They flew together in perfect unison, the firebolt, and the two cleansweeps. Personally Ginny thought Harry was deliberately slowing down for her and Cedric. The wind whipped through their hair and they dived down towards Hagrid's hut.

"Wow" Cedric said "I've missed flying"

"Yeah, we haven't had a proper chance since the holidays" Ginny said pulling out the picnic basket from behind the bush; she checked her watch "where are the others? They're late"

"No we not" Ron snapped as he came out of Hagrid's hut

"Jeez what got you all upset" Ginny said

"Hermione is once again going on about house elves. It's driving me nuts"

"Ronald I am simply trying –

"Hermy, we heard all about it the first fifty times" Fred said

"Yeah and fell asleep the last three million" George added

"I think Hermione is right. And I would love to join spew" Luna said calmly

Hermione looked so overjoyed that someone agreed with her that she didn't correct her.

"Quick where's Colin when you need him" Ginny said "this is a photographic moment. Hermione not correcting anyone"

"Here I got a camera" Cedric said passing one to Ginny.

"Ced, you're my hero" Ginny said quickly taking the picture.

"Oi, what about me?" Harry said pouting

"Oh, you're my other hero, the one I snog"

Harry blushed and the Weasley brothers choked

"I – I thought you said you haven't snogged" Ron said weakly

"We haven't" Ginny said "Harry's too noble it's all chaste kisses and hand holding." Ginny shot Harry a look clearly saying that they should snog properly. She then took a photo of his face that was steadily getting redder.

"So Cedric, you're defiantly entering in the tournament" Fred said casually.

Cedric nodded

"We're hoping we can too" George said

"Professor Dumbledore will work out a way round your ageing potion" Cedric warned

"Yeah but knowing him, we'll just grow tails or have our hair changed pink" Fred said waving a hand.

"The other schools are coming this Friday" Harry commented

"Yeah, we get to get out of transfiguration" George said looking happy at the idea of skipping homework.

"We'll have divination then" Luna said dreamily

"Correction, you have. I have ancient runes" Ginny said

"All right yer lot?" Hagrid asked coming out with a tray of lemonade "you're in fer a grea' year" he passed out the glasses.

"I would like to make a toast" Luna said, everyone looked at each other and shrugged "to friends, the ones here and the ones that aren't"

"To friends" everyone chanted clinking their glasses together.

It was the next Friday and Harry and Ginny sat together in the great hall holding hands trying to tune out Ron going on about how great it is that Viktor Krum was here in their school.

"Attention, attention" Dumbledore said standing up, Ron stopped talking and looked up.

"Finally" Hermione, Harry and Ginny muttered.

"I would like to welcome our guest's Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. May our home be yours for the time being"?

One of the Beauxbaton girls laughed.

"Yes, yes now let the feast begin"

They immediately grabbed food; however Ron started to talk about Krum again.

"They have predicted him to win the Qudditch world cup at least five times in his career. And apparently he's favourite season is autumn likes the colours, where do you think he's sle-

Ginny finally had enough grabbed a chicken leg and stuffed it in Ron's mouth.

"Thank god" Hermione muttered

Ginny looked at Ron innocently as he glared at her. She then started to examine at small fried something. "What do you think this is?" she asked staring at it in fascination.

"It's a frog leg" Hermione said as Ginny was about to put it in her mouth.

Ginny yelped and threw it across the hall as it landed neatly on the girl who laughed at Dumbledore's speech's plate.

"Merci" the girl called out

"Ginny there's nothing wrong with it." Hermione said sternly "it taste like chicken." Harry who was about to eat a chicken leg froze. "Oh for goodness sake" Hermione huffed.

"Hermione, it feels wrong to eat frog. It's like eating Trevor" Ginny said

Neville suddenly pulled Trevor closer to him.

"Don't worry Neville, the French won't eat Trevor" Hermione said rolling her eyes.

"Don't listen to her Nev!" Ginny said "they might steal him in the middle of the night no frog or toad is safe"

Harry and Ron snickered.

At that moment, a voice said, "excuse me, are you wanting ze bouillabaisse?"

It was the girl whose plate, Ginny's frog leg landed on.

"Err" Ron said "yeah, we have help yourself" it would have sounded rather normal had he not spoken really fast.

The girl tilted her head "sorry, I didn't get zat" she said calmly

"He said help yourself" Hermione said slowly and clearly.

The girl glared at her. "I am French not retarded" she snapped. He glanced at Harry. "'Arry Potter!" she said "my seester has spoken nothing but you since she heard the story of ze great 'Arry Potter"

Harry blushed "I'm not that great" he mumbled

"I am Fleur Delacour." She said holding her hand out.

Harry shook it "pleasure to meet you Fleur. This is my girlfriend Ginny and my best friends Ron and Hermione"

"It is nice to meet you" she said bobbing her head towards the others. "You are very pretty, 'Arry is lucky to 'ave you" she said to Ginny.

"Fleur" called a Beauxbatons girl

"Sorry, I must go. Goodbye 'Arry Potter, Ginny and friends" Fleur picked up a dish and wandered off.

"She's a veela" Ron said hoarsely

"Don't be stupid Ronald, Harry wasn't effected" Hermione snapped

"Err, Hermione I don't get effected by any veela" Harry pointed out

"Oh… well no one else is staring at her like a complete idiot"

"Once again you're wrong 'Mione" Ginny said nodding towards a group of Gryffindor sixth year's ogling Fleur.

"It's a Weasley gene" Hermione said firmly

"Really, I had no idea I was attracted to Fleur like my plonker brothers" Ginny said rolling her eyes and helping herself to some apple crumble that just appeared.

"Hermione and Ron sitting in the tree" Harry hummed under his breath.

"HARRY!" Hermione squealed

"What I haven't said anything" Harry said helping himself to treacle tart.

"Yeah Hermione, you've gone nuts" Ron said stuffing his second helping of apple crumble down his throat.

Hermione's cheeks were tinged a slight pink and she simply began eating the vanilla ice cream.

The rest of the evening went quickly. Dumbledore delivered his speech, introduce Crouch and Bagman as part of the judge panel and also introduced the goblet of fire. Fred and George began to scheme how to get past the age line and Karkaroff (the headmaster of Durmstrang) seemed to be afraid of Moody.

Madam Maxime (the headmistress of Beauxbatons) seemed to have Hagrid staring at her during the whole time at the feast.

The next day also went quickly. The trio went to visit Hagrid while Ginny, Luna and Colin were sitting in a corner of the entrance hall, watching people enter their names.

"See I got a picture of your brothers fighting" Colin said excitedly showing some of the pictures he took earlier that day.

Ginny laughed "can I keep that one, I need it for the day" she said

"What day?" Colin asked

"The ultimate day where I get humiliate Fred and George" Ginny said calmly

Luna hummed and Colin snickered "sure go ahead" he said passing the photo to Ginny.

Neville walked passed them looking rather muddy.

"All right Neville? Have you been in the greenhouse again?" Ginny asked

"Yeah, I've been helping professor Sprout with some muggle plants" Neville said. "Hi Colin and err….

"Luna, Luna Lovegood" Luna said calmly staring at him.

"Yes, hi Luna. Well I better go, I need to wash up before the feast, and it's on in an hour."

"Ginny" Luna said

"Yeah"

"Neville, what is his last name?"

"Longbottom, Neville Longbottom" Ginny said

"Neville Longbottom" Luna said musically "it has a nice ring to it. I better get change, its Halloween and I thought I should wear pink"

"Err why?"

"Because it's a scary colour that gives your enemies nightmares" Luna said wandering off.

An hour later and Harry and Ron were telling Ginny about Hagrid's crush on madam Maxime.

"Well it makes sense. She's probably the only woman he's size" Ginny said "though I thought he fancied McGonagall"

The boys shuddered at the idea and helped themselves to pumpkin pie.

Hermione rolled her eyes. Ginny noticed Luna sitting next to Fleur in a pink dress talking quickly in French and Colin taking photos of the Durmstrang lot.

"Attention" Dumbledore said

Everyone froze and looked at him. The food disappeared.

"It's time for the champions to be chosen" Dumbledore said. The lights dimmed and the goblet of fire turned blue. A shot of fire came out and a piece of parchment landed in Dumbledore's hand "and the Durmstrang champion is…. Viktor Krum" there was a loud applause. "The Beauxbatons champion is…. Fleur Delacour" Harry, Ginny, Hermione and Ron clapped the loudest. "And finally the Hogwarts champion is…. Cedric Diggory"

"Whoo go Cedric" Ginny screamed

"Well done Ced!" Harry shouted.

Cedric blushed and waved at the two.

"Yes, yes. Now the champions are chosen I advise you to enjoy and support your champions. For they will need –

Dumbledore was cut off as the goblet's fire turned blue again. A parchment shot out and Dumbledore caught it.

"Harry Potter"