A/N Thank you all for the reviews I appreciate them a lot.
Harry Potter is not mine this is a story from a fan.
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Nolwenn looked on as Harry walked back to his place on the stage. His eyes were down but he had a small smile that told her that he was okay. She knew that he was a good kid but somehow he was still floating between being an adult and a kid at the same time. She had heard the basic story from Apolline but seeing him made so much more sense to her. He was a kid trapped into a body of an adult or the other way around. She had observed him from the moment Minerva had said he was her grandson and Zanita her daughter. His eyes were telling her the whole story. He was desperately asking anybody who would listen to him to let him be a normal teenage boy. But everything and everyone around him made him be the adult they all saw. He had everything thrown upon him from the day he became an orphan and had to deal with it the best he could. The other thing she saw in him was herself. and most of all his young life. She herself had been abused by her father and everything about Harry screamed he was too. That's when it hit her, Harry was an abused child just like she was, and he had to grow up and be this person they all wanted him to be. "He is doing a marvelous job".
"What, what was that," Johanna asked from her side.
Nolwenn turned to her side and gazed at her with some confusion. "What, wait, oh sorry I was thinking out loud".
"Really, what were you thinking" and Johanna stopped as her eyes became bigger.
Nolwenn gave a little sigh "Rita is standing behind me, isn't she".
Johanna nodded as she tried to look away from the eyes of Rita.
"Miss, Skeeter would you like to take a seat or are you going to stand there all day," Nolwenn asked in a sickly sweet voice.
Rita stood there and huffed a little. She wasn't used to people not being afraid of her. She took a seat and gazed at the stage. Something just seemed off about this person. Normally she would find dirt or make something up and people would tremble at her feet, just afraid of what she would do next. But this France Trollop just didn't seem to be fearing her. Not even when she suggested that she was having an affair with the France minister. While her eyes were on Harry she hissed at Nolwenn. "If I were you I would start treating me with a little more respect. I have been known to end careers and social lives of many people. I hate yours to be the next one".
Nolwenn gave a very deep sigh while most of the reporters around her started to see their only hope for someone to stand up against Rita to be running away. "Let me tell you something, Miss Skeeter. I did like the little war we had in the papers. But I do not like this tone of yours. Now we either go back to the war we had, Or I will. Well, I will like the Americans say, stomp you like a BUG" and turned her eyes back to the stage.
Rita wanted to say something but that last word made her tremble with fear. How did she know, where did she make a mistake and how could this person know her secret. She wanted to ask her all kind of things but the only thing she could say was. "it is squash, squash you like a bug".
Nolwenn never saw the fear that went over the face of Rita a fear that was seen by all the others. The only thing she thought was the one thing Jean had taught her. Don't ever be intimidated by a person. If they threaten you then get them right back. Be afraid of the inside that never shows it on the outside. The silents she got from Rita was enough for her to breath normal again.
Harry had walked back onto his rug when he saw Olivander walking into the great hall. The first thing he noticed was the sparkling blue eyes he had. The last time he saw them he could have sworn that they had been almost completely white. Yet the next thing was taking his breath away. Not only did Mr. Olivander bring a person with him. He was holding her arm and she was giggling like a school girl in love.
When she looked up she looked right into the eyes of Harry.
O in Merlin's name how did Olivander get Arabella to fall in love with him He said in his mind.
There was a laugh in his head and he heard his grandmother. Harry, she had been in love with him the moment she got to the school. They aren't that old yet and mister Olivander was in his sixth year when I was in my second. It was the same year that Arabella came to the school to do her none magical studies. Back then there were still classes to could be taught Squibs about how to survive in the Muggle world but also how to get a job in the magical world. Arabella became a potion master by learning how to brew on an open fire. Others would go into astronomy fortune telling. They fell in love the moment he helped her up the tower. Hover back them a pureblood was never allowed to marry a squib so the never got to gather. She never found another and he never wanted another. Now they are starting all over again and are in love just like they had been back then.
Wait until she tells Bella he thought. Never knowing that Daphne and Bella were looking at each other in surprise and joy.
As the time went on Nolwenn watched the weighing of the wands and saw How Harry was trying to clean his wand. Red sparks sprang from the tip and she immediately glazed to the side was a certain someone was sitting. Rita was writing like a woman poshest and the thing she saw was not the things she liked. Most of the things she could read were about Harry and how he had wormed his way into the tournament like a rebellious teen. How his trying to prove himself to his death Parents by going against Dumbledore and the ministry. The other things were about Krum and Fleur. Now she didn't know what would be written in her next Article but she was sure about one thing. If she wrote anything really bad about Fleur then she would be a kitten compared to Apolline. Mess with one of her daughters and she will be coming after you and Hell will be walking along.
At the end, there were some pictures taken and she could see that most of the photographers were almost fighting to get the picture from Fleur. She hid her smile when she saw Harry trying to sneak away. The next thing would be answering questions and she could understand the need for him to get out of there.
"Mr. Potter, where do you think you are going," Albus said in a reprimanding way.
Nolwenn turned to him and saw that enjoying smile he had when he took this moment to get back at Harry for changing the rug.
"Because you are clearly in a hurry to deal with your fans I would suggest that you go first. After all, you are the youngest Champion" he said in his sweet or creepy grandfatherly way.
Nolwenn stood and before she got the word she looked straight at Harry. "I'm Nolwenn LeBrun from France, and I do not have any questions for the youngest champion. He is clearly out of his league and they are far to advance for him. So I do not think my readers are really that interested in the mind of a Fourteen-year-old".
Harry narrowed his eyes a little at her but then he saw it. She wasn't insulting him, she was downplaying him like he had done his whole life. She made him look like just Harry, someone he didn't mean much to anyone and for the first time, he liked it.
"Anyone else to have a question for our youngest champion," Albus asked with hope in his eyes as he looked at Rita.
Rita looked at Albus and smiled. She stood halfway and saw the eyes of Nolwenn. Nolwenn looked down and Rita followed her gaze. Her hand was rubbing her own thigh a little bit higher then Rita had done with Harry.
"No, Sorry I do not have anything, the daily prophet has no questions for The Boy Who Lived".
"That is king Hogwarts," Harry said as he closed the door behind him.
Nolwenn hit her smile when she saw him leave. She only hoped that he didn't think that she had meant the words she had just said. The last thing she wanted was to make it harder for him or herself. Her father had become an alcoholic and because of that, he became abusive. It only took a little over six months for her mother to get him some help. afterward, he again became the loving father she always knew he was but it had still left scars that were hard to get rid off. And trust issues were the biggest part of it. so she only hoped that he would understand him like she did him.
*#*
Harry had just left the great hall when Minerva, Bella, Daphne, and Zanita could hear his thoughts. Now they were all over the place but it was clear to them that Harry was really upset about something that had happened at the weighing of the wands. The one thing he didn't see, was that Arabella had followed him outside and was looking to where he was going.
Arabella had followed him to an abandoned classroom and waited ten minutes before she went in. There he was in the corner of the room, He was sitting behind a couple of stacked up chairs with his head in his hands. "Harry, what is wrong," she asked as she took her own spot on the ground next to him.
Harry looked up but couldn't see Arabella from the tears he had in his eyes. The tears had built up but they weren't falling. They just clouded his vision of what he could see. He knew that it was Arabella who was sitting next to him and that was only by the sound of her voice. As he felt her arm reaching around his shoulder he knew that she was alone because she would never do it with anyone else in the room.
Arabella just sat there and waited for him to start talking. It was only when Minerva stepped into the same classroom that he did.
Minerva walked over to them and sat down on the other side of Harry. "Hi Arabella," she said as she placed her hand on the lower arm of Harry as she took his hand in her other hand. "Now tell us, Harry, why are you hiding in here".
Harry didn't respond and was just sitting there staring at the back of the stacked up chairs.
Minerva took his cheeks in her hand and turned his face towards her. She did see the tears but she also saw the look of hurt and loneliness. She swallowed a little and asked. "Harry, what happened and why didn't you come to me or tell Arabella what is wrong. We are your family and we are here for you, you do not have to do it alone, never again".
Harry remained quiet and Minerva was about to call for her house elf to get Bella or Daphne to her when Harry spoke to words.
"Rita Skeeter".
"What did that bitch do this time" Minerva screamed.
Harry was about to jump away in fear but was held in place by the arm of Arabella who was still sitting next to him. He almost never heard his grandmother curse and it just startled him. It was now that she took him in a hug that told him enough and what made him chuckle. He gave a sigh "When we were waiting on Ollivander, Rita took me by the arm and dragged me into a closet. At first, it surprised me but she pushed me down en said that she wanted to ask me some questions. I told her that we were in a closet and she said. "But Harry, I thought you were used to being in a closet, weren't you".
Minerva heard the words as she placed her hand over her mouth. "How does she know those things".
Harry nodded as he pushed himself closer to his grandmother. "I didn't know what to say about that so I just sat there. Everything came back to me and the only thing I wanted to do was to get out of there but she was sitting in front of the door and I was in the back of the closet. She kept on asking me things and I just didn't respond to any of it. But the moment I looked at the piece of parchment she had in her lap it said things like. That I was still crying about the death of my parents, and that I entered the tournament to prove to them I was good enough".
Minerva pulled Harry even closer as she rubbed her hand over his back. She could feel him relaxing into her embrace as she kept on rubbing his back.
"I don't know Grandmother. She said that I was still crying about my parents but I'm not. Does that make me a bad child? Are they proud of me or do I disappoint them by doing what I do"?
Minerva could hear the desperation in his voice when he asked it of her. "Harry they were proud of you when you were a baby, and they would be proud of you now. Rita is a real bitch. I do not know how she does it but she can really get under peoples skin. If she can hurt you she will just to get her own story. You have a real mother in Isabella who loves you like her own. I also know that the worst thing for Lily and James is that they aren't here right now. But if they were here and would have to give their lives for you they would do it just like they have done. They loved you more then you will ever know. But how did you get out of there".
"Oooh that was really good" Harry responded with a smile as he told how scared Rita looked when Nolwenn ley into her. But also how she helped him to get out of there before anyone could ask any question of him. "Remind me later to thank her for it," he told his grandmother.
*#*
Slowly time went on as it came closer and closer to the first task of the tournament. No one knew what the first task would be or what they were supposed to do. Harry was looking at the other champions but didn't really see any kind of stress that he himself was feeling. He just thought they took it all in stride and was wondering why that was. The other thing he saw was that his grandmother and Zanita were paying even more attention to Albus. He knew they also wanted to know about the first task but it was clear that they didn't know the answers either.
It was this Saturday morning that the whole of house Hogwarts walked into the great hall as one. The reason for it was because Draco Malfoy and Ronald Weasley had been trying to get Harry into a fight just the night before. Harry didn't go for it but the house had decided that he wouldn't be alone on this day or any other day from now on. It had been a very good decision because the moment they stepped into the great hall they all stopped. Right there in front of them were all the other students with the same button pinned onto their robes. This button read Cederik the real Hogwarts Champion. They all took another step and the buttons changed in front of their eyes. Potter is a piece of Dung.
Most of the members sniffed in disgust and threw their noses into the air and walked on to their own table. In their walk the could see that the boys of Drumstrang and the same Buttons pined up on their robes just like the girls of Beauxbatons. The only people who didn't have the buttons were the twins their girlfriends and Fleur. So they walked on and sat down without a sound. The only thing they wanted to do now was eat in peace but even that was something that wouldn't happen this day.
It took only one minute and one sip of pumpkin juice for Draco and Ronald to make their way over to Harry. They didn't say a thing but were only waiting with smirks on their faces.
"Mr. Malfoy," Harry said after a couple of seconds. "I do not know if you know this, but you are only allowed to change houses at the start of the year. However, if you do remember it next year. But I have to tell you if you do remember I do not think Daddy dearest would appreciate it. Now I do know that you like so many others would love to join the best house at Hogwarts. I, however, have to tell you that you would not fit in. we are a house that shares and not hides behind Daddy".
Harry who still hadn't look behind him knew that Draco would be furious and ready to curse him at any moment. In his mind, he knew that Draco would be there because of the buttons and that he wouldn't be alone. No next to him would be either Grabbe and Goyle or one Ronald Weasley. So without a second thought, he went on because the buttons had made him really mad. "Mr. Weasley, I could say the same things about you. I, however, do have a little problem with that though because if I did say it, I would have to think you can think for your self. And that again would be something your mother could think differently about. Now before you say something I do think you can think for yourself, not much but you could, even with her pulling your string once in a while".
It took another five minutes before Ronald understood the things Harry had said when he slowly started to get really mad and redder than his own hair color. It didn't help when the entire house off Hogwarts started to laugh at the both of them.
"Potter" Draco suddenly snapped. He was beyond furious and he wanted to get payback and he wanted to get it right now. "Potter," he said again, I do not know if you have seen it, but did you see these Buttons we have made. It was a good idea don't you think. It did give us a nice bundle of gold you know".
Draco who was still standing behind Harry started to get really irritated by the silent treatment Harry was giving him. There had been no response at all while the entire house of Hogwarts was looking at him in cold fury. Those eyes were not only looking at him but also at Ronald who was still switching his button from one line to the other.
Daphne could not take it any longer and stood as she turned around. With the glass of Pumpkin juice still in her hand. She didn't think twice and threw the entire glass of juice right into the face of Draco. She was immediately followed by Bella who did the same thing with Ronald.
"What is the meaning of this behavior" Molly the harpy Weasley screamed from a couple of meters away. "This is not the way my house is conducting themselves" and she glared at Daphne and Bella. "That will be three weeks of detention whit me".
"Okay that is fine but Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Weasley will have the same detention, but they will have it with me," a voice said from right behind Molly Weasley.
Molly wanted to say something back and turned around. The moment she saw the two emerald green eyes of Zanita she swallowed and her words died in the back of her throat.
"Now, now Don't you think it is a little bit harsh to give them three weeks of detention Lady Hogwarts," Albus told her in the most disappointing way he could.
Zanita narrowed her eyes at him and opened her mouth but closed it again when she felt the arm of Minerva resting on her own. It was then that she remembered the conversation she had the night before. It also helped the hear her whispering softly "Think back to Yesterday, this could be our chance".
Flashback to the night before.
Minerva was sitting behind her desk when Zanita opened the door to her office with a bang. "Minerva, Minerva, You never believe what I have just heard from the founders". Zanita called out when she stood in front of her desk. "You know they can go to other paintings now that I have a body right".
Minerva was looking at Zanita with an amusing smile. She was out of breath and really excited about something. In the way she stood there she almost sounded like a child. It was then that Minerva knew that she basically still was. It was a little over a year ago that she was brought to life. Magically she was stronger then any other witch or wizard she knew. She had a thousand year of knowledge in her mind. But when it came to interaction with humans and being a human she only had a little more than a year, And she wasn't even talking about the feelings she had to deal with. "Sit down my dear and take a deep breath".
At first, Zanita wanted to disagree with her but nodded as Minerva gave her the look. "Why does that work on me, I'm not one of your students you know".
"I know that I also know why it works on you. But I'm not going to tell you. Now, what is it you wanted to tell me" Minerva told her.
"AH yes, As you know I always make a round through the castle just to look around and speak with some of the paintings. After it, I always take a walk to the edge of the forbidden forest to have a chat with the centaurs. Well, Today just before I wanted to go to the Forest, I heard Helga calling me from one of the paintings. She told me that Albus had a meeting deep inside the Forbidden Forest. It was something she overheard when she was having a chat with Headmaster Black.
She didn't know about what it was so I rushed to the edge and called Firenze. What he told me, is something I want to keep from Harry. He already has so much on his plate, that I do not want to bother him with the things he has to do as, king Hogwarts. Especially if I can do them for him. But also because he isn't old enough".
Minerva snorted at the last part.
"What, why are you laughing".
"Well easy, My Harry isn't old enough. You are one and a little bit".
Zanita blushed a little, "Well I'm smarter and know more about magic than him" she told Minerva with a sheepish smile as she stuck out her tongue at her
"That you are and he loves you for it. But it just sounded funny to me coming from a one-year-old" Minerva shot back while she herself stuck out her tongue.
Zanita chuckled a little and went on. "Well, Firenze could not tell me everything because he doesn't know it yet, But he could tell me that Albus and Fudge had claimed a big part of the forest. They told the centaurs that they needed it for the first task and to get the hell out of there. Now the Forest will adjust and take care of the needs of the beings living there, even expand if it has to. But that is something that will take time. However, the big problem now is that Fudge and Albus took the part that was colonized by the unicorns. It is the only place they will find their food and other needs. The spot where they are now doesn't have it and is far too dangerous for the unicorns to be in. The centaurs are protecting them but it up to me or Harry to do something about it. So do I tell him or not" Zanita asked Minerva?
"Minerva thought a little bit. Well, Harry can't do a lot for the unicorns because they do not trust any man even if it is Harry. You can't do much about Albus until you know why he has claimed that part of the forest. So we just have to ask him if we have the chance".
End Flashback.
Zanita gave a deep sigh and gave Minerva the smallest of nods. She narrowed her eyes at Albus and with her next words she showed that she had listened to Harry. She didn't decapitate Albus in front of everybody but she did show that she wasn't taking it as easy as he would. "Alright we will do it like this, Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Weasley will serve detention with Mr. Filtch. I do understand that the trophy's in the trophy room need a good polishing. I also know that for it to be a good job they have to do it by hand, and that is what they will do.
Bella and Daphne will be with Hagrid as he will take them into the forbidden forest to feed the unicorns. They have fled from their homes because of things some other people have done: again she looked at Albus but saw that he just didn't care. "Now these people didn't have permission to do this but they did it anyway, because of the miss perception that someone thought they had the right. Now to make myself clear. Everything that is happening on the grounds of Hogwarts or has to be happening at Hogwarts have to go through me. I will be the one to decide if it is okay or not".
This time Albus did show that he understood the meaning behind it. He narrowed his eyes and gave her a dirty look a look that could kill.
Zanita However just shrugged it off and gave him a look of her own, one that did do the trick because Albus looked away immediately. "The reason for their punishment in the Forbidden Forest is because Unicorns can only be fed by the hand of a female. That is what I decide, now you can all take it or all four of you will be expelled indefinitely". The last thing she added when she saw that Albus was about to protest.
*#*
It was at the edge of the forbidden forest where Bella and Daphne were waiting for Hagrid to join them.
As he walked up to them they saw that he wasn't alone and that Madam Maxime was walking next to him.
"Come along you two, we don't have long before it gets too dark," He told them as he hurried past them. "We have to feed them and then return to the castle so you two can prepare yourself for dinner tonight".
As Hagrid and Madam Maxime were walking slowly through the forbidden forest, Bella and Daphne had to run just to keep up. It was at a clearing that Hagrid stopped and turned to them. Both Bella and Daphne had to swallow hard. Hagrid didn't know it but this was the spot where Harry almost lost his life by saving Astoria and Ginny. It was this spot where they had seen three patronesses coming out of his body. It was now that they also remembered that two of them had left through the forest but they never knew where they went. Slowly they shook their heads to get rid of their thoughts and turned to Hagrid as she started to tell them what they had to do.
"Over there I have three crates of stick fruits and plants. Those are all the things the Unicorns eat. Now they do know I don't mean them any harm but they will not touch the food that I bring them. So it is your job to empty the crates and lay the food in the middle of the clearing. Tomorrow Zanita will arrange two house elves to do it until they can go back to their one place in the Forbidden Forest". He pointed at the crates and then turned to Madam Maxime. "Miss while these girls are doing this I will take you to see something you won't believe" and Hagrid left the two girls behind.
Bella and Daphne went to work and had it all sorted out in under an hour. It was just when they placed the last things in the middle of the clearing that they saw the unicorns coming from the bushes. Slowly they made their way to the food and started to eat as a calf went up to Bella and Daphne to be patted.
"They like you," said the heavy voice of bane from behind them.
The two girls were a little startled but relaxed as they turned around and saw who it was. "This is the only place left in the forest that is safe enough for them. The thing the king has done here last year pushed so much magic in the ground that no animal or wizard can come here that has any bad intentions. It is not a big place but it will do for now until the forest has absorbed all the residue magic that is here right now.
"Why couldn't they stay where they were" Daphne asked.
Bane got a dark expression on his face when he looked at a part of the forest. "Albus and those other wizards have claimed a piece of this forest. They took the living area of the unicorns without getting them to safety first. After that, they threaten us with violence if we did not comply and keep their secret. But thanks to the king we still had a spot where we could keep them safe for the time being but it was a real task to get them here and to get them here in one piece".
Both Bella and Daphne were looking at the herd of Unicorns as Bane was talking. While many questions went through there minds there was one that was the loudest of them all. "What will happen when the residue magic that is here is absorbed".
"Bane got a little smile on his face. "The spot Albus took is for the tournament. So it will be empty and back to normal before the year is up. The magic that is here will take a lot longer than that to get absorbed. Now the beauty of it all is that the magic from the king is feeding the forest. It's making it bigger than it was and bigger than we ever imagine it could be".
"Bigger" Daphne asked as she looked around.
"Yes, bigger. This forest started as just two or three trees. When my many great, great, great and many greats more" Bane smiled at them. "Grandfather came her with his own herd it was just as big as the castle. Now because this has always been a magical place the forest started to grow as the herd of my great, great" and bane smiled again when he saw Bella and Daphne role their eyes. "Grandfather became bigger. He respected the land and let other creatures life among them. Somewhere around twelve hundred years ago the forest stopped growing on one side but expended to a lake and an open clearing behind it. First, it was a puddle but now it has become the black lake you all know. The clearing we didn't understand until five wizards came along and helped us with a fire" It was now that Bane saw the recognition in the eyes of Bella and Daphne. "You two already know of the fire". Just before they could answer Bane said. "Of course you do, our king brought back Zanita, so she already told you.
"Well, not exactly" Daphne started.
"GGGGRRRRAAAUUUWWWW".
"What in Merlin's name was that" Bella screamed when the heard a primal growl from somewhere in the forest.
Daphne had nothing but fear in her eyes as she looked at Bella. Bella saw it and held out her arm for Daphne to take. It was a gesture she didn't pass up and took the arm ash she warped herself in the one arm embrace of Bella.
"GGGGRRRRAAAUUUWWWW". Sounded again from somewhere deep in the forest. The sound of the growl was so hard that it shook the ground they were standing on. It didn't take long for them to realize that it was an enormous beast that was making that sound. But the first and the second sounded different to the both of them. So Bella didn't hesitate and started to pull Daphne towards the sound.
Bane wanted to stop them but Bella gave him a look. So as he looked a little closer he knew what she meant and also why he had to let her go. "Okay, but I will lead the way and if I say run, you RUN," he told them as he gave the same look back at Bella.
Daphne nodded but Bella just gave him another look that told him we will see.
The closer they got the more Daphne started to shake. "Bella I'm not sure if I like this. You never know what we find down there. You do know it could be a Griffon or even a dragon".
Bella stopped and took a good look at the trees that were in between them and the sound. "Yes, I know Daphne".
"So why are you pulling me to it, you know it could be very dangerous for the both of us".
"Well, you, Harry and me have been sitting at the lake site for many nights when we are here at Hogwarts. Did you ever hear these sounds when we did".
Daphne shook her head.
"So you never did, I know I never did. So this beast or animal is new to the forest. Albus and the others of the tournament took a piece of Forest for the second task. What if the brought animals or beasts for that task. It is the best opportunity to find out what it is just so we can help Harry".
"Isn't that cheating".
"Hagrid is on his way there with Madam stick up her ass Maxime. Do you think she would keep it hidden from Fleur? Karkaroff is a death eater so he will surely be the one who will tell Victor. Albus will be telling it all to Cedric. If he could help him get more points by helping him then Harry, I'm sure he would".
As Bella was talking, Daphne was thinking it all through in her mind. The gears were running and suddenly the light bulb lighted up. She didn't wait for Bella to finish as she was already on her way further into the forest. The only difference was that she was the one who did the pulling.
The closer the got the harder the sound sounded. In the distance, they saw lights that were as red as fire. Then there were people screaming to restrain the beasts. It was the voice of Hagrid that made them stop.
"You see Olympe, aren't they the most beautiful creatures you have ever seen. That Hungarian Horntail is a real powerhouse you know".
Bane stopped them and gestured them to be quiet and to come along with him. At the edge of another clearing, he stood still just behind some bushes. It was from this point they had a clear sight in the four Dragons that were being restrained by about twelve dragon handlers.
"This is not good Bella, whatever they are planning could become a nightmare for every champion. I know Harry is nowhere near ready to take on a fully grown Dragon let alone one as big as that. But I also think that Fleur and the other champions aren't as ready as they think they are".
Bella nodded. We have to tell Harry. But I would first like to know what he can do against one of them. If we just tell him he might go into shock and we will never get him ready in time to face whichever dragon he gets".
Slowly Daphne nodded as her eyes started to shine. She knew what to do and who to ask for help but they had to keep it quiet from Harry just for a day or two. While they kept on looking they saw that there were four dragons, one for each champion. One Dragon became really aggressive and started to fight back. He aimed his fire at the Dragon handlers just before he started throwing it all around. Bane saw one of the fire streams coming really close and told the girls that it was time to go. Just when they were about ten meters away the fire hit the bushes where they had just been hiding. It only lasted a couple of seconds but the bush was nothing more than a burning twig when it stopped.
"Are they completely mad" Bella screamed. "Is that old fossil really thinking that four kids can handle one of them when it takes twelve to even keep it calm. What if one of those animals goes on a rampage. What will happen then, where is the safety for the champions? Another thing where are the spectators of this task? Will they be sitting next to the beast or will we be sitting on the other side of the grounds? What if one breaks loose and decided to go for a snack inside of the school".
Daphne tried to calm Bella down as Bane was hurrying them along and back to the clearing and the unicorns.
They were far enough away to stop and far enough for Bella to finally get a grip on herself.
"Well they are really fine animals, they are only miss understood". They heard Hagrid telling Madam Maxime. "It was really funny to see Karkaroff wetting himself when he saw them, it was just before he passed out. I really like them and I always wanted one of them to have as a pet".
"Agrid, Wat do the champions ave to do to with them, do the ave to fight them or not"
Maxim asked in an almost seductive way that almost made Bella and Daphne puke their lunch all over the place. It was funny because it had Bane rolling around in soundless laughter. "You should have seen the look on your faces he told them.
"No, no they do not have to fight them," Hagrid told her. "They only have to take something from them, What I do not know but it is something Charley Weasley told me. He is working with the dragons you know. The only thing he was a little concerned about was that they had asked for nesting mothers. He told me that nesting mother dragons were more aggressive than not nesting mother dragons".
Bane who was still rolling on the ground of silent laughter stopped in an instance. "Nesting mothers, that is not good, that is not good at all," he said.
"Why," both Bella and Daphne asked him at the same time.
"They are predators and will be guarding their eggs with their life. So if they are really nesting that will mean that if they have to get something they have to get it from their nests. It means that they only have a little chance of getting it without any damage. No, if you ask me it will be a miracle if they don't get badly hurt at all".
The more Bane was taking the more Bella was losing her control. It were the next words from Hagrid that would drive Bella over the edge for a second time.
"I'm really looking forward to the task. You know, Albus has told me that they are making it so that we can sit almost next to the event when the champions have to do the task and I'm really looking forward to seeing these dragons in action".
It was at back at the clearing when Hagrid came back to pick them up and bring them further back to the school. It was also there that Hagrid saw a furious Bella looking at him while she was stomping her feet. "Are you going to tell Harry about the dragons or not, you have told everyone else".
"How do you know about the dragons".
"Does it matter" Bella screamed. "I only want to know if you are going to tell it to Harry too. You did take your girlfriend to see them and Karkaroff".
"You are not supposed to know about that, and you can't tell Harry" Hagrid pleaded.
"Why not, he is the one to face one of those beasts. Albus bloody Dumbledork".
Hagrid lifted his finger and pointed it at Bella. "Now don't go insulting Albus Dumbledore. He is a great man" Hagrid said angrily.
"No he is not, or did you forget about Harry" Bella screamed right back. "Don't you remember what he looked like when you got him from that cliff? Do you remember what they did to Harry? Do you also remember who brought him there" Bella went on as she herself pointed her finger at the belly of Hagrid because that was as high as she could get.
Hagrid was a little taken aback because there had never been a student who pointed her finger at him in the way Bella was doing now. It was also now that he knew what he had said and he started to cry. "I forgot all about that" he sobbed. "I want to be mad at Albus but he has done so much for me. He gave me a job and a place to stay" everything that came after that wasn't understandable because of the sobbing he did.
Bella who was still very angry looked over at Madam Maxime. "Why the hell are you still standing here for. Get to your bloody school and go tell Fleur what kind of beast she has to face. We all know you were going to do it so get to it, you overgrown bitch".
Madam Maxime raised herself up to her full length and was about to go head to head with Bella when Zanita apparated between the two of them. Her magic was flowing around her body and Madam Maxime fled from her place and right back to her students. Zanita turned around and looked at Bella. "What is the meaning of this".
"Ooh No, don't you even think about stopping me" Bella screamed again. Daphne and I are going to write her mother and the family and if you even think about stopping me I will go right through you". It was now that she turned around and went straight to the owlery all the way screaming. "If I get my hands on Albus I will skin him alive, I will tell Bellatrix to get Fudge. I will tell Narcissa to castrate Lucius. I will send Tonks to hang Sirius up by his ankles and make him think why the hell he went after that rat" and on and on she went while she walked straight to the owlery with a Daphne running behind her and Zanita giggling all the way as she followed the two of them.
The moment she walked inside Hedwig came down and landed on her shoulder. "Hi Girl," she said. "I really don't know who is crazier. Albus for using Harry for this tournament, Fudge for making this tournament, or Harry in it. Does none of them know that he could die here? That this could be the last time he is around. That he could be killed with just a fireball from one of those beasts" never seeing the eyes of Daphne filling themselves with tears.
A/N I do have to give a big thank you to Naomi-chan203. She is the one who thought of Nolwenn LaBrun. It will be a person that will be playing a big role in the story from now on. So thank you Naomi-chan203 and to the rest of you sit back and enjoy.
A/N This was it again for this time. See you all in two weeks.
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