A/N Please Read: And here we are People! New Chapter of The Merlin's Cup! Sorry guys I have to change back to the Two weeks schedule which means two chapters in a month. This will be until the end of this year, I will move to Chapter per week in January!

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This is going to be a long Story that will introduce new characters and expand the Wizarding World! To those who came here after reading Griffin's Prophecy, the interlude story by the name of The Summer of 1995 is there and has some critical stuff hence I recommend reading it.

This chapter is unbetaed.

Other Schools arrive at Hogwarts!

"Dialogue"

"Dialogues in Different language"

'Thoughts'

(Visions)

*Dreams*

{Written Letter}

{Spell Casting!}

Now without any more meaningless drabble! On to the Chapter!

⨳⨳※※※~Evenin At Black Manor~※※※⨳⨳

October 6th

Music was blaring in the Russian Champion suite as the fully healed Russian dueling team was partying. Kristina, Alyona, and Olga were dancing in the middle of the tune while Konstantine, Taisiya, and Vera were enjoying food on the couch with Stepan and Pavel missing.

Andre was seating on the high back chair with Polina in his lap both lost in each other.

Natasha smiled seeing her friends happily standing in the balcony leaning on the stone railing sipping her red wine from the goblet her mind replaying her conversation with her mother.

"Something on your mind Princess?" Elga Furik asked.

Natasha sighed shaking with a smile "Nothing just thinking about the tournament. Now that people from other teams have seen us they will use that to their advantage so if have to train harder for our next match"

Elga bobbed her head "Okay that's a good excuse now what is the real reason that you are all gloomy and standing here alone?"

"It's just… mother told me today that after the tournament when I go back she will arrange a betrothal for me" Natasha informed her friend with her head hanging as she absentmindedly swirled her wine.

"Oh!" Elga gasped at the news before adding "I understand why you were so down" there was silence for a minute before Elga shrugged "It's not that bad you know"

"What!" Natasha asked incredulously.

Elga smiled "Well you know Mr. Emerald is the sole heir of House Potter which means he is nobility. If you have a relationship strong enough by the time this year ends you can get married before we need to go back"

Princess looked at her friend as if she has gone mad as she asked "Are you hearing what is coming out of your mouth? I can't do any of that!"

"Why? You love him right? You want to be with him and no one else. So why not be happy?" Elga questioned critically.

Natasha sighed "I want to Elga. I want to but I can't leave my mother to deal with the repercussions of my actions. I want my mother to accept him as part of our family and not someone who took me away from her"

"Your highness will see that you were right when she sees you happy with Harry, I bet she will be nagging you for grandchildren in no time!" Elga commented.

Princess went red blushing red before she shook her head saying "I don't know Elga what if she doesn't? What if she hates me after that!"

Giving a frustrated huff Elga stomped out back into the room only for her to return with Polina and Andre. Natasha who was looking at this rolled her eyes seeing.

"Princess? Is everything okay?" Polina asked concerned.

Before Natasha could Elga did it for her "Our dear Princess is thinking of leaving her pursuit of happiness with Harry cause she thinks Tsarina wouldn't accept him"

Polina sighed shaking her head "Princess it's not tight for you to sacrifice your happiness just cause you to think Tsarina will not accept him. It's like you are taking his choice away along with Tsarina"

Natasha snapped "But what if she doesn't! What if she just insults him and separates us! It will shatter his heart and I can't do this to him!" she takes a deep breath ending "It's just better if I stay away from him"

"And what if he doesn't want that?" Andre asked "What if he wants to fight for both of you? What if to him all that matters is to be with you? What if he decides that he wants to try to show your mother how much he loves you? What…."

Natasha in a mix of anger, sadness, and helplessness "Then what should I do Andre!? Should I lead him on and one day break his heart?" her eyes tearing up as she ended.

Polina hugged her best friend rubbing her back "Shhhh! Natasha! It's okay. We just want you to be happy and we know how much you love him. You have your whole life trying to be a proper prince, you are an idol for the people of our country just like your mother but for once you have to think about yourself. For now, spend time with Harry and get to know him, how he feels about you and if he reciprocates you. If he does that's when you start talking about all that. So don't worry everything is going to work out"

"Are you sure?" Natasha asked hugging her best friend tighter.

Polina chuckled "Yes I am sure now let's join the party shall we?" getting a nod from Natasha who whipped her eyes and all of them joined the party.

After the party wrapped up Natasha was exhausted in every sense of the word. Mentally, Physically and Emotionally. After changing into her sleeping gown she made her way to the chamber and lay on the bed her crimson-red hair sprawled on her pillow.

She looked at the ceiling her mind and heart still in conflict even after what her friends told her. Her mind told her to follow her duty to her nation and family while her heart with every beat yearned for her to choose Harry above everything.

She groaned in frustration as she was getting anxious and sleep was not coming to her easily even at her degree of exhaustion. Taking a deep breath she closed her eyes trying to count hippogriffs.

She was stopped at 25 when a warm light filled her chambers. Her anxiety faded and was replaced by a feeling of calm. She opened her eyes only to find that the source of light was an ethereal stag Patronus standing at her bedside.

She was awestruck by the beauty of it she raised her hand and the stag nuzzled in her palm like it was solid which shocked her even more as she never saw a Patronus this solid and wonder who it was from.

"Hey, Natasha congratulations on winning the match! I will see you tomorrow!" Harry's voice came from stag before it started trotting off circling her room before galloping out of her gallery and dissipating.

As she watched it with a smile on her face as the conflict inside her abated and she drifted off into the realm of dreams.

Egyptian Champions Suite

One would be surprised to see that while the winners of the first duel were celebrating so were the losers but they were partying or drinking rather they were just sitting in their captain's room.

While it was major emotion around the room but was not shared by everyone especially Abdellatif who was fuming and silently seating in the corner.

"Abdellatif! What's got you so gloomy? Come on join the celebration" Nida said trying to include him in the party.

Abdellatif smiled saying "Oh really I didn't know cause according to my knowledge I think I LOST THE BLOODY MATCH!" yelling the last part which drew the attention of everyone in the room.

Bassem Brahim El-Amin the vice-captain of the team stepped toward his enraged teammate saying in a cool tone "Calm down, Abdellatif everything went accor-"

"TO THE HELL WITH PLAN! THAT BITCH DESERVED TO DIE FOR OPPOSING ME!" Abdellatif cut him yelling.

But his declaration made Laila snort and draw Abdellatif's attention who ran across the room and took her by the neck choking her as he threatened "Maybe I will get my wish fulfilled, after all, just a different bitch!" as he tightened his hold around the girl's neck.

Looking into his eyes Laila smirked as she took her pin out of the robe and stabbed his forearm. She was released immediately as he yelled in pain "AHHHHHHHH!" cradling his skewered forearm.

She watched with a pleased smile on her face as she looked at her teammate as he cried in pain commenting "You forget Abdellatif in your rage that mind will always conquer the brute strength" as moved towards him and yanked her weapon out causing the boy to groan in pain once again.

None of the others teammates were bothered by any of the violence rather they were amused at the exchange. Heba was sitting in quietly near the gallery waiting for her master's letter but the background noise starting to annoy her she turned her head looking at the source of the noise throwing a silencing charm at him before turning back.

Her action gained a chuckle from others in the room but they were short as Heba jumped up announcing "Attention! Letter incoming!" and making everyone go stiff.

As a steppe eagle landed on the stone railing of the gallery. It had a cylindrical container with a skull in the center tied on its right leg which was sticking outwards. Heba moved forward and put her single finger on the skull which opened its mouth pricking it and taking her blood.

The side of the case opened giving her access to the scroll. As soon as she got the scroll the eagle took off silently leaving her to go back into the room. She laid the letter on the floor in front of the fireplace while her team behind her was kneeling as she opened it and channeled her magic.

After that, she stepped back and knelt.

A translucent image of Jaffar appeared looking the room at the room he said "I am impressed by your performance in the task all of you performed amicably with some exceptions" his cold glare settling on Abdellatif as he addressed without raising him "Mr. Abdellatif this is you first and final warning. You're induction into our organization due to your father's loyalty. If I hear any report of further transgressions I will remind you why there are no deserters out of order"

"Your mission is to collect information while staying under the radar. Any unwanted attention may jeopardize it" he added looking around the room before looking at Heba in a low voice "Ms. Bakir your mission is of utmost importance, see that it is completed" with that the image vanished.

Heba stood up and turned to Abdellatif "You are under watch from now on Mr. Alfarsi remember this, now it's getting late you should all leave or it might be suspicious" her message though suggestive her tone didn't leave any room for argument.

As the team left her suite Heba got ready for bed when she saw a bright light near her gallery. On instinct, she moved out only to see an ethereal stag Patronus trotting out of the gallery of Russian Champion who was 2 floors above her.

She saw the stag dissipate and the feeling of a warm atmosphere seeped into her olive skin making her shiver. The pure happiness made her stagger as she felt her cold mask slipping from her face and her real face showing.

Her eyes started watering her discipline slipping and cracks forming in her shields allowing years of buried memories came through. Her eyes watering, her lips trembling, and her body quivering.

With her trembling, she was quick to move back inside straight to her room where she took the dagger that she kept under her pillow. Unsheathing it she held the blade in her hand tightly. Her blood dripped on the cobblestone from the tip of the dagger.

She winced in pain but at the same time, this pain reminded her of her real purpose why she was here, why she went through the greater pain, and what her reward would be. She came this far and she was not going to give up now.

After two minutes she let the blade fall on the floor and laid back on the bed without tending to her wounded palm letting it bleed on the ground. With her good hand, she took the sheet covering herself as her mask of coldness slipped back on as she slept with her demons back in their coffins.

Black Manor

Bellatrix was seating in her chair in her room with a cup of coffee in her hand as she went through the stack of paper on her study table. They were the information on the press that was covering the tournament who needed temporary housing for them. It was all arranged by ICW.

She pinched the bridge between her eyes as she sighed it was late at night and right now she was missing Harry so much she was tempted to apparate to Hogsmeade take one of many secret passages to Hogwarts and snog the life out of Harry. She smiled at the thought before returning to her work and taking a sip from her cup.

As she took the next paper was by Hannah Grant. She was a 68-year-old muggle-born witch from MACUSA but there was no name of the newspaper she was working for on the paper there was a stamp of supreme mugwump which felt odd to Bellatrix.

Deciding to get bottom of it she made her way to Amelia's office with the paper in her hand. After knocking she didn't have to wait for a second as her boss's voice came from another side of the door "Come in"

"Bones, I think I found something," she said walking to the desk and passing the paper to her.

Amelia gave a confused look as she went over the paper before telling "Call others" within 15 minutes Andromeda and Fleur were in the room looking at the paper with confused looks on their face.

"What is this Bella?" Andromeda asked.

The oldest Black sister answered with a little hesitation "I think that Hannah Grant is somehow related to Aunt Dorea or was Aunt Dorea herself under the polyjuice potion"

There was silence before Andromeda asked, "And why do think that?"

"The name Hannah Grant sounds familiar to me but can't remember it. Other than that her application says she is a journalist but the publication field is empty, it was accepted by the Supreme mugwump which itself is suspicious as to why he was involved in this particular case, and finally, her question to Harry in the conference was… just so different" Bellatrix explained.

Fleur raised her eyebrow asking " What kind of question did she ask?"

"She asked if he was happy living with Sirius this past year" Bellatrix replied taking a seat " The way she asked it her tone held too much concern and tenderness for a stranger who has no connection to Harry-bear"

Amelia shook her head commenting half-heartedly "But that is still just a theory no proper evidence" seeing the coming protest she raised her hand "Still it is something we can investigate. I have a friend in the MACUSA Auror department I can ask him to do some discreet inquiries"

"But if she was there why didn't she come to us or Harry for help?" Andromeda asked curiously.

Bellatrix got a grim expression musing "I think she couldn't or she was warned not to by her captor. Who was there with most of the ministry and ICW at his back & call"

" 'E could 'ave threatened 'Arry" Fleur gasped with her hand on her mouth.

All of them understood the gravity of the situation before Andromeda asked "But why did he let her come? I mean he has kept her prisoner for so long so why let her see her grandson now?" she knew the answer but hoped it was wrong.

"What if she tried to…" Amelia stopped in the middle of the sentence as she watched the horror on the other's faces.

Fleur shook her head in frustration standing up "But zat doesn't make any sense why didn't he let her? Why does he want her alive?"

"Harry," Amelia said gaining everyone's attention "He wants her as leverage to control Harry. If he starts getting in his way or starts opposing him directly he could use her to keep him in check by manipulating him emotionally or blackmailing him" anger in her voice was clear in her sharp tone.

Bellatrix yelled in anger "THAT BLOODY GOAT ASS MANIPULATING BASTARD!" her magic flaring and a dark black pinkish-purple aura surrounding her.

"I can't believe this! Why? Why would he do all this?" Andromeda asked in shock by everything.

Amelia leaned back and opened the last drawer fetching a bottle of fire whiskey along with some crystal glasses pouring all of them drinks saying "If we are going any further down this rabbit hole we will need this"

It was a sentiment that everyone agreed to and all of them took a sip of the brown liquid there was a minute of silence in the room.

Andromeda broke it asking "What now?"

Amelia answered "Now we follow that lead but I have a feeling this will be a dead end. Dumbledore is a master manipulator he has been for years now he won't keep a loose end which anyone could follow back to him"

"You are right and magic knows what he will do if he gets even a hint of what we are doing," Andromeda said as a shiver ran down her spine.

Bellatrix nodded before shrugging "At least we know he is not thinking about our family's betterment or the betterment of our society. He has his agenda for which he is using everyone as a pawn" as she took a sip of her drink.

"Oui but does that change anyzzing? We already knew zat 'e is holding Mademoiselle Dorea only new zink is zat 'e is a selfish man wiz 'is own agenda" Fleur shrugged casually.

Amelia chuckled shaking "No it does Fleur cause this means kidnapping Dorea Potter could be only one of Dumbledore's many crimes which begs the question how many crimes have he committed in the guise of the Leader of Light?" as she leaned back sipping her whiskey letting it sink into the room.

Black Manor

Stretching her arms over her head, Rosaline Emrys leaned back in her chair surrounded by the books and parchments. Her search for Avalon hit a dead end as no one found her home in the past 1000 years.

"Tired are you?" A voice came from behind her making the redhead turn only to see Narcissa standing in the doorway in her teal blue gown her blond hair prim and proper as ever.

Stifling a yawn Rose gave a tired smile "Aye, it seems there are no records of Avalon in here, I have to look somewhere else for the information" as she stood up.

"Before your do that I think you should take a proper bath you have been holed up in here for 3 days" Narcissa scrunched her nose "And refreshing charms can only help so much"

The redhead gasped "By Great Dragon! My mother would have had my hide for this!" covering her mouth.

Chuckling the youngest black sister shook her head "I would love to watch that but before you go for a bath let's eat something shall we, you must be famished"

Before rose could answer her stomach did it for her making her cheeks pink as she said "Yes I would like something to eat" in her default formal tone.

Both made their way out of the library making their way to the lounge room. They were greeted by Sirius who was going through the stack of paper with a steaming cup of earl gray sitting on the side table.

The grime expression on her usually happy-go-lucky cousin took Narcissa back to the days of war while Rose was concerned for the man who was part of her family now.

Narcissa stepped forward calling "Sirius?" her voice brought Lord Black out of his trance "Are you okay?"

The man sighed shaking his head "No, I was looking through political dirt that our house gathered on others of the Dark Faction but all of this is garbage" pointing to the stack.

This gained Narcissa's attention as she took a seat with Rose following her as she asked "What are you talking about? That is the reason for our political clout in the Winzengamot and why we are the leader of the black faction"

"That dear cousin was before my father ended everything under my mother's guidance," Sirius said sipping his tea "He made a vow to the dark coalition that our house can't use anything against them until they are offended by others"

Rose raised her eyebrow "So? Arthur is the Heir of House Black and their aim is to harm him which satisfy's that condition" casually.

Narcissa shook her head "No their intention doesn't count as a valid reason as they can easily turn it around by saying that we are trying to defame them which would lower our reputation risking us losing our position as the leader of the Dark coalition"

Sirius nodded saying "I talked to Cyrus about all this he suggested for me to move into the neutral faction which at this point looks like a really good option to me" leaning back in his hair.

Narcissa looked affronted by the notion as she snorted "That's a coward's way out Sirius and a sure path towards the political assassination!"

"Well, then dear cousin what should I do?" Sirius asked.

Narcissa smirked "Glad you asked Siri. Well you can utilize me and Bella" her comment got exaggerated 'oh' from Rose who nodded in understanding.

This was followed by a 3-sec silence before Sirius broke it "Bloody brilliant Cissy! Oh, you just made my life so much easier!"

"It would be if you used your brain regularly" Narcissa commented haughtily flipping her hair back and ignoring her cousin's protest while smiling as Rose chuckled seeing them banter.

"No time better than now!" Sirius said taking a spare parchment "Okay let's start with our dear old Lucius. He had a kid out of wedlock with his cousin and lied to society"

Narcissa nodded without any emotion for people she once called family as she added: "That is Malfoy next is McNair he is a serial killer and was complicit in the killing of the Mckinnon family with others also he is having affair with Avery's wife!"

"Really? Isn't she daughter of Crabbe House?" Sirius asked.

Narcissa nodded "Yes and she is also having an affair with Goyle and Burke. Now Goyle is not that smart but he runs an underground fighting ring of muggle-borns I don't know the details but it is brutal and deadly"

"How is it still operating? Doesn't Lady Amelia know about it?" Rose asked.

Narcissa nodded "She does and she had tried to shut it but every time she was blocked by other lords of the Dark faction who have a vested interest in that club. It is the location of their shady dealings"

Sirius nodded before asking "So that's their base of operations?"

"It was shortly before my divorce they moved it to Malfoy Manor. House Crabbe is known for their potions but what people don't know is that they are made by squibs who are enslaved with rituals kept in secret locations only known to Lord Crabbe"

Sirius shook his head saying "More I hear the more I realize how rotten our society is" Rose nodded her head in disappointment.

"Oh, honey you don't even know half of it" Narcissa commented before adding "Now, focus, Next we have Carrows who are nothing but monsters of the worst kind. Alecto and Amycus are brother and sister in a relationship that's not something frowned upon in our society the disturbing thing is they get off on torturing people. They pick a target for a week from the muggle world and torture them to their heart's content before burning them and all the evidence of their crimes. The cycle repeats" her voice getting lower

Rose and Sirius both had expressions of horror on their face as once again only sound was only fire crackling in the hearth.

"Tippy!" Sirius called breaking the silence.

There was a pop as the house elf appeared "Yes Master Black!"

"Bring me a bottle of Fire Whiskey and a goblet please," Sirius asked his voice barely audible.

Narcissa added "And some tea and cake for two of us" with a nod the elf popped away only for the bottle of liquor on the table along with 2 cups of tea and 2 pastries.

Pouring some of it into his tea Sirius took the sip while Narcissa commented "Pace yourself, cousin, cause there are still names to go" getting a nod from Sirius "Next we have the House Notts. They have a farm of the Magical Animals who are cross-bred them into abominations or are killed illegally for their materials along with forced familiar bonds for their highest paying clients to rare creatures"

"That's just cruel" Rose commented looking affronted.

Narcissa nodded "I concur but they are protected by the Dark Coalition in the same way. They have secrets from each other if one is exposed. A tight-knit web of crime if you will and they are all protected by the generational laws created by their forefathers. The Carrows have a history of incest, Goyles are known to be the owners of slave pits, Notts were hunters before they became lords of the realm and Crabbes were potion masters who brewed poisons of various lords and kings to be used on their enemies"

"Why didn't anyone try to stop them? I mean others must have opposed those activities?" Rose asked.

Sirius shook his head "No, those were the dark ages. Kingdoms were constantly at war and the hunt for the magical didn't help as a result it became a fight for survival as such no one cared about the evil acts or who made the law anymore as long as their families were safe"

Narcissa gave him an appreciative look praising "I didn't know you read history Siri, you have some hope after all" getting a fake offended gasp from the wizard "But your knowledge is limited as some houses took arms against the dark factions as they were more secure than others. They were the families of warriors, healers and politicians" with a smirk on her face.

Rose cocked her head asking "Who were those Lady Narcissa?"

"The Warriors were Potters, Blacks and Viking clan of Longbottom's, healers were Bones, Abbots and Pompfrey's were the healer with political geniuses in all of them. They were the reason the Dark alliance came into existence. They realized that if they were to operate individually they would parish so they banded to gather but all of them were too selfish for their goods and never trusted each other, that's where Malfoy Family came in"

Sirius snorted "You mean ran from France to escape their annihilation from the hand of Veelas" taking a sip of his alcoholic drink.

"They did and used their cunning to take advantage of the lack of trust in the alliance. In no time they became leaders of the alliance and gave method to their madness. They got sneakier which made it harder for their opponents to stop them but not impossible. That has how it has been for so long" Narcissa ended taking a sip of her tea.

Sirius nodded before asking "So how do you suggest that we dismantle this web of evil completely? Also what about the Slytherin family why weren't they part of all this?"

"The Slytherin Family fell from the grace after the heir of the House Gaunt refused to side with Dark Alliance due to his hate for his aunt Gormalaith Gaunt for what she did to her niece Isolt Sayre one of the founders of Ilvermorny School in colonies" Narcissa informed taking a sip of her tea "As to how we are going to kill the Alliance that's not easy with Dark Lord back but not impossible. We start with sowing the seeds of doubt between them use their mistrust against them"

"So Carrows and McNair?" Sirius asked.

Narcissa nodded "We will talk strategy with others in a meeting" as she took a bite of the cheesecake which she found delicious but missed Harry's cooking.

Sirius nodded before turning his attention to Rosaline "So princess how is your search for Avalon?"

"Now, Mi'lord Black. The last thing my father told me was to find Arthur and return home, but I can't find it or remember its location. It's like it is hidden" Rose answered disappointed.

Narcissa smiled "Don't be like that Rose many who tried before you have failed" rubbing the younger woman's back.

"But I lived there I remember my family, King Arthur, Lady Morgana, Lady Igraine, and Knights of the round table. What happened to them but nothing else" raising her head revealing her teary eyes "I don't remember my friends or if I had any! I don't know if they are alive or dead!"

The youngest black sister embraced the redhead saying "It will be okay Rose you will find your home we will all help, don't worry"

"I know it's just I miss my home so much and I hate living in the land of the man who killed King Arthur and possibly my father!" Rose said while sobbing at the older woman.

Sirius gave a confused look as he asked "What do you mean? Wasn't The Betrayer from Avalon?"

Rose shook her head "No he was from here Albion, just like his father Uther and mother Morrigan who ruled over the muggles. During those times this was the only kingdom to resented the magical. There were no wizards or any other magical creatures on these lands"

"That makes him a prince and heir of the throne in his own right" Sirius asked cocking his head "Why did he attack Avalon then?"

"Cause of his mother Morrigane wanted revenge for her banishment from Avalon as a child. Her crime was killing her brother was more proficient and powerful in magic than her along with being the Heir of house Le Fay at the age of 15" Rose explained.

Narcissa raised her eyebrow asking "Isn't that a little harsh punishment for a child of 15 years old?"

Rose got a thoughtful expression as she informed "That's what my father and Master told me as far as my memory goes"

"Princess how old were you when learned about all this?" Sirius asked trying to confirm his suspicion.

"Um….. I was 16 born days" Rose answered uncertainly.

The older wizard sighed "Princess could it be possible that what Morrigane did could be worse and gruesome than that as such they lied to you or told you a half-truth as you were that young?" with his cousin nodding in agreement.

Rose contemplated the possibility for a minute before nodding "It…it's possible"

"But it doesn't change anything, does it? She did something that had her banished from Avalon and came to exact revenge on them with her son" Narcissa said glaring at Sirius for upsetting a girl who was already down.

Sirius gulped before changing the topic "Well it can be that when Harry finally takes his kingship of Avalon it will reveal its location"

Rose's eyes gained some hope as she nodded "Yeah that could be a possibility"

"So I think you should stop worrying about Avalon and try focusing on something else," Narcissa said.

The redhead cocked her head "I think I will continue to search for Vassals of house Pendragon who exist outside of Avalon…." As a yawn escaped her she covered her mouth flushing red in embarrassment as a habit.

Sirius chuckled "You can do that tomorrow Princess, for now, you should go and sleep it's getting pretty late"

Rose gave a tired smile nodding "I agree, Mi'lord I think I should retire for the night but not before a bath. Goodnight Mi'lord, Lady Narcissa" as she took her to leave to her chamber.

Room No. 13, Three Broomsticks, Hogsmeade

The room was dimly lit by flames from the sconces on the wall which were protected by winds flowing in from the open window which kept the room ventilated.

The fire crackled in the hearth with 2 old chairs in front of it one of which was occupied by a woman dressed in a blood-red dress that had a side slit on the right side revealing her enticing olive skin with black heels and a wand holster concealed on her left thigh.

Adelina Zabini was a woman worthy of her title Black Widow cause just like the spider she was beautiful and deadly. Her presence demanded respect and awe around her along with a healthy amount of fear.

Swirling the red liquid in her goblet Adelina thought about what she observed of her target, Harry James Potter, the Boy Who Lived. It was obvious to plain eyes that he was a textbook Gryffindor as was expected of him brave, courageous, and chivalrous but he wasn't just that, No body is and anyone who believed the house defined a person was a fool of the worst kind.

That description could be used to describe the major part of magical Britain's community with only a few who saw beyond the Hogwarts house labels, Adelina counted herself among those people.

She knew there was a depth to every person but others looked like a lake, her target was an ocean of emeralds among them. It took an eye of a healer, law enforcer, or spy to study a person's body language. What she saw told her that her target was better than the war veteran when it came to hiding his trauma and was on constant alert when in the outdoors along with the way he flinched at the loud noises unconsciously and subtly as he tried to control it.

It was unexpected, to say the least for the savior of the wizarding world to not be arrogant and know it with power and training to back it up, rather he was an extraordinary 15-year-old who was facing insurmountable odds.

She never claimed that she knew everything about the teen but she knew he was a complex human with a great degree of depth. She smiled as it had been too long since someone garnered her genuine interest and even rarer a man for that matter.

As she took a sip from her goblet enjoying the metallic taste of her drink only for her attention to be drawn to the small bat that flew in the open window. Her amused smile turned into a thin line it land in the chair opposite of her and changed into her stepson.

"Blaise, pleasure to see you" she greeted him putting on a goblet and offering him another one "Some refreshment?"

The teen took the goblet asking "Is it Fresh?" getting a nod he took a sip and leaned back in his chair eying the woman critically asking "How are you mother? Isles treating you right?"

Adelina smirked "They are fine, except for blathering fools and gawking buffons" before her expression turned serious "Now what can you tell me about the situation?"

Blaise nodded "The tension is ever present in the air but only a few notice them. The snake pit is stirring with rumors much like the school, there is nothing concrete either that or ones who know are keeping The Return a secret"

Adelina nodded as she already knew that something like that was going on the Zabini family spy network reported there had been a new network being established all over the world but the whose who of the network was kept behinseveralof spells, oaths, and enchants which rendered the interrogations mute.

"What about the tournament? And champions?" she asked as she noticed that Harry Potter had a vested interest in today's match and the way he cheered for Russian teams it seemed that he was close with the Champion.

"Your target is closer to most of his competition, especially champions of Russia, Brazil, Greece, and America while he had a hostile encounter with a Japanese champion" the teen answered.

Her suspicion confirmed the corner of her mouth curled up as she nodded "And what about the target himself and his friends?"

"He is the Gryffindor poster boy and would die for the innocents just like the idiot lion he is!" Blaise gave a basic answer before telling his mother about all the Potter's friends.

As he ended Adelina soaked everything and stayed silent as an approach strategy started to form in her head. She asked, "And how is your mission going Blaise?"

The teen scowled "It's going slow he is being elusive and hard to talk to. It seems as if he is hiding something or doesn't want any attention on himself. Previously he used to seek every opportunity to have a confrontation with your target this year it's as if he is avoiding it. It's going to be harder than previously thought"

Adelina raised her eyebrow as she didn't expect this. According to the previous reports, the boy was an obnoxious brat who didn't have a sliver of cunning in him but that seems to be a facade which in turn meant the teen was a true-born Slytherin. She hummed taking a sip from her goblet.

"The mission is important for the clan Blaise. It will determine outstanding in future conflicts as such there must be no room for errors, do you understand?" she warned in an authoritative tone.

"I will mother, believe me, I will," Blaise said looking at the fire in the hearth before standing up "I will take my leave now it's pretty late and I will be noticed which might jeopardize the mission, Good night Mother" as he finished his drink and transformed back into a bat flying out of the room.

Adelina contemplated the information which painted a dangerous picture of the future at Hogwarts. She finished her drink and made her way to the bed, removing her dress and letting it fall on the floor. She was dressed only in white undergarments which contrasted her skin tone perfectly.

Getting in the bed she stretched like a bed on the cat her arse raised in the air while her breast was pressed on the bed her hands went behind her back opening her bra hook as she got comfortable enough with her bat-like wings sprouting out and got under the covers to slip into the realm of dreams.

A/N: Okay how was it? was it up to the mark? was it worse than before? Tell me through Review or PM ME! I want to know it all!

Harry's unblocked core 60 (It didn't change since June. I thought about unlocking it during his vacation but then it came to me that he needs to acclimate with his current core first, so I scraped that idea)

Next Chapter: Quidditch Open! Hogwarts vs Fenghuang!

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