. A Peacekeeper, similar to a police officer, told them, "Adults and young children go in the back. Kids between the ages of twelve and eighteen sign in and come up front." He repeated it many times as families continued to arrive.

There was a stage at the front, and hundreds, probably even thousands, of people were standing on the ground in front of it. The adults and children were behind them, but teenagers were signing in at one of several tables and moving up to the front, boys on the left and girls on the right. At the back of the stage, there were two large screens, one on either side. There was a microphone on a stand on the stage in the center. There were two stools off to the side of the stage, and on each stool was a glass bowl with several small pieces of paper inside.

After several minutes, it seemed as if everybody had arrived, so the ceremony started. A woman with long, curly, purple and blue hair stepped onto the stage. Her makeup was also extravagant. She had bright red lipstick, bright pink eye shadow, and bright orange fake eyelashes that could be seen from the back of the area. Although it was very extreme, strangely, it flattered her greatly.

She started speaking into the microphone. "Good morning everyone, and happy Hunger Games!" No one knew what this meant, so everyone was very confused, but she continued. "Hello! My name is Susana Patterson, and I am here to introduce to District 12 the very first annual Hunger Games!" Everyone was still very confused. "To get started, let's watch a video brought to us from the Capitol."

The speaker in the video was President Pow, the president of Panem. "Over the past few years," he said as pictures and video clips flashed on the screens," District 13 has been creating quite a stir across Panem. They rebelled and taught others to rebel, but this will happen no more. The Capitol has stopped the rebellion and has gotten rid of District 13 for good. Now we need to rely on the Capitol to show the world what happens when they rebel. Starting this year and continuing every year for the next several years, we will host a little competition we call the Hunger Games. We will choose one boy and one girl within the ages of twelve and eighteen from each district, with a total of twenty-four contestants. These contestants, called victors, will then be dressed up by professional stylists to get sponsors. These sponsors can donate money for supplies needed in the Games. Then the tributes will be sent to a very large arena and fight to the death until one survives." This caught everybody's attention. Many people gasped, and some of the younger children even started crying. Professor Tuffin was terrified. He had no idea that he had agreed to let the Hogwarts students do this. "However, he winner, called the victor, will receive a lifetime of money and food and a new, large house for him or her and his or her family. Also, you may volunteer to be a tribute after both of the tributes are chosen. When this video ends, the designated person from the Capitol will choose at random one boy and one girl to be in the Hunger Games."

The video shut off. Everyone was terrified, freaked out, nervous, and anxious, especially the Hogwarts students. They came to Panem to have a safe trip, not to be killed off in a competition.

"Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favor," said Susana, obviously less worried than the people in the District. She paused for a few moments, as if waiting for someone to do something. After a few moments, she continued. "Well, we should get started, shouldn't we? Ladies first." She walked over to the glass bowl to her right and put in her hand without looking. She moved it around for a few seconds before pulling out a piece of paper. She walked back over to the microphone holding the paper. "This year's tribute from district twelve is…" She unfolded the paper and held it in front of her. "Lily Potter."

So this is kind of a cliffhanger, just to keep you readers on edge :)

Note: Professor Tuffin is an OC from earlier chapters, and Susana Patterson and President Pow are new OC's.

Now I'm getting more into the actual plot.

Thanks for reading!

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