Next morning I woke up got dressed and walked out of my dorm and into the common room to find Cedric and Ryan sitting in our usual seats waiting for me to get off my lazy ass and crawl out of bed. Ryan looked up from his Quibbler and smiled and tapped Ced who put down Quidditch Through The Ages and looked up.
"Finally thought you were going to sleep till Monday then you would've missed everything!" Ryan joked
"Ha-ha very funny. Hey you got a reply from Padfoot yet?" I asked
Sirius was back in the country even though both Harry and Ryan told him to stay where he was. He had written to Ryan to tell him the news that Evie Ryan's evil deranged sister had broken out of Azkaban Ryan had written back telling him what was going on at Hogwarts like Sirius asked him to and asked for news on Evie and tried to convince him that she was evil. No matter what she did Sirius still didn't believe that she was evil he was convinced she was still his little girl and had just gotten mixed with the wrong crowd back when she was at school. Ryan has to keep reminding him she killed Eliza Sirius' wife and Ryan's mother even though it pains him to do so but if that's what it takes to get the message that Evie is evil to his father then he'll do it. She probably would've killed Ryan and his older brother Warren if Lupin hadn't showed up and stunned Evie and sent a protonus to the Auror Office at the ministry of magic.
"Nope not yet he hasn't even sent Buckbeak back" Ryan answered "So if Harry needs an owl you need to lend him Raven ... please"
"Still can't believe you named your owl Buckbeak" Cedric muttered
"I wouldn't had to if Jimbob was still around"
"Ya know I changed my mind I like Buckbeak better"
Jimbob was Ryan's old owl ya know before hippogriff Buckbeak ate him.
"C'mon let's get to the entrance hall so we can watch idiots put their names in the goblet" I said smirking at Cedric he was still putting his name in the goblet despite me and Ryan threatening to kick him out of the common room. So we walked to the entrance hall and found Harry, Ron, Hermione, Zac, Cameron and one of his friends from Ravenclaw I think he said her name was Leah Valentine. We sat down next to them.
"Do you know who's put their names in?" I asked them
"All the Drumstrang students have" Ron answered "No one from Hogwarts yet"
"They must've done it last night when everyone went to their dorms" Cameron said thoughtfully
"Mm I wouldn't have entered my name when everyone was watching takes out the mystery in things." Leah added
"What if the Goblet spat you back out?" Harry wondered
We shrugged. Just then in came Lee, Mike, Fred and George and well long story cut short I was right Dumble D had thought of an ageing potion and it backfired and spat their names out so Harry got the answer to his question and I got a breaded fake-boyfriend which was hilarious to look at.
"Well I hate to say it actually I don't but-" I started to say before Fred interrupted me.
"Yeah I know you told me so" He snapped and he left for the hospital wing with George accompanied by Mike and Lee both howling with laughter I shook my head at them. We walked into the great hall and sat at the Gryffindor table Cedric had disappeared probably gone to find Cho Chang from Ravenclaw. Two Gryffindor 4th years who introduced themselves as Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas they informed us about the rumour going round that Warrington who was on the Slytherin Quidditch team and looked like a sloth had got up early and put his name in but there is no way hose ay that we are having a Slytherin champion.
"Well all the Hufflepuffs except you two" said Seamus gesturing to me and Ryan "Are talking about Diggory but I would've thought he didn't want to risk his good looks"
Me and Ryan frowned and glared at him.
"Ced isn't like that!" I snapped which Seamus to mutter an apology and look down. We could hear cheering coming from the entrance hall and Angelina Johnson a chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team came in smiling sort of embarrassed sat down next to Leah and told us she put her name in the Goblet. We told her good luck and well I hit Seamus on the head for insulting Cedric again. Then we watched the Beauxbatons students put their names in and then me and Ryan found Cedric again and went to the Common room and I started on both mine and Ryan's transfiguration homework whilst Cedric complained about Ryan running round their dorm all night on account of the pudding he ate last night at the feast. Then we made our way back to the great hall to watch who'd be chosen and Cedric actually joined us at the Gryffindor table for once as did Leah, Luna and I invited Renesmee over for Ryan so he can stare at her.
"Hope its Angelina!" said Fred now debearded and back from the hospital wing.
"I hope it's someone I don't know that way if they die I won't be that upset" I said
"Aren't you all sunshine and daisies?"
"I just don't want my friends to get hurt"
"See why you're in Hufflepuff for you are just and loyal" I smiled
We waited for the Goblet to choose the champions which had been moved from the entrance hall to in front of where Dumble D sat. The Goblet glowed red and a piece of parchment flew out Dumble D caught it and Viktor Krum became the Drumstrang champion. A second piece of parchment flew out and Fleur Delacour became Beauxbatons champion she was very pretty it was obvious she was part veela. Now it was Hogwarts turn I hoped it wasn't Cedric I didn't want him to get hurt. But of course fate hates me as the Goblet glowed red again and Dumble D called out Cedrics name he smiled at me told me not to worry and left for the champion's chamber. I exchanged a worried glance with Ryan and felt Fred squeeze my hand in a comforting gesture. Speaking of I don't like this fake relationship I'd actually like it to be real huh fate really does hate me. Just to add to my drama the Goblet glowed once again Dumble D caught the parchment and read aloud the name: Harry Potter.
He's not even 17 he couldn't have entered this name I saw the look on his face and saw he was scared shitless there's no way he entered he's name look at him. His face was pale and his eyes wide someone must've entered his name in there trying to get him killed! What would Sirius say when he found out. I looked at Ryan and nothing but fear for his god brother on his face. Tears started pouring down my face no not Harry. Cedrics bad enough but Harry whose only 14! Fred must've seen my tears as he pulled me into his chest and hugged me tightly whispering comforting words and kissing the side of my head. Once again the thought that it was a fake relationship annoyed me in fact it made me start sobbing. We left for our common rooms once again me and Ryan were about to break off from the group as ours were on the ground floor when I was pulled back by Fred who pulled me in and pecked my lips.
"Don't worry Tay they'll be fine" He said
I nodded and carried on walking to the common room and sat in my usual seat and waited for Cedric to come back so I could get the news and hopefully be told Harry wouldn't be competing. It wouldn't be fair he didn't know as much as the others they'd been at school longer for what felt like hours we waited till Cedric finally entered the common room and ours heads snapped up some people cheered for him and started accusing Harry but Ced just made his way over to me and Ryan.
"Well?" said Ryan
"Well what?" Cedric asked playing dumb
"Has harry got to compete you idiot!"
"Yep it's the rules he's got no choice"
"What? No! Can't they bend the rules just this once?" I asked my head in my hands
"Nope sorry Tay. Hey look at it this way now Hogwarts has a better chance of winning"
My head shot up and gave him a glare that would make You-Know-Who back down Cedric however was using a book as a shield.
"Is that really what it's all about?! Wining! Cedric I don't think I've made this clear enough for you yet but YOU COULD DIE! Harry could die and he's only 14!" I ranted
"Calm down Tay I'll be fine Harry will be fine I'll look out for him I promise" He reasoned I calmed down a bit.
Just then Zac walked into our common room and made his way over to us ignoring the glares he got from the other Hufflepuffs. What is he doing here? Shouldn't he be in his own common room?
"Hey Ry, Tay Harrys feeling a bit down so I said that in my first three years here you guys used to sing to me to cheer me up so I thought it might work on Harry whaddya say?" He said to us.
"I say I'm fine with it and when the boss lady gives her verdict I'll just run upstairs and fetch my guitar" Ryan answered
"Yes I'm sure a song will make him feel much better about possibly dying" I said sarcastically
"It might or at least take his mind off it. Don't be such a Crabby Kathy"
I sighed in defeat.
"Alright then"
And Ryan ran to his dormitory to fetch his guitar then returned and we left Cedric in the Hufflepuff common room and headed up to Gryffindor Tower where the Gryffindor common room could be found. Zac said 'Balderdash' to the fat lady portrait that swung open to let us in even though she frowned at me and Ryan. We found Harry sitting down with Hermione, Lee, Fred, George and Mike. I'm guessing Ron thinks Harry put his name in the Goblet. Zac led us over to them Fred made room on the sofa next to him and I sat down whilst Ryan sat by Harry and smiled kindly at him.
"Hey Harry. Zac told us you were upset and suggested we give you a private acoustic performance." Ryan told him "Pick a song Zac it was your idea"
"For the win" Zac decided
And Ryan started to strum:
Ryan: I've got a way with words and it's the cause of all my problems. I've got my mind set and that's the way it is I never thought it could get this bad
Both: When I had you in my pocket everything was just fine.
Me: You got a big mouth and the streets are talking about the way you walk around like you own the place. You got a big mouth and you should of shut it yeah you should've shut it in the first place
Ryan: Just take another look at the risk we took
Both: And all the things I said what were they really worth?
Me: You're all talk you can't act like you're calling the shots
Ryan: I'm the only thing left you've got
Both: We don't have any way to go but up don't sit back and watch us fall take it back don't react we'll make it by this time
Me: And I can't take another second of this god damn town it's getting harder to say dododododododododo these memories are settling they're starting to sting
Ryan: And everybody's talking like they know it all
Both: Conducting social symphonies your all talk you can't act like you're calling the shots I'm the only thing left you've got. We don't have any way to go but up don't sit back and watch us fall take it back don't react we'll make it by. We don't have any way to go but up don't sit back and watch us fall take it back don't react we'll make it by this time
Ryan: Make it by this time
Me: You got a big mouth and the streets are talking about the way you walk around like you own the place you got a big mouth and you should of shut it yeah you should've shut it in the first place. Everybody's got me looking in the wrong direction
Ryan: All eyes on you but looking out for me
Me: Everybody's got me looking in the wrong direction
Ryan: All eyes on you
Both: We don't have any way to go but up don't sit back and watch us fall take it back don't react we'll make it by We don't have any way to go but up don't sit back and watch us fall take it back don't react we'll make it by
Me: And I can't take another second of this god damn town it's getting harder to say hey.
And we finished the song and told Harry we knew he didn't put his name in the Goblet of Fire and talked for a bit then I left with Ryan back to our common room. Cedric wasn't there must've already gone to bed I decided to copy him and went to my dormitory changed into my pjs and went to bed but I couldn't sleep and instead thought of the many rumours that were flying round the school of how Harry entered his name in the Goblet who fancies who there was something going round that there was going to be a Christmas dance and whether or not I slipped Fred a love potion as there is "no way he would ask out the guy girl". Well excuse me for not wanting to be a shadow of myself. Guess they have a point though because I don't think he wants to see wants underneath everyone's made up version of me.