Chapter 8:
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Now on with the story:
A couple of days later:
Harry was walking back to Hogwarts castle leaning to fight back against the snow storm that had started to appear daily after his meeting with the Potters. Harry had been smart enough to place a number of charms on his jacket and a warming charm being one of them. Harry had been visiting Zonko's joke shop that place while seen as just a shop full of silly jokes for kids to play on each other Harry saw many items that could be useful in a combat situation. He would have spent more time there but he was required to attend the wand weighing for the tournament. He had been informed earlier that it was to be held in a small class room inside Hogwarts as anti-climactic as Harry found it he made his way none the less to the classroom in the west tower. On his way there just before he reached the corridor there were two blue uniformed students waiting off to the side of the corridor as if waiting for someone, Harry decided that it could have nothing to do with him so continued on
"Excusez-moi" a voice called out as Harry passed the two
Harry span round to look at the two students who were now in the middle of the hallway. The both were girls and the only difference was that one of them was shorter and a little more childish looking. If Harry was being honest the tallest one which he had to guess was the other champion and so was closer to his age was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen with her long blonde/silver hair and flawless features, then it hit Harry 'Vela' Harry then made sure that he wasn't acting like an idiot which seemed to get noticed by the elder vela who then smiled making it harder for Harry to concentrate
"can I help you?" he asked
The smaller girl started babbling quickly in French and bouncing up and down repeatedly much to the distaste from the elder
"ve vish to thank you for saving my leetle sister" the elder said in broken English but enough for Harry to understand
Then Harry remembered the small girl she was the one the Vampire had tried to bite before he killed him and the older sister was the one Harry thought was going to hug him
"oh that no problem it was kind of my fault that it was there in the first place" Harry tried to brush off the thanks
"but et vas a Vampire a ipple S class monster"
"hm well then as for the thanks how about I get to know the names of the two beauties in front of me?" Harry asked making the smaller girl squeal apparently she could understand him
"my name is Fleur and this is Gabby" Fleur now said
"a Miss Delacour my fellow champion, I don't need to remind you that the wand weighing is about to start" Harry smirked
"oh ovourse soory for takign up your time" Fleur apologised
"no apology needed I was going to ask if I may accompany you two to the weighing" Harry chuckled
The girls seemed happy by this prospect and joined him as he walked towards the classroom,
(Fleur has never met anyone that has resisted her allure besides family so naturally she's interested in Harry plus the dude killed a Vampire that's big in the wizarding world)
The three entered to see that the other two champions were already there a long with Dumbledore, Barty Crouch who was the ministry's representative for the tournament, Olivander, Ludo Bagman the head of wizarding sports and a blonde reporter who started writing when Harry and Fleur had walked in together.
"Mr Peverell, Miss Delacour good come sit" Crouch welcomed them
Harry and Fleur sat down next to Krum and Potter while Dumbledore prattled on about the weighing and how it was tradition
"Mr Krum if you please" Crouched said pointing to the wand maker
The Bulgarian stood and moved over to the wand maker and handed him his wand
"Hawthorn 10 1/4 inches, Dragon heart string core, Gregorovitch's work" the wand maker said
"yes van ov his last vands" the Durmstrang student added
The wand maker shot sparks from the wand and handed it back to the student
"Miss Delacour"
Fleur walked up to the wand make and handed him her wand
"Rosewood 91/2 inches and Vela hair core"
"et vas given to me by my Grandmother"
"I don't use Vela hair to temperamental but each to their own"
He handed her back her wand and she sat down now somewhat angry about the wand makers comments
"Mr Potter"
Chris walked up to the wand maker shaking as he did so
'hell kid this is just the wand weighing not a task' Harry thought
The wand maker seemed to liven up a little as he took Chris's wand
"Holly 11 inches, Phoenix feather core and brother to the dark lords"
The comments set the reporter on a writing frenzy and made Chris look a little sick, the wand maker shot sparks from the wand and handed it back
"Mr Peverell"
Harry walked up and flicked his wand into his hand from his arm holster and handed it to the old man
"ah a Peverell I thought you would have the eld-"
Dumbledore coughed stopping the other old man in the room, the wand maker took Harry's wand and inspected it closely
"wood from Yggdrasil the tree of life 13 inches, Nudu venom as a...magical binder, Emerald magical container and black imperial phoenix tail feather core"
A few eyebrows had been raised by the contents of Harry's wand, Olivander tried to shoot sparks out of the wand and got a small electrical shock
"and only responds to the owner how interesting"
He handed Harry back the wand and Harry went to sit back down noticing everyone's eyes were on him.
"now that's over with the champions may return to their quarters" Dumbledore stated
"photographs Dumbledore" Crouch objected
Next thing he knew Harry was stood in the middle with Krum to his right and Fleur to his left and Chris on Krum's right and having his photo taken and then he was being interviewed by the blonde reporter who was talking as if he may disappear t some point
"so Mr Peverell your entrance into this tournament was somewhat spectacular"
"spectacular?"
"well you are summoned by the Goblet when the name of the boy who lived's brother comes out of it and you then proceed to kill a Vampire a feet many wizards in their prime couldn't do" the smile this woman was wearing was causing Harry to suppress his want to hex her
"the reasoning for my summoning is as much of a mystery to me as it is to you and for the Vampire well I'm sure my performance in the tournament will speak for itself" Harry stood "now I have training to do"
Harry left ignoring the protests of the woman, when out Harry found he had been in a broom closet
'when did I get in there? I hate the media'
To Harry's surprise but very much pleasant Fleur had been waiting for him
"so ow did it go?" she asked
"great in the fact it took two seconds" Harry replied
"lucky et took me ten" she laughed
Then Fleur's headmistress called her and her being half giant it wasn't exactly a whisper
"well then good luck Fleur I'll see you at the first task"
"same to you Arry" then she took off
Harry felt a small blush rise to his cheeks when she used his first name, but for now he had training to do.
Next time: first task