Disclaimer: as much as I would love to, I do not own the characters I am writing about, please do go read the actual books because even though I don't always agree with them they are still amazing.

Goblet of fire: TOURNAMENT STAGE 1

The crowds are cheering, people are taking bets.

IN THE WAITING TENT

Harry is pacing nervously. Hermione is standing by the tent door whispering in.

'Pssst! Harry? Is that you?'

'Yeah.'

'How are you feeling?'

'OK?'

'The key is to concentrate. After that you just have to...'

'Battle a dragon.'

'Look Harry just please don't die, ever since our adventure last year with Sirius I have had these feelings for you, I really like you Harry'

'I know Hermione I really like you to'

'no Harry I mean; I think I love you'

'that is also what I meant'

Hermione enters the tent and they hug. A bright camera flash, Rita Skeeter the journalist approaches.

'Young love! Ohh how... stirring. If everything goes unfortunately today you might make the front page.'

'You have no business here. This tent is for champions and friends.'

'No matter. We've got what we wanted.'

Rita leaves and Dumbledore enters.

'Good day champions. Gather round please. Now you've waited, you've wondered and at last the moment has arrived. The moment only four of you can fully appreciate.'

The champions gather around him in a circle.

'What are you doing here Miss Granger?'

'Oh um.. Sorry I'll just go.'

She then kissed Harry on the cheek and ran off.

'Barty. The bag.'

'Champions, in a circle around me. Miss Delacour over here, Mr Krum, and Potter over here. Right. Miss Delacour, if you will...'

Barty holds up a bag. Fleur takes out a little green dragon.

'The welsh green. Mr Krum...'

Viktor takes another out

'The Chinese fireball. Oooooh.'

Cedric picks one.

'The swedish short-snout. Which leaves...'

'The horntail...'

'What's that boy?'

'Nothing.'

Harry puts his hand in the bag and pulls out the dragon.

'The Hungarian horntail. These represent very real dragons, each of which has been given a golden egg to protect. Your objective is simple, collect the egg. This you must do, for each egg contains a clue without which you cannot hope to proceed to the next task. Any questions?'

'Very well. Good luck champions.'

A few days after the challenge

(Reading a newspaper) Look at this! I can't believe it she's done it again. Miss Granger a plain but ambitious girl seems to be developing a taste for famous wizards. Her latest prey sources report is none other than the Bulgarian bon-bon Viktor Krum. No word yet on how Harry Potter's taking this latest emotional blow.

A young boy walks up holding a package.

'Parcel for you Mr Weasley.'

'Thank you, Nigel.'

Nigel is gazing at Harry.

'Not now Nigel. Later. Go on.'

'I told him I'd get him Harry's autograph. Oh, look mums sent me something. Mum sent me a dress? Let me go sort this out with Ginny'

'Actually, Hermione can we talk about that article'

'um yeah sure just maybe we should do it somewhere a bit quieter'

They then strolled off to a quite corridor.

'Look Harry, I do love you I really I do, but right now with everything going on, I mean the goblet, you now who returning, I just didn't feel like this was the right time to spring a relationship on you'

'Hermione, I don't care about that stuff I just want to be with you'

'and I just want to be with you'

Harry then pulled Hermione in and gave her a kiss.

'that was great, but we should keep this a secret Harry, if this got out that you had a girlfriend it would be horrific.'

'I agree Hermione we should keep this quite for as long as we can'

'well… Harry hold out your arm'

Harry did as he was asked, Hermione then took it and held it in hers and pointed a wand at it and muttered an incantation as a light then appeared around them, then disappeared.

'what was that'

'that was called a soulbond, it means no matter what you are now stuck with me Potter'

'then I am glad that is the smartest most beautiful wizard of all time'

'come on let's head back to the great hall they'll be looking for us'

In Snape's classroom

'This is mad. At this rate we'll be the only ones in our year without dates.'

Severus Snape walks past and slaps Ron over the head.

'Well, us and Neville!'

'Actually Ron I have been meaning to tell you'

'But then again he can take himself.'

'It might interest you to know that Neville's already got someone.'

'Now I'm really depressed. Well Hermione, you're a girl.'

'Oh well spotted.'

'Come on. It's one thing for a bloke to show up alone. For a girl it's just sad.'

'I won't be going alone because believe it or not someone's asked me. And I said yes.'

'Bloody hell.'

Hermione storms off.

'Look. We've just got to grit our teeth and do it. Tonight, when we get back to the common room, we'll both have partners. Agreed?'

'Well Ron I actually have a date already; I was trying to tell you. So, I guess it is just you left to get a date'

'bloody hell, you have got to be kidding me!'

The night of the Yule Ball, Gryffindor tower

Ron is getting dressed in front of a mirror. He looks panicked and uncomfortable in his ridiculous dress robes.

'Bloody hell.'

Harry then walked in, dressed in a more conventional suit.

'What are those?'

'My dress robes.'

'Well they're alright. No lace, no dodgy little collar.'

'Well I expect yours are more traditional.'

'Traditional? They're ancient! I look like my great aunt Tessie. I smell like my great aunt Tessie. Murder me Harry.'

Outside the great hall

'so, who did you end up asking out'

'one of Ginny's friends "Louny Luna Lovegood". Wait you never told me who you came here with'

'I will leave that as a surprise for you when you are on the dance floor'

Ron then walks off in a bit of a huff towards Luna, whilst Professor McGonagall was on the war path towards Harry.

'ah Potter are you and which ever one of these fine women you are dancing with ready'.

'ready? Ready for what'

'to dance, it is a tradition that the three champions, or in this case four, are the first to dance. Surely I told you that'

'no'

'anyway, where is you date Potter'

'she should be here any minute…'

'oh my'

Hermione then starts walking down the stairs in her stunning, and Harry turns towards her unable to remove his eyes.

'Miss Granger, you look absolutely fabulous'

'Thank you, Professor. Are you ready to dance Harry?'

'Wait you two are here together'

'As friends Professor, neither of us could a date so we figured we could go together and just have some fun'

'oh, I see well hurry up it will be starting soon'

They then hurried over to the other champion, Harry saw that the Cedric was here with Cho, Fleur was with one of the Ravenclaws, and Krum was with one of the girls Beauxbatons Academy. They then walk into the great hall.

'Bloody hell who's that Harry's with?'

'I think its Hermione Granger'.

'No can't be'

They then dance an enjoy the night.

Later on, Harry and Hermione are just about to leave when they spot Ron, Neville, Luna and Ginny.

'Hey guys, Harry and I were just going to get some drinks with the rest of the champions, care to join us'

'No none of us would like to come with you'

'speak for yourself you ignorant pig Neville and I would love to come Hermione'

'Great, Luna do you want to come too'

'As long as there are no Nargles I would love to'

'Fabulous see you later then Ron'

They all then went off enjoying the rest of the evening, leaving Ron to be the one by himself looking like the sad girl he had called Hermione.

Just before the second task.

'You're sure about this Neville.'

'Absolutely.'

'For an hour.'

'Most likely.'

'Most likely?'

'Well there is some debate among herbologists as to the effects of freshwater versus saltwater.'

'You're telling me this now? You must be joking.'

'I just wanted to help.'

'Well that makes you sight better than Ron.'

'You two still not talking'

'no, he even refused to come to the event today to make a point'

'I don't suppose that you have seen Hermione this morning, have you?'

'no, I haven't seen her since the library last night. You seem a little tense Harry.'

'Do I?'

'(Over a loudspeaker) Welcome to the second task. Last night something was stolen from each of our champions. A treasure of sorts. These four treasures, one for each champion, now lie on the bottom of the black lake. In order to win each champion need only find their treasure and return to the surface. Simple enough. Except for this, they will have one hour to do so and one hour only. After that they'll be on their own.'

'Put that in your mouth Potter'

Harry puts the gilliweed in his mouth and starts choking.

'You may begin at the start of the cannon.'

The cannon fires and the champions enter the water, three of them dive in while Harry is pushed. Underwater the effects of gilliweed take hold, Harry's hands and feet become webbed.

'What's the matter with him?'

'I don't know I can't see him.'

'Oh my god I've killed Harry Potter!'

Harry flies into the air like a dolphin and the crowd cheer.

Harry swims among the fish and rocks. Singing voices start echoing.

'(Over the loudspeaker) The Beauxbatons champion Miss Delacour has unfortunately been forced to retire. She will take no further part in this task.

Harry is still searching around, when he hears Dumbledore's announcement. He finds Hermione, Cho Chan, a blonde girl from Beauxbatons, and the girl that Krum went to the dance with tied in place by their ankles. Cedric is there, he takes Cho with him. Harry sets about freeing Hermione and the blond girl but vicious merpeople appear.

'only take one'

'but she won't be saved otherwise'

The merpeople are then distracted by Victor and Harry Manages to release both Hermione and the blonde girl and starts heading for the surface with the both. He's attacked and gets held down, he pushes Hermione and the girl towards the surface.

Hermione and the girl come up, they are coughing but safe. They're helped out of the water by a girl from Beauxbatons, just after Krum had been helped out of the water. Underwater Harry casts a spell which propels him towards the surface, he flies out and lands on the decking where the crowd are.

'Harry!'

'Hermione'

'Are you alright? You must be freezing! Personally I think you behaved admirably.'

Hermione kisses Harry on the head.

'I want all the judges over here now.'

'You saved her, even though she wasn't yours to save. My little sister!'

Fleur kisses Harry on the face.

'Thank you! And you...You helped!'

'Well... yeah... a bit'

Fleur then gives Hermione a very tight hug.

'Attention! Attention! In first place is... Mr Diggory!'

Cedric and his friends cheer.

'Tied with Mr Potter. The way we the judges see it, Mr Potter would have finished first had it not been for his determination to rescue not only Miss Granger but the others as well.

A/N: That's it for the goblet of fire edits just imagine that the rest goes the same with Harry and Ron still not being the best of friends.

As the story progresses I have two options on what to do with Ron,

1. The dynamic of the group remains similar.

2. Ron keeps acting like a Jerk and pushes himself away from Harry and Hermione.

I personally favour option 2 but please leave a review with what you think.