Let the Games Begin
As Harry walked out of the castle he noticed there was no one about. The day was nice and clear but he could hear no one. Usually there was some one flying around or someone walking. He saw Hagrid's hut was also quiet. Everyone seemed to have vanished. He continued to walk. As he got closer to the pitch he squinted his eyes. There was something or some one on the field. He walked a bit faster to see who it was. As he entered the field he noticed that what he saw was in fact 3 wizards talking. He ducked behind one of the many border posts. The one decked out in Gryffindor colors. He hid inside it hoping not to be seen. He looked out of a small hole in the fabric and recognized the wizards. They seemed to be in a very heated argument on the pitch.
"This isn't right and you know it. Not right at all. We have to stop this." The one wizard said.
"We can not interfere Remus. This is not our fight. It is hers." Replied the old wizard.
"Albus is right Remus. We can not interfere. Besides, the girl can take care of herself." said another wizard.
"Minerva stands behind me Remus. This is what she has been training for. Let her prove to them and herself that it can be done." Albus Dumbledore replied.
"And what if she gets killed Albus. Do you want to explain to her father that we let her go. I don't want the Ministry breathing down my back. Remember what happened to Cedric Diggory, the prophet had a field day with that one." Remus Lupin shot back.
"I know your frustration Remus, but as I said before No interference. I made it clear to the council that I would not tolerate any of it. It was hard enough to be able to have her friends there to watch. Now come. No more talk of this." Dumbledore looked sternly at Remus before heading back to the castle.
Remus watched him go and put his head down in defeat. He knew Dumbledore was right. He just didn't like the idea of not being able to help.
Harry watched from behind the curtain as Remus walked over.. He stopped when he got near the boarder post. Harry was shaking. He didn't know what to do.
"Come on out of there Harry. Right now." Professor Lupin said in a serious tone.
Harry walked out from behind the red and gold fabric.
"I'm sorry sir. I didn't want to interrupt. I was just curious." Harry said nervously. He was sure that Professor Lupin would give him points off.
Instead Professor Lupin smiled at him and pulled him aside to one of the bleachers.
"I see you found the book I told you about Harry. I figured you would find it," Professor Lupin said with a friendly tone, " have you read any of it yet Harry?"
"No sir. I just checked it out of the Library. It was odd. It opened up to the."
Before he could finish Professor Lupin cut in.
"The Solstice games right Harry?" the Professor asked.
"Yes,"responded Harry, " then Malfoy showed up and we started to fight. He threw the first curse sir. Not me."
"Then what happened Harry?"
"Well, He got my wand away sir. Malfoy was getting closer then there was a bright flash of light. When I regained my vision sir. I saw Malfoy and Goyle on the ground. There was this note in the book sir. Marking the page about the Dragon Druid. It told me to come here." Harry said.
Professor Lupin could tell Harry was confused.
"Harry, Do you know what a portkey is?"
"Yes sir I do unfortunately. The tri-wizard cup last year was one. And we used one to go to the Quidditch world cup."
"Well Harry, that note is one also a portkey," Professor Lupin answered. " it's going to take you someplace far away from here Harry. Might I ask to come along?"
"I don't know Professor." Harry said with confusion.
Suddenly the portkey started to glow. Seizing his chance Professor Lupin grabbed onto Harry and the two disappeared off the Quidditch Pitch. The world seemed to spin around Harry as they were transported to a different land.
As they landed a man in a blood red robe walked over. Harry backed away and bumped into the Professor. The man held out his hand as if wanting something.
"Give him the portkey Harry." The Professor said.
Harry held out his shaky hand to the man. The man grabbed the piece of paper and held it for a moment and turned around. He walked away from them and a second man dressed in the same robes pushed them along. They followed the first man and noticed people arriving all over the place outside. They were escorted into the temple and to a small set of seats. In the seats were some of the people Harry had met from the night before. There was Kagato, and Alex. Right beside them sat Lei and Lil. Behind those two in the row were Flare, Polaris, Ken and Doug. Doug sat conveniently behind Lei. Harry figured it was to annoy her.
"Sit with the group from the school." The cloaked man said coldly. Harry took his seat by Lei.
Professor Lupin sat behind Harry. After a few moments the two girls that Harry had seen in the common room and the library were escorted up. They sat next to the Professor. One of them still held onto the book from the library. Harry still had his.
"Aldunia don't tell me you didn't know that book was a portkey." giggled Veronica.
"I knew, but I only like it for the pictures. They are so cool." Aldunia replied.
Lil and Lei were the first to notice Harry and the Professor.
"Hello Harry, Professor Lupin. What are you two doing here?" Lei asked Harry.
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"Well," said Harry, " I'm not really sure. I came here because of a portkey."
" Professor. I didn't think any others were coming." Replied Alex from the back row.
"Others?" Professor Lupin asked.
He didn't know any other professors would show. Since Dumbledore and Mcgonagall were so keen on making sure of it.
"Yes," Lei said. "Professor Pistor showed up, and so did Professor Snape."
"Severus was here." he thought to himself, "but who is this Pistor?"
A lady dressed in a maroon dress soon sat down. She was very well groomed and looks to be very high class. Professor Snape sat down right next to her.
"Remus, I did not know Dumbledore was allowing you to attend." Snape said with an odd grin..
"Someone had to go along with Harry Serverus, seems you didn't come alone either." Remus shot back.
The lady looked over.
"Hello, you must be Remus Lupin. It's a pleasure. I am Professor Leatia Pistor. Teacher of advanced Charms. Dumbledore hired me last year to help Professor Flitwick out." She said in a very serious tone to both of them, " and I am also very fond of Blackcat. She is one of my finest students."
"She was always good in your class Pistor. However she was not the greatest student in my class. I see she took after her father." Professor Snape hissed.
"Severus, you can't blame her for not liking you. I don't think there is a Gryffindor that does. Besides your blaming her for what her father did. And he did do his time for breaking your arm that day." Professor Lupin shot a smirk at Professor Snape.
"Not enough time. If I were Professor then he would have been strung up by the thumb screws. Why they outlawed those I do not know." Snape hissed with discontent.
Harry watched the two professors bicker and held back a giggle. He had never seen someone put Professor Snape in his place. He smiled and opened up his book that he had with him. As he did loud horns began to blow. They were more like the sound one makes when they blow on a conch shell. Low and melodious the sound traveled thru the temple. The walls seemed to transform into a field. Harry could see people dressed in the same robes as the one the man who took the portkeys wore.
A loud bellowing voice filled the Temple.
"Let the Solstice games begin, may the bravest survive the battle"
As Harry walked out of the castle he noticed there was no one about. The day was nice and clear but he could hear no one. Usually there was some one flying around or someone walking. He saw Hagrid's hut was also quiet. Everyone seemed to have vanished. He continued to walk. As he got closer to the pitch he squinted his eyes. There was something or some one on the field. He walked a bit faster to see who it was. As he entered the field he noticed that what he saw was in fact 3 wizards talking. He ducked behind one of the many border posts. The one decked out in Gryffindor colors. He hid inside it hoping not to be seen. He looked out of a small hole in the fabric and recognized the wizards. They seemed to be in a very heated argument on the pitch.
"This isn't right and you know it. Not right at all. We have to stop this." The one wizard said.
"We can not interfere Remus. This is not our fight. It is hers." Replied the old wizard.
"Albus is right Remus. We can not interfere. Besides, the girl can take care of herself." said another wizard.
"Minerva stands behind me Remus. This is what she has been training for. Let her prove to them and herself that it can be done." Albus Dumbledore replied.
"And what if she gets killed Albus. Do you want to explain to her father that we let her go. I don't want the Ministry breathing down my back. Remember what happened to Cedric Diggory, the prophet had a field day with that one." Remus Lupin shot back.
"I know your frustration Remus, but as I said before No interference. I made it clear to the council that I would not tolerate any of it. It was hard enough to be able to have her friends there to watch. Now come. No more talk of this." Dumbledore looked sternly at Remus before heading back to the castle.
Remus watched him go and put his head down in defeat. He knew Dumbledore was right. He just didn't like the idea of not being able to help.
Harry watched from behind the curtain as Remus walked over.. He stopped when he got near the boarder post. Harry was shaking. He didn't know what to do.
"Come on out of there Harry. Right now." Professor Lupin said in a serious tone.
Harry walked out from behind the red and gold fabric.
"I'm sorry sir. I didn't want to interrupt. I was just curious." Harry said nervously. He was sure that Professor Lupin would give him points off.
Instead Professor Lupin smiled at him and pulled him aside to one of the bleachers.
"I see you found the book I told you about Harry. I figured you would find it," Professor Lupin said with a friendly tone, " have you read any of it yet Harry?"
"No sir. I just checked it out of the Library. It was odd. It opened up to the."
Before he could finish Professor Lupin cut in.
"The Solstice games right Harry?" the Professor asked.
"Yes,"responded Harry, " then Malfoy showed up and we started to fight. He threw the first curse sir. Not me."
"Then what happened Harry?"
"Well, He got my wand away sir. Malfoy was getting closer then there was a bright flash of light. When I regained my vision sir. I saw Malfoy and Goyle on the ground. There was this note in the book sir. Marking the page about the Dragon Druid. It told me to come here." Harry said.
Professor Lupin could tell Harry was confused.
"Harry, Do you know what a portkey is?"
"Yes sir I do unfortunately. The tri-wizard cup last year was one. And we used one to go to the Quidditch world cup."
"Well Harry, that note is one also a portkey," Professor Lupin answered. " it's going to take you someplace far away from here Harry. Might I ask to come along?"
"I don't know Professor." Harry said with confusion.
Suddenly the portkey started to glow. Seizing his chance Professor Lupin grabbed onto Harry and the two disappeared off the Quidditch Pitch. The world seemed to spin around Harry as they were transported to a different land.
As they landed a man in a blood red robe walked over. Harry backed away and bumped into the Professor. The man held out his hand as if wanting something.
"Give him the portkey Harry." The Professor said.
Harry held out his shaky hand to the man. The man grabbed the piece of paper and held it for a moment and turned around. He walked away from them and a second man dressed in the same robes pushed them along. They followed the first man and noticed people arriving all over the place outside. They were escorted into the temple and to a small set of seats. In the seats were some of the people Harry had met from the night before. There was Kagato, and Alex. Right beside them sat Lei and Lil. Behind those two in the row were Flare, Polaris, Ken and Doug. Doug sat conveniently behind Lei. Harry figured it was to annoy her.
"Sit with the group from the school." The cloaked man said coldly. Harry took his seat by Lei.
Professor Lupin sat behind Harry. After a few moments the two girls that Harry had seen in the common room and the library were escorted up. They sat next to the Professor. One of them still held onto the book from the library. Harry still had his.
"Aldunia don't tell me you didn't know that book was a portkey." giggled Veronica.
"I knew, but I only like it for the pictures. They are so cool." Aldunia replied.
Lil and Lei were the first to notice Harry and the Professor.
"Hello Harry, Professor Lupin. What are you two doing here?" Lei asked Harry.
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"Well," said Harry, " I'm not really sure. I came here because of a portkey."
" Professor. I didn't think any others were coming." Replied Alex from the back row.
"Others?" Professor Lupin asked.
He didn't know any other professors would show. Since Dumbledore and Mcgonagall were so keen on making sure of it.
"Yes," Lei said. "Professor Pistor showed up, and so did Professor Snape."
"Severus was here." he thought to himself, "but who is this Pistor?"
A lady dressed in a maroon dress soon sat down. She was very well groomed and looks to be very high class. Professor Snape sat down right next to her.
"Remus, I did not know Dumbledore was allowing you to attend." Snape said with an odd grin..
"Someone had to go along with Harry Serverus, seems you didn't come alone either." Remus shot back.
The lady looked over.
"Hello, you must be Remus Lupin. It's a pleasure. I am Professor Leatia Pistor. Teacher of advanced Charms. Dumbledore hired me last year to help Professor Flitwick out." She said in a very serious tone to both of them, " and I am also very fond of Blackcat. She is one of my finest students."
"She was always good in your class Pistor. However she was not the greatest student in my class. I see she took after her father." Professor Snape hissed.
"Severus, you can't blame her for not liking you. I don't think there is a Gryffindor that does. Besides your blaming her for what her father did. And he did do his time for breaking your arm that day." Professor Lupin shot a smirk at Professor Snape.
"Not enough time. If I were Professor then he would have been strung up by the thumb screws. Why they outlawed those I do not know." Snape hissed with discontent.
Harry watched the two professors bicker and held back a giggle. He had never seen someone put Professor Snape in his place. He smiled and opened up his book that he had with him. As he did loud horns began to blow. They were more like the sound one makes when they blow on a conch shell. Low and melodious the sound traveled thru the temple. The walls seemed to transform into a field. Harry could see people dressed in the same robes as the one the man who took the portkeys wore.
A loud bellowing voice filled the Temple.
"Let the Solstice games begin, may the bravest survive the battle"