Me: Hey, my HP fans, how have you been? To cut this short, my health is been so-so, but it's being treated. So head of warning, my updates of all my stories will be slow, but they will be posted when I can.
Anyway, to those who reviewed: white collar black wolf, Sakura Lisel, asiya Halima kone, Wishfull-star and Penny is wise – I thank you all!
Sakura Lisel: Bella and the Lestrange brothers stayed at the holding cell for about three months. Bella and the Lestrange brothers hardly got much to eat and had bruises from spells the guards used, thinking they were giving justice to wanted Death Eaters.
Well, I hope you all enjoy this new update!
"How the fuck did my name came out from the Goblet of Fire?!" shouted Regulus, angrily. The students started to whisper, either angrily or confusion.
Lorelei got up, "Let's discuss this with the others, Headmaster."
"Of course, if you and Mr. Po – Lestrange follow me to the back," said Albus.
Regulus followed his headmistress to the back of the room where the other champions were waiting. The three of them were confused seeing Regulus coming in with their heads and Mr. Bagman.
"What are you playing at Lorelei?" snapped Igor Karkaroff.
"Nothing," replied Lorelei.
"Then how did his name came out from the goblet?" asked Olympe Maxine.
Igor crossed his arms, "No doubt. The boy must have cheated. Well, boy? Confess!"
"There's nothing to confess, Professor Karkaroff," said Regulus, calmly. "I couldn't have placed my name or asked someone to do it for me."
"How can we be sure you're telling the truth, Mr. Lestrange?" asked Albus.
"Have you suddenly gain amnesia, Dumbledore?" Lorelei sneer. "Mr. Lestrange and I went to the Ministry for his parent's trial as the same time the goblet was placed in the Great Hall."
"O-Of course. Must have slipped my mind, my dear," said Albus.
"I'm not your dear," hissed Lorelei.
"So, what's going to happen? Does Mr. Lestrange need to be in the tournament?" asked Minerva.
"Well, the boy's name is under a binding magical contract," started Mr. Bagman, "But his magical signature is not…"
Albus widened his eyes, "But that means…"
Lorelei smirked, "Mr. Lestrange doesn't have to compete….unless, he's willingly to…"
Albus and the others turned around to see Regulus smirking. Severus shook his head, "Merlin, help us all…"
"But, whose magical signature is in the goblet if it's not the boy's?" asked Igor.
"I might be able to, but it's going to take time to find out," offered Lorelei.
Mr. Bagman clapped his hands together, "Very well. Shall we get going?"
Albus and the others nodded, but as they were about to leave, Albus yelped when his butt caught flames. Quickly, Minerva doused the flames with a water spell before they turned over at Regulus.
Regulus held his hands up, "Don't look at me. My element is Light."
Igor and Olympe were confused before hearing soft giggling coming from…
"Forgive me, Dumbledore," said Lorelei. "My flames have a mind of their own sometimes."
"I-It's alright, Lady Fudo," said Albus. He coughed, "Element magic can be…unpredictable."
Lorelei smirked, "Yes, very unpredictable."
Severus sighed while Regulus laughed a bit. After an hour, Regulus walked back to the Slytherin table while Lorelei took the goblet and walked out of the great hall. Albus and the others took their seats in the head table while Bagman walked to the podium.
"Attention, at this moment on, the Tri-Wizard tournament became the Quad-Wizard tournament! Representing for Salem Academy is Regulus Lestrange – our fourth champion!"
The hall became deadly silent until Ron slammed his hands onto the table, angrily and got up from his sit. "He can't be in the tournament! He's a fourth year! Not even of age!"
"Silence, Mr. Weasley and sit back down!" snapped Severus. "Mr. Bagman, continue."
"Yes, well there's a year difference in Salem Academy. Mr. Lestrange is a seventh year Prefect student," said Mr. Bagman. "While his age is fourteen, he's a skilled duelist and has entered countless tournaments against opponents twice his age."
The students widen their eyes with different thoughts in their minds. The Gryffindors were glaring at him with hatred, the Ravenclaws were curious how strong Regulus is, the Hufflepuffs were shocked while the Slytherins had a proud look on their faces.
"If there are no questions – let the Quad-Wizard tournament begin!" said Mr. Bagman, happily. "We'll be weighting the champions' wands on the 13th. Good night to you all!"
At the Slytherin table, Nyla and Astrid were glaring at Regulus. Nyla gritted her teeth, "Explain Lestrange – now!"
"Finding a decent challenge," replied Regulus. "Besides, if I turned down this elite tournament offer, the academy will receive negative reviews and a bad reputation. Parents wouldn't send their children to a 'coward' school."
Nyla frowned and was about to argue when they heard screaming and shouting all over the hall. That's when Nyla saw Pansy screaming and ran off with several other girls.
Draco and his friends looked down to see their desserts were turn into roaches, the drinks were turn into maggots and the floating candles were dripping acid liquid. The students who didn't run were under their table to avoid the fallen acid.
"What in Merlin's – Albus?!"
Draco and his friends looked up at the head table to see their headmaster's face turned into a pig with purple zits all over him while the other professors had different color of hair and skin minus their potion professor.
Regulus and Irving high-five each other while their friends were laughing. Draco and his friends were dumbfounded.
"What – What just happen? And why can't I feel the acid?" asked Tracey.
"Just our yearly Halloween prank from our best pranksters. Nice touch of the pig transformation, you two," replied Lelouch. Regulus and Irving gave a dramatic bow.
"As for your second question, Yuki casted a shadow shield that's protecting us," said Michael.
"Too bad your little friend ran off before Yuki casted it," said Jack.
"Forget about Pansy. What I'm curious is why Professor Snape didn't change?" asked Blaise.
"I warned Irv not to prank my godfather," answered Regulus. "During his Hogwarts days, Uncle Sev was pranked horribly by some arrogant students."
"Well, points for a great prank, but minus that you two didn't allow me in on it," pouted Nyla as she's poking at the maggots, "You two could at least warn us."
"Sorry Nyla. I promise we'll include yea in the next one, but you know," Irving said as he grabbed a maggot and ate it, "you can eat them. They're full of protein."
Daphne and the girls minus Nyla, Astrid and Yuki made a squeamish look on their faces.
"How long is this prank going to last?" asked Yuki.
"A few hours, maybe three hours," answered Regulus.
"Aw, not long enough," pouted Astrid, "You should have made it last for two days or longer!"
"I wish we could, but then the potion won't have been finished in time," said Irving.
"Um, sorry to interrupt, but Reg," said Kylee as she bit her lip, "What's your mom going to do upon hearing you taking part in the tournament?"
Regulus paled, "Fuck! She'll go 'Kill Bill' on the school!"
"Kill…Bill?" said Theodore.
"It's a no-maj saying," replied Nadia.
Theodore and the others were confused. Draco sighed, "In America, non-magical people are called no-maj while we call them muggles."
"So, it's a muggle saying. What does it mean?" said Daphne.
Yuki smirked, "It means that your freakin' Headmaster is dead."
At night in Severus' quarters, Severus just finished talking to Narcissa who was going to visit her sister at St. Mungo's when he heard a knock on his door. He opened the door before glaring at his visitor, "What do you want Black?"
Sirius bit his lip, "Can…Can we talk? In private? It's…It's about Ha – I mean Regulus."
Severus looked straight into Sirius' eyes and could see betrayal in them. He sighed before stepping aside, "Get in now."
Sirius nodded and took a sit at the couch while Severus sat at an armchair by the fireplace. Severus snapped his fingers and a cup of firewhiskey appeared in front of Sirius.
"Spill Black. What about my godson?" asked Severus.
Sirius sighed before telling him about Dumbledore's plan; having Regulus stay in Britain to beat Voldemort by making him fall in love with Ginny Weasley, using Love potions.
"That low life old goat," murmured Severus before sighing, "Thanks for telling me beforehand Black, but why are you telling me of all people?"
"I…want to help you out," said Sirius, nervously. "I truly thought that Bellatrix was a cruel witch, but after the trial…I realized that I truly don't know about her anymore. I pushed my family aside cause of their uses of dark magic and ran away from home. James' parents accepted me without a second thought and treated me like a second son. The day when Harry was born, I made a vow that I would protect him from harm and see him grow happy and loved, but…"
"But you're not," said Severus. "You saw how happy and healthy he is. And yet you were trying to separate him from the people who cared and sheltered him for fourteen years. Now, what are you going to do?"
"I was…thinking to have my personal house elf to protect Regulus from a distance," suggested Sirius. "I know he's going to help because that old elf loved Bella as well."
Severus nodded, "Black, you have to be my eyes and ears when the Headmaster summons you, understood?"
Sirius nodded before smirking, "It would seem that history loves to repeat itself. Have you noticed Ginny and that Greengrass girl glaring at each other during meals?"
Severus chuckled, "I have, but question is, who's going to win this time?"
Sirius let out a bark laughter before finishing his drink. He got up, "Well, thanks for hearing me out Snape. And tell Regulus that was a brilliant prank he pulled in the feast. If he wants ideas, have him owl me, alright?"
"Indeed, that little brat," said Severus. "Come by in the weekend. I can arrange for you to officially meet your godson without the headmaster hovering above you."
"That…would be brilliant – um, thanks Snape," said Sirius before leaving.
"Never thought I'll have a civil conversation with Black…I must be getting sick," murmured Severus before finishing his drink and headed to bed.
In the morning, Regulus and Draco were eating breakfast when the Malfoy's eagle landed in front of Draco. Regulus gave some bacon to the eagle while Draco took the letter before the elegant eagle flew away. Draco opened the letter before grinning, happily.
"What's up with you, Dray?" asked Nyla.
"Just wait and see," replied Draco, pointing at the head table.
Regulus and Nyla looked at each other before looking over where Draco was pointing at. At the head table, they spotted the headmaster was holding a familiar red envelope.
"Don't tell me," said Regulus in disbelief.
Draco smirked, "Mum informed your mum about the tournament and well…let's just say one healer needs to take a very long vacation."
Regulus slammed his head onto the table.
"Oh this is going to be good," said Nyla, happily as Astrid giggled.
The moment the howler opened, the whole hall heard the angry voice from the infamous Bellatrix Lestrange.
"How dare you let this happen you fucking bastard?! I should have expected this from you, you bloody old coot! You're fucking dead…sadly, I can't. I promised my sister – but you better find out who placed my son's name in the goblet you piece of trash, if not, I'll cut you into pieces with a fucking burning sword!"
The howler suddenly turned into flames, leaving the headmaster in shock. Irving and the others started laughing upon seeing the shocked looks from the students.
"Oh man Reggie, your mom sure can bring hell," Irving said.
"That was priceless," said Astrid, holding onto her stomach.
"That's mom for yea," said Regulus before getting up. "Come on, let's get some fresh air. You guys need some to calm yourselves down."
They agreed before leaving the great hall and headed to the black lake. They found a tree nearby and sat around it. That's when Lelouch spotted three students walking towards them.
"Who are they?" Lelouch asked. Draco, Nyla and their friends turned around to see who Lelouch was looking at.
Blaise sneer, "That's just Granger, Weasley and his annoying little sister."
Draco got in front of their path, "What do you want Weasley?"
That's when the small redhead came running over to Regulus. She offered him a warm smile, "Harry, why don't you hang out with us?"
"Yea Harry, let's go someplace better," said Ron. "We can talk about how you were able to enter into the tournament. Even my own brothers couldn't fool the goblet!"
"For the last time, I didn't place my name in the goblet!" snapped Regulus. "And who give you permission to use my middle name? Only my friends and family can use it, and last time I checked you're not!"
"We can be if you let us," said the female Weasley. She offered her hand, "The name's Ginny Weasley, H – Regulus; pleasure to meet you."
"…charmed," sneered Regulus, ignoring her hand. "Now, can you kindly leave me alone?"
"Ah, come on, not until you tell me how you did it," whined Ron. "Did you ask an older student from your school to past the aging line? Or did you made an advance aging potion?"
"How stupid can you possibly be, Weasley?" said Nyla, "Let me refresh your brainless mind – Reggie wasn't even in the school when the goblet was place in the Great Hall!"
Ron opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
"But, how can he possibly compete? He's not of age," stated Hermione. She frowned, "This tournament killed many wizards and witches. You could get hurt H – Regulus."
Regulus shrugged, "I don't mind a challenge. Viktor is a pretty good duelist. The last time I fought him was three years ago in camp. Yea, he beat me, but he knew more spells then I do back then. But this time, it's going to be different."
"You're not scared?" wondered Hermione.
"Of what?" said Regulus, noticing Ginny holding his arm. "I have nothing to fear. Sure, my name did come out of the goblet, but since it wasn't me who placed it, my magical signature wasn't registered into the binding contract."
"Registering your magic? But, the books I read about magical contracts states that you must fulfill the contract or you'll lose your magic," said Hermione.
"Most of the time, they use a special quill or pen that registers your magical signature into the magical contract," countered Regulus. "The name doesn't really matter, but rather it's your magical signature. That's why if you don't fulfill what you vowed to do, you lose your magic or die."
"I…I was wrong?" said Hermione, in disbelief.
"No, you just didn't know about the magical signature," assured Regulus. "Now if you would excuse us – would you let go of me, Miss Weasley!"
Nyla and Astrid smirked before grabbing hold onto Ginny's arms. They pulled the small redhead away from Regulus and pushed her to the ground.
"Back off! Reg doesn't need a clingy brat like you!" shouted Astrid.
"Take a hint, Weasley! Nobody doesn't want you around," sneered Nyla.
"Harry! Tell your friends to be nice to me," whined Ginny.
"Who are you calling the shots?" said Regulus before narrowing his eyes, "And it's Regulus, not Harry."
"Wait!" shouted Ginny. She got up and was about to grab Regulus' arm when Vincent and Gregory pushed her down again.
"Hey, you don't push my sister like that you slimy snakes," snapped Ron.
"Aw, what are you going to do about it?" Pansy sneered before smirking, "Is the little lion going to cry for mommy. Go on, I'll be happy to watch."
"This is just pointless," murmured Regulus before heading back to the castle. Irving, Nadia and Kylee looked at each other before following their friend.
"Classes will begin soon," stated Yuki. "Michael, guide the academy students to the second floor. We're using an unused classroom for our lessons."
Michael nodded before heading to the castle to find the other academy students. Draco and his friends ignored the three Gryffindors and headed to the castle as well.
-Break Line-
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Next chapter: um…well I don't have a title yet, but I'm planning to have Bella and the Lestrange brothers coming to Hogwarts and the weight of the wands…not sure so you guys just have to wait and see. No promises of early updates, of course.