Task 1

'Ron. Ron? RON! WAKE UP!' Hermione had been awake for over an hour now. After coming up to Gryffindor tower the night before, she had been told that Ron and Harry had gone to visit Hagrid and wouldn't be back until late. So, being Hermione, she had done some homework, gone to bed, and planned to tell Ron what was going on right away in the morning.

'RONALD WEASLEY! GET UP NOW!' Hermione was getting quite angry at Ron for completly ignoring her, even if he was sleeping. She decided to take drastic measures. 'Accio water!' She shouted. Moments later, a cup of water flew from the boys bathroom and into her hand. She took it and poured it all over Ron.

'Waa?! GAH! COOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD! HERMIONE! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!' Ron shouted after waking up completly (curtiousy of Hermione).

'Well Ronald. That was for not waking up when you were called. Now, get up and meet me downstairs in 5 minutes. Any later.... and you'll be sorry.' Hermione threatened.

Ron, knowing all too well that she was being serious, jumped out of bed, blushed when he realised he was standing infront of Hermione in only his boxers, and ran into the bathroom. Water could be heard running as he banged around, rushing to be ready in the 5 minutes Hermione had given him.

Seeing that her boyfriend was indeed up, Hermione left the boys dorms and made her way back down into the common room to wait.

5 minutes came, and Hermione looked up the stairs to see if Ron was on his way down. She was shocked to find that he was. Never would she have immagined that her boyfriend, of all people, would be one to respond to her threats. She just figured he would laugh it off. Good thing he hadn't though. She had been ready to curse him so that to everyone around him, it looked like he just had his boxers on. To him though, it would have looked like he was fully dressed. Hermione sighed and waited for him to come over to her and sit down.

'Hey Mione. So, what's so important that I had to be woken up this early in the morning?' Asked a sleepy, but curious Ron.

'Well, it just has a little bit to do with the tournament.....'

'OH?! What? Tell me pleeeeeeeeeeease!!' Ron started to whine.

'It's about Draco and Ginny. They decided not to participate. The tournament is off.'

'You're joking! I though you said that you could get them to join! But now look! There's no tournament. I don't believe it! After all out planning, nothing's gonna ha-'

'You big idiot. I was kidding. Of course I got them to agree. The tournament starts tonight. Right after we finish classes. We're meeting both Draco and Ginny in the Great Hall to explain exactly what the first task is.' Hermione told him while rolling her eyes.

'Oh...' Was all Ron could manage.

'So, shall we go to breakfast then? We've got all the plans we need, I'll just take the parchment with the rules and stuff on it. We'll give them the rules tonight, and then tell them all about the task they'll be doing. Sound good?'

'Great. I am starving. What did you say after you suggested we go for breakfast?' Asked Ron, thinking only of his stomach.

'Ugh! Just never mind. Come on.' And Hermione walked right out the portrait hole with her bag full of everything she would need for the day. Ron, trailing behind her having no patience whatsoever when it came to food.

Later that day, right after the final bell for classes had rung, Hermione and Ron each ran to the Great Hall like something was hot on their heels. Hermione arrived first and went and plopped herself down at Gryffindor table. Ron came through the doors a moment later and sat himself down right beside Hermione. Both took a moment to catch their breaths before either of them spoke.

'So, how are we gonna tell them about this task they have to do?' Ron questioned.

'As soon as Ginny and Draco come through those doors, we'll see them. When we do, we get up, and guide them out into that first classroom down the corridor on the left. Got it? You take whoever comes first. Actually, you take your sister. I doubt very much that Draco would ever go anywhere you asked him to. So, I'll bring him, while you just take care of your sister.' Hermione explained.

'Fine.' Ron grumbled. 'Though I don't know what makes you think she'll come with me either.'

Hermione hadn't listened to him though. She had her eyes and ears fixed up on the doors leading into the Great Hall. A few minutes passed in which they both got some curious stares from people walking by. It seemed that people weren't used to seeing others stare at the doors like it was their prey. One 3rd year Hufflepuff came over to them, ready to ask on behalf of the Great Hall, what they were waiting for, but he got scared off when Hermione jumped and said 'There she is! GET HER RON!'

Ginny had just come through the doors and was standing, shocked, seeing that nearly everyone in the Great Hall was staring at her. (Most people had followed Hermione's line of sight and had come upon Ginny.

'Um...' Was all Ginny managed as she watched her brother run over to her. 'Ron?...'

'Hey - pant - Gin. -pant - -pant- Come -pant- with me -pant-.'

'Okay... But where are we going?' She asked, following Ron as he started walking out of the Great Hall.

'You'll -pant- see.' Was his reply.

He opened the door to the classroom and stepped in. Ginny coming in right behind him.

'Uh, Ron? How come no one else is here? Assuming this is about that tournament thing Hermione insisted that I play in...'

'Hermione's gonna be here with Malfoy as soon as he comes into the Great Hall.' Ron answered his sister.

'Oh. Fine. So we just wait then?'

'Yup.'

No sooner had Ron answered than the classroom door opened and in stepped Hermione with Draco a few steps behind her.

'Oh, is this a meeting for the Mudbloods and Weasels United Convention? I'll just be leaving. Let you get on with whatever it is you do.' Draco drawled. He started walking towards the door but Hermione pulled him back.

'Hold it Draco. You're not going anywhere. We're going to talk about the tournament. You're both about to do the first task. But luckily for you, we're kind enough to give you the rules and tell you what it is that's you're doing.' Hermione said.

'Oh, goody.' Draco said sarcastically.

Hermione sighed but went on anyway. 'Ron, can you hand me my bag?'

'Sure Mione. Here.' Ron said while passing the bag over to her.

She opened it and pulled out two sheets of parchment. They were both the same and had copies of the rules her and Ron had come up with on them

'Read the rules and then ask any questions you may have. You'd better understand everything otherwise you'll automatically lose the task and the other person will be closer to winning Harry's love.' Hermione said, talking in her bossy voice.

The rule sheets read:

You must obey all of these rules, or suffer the consequences.

Rules

1. You may not get help from anyone.

2. No paying the judges.

Reading this rule, Draco scowled.

3. If you fail to complete the task, your opponent is declared the winner of that specific task.

4. Harry is to know nothing of what is going on.

5. The judges decisions are final. You may not argue them.

6. No bending the rules in any way. Cheating warrants disqualification.

7. No communicating with your opponent outside of the tournament.

After reading the rules, both Ginny and Draco looked up.

'So we have to follow all of these. What fun will that be?' Draco asked, looking unhappy.

'Why would I want to talk to him? Even during this tournament?' Ginny spoke with a note of disgust in her voice.

Hermione sighed, but Ron spoke before she could.

'Hey, both of you have read the rules. Any questions based on them? We've spent a lot of time organizing this and don't want either of you to screw it up. I'm amazed that both of you agreed, but wouldn't be surprised if you only agreed in order to mess this up. Just know that we're serious about this being what it will take to win Harry's... erm... heart.' Ron blushed after that last bit, but quickly recovered when Hermione said something.

'Enough of the rules, here's what your first task is.'

Ginny and Draco shifted and actaully paided attention to what Hermione was about to say. They both wanted to win no matter how their attitudes seemed to come across. Harry was important to both of them.

'This first task is going to seem quite strange. You'll be up in the air on your brooms. Once you're both ready, we'll blow a whistle. You'll both have a beater's bat to hit your opponent with, trying to knock them off of their broom.'

'BATS?!' Exclaimed Ginny. 'Why bats?'

'We're going to put a softening charm on them. Well, Hermione is anyway.' Ron supplied.

'Oh...' Was Ginny's response.

'Nothing to say Draco?' Hermione quesioned him.

'Well, let's just say that it's been one of my dreams to beat up a Weasley with a bat. This should be fun.' He said while smirking.

'Oh I don't know how easy this will be for you. Ginny's got a good arm on her, and she knows how to fly, that's for sure.' Ron grinned.

'Well, let's go outside then if there aren't any questions.' Hermione practacally ordered them.

No one had questions, so they walked out, Hermione and Ron in front, whispering to each other, Ginny and Draco some steps behind scowling.

They walked to the Quidditch pitch and stopped. Hermione called out 'Accio brooms.' while Ron yelled, 'Accio bats.' All four things came flying at them. The pair caught all the objects and handed one of each to Ginny and Draco.

Hermione told them to mount their brooms. She explained to them that she would blow a whistle which would signal for them to kick off. Once in the air, they would hear another whistle. When they heard this, the task had begun. The next whistle they heard would mean that the task was over. Either because one of them had succeeded in their task, or someone had cheated.

She blew the whistle, and they were in the air. Ginny got up the fastest, holding a look of hatred on her face the whole while.

Draco had flown up, taking his own sweet time, and called out to Ginny, 'Scared? Wish you had your mummy?'

'You wish Malfoy!' Ginny spat.

Then Hermione blew the second whistle. The task had begun.

The two contestants carefully climbed their brooms, until they were in a standing postition. Ginny looked around her and realized there was one person in each of the house sections. Must be the judges... she thought.

Draco sped toward her and whacked her on the back with his bat. Ginny fell forward, clutching the broom but refusing to fall off. With her own bat she whacked back and caught Draco right in the gut. He clutched his stomach, gasping for breath. She had knocked the wind out of him. He took in a deep breath and swung with all his might toward her head. Ginny ducked at the last moment, the wind from the bat messing up her hair. The momentum from the swing carried Draco over her head and into the air. He cursed loudly as he fell.

Hermione muttered a spell and Draco sunk into the ground like a trampoline. As he came to the surfaced he rolled over and yelled, 'WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!'

Ginny remounted her broom and decended to the ground. Sticking her tongue out at the blonde she smirked. 'Not so tough now are we,Malfoy.'

Everyone stopped talking as four other students joined them. The judges. Blaise looked at Draco on the ground and started laughing. Draco scowled and rose to his feet. Justin Finch-Fletchey said as calmly as one who was just itching to laugh could, 'Well, Draco you lost this round and Ginny won, so...... haha.'

Eventually after several failed attempts at murder on Draco's part, the judges and contestants seperated and headed back to their respective common rooms. Hermione and Ron were left to clean up the brooms and bats left over from the task.

Authors Note: Well, we still don't have a beta... If anyone is interested, please say. And no reviews?! We've been working so hard on this. starts crying lol. If you DO read this, please review? It would mean a great bit to us. Hope you enjoyed the first task! More tasks to come soon! XD

--Lilyaris and Faelyn