Chapter 11, First task
HARU'S POV
It was time for the first task and I was nervous, I mean it's not every day you get to go up against a dragon. I was in the tent for the champions and I could tell that I wasn't the only one who was nervous.
Fleur was fidgeting a lot and chatting to Madam Maxime in hushed whispers, Cedric was pacing around nervously will muttering somethings to himself, Viktor was sitting on a provided chair while crossing his arms with a determined face but I could tell he was nervous because of the worry in his eyes. I stood composed while I polished my katana with a cloth but in my head I was going through spells.
I was allowed to use my weapons but it didn't mean I couldn't use my wand as well. If worse came to worse then I'd use my weapon against the dragon. I may love humans but that didn't mean that I hated beasts or animals, in fact I love them just as much.
I knew that their scales would be impenetrable to normal spells but after a lot of digging I found some illusion spells. A disillusion spell that would make it seem like I was a human chameleon and a spell called Somnium which was an illusion spell that could be casted on any living creature by a frighting thought. But the somnium spell needed precise concentration and a clear mind and for me to be doing two spells at once requires a lot of strength mentally and emotionally.
"Ah the competitors, ready to begin?" Ludo bagman said as he came into the tent with a bag. Dumbledore followed closely behind and all four of us competitors stood. "Ladies first?" the man said as he held out the bag to Fleur who was as pale as an angel of the grave at the moment.
She stuck her hand in nervously and pulled out the common green welsh, only a smaller figure of the real thing. Fleur looked at Madam Maxime with a frightened look yet I gave an amused look. The dragon was probably the most easy to defeat. The figure had a number 2 around its neck and gave a burst of flames in Fleurs palm.
"Ah the common green welsh, good, good" Bagman states.
Next Viktor stepped up with confidence and pulled out a red dragon. It was the Chinese fireball and fire exploded from its mouth. Viktor did nothing as he stared at it with Karkaroff looking at it from behind. This dragon had a number three around its neck.
"Wow the Chinese fireball" Bagman said with mock surprise.
Next went Cedric and as he put his hand in and pulled out the Swedish short snout I internally cursed at my luck. Cedric stared at the beautiful blue dragon and blue flames shot out of its mouth. The dragon had a number one around its own neck.
"Beautiful, the Swedish short snout" Sounded Bagman but suddenly turned to me. "Mr Potter?"
"It's Orihara" I state with a sigh as I stuck my hand in and brought out the Hungarian Horntail.
'Well just my luck, oh well I knew I guess I knew this would happen' I thought with a sigh.
"Okay you'll be going fourth Mr Orihara, now when the horn blows then the first person will go out. Now any questions?" Bagman asked and nobody made a move to say anything so I did.
"Any rules with fighting these dragons?" I asked meekly and everyone looked at me.
"Well glad you asked Mr Orihara, There are just three rules. One do whatever it takes to just get the golden egg, two do not crack any of the other eggs in the nest because you will lose points and three, don't die. If that'll be all then we shall go" and Bagman and the Headmasters sauntered off. Dumbledore gave an anxious glance at me but left without a word.
"Oh I'm going to fail" Released Fleur as she sits down on her chair with a thud while rubbing her face once they were out.
"You? You got the easiest one!" both Viktor and Cedric shout at the girl and now their mask cracks as they both looked at each other in worry.
"Hey if anyone gets to complain it's me, but I'm not am I? So suck it up and just get through the damn dragons" I state as I all looked at them as if they were lower beings, it was something I copied Papa because he would always do it to all of his clients.
"Interrupting something are we?" I turned to see Draco and Neville walk into the tent. Draco was smirking while Neville looked on nervously.
"Oh hello Draco, Neville" I greet and both of them looked at all the competitors who seemed a mess at the moment. "Why are you two down here?" I asked the two.
"We came to wish you luck while the others saved us seats, although we only came for the others, it's not like I care" Draco said as he looked away blushing.
"Tsun! Tsun! Tsunder!" I shout at him with a grin. No one got the joke but laughed at the blondes red face.
"You're right, if Orihara is not scared Zen why should we?" Viktor states and the seventh years nodded.
"We can do this, we can do this" Cedric said as he chants it like a ritual.
I walked up to the hufflepuff and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Calm down Cedric, I know you'll do great" I said and the horn sounded.
Cedric gave a nervous look while as he gave one last glance around the tent. Both Fleur and Viktor came up to the hufflepuff. Fleur gave a kiss on the cheek while Viktor gave a pat on the shoulder and shook his hand in encouragement. After they were done the hufflepuff turned to me.
"What? Don't expect a kiss from me" I state with a laugh.
"Thanks Haru, without you I wouldn't have made it this far at all" Cedric said.
"Huh? Say that after you defeat the dragon idiot" I say with a laugh when the brunette suddenly pulls me into a hug. It was sudden and I did nothing until he let me go and went out of the tent.
I gave an amused look at the brunettes back as he left and turned to bot Draco and Neville to face palm.
"Really Draco if you're jealous again then please know tha-"
"I don't want to hear it, now don't go dying okay" The blonde said with a huff and twirled around gracefully and strutted out and away. But before he was out I shouted out to him.
"I won't, not yet anyways, I promise" and then the blond was gone.
"What's wrong with him?" I asked Neville who just look as dumbfounded. He shrugged and left, following the slytherin out.
I turned back to the other two competitors who gave amused looks. Viktor gave a silly smile with a knowing look which was a first and Fleur looked like she would burst if she didn't squeal.
"What's wrong with you two?" I asked and they opened their mouths. "Actually I don't want to know" I state as I turned and sat in a seat.
Time went on and soon both Fleur and Viktor were gone. Fleur with air kisses and Viktor with a nod. Roars and cheers came from outside while I just sat waiting. I waited in silence and blocked out the noises as much as I could as Viktor competed.
Finally at what felt like forever a loud horn sounded and I got up. I composed myself and breathed in and made my passive mask appear and walked out. The first thing I see is the crowd, hundreds of people staring and look at me and cheering their lungs out. I don't know where my friends are but I don't care as the next thing I see is the horntail sitting atop the rocks. It hadn't noticed me yet but had very much noticed the crowed and was roaring at it in agitation.
I immediately do the disillusion spell on myself and walk quietly and hid behind a boulder just in case. I stick out my wand from behind the boulder and concentrated, blocking out the noise of the confused cheers as they didn't know where I was. I blocked out of the useless commentating and concentrated in manifesting a Karura. It was an ancient beast from Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythologies.
A beast with the body of a human yet head of a bird. They breathed fire and ate Dragons and serpents so it was the perfect creature to do an illusion of. I concentrated and eventually I was in the dragons mind and finally plagued it with the Karura's. As if it were surrounded by them.
The dragon grew agitated and started to roar at thin air to the people's eyes. Although It's mind was plagued with the illusion of it going to be eaten by the creature. I slowly approached from behind, still concentrating and pointing my wand at the dragon. The dragon stood at full length and began breathing fire around it but I held my concentration and made the Karura's multiply in its mind.
By now it was panicked and did whatever it took to get rid of the creatures to protect its eggs. It gave desperate roars as it was surrounded and I almost felt guilty and sorry for it. I was so close to getting to the nest when something collided into my chest full force.
I was thrown back at the force and once I crashed onto the rocks I knew that both illusions were over. I gasp in pain as my shirt was now no more and the spikes of the dragons tail that collided into me had pierce my chest and stomach in several areas. I was severely bleeding and judging from the crowd I looked worse too. I had minutes before I blacked out from the blood loss and died. So I shook of the pain and got up.
I drew out my katana from my sheath as my wand had been flung of somewhere. The mother dragon turned to face me and bared its teeth at me as if it was my fault which it was.
"Hello, I've come to take that golden egg" I state and the dragon growled a deep vibrating growl at me yet I ignored it and surveyed the area. "And I'll take it, whether you want me to or not" I said and charged in as the dragon did so too. She charged head first and just as we were about to make contact I side stepped, hopped onto a large boulder and jumped from it slicing its neck.
My cut barely sliced anything at all but I was only testing to see how strong its armour was. It was strong but not fully strong enough to with stand my attacks. I could go on and continue this until the dragon faints from exhaustion but that would take too long and I'd already be gone from blood lost.
I needed a better way so I searched through my mind for what to do.
'Come on, come on think! What would Papa do?' I thought as I tried to calm my thunderous heartbeat down. 'Papa would analyse their weaknesses and use it against them' I thought and looked at the dragon.
All of the dragon was covered in scales except for two parts. One with no armour at all and one that would have barely any. Suddenly I had a plan but if this goes wrong in any way then I'll be dead.
"COME ON YOU UGLY BEAST! COME AT ME YOU PATHETIC, FAT REPTILE!" I provoked it and I heard the crowd murmur in confusion. Although the dragon seemed angry enough and chased me around the arena. I ran in a circle and I knew that the beast would catch up eventually so suddenly to its surprise I turned and ran straight at it this time.
It ran at me and before it could bite my face off I slid down and under it and sliced a deep cut up from its neck to its lower belly. It roared in pain as blood spilled out but it wasn't enough.
"A SCAR FOR A SCAR DRAGON!" I shout and turn as it turned to me but as it did fire spilled out of its mouth and I barely dodged it as it burned my shoulder. I scream yet I stood my ground.
"Bloody hell" I said to myself in a ragged breathe as I stare at in the eyes.
I got my sword ready yet I also got my switch blade ready.
"I guess it really has come to this" I said and the dragon charged at me and I did too. We ran and this time as it thought I would slid or over move to the side I didn't and crouched down, I jumped. I raised my katana blade and its eyes widen as it realized what I was going to do. Fear flashed in its eyes and I felt my stomach clench and I stab it through its left eye all the way through its head so that the blade came out the other end. A mighty roar erupted and the dragon and it began to struggled weakly.
The crowd was silent as they stared on in shock. I looked at it in pity, I was not like Papa in all ways I was also like Daddy and like daddy I hated violence. The mother dragon whined in pain as its right eye looked at me pleadingly.
"Don't worry, I won't harm your eggs, I just need the fake one. I'm sorry but I have to do this" I whisper lightly and the dragon admitted defeat and in one more strike with my switch blade I stabbed though its other eye and the dragon became limp.
I felt ashamed but I had to do it or else I would have died. I pull out my two weapons which were now bloodied and I look up. I wobbled and staggered a bit as I looked at their faces.
The crowd was in shock and horror, even the judges were horrified by my actions and it looked like they were going to give low marks when I spoke out what Ludo bagman had said.
"One do whatever it takes to just get the golden egg" I say with little air as I walked to the egg and grabbed it from the nest.
"Two do not crack any of the other eggs in the nest because you will lose points" I state as I felt dizzy.
"And three, don't die" with that I fell down and I felt myself hit the hard rocks on the floor.
"HARU!" I heard my dragon scream out and then I was out like a light.
DRACO MALFOY'S POV
I watched as Haru fell to the ground. People began to shout and talk at what the boy who lived had done but I didn't care as I jumped of the seats which was metres in the air.
"DRACO!" "MALFOY" the others called but I ignored them as I ran to Haru who laid lifelessly on the ground.
I ran and sat by his side and carried him against my arms. I was scared and frightened that he might've been dead. I look at his pale face but I could see small faint breathes that were slowing down. I propped my head against his chest and heard a small thump that was slowing down fast. I see all the wounds and all the gashes on his chest. I felt tears well up in my eyes as I stare.
"Don't you dare die on me Orihara, please don't" I begged silently when a person came up next to me. "How anyone could let a kid compete in these stupid games?! How?" I whisper when the person began ripping open the shirt.
"STOP DON'T TOUCH HIM!" I scream as I pulled Haru away from the hands and guarded his body with my own.
I look and see Severus looking at me with wide eyes, Dumbledore and the rest of the judges behind him.
"Mr Malfoy I suggest you let me look at him and levitate him to the infirmary tent before Mr Orihara dies" hissed Snape and I felt my eyes blur. I nod and the potions master takes out his wand and levitates him away.
I followed them as Severus walked away with a hurry. I could feel the eyes on me but I didn't care as I clasps my hand in Haru's hand. Finally we reach the infirmary tent and once inside I notice the other competitors in there being treated. Although none of their wounds were as bad as Haru's.
Madam Pomfrey looked at Severus then at the floating Haru and her eyes widen as she stared in shock at the damage.
"Set him down, dear please let go or else I can't treat him" she said and I let go as they set Haru down on one of the beds.
"Poppy I'll help" Severus said and she nods as they work together.
"What happened? How did Haru get so beaten up?" Asked the hufflepuff, Diggory.
I turn and stared at the horrified seventh years who saw the damage. Severus now gets rid of all the clothes on Haru except his boxers and what I see horrified me. Large gashes tore through this chest to his lower abdomen. His shoulder was burned to the brim as only red tissue was there.
I turned away to see even more horrified faces of the competitors.
"How?" Viktor and Fleur asked, a loss for words at what they saw.
"The Hungarian horntail did it of course" I said in a weak voice.
"I'll kill it, we'll kill it" Anger flared in Diggorys' eyes and the malice in his voice. All three had determined looks but I gave them a small smile.
"It's already dead" I state and they stare at me as if I was joking but they saw that I was telling the truth.
"He killed it, a scar for a scar" I quoted what Haru had said earlier and I felt myself let go and tears fall down my cheeks. I tried whipping them away in embarrassment but they just kept coming. I tried whipping them again and again but they were hot on my trail.
I felt arms wrap around me and I look up to see that Fleur had come and wrapped herself around me. She smiled a watery smile.
"He'll be alright Honey" she said in her French accent that was very light at the moment and I let myself go as I cry on the foreign girl that I hardly knew. "He promised, remember" she says and I sob loudly.
To think of my last words to him when he was alive was, 'don't die okay' was horrible.
'You promised idiot, you better keep it' I thought as I watched though my tears as they try and save Haru who was on the brink of death.
A/N okay so hope you guys like this chapter. Review for the next chapter! Did you guys like the fight scene or was it a bit over the top? Let me know and review! Was I making Draco a bit too over dramatic? But then again you'd think of the worst if a person you liked was attacked by a dragon and is not barely breathing.
Until next time!