Chapter 13
"Hyo woke up screaming this morning," Victor told Alek, speaking in Russian. "I think he sees a dark future and it's scaring him. The last task is coming up next month. Do you think it'll be a repeat of what happened last time we held this tournament?"
"I hope not. I don't want Albus to end up dead. I can't protect him in the task. I just get him ready for whatever he may face," Alek said. "But something bloody bad is going to happen and we can't even get ready for it. There has to be something we can do about it," Alek said, also in Russian.
"Just work hard at Defense Against the Dark Arts and work hard at spells that could be used in a battle," Victor offered.
"I hope it doesn't come down to that," Alek said. "It worries me that something dark is coming. It has to be bad if Hyo wakes up screaming."
"We should work together on this. Keep an eye on Albus if you can. I understand that you want to win, but I don't have any other way to protect him but beg for your help."
"Beg huh? I never thought I 'd see you beg."
"I have to keep Albus safe. I love him,"Alek said.
"I understand I'll try and keep an eye on him. I mean, it's like like Annette will be able to do anything. She's worthless. I can't wrap my eyes on him. As long as I win, I'll keep him safe."
"Thank you. I'm sure Albus doesn't want to win. He doesn't want to be apart of this at all, so you don't need to worry him taking the win from you."
"That's true. Like I said, as long as it didn't get in the way of me winning I'll keep an eyes on Albus. I can't promise I can see him all the time, but I'll do what I can."
"That's all I ask for. I don't want him to die. I almost lost him once. I don't know if I can handle going though that again."
"I understand. I don't know what I'd do if I lost David,"Victor said.
"Alek!" Albus said, running over to the two. "I've been looking for you. Is everything okay?"
Alek smiled. "Yeah, everything's fine. I was just talking to Victor about the last task. We should train more so you can win the cup."
"Do you really think I can win? I don't even want to be a part of it," Albus said.
"No, you can't win because I'm going to win," Victor stated.
"I'm okay with that. I just don't want to die," Albus said.
"You won't die. The final task is a maze. We just have to find away to keep track of where you've been and where you're going so you don't get lost."
"They'll be monsters in the maze though, right?"Albus asked.
"Yeah they'll be monsters and a lot of other things that will try to stop you from getting the to the cup. If you follow me, I'll take care of all of the monsters. You just need to touch the cup second,"Victor explained.
"Thank you. I'm not so scared anymore. I don't really want to win anyway. You're famous and everyone wants to know you or talk to you. I don't want that," Albus said.
Victor laughed. "You're cute. I don't really think about what happens after I win. I just want to win for the glory and the money."
"What are you going to do with the money?" Albus asked.
"I'm going to buy myself a castle. A place that David and his brothers can live with me and not worry about their families" Victor said simply. "Maybe see the world too."
"Is there something wrong with David's family?" Albus asked.
"They live on their own. Their dad's in Askiban and their mother is dead. I want to give him a real home."
"That's something worth fighting for to win,"Albus said.
"Damn straight," Victor said.
"Come on, let's go train some more. Even with Victor's help it's still going to be dangerous," Alek said.
"Okay," Albus said. "it was nice talking to you." He then left with Alek.
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"I really like you and want to go steady," Jonathan told Dominique
"I-I would love that.," Dominique said with a smile. She let him kiss her. "I've never had a serious boyfriend before."
"Well I'm lucky to have you as my girl friend. Anyone would be lucky to have you as a girlfriend. I guess I was just the first person to see that."
Dominique blushed. "if you say so.''
"I do say so, and I know a beautiful women when I see one," Jonathan said.
"No one's ever said stuff like this before. I like it."
Jonathan laughed. "Well I'm happy to tell you things like that as much as you want."
"That's wonderful,"Dominique said. He kissed her again.
"You taste so good," Jonathan said with a laugh, causing Dominique's face to grow even brighter.
"I never thought I'd fall for a British girl, but you were something special. The only British girl that stood a chance of ending up with me."
Dominique laughed. "Well I'm glad I'm so special. Are you worried about the tournament? Your brother is dating one of the champions."
"Does it bother you that your cousin's in it too?" Jonathan asked.
"Yeah. I worry a lot about Albus, but there's nothing I can do about it," Dominique said.
"It's the same way with Victor. I worry about him, but there's nothing I can do about it. I'm sure he'll win though. Victor is just like that.: always winning like that. I'm sorry about your cousin, but I don't think he'll win."
"That's okay. I don't think Albus will win either," Dominique said. "It's sad, but Albus just isn't the kind of kid that should be in the tournament to begin with. I still don't understand how he was able to be a champion to begin with. He's too young. He almost died during the second task, how is he going to make it through the last task?"
"Victor's going to help him," Jonathan said. "They made an agreement. Victor will help Albus as long as Victor wins the cup."
"That's a great thing. I'm glad. I'm sure Albus will be fine with Victor watching over him," Dominique said.
"I'm sure we won't have to deal with Annette. She stands less than a chance than Albus. I don't understand why she's a champion either. Victor is the only one who seems like a good candidate for champion."
"That's true. I don't understand why the cup picked who it picked. I'm mean,Albus and Annette aren't really the best people to fight in the in the tournament. I've been thinking. Someone must have messed with the cup. How else would Albus end up in it? If they messed with the cup for Albus, then maybe they put Annette in so Albus or Victor had a better chance at winning."
"Then why leave Victor in the running?" Jonathan asked.
"I don't know. Maybe he ran out of time? Or something happened and he was going to get caught?" Dominique said.
"Well whatever. It's not like we're able to do anything about it now,"Jonathan said.. "Can you keep a secret?"
"Of course, what is it?" Dominique asked.
"My younger brother, Hyo, can see into the future in his dreams. He's having nightmare. Something bad is going to happen, something really bad. We can't figure out what."
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"Shouldn't we tell someone about that?" Dominique asked.
"Professor Maxwell already knows and he said he'd take care of doing the best he could to stop whatever evil is coming, but Hyo keeps having these nightmares. He's never had such bad nightmares. He wakes up screaming. He's never done that. Victor's really worried too."
"It sounds so scary," Dominique said. "What do I do if something bad does happen?"
"Find me or Victor as fast as you can. We're trying to figure out what will happen. It might be the third task. Someone might die in it. We have to think the same thing that happened last time will happen again. No one knows that's going on. Another secret. There's been a Neo Deatheater movement. They're trying to bring back Voldimort. And how did they bring him back last time?"
"The cup. You think they have anything to do with it?" Dominique asked. "We can't let them do the third task then. It's t to dangerous."
"I doubt they'll stop the championship over Hyo's dreams or the fact they have Neo Deatheatsers around. Besides, while we have proof of Hyo's dreams, there's no proof we can give to prove Hyo's right. Who's going to listen to a first year talking about death and danger?" Jonathan said.
"So what can we do?" Dominique asked.
"Just wait until whatever happens happens," Jonathan said.
"I'm scared now. I don't want to die. I don't want anyone in my family to die. I don't want anyone to die."
"We're working hard to figure out and stop whatever stop it before it happens. I can't promise things won't go to hell, but I can promise that I'll protect you."
Dominique hugged Jonathan. "I'll be depending on you then."
Jonathan smiled, holding onto Dominique. "Everything's going to be okay. I'll protect you."
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"What happened?" James demanded.
"Lily was hexted by someone," The nurse said. "She'll be fine, but she'll be fine in a day or two."
"Who did it?" Scorpius asked.
"We don't know. One of her friend brought her in here. They said they found her slumped over in a hallway, unconscious, and brought her here," the nurse said.
"This was probably a Slytherin that did it because she's dating you. This is all your fault," James told Scropius harshly.
"What makes you think it wasn't a Gryffindor?" Scorpius asked.
"Either way, it's because she's dating you that his happened. This is all your fault." James looked down at this sister. "Why did you have to pick Lily to go out with? You could go out with any Slytherin that you wanted."
"Because I love Lily," Scorpius said. "And I don't care what you think about it. I want to marry her when we're older. I really love your sister. So I'll even stand up to you. This might have been my fault. That just means I have to work harder to protect her. Its' not like you're doing any better."
"Shut up. I can't be everywhere at once and Albus needs so much help right now. Damn it. I should have protected Lily. And I don't want her marrying a Slytherin like you."
"But Lily loves me too. We're going to be happy together, even if you don't like it."
"My Uncle Ron is going to throw a fit over this," James said with a sigh. "He told Rose that she had to do than you at everything. He really doesn't like the Malfoy family. I'm in the same boat he's in, but you're willing to stand up to me, that takes guts. If you're going to keep going out with Lily, you better protect her so this doesn't happen again."
"I understand. I'll do my best to keep her safe. I don't want anything bad happening to her than you do."
"Good. Then, for the moment, I'll be counting on you to protect Lily when I can't," James said.
"Alright," Scorpius said. "I'll try to find out who did this to her and make sure they never touch Lily again."
"Let me know who did it. I'll take care of them. I can do it better than you could," James said.
"Alright." Scorpius said.