A/N: This chapter is from the POV of Viktor Krum.
The Potters and the Goblet of Fire
By Ron Potter
Chapter 12: The Third Task
I have barely left the Durmstrang ship since I was told the third task. While I was away for months, Allen got on Karkaroff's good side. But that still didn't change his mind about wanting me to win. I was in no mood to do anything…just to clear my head. You'd feel the same way if you found out you were leaving with your cousins and your parents were one of the richest couples in the Wizarding World. The third task was rapidly approaching. I studied ever spell and creature in the book. Or maybe I can fly my broom to the center of the Triwizard cup and beat everyone…I am already kind of far.
The day of the third task finally came. After long hours of no sleep and studying and long hours of swimming and long hours with Hermione, I feel more confident than ever. Karkaroff seems disgustingly cheerful, yet he keeps humming the tune of the Weird Sister's song: The Plan's All Set. All the champions were waiting patiently (even though this wasn't Allen's best thing) outside the maze.
"First one into the maze is Penelope Clearwater!" Bagman shouted as Penelope ran in. "Next is Harry Potter!" Harry ran on into the maze looking overly confident. "Then is Cedric Diggory!" That Hufflepuff goody goody freak ran into the maze waving at the people. "Then is Viktor Krum!" I ran on into the maze taking a left turn then a right turn then a left turn into the anti gravity mist.
I felt all the blood in my body rush to my head. I felt dizzy and weak…I could barely grip my wand and keep my robes from flying up or down rather. I had to run out of this but I could fall down or up or whatever. "Accio Firebolt!" I mounted my Firebolt flying around the maze trying to find the center.
"It appears as if our Viktor Krum has decided to use his Firebolt!" Bagman shouted as Karkaroff whispered something in his ear. "This just in…there is no rule saying you can't fly to get to the Triwizard cup! We only said you have reach the Triwizard cup first!"
Just then I was hurdled backward onto the cold hard ground. I could faintly make out an odd creature…it was about 12 feet long and shooting fire from its tail! "Petrificus Totalus!" I shouted, as it froze stiff. I mounted my broom again getting back into the air. I saw Allen trying to fight off a werewolf and Harry and Cedric flying on their Firebolt and Nimbus 2000. I had to beat them but I hurdled backward again by a vampire. "Garlique!" As I shouted the spell I smelled a horrible odor coming form the vampire's cloak as it lay dying. I continued on with my broom flying to the center. I was hovering right above it. Penelope was about twenty feet away fighting off another vampire. Harry and Cedric were already right by the cup fighting off an acromantula. "Incendio!" I fireball from my wand flew straight at the acromantula's chest as it lay badly injured on the floor. I could have flew down for the cup but Harry and cedric were two inches away from it…they touched it together and then I was being hurdled backward in a whirlwind to an old smelly graveyard.
A small figure carrying what looked like a baby stood by a potion. As I looked around, I saw Penelope, Harry, and Cedric. Cedric was running away off in another direction (towards the Burrow).
"Master…the plan worked…your enemy's loved ones came to us in the planned trap," a voice said.
"Wait!" I shouted. "The whole Triwizard tournament was a scam!"
"Unwrap me Wormtail!" a cold high voice shouted as the small figure unwrapped what looked like to be a snake. "Of course it wasn't a scam…it was apart of our plan to get James Potter's kids to come."
"You want to duel my birth father again?" Penelope asked.
"Of course!" the cold high voice shouted.
The three of us were wrapped tightly around a tree. The small figure of a wizard tightened the ropes as if waiting for someone. Then a small cracking noise came as James Potter appeared.
"I knew you were a traitor!" James shouted. "But I never thought you'd stoop so low to scam Hogwarts! After we graduated…I thought Remus had changed you…made you a better decent person…to live your own path…instead of being a disgusting follower!"
The figure moved in closer to James taking blood from his open cut he got the night we were set free. Then the figure cut off his arm pouring it in the potion with James' blood. Then took a bone form a grave that said Tom Riddle. The snake-like creature was lowered into the cauldron as a new human body came out. I couldn't see it because it was covered in deep reddish black robes.
"I've been waiting thirteen years for this duel Potter!" the cold high voice known as You-Know-Who shouted. "Do you know what it's like waiting for thirteen years to come up with ridiculous plans bodiless in a dark forest?"
"Avada-!" You-Know-Who shouted but was cut off by Harry.
"Duel me!" Harry shouted. "I'm sure you can go with a first sacrifice."
Just then many cracking noises sounded as death eaters came behind You-Know-Who. They all stood back watching James duel You-Know-Who. Then James shouted "Crucio!" to each death eater. Each death eater howled in pain nearly crying on the floor…that is all the death eaters except Wormtail who was held up fine by the cauldron with a silver arm. Then James shouted, "I finally can do this with your body! Avada Kedavra!" A jet beam of green light came, as You-Know-Who wasn't killed but thrown backwards toward a gravestone and bleeding uncontrollably.
"Expelliarmus!" Wormtail shouted but nothing but a red smoke came from his wand.
James untied all of us getting us all huddled up but Wormtail kept charging at us.
"Peter…you do not want to do this," James pleaded. "I showed friendship. I showed you how to goof on slytherins and now you're with the slytherins. Please Peter…don't kill my family…you can with us…be friends again."
"Alright," Peter said showing a tiny smile. It just didn't seem right…James was thinking he's okay.
"Crucio!" Peter shouted as the death eaters and You-Know-Who howled with more pain on the ground. Then we were all taken back to Dumbledore's office where Dumbledore, McGonnagall, and Lily were waiting.
