A/N: Wow! This is a long chapter but I'm really proud of it and I hope you enjoy!

The Tri wizard Tournament

Time seems to speed up those last few weeks of summer and before I know it me and Louis are packing up our things and getting ready to go back to Hogwarts. This will be my 6th year and Louis' 3rd. Victoire is on her honey moon with Teddy of course.

I stand in my bedroom at shell cottage throwing the last of my stuff into my trunk and telling myself that I'm not gonna let stupid Teddy Lupin get me down this year. No, this is the year I'm going to turn my life around. My owl Cedar hoots in agreement. I grab my trunk and Cedars cage and head downstairs to where Lois is already waiting. "Ready to go then guys" Dad says. "Ah, no wait" maman says, flustering around, her long silvery blonde hair flying around her face. She rushes over to us, kissing Louis and handing him a bag of assorted foods (which she prepares for the Hogwarts express journey every year). "You be good now mon grand Garcon" she tells him "I am so proud of you".

And then she turns to me. She just stares at me intently for a moment before saying in a cautious voice "Dominique, I know you avent been yourself of late..., I just want you to know, you can always come to me, or your fazer, if you ever need elp... wiz any zing". I nod and say "Au re voir Maman" to please her as she loves it when we speak French (the three of us are fluent) but it doesn't work as her worried gaze follows me out the door.

It's only when we reach the station I realize she has forgotten to give me my bag of assorted foods, she'll probably send them by owl but it's the first time I've gone to Hogwarts without this little token of love from Maman and it makes me feel uneasy.

Louis says bye to Dad by giving him a massive hug. I call "Bye Dad" as I head towards the barrier.

"Hey Dominique wait" he calls after me. I stop and take a deep breath before turning to him. I wanted to get out of here as soon as possible. "Weren't you even going to give me a hug" he says, hurt etched into his voice, and I feel terrible, really terrible, because I know what it's like to feel that way. "I'm sorry Dad" I say but I can't meet his eyes, I feel like I'm about to cry because he doesn't understand. I reach up and hug him tightly, breathing in the scent of safety, of home, savouring it. And he's hugging me tightly back.

Then I break away, grab my trolley and run through the barrier before the tears start.

When I reach the other side I can't find anyone. Ide usually meet up with James Fred and Lorcan but as their nowhere to be seen I unload my trolley and jump on the Hogwarts express. I walk down the compartments looking for anyone I know or maybe even an empty compartment. Pete Greyer a hideous looking Slytherin leers at me from inside his compartment of Slytherin bullies, Pete Greyer is James' particular least favourite student. He's never been anything short of pleasant to me however, if not a little creepy.

Finally I find someone I know, Lysander Scamander drifting down the corridor towards me. "Lorcans in a compartment up there" he says dreamily, pointing behind him. I wonder how Lorcan managed to come out completely normal under the circumstances.

I reach the compartment Lysander was talking about to find Fred, James, Lorcan, Fred, Roxanne and one of Roxanne's friends Alice, nestled comfortably inside. "Mind if I join you" I say sliding in next to Alice. "Dommie! Wondered where you got to" James exclaims happily.

As the boys continue joking around not so subtly trying to impress Alice, I send Lorcan a private smile who sends one back.

The trolley comes round and James, Fred and Rox by practically everything on there. Lorcan buys his favourite; Bertie bops, which he shares with me. I buy a chocolate frog which I set free just to annoy James as his very supersticous about them, and I give my card, with Uncle Harry on the front to Alice, who squeals in delight, at which James looks disgusted and me and Lorcan burst out laughing.

I'm glad when we reach Hogsmeade as I'm starving and can't wait for the feast. The familiar sound of Hagrid calling the first years and the reflection of the moon on the lake is enough to make me feel happy about being back. The six of us squeeze into a carriage up to Hogwarts, talking excitedly about the year ahead.

When we reach the great hall Lorcan and I break away from the rest of the group who are all Gryffindors and head to the Ravenclaw table. We take our seats and shortly after Lysander drifts up and takes a seat beside us.

The 1st years are led in with expressions resembling prisoners on death row. Professor McGonagall meets them at the top of the hall and so commences the sorting.

And finally the feast begins an array of food to choose from. And Lorcan and I begin eating greedily, while Lysander picks up a boiled egg and calmly examines it in front of his face.

"How are you?" Lorcan says to me after swallowing. "I'm fine" I say casually. "What did Teddy say to you, you know... when he dragged you out behind the marquee at the wedding?"

This takes me by surprise. I didn't think anyone had seen me and Teddy talking. "I didn't think anyone had seen" I say looking up at him. A slight blush rises in his cheeks and I can't help but think it's adorable. "He wanted to know why I was dancing with Alek Krum". "He wanted to know what!" he says incrediously, almost spraying me with the pumpkin juice he had just taken a sip of. Lorcan looks absolutely livid. "He has no right to be jealous Dominique" he tells me, like I don't know that. "I know, I told him that, don't worry". He looks slightly relieved but the colour still hasn't faded from his cheeks.

The tinkling of a bell sounds from the staff table and everyone looks up expectantly, the great hall falling silent. "I would like to make an announcement" Professor McGonagall says, looking down on us with a stern expression. "Their is a change in the schedule this year, that will most prominently affect our 5th, 6th and 7th year students.

She has my full attention now.

"As a lot of you may know the Tri-wizard Tournament was held in Hogwarts in 1994, the winner of course was Harry Potter... but, but we lost a most wonderful student... Cedric Diggory. And so all agreed to cease the running of the Tournament." She says the last sentence in a most irritable tone of voice. "This year however" she says rather more irritably "upon several meetings with the ministry and the heads of the other wizarding schools..." tense silence hung in the air. "We have... decided to participate in the first Tri-Wizard Tournament since the second wizarding war".

Gasps and murmurs broke out through the hall; I turn to Lorcan and give him a shocked look.

Professor McGonagall begins clearing her throat loudly to regain attention. When this doesn't work and the talking only grows louder she yells "SILENCE!".

The whole great hall fell silent. She cleared her throat again before continuing.

"This year the Tri-wizard tournament will be held in Beauxbatons academy of magic, in the south of France. The other school participating will be Durmstrang, who will also be guests at Beauxbatons for the tournament. As I said; 5th, 6th and 7th years will attend, unless your champion exams will still be taken and you will be expected to attend classes." Groans emanate throughout the hall. "Only one champion for Hogwarts can be chosen" she continues over the din "And you must be 16 or over to enter. Owls have been sent to inform all parents and we will be leaving for Beauxbatons on the 30th of October". "Well then, that's quite enough I think. Off to bed, you'll need to be rested for your classes in the morning".

And with that were swept out of the room, everyone in clusters talking excitedly. I grab Lorcans arm so as not to get separated, he takes this as an invitation to put an arm around my waist and pull me closer. Being shoved up against him I feel the hard muscles of his Quidditch toned body and I feel myself growing hot.

When we finally get out of the great hall we make our way to the Ravenclaw tower. "What do you think of it?" I ask Lorcan on our way up the stairs, he still hasn't removed his arm from my waist. "It should be great, a year away, a chance to learn the language" he looks down at me "Of course, you're already fluent". I smile modestly.

When we reach the top of the stairs a bunch of people are working on the riddle. Feeling tired and with my mind on other things I hang back and let them get on with it. They seem to be struggling with it, that is until Lysander floats up to us hears the riddle once and answers immediately. Every one cheers, pats him on the back and we head inside. Lorcan and I take our seat by the fire, just beside a large book shelf. I lean my head against Lorcans shoulder and stare dreamily up at the enchanted ceiling. I'm lost in thought and I think so is Lorcan when I hear someone from a group opposite who were discussing the tournament calling my name.

"Hey Dominique!" I snap back to attention. "Wasn't your mom a Tri-wizard champion?" I nod my head "Yeah, she was." "And she went to Beauxbatons?" "Yeah" I say again. "So your gonna be entering then" says John Corner. I look at him totally bewildered, the thought of entering hadn't even occurred to me. "I, I don't know" I say stuttering. "Well I think you should" John Corner says and the rest of them happily agree.

This isn't me I think to myself. Popular people talking to me, supporting me, no, this is more like Victoire. Then a thought enters my head. Maybe, maybe if I was more like Victoire, then Teddy might love me. I mean, I already know he has some feelings for me; he kissed me for God's sake!

"I'm tired" I say to Lorcan. "Night then" he says as I get up and walk across the common room to the stair case leading up to the girls dormitories.

I fall asleep imagining myself lifting the Tri wizard trophy. And Teddy, upon realizing how much he loves me, kissing me in front of the whole world.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. And please, please, please review!