-Harry's Task-
Ita was able to leave the hospital wing on Thursday, which was spent with Saira. Liz was still in bad shape. Saira went to visit her everyday.
"So is Madam Pomfrey letting you go to the task?" Saira asked
"I don't know. She doesn't think I should but I think Dumbledore will overrule her," she answered.
"That's good"
"Has Harry found anything helpful yet?" Liz asked
"Nope. Even with Ron and Hermione helping, they can't find anything."
"Don't you know of anything?"
"Well, yes but the plant I know about only grows in Hyrule and they would know I helped him getting him in trouble"
"What plant is it?"
"Uh.. I can't think of the name right now but it's found at the bottom of Lake Hylia. Of course, it's too bad he doesn't have a Water Tunic" Saira said
"What's that?" Liz asked
"It's a tunic made by the Zoras. When you wear it, you can breathe underwater and it's magic keeps the pressure from killing you?" Saira explained
"Wow, that'd be cool to have"
"Yeah, my brother will probably need one" Saira said dreamily
"Have you heard anything from him yet?" Liz asked
"Nope. He met Darunia and now he's trying to free all the Gorons"
"Who's Darunia?"
"Oh, I forgot you don't know. Well, before Ganondorf took over, Link had to retrieve the three Spiritual Stones in order to open the Temple of Time."
"What does that have to do with Darunia?"
"Hold on, I'm no finished"
"Sorry"
"Course, nothing has ever been easy for Link or myself. Darunia is the leader of the Gorons and refused to give him the Goron's Ruby unless he got rid of the Dodongos in the Dodongo cave. Dodongos are lizards sort of like the Komodo dragon but much more dangerous"
"Geez, well that must have been hard" Liz stated
"You have no idea. Link spent two days just getting through the cave"
"Where were you in all of this?"
"Well, I was only 8 I think, and I was still unable to leave Kokiri Forest" Saira said
"Hey" Liz said pushing herself up, "Do you mind if I ask a personal question?"
"Depends on what it is"
"I was just curious about when you had your first visions"
'Oh, um" Saira said trying to remember. "Well, it was right after Link was leaving Zora's Domain to get the last spiritual stone. I was talking with Saria in the Lost Woods and I started getting dizzy and feeling like wind was blowing all around me. Next thing I know, my head shot up and I'll never forget what I saw"
"Why? What did you see?" Liz asked curiously
"I saw Hyrule. I saw how beautiful it was. Then dark clouds covered the skies and I appeared in the Temple of Time where I saw Link. I ran to him but said nothing as he played the Ocarina of Time to open the Door of Time. I followed him and into a room where the Master Sword rested. I watched Link pull it and be engulfed in a bright light. Suddenly Ganondorf entered the room and I watched evil flood our lands, and when I could no longer feel Link's presence, it ended."
"Wild" Liz said. "What's it like to have a vision?"
"It's painful. Not a comfort I'd choose to have."
"So how'd you feel afterward?"
"It scared the hell out of me. I tried to stop Link but I couldn't leave the forest"
"When did you find out about your 'destiny'?" She said but in quotes to be funny
"Link was sealed in the Sacred Realm for seven years and when he came back, Princess Zelda had a premonition-like dream. It wasn't long after that I was getting ready to see him leave me again." Saira said sadly.
"I'm sorry"
"No, it's ok"
"You better get to class. Snape'll have your hide if you're late"
"Are you kidding?" Saira said standing up, "Snape loves me. Me, Hermione, and Draco are the only people who can do the potions flawlessly"
"Yes, but he hates Hermione"
"Yeah, and I'm not sure why"
"Don't ask her. Ask either Ron or Harry. She's still ashamed" Liz said smiling.
"Well, I got to go. Be back later okay?" Saira hugged her and began to walk down the many flights of stairs to Potions. She was about three- fourths the was there when she stopped and said,
"You're going to make me late"
Legolas came from around the corner but Saira didn't turn around.
"I really don't like being followed"
He didn't say anything
"Fine, if you would rather follow me around instead of talking then be my guest" Saira said angrily as she stormed off down the hall.
"Saira wait!" he finally said but she didn't stop
She entered Potions and Snape acted like nothing had happened. She sat down next to Dmitri and he explained that they were doing antidotes today. Dmitri was finished and it wasn't long before Saira was too. Hermione was mouthing instructions to Neville who was hopeless when it came to Potions.
"Now the, let's test the antidotes you made" Snape said evilly, "I have a gerbil up here. Each one of you will first poison it then give it your antidote"
Snape let all the Slytherins go first. They all had working antidotes. Saira was called up next. Not only did her antidote heal the gerbil from the poison she fed it, but it also got rid of the side effects from previous tries.
"Amazing. Just amazing" Snape said, "Unfortunately after Longbottom, it will be near death. May I keep some of your potion for later use?"
"Sure" Saira said sitting back down
"Saira" Hermione whispered, "How'd you do that?"
Saira grinned and pulled a vile out of her pocket. It just looked like glitter.
"Faery powder of the wings. You can only get this in a Faery fountain in Hyrule."
"Pass it down," she said
"Add the unicorn powder then this or it will explode" Saira instructed
Hermione did what Saira said and when it was Neville's turn, it had a similar effect, but not as much as Saira's.
"Here" Hermione said as she passed it back down
Snape was shocked when the gerbil didn't fall over. Dmitri was next. He also had faery dust so his had nearly the same effect as Saira's
"God, I can never get it right" Dmitri said sitting back down
"You added to much water. It's too diluted" Saira said.
Class ended and they all went to see Liz again, then Harry Ron and Hermione set out for the library once again.
Dmitri left early to go see Aranel again. Saira went to see Ita. He had been instructed to stay in the common room and wait until he was up to full strength before going back to class. The fat lady's frame had been repaired and was not happy to see Saira.
"Still mad" she asked the fat lady
"Still mad? What a question. Do you know how long I have been in that frame?"
"Probably a long time. Look, I'm sorry. It wouldn't have happened if you had been here"
"What? --"
"Dragon heart" Saira said causing the door to open. The fat lady continued to yell but Saira ignored her. Ita was working on the couch so Saira crept up behind him and quietly covered his eyes.
"Guess who?" she whispered
"Geez Saira, you scared me half to death"
"Sorry" she said removing her hands and falling over the couch onto his lap. "You know, I've often wondered what would happen if someone got scared half to death twice" Saira said
"You think too much" he laughed
"Would you rather me not think at all?"
"Not at all" he said putting his books on the floor. He pulled her closer.
"So, how's your head?"
"It's seen better days"
"Are you going to the task this weekend?"
"Yeah, definitely"
Saira pulled herself up.
"C'mon. I'm bored. Let's do something," Saira said. She grabbed his hand and attempted to pull him up.
"What exactly?' he asked
"I don't know. We can walk around or something" The real reason Saira wanted to do something was to take her mind off what happened with Legolas. She just couldn't get him off her mind.
Saira convinced Ita to go on a walk. The next two days passed by quickly and everyone began to go to the lake to watch the second task.
"Where's Harry?" Saira asked Dmitri
"I don't know," he answered. Aranel walked up and said hello to everyone
"Hey guys"
"Hey" they said together
"This will be cool. Each of the champions has to save someone at the bottom of the lake" Aranel said
"Ok, so that explains why Ron and Hermione aren't here, but where's Harry?"
A few seconds after Saira said that, everyone witnessed as Harry came running down. Dumbledore began to explain the task and they began. They saw Harry chewing something in his mouth and disappearing beneath the water. Everyone stood watching and waiting. Someone came up and covered Saira's eyes.
"Guess who?"
"You finally made it" Saira said knowing it was Ita
"Yeah" he removed his hands from her eyes and wrapped his arms around her waist as Dmitri and Aranel did.
"Look" someone yelled
Cedric Diggory, the other Hogwarts champion from Hufflepuff, emerged with Cho Chang. Everyone started cheering. A few minutes later, a thing that looked half shark came with Hermione. Soon the thing changed into Viktor Krum. Another roar of cheers erupted.
"Where are Harry and the girl from Beauxbatons?" Saira asked
Fleur Delacour was the Beauxbatons champion and came about the water looking petrified. A few seconds later, Harry came up with Ron and what looked like Fleur's sister. Dumbledore went up to the Merpeople who were floating in the water by the edge. He finished and the judges announced the scores. Cedric received the most points. Then Harry, Viktor, and Fleur.
Much to Ita's surprise, Saira turned around and kissed him, then continued cheering along with everyone else.
"Go Harry!" They all yelled
Everyone ran up to Harry and started cheering. Hermione kept complimenting him, ignoring Viktor who saved her. When everyone had gotten to the common room, the Weasley twins had nicked a bunch of food from the kitchens.
"Harry you did great"
"Brilliant, Harry"
"That was amazing"
The whole night consisted of compliments and cheers. Finally, McGonagall came in to break up the party up. Saira finally felt like she belonged. She was finally happy.
Ita was able to leave the hospital wing on Thursday, which was spent with Saira. Liz was still in bad shape. Saira went to visit her everyday.
"So is Madam Pomfrey letting you go to the task?" Saira asked
"I don't know. She doesn't think I should but I think Dumbledore will overrule her," she answered.
"That's good"
"Has Harry found anything helpful yet?" Liz asked
"Nope. Even with Ron and Hermione helping, they can't find anything."
"Don't you know of anything?"
"Well, yes but the plant I know about only grows in Hyrule and they would know I helped him getting him in trouble"
"What plant is it?"
"Uh.. I can't think of the name right now but it's found at the bottom of Lake Hylia. Of course, it's too bad he doesn't have a Water Tunic" Saira said
"What's that?" Liz asked
"It's a tunic made by the Zoras. When you wear it, you can breathe underwater and it's magic keeps the pressure from killing you?" Saira explained
"Wow, that'd be cool to have"
"Yeah, my brother will probably need one" Saira said dreamily
"Have you heard anything from him yet?" Liz asked
"Nope. He met Darunia and now he's trying to free all the Gorons"
"Who's Darunia?"
"Oh, I forgot you don't know. Well, before Ganondorf took over, Link had to retrieve the three Spiritual Stones in order to open the Temple of Time."
"What does that have to do with Darunia?"
"Hold on, I'm no finished"
"Sorry"
"Course, nothing has ever been easy for Link or myself. Darunia is the leader of the Gorons and refused to give him the Goron's Ruby unless he got rid of the Dodongos in the Dodongo cave. Dodongos are lizards sort of like the Komodo dragon but much more dangerous"
"Geez, well that must have been hard" Liz stated
"You have no idea. Link spent two days just getting through the cave"
"Where were you in all of this?"
"Well, I was only 8 I think, and I was still unable to leave Kokiri Forest" Saira said
"Hey" Liz said pushing herself up, "Do you mind if I ask a personal question?"
"Depends on what it is"
"I was just curious about when you had your first visions"
'Oh, um" Saira said trying to remember. "Well, it was right after Link was leaving Zora's Domain to get the last spiritual stone. I was talking with Saria in the Lost Woods and I started getting dizzy and feeling like wind was blowing all around me. Next thing I know, my head shot up and I'll never forget what I saw"
"Why? What did you see?" Liz asked curiously
"I saw Hyrule. I saw how beautiful it was. Then dark clouds covered the skies and I appeared in the Temple of Time where I saw Link. I ran to him but said nothing as he played the Ocarina of Time to open the Door of Time. I followed him and into a room where the Master Sword rested. I watched Link pull it and be engulfed in a bright light. Suddenly Ganondorf entered the room and I watched evil flood our lands, and when I could no longer feel Link's presence, it ended."
"Wild" Liz said. "What's it like to have a vision?"
"It's painful. Not a comfort I'd choose to have."
"So how'd you feel afterward?"
"It scared the hell out of me. I tried to stop Link but I couldn't leave the forest"
"When did you find out about your 'destiny'?" She said but in quotes to be funny
"Link was sealed in the Sacred Realm for seven years and when he came back, Princess Zelda had a premonition-like dream. It wasn't long after that I was getting ready to see him leave me again." Saira said sadly.
"I'm sorry"
"No, it's ok"
"You better get to class. Snape'll have your hide if you're late"
"Are you kidding?" Saira said standing up, "Snape loves me. Me, Hermione, and Draco are the only people who can do the potions flawlessly"
"Yes, but he hates Hermione"
"Yeah, and I'm not sure why"
"Don't ask her. Ask either Ron or Harry. She's still ashamed" Liz said smiling.
"Well, I got to go. Be back later okay?" Saira hugged her and began to walk down the many flights of stairs to Potions. She was about three- fourths the was there when she stopped and said,
"You're going to make me late"
Legolas came from around the corner but Saira didn't turn around.
"I really don't like being followed"
He didn't say anything
"Fine, if you would rather follow me around instead of talking then be my guest" Saira said angrily as she stormed off down the hall.
"Saira wait!" he finally said but she didn't stop
She entered Potions and Snape acted like nothing had happened. She sat down next to Dmitri and he explained that they were doing antidotes today. Dmitri was finished and it wasn't long before Saira was too. Hermione was mouthing instructions to Neville who was hopeless when it came to Potions.
"Now the, let's test the antidotes you made" Snape said evilly, "I have a gerbil up here. Each one of you will first poison it then give it your antidote"
Snape let all the Slytherins go first. They all had working antidotes. Saira was called up next. Not only did her antidote heal the gerbil from the poison she fed it, but it also got rid of the side effects from previous tries.
"Amazing. Just amazing" Snape said, "Unfortunately after Longbottom, it will be near death. May I keep some of your potion for later use?"
"Sure" Saira said sitting back down
"Saira" Hermione whispered, "How'd you do that?"
Saira grinned and pulled a vile out of her pocket. It just looked like glitter.
"Faery powder of the wings. You can only get this in a Faery fountain in Hyrule."
"Pass it down," she said
"Add the unicorn powder then this or it will explode" Saira instructed
Hermione did what Saira said and when it was Neville's turn, it had a similar effect, but not as much as Saira's.
"Here" Hermione said as she passed it back down
Snape was shocked when the gerbil didn't fall over. Dmitri was next. He also had faery dust so his had nearly the same effect as Saira's
"God, I can never get it right" Dmitri said sitting back down
"You added to much water. It's too diluted" Saira said.
Class ended and they all went to see Liz again, then Harry Ron and Hermione set out for the library once again.
Dmitri left early to go see Aranel again. Saira went to see Ita. He had been instructed to stay in the common room and wait until he was up to full strength before going back to class. The fat lady's frame had been repaired and was not happy to see Saira.
"Still mad" she asked the fat lady
"Still mad? What a question. Do you know how long I have been in that frame?"
"Probably a long time. Look, I'm sorry. It wouldn't have happened if you had been here"
"What? --"
"Dragon heart" Saira said causing the door to open. The fat lady continued to yell but Saira ignored her. Ita was working on the couch so Saira crept up behind him and quietly covered his eyes.
"Guess who?" she whispered
"Geez Saira, you scared me half to death"
"Sorry" she said removing her hands and falling over the couch onto his lap. "You know, I've often wondered what would happen if someone got scared half to death twice" Saira said
"You think too much" he laughed
"Would you rather me not think at all?"
"Not at all" he said putting his books on the floor. He pulled her closer.
"So, how's your head?"
"It's seen better days"
"Are you going to the task this weekend?"
"Yeah, definitely"
Saira pulled herself up.
"C'mon. I'm bored. Let's do something," Saira said. She grabbed his hand and attempted to pull him up.
"What exactly?' he asked
"I don't know. We can walk around or something" The real reason Saira wanted to do something was to take her mind off what happened with Legolas. She just couldn't get him off her mind.
Saira convinced Ita to go on a walk. The next two days passed by quickly and everyone began to go to the lake to watch the second task.
"Where's Harry?" Saira asked Dmitri
"I don't know," he answered. Aranel walked up and said hello to everyone
"Hey guys"
"Hey" they said together
"This will be cool. Each of the champions has to save someone at the bottom of the lake" Aranel said
"Ok, so that explains why Ron and Hermione aren't here, but where's Harry?"
A few seconds after Saira said that, everyone witnessed as Harry came running down. Dumbledore began to explain the task and they began. They saw Harry chewing something in his mouth and disappearing beneath the water. Everyone stood watching and waiting. Someone came up and covered Saira's eyes.
"Guess who?"
"You finally made it" Saira said knowing it was Ita
"Yeah" he removed his hands from her eyes and wrapped his arms around her waist as Dmitri and Aranel did.
"Look" someone yelled
Cedric Diggory, the other Hogwarts champion from Hufflepuff, emerged with Cho Chang. Everyone started cheering. A few minutes later, a thing that looked half shark came with Hermione. Soon the thing changed into Viktor Krum. Another roar of cheers erupted.
"Where are Harry and the girl from Beauxbatons?" Saira asked
Fleur Delacour was the Beauxbatons champion and came about the water looking petrified. A few seconds later, Harry came up with Ron and what looked like Fleur's sister. Dumbledore went up to the Merpeople who were floating in the water by the edge. He finished and the judges announced the scores. Cedric received the most points. Then Harry, Viktor, and Fleur.
Much to Ita's surprise, Saira turned around and kissed him, then continued cheering along with everyone else.
"Go Harry!" They all yelled
Everyone ran up to Harry and started cheering. Hermione kept complimenting him, ignoring Viktor who saved her. When everyone had gotten to the common room, the Weasley twins had nicked a bunch of food from the kitchens.
"Harry you did great"
"Brilliant, Harry"
"That was amazing"
The whole night consisted of compliments and cheers. Finally, McGonagall came in to break up the party up. Saira finally felt like she belonged. She was finally happy.