THE SEVENTY NINTH ANNUAL HUNGER GAMES
"Hat Trick"


INTRODUCTION

The year of the seventy-ninth Hunger Games marked the end of President Coriolanus Snow's fifty-four year-long reign of tyranny. After the second rebellion started to peter out and die, President Snow ever-so-slightly relaxed his iron grip on the citizens of Panem, knowing the Capitol's war supplies were low and not wanting to waste any more than he had to. A group of one dozen brave district rebels saw the opportunity the entire country had been waiting for for years—the opportunity to assassinate the president. They kidnapped the head peacekeeper of 8 and destroyed his emergency communication equipment so he couldn't alert the minor peacekeepers that he was in trouble. On threat of death the citizens got all the information they needed—then they hitched a ride on a stray train and they were off to the Capitol. The group managed to stun passing peacekeepers, destroy surveillance cameras, wipe their fingerprints off of everything they touched, shinny up a number of drainpipes, and eventually drop down into President Snow's bedroom. The men quickly bound and gagged the president and then carried him away to a cold, dark, empty cell. A number of the group had prodigious hacking skills and managed to stream the whole process live on Capitol TV. The nation watched with thrill as the bound president was fed on a diet of honey and milk. A few hours later, 1320 pairs of mosquitoes were released into the room, one pair for every tribute that had been killed in the Hunger Games under his rule. The mosquitoes began feeding on his watery feces and vomit and then began sucking his blood and devouring his flesh and consuming him alive. The old man rocked back and forth, unable to scratch his thousands of itches or swat away the pests with his hands tied. As the mosquitoes bred more and more there soon became so many that they started digging deep down into his skin to reach the food they needed to survive. The group of rebels was caught days later and they were all executed. But they died knowing they'd succeeded in the feat hundreds of district citizens had attempted over the years. The nation would never know Coriolanus Snow's snakelike face again. With Snow dead, the Capitol needed a new president, and in Panem there was always somebody waiting in the wings to take over. Cassia Obsidian was a short, plucky woman who was feisty and very spirited, and she became the president the second Snow died. Cassia ordered her peacekeepers to demonstrate their authority as strongly as possible in the districts for a short while. After that, she ordered them to appear sporadically, in an unpredictable manner, so that district citizens would always have to be on their toes about when they would appear. This strategy worked remarkably well. President Obsidian was a clever woman who always thought her decisions through before making them, even when one option seemed strong favorable over the others. By March, Cassia had ended the second rebellion completely. In total, the rebellion had claimed the lives of 150,000 people—roughly a fifth of Panem's population—and the Capitol was still as strong as ever. This powerful message was enough to keep rates of rebellion at exactly zero through the rest of the year.

This year had an exceptionally strong career pack that would definitely make these games one to remember. District 1 provided one of their strongest pairs yet, and they were both serious eye candy. The boy was handsome, funny, and charismatic, and quickly became a Capitol favorite. He also claimed to be the direct descendant of a Dark Days war hero, though this rumor was later disproved. The girl was the second of ex-head gamemaker Celesta Mirthe's twin daughters, and like her sister she was built to use the ranged weapons like throwing knives and arrows. 2 put on the least stellar showing this year, but both were at least somewhat strong. The boy was one of the richest district citizens, his mother being an overseer at the local stone quarry, and he was 2's mainstay, the super-muscular sword fighter. The girl had another pretty face but wasn't particularly bright. She did impress the gamemakers with her stellar survival skills, though. District 4's tributes were both keen, acute, small, and swift. The boy was a natural-born sailor, with impeccable eyesight and sense of direction, and he had playful eyes. The girl was similar in many ways but had a gaze as sharp as daggers and remarkable leadership skills. The scores of the pack were higher than average: four tens, one nine, and one eight.

The group of outliers this year was decent, and there were quite a few strong tributes and memorable personalities. The highest score went to the stocky Jacoma from 10, who was friendly and sociable and ultimately full of personality. She also had a knack for learning new skills quickly, which would definitely help her in this year's unique arena. There was also an eight, and it was earned by the exotically beautiful Evana from 12, who was more resourceful than a great number of tributes her district had seen in the past. Sevens were earned by Thay from 5, Kasey from 6, and Beckett from 12. The rest of the tributes scored between six and two in their private sessions. Another standout came from 3 this year—Rubix was a published author who'd written a science fiction book trilogy that had hit shelves a few months previously. The trilogy took place in a futuristic society where technology allowed consciousnesses to be transferred between bodies, and the trilogy was so highly acclaimed it was selling in Capitol bookstores. Nelson from 9 was the son of the district's mayor. He was rather inexperienced from being pampered his entire life, but if he survived the bloodbath he was sure to receive sponsor gifts aplenty. There was only one volunteer outside of the careers: Kasey Slosser from District 6, who volunteered in place of her pregnant older sister. Here are the tributes:

District 1: Pharoah Iverson, 18, (10) 3-1 and Odette Mirthe, 18, (10) 5-1

District 2: Daeron Blackfyre, 17, (10) 4-1 and Troyessa Stalton, 16, (8) 9-1

District 3: Rubix Disk, 14, (4) 27-1 and Tayla Bette, 16, (5) 24-1

District 4: Grouper Sperling, 16, (9) 7-1 and Selene Marra, 16, (10) 4-1

District 5: Thay Purcell, 18, (7) 15-1 and Jillyan Goldman, 13, (2) 76-1

District 6: Railson Thripp, 17, (4) 25-1 and Kasey Slosser, 15, (7) 16-1

District 7: Cedar Pyne, 18, (6) 19-1 and Maylie O'Dwyer, 17, (5) 24-1

District 8: Patchwork Gravellesse, 12, (3) 67-1 and Satin Tussen, 13, (3) 58-1

District 9: Nelson Wheaton, 16, (5) 25-1 and Elizabeth Becker, 12, (4) 31-1

District 10: Sal Cohen, 18, (6) 19-1 and Jacoma Devlin, 18, (10) 6-1

District 11: Kale Finley, 13, (5) 26-1 and Cayenne Jennings, 18, (4) 29-1

District 12: Beckett Langley, 18, (7) 15-1 and Evana Phyler, 18, (8) 10-1

HGBO Bets: 17% on Pharoah, 15% on Daeron, 14% on Selene, 9% on Odette, 8% on Grouper, 7% on Troyessa, 6% on Jacoma and Evana, 3% on Thay, Kasey, and Beckett, 2% on Cedar, Sal, and Nelson, 1% or less on Rubix, Tayla, Jillyan, Railson, Maylie, Patchwork, Satin, Elizabeth, Kale, and Cayenne.


THE GAMES

To many people's surprise, Violet Turpin was allowed to return for another year as head gamemaker. Typically whenever there was a new president a new head gamemaker was chosen, but President Obsidian was very fond of Violet's youth and creativity and let her stick around for her third year. However, Violet was facing a severe spike of artist's block, so President Obsidian invited her into her library to help her find inspiration. There was one particular series of books that caught Violet's eye. The stories followed a boy who learns he is in possession of magical ability, and must attend a school to hone in on his skills while he and his friends attempt to defeat an evil wizard intent on purging the world of non-magical people. Violet read the entire Harry Potter series in a week and instantly knew what her next arena was going to be. When completed, the arena was a recreation of Hogwarts Castle, the school attended by all wizarding children in Western Europe. The castle had dozens of mind-spinningly tall stone towers that spiraled away into the sky, and hundreds of magically moving staircases winding through its chambers and corridors. This year the tributes would take the roles of newcomers at Hogwarts, and would have to attend classes in various areas of the castle. Below Hogwarts there was a vast network of freezing-cold, torch-lit dungeons. There was also a series of greenhouses and a hospital wing where there was a large supply of medicine for the tributes. To the north there was an enormous dark forest full to the brim with magical creatures. At the edge of the forest there was a cozy cabin where the merry Hogwarts groundkeeper, Rubeus Hagrid, lived. The south end of the castle was on the shore of a huge, pitch-black lake that was home to a friendly giant squid. The only weapons supplied this year were knives. As the tributes attended lessons to learn more spells, the knives would become useless, as dueling with magic was much more effective than with iron weapons. The only "humans" besides the tributes were the Hogwarts staff. Most of these were harmless professors, but some the tributes would have to look out for. If the caretaker Argus Filch caught a tribute out after curfew they would be in big trouble. The few tributes that had read the Harry Potter books before would certainly have an advantage, but Violet hoped this wouldn't be too big of a deal as the games progressed.

Before the tributes could enter the arena, they were brought together in a small wooden structure that was so crooked it looked to be held up by magic. There was a large channel of water in the middle of the building, on which thirteen boats sat. Beyond the boathouse, there was a misty black lake. Violet instructed each pair of district partners to climb into one of the small boats. This was done. Violet herself climbed into the thirteenth boat and then they started moving.

The tributes oohed and aahed and pointed as the glittering towers of Hogwarts Castle came into sight. When they finally reached the castle, they climbed out of their boats. Violet led them down a long path into the entrance hall, and then into the great hall.

The ceiling of the great hall, which was enchanted to look exactly like the sky outside, was dark and scattered with stars. Below it floated thousands upon thousands of candles, which illuminated the room with the help of a number of flaming torches lining the walls. At the very end of the hall, there was a rickety wooden stool. And on the stool was a very worn pointed hat.

Violet turned around once she reached the end of the hall and stared mysteriously at the tributes for several seconds.

"Congratulations to every one of you. You have been accepted into Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

Violet spent the next few minutes explaining to the tributes everything they needed to know—that they were now in possession of magical ability, that they could perform various spells, and that they'd be attending classes to hone in on their skills.

Newcomers to Hogwarts were sorted into one of four houses. The houses were called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Gryffindor valued those who were daring, bold, and independent; Hufflepuff valued those who were hard-working, loyal, and patient; Ravenclaw valued those who were creative, witty, and wise; and Slytherin valued those who were ambitious, resourceful, and determined. Violet explained that the tributes would take turns wearing the Sorting Hat, which would sort them into their houses.

She pulled a long roll of parchment out of her robes. "When I call your name, you are to come forward. Odette Mirthe!"

Odette gracefully stepped forward and sat cross-legged on the stool. Violet placed the sorting hat onto her head. A rip at the base of the hat opened up like a mouth, and it started murmuring quietly.

"Hmm… tricky… yes… no… hmm… well then. RAVENCLAW!"

Odette sat down at the Ravenclaw table, smiling.

"Pharoah Iverson!"

The tall 1 boy shuffled forward and eagerly sat down on the stool. A moment's pause…

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

This went on for quite a long while. At the end, there were six tributes in each house. The Gryffindors were Grouper, Selene, Thay, Jillyan, Sal, and Cayenne. The Hufflepuffs were Pharoah, Troyessa, Patchwork, Satin, Nelson, and Jacoma. The Ravenclaws were Odette, Rubix, Kasey, Cedar, Elizabeth, and Kale. The Slytherins were Daeron, Tayla, Railson, Maylie, Beckett, and Evana.

"Now that you have all been sorted into your houses, it is time for each of you to receive a wand with which you will perform magic. My friend Mr. Ollivander will help each of you find the wand that's perfect for you."

At that moment a tall, thin old man walked into the great hall carrying a suitcase in his right hand. He set down the case. It was full of long, thin wooden boxes in which the wands were kept.

"I will call you up in alphabetical order to be chosen by a wand. Elizabeth Becker!"

The 9 girl stumbled away from the Ravenclaw table and took the first wand Mr. Ollivander offered. Elizabeth started to raise the wand, but the old man snatched it out of her hand, muttering about something that had to do with flexibilities and magical cores. It was a few minutes before Mr. Ollivander found the perfect wand for Elizabeth, and then the next tribute was called up.

In no time at all every tribute had a wand and they all turned back toward Violet.

"Oh. And one quick thing I shouldn't forget. Here are your schedules. During classes, there is to be no fighting, killing, or otherwise harming. Don't forget that."

Violet handed each tribute a roll of parchment containing their schedules. The tributes raised their eyebrows as they read over the unusual names of the subjects… Transfiguration? Potions? Divination?

"And finally, there are four cornucopias this year," Violet said. "Each house has a common room somewhere in the castle, and the house of which you are a member will determine where you start the games. I won't keep you waiting any longer. Gryffindors, take the doors behind me. Hufflepuffs, take those to my left. Slytherins, take those to my right. Ravenclaws, take those nearest the entrance of the hall."

The tributes hurried to do as they were told.

Grouper, Selene, Thay, Jillyan, Sal, and Cayenne rose up into the cozy, red-carpeted Gryffindor common room, clutching their items for dear life. They were all being exceptionally careful not to drop their wands or schedules onto the mines before they deactivated. They all knew what would happen if they did.

Grouper and Selene from 4, the two career Gryffindors, surged forward and both grabbed as many throwing knives as they could hold. Grouper didn't waste any time admiring how clean and sparkly the weapons were. He knew that, with only six tributes around the miniature cornucopia, he'd have to start killing quickly. The nearby Cayenne screamed as two of Grouper's throwing knives dug into her back, and she fell to her elbows, coughing up blood.

Cayenne Jennings, District 11 Female: 24th, Killed by Grouper, Bloodbath

Thirteen-year-old Jillyan heard Cayenne's screams and rushed to her side to help her. She didn't think she'd be able to live with herself knowing she'd let another person die right under her nose without helping. By the time Jillyan realized the other girl was beyond saving, it was too late. Nearby Selene had already thrown a knife in her direction, and Jillyan was too stunned to sidestep. The projectile landed in the back of her neck, and she was gone in moments. By the time she was dead, all of the other Gryffindors had escaped and Grouper and Selene were alone at the miniature cornucopia.

Jillyan Goldman, District 5 Female: 23rd, Killed by Selene, Bloodbath

Far away, underneath the Great Hall, the second bloodbath was beginning in the Hufflepuff common room. Like Gryffindor, Hufflepuff had two career members: Pharoah and Troyessa. The tributes squinted as brilliant sunlight flooded their vision. The Hufflepuff common room was a circular basement sunlit through a number of glass panels in the ceiling.

All six Hufflepuffs headed into the bloodbath. Pharoah charged forward and grabbed two carving knives that were sharp enough to draw blood with the slightest poke. Patchwork from 8 was on one knee in front of the small cornucopia, stuffing loaves of bread into a mint-green pack, when he felt one of Pharoah's knives in his back. Patchwork dropped the pack and tried to run, but he wasn't fast enough.

Patchwork Gravellesse, District 8 Male: 22nd, Killed by Pharoah, Bloodbath

Jacoma, the highest-scoring outlier in these games, was quick to find a pair of wicked-looking hunting knives. The 10 girl scouted the Hufflepuff common room and spotted Troyessa from 2 several yards away, trying to corner a smaller girl against a fat yellow sofa. Jacoma used her hunting knives to slice into both sides of Troyessa's neck at once. The blood flow to her brain was cut off immediately.

Troyessa Stalton, District 2 Female: 21st, Killed by Jacoma, Bloodbath

The small girl Troyessa had been trying to corner before her death stared into Jacoma's eyes. She tried to utter a word of thanks to her savior, but Jacoma turned to run. Satin didn't realize why until it was too late. Pharoah was creeping nearer, and he buried his twin knives into Satin's chest. She fell to her elbows, coughing up blood. Then Pharoah was alone at the cornucopia.

Satin Tussen, District 8 Female: 20th, Killed by Pharoah, Bloodbath

The Ravenclaws felt cold wind whipping around them and tussling their robes. The Ravenclaw common room was located at the top of Ravenclaw tower, the second highest tower in the castle, and the windows were open, letting the piercing morning breeze inside. Ravenclaw house only had one career: Odette from 1. This meant only one Ravenclaw would be killed in the opening minutes.

When the mines deactivated, two tributes fled to the exit: Rubix and Cedar. As they sprinted down the stairs of Ravenclaw tower, Odette made her first kill. She'd managed to snag onto Kale's robes. He tried to wriggle free, but Odette had already prepared her knives and there was no escaping. The 1 girl's wrist moved suddenly and then Kale was screaming, two knives having landed in his chest and foreleg.

Kale Finley, District 11 Male: 19th, Killed by Odette, Bloodbath

The remaining six students were both fascinated and chilled to the bone as they saw the Slytherin common room for the first time. The common room was in the dungeons, and it was deep under the Black Lake. The floor, walls, and ceiling were stone brick. The cornucopia was illuminated by a number of rotating green spotlights overhead. Slytherin only had one career: Daeron from 2.

As soon as the gong rang Daeron snagged the robes of a nearby girl: Tayla from 3. Tayla desperately tried to fight back, but it was no good. Daeron dragged her to the cornucopia and slammed her head against the exterior wall. Blood and pieces of gore flew here and there, and Tayla died from head trauma in no time.

Tayla Bette, District 3 Female: 18th, Killed by Daeron, Bloodbath

Only one more kill was made. The allied tributes from District 12, Beckett and Evana, had been chasing a girl around the common room for about half a minute. The girl reached the door and tried to open it, but her small fingers kept slipping off of the serpent-shaped handle. Beckett and Evana's knives landed in her body at the same moment.

Maylie O'Dwyer, District 7 Female: 17th, Killed by Beckett and Evana, Bloodbath

The rest of the day was deathless. Classes didn't start until Day 2, so the tributes were able to wander wherever they wanted until the first day was out. Pharoah waited around the Hufflepuff common room for about an hour, putting the cornucopia in order. After that, he left the common room to do some exploring. The common room was in the same hall as the kitchens, and Pharoah raided the cupboards of all the magical sweets he could swallow. Grouper and Selene cleaned up the Gryffindor common room and then went hunting, splitting up to cover as much ground as possible, with Grouper hunting the north end of the castle and Selene hunting the south end. Daeron left the Slytherin common room at the conclusion of the bloodbath and briskly walked around the dungeons, searching for prey. Once and a while the wispy blue figure of a ghost would flutter past him, and they freaked him out but the 2 boy tried not to show his terror. Odette was so eager to start using magic that she grabbed a book off of a shelf in the Ravenclaw common room and began reading. She tried to perform a severing charm to cut a piece of paper in half, but the charm backfired and she caused two of the poster beds to collapse on top of her. Odette might have died if she hadn't scuttled out of the way fast enough. She couldn't wait for lessons to begin.

The outliers scattered. Rubix wandered through the north end of the castle and stumbled upon his heaven—the Hogwarts library. He grabbed a number of books that looked interesting and sat down on a fat blue sofa in a sunlit corner, reading about centaurs and merpeople. Thay fled down the steps of Gryffindor tower and then ventured to the darker halls of the castle, where there were fewer classrooms. When night fell, he ducked into the candle-lit trophy room, where he hid behind a suit of armor. Railson roamed through the dungeons and found the potions classroom: a large, dimly-lit chamber with colorful glass bottles piled to the ceiling. He spent the rest of the day shoving interesting-looking potions into his pack, hoping they would come in handy in the future. Kasey left the castle and sprinted to the Black Lake, where she sat on a wooden bench and read a book about flying broomsticks. Kasey had been reading for about half an hour when she heard the soft weeping of the tiny Elizabeth nearby. Kasey helped Elizabeth to her feet and whispered words of comfort into her ear. From that moment on, the mismatched pair were allies. Cedar was so eager to start performing magic that he grabbed a copy of The Standard Book of Spells off of a shelf and started teaching himself his first spell. By the end of the day he'd mastered the wand-lighting charm. Nelson left the castle and walked towards a tall, wonky stone structure a few meters away: the owlery, where all of the school's owls were kept. He found the flapping and squawking of the owls to be somewhat relaxing, and he fell asleep quickly. Sal hid just outside the Gryffindor common room. As soon as Grouper and Selene left to go hunting, Sal started exploring the whole tower: the dormitories, the classrooms, and much more. At one point the Gryffindor ghost, Sir Nicholas, approached him. Sal didn't seem to be bothered by his transparent companion and they had a nice conversation about the school for several hours. Jacoma climbed out of a window near the Hufflepuff basement and found herself at the foot of a cozy, circular cottage. Rubeus Hagrid welcomed her inside and offered her some tea and biscuits, which Jacoma politely ate even though they tasted like dirt. Beckett and Evana, allies, quickly left the dungeons and found the staffroom. They walked inside and locked the door. Beckett had read the Harry Potter books, but Evana hadn't, so Beckett filled her in on the story, characters, and everything else she might have needed to know.

At six o'clock in the evening, the booming voice of Head Gamemaker Violet Turpin rolled over the arena, instructing the tributes of two things: that the tributes were forbidden to hurt each other until sunrise the following day, and that they had to return to their common rooms by nightfall or they would be killed. The tributes scrambled from their hiding spots and rushed to their common rooms, and they all made it in time. Staying asleep that night was not an easy task.

In the early morning of Day 2, the tributes hurried to prepare for their lessons. The Gryffindors had transfiguration first thing; the Hufflepuffs potions; the Ravenclaws charms; and the Slytherins care of magical creatures.

Grouper, Selene, Thay, and Sal walked into the transfiguration classroom and were immediately greeted by the tall, thin form of Professor McGonagall. Their first lesson taught them how to transform beetles into thumbtacks. Thay and Selene both managed to transfigure their beetles rather quickly, while Grouper and Sal needed a bit more time. At the end of the class, the professor commended them on their hard work, and they all hurried out. Pharoah, Nelson, and Jacoma descended into the creepy dungeons and followed their maps to the potions classroom, where the hook-nosed Severus Snape was waiting for them. He handed out cauldrons and ingredients and then wrote the instructions for a simple sleeping draught on the blackboard with his wand. Pharoah and Jacoma prepared the draught in mere minutes, whereas Nelson required the entire class period. The Slytherins—Daeron, Railson, Beckett, and Evana—left the castle and strolled down the grounds to the cottage where Professor Hagrid lived. They spent the class time working with doxies and fairies. Hagrid showed the Slytherins how to repel them using a few simple charms, among other things.

The five Ravenclaws—Odette, Rubix, Kasey, Cedar, and Elizabeth—followed their maps to the charms classroom, a cozy little room that had a great view of the Black Lake and the grounds. Professor Flitwick, the charms teacher, measured only about three feet tall. In his first lesson with the tributes, Flitwick taught the stunning spell. When properly cast the spell would cause a flash of pink light and then knock its victim unconscious for several seconds. Kasey and Elizabeth, the allies who met at the Black Lake, practiced the charm together. Odette, the only career in Ravenclaw, stayed in a corner and used the spell on various stone statues of gargoyles and goblins and the like. Rubix was also finding the spell somewhat easy, while Cedar was having the most trouble. By the end of class he'd managed to cast the spell correctly exactly twice. Professor Flitwick instructed him to practice and before he knew it he'd be a master.

When the Ravenclaws hurried out of the charms classroom, Odette followed Cedar away. The 1 girl knew Cedar would have no chance against her in a duel with wands. Odette didn't melt out of the shadows for several minutes. Odette yelled out the incantation, and Cedar ducked behind a tall stone statue just in time. The stunning spell caused the statue to crack in half, and it might have crushed Cedar to death if he hadn't scampered out of the way. Cedar attempted to fire a stunning spell in Odette's direction, but he was so panicked he kept messing up the wand movements. Odette easily managed to hit him in the center of the chest, and Cedar tumbled to the stone floor, unconscious. Odette then went in with her knife. He was gone in moments.

Cedar Pyne, District 7 Male: 16th, Killed by Odette, Day 2

The tributes went their separate ways once lessons were finished. Rubix, a number of books piled up in his arms, ventured to the lake. He sat in the shadow of a tall oak tree, enjoying the warm day and reading a book. When he was finished with the books he continued practicing the stunning spell. Daeron hunted through the kitchens, the great hall, and the nearby corridors. At one point, he spotted a boy, Nelson, and chased after him. Daeron was fast, but Nelson was faster. The outlier boy managed to escape by ducking into an unused classroom and locking the door. In the Gryffindor Common room, Grouper and Selene practiced the various spells they'd learned that day across their classes. Railson returned to the potions classroom as soon as his classes were over. He took a quick peek inside to make sure Snape wasn't home and then crept into the damp, torch-lit classroom. Railson was completely addicted to several of the potions, and he stuffed dozens more of them into his bag, gorging down many more in the process.

Thay was resting in the trophy room when his eye caught on something outside of the window: the expansive Hogwarts vegetable patch, nestled between Hagrid's cottage and the black lake. Thay's mouth watered at the sight of the produce, and he took the most direct path out of the castle, wanting a quick bite or two. Thay sprinted to the vegetable patch and tore out a number of carrots and potatoes. He washed them with his wand and then started eating.

Thay realized he wasn't alone too late to be saved. Another tribute was in the vegetable patch: Jacoma from 10. Jacoma had been waiting quietly in the shadows for the perfect moment to attack. Jacoma leapt out of nowhere, and Thay screamed, dropping the vegetables and running for the safety of Hagrid's cottage. He was only halfway to the front door when Jacoma fired a well-placed severing charm, tearing open a long gash in his back. Thay collapsed, screaming, and Jacoma returned to the castle, leaving the boy to bleed out behind her.

Thay Purcell, District 5 Male: 15th, Killed by Jacoma, Day 2

Another death occurred mere minutes later. Nelson waited, completely still, inside of the unused classroom for several hours, terrified that Daeron was still waiting outside. Once Nelson thought the coast was clear, he quietly left the classroom and scampered away. Soon, he arrived at the most peculiar room he'd seen yet, and that was saying something. The room was only the size of a small closet, and it was completely circular. The entire room was taken up by the stone statue of a magnificent eagle.

"Password?" the eagle asked. Nelson had seen so many crazy things over the past two days that a talking stone eagle didn't even faze him.

"Password?" the eagle repeated.

What Nelson didn't know was that he had stumbled upon the entrance to the headmaster's office. If the password was spoken correctly, a staircase would appear and the tribute would be able to climb up to the office. Of course, Nelson didn't know the password.

"Hmm… that's a tough one," Nelson stammered. "The password is… hmm... uh… pass?"

The eagle extended its wings and wrapped them around Nelson's body, pulling him in and squeezing him tighter and tighter. Nelson screamed and tried to escape, but it was hopeless. In seconds he was crushed to a pulp.

Nelson Wheaton, District 9 Male: 14th, Killed by Eagle Statue, Day 2

At six o'clock that evening, Violet once more sent out the message that it was time for the tributes to return to their common rooms. All three Gryffindors, Grouper, Selene, and Sal, were able to make it back safe and sound. So were Pharoah and Jacoma of Hufflepuff, as well as Odette, Rubix, Kasey, and Elizabeth of Ravenclaw. Daeron and Railson of Slytherin were also able to make it back to their nook in the dungeons before time was up.

That left only Beckett and Evana. After lessons, they'd left the castle to go on a walk around the grounds, and the heat of the sun had made them so lazy that they'd fallen asleep. When Violet's voice announced that they had ten minutes to make it to their common rooms, they sprang to their feet and raced toward the castle faster than they had in their lives. It was at least fifteen minutes' journey to the Slytherin common room from where they had fallen asleep, even running. They would be very hard pressed to make it in time. Beckett, who was strong, was several strides ahead of Evana. Even so, he was getting more and more exhausted from the run.

When Beckett and Evana arrived at the staircase leading down the dungeons, they raced down as quickly as they could. But then disaster struck. Evana was only three steps down when she slipped on the moist stone and tumbled down the stairs, landing on her face. It took the girl almost half a minute to get to her feet. Beckett slipped into the Slytherin common room just as the doors were closing. Evana pounded against the closed doors, but they wouldn't budge.

Evana's heart skipped a beat as she spotted the silhouette of a hobbling old man growing nearer. She tried to run, but her feet were planted to the spot.

"A student out of bed?" Argus Filch sneered, holding up his lantern. "We can't have that?"

Evana didn't have time to breathe. Mr. Filch tossed the lantern, in in moments the girl's clothes were on fire. The tributes inside the common room heard her screams slowly fade away to silence as she was burned to death. Now, only half of the tributes were left.

Evana Phyler, District 12 Female: 13th, Killed by Argus Filch Muttation, Day 2

The second night in the arena was, more or less, peaceful. Railson hunkered down in a shadowy corner of the Slytherin common room, downing potions that made smoke come out of his nostrils and hot wax drip out of his ears and a number of other things. Kasey and Elizabeth huddled together in the open-aired Ravenclaw common room, finishing their potions homework. Sal sat beside the fire in Gryffindor tower, conversing with Sir Nicholas as he scribbled the phases of the moon onto an astronomy worksheet.

The first half of Day 3 was deathless. The tributes once more hurried off to their lessons. The Gryffindors started the day with divination, the Hufflepuffs herbology, the Ravenclaws potions, and the Slytherins arithmancy.

After the Hufflepuffs' herbology lesson was over, they left the greenhouses and sprinted back to the castle, wanting to reach the safety of their next class as quickly as possible. Pharoah, the only career Hufflepuff, took a very long and indirect route around Hogwarts Castle, wanting to get in a few minutes of hunting before he'd have to sit through another lesson. Pharoah heard the soft cackling of a boy and hid behind a stone statue, waiting to ambush his prey. Railson from 6 stumbled into sight, laughing uproariously as pink bubbles spouted from his eyes and ears. All the potions Railson drank had dulled his hearing and flipped his vision and made him delirious beyond belief. It really wasn't anything at all for Pharoah to kill him off. Pharoah used a blasting curse to send the stone statue tumbling downward, and it crushed the potion-addicted boy to a pulp.

Railson Thripp, District 6 Male: 12th, Killed by Pharoah, Day 3

The three remaining Gryffindors—Grouper and Selene from 4, and Sal from 10—had Care of Magical Creatures to attend as their last class for the day. The class was held by Rubeus Hagrid on the outskirts of the Hogwarts grounds, a few minutes' walk from the dark forest that shielded the castle from non-magical eyes. In their lesson, Professor Hagrid taught them about unicorns. Particularly, he showed the students how to safely collect their fur. Hagrid, holding a pair of small silver shears, bowed in front of the unicorn. Only when the unicorn bowed back, Hagrid said, should one attempt to collect its fur. Hagrid gently clipped the creature's hair, offered food to the creature as payment, and then walked away backwards.

The students then took turns doing the same. Sal went first. Shaking from head to toe, he gingerly approached the unicorn, bowed, waited for the unicorn to bow back, and then clipped the fur. He offered the unicorn berries as payment, then walked away backward. Hagrid congratulated Sal on his victory. Grouper went next, with an equally successful outcome.

Then it was Selene's turn. She approached, bowed, clipped, and fed the unicorn sweet berries as payment. Then, in a slip of her memory, she forgot to walk away backward. Unicorns were proud creatures that saw back-turning as the highest form of disrespect. In the blink of an eye the unicorn was beating Selene up and down with its hooves. Selene pulled out her Oak wand and struggled to fend off the creature, but its strong hoof snapped the brittle wooden stick in half. Sal and Grouper cringed as the girl was trampled to death over the course of about a minute.

Selene Marra, District 4 Female: 11th, Killed by Unicorn Muttations, Day 3

As soon as lessons were over, Odette rushed to the Ravenclaw common room. She'd learned three new spells that day: the engorging charm, the levitation charm, and the summoning charm. Odette opened the jar of beetles Professor Flitwick gave her to practice with and spent the whole afternoon making them grow to the sizes of rats, making them levitate, and pulling them into her hand from dozens of feet away with the help of her wand.

The three other Ravenclaws went their separate ways around the castle once lessons were over. Rubix raced to the library to read up on more magical creatures. Kasey and Elizabeth were practicing severing charms when one of Elizabeth's spells went astray, cutting a six inch-long gash in her forearm. Kasey helped Elizabeth bind her arm with a white bandage she found in the hospital wing, and the two tributes rested in an unused classroom while Elizabeth healed, laughing and telling stories about their lives back home.

Neither Jacoma nor Pharoah returned to the Hufflepuff common room after lessons; they were both eager to hunt. By pure chance, the two tributes spotted each other from opposite ends of a long hallway around sunset. While killing housemates after curfew and during lessons was strictly forbidden, there were no rules against house in-fighting any other time of day.

Pharoah's first move was a devious one. His plan was to use the levitating charm to bring Jacoma up to the ceiling, then drop his wand and cause her to fall twenty feet to the ground. However, Jacoma used a shield charm to send his spell reverberating back, and Pharoah dodged his own rebounding charm by inches. After that the tributes spent several minutes sending stunning spells and severing charms at each other. All of them missed, except for one of Jacoma's severing charms, which hit Pharoah in the left wrist. Pharoah screamed as his entire left hand was cut off. He hastily downed a spare potion to help stop the bleeding. In that moment, Jacoma had a terrible, awful idea. She would use the summoning charm to finish off her opponent.

"Accio heart!"

Pharoah was dead before he had time to scream; the clump of bloody cells tore away from the 1 boy's body, flying toward Jacoma and hitting her chest. Pharoah's cannon shot fired, and Jacoma stumbled away, praying the graphic images in her mind would leave quickly.

Pharoah Iverson, District 1 Male: 10th, Killed by Jacoma, Day 3

Daeron continued to relentlessly hunt through the castle in search of prey. At nightfall he spotted the shadow of Rubix, who was leaving the library. Rubix quietly scampered back into the library, and leapt behind a bookshelf, hoping it would keep him hidden. Daeron poked his head into the library, and Rubix fired a stunning spell over top of the bookshelf. The spell knocked Daeron out for fifteen seconds, during which time Rubix picked up his wand and his books and made a run for the safety of Ravenclaw tower.

That night, when curfew was announced, all nine tributes made it back to their common rooms in time: Grouper and Sal to Gryffindor tower; Jacoma to the Hufflepuff basement; Odette, Rubix, Kasey, and Elizabeth to Ravenclaw tower; and Daeron and Beckett to the Slytherin dungeon. That night, all of the tributes had enormous amounts of homework. While they had never been told, they could all guess what the punishment would be for failing to complete an assignment on time. Beckett took his pile of homework onto his bed, and he had only started on the first assignment when he realized Daeron was staring at him, as though trying to pinpoint what spell would be most satisfying to kill him with. This adrenaline made Beckett work even faster, and he finished all of his essays and worksheets in minutes. He didn't sleep a wink that night.

Minutes before midnight, a cannon shot came from Gryffindor tower. Grouper quickly finished his homework and went to sleep. The other living Gryffindor, Sal from 10, stayed awake. He only realized after he finished his potions essay that he'd approached everything wrong, so he scratched the whole piece and started over. After that, he tackled his astronomy homework. One of Sal's questions asked him to note the current stage of the moon. He crept to the window and pulled aside the red velvet curtains, peering outside. A long, thin tower obscured the moon. Sal leaned out farther and farther to catch a glimpse of Earth's pet rock, and before he knew it he had fallen out of the window. Sal screamed as he tumbled down thousands of feet, going ker-sploosh in the Black Lake. He was killed immediately upon contact with the surface.

Sal Cohen, District 10 Male: 9th, Killed by Falling out of Window, Day 3

That left the final eight: Odette Mirthe from District 1 (Ravenclaw), Daeron Blackfyre from District 2 (Slytherin), Rubix Disk from District 3 (Ravenclaw), Grouper Sperling from District 4 (Gryffindor), Kasey Slosser from District 6 (Ravenclaw), Elizabeth Becker from District 9 (Ravenclaw), Jacoma Devlin from District 10 (Hufflepuff), and Beckett Langley from District 12 (Slytherin).

Day 4 entailed another day of lessons for the final eight. Grouper, the only Gryffindor, headed off to divination alone. Jacoma, the only Hufflepuff, traipsed to transfiguration by herself. Odette, Rubix, Kasey, and Elizabeth headed to charms. Daeron and Beckett made the short journey to potions class.

When lessons were over, Grouper sprinted out of the castle. He'd spent several days hunting exclusively inside. On Day 4, he wanted to hunt outside, where a few tributes might be hiding. Wherever he went, his eyes kept being drawn to the dark forest, and his spirit called for him to explore the place at least for a few minutes. Grouper shuffled past Hagrid's cabin and into the forest.

Suddenly, a thick, stretchy band wrapped around his ankle. Grouper tried to tear it off of himself, but it just got stuck to his hands. Before he knew it another strand was wrapped tightly around his abdomen. Then he saw the creature that was producing the strands of silk: an enormous spider the size of a pickup truck—an acromantula. Grouper only screamed louder when a whole dozen of the oversized spiders scuttled out of the shadows. He tried to run, but his silk bindings were too powerful. If you can imagine a death more horrifying than being helplessly torn apart by a colony of spiders the sizes of elephants, then let's hear about it.

Grouper Sperling, District 4 Male: 8th, Killed by Acromantula Muttations, Day 4

After munching on Grouper's flesh, the colony of spiders laid siege on the castle, thirsty for seconds. Odette was resting on a marble staircase when she heard a faint scuttling, whispering noise from nearby. Odette withdrew into the shadows, holding her wand at the ready, mentally reviewing the most appropriate defensive spells if trouble should occur. And it did. Odette gasped as the first of the spiders leapt into her sight. She raced up the staircase. At the top she turned around and fired a stunning spell at the nearest spider, sending it cascading downward. This bought her enough time to flee to safety. Odette raced down the hallway and barricaded herself into the transfiguration classroom, hiding under a desk for cover.

Daeron grinned as three acromantulas scuttled out of the shadows. He was one of the few tributes yet to experience a magical duel, and he was more than prepared for the experience. Using the water summoning charm he washed one of the spiders away, and then Daeron's eyes landed on the Slytherin common room. He blew out the windows with a blasting curse, and then a torrent of water from the Black Lake came rushing into the dungeons. All three acromantulas were washed away, and Daeron rushed up to the ground floor as the water rose behind him.

When he saw the acromantulas approaching him, Rubix set down the book he was reading and fled to the back of the library. He quickly found himself cornered, with nowhere to run. Rubix turned around and busted out of the window with the help of a handy spell. The huge spiders were unable to fit through the window as opposed to the small boy, and the mutts shrieked in defeat, struggling to find another path toward him.

Rubix reached the shore of the Black Lake, and he suddenly went limp. Beckett from 12 was hiding in a nearby copse of bushes, admiring the view of the lake, when he heard Rubix coming and fired the spell in his direction. Before Rubix could regain consciousness, Beckett lifted up his limp body and shoved him into the black lake. He sank to the bottom like an anchor. He never woke up.

Rubix Disk, District 3 Male: 7th, Killed by Beckett, Day 4

Kasey and Elizabeth were relaxing in the unused classroom when they heard the hissing spider mutts coming nearer. Kasey thought that if she and Elizabeth were quiet enough, they might be able to remain unnoticed. However, Elizabeth screamed and raced for the exit, and Kasey had no choice but to follow her. The two girls burst into the hall just as the first acromantula pounced toward Elizabeth, and she would have been killed if Kasey hadn't fired a stunning spell at the spider mutt at the right moment. The acromantula collapsed onto its back. The girls didn't wait around for more scary spider mutts to arrive. Kasey pointed toward a small broom cupboard nearby, and Kasey shut the door as soon as they were both inside. Kasey felt around the closet. Her hands never touched Elizabeth. Her heart sank. She'd locked her ally out!

Just then the 9 girl's screams erupted from outside. Every cell in Kasey's body screamed for her to stay inside the closet and protect her own life, but she knew she'd never be able to live with herself knowing she'd let a twelve year-old girl die without helping her. Kasey burst out of the closet and stunned one of the two acromantulas attacking Elizabeth. The other acromantula was crushed to death by a falling chandelier, and then the two girls disappeared into the depths of the castle.

The spider mutts chased Jacoma to the Hufflepuff basement, and Jacoma crawled through the doorway into the common room. She quickly plugged up the entrance behind her and then sprinted to the back of the room, praying the acromantulas couldn't fit through the hole.

Daeron raced through the castle for several hours. Nearly all of the acromantulas were on his tail, and they were all varying distances away: the closest would reach him in about ten seconds if he stopped moving. When he finally couldn't move any farther, he dragged himself to the nearest room—a girls' bathroom—and shut the door behind him. Inside, Daeron met the ghost that haunted the toilet, named Myrtle. Trying to ignore the sounds of the acromantulas as they pounded and banged against the door, Daeron crawled into one of the stalls, struggling to sleep amidst Myrtle's high-pitched laughter.

Surprisingly, all six of the tributes were able to make it back to their common rooms by curfew. Jacoma was already in the Hufflepuff common room; Odette left the transfiguration classroom through a back exit and climbed up several stairs to Ravenclaw tower; Kasey and Elizabeth raced up Ravenclaw tower as quickly as they could once Violet's announcement sounded; and Daeron received a sponsor note saying the acromantulas were gone, and then slipped down to the dungeons. The dungeons were flooded, so Daeron had to wade through the knee-high waters to the Slytherin common room. Fortunately, the top bunks of the beds were above the floodwater level, giving him a comfortable surface on which to sleep.

On the morning of Day 5, the ultimate muttation was unleashed upon the castle. The basilisk, also known as the king of serpents, could grow dozens of feet long and live for hundreds of years. In the Harry Potter stories, a basilisk inhabited the plumbing of the castle, and its faint whispers could only be heard by those who could understand parseltongue, snake language. In Violet's games, the basilisk slithered out of the Black Lake and slipped into the castle through an open doorway, hungry for human flesh.

Beckett was strolling near the Black Lake on the way to a History of Magic lesson when he heard the deadly hiss of the basilisk. He immediately dropped his books and stared straight down at the ground. He was one of the few tributes who had read the Harry Potter novels before, and he knew that looking into a basilisk's eyes was enough to cause instantaneous death. Beckett sprinted into the nearby Great Hall and crawled under the nearest table in search of shelter.

Jacoma heard the faint rumbling of the basilisk from around the corner of the place where she was walking, and she temporarily froze, confused. She didn't think the noise was a big deal, but she didn't want to take any chances. She ducked into the nearest room and held her wand at the ready, prepared to jump out and fight once she identified the threat. The monstrous serpent slithered past, and Jacoma had no idea its stare was lethal. The moment she gazed into the creature's bright yellow eyes, her wand dropped out of her hand. She wobbled back and forth for a few seconds before collapsing to her elbows, dead.

Jacoma Devlin, District 10 Female: 6th, Killed by Basilisk Muttation, Day 5

Kasey and Elizabeth were near the base of Ravenclaw tower when Kasey saw the undulating body of the basilisk growing nearer. Kasey screamed for Elizabeth to keep her head down as they raced toward safety. The basilisk, having seen both of them, could move at immense speeds, and the two girls really had no hope of escaping. They had to kill the mutt. But how? Its scaly armor rendered it immune to most deadly spells. Kasey knew how. She pointed at the long wooden bridge spanning the ravine. As she and Elizabeth ran, she yelled to Elizabeth that they would have to draw the basilisk onto the bridge, and then cause the bridge to collapse. Both girls were terrified, but they thought if they were tactful enough they'd be able to get the job done.

Kasey and Elizabeth passed by the Great Hall, and Beckett peeked out from under the table. He'd overheard the last minute or so of the girls' conversation, and he liked their plan. He thought a third wand couldn't hurt, so Beckett raced out of the Great Hall and followed close behind the girls.

Their plan of attack played out remarkably well. Beckett slunk into the shadows as the basilisk appeared, and it followed Kasey and Elizabeth out onto the bridge. Then, Beckett leapt onto sight and fired a blasting curse at the bridge. Kasey and Elizabeth did the same, and then both girls ran for their lives, struggling to get off of the bridge before it collapsed. Nails popped under their feet like gunfire as they ran, but both girls made it to safety. The body of the basilisk fell hundreds of feet down to the bottom of the ravine, where it was killed instantly.

Suddenly, Beckett raised his wand and fired a lethal spell and the tiny Elizabeth. Though Beckett had helped the girls kill the basilisk, he didn't consider them his allies, and he figured killing them wasn't off-limits. Besides, there were only five tributes left, and they'd both have to die soon if he wanted to ever see his family again. The curse killed Elizabeth immediately, and she fell to one side, landing with a thud on the stone-paved ground feet away from the chasm that the bridge once spanned.

Elizabeth Becker, District 9 Female: 5th, Killed by Beckett, Day 5

The moment Elizabeth's cannon fired, Beckett raced away as quickly as his legs could carry him. Kasey, infuriated at the death of her small ally, chased after him, and despite being much younger she could run just as quickly as he could. Beckett felt red-hot pain explode through his back as Kasey's severing charm cut a long gash in his back. He struggled to keep moving, but his energy was quickly dissipating into thin air, and in only a few minutes his body gave up fighting.

Beckett Langley, District 12 Male: 4th, Killed by Kasey, Day 5

Miraculously, all was said and done in time for the tributes to reach their lessons. The final three consisted of two Ravenclaws (Odette and Kasey) and one Slytherin (Daeron), so lessons were much quieter and less eventful. Odette and Kasey headed off to Ancient Runes, while Daeron headed off to Arithmancy. Odette stared daggers at her fellow Ravenclaw, feeling somewhat insulted that a fifteen-year-old girl from 6 had made it to the final three alongside the two strongest tributes in the games. Though she was furious, Odette kept herself from attacking Kasey during classes, scared she would be killed as punishment for inflicting harm on the girl. Kasey was being weighed down by guilt. Only after killing Beckett did she truly realize what she had done, and the knowledge she'd taken a human life was almost too much for her to bear. Daeron was as ravenous as ever, and as he scribbled out his Arithmancy notes under Professor Vector, his mind was plotting and scheming and churning and burning with murderous, bloodthirsty thoughts.

Toward the end of Day 5, Odette and Daeron had an epic duel. They were walking in hallways near each other, and Violet sent off a loud banging sound between them. Both careers walked toward the sound to investigate, and they spotted each other from about fifty yards away. Daeron and Odette fired blasting curses toward one another at exactly the same moment; their curses collided in mid-air and dissolved into nothingness. For several minutes they fired blasting curses and levitating charms and severing charms at each other, but none of their spells inflicted any major damage. Daeron gained the upper hand by firing a confounding charm in Odette's direction; the 1 girl stumbled backward, dazed. Daeron sprinted nearer. Then he used a levitating charm to bring her to the ceiling. Then he dropped her. Odette fell several meters to the ground, and broke her neck instantly.

Odette Mirthe, District 1 Female: 3rd, Killed by Daeron, Day 5

The remainder of the day was deathless. Kasey quickly returned to Ravenclaw tower after lessons were over, exhausted and wanting to rest. Daeron continued hunting through the castle, but it was pointless; he knew that it was impossible for a non-Ravenclaw to enter Ravenclaw tower, and that was where his final opponent was hiding. At curfew he slowly returned to the flooded dungeons and to the Slytherin common room.

Day 6 was the last day of the games. The two final tributes, Daeron and Kasey, left their common rooms at daybreak. Daeron had an enormous advantage over Kasey in terms of physical strength, but Kasey had the much sharper mind. In a magical duel, either tribute could have won. The finalists met in the great hall, and their duel began.

Daeron fired the first spell, a blasting curse aimed at Kasey, and she would have died if she hadn't ducked behind a large stone statue, which shielded her from the curse. Kasey was disoriented, but she eventually managed to cast a spell on Daeron that made him rapidly dance back and forth. Kasey was able to deflect Daeron's next spell with a shield charm, and then they were even. For nearly fifteen minutes the tributes fired an assortment of colorful spells at each other, and Kasey finally triumphed, sending a severing charm straight into Daeron's chest. By the time he hit the ground with a loud noise, he was dead.

Daeron Blackfyre, District 2 Male: 2nd, Killed by Kasey, Day 6

"Kasey Slosser of District 6, you are the victor of the seventy-ninth annual Hunger Games!" Violet shouted as the ceiling of the great hall opened up, revealing the hovercraft.

Kasey fell to her knees, in tears, begging the families of the tributes she had killed to be forgiven.


AFTERMATH

District 6 was pleasantly surprised to receive another victor after only six years, whereas their previous wait had been an enormous fifty years long. Kasey was one of the more traumatized victors; for the three years following her games, she rarely left her house except for mandatory public events. All of the deadly spells she saw in the games made her extremely paranoid, and whenever she saw flashes of lightning she would retreat to the safety of her basement. She even avoided her balcony because it reminded her too much of Ravenclaw tower. Despite this, she was one of the few District 6 victors never to take up morphling, and she drank orange juice whenever her anxiety was up to prevent herself from taking the addictive painkiller. Around the time of the eighty-second Hunger Games, Kasey attempted to make a recovery and succeeded, doing so for the man of her dreams.

Kasey settled into the Victor's Village of District 6, the fifth victor to do so.

Her victory tour was nothing out of the ordinary, though District 2, hungry for their twentieth victor, was furious at her for killing Daeron.

Kasey would live to age ninety-nine, dying from blood poisoning five months after the one-hundred sixty-third annual Hunger Games. She would marry and have one daughter.


NEWS

Kasey moves into the Victor's Village of District 6, the fifth to do so.

Johanna Mason adopts twin daughters, named Yewwa and Sycamora.

Apollo Reinold marries his fiancée Ivory Hester.

Meredith Powell marries a man from District 1 named Gleam Strouss.


LIST OF VICTORS

1HG: Cordin Frey (#1, District 3)
2HG: Sapphire Waber (#1, District 1)
3HG: Molly Toliday (#1, District 4)
4HG: Amelia Spangler (#1, District 2)
5HG: Misty Sablone (#1, District 12)
6HG: Olivia Seager (#2, District 2)
7HG: Flux Stafford (#2, District 3)
8HG: Brandi Coyne (#2, District 1)
9HG: Isaac Crandall (#1, District 5)
10HG: Velvet Farrow (#3, District 1)
11HG: Mags Flanagan (#2, District 4)
12HG: Slate Ogston (#3, District 2)
13HG: Woof Dozier (#1, District 8)
14HG: Blaze Skalnik (#4, District 2)
15HG: Dina Wilmarth (#2, District 5)
16HG: Beatrice Toland (#1, District 6)
17HG: Amelia Bankston (#5, District 2)
18HG: Markus Gardd (#2, District 6)
19HG: Odius Ruttler (#6, District 2)
20HG: Seeder Kaiser (#1, District 11)
21HG: Freya Digard (#7, District 2)
22HG: Gold Carson (#4, District 1)
23HG: Ashlyn Breston (#3, District 6)
24HG: Dayta Albrand (#3, District 3)
25HG: Diamond Griego (#5, District 1)
26HG: Thor Rosner (#8, District 2)
27HG: Magnet Lisagor (#4, District 3)
28HG: Maria Dutra (#3, District 4)
29HG: Discordia Komine (#9, District 2)
30HG: Barley Chisolm (#1, District 9)
31HG: Marlin Coppi (#4, District 4)
32HG: Wyatt Kerdler (#5, District 3)
33HG: Molly Soltan (#5, District 4)
34HG: Grover Handa (#1, District 7)
35HG: Troy Stiles (#6, District 4)
36HG: Lana Voltaire (#10, District 2)
37HG: Lucy Said (#7, District 4)
38HG: Porter Tripp (#3, District 5)
39HG: Penelope Turek (#8, District 4)
40HG: Beetee Latier (#6, District 3)
41HG: Radiance Clinton (#6, District 1)
42HG: Technik Hartline (#7, District 3)
43HG: Dylan Levitt (#9, District 4)
44HG: Rye Boyum (#2, District 9)
45HG: Chaff Korsmun (#2, District 11)
46HG: Nolan Wrack (#11, District 2)
47HG: Klink Byrae (#4, District 5)
48HG: Brutus Cordley (#12, District 2)
49HG: Wiress Freid (#8, District 3)
50HG: Haymitch Abernathy (#2, District 12)
51HG: Lyme Mabbett (#13, District 2)
52HG: Ruby Rayfuse (#7, District 1)
53HG: Lily Eckel (#3, District 11)
54HG: Blight Holzer (#2, District 7)
55HG: Emily Pollick (#5, District 5)
56HG: Sally Vasilia (#6, District 5)
57HG: Mason Kittridge (#14, District 2)
58HG: Margaret Cartmill (#1, District 10)
59HG: Tiger Sterne (#8, District 1)
60HG: Cecelia Rieffel (#2, District 8)
61HG: Valerie Easton (#15, District 2)
62HG: Enobaria Rigatti (#16, District 2)
63HG: Gloss Linden (#9, District 1)
64HG: Cashmere Linden (#10, District 1)
65HG: Finnick Odair (#10, District 4)
66HG: Victor Xhang (#17, District 2)
67HG: Augustus Braun (#11, District 1)
68HG: Iuna Mosier (#12, District 1)
69HG: Alexander Westlake (#2, District 10)
70HG: Annie Cresta (#11, District 4)
71HG: Johanna Mason (#3, District 7)
72HG: Remus Daley (#18, District 2)
73HG: Apollo Reinold (#4, District 6)
74HG: Meredith Powell (#4, District 7)
75HG: Struve Lockman (#19, District 2)
76HG: Porcelain Wing (#13, District 1)
77HG: Router Lowell (#9, District 3)
78HG: Surge Upsdell (#7, District 5)
79HG: Kasey Slosser (#5, District 6)


A/N: I know it's not a good idea to incorporate loads of other fandoms into this story, because chapters can be confusing for those who aren't familiar, but I just finished my latest reread of the Harry Potter books and I just couldn't help myself. I also get that there's a lot of suspension of disbelief in this one, with the spells and potions and whatnot, but I hope it was still enjoyable :D

Recognize this gal from my SYOT? There was a mention of her in the train ride chapter and one or two of the others, I can't remember off the top of my head.

President Snow is dead! Woohoo :D

I'll see you next time with eightieth games. Hope your lives are all going swimmingly.