It was now the day of the Second Task, she walked out to the Black Lake with Ludo. She knew that Percy was deputizing for an ill Mr. Crouch. So, she was sitting down in her seat. All four of the champions assembled at the shore of the lake and were told that they had one hour to retrieve that which had been stolen from them from the merpeople's village, and return. The Champions entered the water.
Michelle thought hard about what would be the person she'd sorely miss. She figured out it would probably be her mum or her sisters. Though, she wasn't sure if her sisters were able to come to Hogwarts for the tournament since they were squibs. So, it would be her mum.
Around 59 minutes later, the Hufflepuff champion Cedric appeared with an Asian girl. Not even a half second later, Viktor Krum appeared with a bushy haired brunette. Fleur appeared next but without her hostage. A few seconds later, Harry appeared with Ron and a little blonde girl.
The spectators cheered. She looked over to see an intense discussion going on between Percy, Dumbledore and Ludo. After the discussion, she saw Percy excuse himself and rush down to his brother. Dumbledore announced that Harry received second place for saving Ron and Fleur's sister. After the task was over, the spectators spread out over the grounds.
Michelle decided to walk around the grounds for a bit. She tightened the worn Hufflepuff scarf around her neck. She wished she thought ahead and brought some parchment and a pencil to write Charlie.
"Oh, hey Michelle!"
She turned to see Neville walking towards her.
"Hey Neville," she greeted her brother.
The siblings walked around the grounds for a bit before going their separate ways. She walked back to her room and threw herself on her bed and began writing to Charlie.
24/2/95
Dear Charlie,
The second task just finished. They had to save the person they'd sorely miss and Harry had to save your brother Ron. He also saved Fleur's little sister. It was boring to watch an empty lake for nearly an hour. Who would be the person you'd sorely miss if you were in the Tournament? I think mine would be my mum or if it's possible it would be my sisters.
Your friend,
Michelle
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Meanwhile, a few days later Charlie was agonising over that question. His first instinct was to reply 'you'd be the thing I'd sorely miss' but kept crumbling up the letter and rewriting it.
"What's your problem, Weasley?" John asked, noticing all the crumbled up parchment on the floor of the cafeteria.
"I'm trying to write a letter to Michelle," he groaned.
John stifled a smirk. "It's been so easy for you to write to her for the last month."
"Therein lies the problem, Ross. I've known her for three months but I'm already developing feelings for her. It's too soon to tell her. She probably just thinks of me as a friend," he ranted nervously as he paced the floor.
"You never know until you put yourself out there, Weasley."
"It's too soon."
John shrugged. "What brought this topic up?"
"My youngest brother's best friend is in the Triwizard Tournament. The second task of the Tournament was to save the person you'd sorely miss. I want to say 'you'd be the thing I'd sorely miss.'
"Whatever you decide, Weasley."
Charlie thought for a moment. He decided he would slightly fib to her about the person he'd sorely miss.
28/2/95
Dear Michelle,
I bet it was boring to watch an empty lake for an hour. As for the person I'd sorely miss, it would probably be Bill. I've told you we're pretty close. If not Bill, possibly Ginny. Though, that might be a stretch since she's always adored Bill.
Your friend,
Charlie
He read the letter and was finally happy with it so he decided to send it.
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4/3/95
Dear Charlie,
It was insanely boring. Fleur didn't finish since she couldn't get past the Grindylows. I hate Grindylows but I like mermaids. I'm going to guess that your best subject was Care of Magical Creatures?
Your friend,
Michelle
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7/3/95
Dear Michelle,
Yeah, my best subject was Care of Magical Creatures. I was pretty decent at Charms and Defense. I took Muggle Studies since my dad is obsessed with muggles. He's the Head of Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office.
Your friend,
Charlie
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11/3/95
Dear Charlie,
Charms was my favorite subject. I was pretty decent at Herbology and Astronomy. I hated Potions since I was terrified of Snape. Transfiguration was difficult but I enjoyed it. History was boring. Binns called me Tanner. If that was my name I would share a name with a character from a muggle tv show that my sisters watch called 'Full House'. What did Binns call you?
Your friend,
Michelle
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17/3/95
Dear Michelle,
Herbology was one of my worst subjects. I was decent at Potions too. Transfiguration was difficult too but I was decent at it. I also liked Astronomy. History was terribly boring. Binns called me Wesley.
Your friend,
Charlie