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Chapter 11: Hippogriff and Triwizard Tournament
Ron and Harry's third year began with a class of Care for Magical Creatures given by Hagrid. Hermione, not having a class, had asked Hagrid if she could attend the very first class that the half giant would give, she had told Hagrid that she loved animals. After all, she had not lied. She had always loved Buckbeak, she was afraid of him at first, but once he had given her his trust she really enjoyed the hippogriff's company.
That day, the witch was mostly there to prevent Buck from attacking Malfoy, after all in her world that idiot had disrespected Buckbeak, clawing him in the arm. Draco had not stayed silent and had made his father's relations work for Buckbeak to be executed but Hermione and Harry had saved him with Sirius. Today she wanted to avoid any incident, and therefore remained attentive to Draco's misconduct.
The class went amazingly well and unlike Hermione's memories Draco behaved well, she did not know if her presence had changed things or if the change came from elsewhere. Hermione took a cunning pleasure this year in seeing Ron face her biggest fear during class: A Spider. Once again all the year passed without pitfalls, no dementors, no free murderers or innocents to save, calm flat but the 4th year announced many surprises.
Indeed, as in Hermione's world, it was the year of the Triwizard Tournament, and since no untoward event had occurred in school for years, it would not be restricted by an age limit and people of all ages could therefore register. The witch was afraid that her son and / or daughter would register, she knew what was waiting for the participants of the tournament. Certainly an immense glory but above all complex challenges to solve embellished with intense and difficult fights.
Students from Beauxbatons and Dumstrang School were then present to participate in the Tournament. Harry and Ron had eyes only for the beautiful pupils of the French school and Hermione caught sight of Olivia on Victor Krum and laughed inwardly. The days that followed saw Fleur Delacour and Victor Krum enrol as well as many others from the three schools. At Hogwarts it was Cedric Diggory then the Weasley Twins. Harry also tried his luck as he was pushed by Ron and his little sister. The names were then given in front of all: Miss Delacour, Mr. Krum and Mr. Potter.
The mother of this last was not really happy, but after all this time would be different, the simple fact that there were three and not four wizards was good sign. The vast majority of the Death Eaters were in Azkaban, they had to be positive, and they also hoped that the three years that Harry had spent without going through adventures, forcing him to learn how to defend himself would not harm him. At the end of the meal, Hermione took her son aside.
"Harry, I wish you good luck for this tournament, it will not be as simple as you suspect but you have everything in you to win no doubt and think of the help of your friends. Believe me, they will be your greatest strength!"
"Thank you Mom, I already know that Olivia and Ginny will help me if research in the books are needed, and Ron will be my mental support, after all he is my best friend!"
She congratulated him one last time for his courage to attempt this and went back to her quarters to correct some copies. When the first event arrived, as expected the three participants had to face a Dragon to steal it egg. Hermione wondered how Harry would do it this time, Sirius had been dispatched as an Auror to make sure that all the events would take place in the utmost safety and that reassured the young woman. All dragons were females, which are generally more dangerous than males, especially since they have to protect eggs in their natural habitats.
The most dangerous of all being the Hungarian Horntail, of course it was Harry who had to face her. Harry used the same technique as in his mother's memories and used an "Accio" to make his broom come to him. His little sister had spent the entire night making him learn this spell at best and he took it as the worthy catcher he was to retrieve the egg!
There was a party that night in the Gryffindor room but when Harry opened his egg to share his clues on the second task to his whole house this one produced a shrieking and horribly annoying sound. He took days and days to think about how to open the egg but his attention was diverted by another goal: finding a partner for the Yule ball. Ron and he were looking again and again but their timidity did not help, Olivia had to take the first step with Ron and Ginny would do it with Harry.
The young men laughed at the thought that they would go to the ball with the little sister of the other but the (last) laugh was Harry's when Ron discovered his "dress". The latter was not a traditional tuxedo but an old family wizard's dress, fortunately for Hermione who already knew about this event (and who was not going to leave Olivia on Ron's arm dressed as well) had planned a second tux for Ron, who wanted to jump into her arms.
The evening of the ball arrived and Harry was more stressed than ever since, as the tradition states it should open with the first dance being the champions'. The two boys waited for their partners at the bottom of the steps and were almost in shock when they saw them. Ginny had a blue dress that brought out her red hair that she had dropped on her shoulders, she was barely made up but she was pretty by nature.
Olivia had a purple dress and had tied her hair, leaving only one or two strands left down, she had emphasized her eyes with a little black but was hardly any more made up than her best friend. They noticed immediately that the two boys had not left their eyes and blushed on the spot.
"Wow, you are ... Uh ... Beautiful." Harry almost stammered.
"Oh yeah Harry is right! I would have never thought you so beautiful!" Tried to articulate Ron.
"Thank you guys, finally for you my brother I guess it was a compliment so thank you!"
Ginny had laughed as she finished her words, looking at her brother, who held out his arm to Olivia, and entered the Great Hall with his parents in amazement. Ginny and Harry walked along to follow the other champions and began the dance, joined by Dumbledore and his partner McGonagall and then some other teachers before Hermione and Sirius entered the hall. The evening was perfect and each couple returned to their dormitories or quarters, Sirius dared to ask his wife if it had not hurt too much to see her own daughter on the arm of a boy that in her world she had loved.
She looked at him in amazement but replied with a laugh that it seemed that Ron kept a weakness for girls like her. Harry was less in the mood to laugh because he still had not found the solution to the egg, he decided the next day to take a bath with it. It was by placing the egg under the water that he got his clue and began to prepare.
"But how am I supposed to hold my breath for an hour under water me eh?" Harry groaned.
"There must be a spell, a potion where I do not know what to allow you, and if there are two people to find you that my friend it is our sisters, right girls?"
The two friends gave Ron a black glare and plunged back into the books when Olivia gave the idea of Bubble-Head Charm to her brother, who thanked her a thousand times. He was able to successfully complete the ordeal of recovering a person dear to their hearts at the bottom of the water, for Harry was his mother Hermione. He swam up to the surface and won the event. Everyone was happy, especially Hermione, to see that the young man had been able to surround himself and listen to the advice given here and there. Unfortunately the hardest was coming and with that the beginning of the troubles.
Answer to Ladyfiremane : I thank you for your comment here, it made me very happy! I already have a beta that does a great job. I suspect that some passages are far from perfect and I take full responsibility.
