Quick question: Am I the only one who gets pissed off at the fact that dragons are constantly turned into wyverns in movies? I don't care if it costs more or is harder to rig, just give the studio enough money to fucking do it! You'll get the money back you cheap bastards!

It was the day of the first task and Angelina felt tenser than she had ever before. Neither the dread she felt coming up to her first quidditch game nor her OWLs had inspired such dread as she felt today. She was the first one to enter the great hall for breakfast. Other students including the rest of the quidditch team enter the great hall, with the rest team sitting next to her. Alica and Katie sat on either side of her while the boys sat on the other side of the table.

"You alright Angie?" Fred joked.

"Yeah, you look a little nervous." George grinned.

Angelina scowled back at the twins. "Don't even joke." She growled, and both Katie and Alica also glared at the twins.

"You'll do fine Angie. This is exactly why I recommended learning elemental magic." Harry reassured her. Angelina only nodded in response before continuing to stab at her pancakes. They all looked to one another wondering how they could cheer her up.

It was ultimately Alica who spoke up. "Hey, have you heard that The Harpies are to play The Falcons next weekend?" She asked. The Hollyhead Harpies were Angelina's favorite team, while the Falcons were favored by the twins.

"Yeah, I wish I could go." Angelina responded glumly.

"Why would you want to go..."

"... When you'd only see your team lose..."

"... To the superior skills..."

"... Of the Falcons?" The twins questioned teasingly.

"As if!" Angelina scoffed before she began to argue with the twins about who would win and why. Completely forgetting about the upcoming challenge as they ate breakfast. But she was once again reminded when other Hogwarts students came to wish her luck. The rest of the team encouraged her to eat more of her breakfast, but she said she felt sick as it was, so they left it.

Once it was time for the champions to head to the quidditch pitch the Gryffindor team, as well as some of Angelina's other friends, followed her. None of them spoke a word until they reached the entrance to a tent that had been attached to one of the tunnels leading on to the pitch. The others began to wish Angelina luck when Harry spoke. "Angie doesn't need luck, she's got skill." The other quickly agreed with him and Angelina couldn't help but smile.

"Keep talking like that Harry, and I might just take you for myself." She flirted in a good-natured manner.

"You'd have to fight me for him." Katie responded with a glare and a grin. It wouldn't be the first time she's scared off an interested witch. Capella doesn't spot them all.

There was a sudden blinding light of a camera which dazzled the group. "A love triangle involving the Hogwarts champion, and the Potter heir, how exciting." Skeeter grinned maliciously as she stood next to her photographer. "Miss Bell, do you feel that your position as the feature Lady Potter is being threatened?"

Harry went to tell Katie to not answer that, but she spoke first. "No, Angelina is a close friend of mine, and would never do that." Katie answered evenly despite her blush at the Lady Potter comment.

"But you and Miss Johnson are rivals correct?" Skeeter persisted.

"We are friendly rivals, there is no bad blood between us." Katie answered after a moment's thought. "Now if you will excuse us, we would like to get some good seats before they're all taken." With that Katie looped her arm through Harry's and lead him away before Skeeter could ask another question. Harry continued to stare at his girlfriend. "What?" She asked when she caught him staring.

"Nothing, it's just... I knew Mum taught you how to deal with reporters, but-"

"You didn't think I knew how to handle them so well?" Katie cut him off, to which Harry nodded sheepishly. Katie gave Harry a reassuring smile to tell him she wasn't mad. "I knew I'd have to deal with them eventually, so I watched how you and your parents deal with them." She answered with a smile, to which Harry smiled back before kissing her. Katie soon began kissing him back. Harry wrapped his arms around her hips while Katie put her around his neck.

When they separated for air they rested their foreheads against each other. "I don't give you enough credit." Harry admitted with a soft smile.

"No you don't." Katie responded with a smile of her own, now come on, or we'll be standing." Katie said before taking Harry's hand and leading him to the stadium.

Once they entered the stands they noticed that security had been beefed up with Hitwizards patroling the student sections while the aurors that had been stationed at Hogwarts were positioned in the towers. Harry and Katie managed to find seats near the front and claimed them. There was a spare seat next to Katie which was sadly taken by Cormac Mclaggen.

"Katie! Great to see you! You look as beautiful as ever!" Cormac greeted loudly, causing Katie to groan, and Harry to scowl murderously. McLaggen was the personification of everything wrong with Gryffindor. Arrogant, self-centered, and would do anything as long as you add "if you're brave enough" to the end. Combined with looking down on anyone who wasn't sorted into Gryffindor make him a complete bastard. And he had recently become interested in one Katie Bell. Roughly an hour after she and Harry had gotten together.

"Pick up lines only work if the girl is interested McLaggen." Katie responded without even looking at him. Katie and Cormac were in the same year as well as the same house (much to Katie's ire), meaning that they shared most classes together except Ruins, which Katie took while McLaggen didn't. McLaggen spent most of their time in class trying to impress her. Keyword being 'trying'. McLaggen was below average thanks to his lack of attention, while Katie was above average, thanks to some tricks the Potters had taught her to help her remember and channel her magic.

"In other words, fuck off!" Harry growled. While it was mostly Katie who had to fend off other witches trying to gain Harry's affections, that didn't mean he was any less territorial when someone stared at her too long. But McLaggen didn't seem to understand the word no. He had once challenged Harry to a duel to show Katie that he was the better wizard. All that had been shown was that Harry did not take duels for his girlfriend's affections lightly. Harry had channeled as much magic as he could into a banishing charm it that bowled him over despite him using the appropriate stance and ripped his wand out of his grip, but that was nothing compared to what happened to McLaggen. The spell destroyed his shield and threw him into the dueling wards at a speed that would have been lethal had he it not been for the wards catching him. McLaggen still suffered severe lacerations, broken ribs, internal damage to his organs. Harry lost 100 house points and was in detention for the rest of the year. Harry would have apologized but McLaggen seemed to have forgotten about the entire incident as he resumed hitting on Katie as soon as they got back. (He probably would have started earlier but had to spend the rest of the previous year in the medical wing since the duel.)

McLaggen glared back at Harry. "Why should I?" He challenged.

"Because I'm asking nicely." Harry responded harshly as he flicked his wand into his hand.

Katie's eyes widened when she saw McLaggen begin to draw his wand. "Okay, claws away you two!" Katie ordered as she shot out of her seat and blocked both of them by raising an open palm in front of them. "If you're going to sit here McLaggen then keep your mouth shut and your hands to yourself." McLaggen raised his hands in surrender with an easy-going smile before sitting down. With, Katie turned her gaze to her boyfriend. "If I'm not allowed to hex your admires, you're not allowed to hex mine." Harry sighed and nodded. With a flick of his wrist, his wand returned to its holster. "Good." Katie nodded before sitting down. Katie wrapped her arms around Harry's and rested her head on his shoulder. She felt Harry kiss the top of her head, before relaxing his head on hers. McLaggen looked enviously but said nothing.

None notice James watching from his position and smiling. There had been a few times he and Trixie had to stop the other from cursing an admirer. And killing a dark lord sure brought a lot of them.

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the first task of the Triwizard tournament!" The voice Ludo Bagman boomed throughout the stadium. The audience cheered in excitement with the sound hollering, whistling, and clapping filling the stands. "For our first task, our brave champions will have to retrieve a golden egg from under a nesting mother dragon!" The reactions from the audience were mixed with some cheering even louder, while others gasped in shock, but Ludo quickly began to speak before it could set in. "Our first dragon of the day is the beautiful, yet deadly Swedish Short- Snout!"

At Ludo's announcement, the iron gate that had been installed on one side of the stadium opened and a cow was portkeyed onto the rocky terrain that replaced the sandpit that had once occupied the pitch. The cow moo once before a roar came from the tunnel that had been blocked by the iron gate. Then like a fast-approaching thunderstorm a loud rumbling could be heard from the tunnel which grew louder and louder. The large silvery-blue scaled lizard bolted out of the tunnel and snatched cow up in its jaws before swallowing it whole with ease.

"Please don't tell me they starved them." Harry muttered. Katie felt sick at the very thought. It was bad that Angelina would be up against a nesting mother dragon, but for it to be hungry as well? That's just insane!

The head alone was easily larger than Hagrid, the creature had spines on its that were in groups of the and it a small horn that curved backward on its snout. Blue flames escaped from its nostrils as it moved to stand over the eggs. "And facing this mighty beast is Hogwarts' very own champion, Angelina Jhonson!" Cheers erupted from the crowd, including Harry and Katie who were yelling support to their friend.

Angelina's P.O.V.

"Well fuck me." Angelina muttered to herself as she saw the dragon tower over her. The dragon was now solely paying attention to her as she approached. "Okay Angie, just stay focused and remember the plan and everything will be okay. Hopefully." She thought to herself. The dragon continued to eye her suspiciously and let out a low rumble as she slowly raised her wand and pointed it at the dragon's left feet. The ground beneath the feet suddenly moved, creating a pit causing its left feet to fall in and the ground wrapped around it. Angelina heard Bagman commentate on her actions, but she was more focused on trapping its right feet. Once that was done, she conjured a large water snake wrapped itself around the dragon and forced its head to face the sky before freezing into solid ice. The Short- Snout cried out in anger and breathed bright blue fire into the air.

Once she was sure the dragon wouldn't escape, she ran for the golden egg. "Oof, you're heavy." She grunted as she picked the egg up. She quickly began to make her way back out of the arena as the ice around the dragon began to crack. She entered the medical side of the tent which was separated from where the other champions were waiting by a large piece of cloth acting as a wall and some wards.

Madam Pomfrey ushered her to a bed while the rest of the Gryffindor quidditch team came in. "Well, Miss Johnson.." Pomfrey began after casting a few diagnostic spells. "... you are in far better shape than most who face a dragon alone. I'll give you a dose of Pepper-up potion for the fatigue, but that is all." The healer stated before moving away.

"Angie, that was amazing!" Alicia cheered. "I knew you could do it, but that was something else!"

"It was really something Ange." Katie agreed.

"The judges were impressed as well." Harry mentioned. "The others are going to have a hard act to follow."

"You've gotta teach us those spells, Angie."

"Yeah, they'd be great for pranks." The twins spoke up.

"Sorry boys, elemental magic has no spells. You'd have to go to Harr for an education." Angelina grinned.

The twins looked to Harry who was now examining the egg. "Na-ah, not happening. You two cause enough chaos damage without knowing how to control the wind." Harry responded, causing the girls to loo frightened at the thought while the twins simply laughed.

"Oh come on Harry..."

"... think of all we could do to Malfoy and his lot." The twins tried to persuade him.

Before Harry could respond the flap to the tent to the arena opened and admitted Charle Weasley. "Sorry to bother you, Angelina, we were wondering if you could undo your spell, keeping Iris' feet in the ground." He called.

"I'll do it, Angie needs her rest." Harry responded begrudgingly.

"And what makes you think you can get her out when a team of dragon tamers could not?"Charlie snarled.

"Because I'm the one who showed her how to do that dumbass. Now do you want your lover out of the ground or not?" Harry growled. The two glared each other in silence for a moment before reluctantly grunting in agreement and turning back out of the tent, with Harry following.

"Why do those two hate each other?" Alica asked. She knew Harry didn't get along with Ron and Percy and was wary of Ginny, but she couldn't think of a single reason why he would dislike Charlie. She was surprised that they even knew each other. The faces of the twins and Katie noticeably shifted, becoming more uncomfortable.

"During their last, year Charlie started dating Harry's cousin Nymphadora." Fred began. Breaking the silence that had fallen over them.

"It was going well for them, but Charlie broke it off the day they graduated." George continued.

"You see, Charlie wanted to work at the Romanian dragon sanctuary and didn't want a long-distance relationship." Fred elaborated.

"Nym was heartbroken and felt used. The whole family was furious. Especially Harry, because he sees Nym as a big sister." Katie mentioned.

"So he decided to retaliate. Somehow, Harry managed to slip into our home and disabled Charlie's alarm and put a confoundus charm on Charlie so he took a portkey to Brazile rather than Romania." Fred added.

"Charlie was lucky to make it to Romania in time, but it cost him most of his remaining savings." George tacked on.

"A few days later Charlie got a letter from Harry saying that if he hurt Tonks again, he wouldn't be so nice." Fred continued.

"Charlie never forgave Harry for that, and Harry's never forgave for hurting Tonks." George finished.

"Yikes." Alica responded, adding another reason to her list of reasons not to get on Harry's bad side.

"If that's what he does to some who hurts his cousin, then I fell sorry for anyone who dates Capella." Angelina commented before downing the small dose of Pepper-up Pomfrey offered her.

"You shouldn't." Harry responded as he walked up to them. "I'll only do something if they deserve it. The next dragon should be coming out soon. Anyone else want to see how they do?" The other gave positive responses before heading back to the stands. None of them noticed the water beetle on the roof.