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CHAPTER 5 - THE THIRD AND FINAL YEAR IN HOGWARTS

It was only about last week since his friends Lord Elrond of Rivendell and Lady Galadriel of Lothlorien, and the Istari Mithrandir/Gandalf had visited Thranduil and were shared and confided about Thranduil's soulmate from what she's been through that second year in the magic school. Now, it's another week later that they return to help out and be with Thranduil when he goes through another Dream-sharing with his soulmate pair, trying to find out ways on helping to bring his soulmate, the trapped races of Elves and Dwarves back to Middle Earth.

Thranduil hoped that the final year where his pair Hari will be attending the magic school, there won't be any more dangers and threats coming at her, when she finally finished her time there and obtained whatever knowledge about the magical world she could get to find and discover ways on getting home to Middle Earth of Arda.

But then he knew very well that he shouldn't get his hopes up very high on this because he knew that somehow his soulmate pair will always be targeted, especially when it comes to that dark wraith Voldemort and that so-called Light Istari known as Dumbledore.

When the Dream-sharing came again, it showed Thranduil his soulmate preparing herself to attend the last year she'll be going through with her dwarf friend Sunny, and he saw that she still has the Gryffindor sword with her, that she's planning to bring it as her own sword weapon from now on. Even though the first previous Elven sword had been repaired and sent back to her, thanks to her dwarf crafting-friend Sunny, Hari is also bringing it along as an added weapon and safety measure when she returns to the magic school for the last time.

Her guardian mother, Adriana Evergreen still fusses and worries over her adopted daughter Hari after what happened during the last two years and tried to convince her again to not go to that magic school this time and stay from now on since Hari has been going through such dangers, despite that trouble is the one responsible upon coming for her. Again, Hari convinced her guardian mother that she and her friend Sunny still need to go through one more year to obtain and gain any more knowledge they need about the magical world and such, so that they will find ways to get back to Middle Earth somehow, and she also gave a heart-felt promise that she'll take care of herself and make sure she won't get into any more danger from the magic school.

Unfortunately for Hari and the watching Thranduil, they knew better that the so-called dangers and troubles will come looking for her instead, after what Hari has gone through the last two years in the magic school, either by coincidence or it was a cruel twist of Fate in that other world. However, Thranduil could see that his soulmate pair is brave enough to face whatever dangers that will come at her and fight through them head-on without hesitation and though he hated admitting it, but he's very glad that she has her dwarf friend Sunny, who will stand by her side and protect her when needed or not.

Hari's guardian mother Adriana looked more hesitant into letting her adopting daughter go, but she relented a bit in defeat, knowing that Hari is determined to still go for the last year in that magic school. That is when Thranduil witnessed something in the Dream-sharing that he thought it would be a useful thing for his friends and Gandalf to see it too once he's out of it as he watched on to his soulmate getting prepared to leave again for the magic school while her guardian mother helped her.

After the Dream-sharing ended upon the sight of seeing Hari getting her stuff ready to depart for the magic school, Thranduil didn't hesitate into calling for his friends and Gandalf to the meeting room about what he had seen.

The Elven-King explained to them in great detail of the magical object that he has seen, that enables the user to see through a paired Dream-sharing bond with its other, except this particular artifact lets others see through it as well. It was created by one of the Elven ancestors who stumbled into the other world before and had thought to invent this to somehow make contact with their other soulmate half from Middle Earth, but it hasn't worked so far. However, it turns out that the magical device enables one pair to share the memories that one has gone through and pass it on to the other, except the one in Middle Earth cannot be able to share the same for the one in the other side.

Galadriel blinked in surprise at this and almost sat up in attention with instant eagerness after Thranduil told them this. "So what you're saying is that we can watch and witness through your Dream-sharing of your soulmate as well?" she inquired and sounded almost excited and demanding of this.

Thranduil nodded but looked solemn and frustrated as he continued, "Unfortunately, this magical device won't be able to let me or others communicate or contact with my soulmate pair in the other world. It can only send out memories from my pair into mine and can be viewed by others, such as us."

"Fascinating! Such an ingenious kind of magic!" Gandalf commented in awe at this, his eyes almost beaming brightly with interest and wonder. Lord Elrond agreed with his wizard friend with a nod and he is also interested if the magical device will work in Middle Earth once they create it with help of Thranduil's sharp observations and Gandalf's magic.

It was easy to mimic the magical memory-ball that Thranduil had seen from the Dream-sharing, for the materials needed are easy to procure and gather in Middle Earth. The Elven-King had sent off his trusted advisor to obtain a glass bowl and his son Legolas offered to search and get crystal stone for Gandalf to enchant it with magic to make the memory-ball similar from the ones Thranduil had seen from the Dream-sharing.

When the materials have been gathered and brought over, they set it up carefully with Thranduil's explicit instructions on how it's set up and made, and then both Gandalf and Thranduil touched their hands into the transparent-like crystal stone inside the water-filled glass bowl, they spoke together in unison to activate the magic of the memory-ball.

'Embrace Memories,' both elf and wizard intoned and then the magic activated, making the stone shine brightly in response. The other two Elven rulers and Gandalf almost covered their eyes from the sudden bright light shining that emerged magically from the newly-made and created magical item, and Thranduil turned away so that they wouldn't be blinded before the light faded to normal and their eyes blinked back into clear focus.

Then they beamed upon seeing that it worked as they could see that they're now witnessing and watching by like Thranduil does in the Dream-sharing. Besides the Elven-King Thranduil, the other two Elven rulers and the wizard Gandalf, there is also Elven Prince Legolas and the Elven guard Tauriel who were also there with them to watch and see through the Dream-sharing of Thranduil's soulmate pair Hari.

This magical device truly enabled them to see everything and watch it all through instead of waiting for Thranduil to go to the Dream-sharing as he falls asleep. Now with them gathered around and witnessing it all, they settled into their seats to watch Hari as she is now in the motions of going through the magical alley to purchase more needed supplies and school items for the last year she'll be going through in the magic school.

Thranduil smiled when he watched his son Legolas and Tauriel who looked shocked and in wonder upon seeing his soulmate pair Hari and that she's there with her close friend, Sunny the dwarf and he knew that these two will be amazed that he's being tolerant of their friendship and might be thinking whether he might change his views about the long-time hatred against the dwarves. But the Elven-king will still stand at the point that the dwarves in Middle-Earth are selfish and hard-headed because of what happened with Smaug the dragon years before.

Meanwhile, Lord Elrond, Lady Galadriel and Gandalf were looking around in wonder and shock, seeing so many magical Istari from child to elderly wandering about in the magical alley and doing their shopping. Thranduil almost smiled visibly when he saw how Lord Elrond had to stop Mithrandir from getting off his seat and wander off to look closely at some magical parts that piqued his interest, even though everything they're seeing are all memories.

It didn't take long for them to watch and view the very moment they've been excited and anticipating about, when the Elven girl Hari and her dwarf friend Sunny waved goodbye to their families and left by magical train ride. And when they arrived to the magical school, they were all in awe and wonder, except Thranduil, upon seeing the majestic magical place and area and were thrilled and amazed at the sights before them.

When they got inside, Thranduil carefully pointed out to the other Elven rulers and Gandalf on who's who among the professors at the head table and then added in pointing out on the four Houses of the magical school known as Hogwarts.

Thranduil nearly grinned when he saw Lady Galadriel glaring coldly at the Divination professor Trelawney like she wanted to give that Istari witch a piece of her mind of playing false visions upon the children, while both Lord Elrond and Gandalf were staring suspiciously at Headmaster Dumbledore like they're trying to discern his true motives and nature, that would endanger his soulmate pair and the Istari children themselves in that magic school.

The Sorting was commenced on placing the year's new students to the four Houses, and then there were a few announcements given from the Headmaster on what kind of events or notifications the magic school will be having throughout the whole year.

There was nothing exciting much that would concern the Elven-King's soulmate Hari, like when Dumbledore grandly announced of a magical tournament that will be held in the school, that got some of the students excited over it.

But King Thranduil suddenly frowned fiercely when Headmaster Dumbledore announced that Hagrid the school's keeper will become the new teacher in the subject of Care of Magical Creatures.

Instantly, Lord Elrond, Lady Galadriel and Gandalf knew that the Elven-king wasn't very pleased at this and they hoped that this Istari giant won't be using dangerous creatures in his classes to teach all Hogwarts students.

And when the Headmaster was about to give out the final announcements, there was a sudden startling bang from the grand doors opening by a great kick or something from the other side, and all the people in the Great Hall turned to who was coming in from the doors.

Most of the students, the young ones flinched and were nearly frightened upon seeing a scary-looking wizard who calmly walked towards the teachers' table with a noticeable limp. But Hari and Sunny noticed that a few of the students seemed to recognize him instantly and were regarding with respect or wariness at the unknown person.

They all grimaced at the sight of the scarred wizard when he got to the table and greeted dimly to the Headmaster and took his seat, but then they could see that he's a fine warrior in his right as his magical eye whirled and twirled around, assessing any threats or dangers surrounding him.

The Elven rulers and the Istari wizard wondered who this man is but then the Headmaster gave the final announcement, which turns out to be the last introduction of the new Defense teacher that he called and hired for the new school year, and King Thranduil was relieved to know that this one is more sensible enough and appear to be a formidable wizard, who will be a good worthy teacher to teach meaningful magical Defense lessons towards his students.

He and the others wondered what happened with the last teacher, but then they listened attentively when some of the students near Hari and Sunny's hearing range started gossiping and whispering rumors that the last teacher was caught by the magical police to be a fraud and was taken straight to their magical version of a wizarding prison for his crimes into exploiting the works from the textbooks of the original owners and using 'Obliviate' spells at them to erase their memories so that he will act as the sort of powerful wizard-which revealed that he was not at all.

Thranduil and his friends were glad to hear that the previous professor has been gotten rid of and new worthy-looking one was replaced. But they knew better than to keep their hopes up since Thranduil had shared the kind of incompetent wizards and witches they have been through the Dream-sharing.

After their opening grand meal was done and announcement were finished given out from the Headmaster, all the students were brought back to their dormitories, led by their House Prefects getting there and they watched as they left the Grand Hall and went to their respective Houses in various locations inside the large magical school.

Thranduil smiled at the impressed and amazed looks on his friends and son as they looked around the beautiful sights within the school itself. He nearly laughed out loud with amusement, when he sees that Gandalf and Elrond went jumping with surprise and chattering curiously with interest upon seeing the enchanted moving staircases and the life-like figures moving to and fro on the magical paintings and portraits.

Upon reaching towards his soulmate's Gryffindor dorms, they watched fondly as Hari and Sunny settled back in comfortably in their private dorms, instantly going to bed to rest for the coming first days of their new year education of the magical school.

By the time they woke up, the Elven-King Thranduil, his son Prince Legolas, the two Elven rulers, and Gandalf had watched throughout all the subjects and classes Hari and Sunny has gone through to complete their new year's education of the school and finish their last one before the two disguised beings move on with their plan into finding magical ways and discoveries on how to return to their true homeland in Middle Earth.

Needless to say, the Elven beings and the Istari wizard were all impressed yet again, but also disappointed and upset when they see what kind of lessons Hari and Sunny are going through the various subjects and classes for the new and last year of that magical school. Potions, Transfiguration, Herbology, Charms, Runes, and Astronomy are still good subjects taught by the suitable magical professors at least. But the others like Divination and History are still disappointing, just like the previous two years.

Lady Galadriel was frowning fiercely at Professor Trelawney as she still did her dramatics into making her faux predictions at her own students and it looks like she really wanted to be corporeal to give that Istari witch a piece of her mind for scaring the children with her so-called death prophecies and such.

Meanwhile, Gandalf and Lord Elrond were lamenting at the pitiful ghostly professor that's still teaching History in the same boring lessons that are not fruitful into educating the students on learning the subject better.

The next subject that they're now anticipating for as they stand by, sitting and watching, was Defense Against the Dark Arts. And when they saw how it was taught by the new professor that they had seen was a formidable-looking one like he's a magical warrior in all rights, they were very pleased to see that he is a very suitable Istari wizard into teaching the young students and children alike to learning magical Defense better.

Although, this particular scarred warrior-teacher has sort of a nasty habit into surprising and startling all the students in his classes with his favored shouted phrase of 'CONSTANT VIGILANCE!' to make them all alert and be aware of any surprises or unexpected attacks, whether verbal or physical types, as they learn through the lessons of magical Defense. Then it was obvious on specifically who became the approved favorite students in all classes to the paranoid professor 'Mad-Eye' Moody. And that would be Hari and Sunny.

Whenever Professor Moody would try to surprise them, they instantly defend themselves back with their wands instantly out and pointing at him, and he nodded with satisfaction at their reactions but it was fortunate for them that he didn't notice how the two of these disguised girls almost held themselves back from drawing out their favored weapons, which are the big ax for Sunny, and the longbow and arrows for Hari.

The final subject that King Thranduil and the others have all been waiting for with dread and anticipation, are the Care of Magical Creatures classes.

Lord Elrond, Lady Galadriel, and Gandalf all hoped that the giant wouldn't be showing them another monstrous creature as an example for teaching the students in his class about it. That they hoped that the giant wouldn't incite Thranduil's temper into a high-fiery rage, if this creature of his might endanger his soulmate pair.

However, unfortunate for them, it seems that all their hopes became dashed and their thoughts became foreboding and true, when the giant Hagrid announced grandly with a big smile that he'll be introducing a new friendly pet to his class and teaching them about it. And they all instantly knew-including Hari and Sunny-that any pet of the wizard-giant Hagrid is not a friendly one.

Legolas closed his eyes in frustration and prayer as Tauriel heard him whisper. "Oh no-please not another monster pet!" she looked at him confused.

Tauriel wondered why the Elven prince said such a statement and asked him about it, and after Legolas made sure that no one else was listening towards them-despite that it's only the Elven rulers, Istari wizard, the Elven guard Tauriel, and him in the private room they're in-as they are watching the Dream-sharing, he whispered softly to Tauriel and told her. Instantly her eyes widened in stunned shock and horror as she drew her head back almost in a whip-lash after she listened to what Prince Legolas has told her.

"That giant what!?" she exclaimed incredulously in a hushed whisper.

Legolas nodded grimly at her and Tauriel sighed as she also closed her eyes too when she now figured it out.

"Well, that explained a whole lot!" she murmured.

"I know." Legolas said dryly.

Thranduil's son would never forget the day that after another night of the Dream-sharing with his father's soulmate, his father had woken up and instantly ordered his soldiers to maximize their efforts into killing off all the giant spiders infesting Mirkwood, and also go off to try to kill them at their source too, which it surprised him and the other elves who were tasked to do that, but it was the first time for the Elvenking to let them venture out of the Woodland Realm to get rid of the monstrous spiders.

Then it was also surprising that King Thranduil also gave out an order that any monstrous giant they come across, encounter or that those creatures might dare to venture into the Woodland Realm-kill them on sight without hesitation.

That was when Prince Legolas Greenleaf finally had enough of being left in the dark and nearly demanded at his father to tell him everything about what's going on and why he's been acting like this. It didn't take long for Thranduil to finally decide to tell him everything and he did, with Legolas listening to every word he said and he didn't realize that by the end of everything, his eyes were almost wide in wonder, and also in shock and horror.

They watched tensely at the scene they're all watching in the Dream-sharing of what kind of creature that Hagrid will be bringing out in the field for the students in his class to see and learn of.

Then they became a little amazed and impressed when the Istari giant gently coaxes a unique magical creature that they have never seen before and they don't have such a specimen or being in Middle Earth.

For this creature…is a being that is half-bird in the front part and half-horse at the back rear-end part.

They just watched and listen through the Dream-sharing while Thranduil still kept up with his tense frame on his throne seat as if expecting a sudden danger towards his soulmate pair.

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"Right then, we're all in for a good treat today!" Hagrid said jovially smiling.

"Um, Professor…? What-is that?!" exclaimed one of the students incredulously, not knowing whether to be impressed or afraid of the creature that Hagrid gently led into the field before them. The student who spoke, that is a Slytherin, knew better than to insult or offend such a creature, with the way how the half-bird and half-horse magical being was gazing at the gathering of students with its menacing sharp beady bird eyes.

It flapped its big great bird-wings and then squawked a sharp bird-cry at them, nearly startling and frightening them a little, but Hari and Sunny were the only two students there who were calm and gazing at the magical creature with wonder and awe.

Hagrid just kept beaming at them with a wide grin and flourished a wave of his right hand in a dramatic way towards the creature that's digging its front clawed talons and stomping its back hooves to the ground albeit tensely, like it's wary and cautious upon being stared at by these young humans.

"This here-is my good ole' pal Buckbeak! And he's a mighty Hippogriff!" he said grandly like the half-giant wizard is very proud of himself to make a friend with this kind of magical creature.

"Ohh Hagrid…he's magnificent!" Hari couldn't help but say it out loud as she stared at the creature with wonder still on her face, and she didn't notice that her dwarf friend Sunny snapped out of her awed stupor and was staring at her Elven friend with dubious incredulity on her face.

Hagrid beamed grinning more and this time, the Hippogriff 'Buckbeak' seem to appreciate the compliment given from the human Hari as it gave a chirp and flaps its big wings to show a gesture of thanks or something.

"Right! First thing you got to know about these beautiful beasts are that they are very proud creatures!" Hagrid said, starting his lesson about his Hippogriff friendly pet. "As you can see, like most majestic creatures such as wild birds, horses, and the like, they pride themselves with their features and appearances to make themselves look fierce and fearsome. But-if you try to offend one, then that will be the last thing you ever do. So take note of that, that you should never insult or offend a Hippogriff! Got that?"

All the students gathered around listened attentively to Hagrid's teaching and seemed to be interested into learning this subject as a few of them nodded to the wizard giant for knowing this lesson.

"Alright, then! Does anyone here like to come forward and say hello to Buckbeak, eh?" he asked jovially grinning, offering the students another nice treat for the lesson he's letting them have for today.

Legolas snorted with disbelief. "That Istari giant just cautioned the students that it's not wise to get close and possibly offend the prideful creature-now he expects any of them to face it up-close and personal!?" he said incredulously.

Tauriel shook her head with exasperation upon watching this. "Now I understand even more why our great Elven-King was very much displeased with this particular Istari," she murmured solemnly.

Apparently, all the students gathered around, didn't like the idea of approaching said-creature, even though it's only one. And they all backed away a few steps, even Hari and Sunny joined them when they noticed that the two of them were almost left behind standing but moved quickly upon seeing their actions.

Hagrid gave a hurt look to the students when he noticed that none of them came forward to face his friendly pet bravely. "No one?"

After a few minutes, Hari started to pity the poor giant-wizard, so she decided to volunteer for the task and stepped forward a little courageously as she proclaimed. "I'll do it, Professor Hagrid."

Sunny looked at her friend with a meaningful expression on her face that says. 'Have you lost your mind?!'

Hari ignored her friend just as Hagrid beamed happily. "Well alright then! Come over here but move nice and slow, okay?"

Hari took a deep breath, slowly going over the railing that surrounds and guard the plain paddock where Hagrid brought the Hippogriff friend over and then she tensely and carefully walked towards Hagrid and the majestic creature, that is now staring at her with beady eyes and was clawing and digging its sharp-scratching bird claws on the ground like it's nervous of the female stranger that's approaching at them.

Just as they watched Hari approach cautiously and carefully towards the creature, they all tensed and glanced towards Thranduil worriedly as the Elven-king seemed to be tensing more in his seat, the hands gripping a little too hard and more tightly upon the arm-rests.

"Oh dear…if that 'Hippogriff' creature harms her…Thranduil is going to unleash hell-that I truly know of!" Lady Galadriel whispered solemnly to Gandalf and Lord Elrond, which the two men nodded understandably and still glanced warily at the Elven-King, who looked to be already on the verge of exploding in wrathful fury.

As for Thranduil, he's thinking deep in his mind, ranting a bit in mental anger on why his soulmate pair would dare to come close and face such a possibly-dangerous creature, even though she knows very well that the Istari giant has such a skewed view on what's dangerous or not, upon his so-called pets of magical creatures and such.

"Careful…not so fast, Hari!" Hagrid cautioned as Buckbeak almost snaps at Hari who was slowly approaching towards it, getting nearer and closer now to it.

But Hari still maintained her calmness of her very being as she bravely moved forward to get near the magical creature with her right hand out at the Hippogriff. Her dwarf friend Sunny wasn't faring any better, for she looked like that she wanted to come over and hack the creature to pieces if it dared to bite her hand off.

And then the Hippogriff named Buckbeak, that is Hagrid's friend, gingerly approached closer as well, like it now knows that Hari is a friend and she smiled when it nudges its head against her head, like it wanted to be stroked or petted by her and she did what it wants, making it softly purr and churr at her as if appreciating her petting with pleasure. Upon seeing the sight before them, Hagrid beamed proudly, and the students relaxed and Sunny was relieved that Hari is okay when she got close and friendly with the creature, the Hippogriff.

All the Elves watching this scene in the public Dream-sharing, relaxed, but then they tensed once more with King Thranduil gripping his hands tighter on his seat, when the Istari giant came forward and told Hari if she likes to ride the Hippogriff and have a nice trip flying around the area. The Elven-King didn't like the idea that this creature might buck his pair off upon riding it, but he was very much upset and worried when he saw Hari beaming with delight upon taking a ride and fly with the Hippogriff and she let the Istari giant gently guide her how to ride astride it, without hurting or offending the creature to make her fall off.

After Hari was gently and firmly holding onto Buckbeak while riding astride it, she almost jolted in surprise and nearly lost her grip when Hagrid slapped the Hippogriff from its behind and it squawked, cantered off galloping and then flapped its wings to swoop up into the skies.

Hari almost gripped tighter on her hold against Buckbeak's neck, but she made that she was careful enough to not pull any of the feathers off, so that she wouldn't hurt or offend it to buck her off and make her fall to her death. After a moment of flying around with maneuvered gliding and refreshing windy breeze brushing past them, Hari relaxed fully and eased her grip, but she maintained her hold so that she wouldn't slip or fall off whenever the Hippogriff makes an unexpected turn or dive.

Then Hari looked around appreciating the view and scenery she's watching before her eyes as well as basking in the cool breeze while they fly around, but then Buckbeak suddenly went down in a diving glide and she nearly lost her grip upon holding on.

"Oh no…no! Buckbeak, no! Not through the herd!" Hari cried when she realized where the Hippogriff is swooping down and flying through.

The Centaurs in their village quickly dodged out of the way when they saw the griffin incoming through in a swift glide and Hari cried out loudly apologizing to them as they shot past them. "Sorry!"

Hari winced when she could clearly see that some of the Centaurs were not pleased at the Hippogriff that dared to fly through their small village-home, somewhere deep in the forests, but then she managed to convince the creature to go back to the paddock where Hagrid, her friend and the other students were waiting for her and the Hippogriff to return, for almost about a few minutes that's gone and passed by already during their flight.

Buckbeak didn't mind returning because it seemed to enjoy the flight with its human rider, but somehow Hari got the feeling inside her that the Hippogriff somehow knows that she's no ordinary human and such. As the Hippogriff landed gracefully into the center of the paddock grounds, it flapped its wings again and gave a loud squawking cry like it's proud to have Hari as its rider when they went off earlier ago.

The gathering of students clapped their hands, applauding at the sight they've seen when Hari rode on the Hippogriff up in the skies and far as they could see when they were flying above, then Hagrid and Sunny went forward to them so that Hagrid will coax the Hippogriff to be leashed against the fence and then Hari was being fussed over by her friend after she got off it.

The Elves relaxed when the lesson was over, and the students seemed very interested with Hagrid's teachings after that subject he showed and gave over with his Hippogriff friend, but then they didn't believe that the future lessons will be nicer, considering that they knew, even without Thranduil reminding them about it, that this Istari giant really has a skewed view upon what creatures are dangerous or not.

Fortunately, it looks like that Hari and Sunny knows better than to appreciate the lessons than the others, because they've seen first-hand and experienced the kind of creatures that Hagrid likes to harbor his affections towards to, much to their uncertain non-liking over them. Even though Hari had enjoyed it with the Hippogriff, she knew better to keep her distance when they meet and see more creatures that Hagrid will be presenting in the future lessons.

But right now, they are watching and listening upon some sort of major event that the magic school Hogwarts will be hosting of, that is the 'Triwizard Tournament' as its called. And from the sounds of it, there are other magical schools that will be coming to join this grand magical tournament with their representatives, and also it sounds like that this tournament has been discarded and off for a long time because of horrific 'casualties' and 'deaths' when it was last hosted and set-up about a hundred years ago or so.

When Sunny and Hari are private discussing about it, concerning the magic wizarding tournament, they weren't pleased to hear and listen about it, as well as the two enchanted-disguised girls when they talk about it. Thranduil hoped that his soulmate pair wouldn't somehow be pulled into this tournament, but knowing upon watching the kind of unfortunate fate or luck she's gone through the last two years, he doubts it and fears very much about it.

Upon their discussion about the incoming magic tournament that's about to be hosted into the school of Hogwarts, Sunny expressed her fears to her friend Hari, like she thinks that she might get involved into it, either by fate or nefarious means from some unknown dark enemies again for this year they're in but will be the last one they will be staying for.

"I don't like this, Hari. What if whoever the new bad guys are-or maybe this Dark wraith himself from last year-finds out about this tournament and decide to use it to their advantage to pulling you into it and make you face to your death or something!?" Sunny exclaimed worriedly.

Hari sighed, knowing her friend's worries and tries to assure her from them. "Sunny relax, I'm sure that nothing will happen through this tournament and besides…my guardian mother has also ensured into doubling the protections upon me so that no harm will come to me, as well as nothing might entice me into getting into trouble."

Hari fingered the enchanted ring she's wearing, gifted and given from her guardian mother awhile ago before she left for the magic school and has never taken it off, even when taking a bath, for the ring is fully magicked to be water-proof and everything and protect her from any danger when needed be. There's also the sword of Gryffindor with its Basilisk-poisoned laced blade, hidden in their private dorms as well as the magic invisibility cloak and the bow and arrows she still got with her and safely hidden and secure. Even though Hari worries a little without having her weapons by her side, she knew better than to keep them on her person to draw attention towards her, as well as that beady-eyed old wizard Dumbledore on her.

Luckily, she's relieved to have the magic ring on her, as well as the magic wand she brought to improvising the wand sheath and have it strapped inside the inner of her sleeves so that it will be easy to draw it out for her reach in case something bad comes at her and attacks her from the front and behind.

And with those thoughts in her head and her worries slightly eased and assured, Hari couldn't help but say it out calmly. "And besides…what could possibly go wrong?"

Sunny grimaced and said dryly as if Hari's words are an ominous omen. "Infamous last words, my friend."

Those ominous words seem to somehow come true at the time in the near future, that made King Thranduil tensed upon sensing this and the other Elves, and Gandalf, all tensed too just as when the other schools' representatives arrived, and there were two of them, from Durmstrang that came by ship through magical means from popping out of the lake by Hogwarts, and then Beauxbatons that came by magic carriages pulled by flying magical horses. The two schools' headmasters were one shifty shady-looking Istari wizard that sensed like he is one of the Dark ones, and an Istari witch that appeared to be like the other Istari giant like Hagrid but she's much bigger than him from a slightly tall height, looming over the amazed and shocked Hogwarts' students that gathered around to greet the two schools when they came to the castle.

Though the Elves seemed interested and fascinated by the student representatives from the other schools when they came to Hogwarts, they seem to tense upon sensing the shifty darkness coming from the Headmaster of Durmstrang, like they thought to themselves that this one might bring harm to the others, as well as Thranduil's pair, Hari. But so far, upon keeping an eye on him, he seemed to be nervous and shifty to keep his distance, though watching him is warranted and needed in case he tries anything, even though they know deep down that they can't do anything physically upon the Dream-sharing through Thranduil's connection with his soulmate.

It didn't take long for the time to come upon the tournament to be commenced by the naming on who will be the Champions to be selected for the Triwizard Tournament. To be chosen and selected for the tournament, any student from the three magic schools just place their name into the blazing magic cup, called the Goblet of Fire, that will ensure whoever's going to be picked for the magical tournament. Though the Headmasters and teachers have placed an age-line around the magic cup, forbidding any of those underage students to try to enter the tournament because of the promised prizes of riches and wealth, that caused the Elves and Istari Gandalf to shake their heads with disbelief upon some of the students' naivety and stupidity for wanting to win that, despite the warnings about the dangers of the tournament.

Although, it amused them a little upon seeing the sight how the age-line counteracted at some of the attempts made from the underage students when they tried to place their names. But right now, they focus on the naming event and the old wizard Dumbledore will be the one to host the part into announcing on who will be entering the tournament and compete. From Durmstrang, the champion chosen from the enchanted Goblet of Fire as it spits out and a name scroll came flying to Dumbledore's hand, was Viktor Krum as he called out his name and the representatives of his school cheered for him.

Then for Beauxbatons, Dumbledore called out for Fleur Delacour, a lovely long blonde-haired woman, who seemed to pretty and beautiful for her graceful features and looks, that made the Elves think that she must be part-Elf or something. Her school-mates cheered for her and she gave a graceful bow before she took her place to stand beside Viktor Krum.

And now the third Champion who will be representing Hogwarts and be chosen to compete, was very tense in anticipation as the Goblet seem to churn and eerily furl with its fire, before it finally decides to poof out the name and for Dumbledore to grab and call out the name of the chosen student.

Needless to say, King Thranduil and everyone watching the Dream-sharing, including those gathered in the Great Hall were very much stunned shocked upon hearing who was chosen for Hogwarts and will be competing for the dangerous magical tournament.

Dumbledore cleared his throat and then read the name on the last scroll-that shocked to all hearing this present.

"Hariana…Evergreen…!"

With that said and announced out loud, an eerie still silence erupted the whole room of the great hall.

Then it didn't take long for a loud cheer among the Hogwarts students to cry out, but the only ones who are not happy about this is Hari herself and her best friend Sunny, and the other young students, namely Hermione, Neville, and Luna. Sunny looked at her elf friend incredulously like the shocked look on her face is demanding at her silently on what's going on and how Hari got chosen to join and compete into this tournament.

Hari just shook her head in a furious negative that she doesn't know but then she got nudged by Hermione when Dumbledore became a little confused and called for her again, and she hastily moved forward to join the other two Champions before the other students and teachers noticed how strange Hari is acting upon the shocking revelation that she was chosen for the Triwizard Tournament.

Dumbledore just smiled and put out his hand to still the applause cheering for the three chosen Champions of the Triwizard Tournament and he'll announce on the time and place where the First Task will be held, but for now, the teachers and other officials will be discussing privately with the Champions on what they'll do to prepare for the First Task and dispersed the students back to their dormitories as well as the representatives of the two other schools to room and share with others during their stay. Though some students wanted to stick around, they obeyed and simply turn to leave for their dorms until some of them had the chance to approach each of their Champions and talk to them if they want to.

Meanwhile, Hari tried to hold back her shocked trembling upon her person, like she's been pulled unexpectedly into something dangerous that she's not prepared to face against, and when the other professors ushered the three Champions to a private room, she glanced back and looked desperately fearful at her friend Sunny like she's pleading her to save her from this sudden twist of fate placed upon her.

But Sunny was helpless as she sat there and watched her friend leave with the others, going into the rooms where the officials will be telling the Champions to prepare for anything they will face on the First Task of the tournament and once they're gone, it's like a dark cloud was suddenly looming over the disguised dwarf and she seemed to be trembling with furious anger over what's happening to her friend.

Neville, Hermione, and Luna felt the same as Hermione bravely approached Sunny and grandly announced in a way, "Don't worry, Sunny! We'll help you find out on who dared to put Hari into this dangerous tournament! But right now-she needs your help into preparing her for what's to come, and she's going to need everything in her arsenal to face what's coming at her in the later time!"

Both Neville and Luna nodded in agreement with their friend as Luna said seriously, "There's a secret magical room here in Hogwarts and nobody else knows of it, except maybe a few people from long ago, that is called the 'Room of Requirement' or the 'Come-and-Go' room, shared to me by some house-elves working in the kitchens of the school. I can show you where you need to see and meet up with the elves to show you the way to this secret magic room, but we have to wait for Ms. Hari first before the two of you meets them."

The reason why and how Luna knows of this, was because the year before after Hari and Sunny rescued her and her friend Ginny back in the Chamber of Secrets, she found out on the sole person responsible for causing the attacks and getting the cursed diary to try to consume her friend's life, was the Malfoy family. So, out of revenge and justice for her friend, when the Malfoy senior came to visit Dumbledore to confirm that the attacks last year has been stopped and if the culprit has been caught, she managed to trick the wizard into freeing a house-elf that he abused badly throughout its forced service with them, by slipping a dirty sock onto his pockets when he came out fuming angrily from Dumbledore's office and tried to leave but then found the sock and called out for the elf and threw it at him without thinking.

With that, the house-elf named Dobby cried out to his master in shock that he freed him from his bound service and before Malfoy was about to demand at him to be called back, the house-elf immediately popped away, crying with happiness upon being free and the blond wizard was left to stew more in his fury over what happened, while Luna silently giggled upon watching the scene secretly in the shadows.

Once the wizard left to stew and fume over his failures and such, Luna was nearly startled surprised when the freed house-elf Dobby appeared right by her side like it knew that she's the one who tricked the wizard into freeing him, and right before her eyes, he transformed from a short elf, to a grand-looking handsome-type tall elf before her, and bowed on his hands and knees before her like she's royalty or grand savior to him.

Dobby the elf thanked her for setting him free and then explained to the shock Luna that he's a different type of elf than the normal house-elves in this world. Luna listened to his tale when he, the only one, who got caught and was enslaved, by the wizards that were trying to hunt for his kind and enslave them all, but then he managed to disguise his being like the similar short ones in this world, and he was trying to find a chance to free himself from bondage of the family he's forced to serve to and suffer abuse until Luna saved him.

Dobby thanked Luna again, almost hitting his head upon the floor upon bowing to her, but she managed to stop him from doing so and told him to stand up and that she's happy to set him free and also she told him that he needs to hide away in Hogwarts for the time-being until she found a chance for him to leave without the wizarding world noticing that the magic school has a different kind of elf hidden within their midst. Dobby shared to her upon more of the truths about his kind that he sensed that there are some in hiding within Hogwarts and also disguising themselves as house-elves so that no wizards or witches would even notice the difference, even the Headmasters or Headmistresses of the magic school from past to present don't know about it.

Luna nodded to him to go to where the elves like Dobby are hiding and stay there until she goes to find him when the time comes that the special hidden elves need to leave the school, and after thanking her again for the good deed she's done upon freeing the elf, Dobby popped away with a soft crack upon going to the place where he sensed others like him are in hiding and in disguise.

Upon the shocking event that's happening now, concerning her favored mentor and friend Hari, she decided to share some knowledge to Sunny about the hidden magical room told to her by Dobby and the other different elves that were still in hiding within Hogwarts, but she decided to wait to tell her the latter part of the truth about them after Hari is finished with the discussion with the officials concerning the tournament's first task.

It didn't take long for Hari to come out and was trying to go back to the Gryffindor dorms in a daze, like everything just happened seemed to come at her like an unexpected nightmare and she's spacing out like she wants to get out of it. Sunny looked very worried for her friend upon seeing the kind of expression on her face and snapped her out of it upon approaching her gently and getting her attention.

Hari almost jumped upon snapping out of her stunned daze and then she looked down regretfully at Sunny, showing that she tried to convince the professors and tournament officials that she didn't sign up or put her name in to join it, but they didn't believe her and told her that joining the tournament was magic-binding, and if she refuses it, she'll end up losing her magic and life upon trying to withdraw from the tournament, whether she was willing or unwilling upon joining into it.

Elven-King Thranduil was furious upon knowing this and his son and the others almost backed away from him when his aura radiated with fury and supreme anger on the incompetence of the idiotic Istari for not believing his pair's words and dismissed her upon wanting to break free from this dangerous tournament that she's been forced into, because of the forced magic-binding placed upon her once you're joined into it, willingly or not.

It took a slightly long moment for Legolas to bravely approach his father and calm him down, reassuring him that his pair has her friends to help her and prepare her for the tournament she'll be undertaking that she's forced to compete into now. Though it didn't relieve him, Thranduil quickly calmed down from his son's words and he nodded gratefully for him for saying it, even though he still worries and fears for his pair.

Hermione and Neville reassured Hari that they will be helping her out for the tournament and then when they got into the dorms with the crowd of Gryffindors that were waiting for their Hogwarts chosen Champion, they all cheered for her and wished Hari good luck, but Hari is not appreciating all of this applause, as she ignored their cheers and some of their cried-out invitations upon celebrating for her joining, went straight for the private dorms with Sunny and Luna sticking by her side.

Hermione and Neville were left behind to try to stop this celebration and dissuade the others that Hari didn't join this competition without her consent, but Hari can hear with her sharp elf-senses that their efforts will be in vain since some of them didn't believe them and commenced with their cheering celebration and such, because they are too blinded by the future glory and winnings they might get from their chosen champion, and weren't thinking of the kind of dangers that Hari will be going through.

Once they reach inside their private dorms, Luna quickly shared to Hari and Sunny about the special elf she freed and made friends with, that is Dobby and she shared the knowledge that he and his Elven-kin that are in hiding within Hogwarts, will be able to help Hari with her tasks upon taking on the Triwizard tournament she will be facing, and be able to help and train her if she needed it, as well as telling about the hidden magical room that is the 'Room of Requirement' which only a few people from the distant past and the school elves know about it and its location.

When Luna shared the revelation about the hidden elves, Sunny gave a discreet knowing look to her friend Hari, who seemed very surprised upon hearing this and it showed on her face that she didn't know that some of her Elven-kin had willingly hid themselves within the magic school and disguised themselves as house-elves so that the professors and caretakers of the place wouldn't notice the difference and know the truth about them.

"Admittedly, it's quite clever of them," Gandalf mused aloud when the Elven-King, Lord Elrond, and Lady Galadriel were wondering why the Elves would do such risks into hiding within the magic school and they looked to their Istari friend as he answered. "Since they have their odd versions of elves…it would be easy to disguise themselves similar like them, so that they would be able to hide in plain sight and think nothing more of it, the better. That way, they'll be able to escape those that were hunting for them to enslave them. I pity for this poor Dobby from what he's suffered through, and I'm very much glad that Luna managed to free him before the abuse got any worse."

The Elven rulers nodded in agreement over this and Tauriel noticed that Prince Legolas looked a little proud over the praise given to Luna, which puzzled and confused her on why the Elven Prince is acting like this towards the young female Istari and will ask him later about it.

Hari praised and thanked Luna for what she did into freeing the elf Dobby and telling her and her friend about the hidden elves, and she wished to meet with them so that she could ally with them and ask for help so that she'll train and be ready for the First Task she'll go through upon being forced unwillingly to compete in the Triwizard Tournament. Luna beamed at the praise brightly and nodded vigorously, promising that they'll meet with the elves later on so that Hari will get the help and training that she needs to prepare for the incoming task, and hopefully, the hidden elves will be able to help her find out a clue on what kind of task she'll be facing in the first one since the officials were even stupid enough to instruct the Champions that they need to prepare themselves and not giving them the hint on what they will be up against at the First Task.

It was the next day later, that Hari, Sunny, and Luna went down into the kitchens and visited the hidden elves to ask for the help and gain their alliance into aiding Hari for the magical tournament she'll be going through, and by the time one of the hidden elves, specifically Dobby himself, took one look straight at Hari-he was very much stunned shocked and then suddenly joyful like she's the prophesied savior who came to help free them from their troubles, transformed instantly from his disguised state and went running towards the other hidden disguised Elven-kin with shouts of glee and excitement, nearly startling the two disguised Elf-maiden and Dwarf-girl with Luna standing between them with her head tilting a bit in confusion.

It didn't take long for Hari and Sunny to snap out of it when the exuberant male elf Dobby returned with the others, confused yet wary to meet whoever is visiting them, but when they saw Hari through her hidden magical disguise, they were also stunned shocked as well, but they maintained their composure upon meeting her and then bowing before like she's royalty to them, which confused and unnerved Hari a little upon their gestures.

With an encouraging nod from Sunny, Hari gestured to the Elves to stop bowing and smiled at them when they did, then she asked for their help for the tasks she need to be prepared for in the future and aid her to be trained more to facing against anything that comes at her. The Elves exchanged looks and then nodded in unison and proclaimed that they will gladly help her and give her any aid she needs. Then Hari asked them about the hidden magical room, that's called the 'Room of Requirement' shared from Luna before, and Dobby eagerly offered to escort her there, which made Sunny a little amused on how devoted this elf-boy is towards her, like he's a child inside his teen-looking Elven body.

Hari was a little amused also at Dobby's exuberance towards her, but she managed to calm him down before his eagerness and devotion at her might go a bit over-board and disturb her and her friends. It didn't take long for Dobby to guide them exactly where the hidden magic room is and then the elf showed them how to summon it when Hari and Sunny became a little confused upon facing a blank stone wall before them and then they became surprised and stunned when Dobby summons it by walking pace-to-pace steps about three times, snap his fingers and think of something silently before a door suddenly appears out of nowhere on the wall.

Dobby gestured them with a big smile to enter through the door and enter the magical room, and Hari and Sunny tentatively went in first with Luna being ushered back, just in case to see that whatever is inside the room, there won't be any traps.

When the two girls got inside, they were very much astonished and amazed to see the grand size of the room, so large and expanded magically, even to defy the blueprints of the magic school building itself, though many truly do not know that this magical room existed in the first place except a few who does. When Dobby silently thought of the kind of room he wanted for Hari, the magical room responded to his mind's desires and turned the room into a very big training area so that the Elf-maiden Hari would train and prepare herself in here without difficulty. There are even enchanted mannequin-like battle golems at the ready to fight and spar with her for her training.

Hari and Sunny exchanged satisfied looks upon seeing the room and Luna came in, looking around with wonder at the Room of Requirement's specialized room, while Dobby looked a bit nervous and expectant, as if expecting praise for what he did to make the magical room turn for her requested standards and such. Then Hari turned to Dobby and thanked him gratefully for what he's done and he beamed brightly at her words and was grinning widely happy. After that, Hari became serious as she looked around, assessing the training golems, equipment, and everything in the room, and she took a deep breath like she's bracing and preparing herself for the kind of self-training she needs to do, to be prepared for the magical dangerous-type tournament.

King Thranduil and the others watched as Hari trained herself inside the magical hidden room with the help from her dwarf friend Sunny, as well as the other Elven-kin, which there were a few among them hidden in the magic castle, that they are warriors too, and they spar with her, so that she would be prepared and ready to face against the First Task, whatever she might be facing with but does not have a clue yet on what it will be.

It worried them a little that Thranduil's soulmate pair might not be able to figure out what kind of challenge she'll be facing against on the first task of the wizarding competition, but they were a bit relieved to see that Hari asked for help upon sending secret letters back to her guardian mother with her owl, and she enchanted her owl familiar in a hidden disguise so that Hedwig wouldn't be intercepted by other enemies from within the magic school or outside upon delivering and returning the letter correspondence.

In response from Hari's guardian mother Adriana, she replied to look out and take care of herself and always be on guard, while she look into other allies that her parents had trusted long ago when they were in hiding and try to search for those particular old friends and ask for their help and aid into helping Hari. Thranduil wondered on who were the people that were Hari's parents' friends, but then he focused on the matter when Sunny mentioned to Hari in one of the private self-training session days, during one week that has already gone by and there is only one more week until the First Task comes up ahead for his pair.

"Hey, Hari? What are you going to do about the First Task? Have you figured it out yet on what you're up against?" Sunny asked concerned for her elf friend.

Hari shook her head gravely in a negative answer, making her dwarf friend Sunny worry more over this but she reassured her. "Don't worry. I'm making progress on discreetly making friends with the other two Champions of the tournament. So far, Ms. Fleur Delacour seems a bit hesitant towards me, but Viktor Krum, on the other hand, he seems to have some sort of respect towards me and was willing to share what he knows a bit from the task that his Headmaster somehow found out and shared it to him. Viktor told me that it's not illegal or cheating when their professors give them clues about what they're up against, but he couldn't divulge the whole truth to me on what I'm going to be facing, because it seems that there's also some sort of magic-binding when it comes to sharing information between competitors, besides being stuck in this tournament."

"Ohh, that's just bloody great!" Sunny ranted angrily, throwing up her hands in frustration. "It's bad enough that this stupid deadly contest is making you stuck into it and force you to compete-now you won't be able to find out what you're going to be facing upon the tasks!? Seriously?! What-in great Mahal-is wrong with these wizards anyway!?"

"I couldn't have said it better myself," Legolas muttered lowly, glancing to his father with a worried gaze when he saw that he's still radiating with fury and concern for his pair.

"However…Viktor did manage to give me one small clue so that I would know as well," Hari confided to her friend, comforting and reassuring her more when she said that and Sunny looked at her expectantly. "He said that…I need to sneakily follow after Hagrid, when he goes on a secret date with Madame Maxine from Beauxbatons, that he told me when specifically at the exact date and time of night."

There was a silence and then…

"That's it?! This Krum-guy just told you to stalk after that half-giant when he goes out on a date!? Really?!" Sunny exclaimed incredulously.

Hari just shrugged at her friend, also looking a bit confused and incredulous on why the young man Viktor Krum told her this but she's going to follow his instructions, so that she won't be unprepared when it comes to the incoming First Task. It wasn't long until the specific night came at the scheduled time and Hari was sneakily following after Hagrid when she watched him go out and go on his midnight stroll, and he didn't know of his stalker silently following him under the magic invisibility cloak.

As the hidden elf-maiden is following after the giant wizard, she wondered what she'll be seeing until Hagrid met up with Madame Maxine and the half-giant greeted her enthusiastically. Hari rolled her eyes at the sight before her while following both Hagrid and Madame Maxine from behind silently. It didn't take long for her to realize while she's following them, that they were nearing closer to what appeared to be a private clearing where there are other wizards and witches gathered there, but that's when she noticed some big blazing flames that were lighting up so intensely from the clearing. She could also hear some loud animalistic roars that got her feeling uneasy about this suddenly.

"Oh dear…I have a sudden bad feeling about this," Gandalf murmured aloud at this.

Lord Elrond and Lady Galadriel agreed with their Istari friend as they glanced warily to King Thranduil, who looked like he seem to realize what his pair is going to be up against and it seems his fears became true, when Hari went around the two giants and she stared in horror-as well as the others-when they found and saw to their very eyes…that the private clearing she sneaked in to see, is full of wizards and witches trying to control Dragons , bound by their chains.

"Oh no…" Legolas instantly knew what this sight means, and he looked worriedly to his father again, when he started trembling and radiating with fury upon finally registering the sight and realizing the kind of daring dangerous challenge his pair will be facing.

By the time, Hari found out what her First Task is, she didn't realize that she ran away in a shocked daze to get back to her friend Sunny in the Gryffindor Dorms where she is waiting patiently for her.

Sunny became surprised and alarmed when Hari burst into the private rooms with a sound slam of the door and quickly closed it. Then she watched confused and worried as her friend Hari collapsed onto the bed like she's about to fall instantly into a shocking faint, and she ran to her side quickly to check on her.

"Whoa! Hari?! What happened to you?! What's the matter?" she demanded at her.

"Dragons…" Hari muttered in a horrified whisper.

"Say what?" Sunny asked confused when her dwarf ears caught what she uttered the words so softly.

"The first task of the tournament-I'm going to face Dragons!"

"Say WHAT NOW!?"

This time Sunny couldn't help it as she shouted out loud incredulous and furious upon finding out the horrifying revelation of what kind of challenge that her elf friend will be facing in this dangerous magical tournament.

"I'm going to kill them…I don't care how-but I'm going to somehow find a way upon getting myself and my personal army to get into the other world and murder all these idiotic insane Istari for endangering my pair and forcing her into this stupid tournament-as well as find out who dared to force her into it!" Thranduil muttered darkly, like saying these words out loud softly through his lips is better than thinking and stewing it over furiously in his mind.

The others slightly shivered upon clearly hearing the Elven-king's words and Lord Elrond and Gandalf both hoped that the particular thoughts Thranduil is thinking, won't be possible to do so-for even though, there are some incompetent Istari, a few of them are decent enough and don't deserve to die from the Elven-King's wrath and fury.

It didn't take long for Hari to calm down and snap out of her shocked frightened daze and then told her friend Sunny about what she had seen and found out on what's coming for her to face on the First Task. And needless to say, her dwarf friend Sunny is completely furious and angry over knowing this, and decided firmly to help train Hari to be prepared to face these fire-breathing scaly-winged creatures.

They improved the magic room to have some of the battle golems step aside and have it create the big golem-like Dragons that Hari will be facing against, even though she doesn't know exactly what her task will be when it comes. But Hari needed to be prepared upon facing against them and knowing their weaknesses, and she trusted her dwarf friend Sunny to have the knowledge about the Dragons she had seen from the clearing, and make the golem-Dragons similar to them so that she'll be fighting against them head-on.

Before the very day of the First Task came, Hari had suffered through many heavy blows and bruises upon training to fight against the golem-Dragons. Though she is prepared to face the two kinds of Dragons she had seen before, which were the type the wizards call them as one Arabian Opal-Eye, and the other, a Norwegian Ridgeback-the only Dragon she has difficulty upon taking on and facing against, which is the third kind known as the Hungarian Horntail.

No matter how much she tries on facing it and trying to go for its blind-sides, Hari failed to taking down the golem horn-tail Dragon on when it defeated her after she tried to fight against it in her training sessions inside the hidden magic Room of Requirement. Though Hari still need more time to try again, it was unfortunately too late for her when the time came for the First Task that she needs to go to and face it.

"This is not good…not good at all," Lord Elrond murmured to Lady Galadriel lowly, when they watched how the young elf maiden had tried her best to train herself and be prepared to fight for the First Task, that she'll be facing Dragons, but she's still a bit physically and mentally unprepared because of the third-kind Dragon they've seen that she might be up against or not. Galadriel nodded gravely in agreement with him and she glanced cautious and concerned for Thranduil when he saw that he is nearly breaking his hands upon gripping his chair, to watch helplessly at his pair walking ahead to her foreboding death or something.

Hari had prepared on bringing her bow and arrows, and a fast-flying broomstick that she borrowed from the hidden magic room, all hidden thanks to her magic wand. She also equipped herself, underneath her robed wizarding cloak, that she's wearing a Mithril-coat within them, that Sunny had brought along with her, alternated it and then lend it to her friend.

Hari stood by inside the tent when she came in, trying to look calm and bravely composed, with the two other Champions as it appears that the other two now knows what they're up against, and they're also nervous as well, but trying to look courageous upon taking on the First Task.

It didn't take long for one of the officials to announce in a grand way on revealing what their Task is that they'll be facing and taking on the challenge for the tournament.

Gandalf huffed, looking very indignant and furious at the wizard with the way he said this. "Unbelievable! I can't believe these kinds of Istari! To think I was going to admire them in this other world, with the kind of different magic they wield but-they're all incompetent with the kinds of naive, idiotic, and incompetent sheep-like minds they all have!"

The others nodded in agreement at their Istari friend's words but Thranduil wasn't listening or was ignoring them as he's focused on his pair.

"The First Task you will be taking on-is Dragons! As for what the first task is that you three Champions are going to do against these Dragons-it's very simple!" the wizard said grandly as if their task is easy to do and not dangerous at all.

Lady Galadriel closed her eyes and whispered softly, though the others can still hear her. " Please do not say that their task is to face these beasts, fighting them and then defeat them to pass and win the task!"

"You're going to be stealing an egg straight from their nests! And not just any egg-the Golden Egg that will be the sole object and clue of the next Second Task once you passed the first one!"

There was a sudden eerie shocked silence before-

"I changed my mind. Fighting against them is better than that one!" Lady Galadriel instantly muttered aloud to herself.

Lord Elrond spluttered indignantly. "Have these Istari lost their complete minds?! It's bad enough to face and fight against these fire-breathing monsters-they expect them to get out unscathed and pass this ludicrous dangerous task by actually daring them to steal from their nests!? That's liable to get them killed instantly by being burned to ashes!"

"ELROND! You-are not helping!" Thranduil suddenly snapped at him sharply, his whole being slightly darkening in his wrath upon finding out with mad fury what kind of task his soulmate pair will be going against. Lord Elrond flinched upon the mistake of what he just said and gave a sincere apologetic look towards the Elven-King.

"You've got to be kidding me!" Sunny growled menacingly underneath the magic invisible cloak that Hari lend to her friend, since the elf girl really wanted her friend along beside her and close by her side, instead of going up there by the audience stands to watch.

Hari gave a slight shaky sigh and nodded along with Fleur Delacour and Viktor Krum upon understanding the task that they'll be doing and then another official came close to them, producing a sack for each of the Champions to reach in and take out what Dragon they will be facing on for their challenge. Hari glanced at the other two to see what Dragons they chose, and much to her dismay and gut-sinking horror, Fleur had the Opal-eye, and Viktor got the Ridgeback dragons.

"That means…the Horntail will be-!" Tauriel didn't finish her words as the elf woman realized to her wide-eye shock and horror that the Elven-king's soulmate pair will be forced to have and face against the third dangerous dragon she has difficulty to fight against.

Hari reached into the sack and slowly took out the miniature dragon and the other Champions gave her pitying and worried looks upon showing that she'll be taking on the Hungarian Horntail dragon in her task.

"Right then! Now that you have picked up and seen what Dragons you'll be facing against-line up and off you go then! Good luck to all three of you!" The official said and ushered one of the Champions who will go first, that is Viktor Krum and he left the tent with a blank steel-look on his face, as he bravely got out and was ready to face on his dragon. It didn't take long for noises of cheering and gasps, just as there are loud sounds of dragon-roaring and yells from the Champion as he fought against the dragon to get to the egg.

Fleur tried to be brave as well, but she jumped upon hearing the noises, and a little frightened upon hearing the crowd gasps and such. But Hari wasn't listening to all this, as she was calm and blank, while listening to her friend Sunny that was invisibly there by her side, whispering to her in caution and more warnings about the dragon she's going to face.

When Krum made it out alive and got the egg, it was Fleur's turn and she was off, going out the tent, just as Hari glanced slightly to see her leave and she tried to ignore more loud sounds and noises of the next champion fighting against her dragon, while Sunny keeps on talking to her, trying to reassure her and also give her pointers on what to do upon fighting against the dragon she'll be facing soon and get the golden egg that is necessary for the task she's taking on.

"Oh right! And also remember that-you really need to watch out for its spiked tail too! The Horntail dragon was named as such because of its infamous deadly lashing spiky tail." Sunny warned her friend in low whispers.

"Great…!" Hari said in a whisper as she closed her eyes, not liking this particular knowledge that she's about to be facing soon, even when she had tried to train and fight on against the golem-Dragon, similar to this one.

Legolas whispered softly again to his friend Tauriel. "If that dwarf keeps rambling about her knowledge of the dragon my father's pair is facing…he won't be able to last long with his temper."

Tauriel nodded in agreement as she was completely tensed and gazing warily at the Elven-king who looked like he's on the verge of exploding in anger again, his hands nearly tightening their hold on his chair.

Then Hari tensed when the noise stopped and the crowd went wild on their cheers when the Beauxbatons Champion, Fleur succeeded upon getting her golden egg and facing the dragon.

Now it's her turn. And Hari took a slow deep breath before she readied herself upon leaving the tent, and was comforted a little when Sunny reached out with an invisible hand and squeezed hers in reassurance, before she left.

King Thranduil, Legolas, and the others watched tensely, bracing themselves to witness a heart-stopping battle of epic proportions, and they hoped and prayed that Hari will make it through this. Thranduil darkly thought in his mind, that he'll somehow find ways to get to the other world and rain hell and fire, if any harm comes to his soulmate and threatens her again, also vowing to make sure that she'll never face such a horrific terrifying challenge like this ever again.

Hari went out of the tent and comes into the grand stadium-like area where there are rocks and boulders all around, big enough to hide behind for protection and cover, and then the noise of the crowd and everything around her, seem to go completely into silence and this didn't make Hari feel any better upon hearing nothing in this eerie stillness.

She swiftly readied her weapons, under the guise of her wand summoning out her bow and arrows, and then she made sure that her wand is still sheathed upon her sleeve in case she needs it again to summon her escape route, that is the broomstick she magically shrinks and pockets upon her person. Then she notched an arrow ready to her bow and slowly walked forward and steadily, to bravely face the Horntail dragon she's up against.

The only sounds she can hear, is upon herself when she breathes slowly and almost shakily while holding a firm grip on her weapons. She kept on moving forward and being cautious and wary, while glancing around, looking for the dragon and also the golden egg she needs to retrieve from it and pass the First Task for it.

And it didn't take long for her to find the dragon-almost face-to-face suddenly-and she ducked to hide behind a big boulder for cover, and slowly peeked to assess the situation of the egg she needs to grab and the dragon she needs to face and evade from, without getting herself killed.

She peeked and saw the very dangerous-looking and fearsome Horntail dragon, curling protectively near its nest and her eyes zeroed in on the golden egg, nestled at the very tip-top of the pile of eggs, like a trophy ripe for the taking-but in a dangerous way.

Hari thought deeply on how to face this head-on without getting herself hurt, and she knew that charging recklessly is too dangerous and deadly for her, since it will anger the mother dragon and she might end up encouraging it to smash its spiky tail to break the eggs on its own nest.

That's when she got a brilliant yet risky idea that came to her head.

The crowd was wondering what Hari is going to do as they watched silently from the high stands, focusing on the scene below. And it didn't take long for all of them to almost cry out loud in gasps and cheers when Hari enchanted her arrows and then shot them off right at the dragon's head, to make them explode into booming sparks and fireworks, that instantly startled the fire-breathing creature from jolting up and away from its nest, batting its wings to fend them off like the exploding arrows are annoying fireflies that are buzzing about its scaly snout.

Though Hari didn't distract it enough to back away more from the nest of dragon eggs, its the only opening she has and she needs to take it. She darted off running fast from the boulder she was hiding behind, and she ignored how some of the people in the audience gasped and pointed with yells and cries upon seeing her run swiftly to grab for the egg.

But just as Hari was almost within reach on grabbing the golden egg, the dragon's spiked tail was suddenly in front of her and it lashed her upon impact, making her fly backwards from the strong blow. But it was fortunate that she was wearing the magical Mithril coat within her clothes to protect her body from suffering any broken bones or such, even though she'll still get bruises after being hit and hurting from the hard fall.

It was also fortunate that she didn't crash-land into any pointed rocks or boulders when she got hit by the tail and Hari groaned as she tried to quickly get up on her feet before the dragon moved to attack her again.

"Get up! Get up!" Legolas nearly shouted as his wide eyes caught sight of the dragon about to shoot fire where Hari is and Tauriel gasped as she closed her eyes and turned away, not wanting to see this.

Hari instantly jumped and dodged right on time and dashed right behind a boulder when the dragon shot a big line of fire to where she was standing before.

They all slumped with relief at this and relaxed from their stiff tensions.

Hari knew that the mother dragon is going to be very angry and going to her hiding place soon, so she instantly shot off more enchanted exploding arrows and dashes off to another hiding place among the boulders when the dragon's head rounded to where she was last placed at. Hari can hear the dragon growling and snapping with annoyance when the arrows exploded into fiery sparks again upon its frontal snout, huffing like it's about to unleash a big flaming line of fire at her again, only this time the dragon will make sure it won't miss.

Hari managed to make it into hiding behind another big rocky boulder, but she knew that she'll never get an opening again upon distracting it, so it looks like she's going for the second option-which is flight. She didn't hide away her weapons but just strapped them carefully and tight around her shoulders, summons out the broom and unshrinks it and then rides astride it and goes off in a flashing blur, before the dragon could even react and the crowd went wild upon seeing this.

Thranduil and the others watching the Dream-sharing were still tense and bracing themselves as they watched, and they tried to keep up with the very fast speed Hari is riding upon her magic broom, to try to out-fly the dragon and also find an opening to grab for the golden egg.

Hari flew around in fast twirling and twisting maneuvers just as the dragon stayed put down on the ground and its head rolled around like it's trying to catch up with her speedy movements. But Hari used that for distraction to make a fake speedy dive and then did a fast turn to dash for the nest and quickly grab the egg with swift hands.

Once Hari got the golden egg in her hands and was about to fly back to safety, she almost froze in terror upon hearing the Horntail dragon now roaring with fury as if the golden egg was truly hers and she can feel the winds changing as its wings flapped strongly to fly off and chase her, even though she has seen that it's still bound and fastened with chains upon its neck and legs.

But the disguised elf knew better that a mother dragon like the Horntail one, when angered upon its egg being stolen, no chains can keep it bound and held firm from it.

And her fears became true when the crowd went wild upon frightened cries and gasps when the Horntail dragon broke free from its chains and furiously chased Hari to grab its egg back, even when it does not realize that it isn't real and it's different from the rest of its own eggs in the nest.

Hari knew that it's too dangerous for her to fly back to safety, even with the powerful magic shields on place upon the stadium, so she flew in another direction and the noise of the crowd faded away as she led the dragon on a merry chase away from them and trying to find another escape route away from it when she found the chance.

When she was about to fly around upon nearing the side of the Hogwarts castle, she miscalculated upon not looking behind to check whether the dragon is still following her from the back, when she almost got blindsided by the furious mother dragon, did a quick jolting turn from her broom, but the sudden flash and whack from her wings, caused her to fall off and loose grip on her broom, making her fall down and flail wildly in the air, like she's trying to grasp for a solid grip upon the emptiness as she falls.

"NO!" Thranduil yelled, almost shooting up to stand from his seat, just as the others gasped upon watching the scene of seeing Hari fall, plummeting down near to her death.

Hari managed to react quickly by instinct upon pulling out one of her arrows and stabbing it straight onto the stone side of one of the rooftops of the castle towers and she nearly grunted upon the impact on the hard jolt when her grip on the arrow stopped her from falling down to her death and as she hits the side of the wall, she quickly grabs hold of something, to keep on holding onto the side of the tower without falling again.

They all relaxed and Thranduil sat back down on his chair, slumping with relief.

But then they tensed again upon hearing the dragon roar and they watched as Hari also tensed and turned her head slowly to see where the sound came from.

Hari turned, and saw to her dismay that the dragon is flying around with a strong wing flap and is going to be swooping down for the kill, upon widely opening its mouth to breath fire upon where she's hanging on.

Hari knew that she's going to die, hanging there with one hand holding tight at the arrow stuck to the side of the rooftop edge of the tower she's holding on with all her might, if she doesn't think of doing something quick before the dragon gets to her. So she reacted swiftly again by instinct, using her free hand to swiftly take out her wand and aim precisely.

Just as the fire-breathing creature was getting so closely near and before the dragon was about to blast its fire point blank at Hari's entire body, flying upon her-she instantly yelled with a sharp wave from her wand, 'BOMBARDA!' and the spell shot right inside the dragon's mouth, making the budding fire explode from within and instantly making the mother dragon coughed hacking in its throat as if it got a big burning hairball stuck inside it.

Gandalf cheered and the others relax and sigh with relief again as they saw this. "Ingenious! Brilliant idea! Bravo, girl! Spot on!"

Thranduil sighed deeply in relief that his soulmate is safe and that she is not going to be burned, just as he had gone through, long ago. She did not deserve to suffer the same way as he had suffered when he had his scars.

Hari braced herself against the wall, still hanging on with a firm grip, when the dragon flew by her with a strong breeze, flailed around in its flying as if trying to endure the agony of the fire that's burning inside it, and once the dragon had flown away a fair distance from her, she carefully maneuvered herself to move closer to the hanging-pillar edge to grab the magic broom and golden egg that somehow managed to fall right there, almost near to her reach.

She managed to make it with graceful moves as she used more arrows to stick onto the stones by the wall and climb to get near to the hanging edge for her broom and egg. And when she grabbed them, she just got on the broom again and was about to fly off when the dragon returned, only angrier than before and fuming furiously like it's really about to breathe and rain down hell's fire upon her.

Hari knew she needs to think quickly on how to deal with the dragon, since it's dangerous to lead it on a merry chase again and its futile to fight against it with the way how fast and angry its flying about. But then she caught sight of something, that made her smile upon the sudden brilliant idea she had again come upon her mind, and she readied herself to make her move before the dragon did first.

She waited for the right timing and then swiftly reacted into shooting another exploding arrow right at the dragon again, making it angrier than before and more furious into blindly chasing her and not seeing what's going on but focusing only on her.

"Oh great Valar! What in the name of great Eru himself, is she thinking!?" Lady Galadriel gasped in shock when she and the others, who tensed shocked also, upon seeing this and were all very upset and frightened for the young elf woman trying to face off the furious mother dragon flying and chasing her.

Hari swiftly flew off on her broom as the dragon roared angrily behind her and she made sure she did some good evasive maneuvers just right…until she made it chase her straight towards a pointed sharp sword-like pillar by the edges lining the bridge, when she's flying straight towards it.

She flew fast while waiting for the right timing and sense upon feeling the dragon trying to snap its jaws right behind the very tail of her broom, and then she made a swift turn-up dive down, and the dragon had no time to react to do the same or stop itself upon drawing up and flaps back with its wings, and that's when the fire-breathing creature impaled itself straight through the chest, right at its heart and dies with a last booming roar before its body slumps dead.

"BRAVO! HOW CLEVER OF THAT ELF-GIRL! BRAVO!" Gandalf cheered wildly again with a whooping yell and Lord Elrond and Lady Galadriel chuckled at his antics, just as Legolas saw his father beaming proudly at his soulmate upon managing to save herself and defeat the dragon upon killing it straight-on and swiftly.

Hari sighed softly, almost trembling with relief and slumping forward, nearly slipping off from the floating broom she's riding on, hovering up in the air, when she saw the dead dragon go down with a big splash upon the large lake near to the magical castle by the bridge that it impaled itself, by her blindly leading it to its swift death.

Even though she knew that she'll be getting some complaints from some of the official wizards of the tournament about her killing off the dragon, Hari decided mentally to herself to 'hell' with the lot of them, after what she's been through in this harrowing First Task.

She stayed up high in the air there for a silent moment to calm down, before she turned the broom to flying back to the stadium where the tense anticipating crowd are waiting for her to come back alive or dreading that she's never returning again, to signal her death.

It didn't take long for Hari to return and she ignored the crowd going wild again with loud cheering and yells upon seeing her returning alive and well, and saw that she still got the golden egg with her.

Hari swooped down with a graceful dive straight to the exit where her frantic dwarf friend Sunny is waiting for her, still under the invisible magic cloak. And she knew she's going to go under it as well, not wanting to meet up with the crowd that's going to be gathering for her and has to go straight to the other Champions and officials to know what's next for her on the next task and face on more challenges to go through this tournament.

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When the Dream-sharing ended so suddenly, after seeing Hari being praised and cheered on by the Istari officials and the other two Champions for obtaining the Golden Egg and defeating the dragon on the First Task, and then the scene started fading around them, Thranduil and the others suddenly start their discussion about it, talking to one another over what had happened.

"I got to say-well done, that girl! So clever of her!" Gandalf praised, smiling widely at Thranduil, like he's trying to reassure him that Hari is going to be fine and well on her own in the other world.

Lord Elrond nodded and comforted the Elven-king. "Relax, my friend. Hari made it through the First Task."

Thranduil shakily sighed and felt the urge to run both hands through his hair because of his intense worry. "Yes, she made it successfully through the first one-but there's still the other two tasks she'll be going through next. And I shudder to think on what kind of horrific tasks she'll be going up against."

"I can't stand this!" He groaned when Lady Galadriel tried to comfort him by patting a hand to his shoulder by his side. "I hate feeling so helpless, just standing by and watch what she's going through and everything!"

"Calm yourself, father," Legolas tries to soothe him, even though he could see that his words seemed useless and deafened by Thranduil upon ignoring them. "You've seen how swiftly and quick she can react to the kinds of situations she's in and going through. I'm sure that she'll be able to make it past the whole year before she leaves that dreadful magic school."

Thranduil took a deep breath and let out a shaky sigh as he nodded. "I pray that you're right, my son. I really hope and pray to the Valar, that you're right."

"Come everyone. I see that the time is late and it's best to rest until the next day where we will continue watching the Dream-sharing to see what our brave elf-girl will be going through next," Gandalf said, gesturing the others to return for their quarters and usher the Elven-king to move on and rest, so that he'll relax from the tension he's been feeling upon watching it and seeing how his pair has gone through the challenges and battles she had faced on and made it out alive and well.

Thranduil wanted to pray and hope that the next tasks won't be this terrifying and terrible as he had seen when he saw his soulmate face off against that dragon, even when the others felt the same upon watching the same thing. But he knew better that the next time on continuing to watch through the Dream-sharing, it might turn out to be worse than before, and he feared so much upon thinking on what his pair Hari will be going through and facing against the next time.

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AUTHOR'S NOTES:

Another chapter finished! I hope you like it!

I'm sorry it took so long, REAL LIFE and the ongoing PANDEMIC CRISIS are not kind to me. I'm doing my best to write on with this story and work on it faster, I promise!

The next chapter…is the second half and last one of the story where Hari and Sunny will be staying for the last year in Hogwarts, go through the tournament upon the next two tasks and then face on what dark wizard enemies and such in the future!

I promise there will be more soon for this story and others!

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