DISCLAIMER: THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER BELONGS TO JK. ROWLING.

It was the night of the third task, and Oliver along with the Weasley family was coming that night to watch it. It was going to be a big deal and the house elves were preparing great ordeals of food.

" OMG Laura, I can't even concentrate I am soo excited!" Stephanie had blurted out in their last class of the day; history of magic. No one was really paying attention to Mr. Binns drone on and on and on.

" I know me neither! Do you think Harry will be alright? What am I thinking, of course he will be. Are the boys going to join us after the lessons?"

" I think…hey, you know what's weird, I would have excepted Sirius to show up, you know even in dog form...

Laura's pulse started going a bit faster at the mention of his name, and she quickly looked away from Stephanie, because after all she still hadn't told her about her 'encounter.'

" …Yeah…I guess…" Laura half mumbled out.

" What's the matter, don't you like him?" Stephanie asked.

Laura bit the inside of her cheek, praying she wasn't blushing, " No no, he is fine… I dunno… so how are you and Fred?"

Now it was Stephanie's turn to blush. " Fine" she replied a little too dreamily.

The girls couldn't help giggling and telling each other romantic stories of their 'true love,' and having a good time inventing odd pranks to play on the twins and before they knew it, it was the end of the period. The twins and Lee were waiting for them outside the room, looking very excited themselves.

George grabbed both of their hands and they all started running to the Great Hall where the rest of their family was meeting them, and they were all going to eat alongside Harry before he had to face the task ahead. In the Great Hall, Stephanie was the first to shriek when she saw Mrs. Weasley, because she was her favorite person in the entire world, having spent endless summers at the burrow with the boys and Laura. After the girls were done hugging each other they all sat down, and let the boys get pestered by their mother, giggling at Fred and George's embarrassed expressions when their mommy talked to them like little boys.

" So my dears, have you seen Harry?" said Mrs. Wealsey at last.

" Over here!" Waved Harry as he, Ron and Hermione entered through the double doors.

They all ate happily together, discussing the upcoming task, with Mrs. Weasley occasionally saying " Oh poor Harry, so young." And " How could Dumbeldore let you compete in this?" but besides that, it was one of the most enjoyable feasts in quite some time. It was like a reunion, everyone talking and having a good time.

Around dessert time, Oliver walked in smiling broadly, making him looks as handsome as ever. He looked rite at Laura and walked towards her, giving her a big hug in greeting, sweeping her off her feet, and then greeting everyone else in turn. When Oliver greeted Stephanie, he gave her a hug then tickled her to death, until Fred said, " Ok…haha..That's enough…umm… the food is getting cold."

Stephanie and Oliver had a really fun relationship, they were friends, but mostly they teased each other, and they always needed Laura to come and sort out their arguments.

Like this one time when Oliver was still at school, they had played chess one night, and were arguing about who had won, then Oliver had thrown a pillow at Stephanie's head which had resulted in a full fledged pillow fight, where Laura had had to come down from the dormitory because they were making such a big racket. Laura had came down, looking as angry as ever, had grabbed both of Stephanie's and Oliver's ears as they kneeled on the ground saying 'Ow! Ow! Ow!' then she had said, " THAT'S IT! CUT IT OUT! IF WE WERE IN PRISON YOU GUYS WOULD BE MY BITCHES!" then she had let them go, turned around and walked upstairs as if nothing happened, while Stephanie and Oliver stayed on the ground, mouths gaping open looking back at her. Needless to say, it was quite and interesting trio when it came down to it. Although sometimes, even Fred got involved, but that was perhaps because he was jealous, who knows…

Anyhow, the feast soon came to an end, and Harry was called out to the field and hour ahead to get ready as they all wished him luck. Soon the group made their way down to the ex- quidditch pitch to see humongous hedges towering in the form of a maze.

Everyone took their seats watching in awe at what the champions would have to face. Oliver casually put his arm around Laura, as she settled deeper in the crook of his arm. Fred had his arm loosely around Stephanie, as they chatted with Lee and George about what horrible and grotesque things the champions would have to encounter.

While everyone was busy talking, Oliver looked at Laura thinking about how long he had waited to be with her, and when she turned her head to look at him, he leaned down slowly, and kissed her softly. She was so taken by surprise, she couldn't react, so he just kissed her once, removed his lips from hers, and kissed her cheek. He didn't look embarrassed in the least, in fact he just held on to her tighter, and she let him. Laura thought the kiss had been nice, might have been missing something…what that might be, she would think about it later, because the pitch got really quiet as Ludo Bagman made the announcement of the Maze and the sorts of beast the champions would encounter.

Harry was the first to go along with Krum, then Cedric and Fleur. Laura tightened her grip on Oliver's hand as Harry went in, and bit her lip nervously waiting. Oliver felt her hand tighter around his, and he responded by holding on to her hand just as tightly and smiled. It seemed like forever as the champions were in the maze.

The worst part was that the rest of the school couldn't see anything, but they all watched the maze…well not quite everyone; a black dog watched from the top of the bleachers, but it wasn't the maze he was watching, it was the scene unveiling before his eyes. The kiss he witnessed.

" What is going on in there?" asked Stephanie nervously.

" Well, whatever it is, it's ok for now, because we haven't seen any red sparks." Said Fred reassuringly.

" Yeah, but what if something happens and no one knows?" asked Laura just as worried as Stephanie. Her, Hermione, Ron and Stephanie exchanged a worried glance as they all thought about Harry. The girls still hadn't told the twins, Lee or Oliver, about their connection with the famous trio and the Order and they weren't planning on telling them unless they had to.

" Don't worry Laura, if anything happens I am sure Oliver here will be only too happy to protect you." Said Lee with a smirk on his face. Laura blushed a little and then George took that as a hint to continue taunting her.

" Yeah, or if you fall unconscious for days because you thought a bee was attacking you in the middle of all this tension, Ollie could play helpful Prince…or would he rather be the naughty nurse?" and he too smirked and laughed.

" Oh shut up both of you," said Laura as Oliver did nothing but smile along with the boys.

" Oh my god! What's happening? Red sparks!" Stephanie exclaimed.

All heads turned to the pitch, and all sound hushed all around the bleachers. Red sparks were over the hedge, which meant someone was in trouble. The teachers went inside the maze. Stephanie held on tight to Fred's hand, breathing heavily. Soon, another set of red Sparks went in the air, and by then, not a sound could be heard except the nervous beating of hearts.

" …Oliver, I'm scared, this doesn't feel right." Said Laura in a small shaky voice.

His throat was dry; he couldn't speak because he too was scared.

" Wait, someone is coming out!" exclaimed George.

Stephanie grabbed on to Laura's arm, and said, " I don't see Harry! There's Krum, and Fleur, but where are our champions!" Laura took hold of Stephanie's hand and said, " I hope everything is ok…"

After what felt like forever, Harry emerged from the pitch dragging something behind him. Hermione gasped, and her and Ron rushed down to the entrance of the maze. Stephanie and Laura wanted to run after them, but the guys were holding them back.

" LET ME GO! I NEED TO GO DOWN THERE!" Laura roared at Oliver.

" Come down, you can't help if you are acting completely irrational."

" GET OFF OF ME FREDERICK, LAURA AND I NEED TO GO!" yelled Stephanie, knowing Dumbeldore might need their help.

Her and Laura took off running, not even looking back at the boys. By the time they got there, the teachers were in a circle, and a crowd was forming around the entrance, trying to see what had happened. Dumbeldore looked up and saw the girls, and told them," Laura, Stephanie, Ron and Hermione, you better come with me. Harry needs to be brought to the hospital wing now. " He kept his voice calm but very alert.

The nodded and walked towards Harry, who was unconsciously clutching on to someone. It was Cedric. Cedric was dead.

…

Stephanie looked in horror at the sight before her, and her and Laura just held on to each other. They couldn't say anything, they couldn't think, so they just did what they were told to do. They took Harry to the hospital wing leaving the crowds behind. On their way to the school Fred, George, Lee and Oliver came and asked what happened.

" Please, just leave me alone. I can't talk about it," said Stephanie in a weak tired voice, as it took all her strength not to cry.

" Come on! You can't just take off like that, then not tell me what for? What the bloody hell is going on?" said Fred.

Laura just took his arm off of Stephanie's very softly, shook her head as she fought to not let one tear escape her eyes, and just kept walking. The guys just looked at them with confused, angry and sad faces.

In the hospital wing, they laid Harry down, and Hermione, Ron, Stephanie and Laura just stood around, not sure of what to do, and too in shock to speak. It was only someone yelling outside that made them move.

" LET ME IN THERE!"

" Ok ok come down, Professor Dumberldore told me you would be here, its just Harry needs his rest now. And try to keep it down!" replied the nurse.

" LET. ME. IN. THERE. NOW." Said the stranger in a low dangerous voice.

The nurse let the stranger in, and he ran to Harry's bed. The stranger was none other than Sirius Black. Laura looked at him in utter shock, as did everyone else.

" What happened? I take my eyes off the maze for one second…"

" Sirius, Cedric Diggory is dead, we don't know what happened, Harry passed out when he came out. How are the other champions?" asked Hermione tentatively.

" The others? Oh yes yes… they are fine. Cedric…yes I heard, Dumbeldore told me on the way here, he is outside sorting things out…" said Sirius.

Laura didn't think about what she was doing, she just walked by the kneeling Sirius, never before having seen him look so scared and worried, it broke her heart. She put her hand on his shoulder and felt him tense under her touch.

" Harry will be alright, I know he will." She said.

He got up, away from her touch, and still not looking at her he said, " Of course he will be all right…"

They didn't speak again until Dumbeldore came in, and made Harry wake up to tell his story. After he was done explaining the events in the maze, and the rising of Voldemort, he was given a Dreamless sleep potion. Everyone just stood around, too shocked at what they had just heard. They stayed with Harry the entire night, not saying much, only Ron and Hermione talking in low voices to Sirius.

At dawn, Laura got up, careful not to wake anyone who had fallen asleep on his or her chairs, and made her way outside. She needed some fresh air; this was too much for her. As she closed the door behind her, Sirius opened his eyes. He hadn't been sleeping, and he too made his way outside to follow her, because he knew this was too much for her to handle.

Laura walked on the dewy grass, her hands becoming numb with the early morning cold, and made her way to the lake by a tree. She stood there, eyes glassy, staring ahead. She spread her arms out as if she was about to fly, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. From behind her, Sirius took her hands in his. She didn't move.

" I knew you would follow me."

He lowered her hands, and turned her around to face him.

" It's not fair Sirius…what happened…and... She couldn't say anymore. She had been so strong all night, she completely broke down and started crying, trying to free herself from his grasp. He just held on to her tighter as she stopped fighting him and rested on his chest, crying and holding him tightly. He was too choked up with frustrating emotions; he wasn't sure what to do. So he simply wrapped his arms around her, as he kissed her forehead trying to reassure her. Seeing her cry was too much for him, and he wanted to do anything to stop her pain. But part of him also knew she didn't belong to him, she was Oliver's now…

So he just held on to her for as long as he could, as she stopped crying but held on to the front of his shirt…after some time it seemed as if they were going to stay like this forever, but the nightingale stopped their world with his song, signaling it was time for the world to get up. She was starting to let go when he whispered softly, tickling her ear, " Can I keep you…?"