In January, Homework increased three fold for the Fourth Years.
"I swear in Lucifer's name I'm going to find the person who invented homework and burn their soul away." Harry growled as he worked on a nasty essay about poisons for Professor Snape. Two whole rolls of parchment was the dedicated length needing an introduction and conclusion. Luckily as the son of Stolas Harry's education in herbs and plants gave him an extensive knowledge of varying poisons.
"Harry please." Hermione scolded the owl boy. "Homework is good for you. It reinforces the lesson of the day."
"Hermione, are you still in contact with Viktor?" Harry asked.
"Of course, we stroll the grounds together."
"Would you ask him to meet Fleur and I in an empty classroom on the Second Floor? I'm calling a Meeting of the Champions."
A Meeting of the Champions was a neat little bit of information Harry discovered while researching The Triwizard Tournament. They where Champion only meetings where the Champions could discuss issues with the tournament and strategies going forward after the First Task has been completed.
"Is this legal?"
"Absolutely, Look here." Harry had brought the book he found the rule in.
"Meeting of the Champions, all right I'll pass on your message, when?"
"Thursday Night at 7:30. After dinner, of course."
"All right."
"Cedric, what's your relationship like with Fleur?" Harry asked the Headboy on Tuesday.
"Steady, why?"
"I'm calling a Meeting of the Champions. Here's the rule. Can you tell Fleur to meet us in the empty classroom on the Second Floor at 7:30 on Thursday night?"
"Of course." Cedric said courtly.
"Why have you called this Meeting?" Fleur demanded. "If it's so you can eliminate us-"
"Relax lady. Look I came unarmed." Harry opened his torn leather jacket to show he had left The Jackal in his trunk. "I propose...as hard as this sounds, a truce."
"Truce?" Viktor asked.
"I know we expected magical challenges grown wizards could face but I don't believe any of us expected Goddamned dragons to be involved. I saw how petrified you where Fleur." Harry shot down Fleur as she looked away bashful. "I propose, we help each other stay alive."
"What do you mean?"
"Flying fucking sky sharks with fire breath and razor sharp claws and fangs. Mine also had a bloody dinosaur tail with spikes."
"Fair point." Viktor agreed.
"We help each other figure out clues. If one of us figures out the solution we don't hide it from the others."
Fleur and Viktor looked toward each other. "Agreed."
"If one of us needs additional training or assistance during a task where we are all together instead of one at a time like the First Task we drop everything and assist each other."
"Agreed." Both said.
"Finally, None of us, will sabatoge the other. We won't cheat and keep information from the other two especially if it helps keeps others alive. Champions or civilians."
"Agreed."
Harry brought out his hand. "Unbreakable Vow." He insisted. Another spell he came across while researching the tournament rules.
Without hesitation, both older students added their hands.
Harry brought out his Saptaparni wand and hissed in an ancient language neither of the other Champions could understan. A bright golden light wrapped around their hands and faded.
"Now that's over," Fleur said. "Have either of you figured out the clue yet?"
"Not really." Harry said honestly. "But I have suspicions."
"Same." Viktor said.
"Take a bath." Fleur suggested.
Harry and Viktor stared.
"You know, take the egg with you and mull things over in the Hot water. Cedric took me to the Prefects bathroom on the fifth floor. The password is Pine Fresh. Their lovely bathrooms."
"Harry Fleur and Viktor looked st their hands expecting some reaction from the Vows Magic.
"Well apparently this satisfies my conditions." Harry said.
"I basically just gave you the path to the answer i didn't outright tell you the answer." Fleur said slyly. "I'm not technically hiding information that will keep you or civilians alive." The French Veela said with a seductive smile.
Harry decided to scope out the prefects bathroom. It was practically a pool! With various scent faucets and special effects so he did the only thing that seemed responsible.
POOL PARTY!!!!
it was Saturday night. Harry and Blitzo has just arrived in the Prefects Bathroom at 9:30. Blitzo being a teacher meant Harry had extra privileges like being able to wander around at night with his dad exploring the castle together.
"Stolas babe! Come on over, we're in the bathroom."
Stolas opened a portal and Millie leaped into the large tub with a inner tube. Moxxie walked through in his winning trunks. Loona and Octavia came through in their suits as did Stolas. Who carried a cooler of drinks and water.
"Oh Blitzy. This is just heavenly." Stolas said as he sank into the warm water.
"Yeah, Hogwarts takes care of those it grants authority too." Blitzo said as he twisted a knob and was knocked back into the water as he was sprayed hard and the arc bounced off the water to the other side. Hitting Moxxie in the back other head.
"Hey!" Moxxie said rubbing the back of his head.
"Oh come on Fattie, get in the water already." Loona scolded the imp as she and Octavia enjoyed their own corner of the large tub. Millie jumped off a diving board.
Octavia experimented with different knobs creating color changing bubbles, sudsy soap smelling of lavender and blackberries, and created a huge ball of water that acted as a beach ball that she and Loona started bouncing back and forward.
Harry watched Blitzo and Stolas cuddling in their own corner as Stolas bathed Blitzo with soapy suds. The large horned imp smiling as his husband rubbed his soft feathered hands over his head. Millie and Moxxie splashed around together swimming.
Harry thought to the egg in his lap. He was sipping a blood cola (essentially a fizzy drink popular with young pure demons that combines sinners blood and a cola formula) when he heard giggling. Specifically fourteen year old girl giggling. From above.
Harry looked up.
Moaning Myrtle was watching his family have fun in the large tub.
"Myrtle!" Harry said in surprise.
"Oh shit a fucking ghost!" Loona shouted as she leapt into Octavia's arms I underwater. trying to climb on her like a mortal dog.
"I can't believe your our big sister." Octavia glared as she dumped Loona with a splash.
"Is this what you do with your afterlife Myrtle? Spy on students in the bath like a pervert?" Blitzo demanded of the teenager with a scolding tone and his knuckles on his hips.
"Sometimes." Myrtle giggles as she floats. "I remember you from Harry's second year." Myrtle said as she floated to Loona and Octavia. Loona hides behind Octavia like a coward.
"Octavia Goetia." Octavia introduces herself.
"Harry was so upset that year whenever he and his little friends would come into my toilet to talk in private. You where one of the ones petrified weren't you?" Myrtle asked.
"I was. Recovery sucked donkey dick."
Myrtle giggles as she floats over to Stolas. "Hello sir, are you Harry's Daddy?"
"Indeed I am." Stolas said. "And who might you be Miss?"
"Myrtle Cornby your highness." Myrtle courtseyed as best she could."
"How did you die so young?" Stolas asked.
"Myrtle was the only death during the Chamber of Secrets attack fifty years ago Dad." Harry explained as he sat the egg on the side of the pool and slid in.
"Such a tragedy. It shouldn't have happened."
"Thank you sir, but I've made peace with it now since Harry here solved the mystery." Myrtle said as she floated around.
Harry knocked the egg back and forth between his hands.
"Shhhhhrrrrrriiiiiieeeeekkkkkkkkkk"
"Ahhhh!" Loona our her hands to her ears.
"Sorry!" Harry immediately closed the egg.
"I'd put it under the water if I where you." Myrtle teased Harry up close hanging upside down.
"Underwater?"
"That's what Fleur did when she and Cedric Diggory where in here last weekend. Kissing, cuddling and bathing each other."
"Oh." Harry said with a blush.
AIRHORN!*
"Don't even think it!" Blitzo shouted from in front of Stolas in the pool with an airhorn in his hand. He put the airhorn on the side of the pool.
Indeed Harry had been considering bringing Francesco here. Away from prying eyes in secret. "Underwater you said?" Harry asked as he held the egg in both hands.
"That's what Fleur did eventually." Myrtle said as she sat cross legged in the air.
Blitzo came swimming over and held the egg before nodding at Harry. The egg was lowered and opened. Instead of a harsh shrieking the shrieking became melodic and haunting as the water around it moved in time.
Blitzo and Harry shoved their heads underwater.
Come seek us where our voices sound. We cannot sing above the ground, and while your searching ponder this; we've taken what you'll sorely miss. But past an hour the prospects black. Too late it's gone t won't come back.
The egg closed by itself. Imp and Owl brought their heads up to breathe.
"Blitzy are you all right?" Stolas asked as he patted both their backs.
"Fine Stolas we finally have the clue in fucking English.
"It's a species that can't speak out of water-" Harry started.
"There's a search involved-" Blitzo Continued.
"They've taken something of mine I'll miss more than anything it sounds like."
"Where's Via?!" Blizzard looked around. Octavia had vanished while they where underwater.
"She was right fucking behind me!" Loona said in fear and rage.
"Everybody out now!" Stolas commanded. He leapt out of the water with Blitzo and his son arm in arm.
"We're locked in!" Moxxie said as he tried to open the door out.
"Damn them." Stolas said before opening a portal spell immediately to the Headmasters office.
"Where is she?!" Harry demanded as he angrily stomped through the portal up to Barry Crouch and WHAM Wham wham wham! He punched the man several times in the face.
"Mr. Goetia-"
"What did you lot do to my fucking sister you old fuck?!" Harry brought out the Jackal and put it against Crouches temple.
"MR. GOETIA PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPON IMMEDIATELY!" Dumbledore ordered.
"Why should I?! Octavia was with us in the Prefects bathroom one minute and she disappears right after we hear too late it's gone it won't come back. Tell me why shouldn't I kill you all right here?!" Harry aimed his Hexbolt at the Headmaster and the Jackal at Crouch. He reached out and slammed The Jackal in Crouches head remembering how he treated him at the Quidditch World Cup.
"Albus tell the brat NOW before he kills us." Crouch demanded. "GAH!" Harry shot out his kneecap. He fell back on his fat ass as he held onto his blown out knee. His head also bleeding from a pistol whipping wound.
"It is part of the Second Task in Three Days. What you'll Sorely Miss was never intended to be a mere object. We found family members where the most likely candidates for the Task."
"And you couldn't have explained this to us in a civilized manner? You had to terrorize my children AGAIN?" Stolas demanded as he came through the portal after maki sure Blitzo and the rest of their family where safe and in his office in Hell.
"I'm going to have to get down on my knees aren't I?" Dumbledore asked Stolas.
"I believe so." Stolas said with a glare.
"Well, at least it's a position I'm familiar with." Dumbledore sighed as he directed Stolas to his personal armchair. "Do forgive me your highness, old knees you know."
"Harry. Go home." Stolas ordered as he opened a portal."
"But Dad-"
"Go home. That's an order." Stolas said in a commanding tone.
Harry growled as he leapt through the portal into his fathers office from the floor of his Headmasters office.
To Be Continued...
