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Ordinary life

Chapter 3

Harry sat on the side of the stairs hardly listening to the others. He had had some very strange dreams the last couple of nights and was very tired. He also thought that ever since the summer started that he was followed by a black shaggy dog. He was thinking about the dream again when he heard it. "You heard what Dumbledore said. The Order will pick him up tonight. We will see him then" a male voice said.

"I know. I just want to know if he is okay and if he needs help. He is my godson after all" another male voice said this time. Harry was startled. He knew who Dumbledore was and he was fairly sure he knew who they were looking for. He knew from Mr. Brunner and Mr. Tonks that the whole Wizarding world was looking for him. And if that man said that he was his godson then that must mean that this man is Sirius Black. A wanted criminal in both the Wizarding and Muggle World. Harry was so deep in thoughts that he didn't realized that the others were talking to him.

"Harry" said Jon and nudged Harry in the side.

"W...Wha...What?" Harry asked confused. They all laughed at him a bit.

"We just wanted to know if you want to see a film later" laughed Vincent. Harry blinked.

"Ah...sure why not. I just have to get home first. I will meet you at the Cinema." He said hastily and rushed inside. Once he was back home he went straight up to his office and grabbed a quill and a pice of parchment. He quickly wrote a letter to Mr. Brunner to tell him what he had heard. After that he got ready to meet his friends again. When he got back home he found a reply waiting for him telling him to be careful and that some things where going on in the Ministry. The rest of the summer went by without much happening. Harry and Jenny eventually got together after their friends planed it and Harry spend some time in Alex garden observing his so called godfather but didn't find out much other than they were sill looking for him. It was far into the school year when it happened. On the morning of the first of November Harry was awoken very early by an owl outside his window. He carefully got out of bed trying not to wake Jon, opened the window and grabbed the letter the owl was carrying. He looked at the clock next to his bed and saw that it was just after 3 in the morning. Luckily school didn't start until 10 for him that day. He quietly left the room and went over to his desk. He carefully opened the letter.

Dear Mr. Potter,

We are pleased to announce that you have been chosen by the Goblet of Fire to compete in the Triwizard Tournament. We would like to meet with you as soon as possible. The Tournament well be held at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizadry.

Sincerely yours

Lodovic Bagman (Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports)

Harry sat back in shock. He had read about the Tournament in a book about Wizarding games and sports but didn't really found it interesting. He wondered how he got chosen? He never entered himself. He decided to write a letter to Mr. Brunner and go back to bed. When he went to change for football practice after School he found a reply from Mr. Brunner.

Hello Harry,

I have heard that the Tournament would be held at Hogwarts however, no one should have had the possibility to enter themself under the age of seventeen and of course you would have had been at Hogwarts to do so. I have already written them a reply telling them that I will be present at that meeting. The meeting will be in two days at 8 in the Morning. We will meet one Hour before and discuss what we will do.

Sincerely yours

Mr. Brunner

Harry was still shocked. He couldn't get the tournament out of his head. He quickly changed and left for practice. The two days past quickly. Harry got up early and dressed in his school uniform. His Uniform consisted of a white button up shirt, a navy blue blazer, a navy blue tie and dark gray trousers. Since it was thuesday he hoped to be back by lunch and not miss to many classes. Mr. Brunner met him outside the school gates. They apparated to Hogsmead. They had a small breakfast in a Pub called Three Broomsticks and discussed the meeting. After that they walked up to the castle. Harry was amazed by the sight. This was definitely one reason why he feels somewhat left out going to Muggle school. They were meet by a very tall man. He was bulky and had long curly dark hair and beard. He wore dark leathery cloth and big dark boots. It was the same man aunt petunia described, who was send out to pick up Harry when he was eleven.

"Good Morning Hagrid" Mr. Brunner greeted the man.

"Good Morning David." The man, Hagrid said. "Yer must be Harry eh." he added turning to Harry. "My name is Rubeus Hagrid. Call me Hagrid. I am the keeper of keys and grounds of Hogwarts as well as Professor for Care for Magical Creatures." he said. Harry shock his hand.

"Nice to meet you" Harry said.

"We really must get going Hagrid." Mr. Brunner said. Hagrid nodded. He led the inside and Harry was even more shocked. He looked at everything they passed. It didn't take long for the students to stare at him. He even heard one bushy hair girl with a red tie saying "I wonder why he decided against Hogwarts?". he ignored it. They walked up many levels and Harry was shocked to see the staircase moving. They walked down a long corridor and stopped in front of a giant gargoyle. Hagrid muttered something that sounded a lot like Mars Bar and the gargoyle stepped aside. Mr. Brunner led Harry up the moving spiral staircase. Harry was still shocked but hardly let it show. Mr. Brunner nocked on the door. They heard a soft enter and walked in. The room was crowded. Apart from all the books, portraits and trinkets there were around 12 other people. They were either standing or sitting. The man sitting behind the big wooden desk was with no doubt Albus Dumbledore. Harry had seen his picture an chocolate frog card or in the Prophet.

"Mr. Potter, Mr. Brunner please sit down" he said smiling. Harry and Mr. Brunner sat down in front of the desk. Before Dumbledore had the chance to say more, Mr. Brunner spoke up.

"First i would like to thank you for the first question is How is it possible that Harry got entered in this tournament?" he said in a serious tone. They all looked at him.

"He probably had help inside the castle" murmured a man with long greasy Hair and a crocked nose who was standing in the background.

"Please Severus be nice" said Dumbledore before turning back to Mr. Brunner. "I honestly don't know how his name got in. We already had three champions before Harrys name came. I have a question myself. Why don't you want to come to Hogwarts my boy?" ask Dumbledore facing Harry. Harry looked at Mr. Brunner.

"Well actually this is non of your business but as Mr. Potter is an honest person...He decided that Hogwarts doesn't have much to offer for his liking. You see Mr. Potter is a very smart boy. He skipped in the middle of fourth year and was still top of his year even through they were all a year older then him. He goes to one of the best schools Britain has to offer. He will go far but fears that Hogwarts will only hold him back" Mr. Brunner said. They all starred at Harry.

"This all sounds very great and i am sure your parents would be very proud of you but how will he compete without any magical training?" said a woman, who was standing right next to Dumbledore. She was a tall, rather severe-looking woman with black long hair.

"This is not at all true. When Mr. Potter told me of his decision we simply found him a private teacher." Mr. Brunner said with a smug grin. Dumbledore looked at him.

"And who did you find if i may ask?" he asked.

"That remains our secret" Mr. Brunner said. Dumbledore looked cross. "Back to business. in my opinion this is a set up. Someone is clearly out for Mr. Potters life. What are you trying to do about this? I want to know who entered him. And if possible to remove Mr. Potter from this Tournament" Mr. Brunner demanded standing up.

"I am afraid sir but the goblet of fire is like a magical contract. Once chosen you can't back out. We will however work on finding out who entered him" another man, standing on the other side of Dumbledore, said. He had short grey hair with a neat parting, a narrow toothbrush moustache and he took on a skull-like appearance.

"Mr. Crouch due all respect we both know the ministry only does things for their own interest." Mr. Brunner said. Mr. Crouch glared at him. "If there is no way of getting Mr. Potter out of this then we will have to come up with a plan on how to get him here and especially when. Also i will arrange personal security for him until you found out who is responsible for this" Mr. Brunner said standing right behind Harry. Dumbledore looked at them both.

"Mr. Brunner. Harry could simply enroll here to make this all easier. Also i can offer the best protection for him. I promise that no harm will come to him while he is here" Dumbledore said standing up, drawing his wand and summoning the Sorting Hat.

"That won't be necessary. Mr. Potter will remain at his school. As for safety. Weren't you the one who placed Mr. Potter, as a baby, on the doorstep of his aunts house in the middle of the night in November? He had pneumonia and a very high fever after that. Not to mention that he could of have woken up and walked away or someone could have kidnapped him or an animal could have attacked him" Mr. Brunner said now very angry. Everyone in the room looked at Dumbledore.

"Don't worry I put up protection charms around the place so now harm would come to him. But I have to be honest I haven't thought about the possibility of him getting sick" Dumbledore defended himself. Everyone but Harry and Mr. Brunner looked convinced. "I won't say i am happy that you don't want to enroll here but i have to respect that." he added and put the hat back in its place. Dumbledore stood up. "Now let me introduce you to the other champions" he said and walked towards Harry. Mr. Brunner nodded at Harry and gave him a sign to stand up as well. Dumbledore led him over to where three teenagers and three adults were standing.

"Now this is Fleur Delacour from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic in France" he said introducing him to a beautiful silvery-blond haired, blue eyed girl. "And behind her is her headmistress Olympe Maxime" he added. Harry shook hands with both. " Next to them is Viktor Krum from Durmstrang Institute from Scandinavia together with his headmaster Igor Karkaroff" again he shook hands with both. Karkaroff grumbled at him a bit. "And last but not least Cedric Diggory from Hogwarts and our Defense against the dark arts Professor Alastor Moody." he finished. Harry shook their hands as well. Cedric smiled at him nicely. Harry sat down again and looked at Mr. Brunner.

"Again I have to address the matter of time. We will need to know when exactly the tasks are going to be at least 1 month before hand so we can coordinate with Mr. Potters school. I will find a way for him to get here safely." he said.

"Of course we will arrange this" said Mr. Crouch slightly annoyed. Mr. Brunner nodded.

"If this is everything we will be leaving now. Mr. Potter has to go back to school." Mr. Brunner said. The others all agreed and said their goodbye. Harry returned to school just in time for lunch.

"Mate where were you all morning?" Jon asked munching on a chicken sandwich. Harry sat down next to Jenny, quickly pecked her cheek, and filled his plate. Jenny attached herself to Harry's arm and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"Something came up. I had to meet with my Solicitor. It took a bit longer than expected." Harry simply said. They all looked at him and nodded.

"You will tell me later where you were right Harry?" Jenny whispered in his ear. Harry ignored her.

They continued their lunch and went of to classes. After school Harry had football practice. Harry, Alex and Vincent walked down the hall towards the Gym when he saw the black shaggy dog outside the Window. Annoyed he walked faster.

"What is wrong with you mate? You've been acting weird since summer" Alex said trying to keep up with Harry.

"Nothing everything is fine" Harry said as he entered the Gym. When he entered he saw Jenny and Miranda sitting in the stands as well as other people. Jenny smiled at him and waved. Harry simply looked at her. Alex walked over to Miranda. Not soon later they started training. After two hours they where done. Harry was about to walk towards the changing room when Jenny came running over to him. She kissed him and grabbed his hand.

"You were great as usual" she said sweetly. Harry nodded. Harry looked around and saw some girls giggling and looking at him. Apparently Jenny saw that too and stepped in front of Harry, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him
passionately. When they broke apart Harry quickly walked into the changing room while Jenny looked at the girls with a look that clearly said 'back off he's mine'. After Harry showered and changed he sat on the bench looking at the ground. Thats how Alex and Vincent found him.

"What's up mate?" Vincent asked.

"Just thinking" Harry answered.

"About?" Alex asked.

"Life...Relationships...Jenny" Harry said quiet. Alex and Vincent looked at each other.

"Something happened?" Vincent asked sitting down next to Harry.

"More or less...Jenny has gotten quite clingy...it's annoying" Harry said.

"Then why don't you break up with her" Vincent said.

"That's what i am thinking...but how?" Harry asked.

"Maybe you should talk to her. Maybe you could find out why she acts that way?" Alex said.

"Maybe...but still i don't think it's going to work out between us" Harry said.

"Tell her exactly that" Vincent said. Harry nodded. They got up and left for dinner.

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