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Chapter 21

Thought and the third task

The third task was scheduled for may second, and it was already towards the end of April. The school was getting more and more tense by the day, but Harry and the other champions did not seem as stressed out. Compared to the other two tasks this would be a lot better….or so they hoped…..but before we check on them lets check with the lovebirds in denial….

"Uh…Ron….?" Asked Hermione one day in the common room.

"Yeah?" asked Ron

"Do you want to go sit by the lake with me?" she asked nervously.

Ron's face was neutral, but he knew his answer right away.

"OH 'Mione, I'm sorry I promised Lavender I'd spent the day with her."

Hermione looked shocked

"L…Lavender?"

"Yeah. She said she started liking me after first year and asked me out."

Hermione's face fell……

"Oh….well….I'm glad your happy with….her." said really sadly. "I'm going to the library." She added and grabbing her books she headed out of the common room as Ginny came in and just got a glimpse pf Hermione's sad expression

"What's with Hermione?" asked Ginny sitting down next to her brother.

"I don't know. She asked me to go and sit by the lake with her and I told her I couldn't cause I promised Lavender….."

Ginny' jaw dropped as she stared at her brother.

"ARE YOU MENTAL?" asked Ginny. "Hermione asked you to go to a calm romantic place with her and you said NO!"

"So what If I did she probably wanted to pester me about those bloody exams…AGAIN!" shouted Ron

"You are so bloody thick." Said Ginny. "and why on earth would you go out with Lavender when you like Hermione"

Ron chose to look away from her and stared at the fire.

"I don't like Hermione as more then a friend."

Ginny laughed.

"Right….that's why you nearly beat up Victor for taking her to the Ball. Come on she heard you say that you would have made a better date and so she figured you fancy her so she asked you…YOU ARE SUCH A GIT!!" said Ginny and walked out of the portrait hole and headed to the library.

Your probably wondering where Harry is right now aren't you? Well Harry is with the other champions being briefed about the third task, but it's pretty boring.

Meanwhile the space by the lake was as a matter of fact very occupied. By one Misa Tinsley and One Neville Longbottom.

They were sitting under a tree looking at the beautiful lake infront of them and Misa had her head on his shoulder.

"Misa can I ask you a question?" wondered Neville.

"Sure."

"Why me?" asked Neville. "I mean don't get me wrong I like the fact that I'm with you. It's just there are so many other guys that are better than me."

Misa smiled. Neville could get that way sometimes, but that's just what she liked about him.

"Oh Neville. Well first off you were my friend and I think you are a very brave person. No matter what those "OTHER GUYS" think. Your sweet and you know more about Herbology then even Hermione. You even helped me with it and now I feel confident that I'll pass the exam. You are the best and only choice for me Nev." Finished Misa making Neville blush.

Back in the library Hermione was trying hard not to scream or cry and tried to concentrate on Hogwarts, a History, when Ginny found her.

"O come on Hermione do you really think he liked Lavender?" asked Ginny

Hermione nodded.

"Honestly if I know Ron, and I do. He is completely smitten with you he's just to thick to realize that you like him too."

Hermione's smile brightened.

Your right Ginny." Said Hermione. "If I'm gonna wait for him to figure it out it will take forever. I have to tell him myself."

With that Hermione gathered her stuff and headed back to the common room.

'great Hermione, and how exactly do you plan to tell Ron you like him?' though Hermione 'I can't just tell him….can I?'

Hermione entered the common room and Ron was still sitting in the chair, but this time Harry was sitting next to him.

"Uh…Harry. Do you think I could talk to Ronald alone?' asked Hermione

Harry smiled..

"Sure. I was planning on leaving anyway."

Harry got up and went over to the hidden book. Pulled it back and went down the steps.

"Ron! I,…um…uh…."

But she was interrupted by Ron.

"Hermione I'm sorry. I'm not spending the day with Lavender, but what I'm sorry about is how I acted at the ball. I guess I was just….well…"

"Jealous?" she asked as she sat down opposite him

Ron nodded.

"Well honestly. I was jealous when you said you'd be spending the day with Lavender." Said Hermione

Non of them knew how it happened but the next thing they knew they were kissing infront of Neville, Harry, and Ginny who where all cheering. The two pulled apart and blushed.

"FINALLY!!" they all said.

"We're together." Said Hermione.

And more cheering erupted as Fred and George entered the common room.

"Our icky Ronnie…." Said Fred.

"IS all grown up." Finished George.

Well the third task arrived rather fast since everybody had girlfriends, or boyfriends.

Harry entered the area that used to be the Qudditch field and saw infront of them a HUGE grass maze.

"Champions gather round." Said Dumbledore. "AS you were told you would be in a maze, but let me tell you this maze will be tough and frightening. You have only one task. Fins the cup. If at anytime you want to give up. Simply send a red spark with your wand and you will be taken out of the tournament. MR. Potter and Mr. Diggory will go first followed by Mr. Krum and Miss Delacour."

Everyone in the audience was waiting for the task to start.

"Before the task begins the champions get to spend some time with there families." Said Bagman.

Misa, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Jay, Luna, and Neville came up to Harry.

Ginny, Hermione, Luna, and Misa hugged him and Ginny course kissed him.

"Good luck Harry." She said "OH and try not to die."

Harry smiled.

"Thanks."

After another minute Moody came out from the maze.

"Now Professor Moody has placed the cup deep inside the maze. And only he knows it's exact locations. So MR. Potter. Mr. Diggory you may begin."

Harry went inside the maze, but turned to look at Moody who game him a nod and pointed to the left with his finger.

'wow Moody 's helping me' though Harry as the door closed and he turned the corner.

Harry was surprised. They all said it would be hard and lots of monsters, but nothing….until he heard Fleur scream. He turned the corner and saw her getting sucked by some weeds. Harry thought fast and send the red flair with his wand and ran as she was sucked away. Coming from behind him was Cedric.

"Harry I heard Fleur scream what happened?" asked Cedric.

"I don't know….hey look there's Victor maybe he knows."

Victor didn't say a word, but tried to attack Cedric with an unforgivable, but Cedric stunned him.

"Well see you around Cedric." Said Harry and went the opposite way.

A few minutes later he came across a female Sphinx., but she would not let him pass.

"Answer my riddle correctly and you may pass." She said and after receiving a nod from Harry she continued/ "But answer wrong and it will be the end of you."

Harry again nodded and she began her riddle. "I am dark and I am cloak. I glide across and freeze anything along my path. I love good memories. A kiss from me will one you wought soon forget. What am I?"

Harry though. 'Come on this riddle couldn't get any more easy'

"Dementor." Said Harry

"That is correct. You may pass."

Harry continued to head strait. He knew he was heading in the right direction. He didn't know how, but somehow he knew. Then he saw Cedric coming out of the other bush path. So Harry picked up his pace, but stopped when he did not see Cedric any more and saw him being sucked in by weeds.

Harry muttered a spell and the weeds died and Cedric broke free.

"Thanks Harry." Said Cedric and they both raced for the cup. They saw it down the path and ran.

But when they reached the cup they stopped.

"Harry you take it. You deserve it." Said Cedric.

"No you take it. I didn't even want it." Said Harry honestly.

They fought for a minute then Harry got an idea.

"lets both touch it at the same time. That way it will be a Hogwarts victory."

Cedric gave a nod and they reached for the cup, but as soon as the touched it. The realized that they weren't at Hogwarts anymore. They were in some sort of yard over looking a large house.

"Wands out." Said Cedric and Harry nodded

a door opened and Harry saw Wormtail carrying something white and tiny in his arms.

"Kill the spare." It said. Harry did not know what to think, but watched as Wormtail raised a white wand and green light erupted from it.

"CEDRIC DUCK!!" screamed Harry, but before Cedric could react the killing curse hit him full fledge and he dropped to the ground dead.

Harry himself was being lifted into the air and was stuck to a statue of what looked like the Grim reaper.

Wormtail said nothing. He carried the white thing to the Cauldron infront of Harry and dropped it into the pool of water.

'Ginny' though Harry

'What is it where are you?'

'I'm in the graveyard from my dream and if I'm correct it's Voldemort and Wormtail'

'Get out of there.' She yelled mentally

'kind of can't warn Ariel and Kisa'

'Alright be careful'

Harry continued to watch as Wormtail took a bone from a grave and putt it inside the cauldron.

Wormtail then came over to Harry.

"Blood of the enemy." He said as he cut Harry's arm and carried some of the blood to the cauldron. "You will resurrect your foe."

He then chopped off his left arm and it dropped inside the cauldron as well. There was a flash of smoke and Harry couldn't see a thing. Then he heard somebody say.

"Robe me."

After that the smoke cleared and Harry for the fourth time in his life came face to face with Lord Voldemort.

"Wormtail show me the mark." He said. And Wormtail bowed and showed his arm and Harry saw the dark mark on his arm. He watched as Voldemort pressed it and with in seconds lots of people appeared.

"Well, well, well." Said Voldemort. "Look who showed up. It seems forever since we last saw each other, yet here we are….I confess myself disappointed."

He walked over to one of them. "Not one of you tried to find me? Crabb…" he said and lifted his mask and he fell to the ground. "Macnair, Goyle" He said and the same thing happened. He then came to the last death eater present. "Not even you Lucius."

The mask he was wearing fell and he was on his knees,

"My lord." Said Lucius. 'If I had detected any sign…"

"There were plenty of signs." Barked Voldemort.

"I assure you my lord. I have never renounced the old ways. The face I have been obliged to present each day since your absence….that is my true mask."

"I returned." Said Wormtail and Voldemort looked at him angrily. "Out of fear, not loyalty."

Wormtail trembled. "Still you have proven yourself useful over the past few month"

Voldemort pointed his want at the gash Wormtail had from his now missing hand and another appeared.

"Thank you, Master." Said Wormtail admiring his new arm.

Voldemort then walk over to where Cedric's body was laying. He touched it with his foot and looked at Cedric's face,

"Pity." He said. "Such a handsome boy."

"LEAVE HIM ALONE!!" snapped Harry

Voldemort grew a grin and walked over to where Harry was and looked at him.

"Ah Harry," said Voldemort. "I'd have almost forgotten you were here. Standing on the bones of my father….I'd introduce my self, but word has it you're almost as famous as me these days. The Boy who lived. How lies have fed your legend., Harry. Shall I reveal what really happened that night thirteen years ago? Shall I divulge how I truly lost my powers. Yes, I shall!" He moved closer. "It was love. You see when sweet Lily Potter have her life to save her only son she provided the ultimate protection, or so I thought. I could not touch you, but something else stopped me, something I dare say I do not know of. It was probably old magic, but no matter, no matter. Things have changed.

Voldemort raised his arm towards Harry's scar. "I can touch you now." And he touched Harry's scar and Harry started screaming from the pain. "astonishing." He said as he removed his hand. "What a few drops of your blood can do eh?"

Voldemort moved away from Harry. "Pick up your wand Potter!" he commanded Harry was released from whatever was holding him and he dropped to the ground. He hadn't even realized until that moment that his wand was missing. "I said it up! Get up. Get up!" Out of fear Harry grabbed his wand "I presume you've been taught how to duel, yes? First we bow to each other."

Harry stood up, but did not bow. "Come on Harry the niceties must be observed. Dumbledore wouldn't want you to forget your manners, would he?" asked Voldemort "I said bow." And he forced Harry to bow, "That's better and now…..no!" he pushed Harry backwards "Crucio!" he shouted. And Harry was screaming from the agonizing pain he was feeling. "Crucio!" said Voldemort again "Attaboy, Harry your parents would be proud, especially your filth muggle mother."

"Expel…" tried to shout Harry but his attack did not work and Voldemort attacked him.

"I am going to kill you now Harry Potter. After tonight nobody will ever question my powers. After tonight if they speak of you. They'll speak only of how you begged for death." Said Voldemort looking at Harry as he lay on the ground . "and I being a merciful Lord I obliged. Get up!"

He forced Harry up and as soon as he was standing on his own he ran behind a tomb stone. "Don't you turn your back on me Potter! I want you to look at me when I kill you. I want to see the light leave your eyes,"

"You know." Shouted Harry from his hiding place. "For an all powerful man you are very egotistical. I want this, I want that…gees you sound like a little muggle girl."

"How dare you. Get over here so I can kill you." shouted Voldemort.

Harry after catching his breath came out from behind the stone.

'Have it your way." Said Harry/ "Expelliarmus!" shouted Harry just as Voldemort shouted Avada Kedavra.!"

The power from their wand erupted and made a connection. Harry was trying his hardest to hold the link, but Voldemort 's powers was overwhelming. "DO nothing." Shouted Voldemort. "He is mine to finish, mine!"

In the middle exactly where the power from their wands connected came out a silver mist or light that expanded into what looked like phoenix wings and surrounded Harry and Voldemort.

Little lights began to pop out of the connection and surrounded Harry taking the forms of Cedric. The man from his dream and his mother and father.

"Harry." Said his father. "When the connection is broken, you must get to the port-key. We can linger for a moment, but only for a moment do you understand?"

Harry gave a nod/.

"Harry please take my body back…to my father." Said Cedric and Harry nodded again

"Let go." Said his mother. "Sweetheart your ready. Let go! Let GO!"

Harry broke of the connection and ran towards Cedric's body. Holding Cedric's shoulder he said the accio charm on the cup and it flew towards him. Harry and Cedric both vanished and re appeared infront of the audience.

Ginny let out a sigh of relief as did Kisa and the others. Mr. Weasley and Mr. Diggory hugged and people were starting to head down the steps to congratulate him, but stopped when Fleur screamed.

"Harry you can relax now it's ok. Mr. Diggory is here to take care of Cedric.

"He's back." Said Harry frightened. "Voldemort 's back he killed Cedric."

Lots of people gasped at the sound of the name and Mr. Diggory let out a wail.

He ran down the steps and kneeled over his son's dead body.

"Relax Harry." Said Kisa hugging him. "Everything is alright. Moody bewitched the cup."

"What? How? Why?"

"Relax Harry." Said Ginny as she hugged him and kissed him. 'Turns out Moody wasn't really Moody. He's Barty Crouch Jr. Someone everyone believed dead. After I got your message I told Kisa and Ariel and they told Dumbledore…"

"The dad came in with Moody and he and Dumbledore questioned hi under Veritaserum and spilled everything. Of course we weren't supposed to be listening." Said Misa looking up at her father. "Turns out he's a huge supporter of….V…V….VOLDEMORT. and under his orders he putt your name under the goblet. They got him he's in Azkaban. Winky helped us identify him."

Harry let out a sigh of relief as Neville and Ron helped him to the hospital tent.

Harry was then transferred to the Hospital wing and few hours later. Kisa, Ariel, and Dumbledore entered the wing.

"Harry I know this is hard." Began Ariel. as Sirius came in after her "But we need to tell us everything."

And so Harry did letting them know everything about Wormtail and Voldemort coming back and about the cores and the connection.

"Harry. I am impressed at your bravery. You did something most people your age wouldn't even dare to dream about." Said Dumbledore "now Harry needs to get some sleep."

Harry fell asleep, but had nightmares about the event and woke up the next day, but did not open his eyes.

He heard whispers around him.

"They'll wake him if they don't shut up."

"What are they shouting about, what else could have happened?"

Harry opened his eyes, but his vision was very distorted since somebody had removed his glasses

He then realized that it was Kisa and Mrs. Weasley who had spoke.

"Hey that's fudge." Said Bill.

"And Professor McGonagall." Said Ron.

"But what are they arguing about?" asked Ginny

Now Harry could here everything perfectly. Somebody was running towards the hospital wing.

"Regrettable, but all the same Minerva." Yelled Fudge.

"Well you shouldn't have brought it inside the castle." Said McGonagall. "When Dumbledore finds out…."

Fudge then came through the doors .

"Well, where is Dumbledore?" Fudge demanded from who Harry guessed was Kisa.

But before Kisa could answer Albus came in.

"What has happened?" asked Albus. "Why are these people being disturbed? Minerva I though I had asked you to guard Crouch Jr."

"There is no need for that anymore Albus, the minister has seen to that." She shrieked

Harry at that moment realized that everyone was in the hospital wing. Including Snape.

"When we had told Mr. Fudge that we had caught the Death Eater responsible for tonight's events." Said Snape "He seemed to think that his personal safety was in question. He insisted on having a Dementor accompany him inside the castle."

"I warned him Albus." Said Minerva. "I told him you wouldn't allow those creatures inside the castle."

"My dear woman." Interrupted Fudge "As minister of Magic it is my decision weather I wish to bring protection with me when intervening a possibly dangerous…"

Minerva then told them him that Barty Crouch was kissed.

"By all accounts he is no loss." Said Fudge. "it seems that he was responsible for several deaths including one of his father."

"But now he cannot give testimony." Said Dumbledore. "He cannot tell us why he killed his father and those other people."

"Why kill them, that's no Mystery is it?" asked Fudge "He was a lunatic. From what Minerva told me he seemed to think that he was doing it all on you-know-who's orders."

'Voldemort WAS giving him instructions Cornelius." Dumbledore said. "Those deaths were part of a bigger plan to restore Voldemort 's strength and the plan succeeded. Voldemort has returned."

"You-know-who return?...That's preposterous. Come on Dumbledore…"

"As I am sure Severus has told you he confessed under the influence of veritaserum. He told us everything, even about how he was smuggled out of prison."

"See here Dumbledore. You-you can't honestly believe that he is back?"

"When Harry touched the try-wizard cup he was transported strait to Voldemort. He witnessed Voldemorts return. I will explain everything if you step into my office." Dumbledore looked at Harry and saw he was awake but ignored it. "I cannot allow you to question Harry tonight."

Fudge laughed.

"Your prepared to take his word on it?" asked the minister.

"Of course I believe Harry."

"You are prepared to believe you-know-who has returned on the word of a lunatic and the boy…"

Fudge shot Harry look and he understood.

'You have been reading the word of Ms. Skeeter Mr. Fudge." Said Harry

and everyone jumped at realizing that Harry was awake and Kisa handed Harry his glasses.

He putt them on and he now finally looked at Fudge's face.

"And if I have?" he said Looking at Dumbledore . "If I have discovered that you have been keeping curtain facts about this boy quiet? A parselmouth eh? And having funny turns all over the place."

"I assume you are referring to the pains in Harry's scar he has been feeling the past year?" asked Kisa

"You admit it then, that he's been having these pains…or aches….or possible hallucinations"

"Listen to me Cornelius." Said Dumbledore "Harry is just as sane as you or I. The scar upon his head did not effect his brain. I believe it hurts when Voldemort is near."

Fudge took a step back.

"You'll forgive me Albus, but I've never heard of anything like that."

"Look I saw Voldemort come back." Said Harry getting angry, "I saw the death eaters and can name them starting with Lucius Malfoy…."

"Malfoy was cleared." Snapped Fudge "A very old and Noble family with there donations…"

"Macnair, Crabb, Goyle…"

"Also cleared." Barked Fudge "You are merely repeating those who had been acquitted of being death eaters thirteen years ago. You could have found those names anywhere. For Merlin's this boy was full of crack pot stories last year too. His tales are getting taller"

"Ah, but I believe you had pardoned me Minister, when you personally saw Peter Pettigrew vanishing through the fire." Said Sirius.

"It was probably a Polly juiced copy. The boy talks to snakes and you all still think he's trustworthy "

"You fool." Said Minerva "Cedric Diggory Crouch sr. There not random works of a lunatic."

"I see no evidence to suggest otherwise." Snapped Fudge "it seems that you all are determined to start a panic. To ruin everything we've established over the past thirteen years.

All the kids where shocked at what the minister was saying

"Do you honestly believe that the Dementors will stay in Azkaban forever. They were Voldemorts ones and they will be again….'

Fudge did not want to hear anymore of. He dropped Harry's winning on the table and left

Molly told Dumbledore that she and Arthur where behind him 100 and he then turned to Sirius.

"I think it is time to call upon some old friends don't you think?" asked Dumbledore. "Would you mind contacting them?"

"No problem." Said Sirius and left the ward.

"I will need to contact Arthur. Where gonna need as much people on our side as we can." Said Dumbledore and he too left followed by McGonagall.

"Kisa, Ariel?" asked Snape.

"Where with Dumbledore and the order." Said Ariel and Kisa nodded. After Snape also left Ariel took Luna and Jay with her.

Molly stepped out too for a moment and Kisa turned to Misa and Harry

"I think it's be best If you two spent the summer in America with Eric. I have already notified him and he is ready for you."

"Mum….do we have too?" asked Misa

Kisa sighed.

"Only for a month two at the most. Harry you need to calm down get away from it all. And Misa you're my daughter so what I saw goes."

Misa grunted and folded her arms.

"Fine, But I wought be happy about it." Said Misa

On the train back Hermione revealed to them that she had found out about Rita Skeeter 's secret. That she was an illegal animagi and the only thing she needed was a way to use to there advantage

And thus another year ended, but the score has changed. The score board now reads Harry Potter 4 Voldemort 1.

That's it another chapter done and this is my longest one EVER