Here you all go Chapter Twelve, I went crazy when i couldn't post but tada! we can now YAY!
A/N: Naughty Moment you've been warned!
So the Yule Ball came and went and task number two was mere days away…Claire had of course filled Harry in about her discovery, and while the snow melted Claire, Ron, Hermione, and Harry huddled in the library reading every book they came across.
They studied mermaids till they knew every thing about them, they had every book the library about all things water between the four of them they looked and looked.
They were all deep in thought when Harry let out a cry of outrage and banged his head into his book, "Okay the task is tomorrow, we aren't even close I'll tell them I quit."
"Harry what about that important thing the mermaids have taken?" Claire said.
"Claire every thing important to me is right here helping me now." Harry said to her. Yet no sooner did he say it Neville popped up.
"Hi every one I have a message from McGonagall; she needs the three of you." Neville said. "No Harry not you Claire, Hermione, and Ron."
Claire looked at Harry sympathetically as they left, "Neville help him… surely there is some plant that will help him?" Claire said.
"There is actually, Harry Gilly Weed!" Neville said.
"Oh Neville your brilliant!" Claire exclaimed and kissed him on the cheek.
Neville turned a bright scarlet and became dopey faced as Claire left with the others.
"Neville how do we get this Gilly Weed?" Harry asked.
"Well only Professor Snape has the stewed edible form of it, and it takes a month before you can use it." Neville said.
"Every thing takes a month, gaa! I need that Gilly Weed Neville and we are going to steal it if we have to." Harry said.
"W-w-well l-l-lets g-g-go!" Neville said trying to sound brave.
Claire walked into McGonagall's office all the judges were there and Claire saw her great-grandfather with a rather stern look on his face.
"You three coincidentally happen to be the most important things to the champions; Miss Gabrielle here is the sister to Miss. Delacour most important to her, the four of you will be put on a deep sleep and will not wake till you are above the surface of the water…" McGonagall started.
"Whoa wait your giving us to the mermaids, what if the champions don't make it?" Claire said panicked.
"Relax Miss. Black, if your champion fails to retrieve you we will bring you up our selves after the competition." McGonagall said.
Claire stood still; she wondered if Harry knew this and would take it seriously, "We'll be under water at the bottom of the lake?"
"Isn't that what I have been saying to some extent, Miss. Black calm down." McGonagall said.
But Claire was panicked it was already happening, it could not have been a dream… Bottom of the lake, Harry, all of them, the blond girl she did not recognize, and then… "Voldemort!" Claire yelled out.
"Good heavens!" Bagman shouted.
"Sorry…" Claire said breathing heavy.
Dumbledore stood up and walked over to her, "Claire relax it doesn't hurt, you'll be fine trust me…"
She felt suddenly light headed and her mind blacked out where was she…
The dormitory materialized into view, Tom was there again he grinned maliciously and held his hand out to her. "My Claire…My Darling Claire how did you sleep?" he asked whispering into her ear.
"Fine…" she whispered back.
"I haven't seen you in a long time, have you missed me?" He asked his hands resting on her shoulders.
"I have wondered why you come to me like this." Claire asked looking into his handsome young face.
"You know, because I am not as I am now, you would not want to see me if I came to you as my true self, you do love me like this Claire right?" he asked.
"I barely know you…" Claire told him honestly.
His face darkened and he pulled away tuning his back on her.
"Of course no one ever loved me…" He said.
Tears silently fell down Claire's face; she moved and embraced him from behind, holding onto him. "Tom come to me more, let me know you…" she said pressing her fore head to his back.
"You didn't want to know me before; you knew who I was right away…" Tom said.
"But when first you showed your self to me I was scared, I thought you'd be like the Tom who killed Harry's mother." Claire said.
"I am that man…"
"Yes but you don't have to be…Tom please look at me." She said.
His brown eyes found her blue eyes and they locked… "There you see, I knew it you've never been loved you want someone to love you."
He moved closer to her, he ran a hand through her black hair slightly pushing Claire back on the bed. He moved up beside her and traced her face with his hand.
"Tom…" Claire whispered.
"My Claire…" he said his hand moved down her neck to the space between her collar bone.
Claire looked into his eyes and felt his hand moving down her chest to her shirt and slowly underneath, she let out a soft sigh…was this what her aunt meant about sex.
He moved so he was above her staring into her eyes as he bent his head to kiss her. She moaned quietly as she felt his hand…
Claire opened her eyes water was seeping into her lungs as she coughed, looking at Cedric beside her. The dream quickly dissolving from her mind all she could remember was Tom's look of pleasure and she felt rather embarrassed as Cedric was helping her out of the water.
"Are you alright?" he asked her.
"Yes just rather shocked the water is so cold, where is Harry did he make it yet?" Claire asked looking at the water than at Cedric. "I'm sorry thank you Cedric…" Claire stood on her tippy- toes and kissed him.
Cedric grinned at her, "I saw him down there, he's fine used Gilly Weed it seems."
"Okay good Neville helped him find that one I think, what did you use?" Claire asked.
"The bubble head charm." He said.
"Really? That must have looked interesting." Claire said.
"Hey don't tease," Cedric said poking her in the side. "Besides had to save you some how."
"Oh yes because I was in such jeopardy, they would have brought us up too if the champions failed." Claire said.
"Yeah well…hey there's Hermione and Krum!" Cedric said.
"Oh…Hermione!" Claire called out waving to her.
The two of them where hounded with blankets and cups of steaming tea.
"Hello Claire…Harry's not back yet?" Hermione said.
"No…I am really starting to worry about him." Claire said, she held onto Cedric
It seemed like forever when she saw a red and blond head bob to the surface, "RON!" Claire ripped off the blankets and cannon balled into the water, Claire swam up to Ron and helped him pull the little girl to safety, moments later Harry shot out of the water.
Every one cheered, and Fleur was going insane over Ron how sweet he was to help her sister. She than smothered Harry in a kiss and they all shared a laugh over it.
The judges announced their decision: Cedric was in first, Harry second, Krum third, and Fleur pulling up the rear.
The third task would be June the fourth, and Claire was relieved there would be time to chill out, before the competition got too heated.