Heya, yeah, so chapter 9! Hermione vs Dragon!

I don't own Harry Potter (kinda obvious i would have thought?)

Lilli x

Chapter 9,

"You okay?" asked George, the morning of the 1st task

"Oh, yes, im bloody brilliant!" snapped Hermione in return, who was twisting the bottom of her blue & silver task jacket.

"Right, you're just stressed, you wouldn't be saying any of this if you weren't about to fight a dragon..."

"JUST STOP TALKING!" shrieked Hermione, almost hysterically.

"Hermione, you need to go down now..." Madame Maxime said, coming over. "We must not be late." Was it George's imagination or was Madame Maxime giving him a very dirty look?

"Yes Madame." Hermione sighed and Madame Maxime went and waited at the door.

"Well, see you guys later, if i'm not eaten or savaged by the drago... um, 1st task!" Hermione said, quickly remembering that she wasn't supposed to know about the dragons.

"Yep, bye Mione!" laughed George, giving her a quick hug

"Good luck Hermione!" called Neville "We'll all cheer for you!"

"Yeah!" agreed Seamus, in his irish lilt "Your ex-gryff after all!"

Hermione smiled nervously and began to walk towards the door. The beauxbatons began to cheer and scream and she turned and waved quickly

"Good luck princess!" yelled Roger Davies and the beauxbaton girls, decended into giggles winking at Hermione, who rolled her eyes, and disappeared out of the hall.

"Bloody roger davies..." George muttered, stabbing his kippers with more force needed

"Jealous much!" laughed Fred

"Aw, poor georgie!" joined in Lee Jordan, grinning.

Hermione walked into the champions tent, and saw Krum, looking as surly as ever, Diggory pacing, looking nervous and Harry looking like he could be sick.

"Hey." She said going over to him

"Hiya Hermy."

"Harry!"

"Sorry, it was what i used to call you..." he trailed off

"Yeah it was..." Hermione said, leaving the awkward silence to consume them

"Champions!" Dumbledore called, walking into the tent, followed by Karakoff, Madame Maxime & Bagman. "Come over here please!"

"Now, what you will face is in this bag, well a replicate of it, there are wizards on hand if things get out of control and here is your mission, you must get the golden egg. If you don't, there is no hope of you continuing on to the next task. Miss Granger..." he said, holding out the bag to Hermione. She placed her hand in and pulled out a green dragon with the number '2' around its neck.

"Ah, yes, the Welsh Green, and you my dear will go second."

Hermione barely paid attention to what the other champions pulled out the bag, she was remembering with horror, what George had said the night they saw the dragons.

"...that Welsh Green has a bad temper apparently..."

She took a deep breath in as Dumbledore and the others went out of the tent and Bagman voice sounded out across the stadium

"Now, welcome to the 1st task of the Tri-Wizard Tournament! The 4 champions with have to get past there dragon to get the golden egg. Now, give a big cheer for Mr Diggory of Hogwarts!"

Hermione heard the roar of the crowd, as Cedric, pale yet with the steely look on his face, stepped out of the tent and into the arena. Hermione began to re-pace the steps he had been walking. Hearing what was happening to him was not helping her nerves. Then there was roar of the crowd and Bagman was yelling "And he has the golden egg!"

Hermione took a deep breath and walked to the side of the tent, clutching her wand. Bagman called out into the crowds "Now, make some noise for the only girl in this tournament, the stunning, Miss Granger of Beauxbatons!"

Hermione stepped out into the area and looked around, there were thousands of students, screaming and cheering. She could see Flora, Sophie & Lily all doing a cheerleading routine, Neville & Seamus, along with Ginny, holding a huge banner saying "Come on Ex-Gryff!" and George, cheering, but very pale and nervous looking.

Hermione heard a load roar and turned to her left, there, was a HUGE welsh green, its huge black eyes following her. Suddenly it reared up and Hermione threw herself behind a rock as it shot flames at her. She took a deep breath in and grabbed her wand tighter. She climbed up onto the rock and waved her wand

"Acideus Musicolus!"

Soft, sweet music began to almost pour from her wand and the great beast, began to sway and then, fell, into a slumber. Quietly, Hermione crept up and was inches from the golden egg when the beast awoke and turned on her. Hermione ducked as a clawed claw (:P) swept down and slashed her arm. The crowd gasped, as she fell backwards,

"Impedima!" Hermione cried and the dragon froze, and Hermione grabbed her egg.

The crowd whooped and shrieked and screamed as Hermione clutching the golden egg walked off into the 2nd tent.

Hermione won! Yay! Review please & you'll c what happens next - shoutouts next chap!xxx