People began whispering. Ginny turned pale and looked at Harry. Harry was also looking pale and rather scared.

"H-h-Harry" she stuttered

"I didn't put my name in" he whispered

"I know" Ginny said firmly

Hermione pulled Harry up, "go on Harry" she said

"Hermione!" Ginny snapped

"What?" Hermione shrugged "he was called out, if he didn't get up, Dumbledore would keep shouting, and quite honestly the sooner Harry gets up the sooner he can get out of this mess"

The whispers got louder like angry bees.

"People will think he put his name in" Ginny hissed.

"Well he did" Ron snapped.

Dumbledore, Karkaroff, Maxime, McGonagall, Snape, Moody, Crouch and Bagman went off, hopefully sorting the mess out.

"Err…" Flitwick said "children, children, please calm down"

The students got louder.

"QUIET!!!"

Everyone turned to see Hagrid standing up banging a fist on the high table.

"Good, now listen ter me. Go to yer common rooms. Sit back and wait till the teachers tell yer what's happening. Yer got that"

The students nodded, and quickly got up to head to their common rooms.

"Ron, what the hell do you mean he did?" Ginny hissed hanging on to Ron's wrist.

"I mean he did. What else is there to it" Ron snapped shaking Ginny off.

"Harry wouldn't – couldn't – do it. Now stop being a bloody git and help Harry –

"Yeah because the boy who lived forever needs help from his lowly sidekick" Ron snarled storming up the stairs.

"Gin-Gin" Fred exclaimed "darling sister –

"We need you to help us with –

"Harry's party just a few –

"Snacks, drinks, decorations"

"Fred, George, not now. Please go and get Colin's help or Lee's" Ginny said tiredly. "I'm going to stay here till Harry comes out."

The twin's nodded "I think we still have that firewhiskey forge" one muttered as they ran up the stairs.

Ginny sighed and slumped down the stairs waiting for Harry. It was probably a good twenty minutes till Cedric and Harry came out.

"Harry" she said wrapping her arms round him. She then began to cry.

"Shh…" Harry said stroking her hair.

"Please tell me that you got out of this"

There was an unpleasant silence.

"No! What is Dumbledore thinking?" she said pulling away. She looked into Harry's frightened face.

Cedric placed a hand on both of their shoulders. "Don't worry Gin, they made it safe, remember? And Harry I'll help you, I swear by it."

"Thanks Ced" Harry said

Ginny threw her arms round Cedric "promise me that you make sure no harm comes to Harry" she whispered

"I promise Gin."

Ginny pulled away "congrats on being champion Cedric"

"Thanks and you to Harry, congrats"

Harry smiled weakly and shook Cedrics hand. Then Ginny and Harry walked up to the common room hand in hand.

"Harry…." Ginny mumbled "Ron thinks you've put your name in"

Harry looked at the wall and then whispered "I'll talk to him".

The next morning, was tense. Ron was now not speaking to Harry and the majority of the school is against Harry. Ginny got a breakfast basket prepared, grabbed Harry and headed out to the lake.

"We got to write to Sirius" she said

"Yeah I know." Harry muttered.

Ginny pulled out a bit of wrinkled parchment and a bottle of ink, from her pocket, she couldn't find a quill but luckily Harry found one in his pocket.

Dear Sirius

Good to hear from you again. Schools all right, got into a bit of trouble – bit of trouble? Harry being forced to compete in the Triwizard tournament is not a bit of trouble. As Ginny said, I'm being forced to compete in the Triwizard tournament.

Dumbledore's not doing anything to help. Ginny it's a magical binding contract, Dumbledore isn't perfect, he's human. Luckily Cedric Diggory is the other Hogwarts champion so Harry has someone to watch he's back. Ginny I'm certain Dumbledore and McGonagall will look after me. Dumbledore is now in my bad books, I'm asking Fred and George to prank him. Don't think it's possible. Fred and George have been known to do impossible things like the time when they were four and they set the ministry on fire. They did???? Well it was accidental magic; Lucius Malfoy shouldn't have hit George….

You know what I don't want to know. Anyway the Beauxbatons champion is Fleur Delacour, a nice girl that I have spoken to once. Ron the plonker fancies her and so does have the school not counting those already in love or gay or female. The Durmstrang champion is Viktor Krum – Ron's other greatest love. Bet he fancies the pants of both of them.

Urgh, bad mental images. Hope you're well say hello to buckbeak to me. Send my love to buckbeak – why send your love? Why not say hello? Are you replacing me with a hippogriff? No Harry, I'm not, it's a girl thing to say. And Sirius don't you dare laugh!

Lots of love

Harry and Ginny

Despite Ginny's warning Sirius Black laughed his head off when he read the letter. Just like Lily and James when they were writing letters to the marauders.

The weeks steadily grew worse. First Rita Skeeter wrote an article about Harry. She made things worse. First she made things up, and then she said Harry was twelve, then she called Ginny, Jenny, and then she forgot all about Cedric.

Malfoy made badges saying support Cedric Diggory, Potter stinks. Cedric had tried his hardest to stop the Hufflepuffs wearing them, but only Susan Bones, Justin Finch-Fletchly and a handful of younger years won't wear them.

They got a reply from Sirius before the hogsmead weekend.

Dear Harry and Ginny

Do you know the pair of you sound like Lily and James? Say hello to Ron and Hermione for me. Meet me at the Gryffindor tower at two o'clock on 22nd November

Love

Sirius

Ginny raised her eyebrow "his coming back?" she whispered

Harry nodded.

"we better come up with a plan in case someone is still in the tower at that time" Ginny muttered.

The next week was better for Harry. Soon it was time for the hogsmead weekend and Harry, Ginny and Cedric sat out by the shrieking shack eating honey dukes sweets. They headed back when Harry and Ginny's name was called.

"CHARLIE!" Ginny yelled throwing her arms round Charlie Weasley.

"hello, Gin. Hi Harry, Cedric" Charlie said acknowledging them with a nod of his head.

"hey Charlie" Cedric said.

"Charlie why are you here?" Ginny asked

Charlie began to look uncomfortable. "well you see…." Charlie began to whisper in Ginny's ear.

"SHIT YOU ARE KIDDING ME" Ginny screamed. Charlie shook his head.

"Gin, I spotted Karkaroff earlier and Hagrid has shown Maxime. The others already know by now. Take Ced and Harry somewhere privet and tell them. I don't want either of them to be unprepared"

Cedric and Harry gulped looking rather pale. And Ginny quickly hugged her brother goodbye and dragged the two champions to an empty classroom.

"Cedric, Harry…. The first task is dragons" Ginny said.

At that moment both boys fainted.

"You got to be kidding me….."

After their chat with Sirius, Harry and Ginny learnt to be cautious round Karkaroff and Crouch. They also came up with the idea of summoning Harry's firebolt to get past the dragon.

"I don't know much about dragons" Ginny said "but I pray you don't get the Hungarian horntail they're the nastiest of the lot.

Before Harry knew it, it was time for the first task.