Disclaimer- I do not own Harry, Fleur, Viktor or Cedric. Well none of the others as well.
Chapter 3: With Friends like these…
Ludo looked up from his play book "Very well, Mr. Ollivander let us start the ceremony."
The Champions took their seats, Rita with her camera man were sitting silent off by the far wall, Dumbledore along with the other Head Masters rested nearby their champions. "Let's start with Mr. Diggory" The getting on in years wand maker said in a soft voice walking to Cedric who was at one end of the table.
Mr. Ollivander walked over slowly "Ah, I remember this wand. Very well even. Containing a single hair of a fine male unicorn…as I recall nearly gored me with his horn when I plucked it." He said looking over the wand and rolling it in his hands "Twelve Inches…no twelve and a quarter….Ash wood. Pleasantly springing." He looked closely at it and then held it his ear "It's in wonderful condition, though I would treat it with the proper wood care equipment." He said in a kind voice "What you use now seems to be for Pine."
Cedric grinned a little sheepishly "I apologize."
"Oh no quiet alright." He said calmly with a smile "Now let's see here" He said to himself waving the wand at a spare piece of paper on the table transfiguring it into a formed paper bird. "It seems to work perfectly." He handed the wand back.
Cedric nodded smiling, and slipped his wand back into his holster on his hip.
Ollivander moved over to Viktor who was sitting next to Cedric "Ah Mr. Krum, Not one of my wands…no this is... impressive a Gregorovitch." He said as Viktor passed him the wand from his wrist holster "Now let's see here, Hornbeam." He looked down the wand "Ten and a Quarter." He rolled the wand in his fingers "Thick…very thick and ridged." He muttered holding it up to his ear "The heart string of a Ukrainian Ironbelly. Most interesting." He said waving the wand making birds appear "I see no issues here, take care of it Mr. Krum."
Viktor rose a brow, wondering how the man could possibly know all of that, as he was given his wand "Da, of course." He slipped said wand into his holster.
"Miss. Delacour" The old man said walking over, Fleur looked down at her wand with a small smile, and she passed it over and cast a glance at Harry.
He was quickly trying to clean his wand with his shirt, silently she passed him a handkerchief. Which he took with smile.
As she did this Ollivander was already looking over her wand, from its creator "I see Rosewood." He said rolling it in his fingers and looking over it "Inflexible and Nine in a half inches." Softly he held it to his ear "My word. A Veela Hair?" He said giving her a curious glance.
"Oui, it was from my Grandmother." She said softly low enough from only the close people to hear, leaving Rita out of the loop for once.
"I see" He waved the wand and summoned a grouping of daisies. "I have no doubts on this wand. It is in wonderful shape." He gently passed her wand back.
"Merci, Mr. Ollivander." Fleur spoke placing the wand back to her hip.
Ollivander moved to Harry "Now Mr. Potter." He said with a smile, seeing how the teen was trying to clean his wand. "A hard fit if I recall."
Harry laughed "Yes. It took quite a while didn't it? "He said with a smile, remembering trying the whole store or at least a good percent of it.
"Let me see. Holly, yes quiet the fit." He muttered, rolling it in his fingers "Nice and Supple, Elven inches if I recall." He said casting a look at Dumbledore "With a single Phoenix feather core." He waved the wand and sent an array of sparks into the air. "Well" He passed the wand back softly "The wand is fine, though a little upset about its treatment. I recommend a good treating or polish." He whispered to Harry with a smirk.
"Excuse me." Fleur spoke up "Ow do you know what our wands are? Sir." She asked with a raised brow.
Ollivander simply smiled and started to walk to his brief case "When one listens. You hear the most amazing things." He said softly.
Viktor and Cedric looked at each other with raised brows. Fleur made a thinking face and Harry chuckled a little.
"What is funny Arry?" She asked softly.
"He basically told us that he can hear the wands." He whispered "Like they speak to him, he once told me that the wand choses the wizard." He said casting a look at Ollivander who was watching him with his sliver eyes that had a small twinkle.
Fleur rose a brow "But ow can that be possible." She said in a whisper of her own.
Harry shrugged "Magic?" He said with a confused look.
Fleur chuckled, Rita stepped forward at this point "Now, before you all leave. The Prophet wants a picture of the Champions, with the Head Masters of course. Then if it would be possible to have a single shot with them all the better." She said in her sickly sweet tone, motioning to the area they would take the photo in "How about Harry up in front yeah?"
Harry ignored her and stood next to Cedric with Dumbledore behind him, Fleur on his other side with her Head Mistress.
Once the photo was shot a few times, Rita basically dragged Harry to the side alone for the single shoot, which she then did with the others.
Ludo finally spoke up "Alright then, now champions we will see you all the day of the first task. Good luck and keep your wits about you." He said walking away, Rita Skeeter following him quickly obviously not getting any more information from the 'Stupid little brats.' Her camera man following her.
Dumbledore spoke up "Igor, Olympe. Care for some tea?" He said with a smile "My office."
Igor whispered something to Viktor who nodded "Of course Dumbledore." He said in a grunt.
Olympe smiled "Delighted, I shall speak with you at a later time Fleur." She said walking over to Dumbledore who shot a wink at Harry and a smile to Cedric before heading out the door with the Head Masters.
Harry rose a brow and stood up "So…what shall we do now?" He asked, being that his classes were now done with for the day.
Fleur smiled "Ow bout we spend some time at the Lake." She said send a glance at Cedric and Viktor who simply shrugged "You go on first Arry. I wand a word with Cedric and Viktor."
Harry rose a brow but didn't protest "Oh, Thank you." He said handing her back the handkerchief, he headed for the door and closed it behind him.
Fleur looked over at the pair "Spill. Now." She said with a glare.
"Vhat?" Viktor grunted with a raised brow.
"I'm sorry?" Cedric said in the same tone with a frown on his face.
Fleur turned to Cedric "I saw the way you were looking at Arry." She said crossing her arms "You ad a 'ateful gleam in your eyes."
Cedric nodded slowly "Alright, I understand." He said scratching the back of his head "Well, truthfully I did hate Harry for a few minutes there. Then I recalled how the Hufflepuff house also hated him back two years ago." He said with a sigh "So…I kinda looked around asked a few people about him. From what I've heard he doesn't seem the type to cheat his way in."
Fleur rolled her eyes "Of course 'e wouldn't enter 'imself, 'e 'as enough issues without this Tournament." She said then looking over at Viktor.
Viktor held up his hands in a defensive manner "I Vas curious about him. Figured the more time I spent vith Harry. I vould get to know him." He said with a small smile "I like to know my competition."
Fleur sighed, Cedric at least realized he was being stupid and Viktor, as long as they didn't speak about the Tournament, then he might be a friend.
"Let's go join Arry." She said with a small grin.
The group spent a good amount of the evening together, they talked about a lot of things from interests to what they wanted to do in the future for a career. When Dinner time rolled around each split to their houses table Fleur sat at the Claws, Cedric with the Puff's and started to spread the word to be a little kinder to the Fourth Champion. Viktor sat with the Snake's though he didn't look like he enjoyed that moment, as a certain blonde started to chat him up.
Harry tried to sit away from most of the Gryffindor's and towards the end of the table. That all went well and he was left alone before a figure sat in front of him "Sorry." She said in a soft voice.
Harry glance up from his roast beef, it was Hermione "I should have believed you…." She said in a small voice "I heard from Neville about Ron…"
Harry glared "So that means I'm not a liar?" He hissed.
Hermione shook her head "I never said you were a liar." She said quickly "I just didn't want to be caught between you and Ron." She spoke with a small tear in her eye "You guys are my only friends….I hate the thought of losing either of you….so I didn't want to pick a side…I never imagined that Ron would attack you."
Harry shrugged "Apparently he didn't like the way I tried to make him see reason." He said with a sigh "I sleep down in the common room now, not the best situation but better than sleeping up there. Hedwig watches out for me, and I've got a locking charm on my trunk."
Hermione rose a brow "When did you find a locking charm?" She asked with a smile.
"Found it in a book, might as well read if I'm going to live through this thing." He said casually.
Hermione smiled widely "Well that mean's Ron shouldn't be able to open your trunk, he hates reading."
Harry nodded, he just hoped she was right he didn't want Ron taking anything from his trunk. From his photo's to his cloak. He kept his Firebolt locked away in the Quidditch supply locker. He had to ask Madam Hooch if that would be okay, to which she asked why, he simply replied that he didn't want his broom getting trashed or someone messing with it. She agreed and gave him the spare key.
It was a simple fix but if things got worse he wouldn't be able to stay in the common room at all.
Fleur let out a sigh as she picked at her meal, Mindy sat next to her "Something wrong Fleur?" She asked with a raised brow.
Fleur waved her off "Nothing you need to worry about, Mindy." She said casually.
"Oh? Why's that? Trouble with a certain fourth year?" She asked with a wink.
Fleur rolled her eyes "Non, It is the tournament." She said calmly with a frown "I am merely stressed out. I want to know what I am facing but they tell us nothing."
Mindy nodded "I understand that." She said drinking from the goblet of pumpkin juice.
"I am going to bed early. I'll see you tomorrow for the studying." The Sliver blond stood up slowly, Mindy simply smiled and gave her a nod of understanding.
Fleur walked away from her table, as she was walking away she noticed Harry's owl she assumed land near him. To which he quickly smiled and shot out to the door. Fleur being nearby rose a brow and followed him.
He wasn't that far down the hall, he stopped to read the note that the bird delivered. He had a frown on his face from what he was reading, with a sigh he stuffed the note in his pocket and heading back to the main stairs which made him turn around.
He nearly bumped into her as he had his head down "Oh, Sorry Fleur. Didn't see you." He said in a small voice.
"Are you alright? Arry?" She said in a soft tender voice.
"Er. Yeah…I'll be alright, just got some…slightly bad news from…a friend of mine." He said pausing a few times. He didn't look right at Fleur as he spoke.
Fleur knew he wasn't telling the complete truth, or it was a flat lie. She wasn't going to pressure him though, she didn't want to affect their friendship in anyway. "Arry….Tomorrow I want you to join me in studying with my friend Mindy." She said smiling.
Harry thought about it for a moment "Alright, I guess. Why though?" He asked with a raised brow.
"Because. You ave some catching up to do. The tasks were meant for sixth year's at least, not a fourth year." She said in a kind voice "While you are amazing, you lack the same magically ability."
"So, you want me to try to catch up on two years' worth of magic?"
"Non, I only want to elp you with the more important things." She said with a shrug.
Harry nodded slowly "Only if Hermione comes too. She'll want to help out too."
"Was that the girl? The one with the bushy air?" She asked crossing her arms.
"Yeah, she didn't want to get involved, so she tried to stay neutral in this fight." He explained, though he was still upset at Hermione, he wouldn't hold against her as long as she helped him in this stupid tournament.
Fleur smiled "If you say so." She said clearly not happy with Hermione either.
"I'm going up to the Gryffindor Common room." He said with a yawn.
"I can't imagine you still sleep near that boy." She said quickly with wide eyes.
Harry shrugged "Yes and No. I sleep in the Common room on the one of the couches." He said waving her off with a blank look on his face.
Fleur let out a sigh "Arry you can't keep doing this." She said with a sigh, placing a hand on his shoulder "If you won't go to your Head of House."
Harry quickly cut her off "I don't have any proof and I wouldn't like to get hit or cursed again." He said hotly, not at her though.
Fleur frowned as she thought "Is there an unused classroom near the tower?" She asked, a small idea forming in her head.
"One…that was used for Enchanting class, if I read the dusty name plate right." He said with a thoughtful look on his face "Why?"
Fleur cupped his cheek and looking into his eyes "Because, I'm going to make a place for you to sleep." She said with a grin.
Hello Hello. I really must thank the random guest that started to point out the flaws of my wonderful story. I didn't want to start getting the idea of their friendship yet as I am myself still thinking about how each character should act around the other. This will follow the Cannon story line but a few things will change. As you read, Rita's information will be cut so the prompt with Harry 'Crying himself to sleep' is non-existent. So please give me both your hate and love as I enjoy both- Sign with Regards 'The Demon'