Hey everyone,
So, I'm doing it again. I am stalling for time when it comes to the actual Tournament. I don't really know why, maybe because I never really cared for it or the movie/book, but I will try not to do it too much. I love this story, but not enough that I will drag it out to the point it will bore you all. Then again with Discord as a main character, I hardly see that even being possible.
Let's do this,

Venquine1990
Shout-outs to:
Setokayba2n
Jostanos

Chapter 21
Dinner Time And Ceremonies

5th of November 1994
Dining Hall, Discord's Realm
Discord's POV

Dinner appeared on the table shortly after I made my promise to young Neville and for a bit we all just focused on that, yet I could tell that everyone was deep in thought and that they were all thinking of ways they can help us forward. This makes me smile slightly as it proves how much better our homeworld is to this one, which in my opinion has regressed quite badly the last decade.
There are definitely still quite a few benefits to this world over Equestria, but things have always happened that I know that neither Celestia nor any other pony would ever allow and that would make most of Equestria turn on the one responsible. Because of this am I very glad that Harry is so willing to return home with us after the Tournament.

Then suddenly Neville turns to Harry and says: "Oh, I almost forgot, Harry. Professor McGonagall wanted me to let you know that the Weighing of the Wand, which is a ceremony held for those that compete in the Tournament, has been delayed with a week. It will be next Monday during Potions, but you are excused from class when it happens."
This intrigues me, yet seems to scare Harry and he asks: "They – they – they do know that I –?" Neville nods and says: "They do. They postponed it with a week so you can learn control of your magic. You're supposed to show that you can use it fluently while Cedric and the others have to prove that they are keeping their wands in cast-ready shape and all that. Don't worry about it."
At this Harry turns to me and I think on this for a minute before I ask: "Neville, would you be opposed to meeting us every night, so you can tell and help Harry with any and all homework you might get, at least for the next week, so Harry can get some more time to practice his Chaotic magic?" But the boy shakes his head and proves his worth as he says: "I already made that deal with McGonagall." Making us all smile at him before we continue dining.

Several days later
7th of November 1994
Teacher's Lounge, Hogwarts
Harry's POV

The rest of dinner passed by quite calmly with the only other bit of tension coming up when Applebloom noticed how much Applejack was eating and Twilight admitted that she had forgotten to cast the spell in time. She had, apparently, been worried about her own husband, but Double Diamond had proven why he was worthy of being the husband to the Princess of Friendship.
"You're just another pony, Twi. Every pony makes mistakes and every pony can forget about things from time to time. Besides, we do have Harry and the Tournament to worry about. I think it's only better that Applejack is the one being pregnant, she's the most level-headed of you all, so I think she will be able to manage that and pregnancy nerves the best."
Everyone had agreed with this and a small party had been thrown to, once again, celebrate that the Apple family was about to expand even more, which allowed me to discover that the Apple Family is the biggest in all of Equestria. And the thought that there are actually members all over the huge country is still mind boggling to me to this day.
Yet the day after that dinner party, did I put my full focus on both my ability to fly, my bond with Spike because of what Hagrid told me and my Chaos magic, this last one both for the sake of the Weighing of the Wand ceremony and to hopefully find out what my other Cutie Mark might be like. And because of this, do dad and I often get accompanied by the Cutie mark Crusaders.

These three young mares were a ton of fun to get to know and while they were definitely different, was it easy to see why they had almost identical Cutiemarks as their teamwork and their belief in each other was obvious in everything they did, which made it all the easier to understand why they had fallen for each other and were now in a three-way relationship, blessed by Celestia herself.
Scootaloo and Applebloom had even given a piece of their own minds to the few students who had tried to give me a hard time for missing even more classes and it had been amazing to see. Especially when Cormac McLaggen, who is actually trice the height of the two mares, stepped back in fright over how angry the two of them looked as they ganged up on him.

Yet while I have my parents with me right now, do I also wish I had the rest of the family and their friends as I enter the teacher's lounge and the sight of Mr. Ollivander, Percy and Mr. Bagman sitting alongside Dumbledore and Madam Maxime as well as the strange man wearing the uniform of Durmstrang school does not make me feel any better.
"Well, well, it looks like Neville didn't get the chance to properly inform us." Dad says, leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed and his face proving that he is not happy to see Mr. Bagman, yet then suddenly a bright flash of light blinds us just as the man wants to open his mouth. I shake my head and hear a faux-friendly voice croon as a woman says:
"Now, that is an entrance. What amazing looks. Such a shame – what did you do?" The woman shrieks as suddenly dad snaps his fingers at the camera man, causing for his camera lens to be changed into cheese. "I properly prevented you from taking any further unwanted pictures and intruding on other people or being's privacy. You're welcome." Dad sneers at her.

The woman gapes at my dad while the camera man seems to fruitlessly try to change the camera back. He realizes his futile efforts and says: "We got a problem, Mistress Skeeter. I only brought my one camera. What do we do now?" To which dad answers: "You promise to keep to the Champions and respect the privacy of everyone present and I will change your camera back. Easy, right?"
Yet the way that the woman named Skeeter glares really unnerves me and she turns to Bagman as she says: "You told me I would have exclusive rights to cover the Tournament." Yet before Bagman can reply, does mum step up and say: "Cover the Tournament, not break the rights of anyone present. There's a difference and unless you want more trouble, you will remember that."
"You don't know the first thing about trouble, missy. I ruined people –.""Who actually live here and actually care for the opinion of nobodies like yourself. The only problem is that we don't. We're not from here, we have no intention of staying her past the Tournament, people like you are the reason we will be leaving, so we have no reason to respect your rights if you refuse to respect ours."

Dad interrupts the woman, standing before her and while his height outmatches hers easily, not towering over her, but still proving that he is a presence to be reckoned with and when the woman wants to open her mouth after hearing about our plans to leave, does he raise his tone as he explains why, properly shutting the woman up and causing her to go back to glaring at him.
He then turns away from her and says: "We have our plans, they do notconcern the Tournament, so do not waste your breath on unanswered questions, cause you'll just be wasting your and my time. And unless you are someone who is just too stubborn for their own good, you will recognize a warning when it is presented to you. Now, can we please get this ceremony going?"

Instantly Mr. Ollivander stands up and says: "Yes, of course, Lord Potter. Let us do so. Ladies first, please." And Fleur, who actually looks at dad with a sense of pride that really intrigues me, walks over, handing the man her wand, which he examines, performs a bit of magic with and makes a few statements about before giving it back.
The same happens with both Krum and Cedric, yet while Krum returns to his position against the wall after his turn is over, does Cedric move to stand with me and my family and does he actually keep his wand in hand, crossing his arms and giving a warning glare at Skeeter, who I have noticed was trying to sneak closer the longer the ceremony took. Yet then I notice dad smirking and he mutters: "Let her try." And instantly he has my interest.

Yet he says: "Our turn, my little Prince of Chaos." I nod at him and while Cedric sends dad a look that silently says: "I will keep Skeeter away from your wife, I promise." Do dad and I give the mare a warm hug each before we approach the table with the Heads and the others seated. "Thank you for this chance. You desired to see if my son can use Chaos magic in this Tournament and we will now show you that he indeed can. First, though, a little Cutie mark demonstration."
And with just a few steps and a single flap of my wings, do I take to the skies, easily doing a loop as I raise up higher into space of the room before doing a few other aerial tricks, both ones that I used to practice on my Nimbus and Firebolt and once I saw the Bulgarian and Irish teams perform back at the World Cup, which Krum seems notice as I spot his eyebrow lifting up as he watches me.
"Ready, son?" Dad asks and just like every other time that he calls me this, do I feel a burst of happiness and light burst within me at the pet name. I nod at the being and start to make various moves and turns as I dive, all the while clicking my horns and focusing on the objects summoned by dad snapping his fingers as I fly down.
Bricks are changed into bubbles, rose petals into petunias, wooden sticks into vines and ropes, a burst of wind is changed into sparkling lights that change into an indoor rainbow. I then make a frontal flip and land on all fours perfectly, gently closing my wings back against my form and smiling at the awed audience that is now gazing at me, expect for mum and dad, who are both clapping respectively.

Dumbledore and Cedric are the first to follow them and while the other Champions also follow, Krum still looking a little sour, yet impressed, do their Heads now look as if they regret ever agreeing to the Tournament in the first place. And while I want to think: "Good, if you had, I might not have been in this mess." Do I know I can't blame either Madam Maxime for this or the other man.
"Lord Potter, please!" The camera man suddenly whines and yet dad turns to him sternly and asks: "Do you promise to only shoot pictures of the Tournament, the Champions when they are at events of the Tournament and only with either their or their guardian's permission?" And the man instantly exclaims: "Yes, I promise. Now please! I just missed out on such amazing shots!"
"I'm keeping you to that." Dad growls as he snaps his fingers and instantly, upon seeing his camera return to normal, does the man want to aim the camera at me, but dad steps before him and says: "Like you said, you missed your chance.""Well now, the ceremony's not over yet, is it? There is still the interview with the Champions, after all. An integral part of the whole event."
Skeeter tries to simper, but at this I step away from dad and say: "Fine, go ahead. Your Champions are over there. I'm a contestant, not a Champion. Besides, I will not accept my picture to be on anything but a paper printed in Equestria unless told otherwise by my nation's ruler, Princess Celestia. If you want my picture or anything to do with me, contact her. You can do so through my uncle Spike." And with that do I walk out of the room.

Nicely done, Potters.
So yeah, the Weighing of the Wands happened, Cedric is proving his loyalty every so often and Skeeter got proven that she has some real competition if she wants to get a "scoop" on the Potters. Needless to say, that form of hers might be coming out sooner than it did in canon, but if that's a good idea on her part – is yet to be seen.
Got to admit, this chapter was quite a bit of fun to write, even if I did just summarize the whole thing about Applejack's pregnancy and Twilight forgetting about the date to cast the spell. I guess what I wrote about postponing the First Task got to me, so I decided to speed the story up a bit. Also I made a bit of an executive decision.
From now on, no matter what HP story I write, whether it be CR or not, expect small samples from both the books and the movies. I do personally prefer the books over the movies, but there are just a few scenes and statements from the movies – especially from Sirius – that are too good to let up, so I don't feel like separating them anymore. Might be a bit confusing, but I think it can work.
Let's see, shall we,

Venquine1990