Chapter 11 - Riddle me this
Lily wrapped her arms around James as he returned, but he was unsure he wanted to hug her back. The memory of her saying that she wouldn't go out with his if he was the last wizard on earth was still fresh in his mind.
"I can't belive you reversed it !" Lupin yelled.
"That was stunning !" Arthur added.
"Tr..Truely great." Wormtail said as he walked across to them.
"Wormtail !" James said as his much shorter than the others, mouse haired friend walked over. But there was no time for hellos.
"And now.." Ludo bagman said, and for the first time james noticed it was now dark. "Last year's champion... William HAggle !" There was a huge appaulase as the champion came on still holding his trophy that he had won the year before which Ludo took from him as he made his way onto the stage.
"And his opponent, Tom Riddle."
There was a pause before a man in a hooded back robe walked slowly to the stage. James decided that the only thing he could compare to him was a dementor as he walked slowly to the stage. The crowd look at him in amazement as he climbed the stairs slowly. A snake like tail came out of the back of his robe and even Ludo looked slightly on edge as he made his way from the stage.
The flag man came up and William Haggle appeared as ready and as unscared as James would if he was facing a muggle.
And then the flag was down and in a flash of bright green light William was on his back. He did not move and Ludo Bagman waited a good three minutes of silence before making his way onto the stage.
"This man's dead," he told the crowd. Tom riddle did not move.
The crowd were all shocked and after a good ten minutes of silence, Ludo spoke again. "We shall..umm," He began, "Continue tomorrow and at that a blue curtain surrounded the stage and all was queit.
The crowd walked of and it took the group nearly five minutes before one of them spoke.
"He..He.." Wormtail said to break the silence.
"Kill him" Said Arthur in his most serious voice.
But it was Lupin who spoke next.
"No he didn't."
Everyone turned to face him, "don't you see, that was part of the show so that everyone would be surprised when Haggle turns up tomorrow."
Everyone either agreed with this or pretended to. That story was more acceptable than the one they had just seen. And slowly but talking again, they made their way to the feild they had set their tents up in.
Lily wrapped her arms around James as he returned, but he was unsure he wanted to hug her back. The memory of her saying that she wouldn't go out with his if he was the last wizard on earth was still fresh in his mind.
"I can't belive you reversed it !" Lupin yelled.
"That was stunning !" Arthur added.
"Tr..Truely great." Wormtail said as he walked across to them.
"Wormtail !" James said as his much shorter than the others, mouse haired friend walked over. But there was no time for hellos.
"And now.." Ludo bagman said, and for the first time james noticed it was now dark. "Last year's champion... William HAggle !" There was a huge appaulase as the champion came on still holding his trophy that he had won the year before which Ludo took from him as he made his way onto the stage.
"And his opponent, Tom Riddle."
There was a pause before a man in a hooded back robe walked slowly to the stage. James decided that the only thing he could compare to him was a dementor as he walked slowly to the stage. The crowd look at him in amazement as he climbed the stairs slowly. A snake like tail came out of the back of his robe and even Ludo looked slightly on edge as he made his way from the stage.
The flag man came up and William Haggle appeared as ready and as unscared as James would if he was facing a muggle.
And then the flag was down and in a flash of bright green light William was on his back. He did not move and Ludo Bagman waited a good three minutes of silence before making his way onto the stage.
"This man's dead," he told the crowd. Tom riddle did not move.
The crowd were all shocked and after a good ten minutes of silence, Ludo spoke again. "We shall..umm," He began, "Continue tomorrow and at that a blue curtain surrounded the stage and all was queit.
The crowd walked of and it took the group nearly five minutes before one of them spoke.
"He..He.." Wormtail said to break the silence.
"Kill him" Said Arthur in his most serious voice.
But it was Lupin who spoke next.
"No he didn't."
Everyone turned to face him, "don't you see, that was part of the show so that everyone would be surprised when Haggle turns up tomorrow."
Everyone either agreed with this or pretended to. That story was more acceptable than the one they had just seen. And slowly but talking again, they made their way to the feild they had set their tents up in.
