Chapter 6: First Day Back
Every day was the same. Terence and I ate meals together, he walked me to class, he'd jokingly tease me, hugged me at least a hundred times and kissed me on the cheek. During breaks, he came by Bell's and brought me to his, where his parents would bring us to Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade once a week.
Draco, Pansy, Blaise, Crabbe, Goyle, Daphne, and I all got close during the rest of first year, getting slightly closer every year. I was all ready for my fourth year until the year actually started.
"Well now that we're all settled in and sorted, I'd like to make an announcement," Dumbledore said for all of us to hear. "This castle will not only be your home this year but home to some very special guests as well. You see, Hogwarts has been chosen to host a legendary event: The TriWizard Tournament. The Tournament brings together three schools for a series of magical contests. From each school a single student is selected to compete. Now let me be clear. If chosen, you stand alone. And trust me when I say, these contests are not for the faint-hearted. But more of that later. Now, please welcome the ladies from the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and their head mistress, Madam Maxime!"
Right as he said their name, the doors opened and beautiful girls dressed in blue danced down the aisle between the Slytherin and Gryffindor tables. I looked at Terence and he was in a trance, figures seeing as almost every other guy was too. As the music ended, one girl in blue and a littler girl in a gray and salmon outfit did a bow.
After kissing the Madam Maxime's hand, Dumbledore ran to the front and silenced our cheering.
"Now, our friends from the north, please greet the proud Sons Of Durmstrang and their high master, Igor Karkaroff," Dumbledore called out before the doors reopened, though I didn't know they had closed.
In through the doors walked men in magical walking-like sticks that admitted an array of orange sparks and they hit the bottom to the ground. About half way down the aisle, the stopped and made a straight line, hitting the sticks to the ground and spinning them. Putting the sticks down, the first ran to the front of the hall while the second grabbed his stick along with his own and ran up too.
As the first one danced, someone else walked through the doors in a jacket and hat that made me gasp, Viktor Krum. THE Viktor Krum was at Hogwarts! As he walked past me, he looked at me and caused me to smile. I thought he was going to walk by, but he stopped and stared at me until his high master went to great Dumbledore.
"Really," Draco whispered in my ear. "Krum?"
"At least I wasn't smiling at all of them, Draco," I smirked.
"At least they aren't famous wizards that every girl wishes to have," He smirked back.
"Wizards are males and witches don't want witches," I smirked, winning our "battle."
"Looks like someone has an attraction to you," Blaise said from across table.
I giggled but was able to calm myself before Dumbledore started talking.
"Hogwarts, let's entertain our friends in the best way we can, all stand," Dumbledore said. "Maestro, if you will!"
Crap, I thought as Dumbledore started to have us sing our school song. I just looked down and shook me head as everyone started singing. When I looked up, I looked over at Viktor Krum and was looking back at me, almost like he was embarrassed for me.
"Your attention please. I'd like to say a few words. Eternal Glory. That is what awaits the Student who wins the TriWizard Tournament. But to do this the Student must survive three tasks. Three extremely dangerous tasks. To explain all this we have the Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, Mr. Bartemus Crouch," Dumbledore said as Crouch walked next to him.
I stopped paying attention, until I heard people yelling. Apparently, no one under seventeen could enter the tournament, not like I cared. Again, I tuned out and pretended that I was paying attention.
"The Goblet of Fire," I heard Dumbledore say when I tuned back in again, unveiling what looked like a trophy. "Anyone wishing to submit themselves to the tournament need only write their name upon a piece of parchment and throw it in the flame before this hour on Thursday night. Do not do so lightly! If chosen, there's no turning back. As from this moment, The Triwizard Tournament has begun!"
With that, Dumbledore released us so we could get some sleep before classes, though none of us girls got much sleep after seeing Viktor Krum.
"I can't believe he looked at you," Pansy squealed.
"I can't believe he kept looking at you when he stopped next to Igor," Daphne giggled.
"You are so lucky," Tracy sighed.
"You're going to be the envy of every girl at Hogwarts," Millicent smiled.
"I can't believe I was the one he stared at," I beamed. "I mean he's VIKTOR KRUM! He can have any girl he wants, yet he's single and stared at me, ME, little Hermione Jean Lorain, fourth year at Hogwarts! I mean it's crazy!"
"Will you guys shut up," I heard Blaise and Draco yell from the common room. "We can hear you in the fourth year boy's dorms!"
"Sorry," We yelled to them, not that we really cared.
"Does everyone have the scrolls I sent you this summer," I asked.
"Yes," They all said.
"I sent you all your favorite color for a reason," I smiled. "These scrolls are enchanted! When we write on them, all of us will see it! If you're taking a test and have your scroll, ask a question because it will only stay for five minutes before disappearing. On the back, there's a Slytherin Crest with a tiara to show it goes to us incase you have multiples."
"Do you," Millicent asked.
"I do," I smiled.
"For," Tracy smirked.
"One for you four, and one forth year boys," I shrugged.
"You mean you don't have one for Terence," Pansy said batting her eye lashes.
"And one for him," I said slightly blushing.
"What about one for the Ella," Daphne asked.
"And Katie," Pansy asked.
"And Ginny," Daphne said.
"And Loony Luna," Pansy smiled.
"And Harry and Ron," Daphne smirked.
"OK," I yelled. "I have a lot! I just like to have private conversations with people!"
"How do you keep them all straight," Tracy asked.
"I told you the back of ours, the boys is a Slytherin Crest with a sword, Ella's is a mouse, Katie's is a bell, Ginny's is a weasel, Luna's is a moon, and Harry and Ron's is a lightning bolt and a weasel. The only reason for the weasels are because their last name kind of sounds like weasel."
"Why is Ella's a mouse," Millicent asked.
"She laughed about Milly terrifying Pansy first year," I smirked.
"How is the little bugger," Pansy asked looking around the room.
"She passed away this summer," I shrugged. "BUT! Ms. Bell let me get a bunny and Dumbledore said I could bring her! I brought all her stuff and her! She's still in her carrier. If you want, you can help me grow everything and set it up in here!"
They all agreed and we got everything ready for her. As soon as everything was ready, I got her carrier and took her out to show the girls.
"SHE'S SO CUTE," The chimed together.
"What's her name," Daphne asked.
"Victoria," I smiled.
"Why Victoria," Pansy asked.
"Because it was my mother's name," I said putting Victoria in her cage. "I was finally able to drag some more information about my parents out of Ms. Bell this summer. This is the year I'm going to find out more about my parents. Snape said that he would sign off to let me into the restricted section if I needed it once I was in fourth year along with telling me everything he knew about them!"
"Well I hope you find what you're looking for," Tracy smiled. "I know I would hate to barely know anything about my parents! Oh, brought the tiny vials you asked for!"
"You asked her too," Pansy asked looking at Tracy.
"I asked all of you guys because I couldn't buy tiny vials and get away with it because Ms. Bell know's I'm wonderful in potions," I answered. "Anyway, along with finding out about my parents, I'm going to be making a bunch of little potions for us to use this year. I only had one tiny vial this summer and I finally found a phoenix that gave me some of it's tears! So, if you all help me get ingredients and cauldrons, I can make the potions in our bathroom and we can have them as early as next week!"
The girls were all excited, as was I. We were all about to get the potions we wanted without buying them off someone else. The one I was most excited for was Felix Felicis, liquid luck. A week before school started, I found a list of ingredients and a small bottle in a book I got for my birthday, left from my father. Since then, I was determined to make the potion and have luck on my side whenever I needed it.
"I'm going to bed," I said yawning. "We only have a few hours to sleep before class and I intend to get every second I can."
"Goodnight," Daphne said before laying in bed herself.
Soon, all of us were sleeping, dreaming of what tomorrow would hold.
A/N: Updating Sunday no matter how many reviews!