Chapter eight

Everyone began to eat, but Harry and Megan glanced at each other then the staff table. Two people were missing, Dumbledore and Moody. They both hoped it meant that the old man finally figured out Moody wasn't Moody.

Just as they were finishing eating, Hedwig flew into the great hall and landed in front of Harry.

'Hey girl,' Harry smiled then gave the owl some food off his plate. He took the letter and saw the familiar writing, Sirius. He hoped it was good news and he was at Crescent Fields. He opened the letter but kept it below the table so he could read it without anyone that didn't know Sirius was innocent, see his name on it. As he read he couldn't help smiling.

'Good news mate?' Ron asked between shoving desert into his mouth.

'Snuffles, he's in a very safe place. I'll explain later, when we're alone,' Harry whispered as he shoved the letter into his pocket before finishing his food.

Harry left the group and using his cloak snuck up to the seventh floor, 'She was following you again.'

'Then it must be her all the time. It's only a couple of days then everyone will know about us.'

'Yes, and she will know I'm not going to let her anywhere near you, my darling husband.'

Harry chuckled before he kissed his wife, 'Sirius is at Crescent Fields. McGonagall wrote and told him what I said. Sirius is expecting me to spend Christmas with him there. I'll make sure he knows you'll be there as well.'

'Good, and I have my story ready. Aunt Grace is spending the holidays with a gentleman friend so you invited me to stay here with you, now I'm invited to stay at your ancestral home.'

'It's believable. Anyway, they were both missing.'

'Yes, they were, let's hope Dumbledore finally figured it out. Since the aurors are here and he took the voice seriously then he should have spoken with one of them. We only have a few hours before Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrive.'

'Ron and Hermione know I'm spending time with you so we can remain here for a while, and I want to.'

'But you also want to find out about Crouch, I know Harry. So far everything is going perfectly, I'm sure the rest will. So we'll stay for an hour then head down.'

Seconds later a bed appeared in the room, Harry and Megan were pulling their clothes off. The only thing they didn't like about their love making was the fact they were in their fourteen year old bodies. They were used to giving each other pleasure to their fully developed adult bodies. But Harry liked it in one way. He got to explore his wife's body while she was still developing, he was discovering how her body reacted when she was still growing. Her whole body was very sensitive to his touch, and he touched every part of her.

After leaving the room of requirement, Harry and Megan headed down through the castle. They split up and met up with their friends. They were to get ready to greet the visitors from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang.

As the teachers began to move the students outside, youngest in front to oldest in back, with the teachers behind them. Harry glanced at Megan who nodded. There was no Moody with the rest of the staff. They couldn't help get their hopes up even if they knew he could be just inside the castle somewhere.

Harry couldn't help laughing at Ron's excitement when he spotted Viktor Krum. Since the Durmstrange students would be here for a year, Harry was sure they would get to meet the famous quidditch star. Once the last of the visitors headed into the castle the students from Hogwarts headed inside. Most were cold and just wanted to warm up and eat.

Once everyone took their seats, Harry and Megan again noticed that Moody wasn't at the staff table. They tried to act normally with their friends, they just couldn't help feeling excited. Either way they could deal with the goblet if Crouch was still Moody. Harry did have an idea of going to see Madam Pomfrey, tell her he needed either a pain potion or a dreamless sleep potion. He just wanted to see if the real Mad-eye Moody was in the hospital. It happened last time they found Moody, he spent almost a week in the hospital. The aurors were still at Hogwarts, but Harry hadn't seen Madam Bones or Tonks all day. He also wondered why he hadn't been questioned yet. Megan said she hadn't been questioned either, and there was only a few in Hufflepuff that still had to be questions, they were mainly first years.

After dinner, Dumbledore stood to make his speech. It was right then that Harry realised he forgot about someone. Crouch Senior. Last time he was the one to explain the rules about the triwizard tournament, this time he wasn't even at Hogwarts. Harry quickly looked over at Megan, he gave her the signal, running his finger along his bottom lip. That told her they needed to meet in the room. She nodded as she turned to speak with Susan and Hannah.

Harry hurried into the room, the door closed behind him, 'Old man Crouch wasn't there, not like last time,' he said anxiously.

'How did we forget about him?'

'I don't know but it must mean they found his son.'

'Yes, he hasn't been seen since before lunch and now his father didn't make the announcement about the rules. Bagman did. Oh and she followed you again.'

'One more day and then she will know. She didn't see you enter this room, did she?'

'No, I used my cloak from the fifth floor and keep it on until I get inside. But I always leave right before you and she leaves right after you. She's become a stalker.'

'Even though I always knew about her crush, I never realised just how obsessed she was. It doesn't matter, I have my beautiful wife, and you're all I want.'

Harry and Megan couldn't do more than kiss, they had to get back to their house rooms before curfew. Harry loved kissing his wife, so that's what he kept doing until it was time to go their separate ways. But now they had been at Hogwarts for a while, Harry and Megan knew they could meet up a few nights a week. Both hated sleeping apart, but with Dobby, he would be able to quiet pop them out of their beds and into the room of requirement. He would wake them and return them to their beds before any of their roommates woke up.

Harry kept the cloak over himself until he got to the fat lady, only then did he remove it. He stepped into the common room to see the twins and Lee having a serious discussion. Harry knew what they were talking about, how to age themselves up so they could be in the tournament.

Harry sat down beside Hermione, 'It seems your talk with Ginny hasn't help. She's become a stalker.'

'What do you mean?'

'When I go meet my girl, she follows me. I was able to find out how to duplicate the map. It took weeks but I did it. My girl has a copy and watches it when she's waiting for me to join her. Ginny is always following me. But I usually slip my cloak on long before I get to where I meet my girl so she has no idea where I went.'

'She's stubborn, a lot like Ron, and the twins. I'll speak with her again. But I doubt she will listen until she knows you're with someone.'

'We plan to let everyone know soon. I just wanted to get this selection of the champions over with. Anyway, where is Ron?'

'Up in the dorm room. He said he can't concentrate because of Fred and George.'

'I want to ask him something. But I would like your opinion first.'

'Okay, about what?'

'Ron said Bill and Charlie came here so they could go to the quidditch world cup. The thing is, Bill went back to Egypt, but Charlie stayed. It got me thinking. One thing we found out about the triwizard tournament is the first task is always some dangerous creature the champions must face. What if Charlie is still here due to his job?'

'They wouldn't.' Hermione gasped.

'Wouldn't they Hermione? Remember Fluffy, Aragog. Would it be so farfetched to have dragons when they did use more dangerous creatures in the past?'

'Oh, I hope you're wrong.'

'So do I,' Harry turned his head, 'Hey, Fred, George, got a minute?'

'Not really,' Fred said.

'But we'll make time for you,' George said then the twins sat down.

'What's up Harrykins?'

Harry rolled his eyes, 'Is Charlie still in England?'

'Yeah, he said he wanted a holiday,' George said.

'But Ron said that Bill and Charlie like to take holidays together,' Harry said.

'They do, maybe Bill couldn't get more time off,' Fred said.

'Well, I have another idea why Charlie is here and Bill isn't. It's farfetched, but then again, it's not.'

'Harry, tell us what this is about?' Lee asked.

'Okay, Hermione and I researched the triwizard tournament when it was first announced. We found out that the first task always involves some dangerous magical creature.'

'Damn,' Fred and George said together.

'Right, dragons. It's not proof but Charlie is here and dragons are dangerous.'

'I think we need to forget about trying to enter,' Fred said.

'Yeah, Charlie has told us how many people he's worked with have been eaten, usually after they were burnt to death,' George said.

'And they had years of training,' Fred said.

'Do you think Charlie will tell you if you write to him?' Lee asked.

'Since it's been announced and we've been told its age restricted…' Fred said.

'He just might let us know. But then again, he might not since we might tell the older Gryffindor's,' George said.

'But Charlie was never a stickler for rules like Percy,' Fred said.

'Anyway, thanks Harry. We never even thought of Charlie and dragons.'

Harry grinned, 'No problem. Like I said, it's not proof, but it just made sense to me.'

Hermione waited until the three boys left, before she turned to Harry, 'I still hope you're wrong.'

'I do to, but you have to admit, seeing a dragon would be really cool.'

'I'd rather read about them.'

Harry laughed, 'Of course you would,' Harry said goodnight then headed up to the dorm room where Ron, Seamus and dean were sitting around a chess board. Even though Ron said he would work harder, if he could get a chance to play chess, he would. Harry decided to sit on his bed and finish his charms essay. Since Snape was taken care of, only Hermione had bothered doing their potions homework.