A/N First off I want to apologise for how long it took me to get this chapter out! I am soooo sorry. The past few weeks I wasn't really in the mood to write and started to get into Glee stories, rather than Sailor Moon ones plus exams ick!. Don't worry though I am now really into both and I am in the mood to write again. I hope you like this chapter! We are finally getting to some action. I know Fleur is a tad OOC but again I explain why she is... I will explain a bit more after you read the chapter.
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Ron was still gaping in shock at the Durmstrang student as Mina and Ami looked on in confusion. Everybody around them seemed to be falling over themselves to get a look at Krum.
"Krum? Where have I heard that name before?" Mina questioned Ami as they followed the students back inside Hogwarts.
Ami searched her memory and remembered where they had heard that name from. "Oh, he was that Quidditch player that they were discussing on the train a few weeks ago."
Ron whirled around and did a great expression of a stunned mullet. "H...How do you not know who Viktor Krum is?"
Mina and Ami shrugged their shoulders and Ami decided to answer Ron. "Well he is only a Quidditch player, it isn't like he discovered a cure for cancer or something great like that."
"Ami, how can you say that? He is one of the best seekers in the world! I didn't even know he was still at school."
Ami smiled apologetically at Ron and the four made their way inside after Hermione.
The two senshi couldn't believe how excited everybody was. It sort of reminded the two of when the Lights came to their school. Mina smiled slightly as she remembered the way she had chased after Yaten. She had grown up a little after that and thought she was being ridiculous.
She knew what it was like to be chased when famous because of her time as Sailor V. She enjoyed giving dreams to others but hated being followed around. When she remembered this fact she had decided to no longer chase after idols.
The girls all around them were primping and looking for quills, they wanted Krum to sign things. Even some of the boys were trying hard to catch a glimpse of Krum.
All of the group except for Ron were secretly rolling their eyes, Ami because she thought people should be idolised because of their brains rather than their sporting ability, Hermione because she thought everybody was acting ridiculous and Mina and Harry because they both knew what it was like to be famous.
Ron was too busy to notice. "I am getting an autograph, if I can. Do any of you have a quill on you?"
Everybody shook their heads and Ron groaned in frustration. "Ami and Hermione, I can't believe the one time I need you to have a quill you don't have one. Every other time of the day you have a million quills!"
The two girls glared at Ron and sat down at the Gryffindor table. Mina smiled softly as she followed the girls and Harry patted Ron lightly on the back as he sat down next to Mina.
The students from Durmstrang were still waiting at the doorway trying to choose where to sit. The Beauxbatons students had already chosen to sit at the Ravenclaw table, some of them clutching at their scarves trying to keep the cold away.
Ron watched in jealousy as the students from Durmstrang made their way to the Slytherin table. His eyes narrowed into slits and his hands turned into fists as Krum sat down beside Malfoy. The group noticed Malfoy looking smug before he started to talk to the Quidditch star.
The others ignored Ron's reaction. Harry turned to Mina, "they look a lot happier than the Beauxbatons lot."
Mina nodded as she studied the students from Durmstrang, not noticing that some were staring back at her. "Yeah they seem to like the enchanted ceiling and the golden plates and goblets. I also think the weather is what they are used to unlike those from Beauxbatons."
The group then noticed Filch bringing in chairs and placing them at the staff table. Harry was confused to see four chairs placed at the table.
"Why are there four chairs? There is only Madame Maxime and Professor Karkaroff."
Nobody replied as they were all occupied, Ron was still staring at Krum, Hermione was scolding a few girls over their fawning behaviour, Ami was too far away to hear his question and Mina was studying the boys from the other schools.
He sighed slightly and watched as the headmasters walked into the hall. Small bursts of laughter were heard when the students from Beauxbatons jumped to their feet when Madame Maxime walked in, they didn't seem to mind though and only sat after the headmasters except for Dumbledore were seated.
Dumbledore smiled widely at everyone, "Good evening, ladies, gentlemen, ghosts and our special guests. I have great pleasure in welcoming you to Hogwarts. I hope and trust that your stay here will be both comfortable and enjoyable. The tournament will be officially opened at the end of the feast. I now invite you all to eat, drink and make yourselves at home!"
He sat down and as usual the plates in front of them filled with food as usual. In front of them were a huge variety of dishes, including several that were foreign.
"What's that?' Ron asked as he pointed towards a large dish of foreign food.
"Bouillabaisse" answered Hermione.
Ron looked at her in confusion. Hermione rolled her eyes and returned to her food
Ami took pity on the boy and explained to him. "It is a French dish. I had it when I visited my father one time in France. It is very nice."
Ron scoffed and moved it slightly away from him. "I will take your word for it."
Ami shrugged her shoulders and grabbed some of the bouillabaisse as did Mina. Just as Mina put the dish back down she heard a slightly snobby voice from behind the group.
"Excuse me, are you done wiz ze bouillabaisse?"
The group turned around to see a pretty girl with silvery blonde hair that reminded Mina and Ami of Princess Serenity's. She had deep blue eyes and very white teeth.
Ron stared at the girl captivated by her looks while the others just shrugged at her.
Ami smiled politely at the girl, "Oh yes, you can take it if you like."
The girl stared at Ami like she was a bug before she spoke again, "I could not understand zat, what did you say?"
Hermione rolled her eyes and the girl turned her eyes to her and sniffed putting her nose in the air. Mina couldn't help but think this girl was used to being centre of attention and was getting sick of her attitude. She was incredibly rude; she was the girl that had laughed during Dumbledore's speech.
Wanting her to leave quickly she smiled at the girl and repeated what Ami said. "Ami just said we are done with the bouillabaisse. You can take it with you if you like."
The girl stared at Mina before a smile spread across her face. This confused the others at the table, this girl had been nothing but rude to everyone but seemed to like Mina fine.
The girl then stuck out her hand to Mina, "My name is Fleur it is lovely to meet you."
Mina who was confused tentatively grabbed her hand shaking it lightly. "Mina, it is nice to meet you too."
Fleur then gave the others a disapproving look and continued talking to Mina. "Mina, you are very beautiful, like me. Would you like to come and sit wiz me for a while?"
Mina chocked on the food she had just placed into her mouth, coughing slightly she managed to say a very eloquent reply. "Huh?"
"Well you see, it is zat I do not get on very well wiz any females. Please I ask you to sit wiz me because I would like some female friends and frankly you are ze only one I can stand."
Mina was about to say no because of the way the girl was acting but Ron spoke for her.
"Of course she will join you. See you later Mina."
Mina glared slightly at Ron before getting up and sending a fake smile to Fleur. "Sure it will be my pleasure Fleur. "
Fleur smiled widely and grabbed her arm and dragging her away talking very fast. Ron watched the two leave and couldn't stop gawking at Fleur. Ami huffed quite loudly breaking Ron out of his day dream.
"She's a Veela!" Ron said to the group.
Hermione scoffed at Ron. "No she isn't! I don't see anyone else gaping at her like an idiot! Plus as much as I don't trust Mina she is more beautiful and we know she isn't a veela".
Though Hermione wasn't entirely right about that, alone Mina caused many boys to stare at her as did Fleur but together the two caused nearly all the males heads to turn.
Ron tuned out most of what Hermione had said. "I am telling you she is no normal girl! They don't make them like that at Hogwarts."
Ami who was listening in to the conversation was feeling slightly inferior and jealous. She stood up and excused herself from the table missing the next part of the conversation.
"They make them even better at Hogwarts Ron." Harry replied as he stared over at Mina who was sitting right next to Fleur looking incredible bored.
Ron nodded, "Okay let me rephrase that sentence, before Mina and Ami came they didn't make girls like that at Hogwarts."
Harry smiled and nodded along with Ron. Both kept on staring lost in their own worlds until Harry slammed his hand on the table and yelled.
"What is she doing talking with him?"
Mina was sick of the stares she was receiving as she walked to the Ravenclaw table. She didn't want to sit with Fleur but Ron wrecked any option she had and she had seen the way the girls glared at Fleur.
Mina sighed slightly as she sat down beside Fleur who was avidly talking about how she keeps her hair so beautiful. Mina was all for girl talk but Fleur was incredibly self absorbed, it was no wonder she had no friends.
Mina tuned back in when she heard Fleur mention she was part veela. Mina was curious about what a veela was since she had a hair from one in her wand.
"What is a veela exactly?"
Fleur gasped slightly before tossing her silvery hair over her shoulder. "Well veela are well simply put beautiful women, ze most beautiful in ze world. Zey have a power of ze males when zey dance, my grandmuzzer (grandmother) was a veela so I am part veela. You must be one too because ze only uzzer (other) women veela get along wiz are zose wiz veela blood in zem."
Mina shook her head, finally understanding why Fleur was so horrible to Ami and Hermione and why all the other females hated her.
"No actually I am not veela or even part veela."
Fleur looked at her in confusion, "Zen why do I get along wiz you?"
Mina shrugged her shoulders not knowing how to answer. She had an inkling that it may be because of her Venusian blood and her being the reincarnation of the goddess of beauty and love but she couldn't exactly say that.
Luckily at that moment she looked over at the Slytherin table and caught Malfoy's eye. He smiled well really smirked at her and got up. He arrived at the table and interrupted the conversation.
"Mina, I was wondering since you are trying to get to know the people from the other schools if you would like to sit with me for a little while? After all Viktor Krum, the famous Quidditch player is sitting beside me and I am sure you would love to meet him."
Mina didn't really care about the famous Viktor Krum but had dealt with all she could from Fleur. Fleur was nice in an odd way but wasn't the type of person Mina liked to hang with a lot.
She turned to Fleur and smiled apologetically at her. "I would love to meet some people from Durmstrang, if that is okay with you Fleur?"
Fleur looked a little upset but nodded anyway. "Zat is fine. I am glad to have met you and 'opefully we will talk again soon."
She then leant over and kissed both of Mina's cheeks in the typical French way. Mina nodded politely and grabbed on to Malfoy's arm.
"Thank you for that Draco. Apparently she has never had a friend that is a girl so she wants to make up for the years of lost girl-talk."
Malfoy nodded and pointed to where they were sitting. Mina smiled politely at the other Slytherin's not really liking any of them. They had always snubbed her when she was talking to Malfoy and now was no different
Malfoy then sat her down next to Krum and took the spot on the other side of her.
"Mina this is Viktor Krum, Viktor this is Mina."
Viktor nodded and reluctantly shook her hand. Mina smiled at him and sat there in an awkward silence as Malfoy was talking to a fellow Slytherin. Finally Krum started to talk to her.
"Vell this is strange."
Mina looked up at him, "What is strange?"
"Vell I have found that most girls vould be all over me by now." He replied as he blushed slightly.
Mina giggled at the fact that a famous Quidditch player was so shy. "Well sorry to disappoint but I am not a huge fan of Quidditch yet. I have never had the chance to."
Krum then launched into a conversation about how much he hated girls throwing themselves at him and about Quidditch. Mina put in her two cents every now and then. She found herself not minding his company, he was quite shy but was a very nice man. They talked about a range of things until Mina realised how hungry she was.
Mina was still hungry because she didn't get to finish her meal, so she decided to excuse herself to return back to the Gryffindor table.
"It has been lovely to meet you Viktor but I need to be returning to my table now."
"It vas very nice to meet you, you have a very refreshing personality. You are beautiful, smart and kind, you don't find many like that. I hope there are more here like you."
Mina smiled at him, "Well I am one of a kind Viktor but I am sure there are other girls that are beautiful, smart and kind. You just have to get passed your groupies!"
She was about to leave when she remembered how desperately Ron wanted his autograph. She sighed and turned back to him.
"This is going to sound so stupid but can I have your autograph." He gave her a look and she started babbling, "it isn't for me! My friend Ron loves you and hasn't stopped talking about you since he saw you arrive. If I went back there without your autograph he would kill me!"
Krum nodded and borrowed pen and a piece of parchment from a Slytherin student. He signed his name and handed it to her.
"Here, don't vorry I still think you are a good person."
Mina giggled and hugged him. Both of them were shocked by her actions. She blushed "I am sorry that was because I was thankful that you didn't think I was insane for asking for your autograph and because I was happy that Ron would be so happy and because I am excited about the tournament and stuff sorry."
He smiled at her. "Don't be sorry, I didn't mind too much."
Mina giggled and turned to Malfoy. "Draco I have to go back to Gryffindor now. Thank you for introducing me to Viktor. I will see you in potions!"
She waved goodbye to both boys as she walked back to the Gryffindor table. As soon as she sat down Harry and Ron bombarded her with questions.
"Why did you sit with Malfoy?"
"Did you just meet Krum?"
"What possessed you to sit at Slytherin?"
"Did you talk to him?"
"Did Malfoy hurt you?"
"Did you get his autograph?"
"GUYS STOP, one question at a time!" She yelled to get the two to stop. Both boys blushed slightly and apologised.
"Okay well let's see. Harry, I sat with Malfoy because I was bored with Fleur and he came over and asked me to go and meet Viktor, nothing possessed me to sit with them and finally, no Malfoy didn't hurt me. I spent most of the time talking to Viktor.
And Ron, yes I just met Viktor Krum, of course I talked to him. How else was I supposed to communicate with him, through mime? And what kind of person do you think I am Ron? Of course I thought about you and got you an autograph, you are lucky I am so nice. Now if you don't mind I need to eat."
Ron took the autograph staring at it like it was the most important thing on earth while Harry mumbled under his breath and slouched down in his seat.
Mina smiled and giggled at their behaviour before she started to eat as much as she could until she was finally full.
The plates were soon all clean and disappeared. Dumbledore stood and smiled at everyone in the hall.
"The moment has come, the Triwizard Tournament is about to start. I would like to say a few words of explanation before we bring in the casket just to clarify the procedure we will be following this year. But firstly, let me introduce, for those that don't know them, Mr Bartemius Crouch, Head of the Department of International Magical Co-operation and Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports.
They are the two that helped arrange the Tournament and will be on the panel of judges along with myself, Professor Karkaroff and Madame Maxime. The casket if you will Mr Filch."
No sound other than Filch's walking could be heard in the hall. It was like everybody was holding their breath.
Filch entered carrying a great wooden chest, encrusted with jewels. It looked incredibly old and murmurs of excitement were heard from all the students.
Dumbledore ignored the murmurs and continued his speech. "There will be three tasks that the champions will have to complete. The three will be spread out over the school year. The tasks will test the champions in many different ways, their magical prowess, their daring, their powers of deduction and of course their ability to cope with danger.
As you know three champions will compete in the Tournament, one from each of the participating schools. They will be marked on how well they perform each of the tasks and the champion with the highest total after task three will win the Triwizard Cup. The champions will be chosen by an impartial selector... The Goblet of Fire."
Dumbledore took out his wand and tapped the top of the casket three times. The lid creaked slowly open and Dumbledore reached inside. He pulled out a large, roughly hewn wooden cup. It would like unremarkable if it wasn't for the fact it was full to the brim with dancing, blue-white flames.
Dumbledore closed the casket and placed the Goblet on the top of it, where it was visible to everyone in the hall.
"Anybody wishing to enter must write their name and school clearly upon a slip of parchment and drop it in the Goblet. You have twenty four hours to do so. Tomorrow night, Halloween the Goblet will return the names of the three it has judged most worth to represent their schools.
To ensure no underage student yields to temptation, I will be drawing an Age Line around the Goblet of Fire once it has been placed in the Entrance Hall. Nobody under the age of seventeen will be able to cross this line.
Finally I would like to stress to any of you wishing to compete that this tournament isn't to be entered into lightly. Once a champion is selected by the Goblet of Fire, he or she must see the Tournament through to the end. There can be no change of heart once you have become a champion. Please make sure that you definitely want to compete if you put your name in. Now, I think it is time for bed. Goodnight to you all."
Everybody in the hall began to rise from their seats and head towards their sleeping quarters. On the way back to the Gryffindor tower Fred and George were trying to come up with a way around the age line.
Ami and Mina ignored the talk and after saying goodbye to the others walked up to their room. The two got ready for bed and curled up under their blankets.
"Hey Ami, you know that Fleur girl? Well she assumed I was part veela because females with veela blood only get along with other people with veela blood and she was part veela and got along with me. Why do you think she got along with me? I assumed it was because I am the reincarnation of Aphrodite or my Venusian blood or something but what do you think it is?"
"Well I think you might be correct in that assumption Minako. Venusian's were always knows as the most beautiful race of people and since you were the princess you were known as the most beautiful. That might affect the veela part of Fleur."
Mina nodded in response. "Ok. She may be pretty but she is so self absorbed! Please save me from talking to her in future. I don't like her attitude."
Ami laughed at Mina. "Not all beautiful people can be as kind as you Mina."
"Well you are beautiful too Ami as are all the other senshi and we are all nice people, except Rei on her bad days but apart from that!"
"True but we are all very special. Now go to sleep tomorrow will be an interesting day."
Mina pouted slightly but listened to Ami. "Goodnight Ames."
Ami just nodded in response curling up into her blanket and quickly falling asleep. Mina followed her led and soon fell asleep.
The next day was Saturday and usually Mina would use the day as an opportunity to catch up on some sleep but she wasn't the only one to rise earlier than usual. The group met up in the common room and headed down to breakfast together.
They arrived just in time to see Fred and George grow beards. The group burst out laughing as they walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. The great Hall was decorated for Halloween with live bats floating around the hall and carved pumpkins everywhere.
"That was great! Ron your brothers are hilarious." Mina said struggling to laugh and walk at the same time. She was struggling so much she had to lean on Harry for support.
Harry was already slightly red and breathless from the laughing but when he felt Mina's soft body and subtle curves leaning on him he had to physically work hard to remember to breathe.
As they were eating breakfast everybody was discussing who had put their name in the Goblet.
"Well there are probably many that put in their names during the middle of the night." Ami commented to Ron's constant complaining due to the fact he hadn't heard of any Gryffindors entering yet.
Harry nodded at what Ami said. "That is true if I was entering I would have waited till everyone had gone to bed. Wouldn't have wanted everyone watching, what if it had just spat your name back out?"
Suddenly cheering was heard from the Entrance hall. Everybody turned around to see Angelina Johnson coming into the hall. She was a tall dark-skinned girl who played Chaser of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. She walked over to the group grinning looking slightly embarrassed.
She sat down next to the group. "Well I've done it! Just put my name in."
"Are you even seventeen?" Harry asked as Ami rolled her eyes at him.
"Of course she is eighteen, there is no beard!"
Mina giggled softly at Harry's embarrassment at turned to Angelina. "Well I'm glad someone from Gryffindor entered. I really hope you get chosen Angelina."
Angelina smiled warmly at Mina. "Thanks Mina, that means a lot."
Angelina then heard her friends calling her. "Oh guys sorry got to go. Thanks so much for your support. See you all around."
The rest of the group nodded and waved goodbye as Angelina left the table.
"I hope she gets it instead of pretty-boy Diggory." Ron said, but seeing the look of disapproval on Ami's face he quickly changed the topic. "Anyway what are we going to do today then?"
"We haven't been down to visit Hagrid yet." Harry answered, giving the group a hopeful look.
"That sounds great Harry. I have taken a liking to him he would be second favourite teacher, after Professor Meioh."
The others nodded and suddenly a great look of excitement spread across Hermione's face. "I have just realised... I haven't asked Hagrid to join S.P.E.W yet! Wait for me while I nip upstairs and grab the badges."
The other four nodded reluctantly as he rushed upstairs. As they were waiting some students from Beauxbatons came through the front doors, including Fleur.
The students lined up and dropped their slips into the blue-white flames. As each name entered the fire, it turned red and emitted sparks.
Ron was watching Fleur closely as she put her name in the goblet. "What do you think will happen to the ones that aren't chosen? Do you think they'll go back to the school or watch the tournament?"
Harry opened his mouth to answer but was stopped by a familiar voice.
"'Ello Mina and... uzzers. In answer to ze question, if we are not chosen we will stay and support ze Beauxbatons champion."
Ami and Harry ignored Fleur while Ron was practically drooling at her feet. Mina politely smiled at her. "Oh well that is very nice and good luck by the way. I hope you are chosen."
Fleur smiled at Mina and engulfed her in a hug. "Zat is so kind of you to say. I 'ope so too. I 'ave to go now, see you around Mina."
Mina nodded as she walked away gently nudging Ron back to his senses. "I am trying to be nice to her but jeez the way she ignores the rest of you!"
After Mina said that a thought occurred to Harry. "Why is she so nice to you? She is horrible to every other female and half of the male population but she acts like you two are such great friends."
Mina shrugged her shoulders and turned to Harry. "Well she told me she is part veela and that people of veela blood only get along with other veela. She said that she thought I was a veela because she got along with me and she thinks I am beautiful but I am not part veela so honestly I cannot tell you why Harry."
"I told you she was part veela!" Ron exclaimed as Hermione walked back downstairs. He proceeded to turn to her and pointed at her. "Fleur is part veela, she told Mina and you think you are so smart."
Hermione glared at Ron and started to walk towards Hagrids. "Are you lot coming or not?"
Ami, Mina and Harry laughed softly and followed after Hermione. Ron soon followed but not before whispering under his breath just loud enough for them to hear. "That girl just can't handle not being the smartest. She should get used to it though Ami is always beating her at everything."
Ami blushed prettily at hearing Ron's comment and Mina elbowed her and started to hum 'lovers in the air' all the way down to Hagrid's cabin.
They arrived at Hagrid's cabin and Harry stepped forward to knock on the door. As soon as Harry knocked Fang's loud barks were heard from inside the cabin.
Hagrid flung the door open and smiled at them. "'Bout time, I thought you lot'd forgotten where I live!"
"We've been really busy, Hag..." Hermione started to say but stopped dead, lost for words.
The others also stared at Hagrid in shock; he was wearing his best hairy brown suit and a checked yellow and orange tie. This wasn't the worst of it though, he had attempted to tame his hair and it ended up slicked down into two bunches. The look really didn't suit him at all; Ami was the first to divert her eyes.
"So Hagrid, where are the Skrewts?"
"Out by the pumpkin patch, they're gettin' massive. Mus' be nearly three foot long now, the only trouble is, they've started killin' each other."
Hermione the next to break free from the staring answered, "Oh no really?"
The two girls shot looks at the other three to break them out of their staring. Hagrid didn't seem to notice and kept up the conversation with the two girls.
"S'ok though, I've got 'em in separate boxes now. Still got abou' twenty."
"Well that's lucky then." Ron answered sarcastically, but luckily Hagrid didn't notice and just led them inside his house.
The group sat down at Hagrid's table while Hagrid started to make tea. The group ended up staying for lunch and discussing the Triwizard Tournament. After they finished lunch it started to rain outside so they all sat around the fire.
Hermione tried to get Hagrid to join S.P.E.W but he refused.
"It'd be doin' 'em unkindness, Hermione. It's in their nature ter look after humans, that's what they like. Yeh'd be makin' 'em unhappy ter take away their work, an' insultin' 'em if yeh tried ter pay 'em."
Hermione wouldn't give up though. "But Harry set Dobby free, and he was over the moon about it! And we heard he is asking for wages now!"
"Yeah well yeh get weirdos in every breed. I'm not sayin' there isn't the odd elf who'd take freedom but yeh'll never persuade most of 'em."
The argument raged on between the two as Mina leaned over to Harry. "Who is Dobby?"
Harry shrugged his shoulders. "Dobby was the house-elf that belonged to the Malfoy's but he hated it and I managed to trick Malfoy's father to free him. He is a little on the strange side but kind."
Mina nodded and the group relaxed until it started to grow dark outside. They decided it was time to go back to the castle for the Halloween feast and more importantly the announcement of the school champions.
Hagrid told them he would join them and quickly rushed over to his chest of drawers and dug inside looking for something. They didn't pay attention until a horrible scent hit their nose.
"What is that?" Harry spluttered as he coughed lightly.
Hagrid swirled around with a bottle in his hands. "Don' yeh like it?"
Mina tried not to breathe and managed to choke out a quiet. "Is that aftershave?"
Hagrid started to blush lightly. "Err, eau do Cologne... Maybe it is a bit much. I'll go take it off hang on."
He stumbled out of the cabin and the watched him washing himself vigorously in the water barrel outside of the window.
"Eau de cologne, Hagrid is wearing cologne" Hermione said in amazement.
"Yeah, and what is with the hair and the suit?" Harry added in an undertone.
All five of them shrugged their shoulders until they viewed the scene outside.
Hagrid was blushing bright red while talking to Madame Maxime. They were unable to hear what they were saying but they could tell something was happening. Hagrid was staring at her with a rapt misty-eyed expression. The two then headed up to the castle together smiling happily.
Mina sighed happily as watched the couple head up towards the school. The other four turned to her staring.
"Why are you staring like that Mina?" Harry questioned her as he saw a soft smile resting on her lips and a glazed over expression in her eyes.
Mina wasn't paying attention still smiling at the bonds of affection she could sense between Hagrid and Maxime.
Another of Mina's powers as the reincarnation of Aphrodite was to be able to sense the bonds between people. When she first developed this power she saw all the different strings tying people together but over time she taught herself to only see them when she wanted to.
Mina usually didn't look for the bonds between people but as soon as she saw the way Hagrid was behaving she had an inkling of why and so when she saw his behaviour with Maxime she could not stop her curiosity. She looked for what bond was forming and saw a pink strand forming between the two indicating a crush.
Harry repeated his question but still she did not answer.
Ami shook Mina lightly to break her out of her daze and answered Harry's question. "Mina is an old-fashioned romantic and loves to see couples falling in love."
Ron rolled his eyes lightly and said in a joking tone. "Women and their obsessions with romance."
Mina smiled at Ron as they made their way up to the school. "It is just so cute that Hagrid is making such an effort to impress her. It is old-fashioned romance and there just isn't enough of that any more. I really hope they get a happy ending."
The two other girls nodded sighing slightly wishing that they could have romance. The boys just shook their heads and headed inside.
When they entered the Great Hall it was almost full and the Goblet of Fire was placed on the teachers table.
The Halloween feast soon began and seemed to take longer than usual. This may have been because of everyone's anticipation for what came after the feast, the announcing of the school champions.
At long last the golden plates returned to their original spotless state and Dumbledore got to his feet. On either side of him were Professor Karkaroff and Madame Maxime.
"Well the Goblet is almost ready to make its decision. I estimate that it requires one more minute. Now, when the champions' names are called, I would ask them to please come up to the top of the Hall, walk along the staff table and go through into the next chamber. There they will be receiving their first instructions."
Dumbledore took out his wand and gave a great sweeping wave with it causing all the candles, except the ones in the carved pumpkins to extinguish, the Goblet of Fire now shone more brightly than anything in the hall.
The flames inside the Goblet suddenly turned red and sparks began to fly from it. Next moment a tongue of flame shot into the air and a charred piece of parchment fluttered out of it.
The whole room gasped and sat on the edge of their seats as Dumbledore caught the parchment. He held the parchment at arm's length so he could red it by the light of the flames which had turned back to blue-white.
He cleared his throat and loudly announced. "The champion for Durmstrang will be Viktor Krum."
A storm of applause broke out through the hall as Viktor Krum rose from the Slytherin table and walked towards the table turning to enter the door into the next chamber.
The clapping and chatting died down when the flames in the Goblet again turned red and sparks began to fly. Dumbledore again caught the piece of parchment that was emitted from the Goblet.
"The champion for Beauxbatons is Fleur Delacour."
Fleur stepped up gracefully and sent a smile towards the Gryffindor table to Mina. Mina smiled back and clapped politely as Fleur made her way into the same door as Krum.
Hermione managed to speak over the noise to the group and pointed over to the other students from Beauxbatons. "Look they are all so disappointed."
The others turned and watched as the other Beauxbatons students showed their clear disappointment, two had even broke out into loud sobs.
The hall grew quiet again and Harry, Mina, Ami, Ron and Hermione focused their attention on the Goblet, it was time for the Hogwarts champion to be announced.
The flames turned red and a piece of parchment was spat out to again be collected by Dumbledore.
"The Hogwarts champion is Cedric Diggory!"
Mina and Ami watched as a handsome Hufflepuff smiled headed up to the table, his eyes briefly met Mina's and he shot her a smile. Mina stared at him and managed to utter one word. "Wow!"
Ami nodded as the two watched Cedric make his way through the door near the staff table.
Harry and Ron turned to the girls glaring slightly at them for their obvious appraisal of Cedric Diggory.
"Stupid Diggory, why did it have to be him?" Ron groaned loudly.
Harry nodded along with Ron as he never really liked Cedric either, hating the attention he was getting.
Dumbledore drew the attention back to him, hushing the students. "Excellent well we now have our three champions. I am sure I can count upon all of you remaining students to give your champions every ounce of support you can muster. By cheering your champion on you will contribute in a very real..."
Dumbledore suddenly stopped speaking and it was apparent to everybody what had distracted him. The flames in the Goblet had just turned red again and a long flame suddenly shot into the air carrying another piece of parchment.
Dumbledore quickly seized the piece of parchment. He read the parchment and stared at the paper in shock. Mina and Ami instantly felt something was wrong when his face turned whiter and he glanced briefly at Setsuna, then to the both of them and finally Harry.
The two hoped that it wasn't what they thought it was but their hopes where soon lost when Dumbledore cleared his throat and read out...
"Harry Potter."
I know some people will be all like how come Mina is so popular just because she is your favourite character doesn't make her better than the rest and all that. Well my reasoning for Fleur being nice was clearly stated because Mina is Sailor Venus, she was the Princess of Venus and as the princess of Venus the most beautiful person and was a descendent of Aphrodite/Venus who was the most beautiful goddess. I don't know if that is true but I sort of connect each of the senshi to there planets gods because it would then explain how they got their power in the first place. The got it because they were descendents of the gods and more strongly connected to their planets than the other citizens of their planets. So because Mina is a direct descendent from Aphrodite she is gorgeous and I think that since Veela are beautiful and connect to other Veela they would be able to sense the goddess Aphrodite in Mina.
Also with Malfoy introducing her to Krum well have you ever met guys! Seriously he is trying to impress her by showing her he has contacts and all that (oh no offence to any males, females try to impress just as much!) So yeah it is the whole my horse is bigger than your horse thing.
Fleur also couldn't understand Ami because of Ami's slight Japanese accent she can speak english but has the accent as does Setsuna. Mina doesn't because she learned english when she lived in England and therefore has an english accent though the Japanese accent would be probably heard on some words.
And finally no there will not be any romance between Mina/Krum and no romance between Mina/Cedric. She just thinks he is good looking and he thinks she is beautiful. They may have a friendship I havent decided. it will be most probably some Hermione/Krum and some Cedric/Cho
I think that was all I had to say any questions review and ask or message or something.
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