Ooooooo, de wizards are getting suspicious. Oh Hermione, do you ever give up?
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Chapter 10
Leann's POV
Triwizard Tournament announcements tonight! Read a banner outside of the Great Hall. I sighed and walked in, ready for the announcement. If I could just be put in that competition, then I would dominate it!
Victor Krum, Fleur Delacour, and Cedric Diggory came out of the goblet. Then something unexpected happened. Another name came out of the goblet. "Harry Potter!" boomed the voice of Dumbledore. The whole hall went silent as Harry stood up and walked nervously over to Dumbledore.
This was going to be interesting.
*One week later*
Not again. I thought as I ran blindly through the forest, three monsters on my tail. I had lost sight of Thalia two minutes ago.
I sighed as I pulled out my last recourse, a hunting knife, gift form Thalia. I threw it straight at the monster in the lead and hit it square in the chest. It dissolved, covering me in monster dust.
With renewed hope, I charged at the second monster, reducing it to a pile of ash. Then an arrow sprouted from the third monster's head. It too was reduced to dust.
I looked over to see Thalia, panting and sweating, pointing her bow at the ash. "No one messes with my family." She said darkly.
I stumbled over to her and collapsed into her arms. The last thing I remember before passing out was "Leann!"
Thalia's POV
"Leann!" I screeched just before she passed out. She had a huge gash running from her temple to her shoulders. Her neck was the worst part. No amount of ambrosia would fix this, I needed help.
I scooped up some water from a puddle and poured it onto her neck, it helped a little, but not enough.
I started pulling her through the forest, but her legs kept hitting things. I pulled her into my arms, bridal style, and sped up my pace.
Her head fell back over my arm and it looked like she was getting paler. I ran.
I don't think I've ever run so fast in my life. I ran out of the trees and headfirst into Draco.
"Draco! Help! Get Madame Pomfrey! She knows the secret!" I panted to him.
He looked down at Leann, and his eyes widened. He turned and ran to the castle. I sat down on the grass and laid her head on my lap. I trickled some nectar onto the wound to help it.
Her breath was coming out in wild, shallow gasps. Suddenly there was a voice next to me. I looked up and saw Madame Pomfrey, daughter of Apollo. It was pretty weird that Apollo looked younger than her.
She gasped and bent over Leann, mumbling some words and waving her wand around. She trickled some liquids onto the cut and it began to heal. Leann's color started coming back and her eyes fluttered open for a second before they closed again.
Draco was looking at us with a wild and worried expression. Finally Madame Pomfrey said "That's all I can do for now, come quickly, we need to get her to the hospital wing."
We lifted her up on a stretcher thingy and brought her inside. Thankfully no one saw us.
We laid her down on a cot and waited.
Hermione's POV
I sat with Ron and Harry by the lake when I heard a scream and a flash of black hair disappear behind the trees in the forbidden forest, closely followed by Thalia.
My eyes narrowed, as did Ron's and Harry's, and we walked closer to the forest. I saw three large dark objects move and then disappear. I plopped down and waited for a few minutes beside the forest.
I listened closely and could barely hear shouts of battle and screeches of pain. I faintly heard "Thalia!" before more yelling took its place. That was definitely Leann's voice.
"That was Leann, she's in there." I said to Ron and Harry. They nodded.
I heard a screech and then "Leann!" somewhere in the forest. I sat there another minute before I heard footsteps. We quickly hid behind some trees. Thalia came running out of the trees, and unconscious and bloody Leann in her arms. My eyes widened at the huge gash on her face and neck.
Thalia ran right at Draco. "Draco! Help! Get Madame Pomfrey! She knows the secret!" She said quietly but urgently. The last part was hard to hear and I only distinguished one word, "secret." My eyes narrowed more.
Draco rushed off, concern plastered to his face. Thalia sat down and laid Leann's head in her lap. She looked around and then trickled some golden liquid onto the cut.
Leann was paling, and I had the urge to help them. But they couldn't know I was here. Suddenly Madame Pomfrey was there, trying to heal the cut. Leann's color returned and her eyes fluttered open for a second, and then closed again.
"That's all I can do for now." Said Madame Pomfrey.
They then hoisted Leann up onto a stretcher and brought her inside the castle.
I looked at Harry and Ron. "I'm going to find out what it is they're hiding, and it looks like Draco and Madame Pomfrey are in on it."
Leann's POV
I woke up in the hospital wing. I winced as I felt a sharp pain in my neck, and a hand gently pushed me back down.
I looked over and saw Thalia smiling down at me. "Thalia! The monsters!" I said.
"Sh, it's ok, they're gone. You're in the Hospital Wing." She told me.
I relaxed a little. "How long have I been out?" I asked.
"A day. You woke up just in time for the first competition, it's in an hour and you can leave in 30 minutes." She said.
I sighed and ate a cracker from the table next to me.
"We need to start being more secretive about these attacks. Ron, Harry, and Hermione are getting suspicious." I said. She just nodded.
A half an hour later we were leaving the hospital wing and heading to the first competition.
People were wearing lots of 'Potter stinks!' buttons, including Draco. I glared at him and his expression quickly changed from relief at my recovery, to confusion, to fear. He turned around and ran.
I smirked and walked with Thalia to the arena. I sat down next to Ron, who ever so slightly, but still visibly, scooted away from me. Probably in fear. I sighed, I was an outcast.
The first three managed to defeat their dragon, then it was Harry's turn. He brought out his Firebolt. He left the arena eventually. The crowd was tensed up when I heard a growl.
I sighed and looked at Thalia. We met eyes and nodded, we needed to fight this monster.
I stood up. "I need to use the restroom." I said quietly. Thalia followed me out. I hoped that they had bought my excuse but in the corner of my eye I saw Ron and Hermione's eyes narrow and Hermione whispered something in Ron's ear. They watched us leave with cold expressions.
I looked around by the forest and spotted the monster, Cyclops. A small one at that. He looked at me with a happy expression. Then I recognized him. "Tyson!" I screeched. I ran into him.
"Yay! Hug from sister!" he said happily.
I smiled at him. "But I heard a growl. What was that?" I asked.
"I got rid of it!" he said happily, then clapped his hands. "Oh, I need to go, brother will be wondering where I am!" he ran back into the forest.
"That was short." I said. Thalia laughed.
"Let's go, I think I can hear cheering." Said Thalia. We ran back to the arena.
Sure enough, the crowd was clapping and cheering and patting their teammates on the back.
Even Harry was getting attention. "Congrats Harry!" I said excitedly.
His eyes narrowed in suspicion "Yeah, thanks." He said. They turned away. I almost cried.
I walked back to the castle with Thalia, ready for sleep.
*One month later*
Eight more monster attacks later, we were at the second competition. It involved water, breathing under it, swimming in it, and rescuing someone in a certain period of time. I would own this one if I was in it.
I sat there as the competitors dove in. Don't hurt them too bad. I told the mer-people jokingly. I heard laughs.
Well, good luck then!