Chapter 17: It Just Exploded!

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"Lie down, and stay there till I tell you too." She glared before walking away. I coughed slightly, before sitting up.

"Is she always that insane?"

"You don't even know the half of it." Cedric sighed.


I stood up and winked at Cedric before walking out of the tent. Charlie had left after getting Madame Pomfrey; I guess he was going to help stop the Horntail from eating Harry.

My score was up on a huge score board thing, it was bellow Cedric's, Fleur's, and Krum's. Cedric had 36, Fleur had 38, and Krum and I both stood together with solid 40's. I was pleased; at least I would be tied for first, because I seriously doubt that Harry could do anything spectacular.

I was about to go watch when I noticed that Troy, Carmen, Fred, and George were coming down to greet me. I waved them over with a grin.

"That was amazing!" Troy caught me in a hug. I was still on and adrenalin rush from the task, so I hugged him back ecstatically.

"It was pretty cool." Carmen nodded, sending me a smile.

"Thanks, guys. Except that tail to the stomach was brutal, huh?" I asked as I rubbed my stomach.

"Yeah, looked pretty painful. I'm surprised Pomfrey hasn't confided you to bed arrest." Fred said thoughtfully.

"Shhhh!! She has, but I'm not going to sit there while I could be talking to you guys." I laughed. Carmen frowned.

"You really shouldn't be out of bed. You've lost a good amount of blood, and you ran a bunch, and that was some powerful magic to keep up right there. Really, you should get some rest right now." Carmen practically pleaded.

"Stop being such a healer. I'm fine, really. I'll get some rest tonight." I promised.

"Yeah right. Party in the lounge I'm thinking? You guys wanna come?" Troy asked Fred and George.

"No, I think we'll be throwing Harry a party." Just then the crowd burst into cheers. We looked over to see Harry on a firebolt carrying the golden egg.

"A broomstick? Clever." I thought aloud.

"Why didn't you think of that?" George nudged me in the stomach.

"Because this is supposed to test my skills as a wizard. Everyone knows that I can fly, you all saw that the first day, but now everyone knows that I have power too." George nodded, but still told me that it would have been cool.

We nodded to Harry as he walked into the tent; his two little friends were already running down the stands. As they passed, Hermione gave me a look of respect and awe (I couldn't help but giggle) and Fred and George punched Ron in the shoulder.

"Hey, Shawn? You lot are supposed to meet Bagman at the Champions tent soon. He's going to give you instructions on the next task. And excellent job earlier. I'll keep in touch." He gave her a hug and turned to his little brothers.

"You lot keep an eye on her. She's a wild one." He winked at me as he said this, and I tried to suppress my laughter.

"Don't worry Charlie, I've got my eye all over her." George laughed as he slung an arm around my shoulder. I pushed him off playfully.

"I'm gonna head over to the champions tent. I'll talk to you guys later." I walked away and made my way up to the tent. Fleur and Krum were already there, and I could see Cedric not too far behind me.

"Great job you two. Viktor, looks like it's between you and me." I smiled. Viktor looked as indifferent as ever.

"Actually, that Potter has scored a 40 as vell."

"Oh…that was…unexpected." I said uncertainly.

Harry walked in quietly, and we descended into silence once again.

"Champions! Wonderful jobs today! I'd like to give you the final update on the scores! Harry, Viktor, and Shawn all lead with 40 points. Fleur you're trailing behind with 38, and Cedric follows with a close 36. Now, the egg that you all are holding is the key to your next task. That's all I'm telling you. Good luck, and go party with your friends tonight." With that, he nodded and walked off.

"Uhh…cool. I'll see you guys later then." I said as I jumped up from my seat.

"Yeah, later." Cedric called.

I was sitting in our lounge long after our little party ended. It really wasn't that fun, just some soda and chips and we just kind of talked. There weren't too many of us, so it wasn't a big social event like I'm sure it was for the Hogwarts students.

I was reading a book on the 'Art of Defending Darkness' which was actually quite interesting. I had found it tucked away in Troy's trunk, and he let me borrow it with no problem.

Just then I heard something squish as it walked by the lounge. I threw my head up, wand out.

"Who's there?" I cast a lumos charm around the room.

There, looking hideous, was Nick, covered in water and this pearly white cream. It was starting to lather in some places, and I couldn't help but feel incredulous.

"Are you covered in shampoo?" I asked disbelievingly.

"Uhh…well, yes. You see, our toilet…it's really intense, and Troy and I were talking…and it just exploded! And I don't know why we did it…but we did, and now there's a mess, and I'm a mess, and I don't know why I'm down here actually." He looked so adorably lost that I was sure I couldn't stay mad at him anymore.

"Why don't you go shower off, hmm? And come back down? I think we should talk." I said quietly. He nodded.

"Yeah, alright." He trudged away, and as he walked by, I was sure his toilet had exploded.

He smelled awful.

He returned about 20 minutes later, his hair still dripping from the shower, but at least he was clean.

"Look, Shawn, before you say anything. You deserve an apology. I don't know why I said that, it was stupid, and you know that I don't think before I speak." He said quietly.

"You don't need to apologize anymore than you already have. I should be saying sorry to you. I totally overreacted over the one comment, and I'm sorry. I shouldn't have." I averted my eyes.

"You know that just because you don't really have a family, you have me and Troy right? We're always going to be here for you." He also averted his gaze.

"And you know that I would never want to put your family in danger right? That I would never want anything bad to happen to any of them." He nodded at this, and I pulled him into a comforting hug.

"I'm sorry it took this long for us to make-up. I've missed you." I mumbled into his shirt.

"I've missed you too." He sighed. I squeezed him lightly.

"Let's not fight again. It sucks when we fight." I groaned.

"Yeah, except its worse for me! You at least had Troy and Carmen to talk to! I had to deal with Derek!" He exclaimed.

"Aww, Derek is cool! Don't be mean!" I hit him in the shoulder. He laughed.

"Yeah, we're definitely back to normal."


A/N: So the exploding toilet thing is kind of an inside joke with my friends, but I thought it was funny, and I promised them I would add it in, so I did. Um…yeah, new chapter for this and 'Crimson and Clover' in one day! I'm very surprised with myself. Uhhhh…more chapters to come I guess. Please continue to leave reviews! It makes my day!

-Shawn