Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm so brain dead, I can barely type right now, anyway! Here's chapter 8, there's a small time skip in the beginning so don't judge me! I need a time skip! Anyway! ENJOY!

After the second task, everyone in the castle started to get more anxious the closer the third task came. When Shade and the Guardians went to the Infirmary after the second task, Shade and the Champions were faced with a wand-waving red-faced Madam Pomfrey. After getting thoroughly scolded and fixed up, the Guardians and Champions went to their separate areas to do what they did best, duel, research, prank, etc. In a few months they would all be faced with the Maze.

-TIME SKIP-

The Champions were practicing their dueling and spells for the third task the next day while Shade got himself into a little trouble with the resident potions master.

Charlie was hanging out with his brothers the twins when Shade ran up to him in the Courtyard, frantically looking backwards, "Hide me! He's coming for me!"

Charlie steadied him and looked at him in concern, "What? Who's coming for you?"

Shade looked back and froze as he watched Snape walk up the hill with a murderous expression, his skin was bright gold and his hair was red. He wore bright red robes and gold ribbons in his hair with flowers and bows.

Snape glared and pointed at Shade, he started walking faster, "Get back here you CUR!"

Shade paled slightly before breaking out of Charlie's grasp and sprinting back to the castle, shouting back to Charlie as he ran, "I'll see you later!"

Charlie chuckled as he ran and the twins laughed loudly as Snape ran after Shade, his robes billowing the same way as always.

The next morning, all the Champions and Guardians were in a flurry of excitement and anxiety, today was the Third task. Harry and Shade were leaving Prof. Moody's office completely and utterly confused because of his unusual advice, Viktor and Julian were dueling in a training room near Julian's rooms (AN:nothing NOTHING remotely *ahem* indecent), Victoria and Fleur were in the Library relaxing and reading some defense books, and Cedric and Alice were planning a prank on Snape with the twins.

Finally, when it was dark out, it was time for them to go, they all put down what they were doing and headed out towards the Quidditch Pitch which was turned into a maze for the sake of the task.

As they lined up in front of the Maze, Dumbledore walked up to the front and gathered everyone's attention, "Since Cedric and Harry are tying for first place after two tasks, they will enter the maze first, followed by Viktor, and then Fleur. The first Champion to successfully navigate the maze and reach the Cup would be declared the winner."

As they got ready to enter, Shade felt something prick at the back of his mind before he got a little dizzy.

"Are you ok?" Alice asked, noticing his dazed expression.

He shook his head and nodded, "Yea, I'm fine, let's go."

They flew up above the maze to keep an eye on their Champions as they all entered. The first during the task to encounter an obstacle was Cedric who encountered a Blast-Ended Skrewt, which he barely escaped from. Harry had to deal with a Boggart in the form of a Dementor, and overcame an odd golden mist which turned things upside-down. Victoria took her eyes off of Fleur for only a moment and when she looked back, Fleur was unconscious and a large black mass was moving away from her. She flew quickly to her side before lifting her out of the maze and bringing her back to Dumbledore.

Julian was flying over Viktor but winced as he felt something poke at his wings. He gently ruffled them to get it off but the poking just got harder until finally his wings gave out. He fell down into the maze, landing hard on his left-wing, and when he looked up, Viktor was standing over him. A vacant expression was on Viktor's face and his eyes looked glazed as he held his wand in his hand.

Julian sighed in relief, "V-Viktor? Could you help me up? I think I broke a wing," he said with a wince.

Viktor just looked at him blankly before pointing his wand at him, "Crucio."

Cedric finally came to two different passages until he heard a blood curdling scream to his left, he rushed down the passage to see Viktor standing over Julian, torturing him. Cedric ran over and pushed Julian out-of-the-way before being subjected to the curse. Alice saw this and flew down, knocking into Viktor sending both of them to the ground before popping up off the ground. She stood in front of Julian and Cedric who were twitching from the after effects of the spell.

"Don't you DARE come any closer to either of them!" Alice shouted, fur started to show under and in her hair, on her arms, legs, and face; her tail whipping furiously behind her as she extended her claws, her Griffin was coming out full force.

Viktor just looked at her blankly before Harry, who heard the screaming too, stunned him. Shade flew down next to Julian and examined his wings.

"His left wing's busted, could you take him back to the school?" Shade asked, looking up at Alice who was back to her old self.

She nodded and picked him up gently before saying in disdain, glaring at the unconscious Viktor, "Yea, what do you want to do with Him?"

He sighed before turning to Harry and Cedric who got up off the ground, "Can you watch after yourselves while we take Mr. Big Guy and Julian back to the school?"

They both nodded and the Guardians flew away, leaving the last two Champions to themselves.

After dropping Viktor non-to-gently onto the ground and Julian gently next to him, Alice and Shade flew back to the maze.

"I'm telling you Alice, Viktor looked cursed," Shade said, shaking his head slightly.

"I don't buy it, Why would he torture Julian? I thought they liked each other?" She said, ignoring what he had just said.

Shade sighed and flew closer to her, looking at her flatly, "Because. He. Was. Cursed."

"Oh...Shut up!" she said slightly embarrassed before flying off to Cedric.

When Shade flew up to Harry, Cedric and Harry had joined forces to defeat an Acromantula, before they both arrived at the Cup together. They were, at the moment, arguing over who would take the cup.

"You should take it Harry, you helped save us!" Cedric said.

"But you deserve it more! You're older and if I wasn't rewarded second place last time, you would win!" Harry said.

"Oh just kiss and take the fucking cup!" Alice shouted from the side.

They both blushed and stepped away from each other before Shade stepped up, "Ya know, if you both take the cup, it'll just be a Hogwarts' victory right?"

They both nodded before grabbing the cup, Alice and Shade accidentally brushed against them as they touched it which activated as a Portkey, and transported them out of the maze.

Author's Note: Hey guys, I've been working on this chapter for days! I got writer's block don't judge me. Anyway, I just saw Exodus: Gods and Kings and it was amazing! seriously, go see it now. Hope you liked the chapter, next is moldyshorts and all his shit, plus many people are pissed at Dumblefuck. see y'all there, bye! (Also, I like my nicknames for voldemort and dumbledore, they give harry too much shit so they deserve it!)