"And finally, the fourth champion, Hogwarts' second, Alexander Olympius"

Alex groaned but got up, pocketing his little model dragon, who was still asleep, and strode with false confidence to the stadium. The crowds cheered as they saw him breach the tunnel, and he shot a loving smile up to his love, before looking over at Siofra. She'd grown huge, 25 feet long at least, her hide the colour of deep clay earth, but she still had those same soft eyes.

Stepping forward, he watched as her eyes connected with his, and her anger subsided, "Alex?"

"Hey Siofra girl, how have you been?" The wizard strode over and caressed her large nose, careful of her fangs.

"I have babies," Siofra proudly moved her tail to show them, "Daddy Hagrid is so proud of me. But, they gave me something that isn't like my eggs."

Seeing the golden egg that he was meant to collect, Alex sighed, "I know sweetie, it's for me. Can I take it?"

The large head nodded but then looked about the stands, "Can I get Hermione? Please, I want her to see my eggs."

"Wait until I get the gold one and then go for it Siofra," the demigod ran over and pocketed the egg, hearing the cannon go off again, and then called up to the brunette, "Siofra wants to show you her eggs!"

Hermione laughed and eagerly jumped from the stands, landing carefully onto the dragon's head, placing a kiss between her eyes, "I missed you too Siofra."

Everyone watched on in amazement as the dragon gently put the demigod to the ground, "My eggs."

The couple ran their hands over the warm shells, feeling them shake slightly under their touch, "They're going to be brave and strong, like their Mum."

Siofra's face smiled as much as possible but then she growled at the new presence. Entering the arena was Charlie, who called to the teens, "You guys okay?"

"Of course, Siofra wouldn't hurt us, we're friends"

"Ah, well, could you get her to let us collect up her eggs and return her to the forest?"

"We'll do that, you guys can watch at a distance, like Alex said, Siofra won't hurt us," Hermione said back.

"Siofra, can we take your eggs and you back to the forest? You'll be going home soon and can raise your babies in comfort and safety. And Hagrid won't be able to remove his smile after seeing them," Alex told the dragon.

"Okay, but I really wanted more time with you both," if dragons could sulk, then she was.

The demigod relayed that to his love, and they both laughed heartily as they carefully placed the dozen eggs into a carry case, before the wizard said, "Well Siofra, are you going to carry us into the dragon nest? Otherwise how are all of the other mothers going to get jealous that you have two demigod friends?"

A stream of smoke billowed from the large nostrils as Siofra put her head down, letting the duo and case onto her head, before moving towards the forest. The couple astride her head latched on tight, and secured the case, but also waved to their friends as they walked past.

The other three champions were looking, their eyes wide and mouths agape, and Fleur said softly, "Zeus, Poseidon, your kids are riding the head of that dragon."

In Olympus, Ares was gloating, his chest out, "That's my gift."

"I think I had a heart attack," Poseidon groaned, fear shooting through him still, "My daughter is riding on a dragon."

"Would you rather a horse of some sort? Or perhaps a whale?" Apollo joked.

Shooting the god a glare, the God of the Sea turned to his brother, "I have a plan brother."

"What would that be?" Zeus muttered, his wife patting his arm in a comforting manner but with a grin on her face.

"When we finally get them here, we lock Alexander and Hermione into a tower and not allow them out until they're 30."

Zeus raised his head, eyes gleaming, "Yes but by that time we would be grandparents many times over from them. Perhaps separate towers?"

Aphrodite gasped in horror, "You are joking, you would deny them the love they have for one another?"

"Perhaps I could create a tower that allowed them to see and talk to one another but not indulge in that activity," Hephaestus pondered aloud before wincing at the glare his lovely wife shot at him, "Or not."

That set the 12 of them off, each having different ideas on how to keep the couple safe, the women stating they should be allowed to show their love, while the men were adamant; no babies until they were married and older.

Alex and Hermione had no idea what was going on in their homeland, they were simply enjoying the ride into the forest, hoping that no creatures were around when Siofra walked the path in, the dozens of handlers vanishing and reappearing the trees to create the path. When they reached the area where the three other dragons were, all three mothers' heads popped up, "What have you got there Siofra?" "Are those HUMANS?" "Why are you letting them ride you?"

Setting her friends down, the Ridgeback went to her area and waited until her eggs were in her nest before sitting on them, "These are my friends, the ones I told you all about. Alex and Hermione."

"We're being introduced Mia," Alex translated before giving the three other dragons a flourishing bow, "Ladies, congratulations on keeping your eggs safe. They are gorgeous, like their mothers."

When Hermione saw the rolled eyes of Siofra and the many smoke rings from the other three, she knew that Alex had charmed them, "Such a ladies' man."

The witch stuck with Siofra after saying her hellos to the dragons through Alex, she trusted her large friend but not the other three. Alex though went over and talked to the trio, sitting in the lotus position on the ground before lifting himself into the air to be at their eye height.

When Charlie and the others walked in, the redhead instantly came over to Hermione, "What is Alexander doing?"

"I would hope getting these beautiful ladies' true names. Do you have any idea how pissed off I'd be if I was called the wrong thing all the time? While dragons aren't able to understand much English, they can tell when they aren't being called their right name, or are being insulted/praised, basic things. Incredibly intelligent aren't you girl?" The brunette asked up to her friend, who winked.

"Did, did she just wink at you?"

"Yep"

Charlie sat heavily on the ground, "I've dedicated my life to dragons and you two have never met one before Siofra, and you already know more than me."

Hermione placed a comforting arm on his, "It helps when you're in love with a guy who can talk to serpents. Alex will probably Floo or Portkey over to the Reserve at some stage, talk to all the dragons and give you their names, likes, dislikes, that type of thing. Don't worry, not everyone can be touched by Ares' gift."

It was nearly midnight when the handlers were ready to go, Hagrid, Alex, Hermione and Siofra were all teary at the leaving, but the teens promised that they would see them again. They waved for a good minute after the Portkey left with them all, before heading back to the school, depressed but also happy at everything that had happened, and knowing that Hagrid would be back a lot sooner than anyone thought; he had secured another date with Madam Maxime and would be taking her to the Yule Ball that would happen in a months' time.