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Yanking the twins back from almost leaning across the table in excitement, Josie listened intently to what Dumbledore was saying, the entire hall going silent. "The moment has come. The Triwizard Tournament is about to start." She could practically feel Fred and George's glee between them, smiling at their childlike nature. "I would like to say a few words of explanation before we bring in the casket-" "That's a poor choice of words." Lee muttered. "-just to clarify the procedure that we will be following this year. But first, let me introduce, for those who do not know them, Mr. Bartemius Crouch, Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation and Mr. Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports." "What's in the chest?" Fred wondered out loud, leaning further back in his seat to look around the table ahead of him. "-and they have made the necessary arrangements for each challenge. There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways… their magical prowess-their daring-their powers of deduction- and of course, their ability to cope with danger."
"Perfect." The twins muttered around her, Josie shaking her head at their determination. "As you know, three champions compete in the tournament, one from each of the participating schools. They will be marked on how well they perform each of the Tournament tasks and the champion with the highest total after task three will win the Triwizard Cup. The champions will be chosen by an imperial selector; the Goblet of Fire." With three taps of a wand the casket creaked open, the entirety of the student population leaning forward to get a better look as Dumbledore reached inside. What came out was far less dazzling than what Josie expected, a plain wooden cup. But inside she could see dancing blue and white daring to fall over the brim. Their headmaster continued as he placed it on top of its container for all to see.
"Anybody wishing to submit themselves as champion must write their name and school clearly upon a slip of parchment and drop it into the goblet. Aspiring champions have twenty-four hours in which to put their names forward. Tomorrow night, Halloween, the goblet will return the names of the three it was judged most worthy to represent their schools. The goblet will be placed in the entrance hall tonight, where it will be freely accessible to all those wishing to compete." "There's going to be a stampede for that." Marina sighed, earning a smile from Josie. "To ensure no underage students yields to temptation-" "He means you two." Josie joked to the twins, earning a roll of both their eyes and her hands being captured by theirs.
"I will be drawing an Age Line around the Goblet of Fire once it has been placed in the entrance hall. Nobody under the age of seventeen will be able to cross this line. Finally, I wish to impress upon any of you wishing to compete that this tournament is not to be entered into lightly. Once a champion has been selected by the Goblet of Fire, he or she is obliged to see the tournament through to the end. The placing of your name in the goblet constitutes a binding, magical contract. There can be no change of heart once you have become a champion. Please be very sure, therefore, that you are wholeheartedly prepared to play before you drop your name into the goblet. Now, I think it is time for bed. Good night to you all."
Josie got up from the table, straitening her robes as the twins fell into an excited conversation. "An age line!" Fred was saying, his grin almost breaking his face as he bounced. "Well that should be fooled by an aging potion, shouldn't it? And once your name's in that goblet, you're laughing-it can't tell whether you're seventeen or not!" "He's on a run, best to ignore it." Marina sighed, rolling her eyes as Lee joined in with them. "They're mental." Josie laughed, watching as Hermione Granger began attempting to rain on their parade. "But I don't think anyone under seventeen will stand a chance, we haven't learned enough-" She was saying. "Speak for yourself." Josie said, snorting loudly when she realized George had said the same.
"Don't you start doing it to." Marina joked. "Well she's wrong." Josie argued, following the rest of Gryffindor house as they filed out of the hall. Fred and George were already zipping through the crowd, Josie's hand quickly caught by George and she was pulled along with them, Marina and Lee trying to keep up behind them. "What are we doing!?" She cried, giggling as they tumbled out from the lines of students into the mostly clear foyer. They didn't answer, pulling her up the stairs and into the common room. "Boys! What are we doing!?" She asked again, slowing down and fixing the robe that was falling off her shoulders before giving up and letting it hang off her. "We're going to make an aging potion." "You can come is you want-" "-you don't have too-" "-but we'd like you to." They said, taking her hands and grinning down at her.
"Sorry boys, I don't think I want to be involved with your hijinks this time." She said, shaking her head at them as more students filed in. "Fine then-" "-But we're doing this first." They took her hands again and pulled her up the stairs to the boy's dormitory, quickly shutting the door behind them when they reached their dorm. "Wha-"she started to ask, but she didn't get to answer. George had picked her up the second the door had closed, the force from her back hitting the wood knocking the door on its hinges. She felt a bit dizzy from being moved so fast, coming back into herself to realize her legs were locked around his waist. His smirk was barely caught before he kissed her, lips crushing hers. Her fingers dug into his shoulders as he pressed harder against her, hips and chest pressed against hers. Josie could feel the flush spreading down her cheeks onto her chest, trying to keep up with him and slipping her fingers into his hair when the hand gripping her thigh tightened. Fingers slipped under her shirt and her sweater to press into her bare skin, sending shivers down her spine.
Josie didn't even know when he had untucked her shirt, but she didn't have time to wonder as she was pulled from the wall and set down onto the bed with a bounce as all human contact left her. It didn't last long, Fred leaning over her until her back hit a mattress as he kissed her fiercely. His teeth caught her lip and her leg slid between hers until it bumped into her pelvis, earning a surprised gasp from Josie that allowed his tongue to slip to meet hers. Fingers tangled into the front of his sweater, robes discarded when she had been occupied, as he slid a hand down her waist to grip her hip and pull her harder against his thigh. She tried to keep in the sound that formed in her throat, instead gripping him harder. Obviously aggravated he moved to trail kisses down her jaw, nipping just behind her ear while forcing her hips to rock again. Josie couldn't catch it this time, gasping loudly and letting what she had been attempting to hold in out before she could cover her mouth.
Fred smiled against her skin, kissing her cheek playfully before standing up and taking her hands to help her up. She hardly noticed George quickly shrug his robes off before the both of them pressed kisses to her cheeks in unison. "For good luck." They said with a sly grin, earning a soft glare from Josie before they headed towards the door, unlocked it and turned to her with a "See you tomorrow!" before taking off down the stairs. Josie don't know how long she sat there, still slightly dazed from their fast paced attack on her. Finally she found her feet and stood, peeking in the mirror to fix herself before she moved to leave. Lee and Marina walked into the room, both with questioning looks.
"What was that? We got caught behind Durmstrang." Lee asked, obviously oblivious. "They went to make their aging potion." Josie said, clearing her throat halfway through to keep herself from sounding too dreamy. "What else happened?" Marina pushed, giving her a once over before laughing at the look Josie gave her. "Come on, it's late." Was all she replied, walking out of the room and heading down the stairs. "Did they just pull you up here to snog the living fuck out of you?" Marina asked, laughing as Josie shushed her. They quickly made their way to their dorm, changing for bed. "I don't know what's gotten into them." Josie commented as they lay in bed, roommates already asleep for the night. "They're excitable teenage boys with raging hormones, what do you expect." Marina sat up and moved when Josie shot her a look.
"Babe, they're so into you it's not even funny. I wish Lee looked at me the way they look at you sometimes." Josie felt herself flush. "Plus, they're high off being territorial. One of those Durmstrang boys was eyeing you like a wolf, and he wasn't just thinking of asking you to Hogsmead." "You're joking." Josie said, shaking her head before clutching her pillow to her chest. "I'm not." It was quiet for a while as she thought, shaking her head as her lip curled back. "That's ridiculous, plus it makes my skin crawl." Marina laughed, covering her mouth to not wake everyone. "I don't even think about that kind of thing except-" "Except with those two demons." Marina finished, Josie's lips turning up at the corners.
"Exactly." "That's good, because they sure as hell think about it with you." "What?!" Now it was Josie's turn to cover her mouth, hitting the animagus that crumpled into a heap of silent shaking laughter. "How do you know?" Josie whispered, watching as Marina fixed the wrap around her head and grinned slyly. "I did stalk Lee as a cat for a long time; you overhear things when people think no-one is listening. Speaking of Lee, you know he can't keep his mouth shut." "What did you hear?" "I don't know Josie, this is some good dirt, and it is pretty…dirty." Marina grinned. "Please?" Josie jokingly bat her lashes at her friend, smiling behind her pillow. "That might work on the twins, but not on me."
"Please Marina, I'll do something in return. You don't have to tell me everything." Marina thought for a moment, dramatically placing a finger on her lips for effect. "Alright fine, but you've been warned. Those two have plans for you that your precious vulnerable little head may not be prepared for." "Marina." Josie rolled her eyes, shaking her head at her. "I'm just saying." "Well say more." "Josie Desmarias, was that an attitude you just gave me?" Both girls fell into giggles, collecting themselves minutes later. "Alright, fine." Marina started after they had collected themselves. "Well, before they officially met you, I heard a lot about the pretty French girl from the train. They kept it clean for a while, but they we're getting rowdy one night eating too many sweets and sipping on fire whisky Lee snatched."
Josie's mouth fell open, shocked to find this out. "It wasn't much, but enough. Your boyfriends get very…loose when they have a few." "What in the world does that mean?" "They say exactly what's on their minds." "Like?" Josie pushed, her head tilting when Marina smirked at her. "Should I be blunt?" "When aren't you?" More laughter, Josie shaking her head at her. "Come on, you're killing me." "Your curves are very much sought after-don't roll your eyes at me I'm not done yet- basically they've been dying to get you naked and sprawled out on their beds so they can have their way with you." Josie could feel herself turning red. "They had a very long, very descriptive talk about having your thighs over their shoulders and what they would do with that." It took a moment for what Marina said to click with Josie, her face going bright red as she covered it.
"Oh my goodness." She muttered into her hands, feeling her entire body heat up. "I mean obviously they want to fuck you into whatever surface available, but I thought that was far more interesting for a teenage boy to want." Josie flailed her hands to shut Marina up, having to stop to catch her breath. "Fireworks aren't the only things those boys have exploding in their free time." "Marina!" Josie hissed, her entire body twitching as she tensed and her skin was one fire once again.
After she had calmed down and forced the thoughts from her head, she came out from behind her pillow. "Now your turn." Marina said, grinning widely. "What do you want to know?" "I want to know two things." Marina adjusted herself, leaning forward on her hands. "How far have you three gone?" Tonight was apparently the night of Josie's face being flushed, the dreaded red once again creeping up her cheeks. "We've kissed pretty heavily, they've gotten my shirt off, and they've taken theirs off." She said softly, watching her friend. "That's all? Geez and I thought Lee and I were taking it slow; you three have been together longer than we have. And with their imaginations with you…nevermind." She sighed, pausing. "Have you ever, you know, gotten off to thoughts of them?" Josie was stunned Marina asked such a personal question, then again she wasn't surprised at all.
"I-uhm-yes." She said softly, hiding her face when Marina broke out into a grin. "That's all." The other girl said, sitting up and moving off the bed. "Goodnight, sweet dreams!" She sang, almost skipping over to her bed. Josie sighed, fluffing her pillow and laying down. This was turning out to be an even more eventful year than she had thought.