This is for all the people telling me that I haven't put enough Tournament stuff in. A whole chapter practically dedicated to the Tournament and plot developing! And next chapter I will appease all those who think Harry and co. should make an appearance once in awhile. Then it'll be Bakura's birthday –mad cackling- that ones going to be fun. But for now you must all content yourselves with finding out who is in the Tournament.
PS. Any queries as to why I didn't choose someone else will be answered next chapter.
Chapter 11
The 30th of October soon arrived and everyone residing in Hogwarts was sent out onto the front steps to welcome the arriving schools. The group from Domino stood separate from the other students but they were under the same strict instructions to look neat and remain in the lines they had been put into.
Malik shivered and blew on his freezing fingers. "How much longer do we have to stand here? It's almost dark and I'm starving."
"You're not the only one," muttered Bakura bitterly.
"I'm sure it won't be much longer," Yugi said optimistically.
"It better not be or I'm suing these crackpots for every penny they have," Seto declared icily.
"And what would the charge be? They made you stand outside for five minutes? I'm sure that's really going to get you compensation," Yami said sarcastically.
"Shut up!" spat Seto.
"Make me," challenged Yami.
"When you two have stopped arguing you might notice that there's a giant house hurtling towards us," Ryou said calmly.
Everyone turned to where Ryou was pointing and saw that something that did indeed look like a house was flying towards them over the top of the Forbidden Forest. As it came closer the shape became more distinct and everyone standing on the steps could see that it was actually a massive carriage being pulled by equally massive horses.
The carriage landed not far away from where the students were standing and Marik laughed as a few first years dived out of the way to avoid being crushed. The door to the carriage opened and an extraordinary woman stepped out followed by her students.
"See Jou – that's what happens when you stuff your face every day," Malik whispered, making Jou gulp.
The giant woman (called Madam Maxime) and her students went up the stairs into Hogwarts while everyone else remained waiting for the last school's arrival.
"I wonder how these people will get here," said Jou thoughtfully.
"If you look towards the lake you'll see," Ryou once again pointed out.
A ship rose out of the lake and moved towards the shore. The crew of students disembarked and came towards the castle. The Hogwarts students seemed to be especially excited for some reason. The gang from Domino was also excited because this meant they could now go and eat.
Everyone headed to the Great Hall once the headmasters had said their greetings. The Domino students sat in their normal places on the Gryffindor table with Harry and friends. For some odd reason when they sat down this time Ron gave them a look of annoyance and then craned his neck to watch the entrance of the hall.
"What's his problem?" asked Bakura, pointing at Ron.
Hermione sighed irritably. "He's trying to get Krum to come sit at the table and obviously thinks you sitting here will put the Durmstrang students off."
"Which one's Krum?" asked Malik.
"The big burly one," said Harry.
"That's not awfully specific you know."
"He's got a curved nose and thick eyebrows."
Malik smiled. "Don't worry – Marik can convince him to sit with us."
Marik nodded and walked over to where the Durmstrang students were. They had started to head towards the Slytherin table when Marik intercepted them. He headed straight for the one with the thickest eyebrows and threw him over his shoulder. He then came back to the Gryffindor table and presented the poor guy to the others.
"Err Marik, that's not Krum," Harry said awkwardly. "Krum's the one at the front of the group."
"Roger," Marik said before running back and dumping the first guy in exchange for Krum.
As Marik headed back to the Gryffindor table there was a wail of horror from many of the female students and cries of outrage from the male students. Marik ignored all of this and calmly deposited Krum in front of Ron. He then turned around and grinned at all the other students, reminding some that this was the psycho from the train. Those who were smart let it go. Those who weren't converged around the group of Krumnappers.
Malfoy was among those who converged and had been telepathically elected to speak for the mass of grieving girls. "What do you freaks think you are doing! You can't just take someone like that! If Krum wants to sit at our significantly better table than your stupid one he has the right to do so."
"Bugger off Malfoy," Harry said venomously.
"Why should I Potter?" Malfoy spat.
"Because you're not welcome here."
"Do I look like I care?"
"Get lost before I make you."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah!"
Before anyone knew what happened Marik suddenly grabbed Malfoy and kissed him. There was a stunned silence before a scream of delight was heard and the Krum fans were trampled by the Yaoi fans.
Marik pulled away and sat down as if nothing had happened. Malfoy, on the other hand, looked as if he was about to faint. "Y-you freak!" he cried before some of his followers dragged him away to receive medical treatment.
Marik was still grinning cheerfully until he saw Malik's face. His grin instantly disappeared when he saw the annoyance in Malik's eyes. "I thought I was your boyfriend," Malik said angrily.
"You are," Marik said quickly. "I just needed a way to get rid of him and that was the first thing that came to mind."
"You're so impulsive," Malik said, crossing his arms over his chest. "But I guess it was kind of funny and it did get rid of the mob."
"Does that mean you forgive me?" Marik asked eagerly.
"Yes…But no sex for a week."
Marik groaned and the Yaoi fangirls (who were still hanging around) screamed at the Yaoiness.
Thankfully Professor Dumbledore stood up and sent everyone back to their seats. The Krum and Yaoi fans trudged back to their tables and Krum was able to escape to his intended destination of the Slytherin table.
"Welcome one and all to Hogwarts! I hope your stay here will be comfortable and enjoyable! The Tournament begins at the end of the feast so until that moment, dig in!"
The food appeared on the dishes and everyone started to eat. There were more dishes than usual that definitely looked foreign. "Do you think this one is vegetarian?" Malik asked, jabbing his fork at one of the strange food substances.
Bakura sniffed the dish before spooning some onto his own plate.
"I guess that means it isn't," Malik said with a sigh.
"How do you know that?" asked Ron.
"Bakura likes meat. If it was vegetarian he wouldn't have touched it," explained Malik, continuing his search for herbivore friendly food.
"Oh," was Ron's smart answer.
When everyone had stuffed themselves with food Dumbledore stood up and had a large casket brought up to where the staff were dining. He was making a big speech about the Tournament and choosing the champions when he opened the lid of the casket and pulled out a jewel encrusted chalice.
"How much do you think that thing would be worth?" Bakura asked no-one in particular, his thief instincts setting in and telling him to calculate a plan to steal the golden goblet.
Ryou rolled his eyes and moved his hand onto Bakura's leg. Bakura was snapped out of his daze and met Ryou's eyes. They clearly said 'try it and you'll be sleeping on your own for a month'. Bakura's instincts decided that sex was more important than stealing a shiny gold cup that he'd never need.
"You have 24 hours to put your name in the Goblet of Fire if you wish to participate in The Tournament. Tomorrow I will announce who the Goblet has chosen to represent their school in the tournament of legend," Dumbledore said before sending everyone away to bed.
The gang headed back up to their rooms, deciding to put their names in the Goblet of Fire in the morning. They were all stuffed from the feast (even Malik had found something that didn't contain meat to eat) and they all felt tired after having such a good meal. They dropped off to sleep quickly, the excitement tomorrow would bring not hindering their passage into dreamland or sexland, one of the two.
Everyone was once again gathered in the Great Hall for the Halloween feast and the announcement of the school champions. The food was once again amazing and everyone ate as much as they could, especially the sweets. But there was an underlying excitement this time – everyone was anxious to find out who would be champion. Would it be one of the Ishtars? Or would it be Bakura or Yami?
Finally the golden plates cleared and Dumbledore got to his feet. "The Goblet is about to make it's decision. If your name comes out I would like you to come up and go into the room behind the staff table where you will be given your first instructions. Good luck everyone!"
Suddenly flames appeared within the Goblet and a moment later a piece of parchment jumped out of it. Dumbledore grabbed hold of it and said, "The champion for Durmstrang will be Viktor Krum."
There was a large round of applause as Krum stood up and walked up to the teacher's table before disappearing into the room behind it. The applause then died down as everyone waited for the next champion to be chosen.
The flames from the Goblet glowed red and a second piece of paper flew out of its mouth. Dumbledore caught it and read, "The champion for Beauxbatons is Fleur Delacour!"
The girl, Fleur, also got up and proudly walked towards the staff table. When she had vanished there was silence in the hall again.
"The champion for Domino will be…" Dumbledore smiled as he read the name. "Bakura."
"Yes!" Bakura cried as he jumped to his feet. He pointed his finger at Yami and shouted, "In your face Pharaoh!" He cackled before walking away, smirking evilly at those who weren't clapping him.
Inside the chamber the walls were lined with paintings and there was a roaring fireplace. Bakura saw the others standing by the fire and came to join them. They all stood in silence, not really in the mood for conversation, awaiting the last champion.
After a moments wait, that last champion arrived. It was a boy Bakura did not recognise. Then again, apart from Harry, Ron and Hermione he didn't know anyone else at Hogwarts. The boy came and stood around the fire too and waited for the headmasters and mistress to arrive.
A minute later Harry unexpectedly turned up. "Hey, I thought there were only going to be four champions," said Bakura, frowning in puzzlement.
"Zair are only four champions idiot," the Beauxbatons girl said contemptuously. "'E must be 'ere to give us a message."
Bakura growled. No-one called the great King of Thieves an idiot and lived. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective) Bakura was thwarted in getting his revenge when the judges and a few teachers stormed into the room, arguing fiercely.
"'E cannot be a champion," Madame Maxime said angrily. "Zere can only be one champion from 'Ogwarts!"
Bakura quickly picked up the reason everyone was arguing from that one sentence. "Wow Harry. I'd always pegged you as a goody two shoes put you proved me wrong. Nice one!"
Everyone stopped arguing for a moment to give him a funny look before continuing to protest against Harry being a champion. It continued in this manner for quite some time, the students being forgotten while the adults argued.
After much disagreement, scandal and predictions of Harry's death, the verdict was that Harry would be the fifth champion, even though there were supposed to only be three champions from three schools. But anyway, once Mr Crouch had lain down the law, he then went on to explain what they would all be doing for the first task.
Well, actually he didn't, he just said that it was a test of courage that would happen on the 24th November. They were not allowed to ask teachers for help and were only allowed to take their wands with them into the task. Bakura was allowed to take whatever item he needed to control his magic since he didn't actually have a wand.
When all of that was finished the champions were allowed to return to their sleeping quarters. As soon as Bakura had opened the portrait hole he was met by a round of applause. "Congratulations Bakura!" everyone shouted as he strode in, grinning from ear to ear.
"Nice work Bakura! You should have see Yami's face when you left! Priceless!" cried Marik, handing his fellow darkness a can of beer he had found somewhere.
"Where is the almighty pharaoh anyway?" asked Bakura as he took a swig of his drink.
He could see Marik because the guy was still right in his face. He could also see Malik, Ryou and Jou partying not that far away. Seto was sitting in one of the chairs, thinking his mere presence at Bakura's victory party was a huge honour for the thief. Yami and Yugi were nowhere in sight.
"The pharaoh went to bed sulking and Yugi went with him because he didn't want him to feel lonely," Malik said, rolling his eyes.
"I see you two don't have any hard feelings about me being a champion instead of you," Bakura observed,
"Water under the bridge," said Malik cheerfully. "Now who wants these cheesy things?"
"I do! I do!" shouted Jou.
"Alright; then fetch," Malik said as he threw the bag over into a corner.
Jou stayed where he was and crossed his arms over his chest. "I might not be the brightest guy in the world but that doesn't mean you can treat me like a dog."
"That's right," said Seto. "I'm the only one allowed to treat him like a dog."
"Like hell you are!" shouted Jou.
"Bad puppy! Down boy!" Seto said, smirking evilly.
Jou growled at the brunette and jumped on him, trying to punch him in the face. In the end though Jou did not succeed and ended up making out with Seto.
The party carried on until everyone got too tired to continue and headed off to bed. Ryou gave Bakura a big kiss as they lay down together, both a bit tipsy from drinking. "I'm proud of you Bakura," Ryou whispered as he snuggled up to his lover and let his eyes slide shut.
"Yeah, I'm proud of me too," was the reply.
Ryou giggled. "Goodnight Bakura."
"Goodnight angel."
They then both drifted off to sleep, neither knowing the peril that the first task would bring.
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