Chapter 12 - The Final Task
It was 7am in the common room and Fred and Harry were up and reading through books as if it was a exam.
"find anything?" asked Harry.
"nope you?" replied Fred.
"nah, I guess we will just have to try our best"
"yeah, George is gonna kill me for not listening and making paper planes with his DADA homework" Harry could help but laugh.
At breakfast they both ate slowly.
"Harry, Fred, you two must eat" said Hermione, who reminded Fred of his mother.
"yeah, Hermiones right, eat or ill force it down your throat" said George looking serious.
"he isn't kidding either" whispered Fred to Harry.
"really" Harry whispered back.
Just then McGonagall came over. Fred and Harry stood up ready and followed her out to the tent but this time they walked down to a giant hedge.
"ok wait here, Dumbledore will be with you in a moment" she said.
They waited for half a hour when Dumbledore came towards them.
"ok, this is your final challenge, it is the hardest yet, you have to find your way out of the maze but there will be creatures with you that are more dangerous than Dragons and Merpeople" he said it seriously like it was the last time he would ever see them.
When it was time they got dressed in the same clothes they wore in the first task. Draco was talking to his father, Cho was hugging her parents, Fred was being told off by her mother and being hugged by Ginny and Harry was standing there feeling like the odd one out when Fred signalled him over but before he could a cannon went off. Draco and Harry were to go first as they were tied for 1st place, then Fred and last was Cho.
BANG
Harry and Draco ran in, Draco went one way and Harry went the other. He couldn't see anything, it was so dark. BANG. Harry jumped but thought of Fred running in.
About 15 minutes Harry found his first creature. A Acromantula. Harry wasn't worries he had dealt with one before, he said a couple of stunning spells and it ran away. Harry was running for a while when he heard screaming in the opposite direction. It was Fred. Harry found him supporting his right arm.
"Fred, what was it?" Harry said forcing Fred to sit down.
"A Chimaera" said Fred laughing when he saw Harry's confused face.
" A what?"
"A greek monster with a lions head, a Goats body and a Dragons tail"
"ok, come on we have to get out of here"
They ran for a couple of minutes when another Acromantula attacked Fred by throwing him into the side of the hedge. Harry scared him again and helped Fred up. He was getting dizzy.
"Harry, stop spinning" he muttered.
"im not you are" he said trying to keep a straight face. Harry tried to make him walk but every few seconds he had to sit down.
"go without me ill sit here" said Fred lying against the side of the hedge.
Harry didn't move.
"go on I cant sit here all night, go and next time I see you I want to see you holding the Tri Wizard cup" said Fred grinning. Harry grinned back and ran away leaving Fred lying there staring.
Harry thought he had already been around that area when he thought he saw light at the end of the path, he ran faster and faster trying to get out of there when a Salamander Charged at him, it didn't take harry long because he knew Agumenti. After he finished off the salamander he ran towards the exit and got out before anyone else, next was Draco who was being hugged by his mother and being bombarded with presents by his father. Cho came out covered with scratches and burns. Mrs Weasley was getting worried about Fred when a Cannon went of signalising the end of the task.
