Harry Potter and The New Powers

by pablo5280

After Being abused by his Family Harry dissapears and returns with great powers ready to fight against Voldemort to the end. HHr. RWLB. The Chapter 15 is R because sex between 2 characters. (chapters 1 to 13 edited and revised. FIC NOT FINISHED)

16. Chapter 15 The Second Triwizard Tourname...

Chapter 15 The Second Triwizard Tournament

The next morning, Harry woke up to find Hermione sleeping naked next to him. Checking the watch that was at a corner of the room, he saw that it was almost time for breakfast. He decided to let her sleep another few minutes while he took a shower.

"Harry are you there?" Asked suddenly Dumbledore to the teen through the link.

"Yes, Professor. I'm taking a shower. We'll be at the Hall in 15 minutes." Answered Harry before he wrapped a towel around his body and left the bathroom.

"Come to my office with Hermione when she is awake." Instructed the Headmaster very seriously.

"What's the matter?" Asked Harry confused while he woke up Hermione with a kiss.

"Something happened to her parents." Said Albus before he finished the chat.

"Change your clothes. We're going to Dumbledore's Office. Something happened to your parents." Said Harry seriously to Hermione.

"What happened?'" Asked Hermione with panic in her voice.

"No idea, but Dumbledore wants to see us now." Said Harry with a shrug of his shoulders.

Less than 10 minutes later both teens were knocking the Headmaster's door and entered when they heard someone saying "Come in." In the Office, besides Albus, were Minerva, Remus, Arthur and Sirius.

"What happened with my parents? Did the Fidelius failed?" Asked Hermione near the tears after she and Harry sat down.

"Miss Granger, we have received information that your parents have died. Before you ask, it didn't have anything to do with Voldemort or his Death Eaters or the Fidelius Charm." Said Dumbledore with a serious tone of voice.

"Then how?" Asked Harry while his girlfriend burst in tears next to him.

"Some electric apparates failed and started a fire. Unfortunately, the firemen didn't reach on time to save them." Explained the Minister.

Hermione stormed out of the room before anyone could say something else with her face full of tears. Harry stood to follow her but Albus stopped him.

"Harry, the Fidelius didn't fail. I can tell you this because I was their Secret Keeper." Said Dumbledore, who alike the other adults didn t try to stop him of following Hermione.

"It's not any consuele, Professor." Said Harry with a sad tone before he left the Office too.

Harry tried to find her but couldn't do it anywhere. She wasn't neither at the Secret Room, the Tower or the Library. He decided to check the other MNG to see if they had seen her.

"Guys have you seen Hermione?" Asked Harry through the link to Ron and the Twins.

"No. We thought that she would be with you after what happened last night." Said Fred with a laugh.

"We have to find her. Tell the other to look for her." Instructed the Prefect ignoring the Twin's comment.

"What's wrong?" Asked George worried now. He knew Harry enough to know that he wouldn't give an like that one except it was an emergency. And if Harry considered something like an emergency, then it was.

"Her parents died." Was the only explanation he gave to the others.

"You have our help." Said the 3 students at the same time understanding the graveness of the situation.

"Thanks. Tell the others." Said Harry before he transformed into a wolf and tried to sense her scent.

While Harry tried to find Hermione as a wolf, Ron and the twins called to Ginny, the 3 Chasers of the Team and a few other Gryffindors saying that they needed their help for something.

"What's wrong?" Asked Lee Jordan when they gathered out of the Hall.

"Hermione's parents have died and we don't know where she is. Harry is afraid that she could do something harsh. We have to find her immediately." Was Ron's explanation to the others.

Many of the others gasped in shock with the news, but they said that they would help in the search. They divided in 3 teams, one leaded by Ron, another one with Fred as leader and the last one had the other twin as head of it.

"Ron, may I ask you something?" Asked Alicia who was in the same that the youngest of the Weasley boys.

"Why me, Fred and George are the leaders of the teams and not another person?" Said Ron while his team checked the first floor. George's was in the second and Fred's was outside.

"Yes." Answered the Chaser.

"Do you know that the 3 of us, plus Harry and Hermione, are part of the Order's Council?" Asked Ron in a whisper, knowing that Alicia knew about the existence of the Order of the Phoenix.

"Yes, your brother told me." Said Alicia wondering what did it have to do with her question.

"Among the members of the Council there is a Mind Link that helps us in case that any of us is in trouble. It's also used to have talks among us. That's how Harry knew that Lavender and me were under attack during the Hogsmeade weekend before Halloween and how me and the Twins knew about this problem. Harry contacted telling it and asking us to help him in looking for her." Explained Ron before he decided to go to the third floor after they didn't find her in the first one.

"So if any of the teams finds her..." Started Alicia understanding everything.

"The rest of the teams and Harry will know it immediately." Finished Ron her line of thought. Alicia nodded in understanding and went on searching her teammate and friend.

****

After 40 minutes, Harry found her at the Astronomy Tower. Hermione was curled in a ball crying with her knees at her chest and her arms around them. Harry went to her side and hugged her. The girl returned the embrace and cried more than she had ever done in her 16 years of life.

"I wish I could tell something, but I can't do anything to help to ease the hurt." Whispered Harry to his girlfriend when Hermione calmed down a little after 1 hour.

"Just hug me and don't let me go." Pleaded Hermione to her boyfriend.

"I can do it." Said Harry hugging her tightly while he sent a message to the others telling them that he had found her and where they were.

Hermione went on crying on his arms not letting him go anywhere. She felt that if he left, her world would shatter in a million of little pieces that she couldn't put together never again.

Harry stayed there with his arms around her for a long while. The last thing she needed was being left alone. He couldn't give her back her parents, but he could help her to ease the pain, although it would never leave her as the pain of his parent s death would never leave him.

At some point, in the place appeared Filch and his cat Mrs. Norris. Thankfully Hermione didn't notice them but Harry did. Before the Caretaker could say a word against them, the teen took his wand and pointed to him and mouthed "Leave or face my wand and anger, Filch".

Something in the teen's eyes told to the Caretaker that he was not joking about his threat. He left them alone but went to speak with McGonagall. If he would not punish them at least their Head of House would surely do it.

A while after that incident, Harry felt that Hermione had fallen asleep. He took her in arms and left the Tower with direction to the Room. He knew that Ron and the Twins would not enter there after the news, and she would be left alone for a while.

After he put her in bed, it was time for lunch. Not having had any breakfast, Harry wrote a note to Hermione telling that he would be at the Hall if she needed him.

When he entered at the Hall, the whole Gryffindor Table turned to him and looked him worriedly. Harry guessed that the bad news had been spread at the House and that all of the members already knew that bad ones. He ignored them and took his usual spot at the table next to his friends and Teammates.

All of them sensed that he wasn't in mood to talk and made a circle around him so none of the other members could ask about Hermione. The teen sent a little smile to them in thanks to the action.

"Harry, you have a problem." Said Minerva to her Godson through the link with her usual stern tone of voice.

"Tell Filch from my part that he can go to the hell." Said Harry not caring about the Caretaker and the situation that had happened at the Tower at the least in that moment.

"Harry!" Scolded Minerva and Albus listening his last words.

"My first and only worry in that moment was Hermione, Professors. If you think that I cared about that damn man and her bloody cat, go to the hell you too!" Snapped Harry angrily turning off their voices.

"Leave him, Minerva. You know that he didn't mean those words to us. He's worried and both of us punishing him for this won't help him or Hermione." Said Albus before Minerva could answer his words with a hand on her shoulder.

"Sorry for my snap." Apologized Harry to the adults before his Godmother could answer to Albus' words.

"No need, Harry." Said Minerva with a sad smile. She knew that Harry hadn't meant those words and they were the fruit of his worrying towards Hermione. He respected her and Albus enough to not say those words really meaning them.

Harry nodded in thanks before he turned his attention to his friends who waited news about Hermione.

"How is she? Asked Ron worried.

"Distraught. She's sleeping." Said Harry to the group before he added to the other MNG through the link: "I'll keep the lion sleeping for a while. Don't expect to enter the room for a few days." The 3 nodded in understanding. If Hermione needed some private place, the room was the best one and the only place where she could get it.

"How did it happen? I mean did the Fidelius fail?" Asked Alicia unsure if it was the right moment to ask that.

"It had nothing to do with the Charm, Voldemort or the Death Eaters. There was a electric failure that started a fire at the House and the firemen couldn't save them." Explained Harry to the others. He decided to keep in secret that Dumbledore was their Secret Keeper.

It was information enough for them and decided to not talk anymore about it. They didn't need anymore information. The damage was done and the lives lost, so there was no reason to dig on it anymore than the necessary.

The memories of the night that Harry and Hermione had spent together at the room seemed now an old memory that had stopped being a good one to a bad one in a matter of a few hours. Both teens had passed from the happiness and joy to the sadness and the tears without any stop in a few hours.

****

The next few days were a blur for both teens. Hermione looked at the verge of the tear always. Harry never left her side. He was with her like a bodyguard that would not leave her alone at any moment.

The rest of the House did the same at meals and classes. To reach and talk in a bad way to her, anyone would have to face first the whole House with a Harry Potter ready to curse anyone to the next dimension without a second thought. His right hand was at most of the times at his robes ready to take his wand if it was necessary.

Their funeral would be on February 17th and Hermione would go there with Harry, although one of the Council's Members would be there in case of an attack towards the teens.

That morning for breakfast, both teens were quiet and didn't speak a lot. Just a few necessary words, although most of them were said by Harry. The others felt that they weren't in mood to talk and left them alone chatting with other people not disturbing them.

After breakfast, Harry and Hermione went to Dumbledore's Office. They would go to the funeral with a Portkey that would take them to Angela s House. They would stay there that day and would return to the School tomorrow.

"Be careful." Said Albus to the teens giving them the Portkey that was an old bottle of wine.

They nodded and touched it. After a few moments they felt the usual tug behind their navel and where transported by Portkey, both teens reached to the garden of the Manor.

"Hermione, Harry, welcome." Said Angela going to the teens and hugging them.

"Hi Grandma." Said Hermione returning the hug. Harry nodded with a little smile.

"Let's enter the House. It won't start for another hour or so." Said the old woman. Both students nodded and followed her in.

"I'll take a shower. See you in few minutes." Said Hermione to Harry and her Grandmother before she left.

"How is she?" Asked Angela with a worried tone of voice to the wizard when both of them were alone.

"Distraught is the only word that fits." Said Harry doing something he only did occasionally and only when he was worried: he smoked.

"Could I speak with you in private? It's important." Said Angela seriously.

"Sure." Said Harry following her to her study.

"How much do you love Hermione?" Asked the woman without preambles when both of them were sat and she gave him and ashtray.

"I thought that the question was answered the last time we saw each other, Angela." Said Harry not understanding the reason of the question.

"Harry, I talked with my daughter before she and her Husband went under the Foudilus?" Said Angela unsure of the name of the charm.

"Fidelius." Corrected the teen.

"She and David were afraid that it would not work as expected and they asked me a favor. On their last will it be said that if they died before she reached to the 18 years old, she would live with Ken or me. After the incident of your last visit, my son is out of question." Said Angela with disgust at the memory of the visit of her family during the Christmas break.

"What does it have to do with me?" Asked Harry more confused at every moment.

"Harry, Hermione needs you and her friends, taking her to live here won't help her. If you agree, I will buy you and her a House at a place you choose to live together." Said Angela very seriously.

Harry was taken back with this. He never expected something like this. With the cigarette forgotten at the ashtray, he started to think about this. They would need that consent of Dumbledore so he could place all the necessary wards around the House, but he knew that the Headmaster would not disagree easily.

"For me, it's ok. We have to ask Hermione and contact Dumbledore too." Said Harry turning off the cigarette. He had started to do it during the summer and the occasion when he did it were rare.

"Ask me what?" Asked Hermione entering in that moment and listening his last words.

Angela explained her what she had told Harry a few moments before and her idea. Hermione was surprised with this. She looked at Harry and he gave her a nod telling that he would not have any problem with this.

"I would love to have you here with me, Hermione, never doubt it. But you, alike your mother, are like birds that can't be caged. If you stay here, it would be that for you. And my first worry is your happiness." Said Angela to her granddaughter.

"We have to contact Dumbledore." Said Hermione showing her agreement with the idea.

"The cars are waiting outside, Madame." Said a servant entering at the study before Angela could answer her.

"Let's go." Said the woman standing from her chair and leaving with the teens.

****

"Professor are you there?" Asked Harry to Albus through the link when he, Hermione and Angela were returning to the House 2 hours later.

The funeral was simple. There were some friends of Hermione's parents, some relatives and other people that Hermione didn't know. During the service, a vicar said a few words. Hermione cried most of the time with Harry next to her supporting her all the time.

Ken was there with his family. Harry and Hermione avoided them the whole time. They didn't want to see them after the incident during the break. Ken and his niece crossed a few words and Ken said his condolences to her. After that neither of them said another word to the other.

"Yes, Harry, I'm here." Said Albus, before he asked: "Is something wrong?"

"We need your help in something." Said Harry before he retold his mentor the chat that he and his girlfriend had had with Angela and her idea about the witch's home after the School's end of term.

"What does Hermione think about this?" Asked Albus thinking in everything.

"She agrees with the idea. We need you to set the wards around the House and decide the place." Answered Harry while the car parked at the House and the teens and the woman entered in it.

"And you are involved with the new place, right?" Asked Dumbledore with a chuckle.

"Yeah. We'll... em... live together there." Said Harry blushing furiously.

"WHAT????" Asked Minerva and Sirius joining the chat after their Godson's words.

"Get out of this chat! It's private!" Shouted Harry to both adults.

"Yes, but we are involved on this because we are your legal guardians if you have forgotten!" Said Sirius angry.

"Professor Dumbledore, can you help us in this matter?" Said Harry ignoring his Godparents.

"I'll contact Hermione's Grandmother in a few days to decide everything about the House, Harry." Assured Dumbledore leaving the teen alone with Minerva and Sirius.

"What did you mean with that you'd live together there?" Asked Sirius.

"That. We'll live at the same house together." Said Harry simply while he went to take a shower.

"You are 15!" Exclaimed Minerva.

"So?" Asked Harry simply.

"You are a minor!" Exclaimed both adults at the same time.

"Professor, join the chat again." Said Harry to his mentor while he was drying with a towel.

"What's the matter?" Asked Albus confused.

"I'm not a minor anymore." Said Harry changing his clothes.

"What do you mean with that? You are one to the law!" Said Minerva confused with his words.

"Has any of you heard about something called emancipation of a minor? It's when the minor stops being considered as one to the law." Said the teen with an evil smile.

"You didn't!" Exclaimed Sirius understanding what Harry meant.

"I did. I asked the emancipation this summer and I got it. I'm an adult to the law now." Explained Harry.

"Why did you ask it?" Asked Dumbledore shocked with the news.

"Professor McGonagall, do you remember what I told you once about decisions and mistakes?" Asked Harry turning on a new cigarette.

"Yes. You said that you were tired of living the consequences of other people's mistakes." Said Minerva remembering the chat.

"And that you would live with the consequences of your own mistakes from now on." Said Albus remembering what Minerva had told him about that chat.

"This is what I meant. This summer, I was alone. My parents dead, my relatives could be that I wouldn't worry about if they were alive or not, my Godfather running from the justice, someone whose decisions made my life a hell and I didn't even know that I had a Godmother. What the hell did you expect me to do? Sit and let the other continue with this? I have the control of my life now and I won't let it go anymore. If you like it, we'll be ok. If you don't, keep your mind to yourself." Said Harry seriously finishing the chat from his side.

"He has Lily's temper." Said Albus when the adults recovered themselves from the shock of the news and words of the teen.

"Didn't notice." Said Sirius with sarcasm while Minerva nodded to the words of both adults.

"Do whatever you wish, but I'll keep my mind and thoughts to myself in this matter. There's nothing I can say to change this situation so I won't do anything." Said Albus turning off the voices of Harry's Godparents.

"Do you have something to say Sirius?" Asked Minerva to the old Marauder.

"I'll follow Albus' example and I'll keep my mouth shut at this." Answered Sirius with resignation knowing that Harry had the control of his life and none of the adults could take it from him. Then he asked: "You?"

"There's nothing that I could say to change this, so I'll keep my mouth shut too." Said Minerva finishing the chat.

****

The rest of the Order was utterly shocked with the news of Harry's emancipation and that he and Hermione would live together at the end of the term. Many of them complained and said it was something crazy.

"You are 15!" Exclaimed a shocked Mrs. Weasley to the teens.

"So?" Asked the teens.

"You are minors!" Exclaimed someone.

"Excuse me, but I'm emancipated and Hermione lost her parents so she can ask it too. She only need the approval of her Grandmother. And she was who suggested the idea of both of us living together. And I don't have doubts that she'll agree with it." Said Harry simply.

"Besides, we were informing you, not asking permission. We did it because we need that Professor Dumbledore sets the wards to the House. Just that." Said Hermione in a serious tone of voice.

"Albus, what do you have to say about this?" Asked Molly turning her head to the Headmaster.

"Where do you want to live? Hogsmeade, London or somewhere else?" Asked Albus to Harry and Hermione with a smile and his eyes full of twinkle.

"Hogsmeade would be fine. We would be near the School." Said Harry after discussing it with Hermione.

"And we could go there during the weekends that we are allowed to." Added Hermione as an afterthought.

"Are you supporting them on this?" Asked a shocked Molly to Albus not believing her ears. Many of the others were feeling the same that her.

"Yes." Said Albus in a tone that informed them that it was the end of the discussion.

"Thanks for the support." Said Harry to Albus when everyone stopped complaining about the news.

"I've decided to stop making decisions for you. If you and Hermione want to live together, do it. You are responsible enough to do it for me." Answered Dumbledore before he started to discuss something different of that subject.

****

The only important event that happened in the rest of February was the match that Slytherin and Ravenclaw played near the end of the month. The match finished in a tie of 250. With this result, Gryffindor became the winner of the Quidditch cup without playing their last match. None of the other teams could beat them at points no matter the result of their game against Hufflepuff.

"Beating a team by 1100 to 0 gives a lot of advantage on the Cup!" Laughed Harry when the whole House partied at the Common Room for winning it.

"I agree!" Said the rest of the House making a toast for it.

During the first weekend of March there was a visit to Hogsmeade where Harry, Hermione and the other MNG, plus their girlfriends, went to see the House that Dumbledore had chosen for them.

It was near the end of the path, not very far from the shops. It had 2 floors and 6 rooms. One would be for the teens and the others for friends that were visiting them and also for children if they ever had them in the future. It was very well furniture and was painted of white the first floor and the corridors and of different colors that included the red, blue, black and some others, the rooms.

In the first floor was a kitchen that was very big, a living room that had many armchairs and sofas. There were also paintings and some flower vases that were empty. On the right wall, there was a fireplace. Also at the first floor was one of the 3 bathrooms that had the house. In the Second were the dorms and the other 2 bathroom. Each dorm had a big bed, 2 bed tables and a window.

"Look at the library." Said Alicia exploring another room of the first floor.

It was huge, almost as big as the one at Angela's House. It had several bookcases that had books of Magical and Muggle type. There were desks and tables that could be used for study.

"The house is great!" Exclaimed Fred when the group was returning to the Castle 2 hours later. They had explored the entire house and rooms. The House also had a basement and a storage that were empty. At the back of the House was a little greenhouse that had to be filled with plants.

"Dumbledore knows what to choose!" Said Ron when all of them were at the Hall for dinner.

During March the topic most important at the School was only one: the Tournament that would be held at the Hogwarts the next month. During meals the students of the 4 Houses talked about the sports, the chances of each to enter in one of them, the Quidditch Team and other things, never leaving the tournament itself.

Like Harry was part of the Quidditch Team he tried to help Ron and Hermione so they could be too in the Tournament. The redhead would try at Chess, and his girlfriend would do it at Dueling.

Everyday after class, he sat to play Chess with Ron for 2 hours. Although he wasn't rival for his friend, he did his best to stand in a match as long as he could. The longest one-lasted 20 minutes when Ron beat Harry in a very closed and fought match that didn't have a winner till the last movement.

"You became very good at this, Harry." Said Ron when they had finished the match.

"Yes, but I'm far from wining a match against you." Said Harry with an encouraging smile.

With Hermione he practiced duels. He taught her some new spells for attack and defense. He helped her to create a strongest shield that usual one that was taught in class.

Hermione always put her best efforts to do it. Although she wasn't as powerful as her boyfriend wasn't, she could master most of the spells that he taught her.

The girl hadn't recovered very much from her parents' death and she was usually depressed and looked at the verge of the tears. Her housemates were with her at every moment. She tried to keep going but sometimes it was too hard.

"Will the pain ever disappear?" Asked Hermione to Harry one night when both of them finished the training.

Harry didn't need to ask her what she was talking about. It was the pain of losing parents. Of the group of friends of the teens, Harry was the only one who could understand her. He was the only one who had lost parents.

"No. You'll think in them more than you imagine. You'll see pictures, remember things that happened, but you don't recover from their death. I think in them more times than you can ever imagine. When I play a new prank, when I get good marks at the School or just little things, one of the things that I think is 'What would they think if they could be here now?' The pain doesn't leave, it will be there as long as you have a reason to remember them. If you forget them, you lose your identity and what they were and meant for you." Said Harry before he took a little pendant that was around his neck and showed it to Hermione.

It was a little portrait with 2 pictures. One of them had Harry and his parents when he was a baby. The other one was how the 3 would look at this moment if James and Lily were alive. They had the same faces that in the first just some more years and Harry was without a scar.

"I met a guy that is an expert in computers and did me the favor to do it. He used a programmer that shows the people as if they grew older based in old pictures of the persons." Explained Harry putting the pendant around his neck once more.

"Did you show it to anyone?" Asked Hermione with a smile at the picture that she had seen.

"No. It's a little treasure that I don't want to share." Said Harry in a tone that said 'Don't tell anyone about this picture.'

"What treasure? Asked Albus entering at the room where the teens practiced. With him were Remus, Sirius and Minerva.

"It's personal." Said Harry flatly, gripping the pendant with strength.

"What can it be so personal that you can show it to us?" Asked Remus noticing Harry's action, as well as the other adults.

"None of your business." Said Harry going to the exit.

"Maybe it's a picture of Hermione!" Said Sirius with a mocking tone before he pointed his want to Harry's neck and said: "Accio pendant!"

"Give it back, Sirius!" Shouted the teen pointing his own wand to his Godfather in a threatening voice.

"Come on, Harry! Let me see it!" Said Sirius opening it and watching the 2 pics. He dropped it in shock.

Neither Sirius or Harry could catch it and it broke in pieces when it crashed to the floor. Sirius tried to pick the pieces realizing what he had done but Harry stopped him with a bewildered look.

"Harry, I..." Started the Marauder but he was stopped by the teen was who picking up the pieces.

"Go to the hell!" Said Harry furiously to his Grandfather before he hit him at the jaw and left the room with tears.

"What was it?" Asked Minerva shocked while Remus helped his friend.

"In the pendant he had 2 pics. In both of them it's him and his parents. One is with him as a baby and the other one is how they would look together with him as 15 and James and Lily alive." Explained Hermione before he added to Sirius: "Congratulations. You screw it, Sirius." After she said this, she sent a few curses towards the Marauder and left the room without another word to the adults.

"I swear that I didn't know that he had it!" Said Sirius when Remus said the counter curses to Hermione's ones.

"None of us did Sirius." Said Albus with a sad tone of voice while the others nodded.

"You better stay away from him for a while, Padfoot. He won't forgive you so easily this time." Said Remus to Sirius before he added to the others: "None of us had any right to see the pics if he didn't want to show them. It's his treasure and we screw it." After this the werewolf left the room fighting the urge to hit his best friend for what he had done.

Neither Sirius, Minerva or Albus said a word. The teens and Remus were right. They didn't have any right to do it and they betrayed Harry's right to privacy. They left in silence, each of them knowing that Harry would not forgive them easily for this.

****

From that night, Harry avoided and ignored his Grandfather all the time. Although he had fixed the pendant and it returned to the place around his neck, he would not forgive him for breaking it and invading his privacy.

These actions didn't pass unnoticed by the other members of the Order, although none of them knew the reason of the fight between both of them. All of them tried to find out the reason, but neither the teen or the Marauder said a word about it.

"It's none of your business! This is between me and him!" Said Harry when by the millionth time someone asked why they were fought.

"What did Harry do to Sirius?" Asked Arabella to Hermione when the teen went to speak with Charlie.

"It's not what Harry did to Sirius. It's what Sirius did to Harry." Answered flatly the girl.

"What did Sirius do then?" Asked the DADA Teacher confused.

"Like Harry said it's none of the Order's business." Said Hermione before she went to join her boyfriend in the chat with the Weasley boy.

"What did Sirius do to Harry that he's so angry with him, Remus?" Asked Mundungus to the werewolf who had listened to the chat between Arabella and Hermione in silence.

"None of our business." Answered Remus before he said to Albus through the link: "Can we start? I'm getting bored with this."

"You are not the only one. Unless I'm given a good reason to stay, I'm leaving the meeting." Said Harry to both of them joining the chat, tired of the questions about the fight.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please could you stop asking questions about the situation between Mr. Black and Mr. Potter? It's obvious that none of them, including the few ones who saw it, will tell something here. And we have some business to discuss here." Said Dumbledore with a serious tone of voice, demanding a stop to the questions.

"Finally they shut up!" Groaned Hermione when all of the members stopped inquiring to her boyfriend and the Marauder.

"When Beauxbatton and Durmstrang's students will be arriving for the Tournament?" Asked Harry to the Minister and the Headmaster brining up the topic of discussion for the meeting.

"Their arrival will be on March 26th. They'll have a few days to set themselves at the School and the Towers." Explained Albus before he asked to Flitwick and Minerva: "Are the Towers ready?"

"We have to finish doing a few minor details, but it's ready to live in there." Explained Filius.

"I think that the Prefects of the School should help to the youngest students showing them the place, how to reach to the Hall, the lake, the pitch, places that would be used and visited a lot." Said Harry having an idea.

"Warn them about something's that they should be careful of." Added Fred agreeing with his idea.

"Like Filch and Peeves." Added his twin with a shrug.

"How to identify to the Prefects and the Head Students, and the Houses of the students too." Added Hermione agreeing with their ideas and telling some of hers. At her side, Ron nodded his agreement to their ideas.

"Please gather the Prefects and Miss Spinnet and Mr. Davies to have a Prefect's meeting tomorrow. It's a good idea and will be useful." Said Dumbledore to the group, agreeing with their idea. They nodded in answer.

"How will they arrive?" Asked Remus.

"They'll use the Hogwarts Express like the students do to arrive to the School." Informed Percy who had been going to the meetings of the Order since the Tournament had been decided to be held.

"Aurors or Members of the Order?" Asked Harry thinking in the protection to the train.

"Uh?" Asked someone confused with his words.

"Who will protect the train? Aurors or Members of the Order?" Said Harry once more, cleaning his glasses.

Taking a look around the table, Harry realized that no one had thought about it. Harry didn't know what to do: if shout at them for their stupidity or laugh at their faces.

"Let me get this. You plan to put more than 100 students of foreign Schools in a train without protection? Voldemort would not leave this chance so easily. It would hit everyone and very bad." Stated Harry in disbelief.

"I'm tired. I'm going to bed." Said Harry before any of the others could answer his question. Before they could stop him, he had left the Office.

"We have something to discuss here before we continue with another things. He's right. It's a very good chance and Voldemort won't leave it." Said Dumbledore understanding Harry s reasoning and agreeing with it.

****

On March 26th, Harry and Hermione plus some Aurors and Members of the Order were at Station 9¾ waiting to the students of Durmnstrang and Beauxbatton. They would make the trip with the students to check the security and help in case of an Emergency.

At 10.00 AM, the first group of students began to trespass the Barrier between the Muggle world and the station. As they saw the train, they went to find a compartment to themselves and the friends.

"Viktor, how nice to see you!" Said Harry when Krum was in the station. Next to him was a nice girl with long and blonde hair. They were holding hands and Harry and Hermione realized that they were a couple.

"Harry, Hermione. It's always nice to see you." Said Viktor shaking their hands, before he introduced the girl to them: "This is Anabelle and is my girlfriend."

"Harry Potter pleased to meet you." Said Harry with a shake of hands.

"Hermione Granger, it's nice to meet you." Said Hermione when they shook their hands.

"Likewise. Viktor told me good things about both of you." Said Anabelle with a smile.

"I'll find a compartment for us." Informed Hermione to Harry before she asked to Anabelle: "Want to come?"

"I"ll see you in a few minutes." Said Anabelle kissing her boyfriend and following Hermione.

"Did Beauxbatton arrive?" Asked Viktor when both Seekers were alone.

"Should be here soon." Said Harry checking his watch. It was almost 10.40 and the train would leave 11.30.

"Harry!" Shouted someone running to them. Before Harry could react he found himself being hugged.

"Gabrielle! Welcome to England again." Said Harry recognizing Fleur's little sister.

"Viktor, Harry. It's always nice to see both of you." Said Fleur going to the group.

"Likewise, Fleur." Said both men hugging her.

"For you." Said Gabrielle giving a little box to Harry.

"Thanks." Said the teen opening it to find a little dog colored black with green eyes.

"It's for the kneazle you gave her at Christmas. It's her gift for you." Said Fleur while the 4 of them went to find Hermione and Anabelle.

"Thanks Gabrielle. Hermione always wanted a dog! Now I have a zoo!" Laughed Harry along the others.

"Why are there so many Aurors?" Asked Viktor watching the adults wearing robes of Aurors.

"Security. We don't want to Voldemort attack the train and leave all the students unsafe." Explained Harry finding the compartment where the girls were chatting animatedly about curses and subjects of the Schools.

"Now we have the zoo!" Said Hermione with a laugh watching the dog in Harry's hand.

"So what sport will you be in? We know that Harry and Viktor will play Quidditch but you, Fleur?" Asked Anabelle when the whole group was sat and their trunks placed in their places.

"Dueling." Said the French girl, before she asked: "You Hermione?"

"Same here." Answered Hermione before she asked the same to Anabelle.

"Chess. I'm unbeatable at the School." Said the girl with a big smile.

"I would like to see you playing against Ron. That would be a good match." Said Harry while the train started to move.

During the trip, the group chatted about the Schools, the idea of the Tournament, the chances of some students at the sports and other things. Luckily it was a quiet trip and no one tried to attack the train, so any kind of incidents happened during it.

When the train arrived to the Station of Hogsmeade, the carriages were there waiting to take them to the School. Harry and Hermione shared one with Fleur and her sister, while Viktor shared one with Anabelle and 2 students of their School.

"Welcome to Hogwarts." Greeted Dumbledore when all the students were down of the carriages and waited to enter.

"It looks as good as always." Said Madame Maxime going to Dumbledore. With her was also Professor Moonlit.

"I agree." Said Karkaroff going to them.

"Miss Bell and Mr. Davies will show the students their way to the Towers while we talk at my Office." Informed Albus to the other Headmasters pointing to the Head students. Karkaroff and Maxime nodded and followed Dumbledore leaving their students with Roger and Katie.

"We'll give you a tour around the School showing the most important and used places, like the Great Hall, the library, the Quidditch Pitch and Dumbledore's Office." Said Katie to the students who where listening to her.

"The students of Dumstrang will come with Katie and me while the students of Beauxbatton will follow Harry and Hermione." Said Roger nodding to the other Prefects.

"Let's start the tour!" Said Hermione while the students of the Schools gathered around them.

For the next 40 minutes Harry and Hermione leaded the students of the French School around Hogwarts, pointing everyplace that they could find interesting and useful during their time at the School.

"Hello, Harry Hermione." Said the ghost of Gryffindor, Nearly Headless Nick, when both teens were taking the students to their Tower.

"Students, I would like you to meet one of the ghost of this School, and the resident one of our House Gryffindor, Nearly Headless Nick." Said Hermione before she added to Nick: "Nick, these are the students of Beauxbatton."

"Be welcome to our School and enjoy your time here." Said Nick to the students with a smile, before he added to Harry and Hermione: "Be careful. Peeves has something in mind and it may have to do with them." After this, the ghost disappeared going through a wall.

"Who's Peeves?" Asked a student of Second Year.

"The Poltergeist of our School. You have to be very careful with him. If he bothers you, threaten him with the Bloody Baron. He's the only one who can control him." Warned Harry before they reached to the entrance of the Tower. It was a statue of a Dragon who looked ready to breathe fire.

"Remember the Password and don t tell it to the other students who aren't at your School." Warned Hermione before she said to the Statue: "Flowers of Life.

The statue stepped aside letting them enter to the place. They were greeted by a big Common Room with armchairs and Sofas, a fireplace and many tables. As usual with the other Towers, there were 2 stairs that went to the Dorms.

"The stairs to the right lead to the boys' dorms and the left one to the girls'." Explained Hermione.

"Your trunks and things are already at the dorms." Informed Harry before he added: "We'll leave you to be used to the place. We'll see you at the Hall for dinner." Said this, he and Hermione left and went to their own Tower.

Since they entered till they left for dinner, everyone shot questions about the students of Beauxbatton. When Katie entered a while later, the same happened to her. Showing a lot of patience, the 3 Gryffindors answered their questions the best they could.

"Did you have any problem with Peeves? Nick warned us that he was planning something with the students." Asked Harry to Katie when the whole House went to dinner.

"Not from our side. You?" Asked the Chaser while the group of friends took their usual spots at the Gryffindor Table.

"No." Answered Harry before he took a look around the Hall. Another 2 Tables had been added to the Hall. It was obvious that one was for each of the Schools. Another 2 seats had been added to the Staff's Table that were for the Madame Maxime and Karkaroff.

When everyone was sat for Dinner, Dumbledore stood and silence fell at the Hall immediately and all the students turned their attention to the Headmaster.

"Welcome students of Dumstrang and Beauxbatton once again to Hogwarts. This time the 3 Schools will compete again in a Tournament. I'm sure that all of you already know about it, so I'll skip the information. Your stomachs don't want to listen again." Said Dumbledore causing the chuckles from the Staff and the laughter of the students.

"From today till Easter, the 3 Schools will share the sports, and new friendships will be made. I hope that those friendships will last very much. I hope that you'll enjoy your time here and remember that winning is not everything, the most important thing is competing."

"Let's eat!" Said Dumbledore clapping his hand and making the food appear at the Tables.

While the dinner was going on, Harry caught sight of Peeves who was strangely quiet to the usual Poltergeist. He was looking around intently, especially to the Tables of Dumstrang and Beauxbatton. Following his eyes, Harry saw that the food looked slightly different.

"Cover me." Whispered Harry to his friends pointing his wand to Dumstrang's Table first and Beauxbatton's later. Then he pointed the wand to Peeves and muttered another few words.

"When?" Asked everyone around him while Harry put his wand back in his robes.

"Soon." Said Harry mysteriously.

Suddenly it happened. Some of the plates with food at the Tables of Dumstrang and Beauxbatton changed into pies and went towards Peeves, who looked shocked with this. All of the pies began to hit him while the Poltergeist tried to avoid them without any luck. Defeated he had to disappear through the walls. When he was gone, the pies returned to the Tables and changed again to their previous food.

When everyone recovered from the shock caused by the attack, they burst out in laughter. But a question appeared: Who had done it?

It started slowly. First, one of the teachers turned the head towards the Gryffindor Table. Soon more and more did the same. The foreign students followed the looks of the others, unsure of what to see. The students and Staff of the School knew who had done it without even if there wasn't the usual card of presentation that was left at the end of one of their pranks.

Without a second thought, Harry stood on his seat and bowed to everyone at the Hall and sat down again. It started slowly, but someone began to clap and was followed by the rest of the Hall.

"What happened? Why didn't you leave the usual card this time?" Asked Remus to Harry through the link.

"Who said I didn't?" Said the teen with an evil smile.

Then it happened once more. The food started to levitate and formed the words:

"Welcome to the School students of Dumstrang and Beauxabetton.

Greetings of the MNG: Blaze, Feather, Gryffin, Ape and Wise."

Everyone burst out in claps and cheers. The 5 pranksters stood and bowed to everyone before they sat again. A look of Hermione at her boyfriend told her that it wasn't done yet.

"What are you planning?" Asked all of his friends noticing the evil smile that Harry had at his face.

"The fight." Said Harry before he pointed his wand to the words and the food began to fly around the Hall hitting students of all houses and staff alike.

"FOOD FIGHT!!!" Yelled someone from Beauxbatton and it started.

If the staff thought that the food fight of the start of term had been bad, they were wrong. In this one, 6 tables were fighting against each other. Food, juices, pies, salads and many other things were flying at the Hall.

"Chaotic as usual!" Said Fred sending a pie against the Slytherins.

"And as usual, I'm the responsible of the chaos!" Said Harry with an evil smile turning his attention to the High Table and hitting Dumbledore with a bowl of ice cream in the face.

"I agree!" Chorused the other MNG before the 5 joined and shouted at unison: "GET THE TEACHERS!!!!"

Like it had happened the first time, the teachers found themselves as the target of the war. The favorites of the students were Snape, Karkaroff and Maxime. Some of the teachers (Remus, Sirius, Hagrid and Albus) joined the fight attacking the students and the staff alike.

Harry pointed his wand towards the High Table and muttered some words. The next moment, all the teachers were bathed in ice cream, salad and juice. The whole Hall burst out in laughter with this.

"You'll pay for this one!" Exclaimed Albus, Minerva and the Marauders through the link, pointing their wand towards Harry.

"I don't like this!" Said Hermione seeing the food that the Teachers magiced to go to Harry.

"Not to me!" Said Harry flicking his wand and all the food of the Hall went towards the 4 teachers, who looked terrified when they saw it coming.

It took another 20 minutes before the teachers controlled the students and the fight was over. They dismissed them sending them back to their towers. All the students left chatting about the fun that they had had that night and about the food fight.

"Not you, Mr. Potter!" Shouted Minerva when Harry was leaving the Hall with his friends.

"I can fight against all of you another food fight alone if you wish!" Said Harry seeing that all of the teachers had a pie, salad or a bowl of ice cream at their hands.

"Let's test it!" Shouted Filius before all the teacher shot the food to the teen and Harry started to fight alone against them.

After 20 minutes, the teachers gave up. Harry was by far, very much better than all of them together at the fight. He had casted a barrier around himself that sent the food shot to him back to the shooter. At the end he wasn't dirtier than before, though the teachers were now completely covered with food.

"Don't test what I'm capable of!" Said Harry with an evil smile before he cleaned his robes of food and went to the room to sleep.

"I miss the old Marauders! With them, I knew how to control the situation at least!" Said Minerva to the other teachers while all of them started to leave the Hall.

"So do I!" Exclaimed the rest of the teacher, causing Sirius and Remus to laugh by the statement.

****

All of the students considered the food fight as one of the most entertaining things that had happened in a long time. Many students of the foreign Schools had laughed that night by first time in months. Many students congratulated Harry for the prank to Peeves and for starting the little battle of food at the Hall.

Seeing this, all the teachers decided to not punish him. They wanted the students to have fun and, although it had been a strange way to do it, all of them knew that the students had got it in one night with it.

"Why should we punish someone who tries to do what we want to? Give the students the fun they need. I agree that it's not the way, but it worked." Said Dumbledore with the usual twinkle in his eyes when some members of the staff suggested some kind of punishment to Harry.

Before the start of the Tournament, 2 points had been reached: the fun for the students and the making of friendships among the students of the 3 Schools. It wasn't strange to see students of Beauxbatton or Dumstrang sat at the meals on the Table of one of Hogwarts' Houses or vice versa.

Another thing that had had great success were the Twin's products. The foreign students bought them in big numbers. Their pranks could be seen at the meals at every meal.

"The seeds of friendship had been sown." Said Harry to Hermione one day while they practiced curses for her participation at Dueling. Hermione nodded agreeing with him.

The morning of the beginning of the Tournament, at the Hall everyone talked about it. Some students looked nervous for their part, others were talking and giving courage to the students that would take part and the rest stayed in silence, either concentrating or not wanting to talk with anyone.

"Today is the beginning of this new Tournament:" Said Dumbledore standing from his seat and talking to all the students who listened in silence.

"I'll repeat how the Tournament will be done. On Chess we'll have 2 Tournaments. The first for the students of First, Second and Third Year. The second one for the students above Fourth. The students who finishes in First and Second of each Tournament place will play against the students who finished in the same position at the other Tournament.

"On Dueling, it will be very much the same, but the little Tournaments will be done per year. The winners of those little ones will face the others.

"On Quidditch it will 3 matches. Every team will play against the other.

"The winners of each of the little tournaments will be given 20 points for their School and 10 for the Second. In the big ones, it will be 50 and 35 respectively. In Quidditch it will be 75 for the winner, 50 for the Second and 25 for the last one.

"There will be prizes of 10 and 5 Galleons in the little Tournaments for the winner and the second one. In the big one it will be 20 and 15. In Quidditch it will be 50 Galleons for each of the players of the winner team, 40 for the players of Second and 35 for the third Team.

"The School who has gained more points for the last day, will be the winner. Now let's start!" Said Albus with a smile to the students.

"The students who are in Chess, check the board to see what day you will play!" Exclaimed Roger Davies pointing to a board where it was written many names and days.

"The students of dueling too!" Shouted Katie Bell pointing to the board.

Immediately many students went to the board and checked it to see if they would be in today's competitions. Harry didn't need to check it to know when he would play the first match of Quidditch: It was dated for that Saturday and it would be against Beauxbatton. The next Saturday Beauxbatton would play against Dumstrang and Hogwarts would play against Dumstrang the last Saturday of the Tournament.

"I'm dueling against Terry Boot in 20 minutes. Will you stay to watch?" Said Hermione going to Harry.

"Sure. I don't have to train till 4.00 PM." Answered Harry checking his watch before Ron went to them.

"I play after lunch against a girl of Beauxbatton named Mirella Numcroix." Informed the redhead to his best friends.

"Let's watch Hermione then." Said Harry going to the places of Dueling.

****

Albus Dumbledore was at his Office reading some papers. It had been a week and half since the start of the Tournament and it was a great success. He was planning to speak with Maxime and Igor to make it again next year. It didn't need too much preparation like the normal one and he expected that none of them would have any problem with doing it again.

He started to think about how well the trio had done till that day. Hermione had been unbeatable in Dueling and on Monday she would duel against Draco Malfoy to know who would be the winner of the Dueling Tournament among the fifth years. Ron would play the Tuesday his final match in Chess of the little tournament against Nicholas Mutruy, a student of Dumstrang who was as good as him at chess.

Before he could think of Harry and the Quidditch team, the door of his Office opened with a bang and Harry entered breathing heavily as if he had ran from the Tower to his Office with his left hand clutched at his scar.

"Harry, what happened?" Asked Albus with a worried tone noticing the hand at the scar, helping him to sit in a chair.

"Vision... Voldemort... Council... Meeting... NOW!!!" Said Harry trying to recover his breath.

Albus didn't need more words. Opening the link to every member of the Council he said: "I WANT ALL OF YOU AT MY OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! IT'S AN EMERGENCY!!!"

Although Harry hadn't told him a word about why he had to call a meeting, he knew that going to his Office at 4.30 am as it was at that moment, wasn't just for nothing. And the word 'Vision' and the hand at the scar told him that something was wrong.

"Albus, what...?" Said Minerva entering at the room with most of the staff's members but she shut when she saw her Godson still trying to recover his breath at a chair, his hand still at the scar.

"Are you ok, Harry?" Asked Sirius concerned about the teen.

"I'm not ok, Sirius, I'm not ok." Said Harry before he asked: "Does any of you have a bloody aspirin? My head will explode soon with the headache I have now!

"Here you have." Said Albus giving the teen a glass of water and an aspirin, which Harry drank immediately.

Meanwhile, the rest of the members began to enter at the Office wondering the reason of the call. While they waited till the others arrived, Harry took a package of cigarettes from his robes and turned on one.

"You won't get an answer, so don't ask." Said Harry before any of the adults could ask him about the habit of smoking.

"I would prefer if you use an ashtray, instead of shooting the ashes to the floor." Said Albus giving him a gold ashtray. Harry just nodded and took it before he sat at his seat.

"Albus why did you call a meeting at this time of the night?" Asked Charlie Weasley with a hug yawn taking seat next to his relative.

"Voldemort will attack the School soon." Said Harry turning off the cigarette against the ashtray.

The whole council became pale with the news and started to shoot questions to Harry. Albus, sensing that the teen wasn't recovered yet of the vision, tried to call their attention but failed.

"SILENCE!!!" Yelled Harry at the top of his lounges after 10 minutes of questions.

"I don't need more headaches. I have one so don't make it worse. Said the teen when all of the members were silent.

"Explain your vision, Harry." Said Dumbledore.

"Tommy had a meeting tonight. I hadn't had one of these visions since the summer. I knew when I saw where I was that this meeting was IMPORTANT. I wish I wasn't there." Started Harry taking more breaths before he went on.

"He will attack on Sunday's Easter, the last day of the Tournament. He wants to hit the wizarding world worse than ever. Killing students and the Headmasters of the 3 more important of our world will hit hard to everyone.

"So he won't do it easily. He'll attack with 1.000 Dementors, 500 Werewolves, and a lot of Zombies, Trolls, Giants, Death Eaters and every Dark Creature he can add to his ranks for it." Finished the teen.

Instantly the Chaos broke at the meeting and all of the members started to talk, actually most of them were shouting, at the same time. Harry pointed his wand to his ears, muttered a few words and closed his eyes leaning against his chair.

While he tried to calm down everyone, Albus caught sight of this. Before he could ask Harry something, he saw him moving his hands and fingers in some way with Hermione whom answered doing the same.

"What were you and Harry doing, Miss Granger? And why did he point his wand to his ears?" Asked Albus curiously to Hermione while the others went on shouting and talking.

"He casted a deafening charm at his ears. The movement of hands is the language of the mutes. He asked me to tell him when the room was in silence and all of them stopped shouting and we could be heard when we spoke." Said Hermione with a chuckle at her boyfriend's actions.

Albus chuckled too. He had to admit that it was a very intelligent thing to do from the teen s part. He went on trying to stop the shouts for 10 minutes without result, before Harry's Patronus made its appearance and everyone turned their attention to the animals in shock.

"I'll tell this only once, the next time you start shouting and talking at the same time together, I leave the meeting. I told you that I don't need or want more headaches!" Said the teen massaging his temples, after saying the counter curse to the deafening charm that he had casted on himself.

"We should start to plan the counter attack and how to defend the school, instead of shouting!" Said Harry starting to lose his patience.

The talks started again and no one listened what the other had to say. Deciding that this would not drive them anywhere, Harry casted the deafening charm on him again and started to make some plans at a piece of parchment.

Hermione seeing his action casted one in herself too and asked him what he was planning. Harry showed her the parchment and Hermione started to add ideas to his ones. Both of them used the mute's language all the time ignoring the talks of the others.

"Arabella, do you understand what they are saying?" Asked Albus to Mrs. Figg pointing to the teens who continued their talk as if they were alone.

"A little. They are talking about changing some parts of the Tournament, owls and ways to defend the School. My knowledge in that language is short, Albus." Said Arabella with an ashamed look to the Headmaster.

Albus nodded and went to the teens. Not being able to talk that language, he simply pointed to the parchment letting them know that he wished to read it. Both teens nodded and gave it to him, without stopping discussing more things.

Albus scanned the parchment quickly and started to understand some of their ideas. He agreed with some, although he thought that some could be made better or changed a little.

"Take off the charms. We'll discuss these ideas and I want to both of you listening what we say." Wrote Dumbledore in a parchment and gave it to Harry and Hermione. They nodded and said the counter charms to the deafening ones and were able to hear again.

"Excuse me, please. Harry and Hermione have had some ideas that I have found interesting so let's hear them." Said Albus stopping the chats of the rest of the members.

"Albus, shouldn t we call Madame Maxime and Karkaroff before we continue?" Asked Filius Flitwick to the Headmaster.

"Not Karkaroff unless you want to reveal everything to Voldemort." Said Harry very seriously.

"What do you mean?" Asked Minerva confused with his words.

"He was at the meeting and he seemed very loyal to Snake-Face." Said Harry flatly.

"Quietus!" Shouted Harry pointing his was at everyone except himself, Hermione and Albus when the chaos broke again at the meeting and everyone started to shout and talk with shock in their voices with the news,

"Good idea from your part, Blaze." Said Hermione kissing her boyfriend.

"Next time this happens, I will keep the silencing charm all the night. Is that clear?" Asked Harry with a threat of his wand to the others. They nodded and Harry casted the counter curse.

"Please someone go and fetch Madame Maxime and Professor Popovitch. They have to be here when we discuss the next steps to take." Said Dumbledore, doing as if nothing had happened.

"I'll go." Said Minerva leaving the Office followed by Hagrid who said that he would do it too.

A few minutes later, the 4 adults entered at the Office and both foreign teachers were told about the attack of Voldemort and Karkaroff being a Death Eater. The Bulgarian teacher didn't look surprised with the news of the Headmaster of his School being loyal to the Dark Lord, he had suspected it for a long time, but he didn't have any proof of it.

"What will we do now, Dumbledore?" Asked Madame Maxime to the Headmaster.

"Very easy. We'll continue the Tournament, but with a few changes. Instead of doing the finals of Chess on Thursday, Dueling's on Friday and Quidditch on Saturday, we'll do the Dueling's and Chess' on Thursday and Quidditch's on Friday. Instead of giving the prizes on Sunday, they'll be given on Saturday." Said Hermione showing the parchment where she and Harry had written some ideas.

"To avoid Voldemort knowing the changes, they"ll be announced on Thursday's breakfast. The owl mail will be controlled. If someone sends an owl, the Order will read the letter first. In that way no one out of Hogwarts will know the changes." Added Harry.

"To protect the Students, we can send them away from the School using Portkeys. The best way to do this, is with them not knowing it. We thought in some sort of Portkey that would be activated when someone wished instead of doing it at a determinate time.! Said Harry thinking in the protection of the students.

"What kind of things we would give them that they wouldn t suspect what it really is?" Asked Minerva curiously. She found the ideas very good and agreed with them. This was shared by the rest of the Council.

"Maybe a little medal that would say that they have been watching or participating at this Tournament or something like that. Of course we have to tell them that it has to be worn all the time." Said Hermione.

"Where would we send them?" Asked Arthur Weasley while some members agreed with the medal.

"We had scratched some places of a possible list: Hogsmeade, the other Schools and Diagon Alley. We are not sure if Voldemort plans to attack those places at the same time he attacks Hogwarts." Said Hermione showing a list of places where the students could be sent.

"The Ministry of Magic would be a dangerous place too in that case." Said Albus reading the list made by the teens.

"Give us ideas. We are suggesting plans to help, now you help us on this." Said Harry turning on a new cigarette.

"The ideas are good. They just need a few things to be touched and changed a little but we can work based on them." Said Dumbledore.

For first time sine the start of the meeting, the chats were civilized and in normal voices. All of the members were scared of Harry would do them if the shouts started once more.

Harry began to feel very tired after 40 minutes of discussion. It was almost 6.00 and he had slept just 3 hours that night. A look at his friends told him that they felt the same. He gave a little movement of head to Dumbledore pointing to the door of the office and his friends, asking his permission to leave the meeting and to go to sleep.

Albus scanned the teens before he gave him a nod allowing them to leave. They needed some rest right now and it looked like the meeting would continue for a few more hours.

In silence, without anyone except Dumbledore noticing it, the 5 MNG left the Office with direction of the Gryffindor Tower. It took them less than 5 minutes to fall asleep to all of them.

****

For Monday of the third week of the Tournament, the little ones had been finished and the winners of them were known.

In chess for the Tournament of the youngest students, the winner had been Kevin Jeffens, A first year of Hufflepuff in First place and Mihail Strevot who was a third year at Dumstrang had finished in the second. In the Tournament among the oldest, Ron and Anabelle shared the first place due to that both of them had tied at their match and won the rest of them.

In Dueling Ginny Weasley had won the little Tournament among the Fourth Years defeating to Luna Lovegood, who was in Ravenclaw. in their final match. Among the sixth years had won Igor Puttkin who was at Dumstrang. Fleur Dellacour had won among the Seventh Years, defeating Katie Bell at the final after a hard duel between the girls.

Everyone would remember the final duel among Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger at the Tournament among the Fifth Years. Their rivality was well known for the students, who were anxious to see their battle.

"Hey Dean how are the bets for this Duel?" Asked Harry to his year mate who had started a bet pool for the Dueling Tournaments.

"Malfoy pays 6 to 1, Hermione pays 4 to 1." Said Dean checking a parchment he had in his hands.

"I'll bet 15 Galleons for Mione." Said Harry giving him the 15 gold coins.

"The biggest bet till now. I"ll do it 5 to 1 for you." Said Dean writing his bet and putting the coins at his moneybag.

"5 Galleons for Hermione, Dean." Said Ron giving his money to.

"Why don't we gather the money together and we bet 50 all together?" Asked Katie to Ron and Harry pointing to the rest of the players.

"Wait Dean. The Quidditch Team bets 50 Galleons for Mione." Said Harry collecting the money of his teammates and giving the coins to Dean.

"50????" Asked Dean shocked before he started to write some numbers at the parchment and said: "I'll pay 8 to 1 if she wins."

"Deal." Said the team at the same time.

Draco and Hermione went to the center of the Duel place and waited till the sign to start. Remus who was the referee for the Duels made them bow and gave them the signal to start.

"Expelliarmus!" Shouted Malfoy.

"Escurdeta!" Shouted Hermione creating a shield and shouting: "Impedimenta!"

Malfoy ducked out of the way and counterattacked: "Desmaius!"

"Multiplus Imague!" Shouted Hermione and another 4 images of her appeared at the place rounding Draco.

"Nice trick you taught her.2 Said Remus to Harry through the link while Malfoy started to shoot spell to the images. Harry nodded while he went on watching the Duel.

"Ropearius!" Said the real Hermione pointing her wand to the blonde Slytherin.

"Flamirius!" Said Draco pointing his wand to the ropes that went towards him.

"Aquaterius!" Shouted Mione with her wand pointed to Draco. While he tried to duck it out of the way, Hermione shot a disarming charm that hit Malfoy on his shoulder.

The duel went on for another hour before Hermione did something unexpected. Showing her skills at Transfiguration, she transformed Malfoy in a turtle, his wand falling from his hand when he was changed.

"Desmaius!" Said Hermione to the turtle stunning it.

"Hermione Granger is the winner of the Dueling Tournament among the Fifth Years!" Said Remus when Hermione took Malfoy's wand and showed it to everyone.

"First was Draco Malfoy, the Amazing Bouncing Ferret, now he is the Slow Stunned Turtle!" Said Harry to his teammates between the laughs that burst at the Hall.

"Congratulations!" Said Katie hugging Hermione when she went to the group.

"Yes, thanks to you we won 400 Galleons!" Said Fred with a big grin.

"What do you mean with that?" Asked Hermione confused while Harry gave her a kiss.

"We bet 50 Galleons for you and Dean made it 8 to 1 for us." Explained Harry while Dean went to them.

"Ask me the money later, ok? I have to count the coins to reach 400!" Said Dean with a pleading look asking them to agree with it.

"When you can give us the money, we'll take it. Don't worry about it." Said Ron clapping his back while the others nodded.

"Ok, Fred, George and Alicia, we have a training in 15 minutes. Go and get the brooms." Said Harry before he went to the pitch and summoned his broom.

****

On Sunday morning, Harry started to walk to the Forest after Breakfast. Hogwarts had played against Beauxabetton the first Saturday of the Tournament and had won 450 to 150. Dumstrang had defeated Beauxbatton the previous day for 500 to 200. Dumstrang and Hogwarts were tied in points and the winner of the match between the Schools, would win the Quidditch Tournament.

He walked for almost 40 minutes before he found what he was looking for: Aragog and the Acromantulas. All of the spiders watched him while he went to where the old one was. He had obtained the Centaurs' help, now he wanted Aragog and the Acromantula's.

"I see that your family has grown since the last time we saw each other, Aragog." Said Harry looking around.

"And you have grown up too, Human. What brings you here? The last time you escaped by luck, what makes you think that you'll leave alive this time?" Asked the blind Acromantula.

"I thought that you would like to know that the Beast is dead." Said Harry referring to the Basilisk that he had killed on his Second Year.

"The Snake has been killed?" Asked Aragog not sure if he was saying the truth.

Harry took something form his pocket, he pointed his wand and made it grew to the right size. It was a big skull with a hole on his mouth. It was the skull of the Basilisk. Harry had taken it from the Chamber 2 nights ago.

"It's true!" Said a spider near Harry.

"He lied!" Exclaimed another one.

"I guess that Voldemort paid you a visit, Aragog." Said Harry to the old spider.

"One of his servants did asking our help on the battle that is near, human. He told us that the Beast that you killed was still alive and threatened to release her if we didn't help him." Said Aragog, before he asked: "What do you need or want from us?"

"You have 3 options at the Battle: stay out of it, side with me and Dumbledore or side with Voldemort. My piece of warning for you and your family is to stay neutral or get with Dumbledore. Neither you or your family wants to see me on the wrong side of the Battlefield." Said Harry before he began to walk out of the Acromantula's place.

"Are you threatening us?" Asked Aragog while 3 spiders closed his path.

"I'm just giving you some advice. Take it or leave it." Said Harry before he flicked his wand and the 3 spiders flew out from his path and he went on walking.

"Wait a moment!" Called the old Acromantula.

"Yes?" Asked Harry without turning to face him.

"You ll have our help just because you have killed the Beast of the Chamber. After the battle, don't consider us allies of you anymore." Said Aragog seriously.

"Wise decision." Said the teen before he went on walking, this time back to the School.

When he arrived he went straight to Dumbledore's Office. He had been told that the Order would be having a meeting and he had to tell them the news.

"Come in!" Said a voice from inside when he knocked the door.

"So you decided to join us?" Asked Snape with a glare to the teen that sat next to his friends.

"Yes." Stated Harry simply.

"Where were you?" Asked Minerva sternly.

"Visiting old friends at the Forest." Said Harry as if it was a little detail.

"Which friends?" Asked Albus curious with his words.

"You'll know it soon." Said Harry with a tone that meant 'You-won't-get-the- answer-till-I-decide-to-tell-it'. Everyone seemed satisfied with the answer and went on with the meeting.

Almost 1 hour after Harry's entrance, in the Office entered a big Boa Constrictor. When some of the people there realized the presence, took their wands and pointed to it, but Harry, who was writing something on a parchment, stopped them raising his hand.

"It'sss been a long time, Ariel." Hissed the teen in Parsel without looking up from the parchment.

"I think the sssame, Sssspeaker." Hissed the boa in answer slythering around his body and putting his head on the teen's shoulder.

"What can I do for you?" Said Harry petting the snake's head, ignoring the looks of shock and surprise that everyone sent them.

"We have heard from the sssspidersss that you have killed the big sssnake. The others of my kind have decided to join you and your ssside in the battle inssstead of Voldemort." Hissed Ariel.

"I appreciate it. Tell the othersss that their help isss welcome." Said the teen with a smile.

"I'll deliver your messssage. Till the day before the battle." Hissed the Boa before he left the Office in the same way he had entered.

"Could you translate for those ones who doesn't speak Parsel what you and your little friend have said, Harry?" Asked Dumbledore wishing to know what the snake wanted with the teen.

"Easy. We have the help of the snakes for the battle. They'll join us instead of Voldemort." Explained Harry simply before he rolled the parchment and put it in his robes.

"They'll help us??!!" Asked some of the members not believing completely what they had heard.

"They are not the only ones." Said Harry with a strange smile on his lips.

"Who else?" Asked Dumbledore unsure if he wanted to listen the answer.

"Aragog said hi." Said Harry to Ron before he left the Office.

"He's nutters!" Said Ron hitting the table with his head when Harry had left, when he realized what he was talking about.

"Who's Aragog?" Asked everyone confused.

"The Acromantula's chief. That's Aragog." Said Ron before he hit his head against the table again and muttered: "He's completely nutters!"

"Nice mix of Creatures we have at our side. Snakes first and Acromantulas now. What's next? The merpeople?" Asked Remus with a mix of amusement and sarcasm in his voice.

"It seems so." Said Albus while he watched Harry entering in the lake at that moment.

"Nutters! That's what he is, Nutters!!" Said Ron with another hit of his head on the table.

****

After getting the help of the merpeople, Harry dedicated some time to set some personal protections to the School. Of course no one knew about them.

Meanwhile, he watched Ron and Hermione at the final parts of the Tournaments. Both of them had reached to the final of them, Ron beating Kevin Jeffens and Hermione defeating Ginny, at their respective Semi Finals. The Redhead would play against Anabelle and Hermione against Fleur at the Finals.

On Thursday, at the Breakfast, all the students of the 3 Schools had been given a little coin that they had to have with them all the time. It was a commemorative coin of the Tournament, though the Order s Member knew that they were Portkeys that would be activated at some moment before the battle started.

Also during that meal, Dumbledore informed to everyone about the changes. The Headmaster explained that some sudden problem had caused the sudden change on the plans so everything would be done a day before what was originally planned.

Most of the students seemed satisfied with the answer. Others, began to talk about this with their friends. Harry caught a few words like 'owls', 'messages', 'Dark Lord' and some others that told him who could be a Death Eaters. He started to listen more carefully the chats and connected the names to the speakers. He took a parchment and a Quill and started to write those names, the years and House they were in.

"Little list, eh?" Asked Fred with sarcasm in his voce after he read the list, which had at least 40 names in it. The others nodded before all of them went to see Ron in his match against Anabelle.

Both teens shook their hands in a friendly way, wishing their mutual luck and sat at the special Table designed for the final match of the Chess Tournament. The set of pieces had been made especially for that game and were really good. They seemed more reels than any other set.

"Let's show it to everyone." Said Harry flicking his wand and pointing it to the back of the Staff's table. Immediately, behind it appeared a big screen that looked like one of the Cinema's. It could be seen both players, the chess board and the set of pieces.

When everyone noticed this, they went to sit to their tables so they could watch it comfortable and not all of them rounding the table, unable to see it properly.

"Both of them pay 6 to 1." Said Dean when Harry asked how were the bets for the match.

"We'll bet for Ron." Said Hermione giving the money to Dean and waiting for Harry to give his.

"How is it for a tie?" Asked Harry after thinking for a few moments.

"8 to 1." Said Dean reading the parchment.

"I bet 10 Galleons for a tie." Said Harry giving him the coins.

"Wait a minute, pal!" Said Fred stopping Dean from taking the money.

"Harry why do you bet for a tie?" Asked George confused.

"They'll tie. Their styles are similar and none of them has advantage over the other. I've seen them playing and neither Ron nor Anabelle will win this match. Believe me." Said simply Harry to his friends.

"If we lose the bet, you'll give us the money." Said George changing the team's bet and following Harry's words.

"So it's 40 Galleons for a tie?" Asked Dean counting the coins.

"Yes." Said the teens sitting in the Gryffindor Table and starting to watch the match.

The match could be described only as very hard and none of the players showed any weakness. For every piece lost by one, the other lost another. After almost 2 hours of game, in the board Ron only had a knight and the King, while Anabella had a pawn and her King.

"You were right, this will finish in a tie." Said Katie to Harry while Ron's knight was eaten by the pawn, who at his time was eaten by Ron's King.

"I knew it." Said Harry while both players decided to end the game in a tie with both of them as winners.

"The Chess Tournament finishes in a tie between Ronald Weasley and Anabelle Kotcher!" Announced Minerva McGonagall who was the judge for the matches.

"We won another 320 Galleons!" Said Fred to Ron after a hug when the Weasley boy went to the group of friends.

"What??" Asked the redhead confused.

"We bet for a tie following Harry's advice." Explained Hermione hugging her best friend.

"Congratulations!" Said Harry hugging his best friend.

"Great match you played." Said Anabelle going with her boyfriend to Ron and shaking his hand.

"Likewise. It was all a challenge playing against you." Said Ron with a smile when they separated their shake.

"I don't accept anymore any of your bets!" Said Dean to the group giving them a full bag of coins.

"What's wrong, Dean? Can't you accept that we always win with out big bets?" Asked Fred mockingly while the others burst out in laughter.

"I'll be poor if we continue like this!" Exclaimed Dean before he left the place.

"We bet 40 Galleons that it would be a tie and he made it 8 to 1 if we won." Said Hermione to Viktor and Anabelle who looked them confused.

"Adding these 320 Galleons to the 400 we won with Hermione at the Dueling Tournament, we won 720 Galleons. In sum up, each of us won 90 Galleons with this Tournament." Added Katie taking her part of the money and putting in his moneybag while the other did the same.

"A little rich you are, eh?" Asked Viktor laughing before he and his girlfriend left the group.

"Now are you ready for the Final of the Dueling Tournament, Feather?" Asked Harry to his girlfriend kissing her.

"Of course." Said Hermione going to the place where she would have the final match of the Tournament against Fleur Dellacour.

Remus waited for both of them at the center of the Dueling place. Hermione and Fleur stopped at the corners watching each other carefully and waiting till the werewolf gave them the signal to start it.

"How are the bets?" Asked Harry to Dean.

"Do you want to make me poor, right?" Asked Thomas to the team with resignation.

"Yes." Chorused all of them at the same time.

"Hermione pays 6 to 1, Fleur pays 5 to 1. For you it will be Hermione paying 4 to 1 and Fleur paying 3 to 1." Said Dean checking the parchment.

"50 Galleons for Hermione." Said Katie giving him the money of the team.

"Deal." Said Dean designated to lose more money and writing their bet at the parchment.

"Bow and start." Said Remus to the girls. They did it and started immediately.

"Expelliarmus!" Shouted Fleur with her wand pointed to Hermione.

"Escurdeta!" Exclaimed Hermione making appear a shield and counter attacking: "Petrificus Totallus!"

"Protergo!" Shielded herself the French girl before she shouted: 'Locomotor Mortis!"

"Quietus!" Shouted Hermione ducking out of the way of the spell.

"Sonorus!" Said Fleur stopping Hermione's charm.

The duel went on for another hour and none of them showed signs to give up the fight. Both teens shot spells and charms more powerful each time.

"Protergo!" Shouted Fleur when Hermione shot an Expelliarmus.

"Protergo Distendium!" Shouted Hermione shooting the Shield's eraser.

The charm hit Fleur's shield that immediately disappeared shocking everyone, especially Fleur. Hermione took advantage of this shock and sent a few charms in a row:

"Expelliarmus! Impedimenta! Petrificus Totallus!"

Fleur, who hadn't a shield or couldn't cast a new one, tried to duck out of the way, but was hit by the last one and fell to the floor petrified and without any chance to move.

"Hermione Granger wins the Dueling Tournament!" Said Remus raising her hand.

"She learnt to do it." Said Albus to Harry through the link, watching Hermione casting the counter curse to Fleur. Harry had started to teach that spell to the order, but no one except Dumbledore and a few another ones had been able to perform it properly.

"Great work." Said Harry kissing his girlfriend.

"Another 200!" Shouted Fred jumping with joy.

"We bet 50 Galleons and Dean made it 4 to 1." Explained Katie to Hermione after hugging her.

"I beg you to not bet tomorrow!" Pleaded Dean to his friends giving them the money won with their bet.

"I guess than 115 Galleons per head is enough." Said Alicia counting the money won during their 3 bets.

"We won't bet tomorrow." Said Hermione with a nod form the others.

"Thank God!" Exclaimed Dean before he went to pay other bets.

"It was a great Duel form your part, Hermione." Said Fleur going to the group with her sister and Madame Maxime, Dumbledore, Minerva and the old Marauders.

"You did it very well too, Fleur." Said Hermione shaking her hand.

"What was the last spell you did? The one that erased her shield." Asked Madame Maxime with curiosity.

"It's a secret." Said Hermione with a mysterious smile.

"I guess that the School winner will be known after the last Match of Quidditch tomorrow. It's a pity that Beauxbatton won't be the winner. But I'm sure that there will be more chances. Don't you think that we should continue this Tournaments every year, Dumbledore?" Asked Olympe to Albus with a smile.

"Of course that Hogwarts will be glad to take part on it again." Said Dumbledore with a smile.

"Let's make a little party for Hogwarts winning 2 Tournaments at the Tower. After all we did it thanks to 2 Gryffindors." Suggested Fred to his friends.

"Want to come?" Asked Hermione to Gabrielle.

"Can I?" Asked the little girl to her sister.

"Ok, go. I'll see you for dinner." Said Fleur to her little sister before she added to Hermione: 'Take care of her."

"Nothing will happen to her except being tricked with one of the Twin's products." Promised Hermione while the group along the rest of the House went to the Tower to celebrate.

****

"Raise the hand who of you isn't nervous now." Said Harry to the Quidditch Team of the School the next day at the lockers before they were going to play against Dumstrang.

"None of us is quiet, Harry." Said Fred with a little laugh seeing that any of them raised the hand.

"Now, raise the hand who is terrified, scared, or, like in my case, has the brain shouting 'Help, let me get out of this!'." Asked Harry raising his hand. All of them did it, what caused a massive bursting out of laughter at the lockers.

"That's what I thought." Said Harry before he started the Prep Game talk: "Ok everybody. This is the game to ends this Tournament. Who wins, will win the Cup for the School and the Quidditch Tournament.

"Here I see people of 4 Houses who have been chosen by their abilities. Let's show Dumstrang what this School has to show!" Exclaimed Harry putting his hand in the center and being followed by the others.

"HOGWARTS!!" Shouted the 14 players before the titular went to the Pitch and the reserves went to the stands.

"And here comes Hogwarts Team!" Exclaimed Lee who commented the match as usual. "Netz! Davies! MacMillan! Zabini! Weasley! Weasley! Potter!"

"Any recommendation for our tactics of this game, Harry?" Asked Fred to Harry while Lee announced Dumstrang.

"Same tactics as against Slytherin. They play dirty, we play dirty." Answered Harry before both Teams lined in front of Madame Hooch who was waiting for them.

"I'll give only a piece of warning to both teams: a player at the Hospital Wing, and the responsible will be expelled from this match. Is that clear Mister Weasleys and Mr. Potter?" Asked Hooch to the 3 MNG.

"YES PROFESSOR MADAME!!" Shouted the 3 giving her a military salute.

"Potter, Krum, shake hands!" Barked Madame Hooch rolling her eyes at the new salute from the 3 Gryffindors.

"Is she always like that?" Asked Viktor to Harry shaking his hand.

"Well, considering the fact that in our first game of this year, we sent 6 unconscious players to the Hospital Wing, she has to gives us those orders to keep us from being expelled and finish the game here." Explained Harry while they waited for Hooch's signal.

"Three... Two... One..." Said Hooch before her whistle was heard and the match started.

Harry took his usual spot 20 meters above the game's level and started to look for the Snitch while he watched Krum and heard Lee's comments:

"Davies passes the Quaffle to Zabini... Kritkorf intercepts it and passes to Koitger who shots... and Michale Netz saves the goal catching the Quaffle and sending it to MacMillan..."

The game was dirty after 30 minutes. The 4 Beaters sent the Bludgers with great strength. Only a miracle avoided that anyone was hurt. Madame Hooch designated herself of having a clean game after Fred had sent a Bludger against Muttkio, the Dumstrang's Keeper, that made possible to Ernie to score the 10 to 0.

"And Netz saves another score with a great catch..." Exclaimed Lee when Michael had stopped a shot form he last Chaser, Troicher.

While he went on searching the Snitch, Harry saw Butker sending a Bludger against Michael while the action was in the posts of Dumstrang. Harry fled at top speed towards the ball and hit it back with the back of his broom against the Beater with a look of hate to him.

"You saved me from that one!" Said Michael when he realized what had almost happened. Harry nodded and went back to his position.

That one wasn't the only attack against Michael while the action was in the other end of the pitch. After the fourth, Harry had lost his patience. When another Bludger was sent against the Keeper, he whistled loudly to Hooch to call her attention to see what was going on, before he went to repel the new attack.

"Finally you noticed!" Shouted Harry to Hooch when she blew her whistle and expelled the Beater responsible of that attack and he returned to his spot.

Hooch didn't answer and gave Hogwarts a penalty because the attack. She hadn't seen any of the others and had the feeling that it wasn't the first one.

After another 2 hours of game, Hogwarts was winning 100 to 50. Michael had saved a lot of shots, although Dumstrang's Keeper didn't stay very far from him. The game went on as dirty as before, although no one else had been expelled from serious faults.

After Roger scored the 110, Harry saw the Snitch near the grass. He went in a dive with Krum, who had seen it first, nearer than him.

Having a sudden idea, he stood at his broom with his feet at the stick and holding himself with his left hand. Suddenly he relaed the hand and started to fall. He made himself a little ball with his body and looked like oplimpyc swimmer after jumping from a springboard before he entered at the water. The broom followed his fall near him.

"What the hell is Harry Potter doing??" Asked Lee watching his fall. Everyone at the stadium watched him in shock and they were asking the same question.

Suddenly Harry lay flat his body with his arms pointing to the front. Before anyone could see what he was doing, he caught the Snitch with his left hand and the broom with his right hand. He put one of his feet on the broom and tried to regain the position over it but he couldn't do it as easy as he had thought.

"I got you!!" Exclaimed Fred catching him and helping him to return to his broom.

"We won, Fred!!" Shouted Harry showing him the winged ball at his hand after he was safe at his broom again.

"We won!!" Shouted the twin hugging his friend.

Soon the rest of the players joined the hug shouting: "WE WON!! WE WON!!"

"After the most spectacular catch of a Snitch in the whole history of the Quidditch, Harry Potter gives the victory to Hogwarts for 260 to 60!!" Announced Lee to the whole stadium who was trying to understand what Harry had done to catch the Snitch.

"Hogwarts is the winner of the Quidditch Tournament!!" Shouted Hooch blowing her whistle and anouncing the end of the match.

The 7 titular players went down to the grass, still in the group hug. When they landed, they were joined by the reserves that were shouting too: "WE WON!!"

After being congratulated and their backs clapped by almost every student at the School, the 14 players went to where Dumbledore was waiting with a cup similar to the one that was given at the School's Quidditch Tournament.

"Great catch, Mr. Potter." Said Dumbledore giving the Cup to Harry.

"Thanks, Headmaster." Said Harry raising the Cup and showing it to the whole School.

"That was the most insane catch I've ever seen." Said Krum shaking Harry's hand, before he added: "But it was also the best."

"Thanks, Viktor. It was great playing against you." Said Harry while the rest of the players of the other teams went to congratulate their teammates.

"You are insane, Harry!" Said Katie hugging Harry, the twins and Alicia.

"I know it!" Said Harry grinning evilly before he kissed his girlfriend.

"Where did you learn to do that?" Asked Hermione still shocked with Harry's acrobatics.

"Summer." Said Harry simply.

Before anyone else could say something else, someone shrieked: "HARRY JAMES POTTER!!"

"Ouch, they don't look happy, do they?" Asked Harry to his friends watching his Godparents going to him with a stern look.

"They don't." Said the others watching the 2 adults reaching to where Harry was.

"What in the name of Merlin were you thinking when you did that??" Asked Minerva with a yell.

"I have a mission on the Pitch: catch the Snitch. It was the only way to do it." Answered Harry with a smile.

"ALMOST KILLING YOURSELF???" Asked Sirius shouting louder than Minerva.

"Yes." Said Harry with a smile while Dumbledore went to the with 2 adults that Harry didn't know.

"Mr. Potter I would like to introduce to Miss Kellington and Mr. Millster. Both of them work for the Department of Magical Games and Sports at the Ministry of Magic." Said Dumbledore pointing to the persons.

"Harry Potter, pleased to meet you." Said Harry with a smile shaking their hands.

"Likewise, Mr. Potter." Said Kellington shaking his hand. She was tall, had blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a black dress that had a little sign that said "DOMGAS." Harry guessed that it meant the name of the Department where they worked.

"What can I do for you?" Asked Harry going with the rest of the students back to the School.

"We came looking for possible players for team at the League. After seeing your display at today's Game, we want to make you a proposal." Said Millster who wore a black robe with the same sign. He was not very tall, had brown eyes and a little of gray hair.

"I listen to you." Said Harry curious about their proposal.

"Is there any place where we could talk in private?" Asked Kellington.

"Sure, follow me." Said the teen and leaded them to the MNG's room.

Once they were in, both Ministry s workers sat in a sofa, Dumbledore, Minerva and Sirius in another and Harry in an armchair.

"I listen to you." Repeated Harry.

"We want you to play as Seeker for the National Quidditch Team for the next European Cup." Said Kellington very seriously and without preambles.

"What??" Asked Harry shocked and falling from his seat.

"We've been looking for a decent Seeker since the last World Cup and no one was good enough to fill that place. We have heard some information from different sources recommending you. One of them, was Mr. Oliver Wood who spoke wonderful things about you." Said Millster with a smile.

"Yes, we played together 3 years at the School. Doesn't surprise me a lot if he did." Chuckled Harry before he asked: "I'm still at the School for another 2 years and can't go to train very much. How should we solve that problem if I join?"

"You'll join the team 2 weeks after the end of the Term. We think that you would like to have some holidays. Especcially with your O.W.L.s this year." Laughed the woman.

"I Accept." Said Harry without any doubt.

"We'll be in touch soon then, Mr. Potter." Said Millster shaking his hand.

"The catch you did today will be a new way to catch it after we talk with our Boss, Ludo Bagman. Do you like the name 'Acrobatic Pottering'?" Asked Kellington with a smile.

"It's a good name." Laughed Harry before all of them left the room and Harry went to find his friend to tell them the news.

He found them at the Hall where the whole School was partying for the winning of the Quidditch Tournament and also the new version of the Triwizard Tournament.

"I have something to tell you." Said Harry to his teammates and his best friends with a mysterious smile.

"What is it?" Asked all of them curious.

"You are talking with the English"s National Seeker for the next European Quidditch Cup." Said Harry with a big smile.

"WHAT??" Asked all of them at the same time shocked with the news.

"I've been asked to play for England in the next European Cup and I said yes!" Said Harry.

"Congratulations, mate!" Shouted Ron hugging him.

"Well done, Harry!" Said Katie hugging him.

"Come here, my Seeker!" Said Hermione kissing him passionately at the lips.

"A toast for the Seeker!" Shouted Fred raising his vase of Butterbeer and being followed by the others.

"Nice way to celebrate!" Said Harry kissing Hermione again.

"Oh and there is something else. My catch will be named 'Acrobatic Pottering' in my honor." Added Harry laughing when he and Hermione separated from the kiss.

"You haven't even finished the School and you already play for England and you named a way of catching the Snitch. You are incredible, mate!" Laughed Alicia along the others.

"Hey Dean, did you lose money or you kept something for you!?" Asked Fred to the fifth year who was paying some bets.

"Few people won today. Most of them bet that Krum would catch the Snitch, or Hogwarts would lose. Only 40 bets of the almost 200 were right." Explained Dean before he added: "Today I wouldn' t have minded your big bets."

"Most of the student bet against Harry??" Asked everyone shocked with his words.

"Just the Gryffindors, Fleur's sister, some members of the Staff and a few other students bet for him catching the Snitch." Said Dean with a shrug of his shoulders.

"And today you didn't let us bet!" Said Fred disappointed because they didn t win more money.

"If I knew how the bets would be, I would have let you." Apologized Dean before he said to Harry: "Great catch." After he said that, he left the group and went to continue with his mission.

"They really had faith in me." Said Harry ironically when Dean had left.

"Don't pay them attention. We knew that you would do it." Said Katie making a toast for the match that had been won.

*****

"Where is your House, Professor?" Asked Madame Maxime to Minerva the next day at dinner before the prizes were given. The 3 Houses of Hogwarts and the students of the foreigner Schools were waiting for Gryffindor who hadn't arrived yet.

"Waking up probably." Chuckled Albus joining their chat.

"It wouldn't surprise me. They changed the Password immediately after they were at the Tower." Said Minerva knowing that the sudden changes at the Tower's Password meant only one thing: they had been partying all night and they didn't WANT her presence there to stop it.

Before any of them could say something else, in the Hall entered the whole Gryffindor House. Some of them yawning a little or rubbing the sleep off of their eyes. This only confirmed the staff's suspicions that the House had partied all night.

"I hope that Dobby remembered our request for drinks tonight." Said Ron yawning.

"So do I." Said most of the students of the higher years. They had asked Dobby to serve coffee at their Table for dinner. That was the only way to stay up much longer.

"Now that the 4 Houses are here, we'll dinner before we give the prizes to the student winners at the Tournament. Enjoy the meal!" Said Dumbledore before the food appeared at the Tables.

"I hope that Tommy decides to attack after lunch. If not, I won't stay awake to nothing." Said Harry to his friends through the link.

The others nodded. Tomorrow would be the day when Voldemort would launch the attack against Hogwarts and they would be there to repel it. They had partied so much because they were afraid that some of them wouldn't survive to the fight. It was the fear of all of them: die at the Battle.

"If we die, at least we'll do it defending our home. If I have to die for preventing You-Know-Who to take Hogwarts, I'll do it proudly. I prefer to die than he as the ruler of our world or the School at his hands." Said Fred with an uncharacteristic serious tone of voice when the 5 MNG were at the Common Room talking about the fight.

"I toast for that." Suggested Harry raising his Butterbeer and being followed by his friends.

The dinner went on quietly for a while. The Scholl winner had been known since yesterday and nothing would change the results of any of the Tournaments. When Dumbledore stood, the whole Hall fell in silence and turned their attention to the Headmaster.

"We'll start with the prizes for those students who lost at the little Tournaments.

"Please come here Miss Luna Lovegood from Ravenclaw, Mr. Draco Malfoy from Slytherin, Mr. Pierre Mitcheing from Beauxbatton and Miss Katie Bell from Gryffindor." Said Dumbledore announcing the students who had finished at the Second Place at the Dueling Tournaments per year.

The 4 students went to where Dumbledore was and the Headmaster gave them a little medal and a bag with 5 gold coins. Everyone clapped when they received their prizes and the 4 students returned to their seats.

"Now we'll begin with the big Tournaments.

"In Chess the first place is shared by Ronald Weasley from Gryffindor and Anabelle Kotcher from Dumstrang who tied at the final match." Announced Albus.

Ron and Anabelle went to Dumbledore and received 2 trophies and bags with 30 Galleons. It was 20 for the first place at the big Tournament and another 10 by the first place at the little one.

"In Dueling, Miss Hermione Granger from Gryffindor is the winner after defeating Miss Fleur Dellacour from Beauxbatton." Said Dumbledore when Ron and Anabelle were sat at their Tables.

Hermione received a trophy that had the same size that Ron's and she also got 30 Galleons like Ron. Fleur got another trophy but not as big as Hermione's and 25 Galleons. Both girls shook hands before they returned to their respective Table and let Dumbledore continue.

"Now we'll give the prizes for Quidditch. At third place we have Beauxbatton." Said Dumbledore.

From the French's Table, the 14 players stood and went to Dumbledore. They received little trophies and a bag with 35 Galleons each. They returned to their Table watching the little trophy.

In the 3 cases they were different. For Chess the trophy was a King. For Dueling it was wizard in position of Duel. For Quidditch it was a Chaser with a Quaffle over his broom. Each of the little statues were over a little rest. On the rest, was written the place where the student had finished and in which task he had taken part.

"In Second Place, is Dumstrang." Announced Albus watching Viktor and his Teammates standing and going to get their Trophies and the bags with 40 Galleons.

"The School Winner in Quidditch is Hogwarts."

When Dumbledore said this, the 4 Houses burst in cheers and claps while the 14 students went to get the Trophies and their money. They posed for a picture that was taken as usual by Collin that had taken pics of each of the winners.

"The positions and points for the Schools are the next: Beauxbatton has finished in third place with 100 points." Announced Albus.

The French school clapped animatedly and some other students from the others Tables did it too to show support to them. When the noise finished, Albus continued:

"In Second Place is Dumstrang with 130 points."

This time it was the Bulgarian School who burst in clap while some students followed them.

"And finally, the winner of this Tournament is Hogwarts with 305 points." Announced Dumbledore.

His last words were almost unheard because of the cheers and shouts that burst at the Hall when he said the words 'Winner' and 'Hogwarts'. The points didn't matter, they were the winners.

'Now let's dance." Said Dumbledore when the noise had died. With a flick of his wand the six tables were moved against the walls and the music started to play and the dance started.

That night all of the students present at the Hall forgot their differences of Houses, Schools or countries, that night they joined a party for them. Most of them were not aware of the danger that would happen the next day. The ones who knew it tried to enjoy the party all they could, knowing that maybe many of the students who were parting and celebrating that night would not be present for another one when the Battle for Hogwarts would have finished.