Woohoo! Time for the first task and I'm excited for it because what is after it ;-). Oh I can't wait and I am sure that you can't either. Plus there's going to be humor when someone asks someone's dad for permission to take his 'daughter' to the dance. Anyway here's a new chapter, enjoy!
Scarlett was walking in the hallways when she saw the buttons nearly every Hogwarts was wearing, especially the Hufflepuffs. It was mocking her brother who was under so much stress nowadays with being a champion and all. Scarlett was infuriated when the professors and the ministry forced Harry to be in the Triwizard Tournament even when he didn't put his name in the Goblet of Fire. Scarlett hated everyone in Gryffindor house that betrayed Harry, including Ron, who insulted Harry on occasion and acted like an immature asshole the whole time because he couldn't get eternal glory for himself. Fred and George decided to become neutral on the subject so they wouldn't face Scarlett's rath. Scarlett was now helping Harry to search for Cedric to tell him about the first task, dragons. Harry went in the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid to see it himself. When Scarlett heard about this she wanted Harry pulled out of the tournament but as the rules said, he couldn't. Scarlett eyed Cedric in the green courtyard and pointed to him for Harry to see, he nodded and headed into the direction but was stopped by Ernie and Hannah, two Hufflepuffs.
"Like the badge?" Ernie mocked Harry. Harry held back his anger and politely ask them to move, which they didn't.
"I would like to shove that badge up your ass if you don't move, Ernie!" yelled Scarlett. Ernie went wide eyed and allowed them to pass. Harry smirked at his sister.
"You really didn't need to do that, Scarlett" Harry said
"Yeah but it felt good so whatever." Scarlett shrugged and walked over to Cedric. His friends started mocking Harry right away but Scarlett held her cool using her amulet. Harry and Scarlett asked to speak to Cedric alone and Cedric followed them.
"Dragons. That's the first task." Harry told Cedric
Cedric looked surprised and confused, "Are you serious?" Scarlett nodded
"Harry saw them himself, I would be very careful if I were you Cedric." She advised him.
"And Fleur and Krum, do they-?"
"Yes." Harry interrupted
"Thanks, hey listen. About the badges, I've asked them not to wear them."
"Don't worry about it." Harry said. The Potter twins were making their way back to the common room when Harry saw Ron and confronted him.
"You're a right foul git, you know that!" Harry yelled
"You think so?" asked Ron
"I know so."
"Anything else?"
"Yeah stay away from me!"
"Fine." Ron shoved into Harry making his way across the courtyard. Scarlett touched Harry's shoulder softly "Don't listen to him, brother. He's not thinking clearly." Harry looked at his sister and touched her hand on his shoulder.
"I'm fine but thanks." Harry replied. They decided to stay in the courtyard for a few minutes and walked over to a bench. Scarlett heard another voice yelling at her brother and knew who it was immediately: Draco Malfoy.
"Why so tense, Potter?" he spit his name like he always did, "My father and I have a bet you see. I don't think you're going to last ten minutes in this tournament. He disagrees. He thinks you won't last five." Malfoy's gang started to laugh menacingly when Harry snapped at Malfoy.
"I don't give a damn what your father thinks, Malfoy. He's vile and cruel, and you're just pathetic." Harry insulted Malfoy. Scarlett pulled Harry away and started heading to the common room. Just then they heard Professor Moody yell.
"Oh no you don't, sonny!" Scarlett turned around along with Harry to see that Malfoy had transformed into a white ferret. Scarlett and Harry couldn't help but laugh at the student of whom they loathed. "I'll teach you to curse someone when their back is turned!" Moody levitated the ferret and started moving him up and down "You stinking, cowardly, scummy…"
"Professor Moody!" yelled McGonagall who was making her way to Moody and The Amazing Bouncing Ferret.
"…Back shooting-"
"What are you doing?" asked McGonagall
"Teaching."
"Is that-Is that a student?"
"Technically it's a ferret." Moody shoved the ferret into Crabbe's pants where it fell in his crotch area. Scarlett started laughing harder and harder, if only Fred and George saw this, she thought. The ferret climbed down to the pants leg end where McGonagall transformed it back to Malfoy's human form.
"My father will hear about this!" he threatened Moody
"Is that a threat? Is that a threat! I could tell you stories about your father that would curl even your greasy hair."
"Alastor!"
"It doesn't end here!" McGonagall calmed him down long enough to toe him in line.
"Alastor, we never use Transfiguration as a punishment! Surely Dumbledore told you that."
"He might have mentioned it." Moody muttered
"Well, you will do well to remember it." She scolded him, she shooed the students away watching the spectacle. Moody stuck his tongue out at her after she left like a five year old getting a timeout.
"Harry, come." Scarlett and Harry followed but Scarlett was stopped.
"No not you, Princess Peach, your brother only." Moody scolded her. Scarlett was left alone in the courtyard unsure as to what will happen.
HPSRHPSR
Scarlett nervously entered the first Triwizard Tournament's first task's arena. In the middle was a rocky landscape and a golden egg placed perfectly in the middle of the battle area. Scarlett was tense, it was like walking into someone's graveyard, and the feeling of someone's death on her shoulders was overwhelming. Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the twins making their way too her. They decided to place a betting booth to earn money for their joke shop that they would open after their graduation from Hogwarts, since their last plan to get themselves into the Triwizard tournament didn't go so well. Scarlett was glad that they didn't go in this tournament, from the looks of it, it would kill you in an instant if you weren't focused.
"Hello Prankette, come sit with us. We've got Angelina and Astoria already over there." Fred said to Scarlett. She smiled and walked over to them. George led her to their seats and looked at her in concern.
"What's wrong Scarlett?" he asked
"I'm nervous, my brother is in a fight for his life and he might not win this one. It's too dangerous."
"Scarlett, love, quit trembling, he'll be just fine. I mean he face a Basilisk and over a hundred dementors, he can do this, have faith in your brother." George nuzzled his head on in her neck when a spell separated them about five inches apart Scarlett looked across her and saw Snape with a scowl on his face. She got the message and sat in between Angelina and Astoria.
"Hey nice to see you again!" Angelina said cheerfully she hugged Scarlett and smiled at her.
"Well it's good to see you too." Scarlett replied
"I see you're warming up to Prankette, Ange." Fred said
"She's very nice I like her, she's a more mature version of you and George."
"Ah but you love me for it." Fred winked at Angelina
"Maybe." Angelina challenged him. Scarlett rolled her eyes at the couple and watched the champions come out of the tent one by one. Scarlett saw all the dragons battle their opponents viciously which made her very tense. Harry was going to face the worst of them all, the Horntail. It was so strong and as dangerous from the back as to the front. Fate was surely screwing with her mind and life.
"Three of our champions have now faced their dragons, and so each one of them will proceed to the next task. And now our fourth and final contestant." Dumbledore's voice rung over the crowd.
Scarlett looked over to the entry way and saw her twin nervously enter the arena. It was completely silent until the dragon attacked Harry with his tail. Harry played a cat and mouse game with the dragon constantly dodging its attacks. Scarlett cringed everytime the tail would hit Harry or anywhere near him. Finally Hermione started yelling at Harry.
"Your wand, Harry! Your wand!" she yelled. Harry raised his wand in the air and said "Accio Firebolt." The broom flew through the air and Harry landed on it as it flew past him. Everyone cheered and Harry flew away from the Horntail to the Golden egg. The Horntail broke free of the restraints which shocked everyone including Scarlett. The dragon and Harry flew over the section of seats where the professors were at. The Horntail's tail ripped through their stands and caused Scarlett to run to the professors. Snape shoved the pieces of wood off of him and McGonagall who was sitting next to him, he then heard someone scream his name. He turned to see a worried Scarlett rushing towards him and hugging him, catching Snape off guard. He received a kiss on the cheek from his 'daughter' and he slightly blushed at the embarrassment in the situation.
"I'm so glad you're alright, now I need to help Harry." Scarlett was preparing to fly but was pulled down by Snape.
"No! It's too dangerous and plus Potter has to work alone, Miss Scarlett, you can't help him." Scarlett relented reluctantly and watch the sky for any sign of Harry. Time passed slowly, minutes felt like hours and finally when Scarlett lost hope she saw her brother appear in the horizon. She yelled and whooped in celebration when he grabbed the Golden Egg and finished the first task with only cuts, bruises, and a broken arm. She was more than happy to hear the cheers for her brother that were once of hatred and now of joy.
HPSRHPSR
Scarlett and the Gryffindor house cheered for their champion's win with the Golden Egg. Scarlett was proud of her brother being able to do something by himself without her help. She felt like a mother letting her child ride a bike without training wheels for the first time, he was growing up. But then again she was growing as well and she knew that they wouldn't be children anymore. It pained her heart to see that Ron wasn't here, he was Harry's best friend and all so it was quite disappointing. Scarlett soon laughed at Fred and George who carried Harry by the legs in a celebratory manner.
"Yes, Harry!" said Fred and followed by George
"Knew you wouldn't die, Harry. Lose a leg."
"Or an arm."
"Pack it all together."
"NEVER! Haha!" they both yelled. Seamus then handed the egg to Harry.
"Go on Harry, what's the clue?" Harry took the egg and was about to open it when he stopped abruptly
"Who wants me to open it?" The crowd cheered.
"Do you want me to open it?" The crowd cheered for Harry again. Harry twisted the top of the egg and it opened with a very high pitched scream. Harry quickly shut the egg to everyone's relief.
"What the bloody HELL was that!" yelled Ron over the silence. Everyone stared at both him and Harry until Fred broke the silence.
"All right everyone! Go back to your knitting. This is going to be uncomfortable enough without all you nosy sods listening in." he said. Ron walked over to Harry as Scarlett did the same.
"I reckon you have to be barking mad to put your own name in the Goblet of Fire." Ron said
"Caught on, have you? Took you long enough." Harry replied
"I wasn't the only one who thought you'd done it. Everyone was saying it behind your back."
"Brilliant. That makes me feel loads better."
Scarlett left the boys to their little make up argument… thing and walked to George. He smiled at her and gave her a hug and continued to hold her in his arms.
"I believe that this will be a great year, Sccarlett."
"I hope the end of the year will be as great as now." Scarlett said unknowing of the future ahead.
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